Above Earth News

1.3.1 Will obsolete old saves. If you have outstanding saves be aware that they may not work after 8:00 PM 08/10/2020 CST.

Version 1.3.0 is now live, bringing a procedural generation system to the game.

[h3]1.3.0 Update Video:[/h3]
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[h3]Procedural Generation:[/h3]
The new procedural generation system will randomly generate a space station. This will increase the replayability of the game as players will need to adapt their survival strategy to the random space station.





The procedural generation system has made constructable station mechanics much more likely given that they would ultimately share many of the same underlying systems.


[h3]New Module Alcoves[/h3] Cupola Alcoves:
A cupola style view port.



Side Port Alcoves:
A side alcove style view port.




[h3]More Realistic EVA Debris/Wreckage/Cargo Movement[/h3]
The debris and wreckage scattered around the station are no longer stationary. They will drift around the station in a more realisitic manner.





Other Changes:

• During equipment repairs the chance of injury will now be displayed to the player.
  
• Debris and wreckage will now be tracked on the HUD while drifting during EVA.
  
• A minor collision bug has been fixed inside the starting module of the station.
  
• The new procedural generation system has necessitated significant rebalancing of the difficulty levels. Many changes will be noticeable in the game on all difficulty levels.
  
• Many other fixes and improvements.
  

[h3]Some News:[/h3]
Above Earth development continues. The next priority is going to be another experimental feature.

The Trello board has been updated or will be soon:
https://trello.com/b/ewpYkK9i/above-earth-development

Thanks for supporting the game. Stay safe out there.

1.3.0 Will obsolete old saves. If you have outstanding saves be aware that they may not work after 8:00 PM 08/07/2020 CST.

Version 1.2.4 is now live, bringing lots of new content, fixes and changes!

[h3]1.2.4 Update Video:[/h3]
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[h3]Communications System:[/h3]
The Communications System can scan for radio signals.



[h3]Auto-Cafe:[/h3]
The Auto-Cafe produces various hot and cold beverages.



[h3]Battery Charger:[/h3]
The Battery Charger is a battery recharge system.



[h3]Tank Refill System:[/h3]
The Tank Refill System mixes chemicals and refills compressed fuel and air tanks.



[h3]Medi-Factory:[/h3]
The Medi-Factory is a medical manufacturing system.




[h3]New Items:[/h3]
Many of these are related to the new equipment above.

Coffee Grounds:
Used by the Auto-Cafe to produce Coffee and Cappuccino.



Cappuccino:
Created by the Auto-Cafe. Cappuccino provides a slightly higher boost than plain Coffee does.



Dead Power Cell:
Used by the Battery Charger to produce usable power cells.



Auxiliary Water Filter:
Used by the Water Recycler to provide a boost to water production rate.



EVA Drink Bag:
Created by the Auto-Factory. It allows water to be drunk during EVA.



[h3]A New Cinematic[/h3]
There is now a short cinematic event unlocked by the Communications System that will provide some clues related to the events occuring in the game.


Other Changes and Fixes:

• The UI has been improved. Icons now appear next to almost all item texts which will help players better understand crafting and other actions.
  
• All crafting equipment will now display the crafting item in the game world as it is being crafted.
  
• Most crafting operations can now be cancelled with items being refunded appropriately.
  
• EVA Ports can now detect fuel and oxygen sources in both the player inventory and their own inventory. This simplifies loading fuel and oxygen into EVA suits.
  
• Crafting equipment such as the Auto-Factory can now detect crafting requirements in both the player inventory and their own inventory. This simplifies crafting.
  
• Collision has been improved. Collision accuracy has been improved. Various collision bugs have been fixed.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused estimated salvage times to be negative or otherwise incorrect.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the clausterphobia affliction to occur more often than it should.
  
• Player inventory size has been increased.
  
• The new equipment and items in this update have necessitated significant rebalancing of the difficulty levels. Many changes will be noticeable in the game on all difficulty levels.
  
• Many other fixes and improvements.
  

[h3]Some News:[/h3]
Above Earth development continues. The next priority is going to be something experimental.

The Trello board has been updated or will be soon:
https://trello.com/b/ewpYkK9i/above-earth-development


Thanks for supporting the game. Stay safe out there.

1.2.4 Will obsolete old saves. If you have outstanding saves be aware that they may not work after 8:00 PM 06/09/2020 CST

The complete update notes will be posted around the same time.