Hello! The April release including all of the latest updates is now available on the default Steam branch. Here's a listing of all changes since the March release. It's a bit smaller since a large chunk of the work was focused on a single item: updating the renderer for performance reasons.
* Improved loading and rendering performance. Both rendering and loading of a large number of blocks has been greatly improved.
* The player can rotate blocks before placement with Q/E or the Left/Right arrows.
* Pressing X places the player in block remove mode without having to go into the menu.
* The player can fly down by pressing Ctrl.
* Newly generated planets will now have more consistent terrain sizes everywhere on the planet. Previously terrain features were larger in some areas in the planet than others.
* Mouse look sensitivity can now be changed in the settings menu.
* The settings menu is now available in game when pressing escape.
* Changes to the settings menu are now saved between games.
* Mouse look has been improved and should be smoother especially at low framerates.
* A number of minor crashes have been fixed.
Also a few new features including new blocks have been added for builders:
* Added short blocks. Short blocks are available for wood, petrite, and stone, and are half the height of regular blocks.
* Added a natural mossy wood block. It only comes in whole-block variety.
I previously outlined Outpost's two pillars:
https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/1813730/announcements/detail/3620362751713321282
I've been focusing on the 'homebuilding' gameplay pillar and allowing the player to build and decorate areas that feel like a home. With the new renderer this month it is now possible to create very large builds, and also includes some other building quality of life improvements. As a reminder, the actual game design (things like UX, player progression, and other mechanics) have been moved to the back burner. For example, the new block types are currently only available to builders via cheats, and there's no way to obtain them in the normal game for now. The next few updates will continue to be focused on the homebuilding pillar, with the goal of fleshing out a full loop that players can enjoy at a basic level.