Hi Translators!
The Message from Deep Space has been released for just over 2 weeks now! I first would like to thank you all for the incredible support and love for the game. It makes me really happy to see the fanart, the theories, the discussions, and most of all to see so many of you all have fun with the game. To celebrate, let’s go over some milestones and community accomplishments!
11,000 copies sold!
500 reviews on Steam - "Overwhelmingly Positive"!
r/TMFDSgame subreddit
Community made Dictionary viewing tool - Dictionary Renderer
Community made Deep Space Communication Relay - https://dscr.dixonary.co.uk/
And let’s cap it off with a fanart roundup!
artwork by @kalidels
artwork by Shady Groves
artwork by @kalidels
I wish I could send more of the memes, but ya know, spoilers. Guess you'll just have to join the community Discord :)
Thank you all so much!
Patch Notes
In this patch, we’ve fixed errors, updated transmissions for clarity and consistency, fixed typos in dialogues and the reference pages, and even added a few new user settings.
I’d like to highlight transmission 237, which I updated last patch to no longer include a chemical compound that made little sense (C2) but inadvertently made the transmission nonsensical to solve in a reasonable way. It’s been the biggest issue and I apologize for the trouble. In good news, in this patch it’s fixed!
Also, a highly requested feature is here: dictionary entries now display the transmission in which that signal was introduced!
For the full list of changes, take a look below! Thanks everyone!
Changes
Fixed journal entries so they display the Translator’s dictionary words when quickly advanced
Dictionary Entries now display the transmission where they were first encountered
Both Ctrl keys are supported for in-game hotkeys
Can disable the screensaver in settings
Fixed periodic table issues
Bismuth has proper entry
Elements 87, 88, and 89 added to table
Fixed glucose typo in Chemistry -> Common Compounds
Fixed a situation where the end of the game can softlock when CTRL+ Q skipping
Visual transmission popup no longer overlaps with other popups
Dictionary is validated on game load, so any signals that have already been encountered but are not in the dictionary are added. This is to catch errors in saving and loading. Additionally, there is a button in the global dictionary settings to manually validate.
Changed lowest FPS setting to 48
If a certain character is not present (Act 6), dialogues that include that character will not play
Dialogue fixes throughout the game
Transmissions & Ideas
Transmission 100 updated to accept more solutions
Transmission 112 fixed error
Transmission 237 fixed major error
Transmission 252 fixed error
Transmission 292 fixed small errors
Transmission 338 updated formatting
Transmission 345 fixed small error
Transmission 380 updated numbers
Transmission 408 updated
Transmission 411 fixed small error
Transmission 427 fixed small error
Transmission 475 updated formatting
Transmission 490 updated formatting
Transmission 569 updated
Transmission 694 updated
Transmission 737 updated
Transmission 820 fixed inconsistency
Transmission 937 added Idea
Transmission 971 updated & added Idea
Happy Translating!
- Applesinmypants ːsteamhappyː