Hello everyone!

Thank you all for your amazing feedback during the demo launch. It’s been almost three weeks since release, and thanks to your input, the second patch is now live!

One of the most requested features: dropping items directly from your backpack is finally here! For mouse and keyboard users, you can now freely interact with items using your mouse between your backpack and storages.

This update also includes another major performance optimization, resulting in a noticeable FPS boost. In addition, the camera collider system has been completely overhauled to give you better control, and the camera jitter issue that caused motion sickness for some players has been fixed (sorry about that!).

Full patch notes are below. I hope you’re enjoying the demo so far, and once again, thank you for playing!

Version 0.1.6

New Features

• Backpack Mode – toggle with B or D-Pad Up to freely move items between your backpack and storages using the mouse. You can also drop resources directly onto the ground.

• Power Usage Display – machines now show their power consumption on power ports.

• Full Controller & Keyboard Support for Menus – all game menus are now fully navigable using WASD, arrow keys, or the controller’s left stick and D-Pad. Walking no longer closes menus. Use ESC or the Q action button to exit.

Improvements

• Camera collision reworked. It now handles clipping better and feels much smoother around the player. • Fixed camera shake and jitter issues.

• “Missing Vaults” mission now counts only valid blueprints.

• Terraform UI now highlights the blueprint disk creation action.

Balance Changes

• Fuel Generator now requires 1 blueprint instead of 2.

• Terraform Analyzer now requires 1 glass instead of 2.

• Storage Module cost reduced to 1 composite metal instead of 2.

Fixes

• Encryption and Temperature keys are no longer trackable when stored.

• Power sockets in some exploration buildings now function properly.

• Brightness setting no longer gets stuck at value 5.

Performance

• Major CPU optimizations – several heavy processes now run on separate threads, greatly improving FPS. • Vulkan backend enabled on Steam Deck, greatly improving overall performance.

• Default graphics settings on Steam Deck moved from Low to Medium. • UI text now displays larger by default on Steam Deck for better readability.

Thorin