v1.6.15 – 25th April 2024
① MP Allow Restarts option
• There is now an option in the MP challenge setup screen to “Allow Restarts” in Ranked custom battle challenges.
• This is to facilitate the use of the Slitherine Elo ranking system in player-run tournaments that allow either player to reroll the map at the start of the game if they deem it unsuitable. Mechanically, this entails one player conceding the game and then the challenge being set up again.
• If the “Allow Restarts” option is set, concessions will be ignored for Elo ranking purposes if they occur in either player’s first 2 turns. After the first two turns, the conceding player will be considered the loser for Elo purposes.
• Explanatory tooltips added to checkboxes in MP New Challenge setup screen.
② New Army Lists
• Meroitic 280 BC – 400 AD
• oAxumite 100-970 AD
• oBeja 250-849 AD
• oBeja 850-1049 AD
• Blemmye 298-499 AD
• Blemmye 500-550 AD
• Nobatae 298-499 AD
• Nobatae 500-550 AD
• Christian Nubian 550-1049 AD
③ Other list changes
• Kardakes Hoplites added to Achaemenid Persian 419-329 BC list.
• Irregular Foot added to Seleucid 300-206 BC list.
• Tweaks to Indian (Rajput) and Ghaznavid lists.
④ Points Costs
• ‘Abid al-shira and Pseudocomitatenses cost reduced to 39.

v1.6.14 – 17th April 2024
① Bug Fixes
• Hopefully fixed bug (introduced in a recent engine update) affecting the texture rendering
of large terrain objects (e.g. villages & forests) when there is a unit in the same square.
This bug only seemed to affect some people’s systems.
• Note that shadows of such terrain objects disappear when there is a unit on the square.
This is intentional.
② UI
• Explanatory tooltips added to checkboxes in MP new challenge setup screen.

v1.6.12 – 08th April 2024
① MP allow Map Rerolls option
• There is now an option in the MP challenge setup screen to “Allow Rerolls” in Ranked
custom battle challenges.
• This is to facilitate the use of the Slitherine Elo ranking system in player-run tournaments
that allow either player to reroll the map at the start of the game if they deem it unsuitable.
Mechanically, this entails one player conceding the game and then the challenge being
set up again.
• If the “Allow Rerolls” option is set, concessions will be ignored for Elo ranking purposes if
they occur in either player’s first 2 turns. After the first two turns, the conceding player will
be considered the loser for Elo purposes.

v1.6.11 – 10th January 2024
① New Army Lists
• Meroitic 280 BC – 400 AD
• Axumite 100-970 AD
• Beja 250-849 AD
• Beja 850-1049 AD
• Blemmye 298-499 AD
• Blemmye 500-550 AD
• Nobatae 298-499 AD
• Nobatae 500-550 AD
• Christian Nubian 550-1049 AD
② Other list changes
• Kardakes Hoplites added to Achaemenid Persian 419-329 BC list.
• Irregular Foot added to Seleucid 300-206 BC list.
• Tweaks to Indian (Rajput) and Ghaznavid lists.

Many thanks to Paul Adaway for all the new units/textures.

Features

• Added new endgame activity: Ancient Incursions
• Added new legendary items
• Added new front and rear ship modules
• Added new type of ship module: cockpit
• Added legendary catalysts
• Added new item bonus attributes
• Added new Ancient Rift stage mutators
• Added new Ancient Rift boss variations
• Added option to enable Lumen GI on DirectX 12
• Added option to save photo mode settings
• [PS5, Xbox Series X|S] Added controller button remapping
• [Windows: Steam, GOG, Microsoft Store] Added native DUALSHOCK®4 and DualSense™ wireless controller support
• [Windows: Steam, GOG, Microsoft Store] Added new plugins: Nvidia DLSS 3.5 upscaler with frame generation, Nvidia Reflex latency reduction, Intel XeSS upscaler, AMD FSR 3.0 upscaler

Tweaks

• Legendary items can now roll as “Radiant” grade with superior, but randomized, attributes
• Legendary items will now rarely drop from High Risk Areas (Level 15+, “Rare” decoder quality and above)
• Reworked Scout ULT “Shadow Strike”
• T4 ships can now equip 3 legendary items
• Ancient Rift stage mutators are now associated with varying loot quality bonuses
• Increased “Nightmare” difficulty scaling curve
• Increased the maximum Lunacy in Ancient Rifts from 1000 to 2000 and changed the step size from 50 to 100
• Removed damage and shield regeneration increase in sunlight bonus attributes
• Removed "Dismantling Quality" attribute from cargo units
• Changed Opulence Treasury Unit effect
• Dismantling will now always yield all lower rarity resources
• Reduced tractor beam range bonuses provided by sensors, energy cores and cargo units
• Removed "5% chance to drop Credits with each hit" bonus attribute
• Changed critical hit chain attribute calculation
• The following mutators will now scale with the Lunacy level in Ancient Rifts: “Enemy Regen”, “Corrosive Death”, “Explosive Death” and “Mines on Death”
• Nanobots and Nano Injectors can no longer be used when hull is at 100%
• Balancing: Reduced Stabilizer Missile damage bonus
• Balancing: Reduced Okkar Protector orb damage
• Balancing: Reduced “Rapid” Affix/Catalyst effect from 20% to 15%
• Balancing: Increased Kinetic/Energy damage Catalyst effect from 25% to 30%
• Balancing: Reduced “Barrage” Catalyst damage bonus and increment from 40%/4% to 30%/3%
• Balancing: Slightly increased Gauss Cannon energy consumption
• Balancing: Increased “Utility” device damage scaling
• Controls Customization Menu: Improved usability through collapsing headers and improved binding validation
• Add options to GameUserSettings.ini to customize the framerate limit in menus (defaults to 60fps)
• Added lock-on sound for Outlaw Sniper Drones
• Sticky Turrets will now be deployed towards the aim direction
• UI: Photo mode UX and UI overhaul to improve usability (especially with gamepad)
• UI: Added option to choose previous ship in hangar when using gamepad (was ‘next ship’ only)
• UI: Added confirmation prompt if player tries to skip the tutorial
• UI: Tweaked ship buying process to hide popping of purchased ship in some situations
• UI: Added recenter action to map tab when using gamepad
• UI: Added weapon range hero stat sorting option to equipment item selection
• UI: Improved display logic of loot message log entries within containers to make it more consistent
• UI: Added numerous fade in animations for many (sub-) menus and modal widgets including SFX for a more responsive user experience
• UI: Improved internal handling of changing the active player ship to avoid memory issues after extensive usage
• UI: Introduced caching of many widgets to eliminate hiccups and improve performance on repeated usage and ultimately avoid freezes in rare cases
• UI: Hiding truly empty blueprint slots within crafting tab
• UI: Shop buy action button rendered inactive for already unlocked devices on offer
• UI: Sorting inventories with keyboard actions now results in implicit display of static item tooltip (stat card)
• UI: Improved logic of augment and device shine animation
• UI: Speeding up shop inventory view style action when switching from list to grid view and vice versa
• UI: Fixed that no error message was shown when trying to store multiple items to a fully occupied storage inventory
• UI: Fixed overlapping of stat card hero values in space and item shop in rare cases
• UI: Fixed cutoff unlock banner description text in some languages
• UI: Fixed unassigned ship cycle action button when using joystick input in some cases
• UI: Fixed that slot highlight frame could flicker while expand cargo inventory animation
• Integrated community suggestions for translation improvements from Crowdin

Bugfixes

• Fixed that when viewing a ship in the hangar that was not used last time and had 3 “Escort Duty” items installed, your current ship would get damaged
• Fixed High-Velocity Catalyst description
• Fixed freighters in distress calls not playing jump out sound when leaving
• Fixed that Interceptor regarded destroying mines as a "kill" to extend weapon overdrive for +1s
• Fixed that equipment that had been damaged before entering a Rift was not correctly damaged when returning
• Fixed that the description of the 4th orb perk did not mention ship speed
• Fixed that devices/consumables could be selected (but fortunately not used) when remote-controlling a drone
• Fixed right-hand-side UI elements disappearing when remote-controlling a drone and stopping any of the hacks before they're finished during "The Eye"
• Fixed that Energized Boost did not move player ship forward when there was no boost energy left
• Fixed crash when entering a location or using cruise drive without having a thruster equipped
• Fixed Madcap Pods being hostile towards other player enemies in Ancient Rifts
• Fixed item duplication bug in rifts
• Fixed Quantum Tether not forwarding corrosion damage
• Fixed that re-rolling attributes could sometimes produce two identical mining attributes
• Fixed that boosting buffs were only applied/removed on new boost start
• Fixed that pilot radio chatter events were triggered constantly when healing events took place
• Fixed that energy shield condition falsely removed damaged and overheat debuffs, leading to permanently damaged and overheated items states
• Fixed Gauss Cannon having wrong weapon mesh
• Fixed that hitpoint bars of turrets were shown in rifts and HRAs when hidden HP modifier is active
• Fixed wrong amount of cargo slots when switching ships in hangar
• Fixed that Reactive Radar was only dropping in Union
• Fixed that G&B allies in high-risk areas died too easily
• Fixed G&B Fighter, G&B Light Fighter and Coalition Fighter having almost no hitpoint and damage increase coming with their Elite rank
• Fixed that Interceptor passive refunded secondary ammunition without activated ultimate
• Fixed an edge case in which after loading a savegame a "return from rift" animation at Spatial Bypass locations was played
• Fixed that the Execution Effect of Grim Reaper and Executioner could be transferred via quantum tether
• Fixed that the dogmatic scanner web effect did not apply when using Sentinel ult and probably other effects not applying using sentinel ult
• Fixed Redemption 2-Set bonus working too well
• Fixed that System Recovery Routine consumable and Unyielding Assault perk would not completely remove overheated status from items
• Fixed that Quantum Entangler would switch targets when player switches targets
• Fixed that scorpion missiles would not teleport beyond base weapon range when using a Scout with increased weapon range
• Fixed that Maddocks' freighter looked different during “Paving The Way” compared to other missions (always has the “Paving the Way” look now)
• Fixed missile defense system attacking sticky turret capsules
• Fixed that hidden cargo drones were attacked by enemies
• Fixed TrackIR not working correctly in some locations
• Fixed that analogue input for scrolling would not work in all menus, and rebinding it did not work.
• Fixed that missile lock HUD marker animation was still showing after switching to a secondary weapon without homing/lock ability
• Fixed that shadow creatures gained weight after returning to their initial position, which made them more difficult to move
• UI: Fixed a crash when moving large quantities of items between ships & storage
• UI: Fixed level and demand info within item icon which wasn't refreshed properly in some cases
• UI: Fixed that decal reward items did not show the proper icon in loot message log
• UI: Fixed an issue that impacted performance after hovering between two items in quick succession
• UI: Fixed wrong or missing item amounts of some loot message log entries (e.g. after “Take All” from containers)
• UI: Fixed possible flickering of action buttons within team credits while scrolling with gamepad
• UI: Fixed minor issues while selection style slots in ship customization menu
• UI: Fixed potential bug in tutorial in case a player uninstalls devices before a certain main mission
• UI: Fixed missing sfx when clicking inventory sorting buttons
• UI: Fixed missing “new” indication for mission relevant shop items in some missions
• UI: Fixed that storage items were not listed in item selection of inventory tab when docked on homebase
• UI: Fixed that the unlock banner could still be overlapped by dialog boxes in rare cases like job completion chatter
• UI: Fixed a couple of smaller issues within equipment item selection
• UI: Fixed a couple of smaller issues within save game info widget
• UI: Fixed issues in modify tab when selecting a category with an empty item list
• UI: Fixed that opening and closing the in-game menu simultaneously could render the game unresponsive in some cases
• UI: Fixed that the modify progress circle in re-rolling panel covered item attributes
• UI: Fixed different icon sizes of loot message log entries in some cases
• UI: Fixed that switching the shop inventory view style from list to grid might crash the game in some cases
• UI: Fixed that device charges could show up for every item in a loot container if at least one item is a device with charges
• UI: Fixed that device inventory item charge indication count wasn't updated when adding extra charges by selecting a specific device mode
• UI: Fixed that the shine animation of a fully stacked mainframe component was accidentally displayed on other items after sorting
• UI: Fixed that the item price isn't refreshed after modifying item level or rarity
• UI: Fixed a bug that cargo space wasn't properly updated after crafting a cargo unit into an empty cargo unit slot (might have led to negative cargo ratio)
• UI: Fixed that item tooltip in shop was sometimes not showing
• UI: Fixed that price label of a device was accidentally displayed in mastery preview
• UI: Fixed that modify action could be executed twice under some circumstances
• UI: Fixed broken 'other ships' category navigation of item selection in case of two owned ships
• UI: Fixed loss of focus when selling or buying ships with gamepad in some situations
• UI: Fixed that purchase and sell options dialog window actions could be executed multiple times
• UI: Fixed that credits animation in perk invest overlay wasn't colorized correctly on first use
• UI: Fixed issues within ship dealer in case menu tab was changed immediately after opening sell- or purchase dialogs
• UI: Fixed potential crash or exploit when changing the crafting slot while holding craft action button
• UI: Fixed potential loss of focus (freeze on consoles) in rare cases when opening 2 (cargo full) loot container screens in small succession
• UI: Fixed that device preview and item compare action were shown in footer when using mouse even though no item info was visible
• UI: Fixed that item info within catalyst selection wasn't scrollable using spacebar + mousewheel
• UI: Fixed accidental catalyst selection list refresh after installing one
• UI: Fixed that wrong perk slot details could be shown after returning from invest screen in some cases
• UI: Fixed that no error message was shown when trying to store multiple items to a fully occupied storage inventory
• UI: Fixed numerous minor visual glitches like overlapping elements, color adjustments and unintentional clipping
• UI: Fixed multiple issues with stuck animations especially when closing in-game menu and changing tabs within it

Known Issues

• Due to the Engine migration, all controls have been reset to defaults
• Due to the Engine migration, the game’s language might revert to your OS language

0.7.6f1

Hey Drifters,

Here's a small hotfix patch for 0.7.6, mainly fixing the issue with Architect Mode not working properly! We're also aware that the tooltips of upgrades can be incorrect due to this update, this will be fixed in the next hotfix patch :)

Early Access 0.7.6f1

• Fixed issue where Walkways were not stored correctly in the Architect Mode.
• Fixed issue where Architect Building Menu would remain open when Architect Mode was closed.
• Fixed issue where Birdhouse salvaging toggles would not be persisted.
• Fixed issue where the Upgrade Tooltip would show an incorrect resource amount.
• Fixed issue where some UI elements were cut off in the Building Panels.
• Fixed issue where the Fullscreen and Research Panels would not close on cancel.
• Fixed issue where 'R' would no longer reset the camera rotation.
• UI scale can now be scaled to 0.5.
• Draining Water on landmarks now has a drifter animation.
• Various small UI improvements.

0.7.6f2

Hey Drifters,

Here's another small hotfix patch for 0.7.6, mainly fixing some additional issues with the Architect Mode not working properly.

Early Access 0.7.6f2

• Fixed issue where Korean symbols defaulted to square symbols.
• Fixed issue where Drifter morale icons were not correct in regards to their attributes.
• Fixed issue where the Upgrade Tooltip was always the first Upgrade Tooltip shown during that session.
• Fixed issue where the Control Mapper data was not saved.
• Fixed issue where you could open the SurvivalGuide and Map in the Architect Mode.
• Fixed issue where the boatwake would spawn an error, clogging log files.
• It is no longer possible to apply in Architect Mode while moving a building.
• Various small fixes to landmark salvageables.
• Various small UI Improvements.

0.7.6f3

Hey Drifters,

Another quick hotfix patch, mainly fixing an issue with rescue landmarks that could cause the game to no longer be savable.

Early Access 0.7.6f3

• Fixed issues with the persistence of rescue landmarks, which caused the game to no longer be savable.
• Fixed issue where a rescue landmark could be completed multiple times upon saving and loading subsequent to rescuing the drifter.
• Fixed issue issue where boats could be left abandoned on landmarks after saving and loading twice while drifters were doing that landmark's tasks.
• Fixed issue where using the overlay button to open the Architect Mode could cause the water to remain in Architect Mode even after exiting the mode.
• Fixed issue where the energy overlay button did not open the energy overlay.
• Fixed issue where clicking on research notifications would no longer open the Tech Tree.
• Drifters with items in their inventory no longer become immobilized when storage space is unavailable.
• Various small UI improvements.

0.8.0: Farming OUT NOW!

0.8.0: Farming

Hey Drifters,
Farming is here!
For the longest time, sustaining a large town with food has been notoriously challenging, often resulting in a ton of unhappy drifters. Additionally, obtaining early-game food has been tricky and came with a needless amount of pollution. In short: the food pipeline just wasn't great. We've been building towards changing it for the longest time, and are ready to roll out the first changes :)

So let's jump into the details: In patch 0.8.0, The entire food pipeline has been reworked, polluted food is no longer a thing. Fields and Corn have been added, along with a Fish Farm where various fish can be cultivated. Additionally, known features of the game have been improved; the Seaweed Grower now functions as a farm, and overall pacing adjustments have been made.

You might have noticed that the Doctor is useless when there's no pollution, and you're right! We're keeping her in for now as pollution will play a different part in the future. We've also decided not to make the Farmer specialist, as there was too much overlap with the Botanist.

What's next?

The Chef is next on the horizon! We'll be introducing new crops and culinary food. As well as player control over what food your drifters eat :)

We might throw in some small patches inbetween, too. As we're brewing with the idea of adding a biofuel pipeline with the seaweed, and making some changes to weights. More info soon.

Early Access 0.8.0

This patch introduces Crops, Fish Farming and improvements to the Seaweed Grower!

• Reworked the entire food pipeline, changing most recipes. Re-balanced pacing of food creation. 'Icky' food is now much easier to produce, while 'Yummy' food requires proper pipelines.
• Reworked Food Pollution. Food no longer has any pollution value. Pollution will be re-introduced later on in a different manner.
• The above change makes the Doctor useless this patch, they will make a re-appearance later.
• The Seaweed Farm now continuously produces seaweed, without needing to refresh the spores.
• New construction: The Fish Farm. Here, you can slot in 'Broodstock' that will lay eggs. These eggs will grow into adult fish when fed, allowing you to harvest them. The Broodstock will remain in the farm and continue spawning eggs until removed.
• New construction: The Animal Chow Grinder. This building allows the creation of various Animal Chow. Various Animal Chow is needed to feed fish in the Fish Farms.
• New construction: The Seaweed Spinner. The Seaweed Spinner now handles Seaweed recipes, while the Chop Shop has changed to handle Icky fish recipes.
• New construction: The Manual Dryer. You can now build a Manual Dryer to dry Wet Wood into Dry Wood. This increases the speed by which you can get Dry Wood in the early game and fixes some of the pacing issues.
• Re-balanced the early game to depend much less on passive buildings. The early buildings had a high dependency on waiting, not allowing direct fixing of problems when they arose. Changes to the Desalinator, Chop Shop and more should now relieve that.
• Removed constructions: Drying Rack (the one slot version), Solar Still, Fish Sticks.
• Added freshwater farming, you can now grow crops! Crops grow by consuming water and can be harvested once fully grown.
• New Construction: Field (1x1 - 5x5)
• New Crop: Corn
• Temporarily added Corn to supermarket landmarks, which can be used to cultivate more Corn.
• With the introduction of fields, we've made water cheaper to produce. This alleviates early game worries, but this ramps up mid-game and end-game with fields.
• Increased yields of Fish Schools and added small variance.

Misc

• Behind the Scenes: Changed how items are handled in the game.
• Selecting drifters in the drifter overview while the 'LevelUp' filter is active now opens the Drifter Expertise page.
• Added various animations.
• Various small fixes and balancing.

Fixes

• Fixed issue where pressing ESC would close a panel and open the main menu at the same time.
• Fixed UI issue where players would select the 'boat' option to salvage a landmark again, it would act as 'swimming' instead.
• Fixed issue where the building panel's scrollbar would often be jittery.
• Fixed issue where weight was not displayed above some buildings.
• Fixed issue where a save game could not be loaded because a building was being removed during loading.
• Fixed issue where the architect mode breaks when attempting to move a building that a drifter was going to.

Patch Notes v1.4.2

• Bug 22 was refusing to stay on the train at merging station location! Due to a physics change I made a few patches back, now resolved.
• Defragmentation location, added something to the buglock door to prevent Bug22 being able to glitch through the door

Patch Size: 8 MB

• Removed instances of situations where you'd spawn within the ground in the basecamp
• Fixed a crash occurring when the client player would unlock the Sunglasses and get back to the basecamp
• Fixed a crash occurring when the host player starts the game right after their brobot has joined
• Fixed a crash occurring when a brobot would join while the host is generating fury points in the practice range as the Commando
• The Gorilla Bolter can no longer roll the Buckshot affix twice
• Not finishing Doom Gardens before the timer expires will no longer result in a end-screen showcasing a Crystal Powder gain
• Deactivated the difficulty selection while searching for a quickplay
• You can no longer be stuck with the pause menu open when combining several inputs in a row with the gamepad
• Fixed a bug with the Yoyo item not properly working
• The Transformer-Toy summon now properly appears for the other player when you pick it
• Fixed a bug with the Mini-Cricket not shooting exactly on your crosshair
• Fixed an issue with the Mini-Cricket not shooting at the usual maximum range for all weapons (50m) - its fall-off range is still at 12m
• If you added a perfumed affix to your unique weapon (Handgun, The Shovel or Buddy Bot), Smithing Ted will no longer remove it when upgrading it to Fantastic in the Oasis

Patchnotes for 30/04/2024

v3.4.38.37793

Balancing

• Sheep - Sheep spawn odds have been reduced (from 60% to 40%).
• Conquest Titanomachy - Added AOE attack to the Titan once lvl 5
• Map generation - 2 zones will always be left without foes around TownHalls

Bugfixes

• Fixed map generation for conquest mission Far from the Eyes
• Fixed map generation for conquest mission Left Behind
• Fixed loading Titanomachy save granting an upgrade to AI Titan
• Fixed winter assault in conquest mission Lands of Oblivion
• Fixed Militia/Sentry not entering ally territory if other tile was crossed by the units
• Fixed a crash when loading a save with Vedrfolnir scouting but the owner was dead
• Rig’s saga - Mission 4 fixed first objective validated after building the Longship dock
• Cross of Vidar - Mission 3 fixed crash when overing lore info
• Snake - Fixed Scorched on enemy tile before 803
• Snake - Fixed Scorched earth for kröwn building
• Snake - Fixed Scorched earth amount displayed for kröwn reward
• Snake/Raven - Fixed kröwn reward on tile with port for Scorched earth and raid
• Raven - Fixed recruited mercenary vanishing after a raid leaves a tile
• Dragon - Fixed Thrall not increasing sailor production
• Horse - Fixed Great tower upgrade without the lore unlocked
• Owl - Fixed UI displayed when Iron wood mine on neutral tile

Known Issues

• Crash may occurs when searching a ranked lobby
• Visuals - Sometime unit and building can walk/be placed in the water
• Dragon - Thrall are not counted in the world info on Longship Dock
• Translation - Missing some localisations
• UI - Some text issues

BUGFIXES - APR 30 2024

Hauskaa vappua! Here's some bug fixes and small balance tweaks to the Epilogue 2 update.

GENERAL

• UPDATE: Tapion vasalli is a little tamer now

BUG FIXES

• BUGFIX: UI - Lengthy item names (i.e. complex potions) would leak outside the info box
• BUGFIX: Performance - melted plastic in huge quantaties caused performance problems
• BUGFIX: Fungal Shift - fungal shifting into a rare material caused the game to crash
• BUGFIX: Rare crash caused by tracking biomes (Thank you Dexter Castor Döpping)
• BUGFIX: Game could crash when killing a Kummitus with a lot of HP
• BUGFIX: Henkevä potu is no longer a homing target when held in hand
• BUGFIX: Player could be deleted when traveling back and forth extreme distances instantly
• BUGFIX: Unkilled Kivi caused stain problems
• BUGFIX: Soft lock could occur when ending the game underground with a large number of orbs
• BUGFIX: Fixed several enemy perks being broken in Nightmare Mode (huge thanks to pudy248 for the fixed code!)
• BUGFIX: Extra Life perk now changes the icon to indicate when it has been spent
• BUGFIX: Deadly heal should behave more nicely now

MODDING

• MODDING: Lua - added CellFactory_HasTag
• MODDING: GameEffectComponent - mIsExtension being false could crash the game
• MODDING: BossHealthBarComponent added - the new healthbar behavior is moved to here
• MODDING: MagicNumber BUGFIX_NEVER_DEFAULT_SERIALIZE_PLAYER added to control how player entity is serialized
• MODDING: -enable_unsafe_paths command argument added, it allows the game to access all files on your hard drives
• MODDING: -enable_recording_stuff command argument added, allows debug recording tools to be used

Megaquarium v4.2.0 - Spring cleaning update!

Greetings curators!

Behold the spring cleaning update - an update dedicated to minor improvements and bug fixes that have been raised by the community. Let's take a look!

Let your researchers take a break

When playing with mods there can be a lot to research, and that means a lot of popups. Many Megaquarium players asked for a way to opt-out of research. Now there is a setting that allows you to do that. Options -> Interface -> Allow no research project -> On; Now the game will no longer force you to have an active research project.

Warning: Your ecology and science points will be wasted so unless you're playing with mods I'd recommend leaving it off!

Speaking of the research windows, I've also optimised them so they load quicker, especially when there is a lot of research.

Objects on objects on objects

This update brings improved support for scenery objects that are mounted on other bits of scenery for a more modular build-style. While not currently featured in any official content, there are mods that make use of this feature on our workshop and now they are easier to work with and appear correctly in tanks of all depths.

Science consumption - red or purple?

After the launch of Deep Freeze several players requested that the science consumption icon be changed from red to purple. Their justification was that, yes the science was lost, but it isn't a bad thing, as it is a deliberate choice by the player.

After some testing, I've decided that I agree. Science consumption is now purple.

There are many other tiny fixes, all listed below. If you notice any bugs while playing do let me know.

While this update is more of a tidy-up, I can reveal I have been working on more substantial things which I look forward to sharing with you in the future.

Thanks and enjoy!

Tim Twice Circled

Changelog

• Feature: Added option to allow the game to continue without a selected research project.
• Feature: Improved resolution detection code across operating systems and added a "Detect Native Resolution" button.
• Feature: Added separate float up/down in 1st person mode hotkey.
• Feature: Added option to toggle anti-aliasing (always on before).
• Feature: Added autosave period option.
• Balance: Excluded Divider from levels 1 and 2 but added a tutorial to introduce them properly in level 3.
• Balance: Level 2, removed size requirement from wall tank objective. Any new wall tank will do.
• Balance: Level 3, allow any type of deep tank (including corner and observer) for the deep tank objective.
• Balance: Level 10, reordered objective rows in Builder Blackmail objective.
• UX: Slightly reduced start height of floating cost-text when you place a new item.
• UX: Science consumption from Abyssal Tanks is now purple rather than red.
• UX: Show active swimmer/flyer range in build menu (min-max).
• Fixed bug: Objective rows no longer get stuck red after flicking from complete to not-complete in quick succession.
• Fixed bug: Staff with power tools equipped caused all item toggles in advanced tab to be red.
• Fixed bug: Could not walk through tunnels in 1st person mode.
• Fixed bug: Fixed centre of 'u' tank.
• Fixed bug: Build menu refreshes when you unlock a new food via a merchant process, even if the staff tools window was the last one opened.
• Fixed bug: Raised parrotfish and triggerfish lower bounds by 5cm.
• Modding: Objects hosted on objects hosted by tanks now appear in the right place, both while placing and after placement.
• Modding: Objects hosted on objects hosted by tanks now appear in the tank's contents list and affect system chemistry and aquascaping. Animals will not function correctly unless hosted directly on the tank.
• Optimisation: Improved load time of research window especially with lots of extra animals from mods.
• Optimisation: Staff item/skill toggles on advanced tab reuse data structures to reduce memory allocations.
• Optimisation: Enabled Unity's incremental GC.
• Miscellaneous: Dumbo Octopus scientific name changed to: Opisthoteuthis Californiana.
• Miscellaneous: Upgraded Unity version to 2019.4.40f1. Should be no change in-game but mentioning it in case it introduces any bugs.

Orbitals Patch 4.65

May 1, 2024.

Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the No Man’s Sky Orbital update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of issues. These fixes are included in patch 4.65, which is now live on Steam and will be coming to other platforms as soon as possible.

Bug Fixes

• The weapon upgrade shop on the space station is now easier to interact with.
• Fixed an issue which could cause damage to your ship when firing some ship weapons.
• Fixed an issue that prevented frigate fleet expeditions from redeeming monetary rewards in currencies other than Units.
• Fixed an issue that could cause some player bases to fail to upload.
• Fixed an issue that could cause player ships to dock incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue that caused the trade surge data to track revenue rather than profit.
• Fixed a number of issues with loading player customisation data.
• Fixed an issue that caused some Multi-Tools to appear too large in the terminal aboard the Space Station.
• Fixed a rare blocker in A Trace of Metal related to gathering components from Specialist Polo.
• Fixed a rare blocker that could affect the base specialist missions.
• Fixed a number of Space Anomaly mission problems that could occur when going through the centre of the galaxy.
• Fixed a blocker in the Nexus mission to deliver pearls.
• Improved the display of language names in the Options menu.
• Fixed a number of potential text issues in the Nexus construction missions.
• Improved the names of fleet expeditions in the galaxy map.
• Fixed a number of text issues in fleet intervention missions.
• Fixed some minor text issues in conversations with the Atlas.
• Fixed a number of misleading UI issues when an expedition has expired but the game is still active.
• Fixed an issue that caused the holographic preview of living ships in the Starship Outfitting Terminal to be scaled incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue that caused the holographic preview of Interceptor ships in the Starship Outfitting Terminal to be missing parts.
• Tweaked the appearance of NPC holograms in the Starship Communicator.
• Fixed a number of visual issues with NPCs.
• Fixed a number of minor visual issues with the Space Station.
• Fixed a motion smoothing issue when playing PCVR.
• Fixed an issue with flickering graphic artefacts when playing PCVR.
• Fixed an input conflict between pulse boost and scroll when using the ship quick menu on PSVR.
• Improved stability by optimising memory usage.
• Improved game stability on Switch.
• Fixed a memory leak related to building textures.
• Fixed a rare crash related to destructible props.
• Fixed a rare crash when rendering complex scenes.
• Fixed a rare crash related to navigation.
• Fixed a crash to white screen while teleporting which can occur when discovery data has become corrupted.
• Fixed a rare crash related to creature movement.
• Fixed a rare crash related to the third person camera.
• Fixed a rare crashed related to player weapons.

We will continue to release patches as issues are identified and resolved. If you experience any issues, let us know by submitting a bug report.

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