Greetings Martians,
We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be pushing a big new patch to Live today that should fix several major issues as well as introduce some cool new features to help you survive on Mars!
With the new chat feature you’ll be able to communicate with other colonists on your server, and the new extended use of the crowbar will allow you to Salvage crafted objects back into their base materials.
If you have a server you regularly play on we recommend favoriting it via the Steam Server menu. You can now connect directly to your chosen server through steam to get into the game and start playing!
In addition to these new features we have also addressed major bugs that have been reported by the community. These include some server crashes, and an issue with persistence for locked doors.
Thank you to everyone for your patience and assistance as we worked on the patch!
Patch Notes for upcoming update (2 PM EST) (Build 810)
Features and Improvements
- Added a new Chat Feature - Shows on the lower left of the HUD. - Currently allows players to send Global and Private messages to others on the server. - Accessed by default with TAB key and can be remapped if desired.
- Implemented the Salvage feature - Crafted objects and tools can now be broken back down to recover their base materials to reuse them for other crafting goals - Craft in place workbenches can be deconstructed using Salvage, allowing frames to be picked up. - This feature is accessed via the Crowbar tool.
- Can now connect to a server via the Steam server list in addition to the in-game Server Browse menu. - You can favorite your chosen server in the steam menu so you can easily join the game. - Connecting to a server via the Steam server list will automatically launch the game and connect you straight to your chosen server.
- Added a starting Hammer tool for all new colonists and on respawn.
- Did some rebalancing to the items found in caches and chests.
Fixes to improve stability
- Fixed a Server crash relating to disconnecting items from a power grid.
- Fixed a Server crash relating to a specific power circuit setup
- Fixed a server crash relating to connecting pipes and storage tanks in a certain array.
- Fixed 2 additional crashes that were affecting server stability
- Fixed a crash when splitting stacks from one input slot to another
- Fixed a crash when attempting a second interaction on an item before finishing the first
Fixes to improve gameplay
- The Magnetron is now able to be crafted.
- Switches now work correctly
- Doors will now remain locked after a server is restarted.
- The Tile Mould can now be picked up.
- Fixed a number of floating or misplaced art assets.
- Fixed some backstory items that were non-interactable.
- The TAB key can now be rebound. ALT and CTRL can also now be used as combo inputs.
- Audio settings are reverted when cancelling the options menu if they were not applied.
- Improved the overall visual look of the pickaxe and assembly tool.
- Tools will now reflect visually the material they are crafted from. So when you make a pickaxe from gold, it should now visually appear gold!