Voidtrain News

Hi everyone!

Missing the Summer Sale already? So are we, that's why HypeTrain is throwing its own: from July 15 to July 29, most of the publisher's games will be available at a nice discount. Don't miss your chance to restock your Steam library with some indie gems!

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But that's not all, we've also got some freebies prepared for you! A stealth action game Intravenous 2 is hitting Steam on August 15 - to mark the occasion, the first installment in the series, Intravenous, will be available to grab for free within 24 hours starting now!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2608270/Intravenous_2/

Lastly, if you happen to enjoy base-building and automation games, be sure to play the free prologue by our friends at Loonworks Games:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2730640/Prospector_The_First_Contract/

Cheers!

Hello everyone,

We have updated VoidTrain to version 14363, releasing an unscheduled update that many of our players have been eagerly waiting for.

[h2]New features and improvements[/h2]

[h3]World (difficulty) settings[/h3]

After numerous requests, this feature has been added to the game, along with corresponding changes to the main and in-game menu interfaces. World settings are individual for each save and can be changed during gameplay (except for one parameter that requires a session restart). In co-op games, only the host can set these parameters.

World settings include:

• Drop loot on death (yes/no).
  
• Destroy loot on death (yes/no).
  
• Starvation damage (yes/no).
  
• Stack size (percentage adjustment up to x3 of the base stack size).
  
• Damage to train modules (percentage adjustment).
  
• Number of Sharks (base number of sharks in the game; 0 to 1).
  
• Void-creatures (health).
  
• Void-creatures (damage to character).
  
• Soldiers (health).
  
• Soldiers (damage to character).
  
• Swarm (health).
  
• Swarm (damage to character).
  

[h3]Disabling Equipment Animations[/h3]

You can now do this via the game settings (Settings > Game) to reduce the time it takes to equip the hammer, journal, and builder's book.

[h3]Lootcatchers[/h3]

With the new changes, you can place fewer Lootcatchers (now 12 nests instead of 16), but don’t worry:

• Their balance has been improved so they haven't just maintained their efficiency but have even been enhanced.
  
• You can place them next to each other instead of one per platform.
  
• Initially, you have a base number of Lootcatchers, which you can expand using new technologies (the current limit and amount are now displayed in the train construction interface at the depot).
  

[h3]Containers[/h3]

• The base number of slots in all containers has been increased by +2 (T1 container from 4 to 6; T2 container from 6 to 8; T3 container from 8 to 10).
  
• The "Stash" technology now provides +2 slots for the first research and +1 slot for each subsequent research.
  

[h3]Sound Settings[/h3]

The volume settings for player musical instruments and Rofleemo musical instruments are now two separate parameters that can be adjusted independently.

[h3]Shark[/h3]

The cooldown for shark attacks on the train has been increased.

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• The "A Kind of Magic" achievement was not being granted when using the "Flamethrower" core - fixed.
  
• The "Full Ahead!" achievement was not being granted under certain conditions - fixed.
  
• Fixed the display of fuel consumption for engines when an NPC with the fuel cost reduction perk is assigned.
  
• Additional fixes for the visualization of looting items by hand and their attraction.
  
• Fixed a crash occurring when using the flamethrower in some cases.
  
• The weapon repair button in the Armory did not work when using a gamepad - fixed.
  
• Other minor fixes.
  

Hello everyone,

The game has been updated to version 14216.

Thank you all for your feedback. It helps us quickly identify and fix overlooked issues.

• Armor plates and medicine couldn't be applied to the character when holding a musical instrument - fixed.
  
• The Trainkeeper wasn't repairing certain objects on the train that it should have been - fixed.
  
• Rebinding the E key was not applied in the worker list UI.
  
• Organic items were incorrectly described as giving research points, even though they were not intended to do so - fixed.
  
• Fixed a crash that occasionally occurred for some players after ramming an outpost.
  
• If your inventory was full and you tried to pull items, they would become invisible - fixed.
  
• Heavy items couldn't be removed from the Recycler, only recycled - fixed.
  
• Fixed a game freeze for client players when moving wagons through construction in the depot.
  
• Destroyed resource clusters could be duped after Save/Load - fixed.
  

Hello everyone!

The game has been updated to version 14209.

We have released another small hotfix aimed at addressing the following issues:

• The mop and musical instruments were displayed in the Armory Table and caused a critical error when attempting to interact with them through the Armory Table. This has been fixed.
  
  
• In multiplayer sessions, if one player activated Worker Info at the Research Table, the Worker Info interface would also appear for the other player. This has been fixed.
  
  
• Improvements and fixes for looting items by hand from the void and from the ground.
  

Hello everyone!

The game version has been updated to 14206.

A small hotfix was uploaded, addressing the following issues:

- If Rofleemo with the Scientist perk was assigned to the research table, the research cost was calculated incorrectly.
- Some players experienced crashes under certain conditions while collecting items using the Grappling Hook.