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Update 71 - Servers, Fixes and Improvements
Sun, January 15, 2023


Hey Everyone,

First of all – please accept our sincere apologies for the server disconnection and crashing issues of the past 30 hours – especially on server 3. We finally have this resolved, and scaling things up to support the increasing player population. Migrating server 3 to a stronger server tomorrow (all player data will be intact), and we also are adding two new fresh official servers tomorrow - PvP 2 and PvE 4.

And we have another solid update for you today!

We focused on server stability to fix the crashing issues, as well as worked on vehicle disappearing issues – the only one remaining happens is when flying to the other planets, please avoid that for now. Fixing that by tomorrow. This update also includes a range of fixes and improvements, as well as updated translation for German and Chinese versions. In addition we have done a lot of work on balancing crafting, item stats, weight and durability.

Our plan for the next few days is to continue with daily updates until every major issue is resolved. Meanwhile we are also pushing work on finishing offline singleplayer, and expect it to become available in a limited beta mode by next week.

Thanks so much for everyone`s support - we are truly blessed to have such an amazing community. Can`t wait to get through the next few days of fixes and improvements and start dropping some new content and new features.

Please make sure to restart Steam to download the latest update. And once you launch the client you will see version 0.71 in the main menu bottom left corner

Now, lets take a look at what out update 0.71 has in store:

Major improvements to server stability
Major updates to the server code
Fixed various issues causing players to disconnect from servers
Fixed majority of issues with players crashing from the game
Fixed most issues causing certain servers to disappear for a few minutes
Added support for two new official servers – coming online this Sunday
Fixed large number of errors with AI creatures glitching in all kind of ways
Fixed major grieving exploit where player would jump on other players to damage or kill them
Completely disabled square damage – to stop players exploiting that
Major improvement to visuals on Beta Prairie planet – fixed the gloomy dark fog that made things look very bad
Fixed various issues with logging out and back in while flying in a spaceship
Reworked the starting Cryo Ships – players are not longer allowed to kill NPCs
Reworked the starting Cryo Ship to make sure players cant get Outlaw status there
Removed Mechs from the Cryo Ship – as they were causing various issues
Additional fixes and improvements to the Cryo Ship – like getting lifts to work in the spawn area
Major updated to the German localization – redid all the starting text, tutorials, and other changes
Major updated to the Chinese localization – redid all the starting text, tutorials, and other changes
Balanced the Weight, Value and Durability of the Makeshift: Backpack, Pistol, Shotgun, Shovel, SMG, Sniper Rifle, Vehicle Turret, Land Mine, Grenade, Fishing Rod.
They now have the correct weight and a little extra value making it worth crafting instead of purchasing,
Re-Balanced Crude Oil It now weight a 5th of the original weight.

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Update 72 - Major Issues Resolved
Tue, January 17, 2023


Hey Everyone,

And we are back with our fifth daily update – and a milestone of sorts. At this point we are glad to say that vast majority of game breaking bugs has been fixed, and players can now experience the game without without loosing progress.

There`s still a lot of polish that we`ll be working on during this coming week, but we expect the game to be in a great shape within days, finally allowing us to start implementing quality of life improvements and new content.

Today`s update resolves the last of the server stability issues, and fixes all the bugs that caused players to loose their vehicles. A large number of other priority issues has been resolved,

Also tomorrow we are finally adding two new fresh servers - one PvP and one PvE, and hope to have some good news about offline singleplayer - finishing touches now.

Thanks so much for everyone`s support - we are truly blessed to have such an amazing community. Can`t wait to get through the next few days of final fixes and improvements and start dropping some new content and new features.

As always – forever grateful for you support!

Please make sure to restart Steam to download the latest update. And once you launch the client you will see version 0.72 in the main menu bottom left corner

Now, lets take a look at what out update 0.72 has in store:

Fixed major issue with player space ship disappearing when landing on other planets
Fixed various bugs with vehicle positioning not saving
Fixed final issues preventing players connecting to the server
Fixed last issues with servers kicking players out
Fixed issues with server lag
Fixes to positioning that address players sometimes falling through the ground
Fixed various issues with players not seeing other players on vehicles
Fixed most of invisible players issues
Various fixes for items disappearing
Various performance improvements – please note 4k resolution performance still has issues
Fixed various visual and sound glitches when flying in space
Major improvement to Russian translation - still a bit of work left
Salt can now be purchased and sold at the Ore Vendor on the Orbital Station.
Rebalanced various food items - cost, weight, crafting
Greatly improved Durability on non Makeshift Weapons.

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Update 75 - Online Singleplayer and More...
Sun, January 22, 2023


Hey Everyone,

Today`s milestone update brings first major new feature - addition of online singleplayer. Online singleplayer mode allows you to explore the game world on you own without other players. However, the online features are there to help you. Such as - your progress is stored online, allowing you to play from any computer. You can access in-game chat to ask other players or Moderator questions. Moderators are also available to help you if you encounter some rare bug or a problem.

This update also brings several important fixes – mainly fixing various issues with player progress sometimes not saving. We also added some new base building materials, now available to craft or buy.

Thanks so much for everyone`s support - we are truly blessed to have such an amazing community. Meanwhile we are two updates away from getting foundation of the game fully polished, then we can finally add offline singleplayer and game hosting without mySQL. Once that`s done we`ll focus on quality of life improvements, better graphics, new equipment and vehicles, and a lot of new content for mid to late game. All of this is coming our way over the next couple of weeks.

Please make sure to restart Steam to download the latest update. And once you launch the client you will see version 0.75 in the main menu bottom left corner

Now, lets take a look at what out update 0.75 has in store, Patch notes are a bit short today, as singleplayer online is the biggest part.

Added online singleplayer mode
Add ability for Moderators to assist players in online singleplayer mode
Fixed all instances of player progress not saving any every game mode
Fixed issues with players character rarely completely disappearing – asking to create a new one
Fixed rare issue with player spawning in a middle of space in case of internet disconnection during loading screen
Concrete Ceiling and Fence is now craftable and available for placement
Fixes Cassius – players can fly to it now safely, it would stop flying into the planet at high speeds
Improved our swear words filter to keep chat cleaner
Disabled base building component fence and wood gate as it wasn`t peaceable
Fixed various items not working properly: solar noodles, simple backpack, blue beanie
Fixed issues when trying to self host with errors referencing bounties_collected and death_count