The Mission Evolves: Demo & Beta Phase Conclusion
We are thrilled to announce that our demo and beta testing phase has officially come to a close!
Your feedback helped us more than you know. Every bug report, every suggestion, and every idea pushed us to make the game better. The community is the backbone of Possible One: Lunar Industries, and we want to extend a sincere thank you to our wishlist followers and beta participants for their support.
Below is a detailed breakdown of the progress we have made together from February 2nd through today.
Version 0.7.01.0236 Changelog
New Features
Contracts & Missions
Contracts window is now fully interactive — click the Moon or Earth to zoom in, with a dedicated Zoom Out button
Selectable outlines now appear on Earth and Moon in the zoomed-out contracts view
Contract rewards now show meaningful descriptions instead of generic placeholder text
Contracts now properly refresh upon completion
Alerts System
New critical alert system with blinking visual indicators for urgent issues
Revamped alerts panel layout and icons for better readability
Astronaut & Crew Management
Main astronaut cap now shows three astronaut metrics at a glance: Current / Allowed / Habitat Cap
Astronaut roles are now visible in the shifts window and on shift icons
Clicking any astronaut portrait now locks the camera onto them
Central Hub tooltip now shows astronaut and sleeping pod information
Construction & Base Building
Corridors act as electric relays for any buildings placed next to them
Construction indicator moved to the top of the screen for better visibility
Electric relay border visuals now appear when placing any electricity-dependent building
"Ground unsuitable for construction" message now shown when building outside the constructable area
Toggling a building off now grays out its shifts, making inactivity visually clear
Main base - Zoom-Out
Region grid now fades in smoothly instead of popping in abruptly
Lunar South Pole name now appears when fully zoomed out
Rewards & Stats
"Accept" button added to all reward option windows, with refreshed button visuals
Demolishing a building now shows gained resources with proper spacing
Shipment & Delivery
Spaceship item scrolling is now ~5× faster (one item per mouse wheel click)
Shipment ETA tooltip now appears when hovering anywhere on the delivery box
"Send Scout" button now correctly switches to "Cancel Scout" while a scout is en route
Options & Settings
Resolution options now support 1920–2556 width and 1080–1440 height
Main menu now closes automatically after saving
Miscellaneous
Inter Light font integrated across the game for a cleaner look
Terrain effect indicators now use green/red for buff/debuff; "No Stats" renamed to "On Standard Terrain"
Lander Hub now has a basic interactive menu
Search cursor icon updated to match the in-game selection cursor
Negative resource indicators added to building requirement displays
Hover tooltips on all UI elements and resource icons are now instant — no more delay
Bug Fixes
Vehicles & Pathfinding
Fixed multiple forklifts attempting to build the same structure at the same time
Fixed construction vehicles getting permanently stuck when a destination was unreachable — they can now be demolished
Fixed dozers and scanners parked at the central hub being undemolishable
Electrical Grid & Power
Fixed cooling systems randomly disconnecting from the power grid despite being properly connected via corridors
Fixed demolishing a range extender in Star View causing the central hub to lose all power
Fixed electric relay buffs not re-applying when loading a saved game
Fixed electric relay not showing visual cable connections to nearby corridors
Fixed research lab not turning back on after being powered off
Fixed electric relay border being broken and inconsistent during construction
Contracts & Missions
Fixed contracts not refreshing after completion
Fixed expansion level not progressing from level 1 to 2 despite meeting requirements (caused a black screen)
Fixed reputation not decreasing over time or when ordering shipments
Fixed "Order trucks" mission not completing until a refinery was built
Fixed "Explore the darkness" mission persisting after completion
Fixed "Order Scout to Ground Survey" task failing to update
Fixed Moon's visual boundary in the contracts window — sun no longer shines through its edges
Construction & Placement
Fixed corridor silhouettes persisting on screen after building a structure
Fixed inability to demolish corridors
Fixed inability to build two storage units facing the same road
Fixed liquid storage showing phantom water pipe indicators during construction
Fixed inability to build liquid storage where pipes already existed
Fixed water pipes not connecting to liquid storage from the side
Fixed a visual square artifact appearing in front of liquid storage
Fixed water pipe marked for demolition disappearing instead of showing a red marking
UI & Windows
Fixed habitat window closing immediately upon opening
Fixed scout bay window not opening when placing a new scout bay
Fixed flickering in storage panels across multiple buildings
Fixed flickering text in the Water Refinery prompt
Fixed POI icons disappearing on hover
Fixed tooltips getting stuck on screen during fast mouse movements
Fixed the analytics popup reappearing every time the game was opened
Fixed "dancing" numbers in the ground survey window
Fixed multiple menu overlaps (New Game tab, Manpower menu, Water Refinery prompt)
Fixed astronaut hover tooltip incorrectly showing "Storage" above sleeping pods
Fixed "Refinery not assigned" false alert
Fixed bankrupt window missing its blurred background
Overheating percentage capped — no longer displays above 100%
Performance & Stability
Fixed game crashing when loading certain save files
Fixed FPS dropping significantly when extra stats were enabled
Fixed building production displays showing storage amounts instead of daily output rates
Fixed the spaceship animation only showing the first order when multiple shipments were queued
Fixed shipment progress bar failing to advance, which previously blocked all orders
Fixed astronauts not appearing when trying to assign them to a scout bay
Fixed assigning a mechanic to a scout bay completing the survey but failing to grant the reward
Visual
Fixed road color changing from gray to black when zooming in/out
Fixed newly built habitats showing duplicate placeholder astronauts in all slots
Fixed the construction grid remaining visible after being toggled off
Fixed visual indicators floating above the ground — now properly flattened to surface level
Fixed inconsistent road construction indicators
Fixed rocks appearing too dark in the environment
Fixed a brief yellow flash when the map grid first loads
Sound
Fixed audio lagging with periodic gaps throughout gameplay
Fixed a sound effect looping indefinitely during the tutorial
Fixed demolishing an electric relay in an unavailable location causing a sound loop
Fixed the first landing sequence playing no audio
Fixed the engine sound missing on the second lander
Fixed the dozer deployment sound playing twice
Tutorial
Fixed tutorial placement advancing even when items were placed in the wrong area
Fixed cross bridge being incorrectly available during the tutorial
Fixed scanning being incorrectly required for the landing pad mission
Fixed Shift+click rock clearing not triggering the next tutorial step
Fixed the road to base occasionally not being built after tutorial completion
Fixed "Welcome to Pre-Alpha" message appearing in the tutorial
Fixed players being able to go bankrupt during the tutorial
Fixed electric relay and range extender showing "not connected" alerts right after placement
Fixed landing pad showing 0/0 after tutorial completion
Fixed astronaut limit displaying as 999 after tutorial completion
Fixed the tutorial shipment allowing food to be dragged off-screen
Fixed a rock incorrectly blocking the lander
Fixed the "light-pole" text reference for the Range Extender
UI/UX Improvements
New selection status and alerts UI overhaul
New production building UI
Rebuilt alert UI layout with cleaner visual hierarchy
Stats hover panel no longer jitters on first hover
Micro reactor now correctly displays 36 electricity output (not 30) on power terrain
Micro reactor can now be selected without requiring a corridor connection
Sleeping pod counts no longer show incorrect values for non-functional habitats
Fixed capitalization: "earth" → "Earth" in tutorial task text
Tutorial Overhaul
Removed scanner and bridge from tutorial sequence to focus on core mechanics
Added dedicated Range Extender and Electric Relay segments with placement indicators, narrator dialogue, and guided prompts
Tutorial now locks constructables after their segment completes to prevent sequence-breaking
Placement only advances when items are placed in the correct area
Yellow border indicators added for Range Extender and Electric Relay placement
Missing voice-overs restored for "Clear the landing site of rocks" and "Order a delivery from Earth"
Upgraded internal tutorial state tracking for more reliable progression
Graphics
New road and foundation materials and textures
Updated ghost visuals for corridor and road placement
Cross bridge now uses its proper 3D prefab instead of a standard corridor visual
All visual indicators flattened to ground level — no more floating blue dots
Sound & Audio
Replaced most in game click and indication sounds
Engine sound added to the second lander
First landing sound effect restored
Dozer deployment sound no longer plays twice
Game Balancing
Full balancing pass completed across resources and production rates
Regolith quantity reduced by 80% for better early-game pacing
Building production displays corrected to show accurate daily output rates
"Waiting for resources" no longer treated as a critical alert