Version 1.0 is finally here. Null Horizon is officially leaving Early Access!
As a result, the game will be 35% off for a week to celebrate!
Looking back, this journey has been nothing short of an amazing and deeply humbling experience. Stepping into this as a first-time solo indie developer, I had a very specific vision for this retro sci-fi universe. Today, I've come to the incredible realization that I have added basically everything I originally wanted to the game to consider it truly "finished" and feature-complete.
To everyone in the Discord, on the Steam forums, and all the friends who helped test and refine the game: thank you. You helped bring this project to life.
While this marks the completion of the core game, there is still a little more on the horizon! Here are the patch notes for the 1.0 launch:
New Features & Content
VOID OS Compendium: Added a fully searchable compendium directly into VOID OS. You can now easily look up various game details and dive deeper into the lore of the universe.
Extraction Probes: Added a brand new "Extraction Probe" item. You can now deploy these on uninhabitable planets to automatically harvest resources from them after a set number of turns.
Terminal Revamp & Secret Cheats: Completely overhauled the VOID OS terminal, giving it better structure and adding several useful new commands. More importantly, I’ve officially converted my developer tools into in-game cheats via the cheat command! I won't spoil them for you, but the codes are all recognizable classic sci-fi movie quotes. If you can figure them out, the power is yours ^^
Balance & Polish
Late-Game Defense Scaling: Changed Hull Plating and Shield Emitter modules from providing a flat numerical bonus to a percentage-based boost. This ensures your defenses scale much better and remain highly relevant in the late game.
UI Clarity: The flight manual will now automatically hide itself whenever VOID OS is brought up to prevent screen clutter.
Under the Hood: Implemented various other bug fixes, minor tweaks, and small feature polish across the board to ensure the smoothest possible experience for the 1.0 release.
Looking Ahead
Steam Achievements: For the completionists out there, Steam Achievements are currently in the works and will be rolling out in a future update!
Please restart Steam or Verify your files to download the update
If you are having fun, please consider leaving a review ^^
If you have any questions, bugs or feedback, please join us in discord.
One more time, with feeling-
Thank you so much for your support.
I hope you enjoy the update.
I'm glad we went on this journey together.
||| HopefullyHeroic