Alpha 0.13 is now available for testing. A lot of great new features including new world generation, discoveries, new notification system, performance improvements and a lot more!
For more information, including the full release notes, check out the Alpha 0.13 Test Build discussion:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/704510/discussions/3/1693788384130133420/
Features
New World Generation
World generation when starting a new game has been changed to include the ruined remains of the facility rooms. Existing facility rooms can be deconstructed for materials or re-purposed.
Item chests are another new addition that can be opened for additional materials as well as discovery items.
Discoveries
Discoveries are unique items that the player can find in item chests. These items are used to expand the story and some items are required for certain research projects. This is only the beginning of the discovery system and more discovery items will be added in future updates.
Notification System
The notification system has had a face lift. Notifications now appear as icon buttons that can be moused over for additional information. New notification types have also been added.
Performance Improvements
The AI logic system has been updated to allow for a lot more colonists. Performance issues were generally common when population raised over 30 colonists. The new system shows great performance stability with over 100 colonists.
Additional performance enhancements have also been added to improve game performance on various systems.
For more information, including the full release notes, check out the Alpha 0.13 Test Build discussion:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/704510/discussions/3/1693788384130133420/
Alpha 0.13 will be available on the main branch once testing is concluded.