Utopia Colony News

Utopia Colony has got an update!

We have added new animations. When placing an extractor, we now show a construction animation that shows the character working on a scaffolding before the extractor is shown. We have also added dust to the rock gathering animation. We think these animations will improve the user experience and provide a more immersive Mars experience.



We have also made improvements to the terrain. There were a few very small/subtle gaps in the terrain in certain places. We have now fixed the terrains by removing these gaps.

Further, we have made improvements to the controls. A few users reported an issue that the world would spin if certain USB devices were connected to the computer. We have fixed this by detecting such device inputs and adjusting for them.

Stay tuned. More improvements are coming. We hope to see you on Mars!

Trailer video:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-csQma_q5L0

This is an Early Access game and we are interested in players joining us in the Community Hub.

Utopia Colony has got an update!

We have added a Vehicle Facility to Utopia Colony. A Vehicle Facility is necessary for upgrading the rovers with more engine power and storage space. A powerful engine enables you in traversing the big plains on Mars at a faster pace. Spend more time on exploration and mining, and less time on driving. Rovers have a limited storage space now. Upgrade the storage space to be able to haul more ore, and get fewer round trips. Here are a few screenshots:







We have made other improvements as well... We got feedback on the refineries that it was not so easy to understand what resources were needed. We have added some helpful information to the user interfaces in the refineries. We also got feedback that it was a bit hard to place an outpost, so we have made a few improvements to that as well. Research task had a few bugs that are now fixed. The Outpost UI had bugs that are fixed. Outpost orientation had a bug that is fixed. We also decided to show the Caps Lock hint at fist rover use.

Stay tuned. More improvements are coming. We hope to see you on Mars!

Trailer video:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-csQma_q5L0

This is an Early Access game and we are interested in players joining us in the Community Hub.

Utopia Colony has got an update!

Utopia Colony now supports buying and placing an Outpost. The Outpost can be acquired as soon as you have got a Carryall Rover. The Outpost is initially put on the flatbed Carryall Rover and must be hauled out to a location where you would like to place it. Press the E key when driving the rover to deploy the Outpost. Once deployed, you can enter the Outpost to purchase extractors and other upgrades. There is no longer a need to drive all the way back to the main base for such things. When you are finished with a location, it is a simple matter to disassemble the Outpost and load it back up on the Carryall Rover where you can haul it out to a different location.





Stay tuned. More improvements are coming. We hope to see you on Mars!

Trailer video:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-csQma_q5L0

This is an Early Access game and we are interested in players joining us in the Community Hub.

Utopia Colony has got an update!

Utopia Colony now supports placeable base buildings. When you buy a building that can be placed in any location, you will now see an above the base view of the placeable area. Drag & drop the building to the place you would like it to be, rotate it, and click finish. The terrain is automatically dug out to fit the newly placed building. If you are not happy with the placement, don't worry, you can move all building when the placing mode is active, and you can also move the buildings at any time later (for some credits).





The pic above shows how your base can look with some of the placeable buildings we currently support:

• Greenhouse -- produces vegetables, fruits, etc.
  
• Storage -- stores ore, volatiles, etc.
  
• Metal refinery -- refines metal ore
  
• Composites refinery -- refines composites
  

We have also added some other improvements:

• Recover rovers -- Got your rovers stuck? Get rover assistance for a few credits.
  
• Marketplace -- Buy and sell refined composites and metal ingots.
  
• Base models -- We have made some minor fixes to the main base models.
  
• Map -- We made some minor fixes to the area map (in the base).
  

Stay tuned. More improvements are coming. We hope to see you on Mars!

Trailer video:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-csQma_q5L0

This is an Early Access game and we are interested in players joining us in the Community Hub.

Utopia Colony has got an update!

You can now add a basement to the main base. The basement holds a moderately powerful fusion reactor capable of powering the station and more. A fusion reactor is a new piece of technology in 2033. A set of closely regulated high energy antimatter particle beams are used to generate the conditions that are used to enable fusion reactions.



The terrain has also been improved with more landscaping rocks. These rocks are aesthetics to make the landscape look more realistic. These rocks cannot be mined. You will find these rocks spread out in the terrain and they make nice places for a little sightseeing.



We have also made a few more improvements to the game:

• The settings now has invert Y for user input.
  
• The running speed has been slightly reduced in the main base.
  
• The jumping factor has been reduced in the main base to avoid hitting the ceiling when jumping.
  

Stay tuned. More improvements are coming. We hope to see you on Mars!

Trailer video:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-csQma_q5L0

This is an Early Access game and we are interested in players joining us in the Community Hub.