Utopia Colony News

Utopia Colony - Update

Utopia Colony has got an update!

We have now added full support for Super Ultrawide, Ultrawide, and more resolutions. Got a monitor that can show 5120×1440 resolutions? No problem! Just turn it up to maximum resolution and enjoy the view. Mars is a scenic place, and giving you scenic experiences is something we think is important.

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 - Update

Utopia Colony has got an update!

We have added a new building for the main base area. The Atmospheric Extractor building is quite big. Its seven story height makes it a towering construction. The ground floor has storage tanks and a UI that can be used to refine vapor gas into refined HyCarb or water. Take the elevator to the top of the building. This is where you will find the UI for activating the vapor collector. Large fins will spin rapidly and collect vapor from the atmosphere. The vapor collector requires a lot of power, so you have to ensure that power levels are sufficient before activating it. Also, make sure to look out for dust storms. Dust storms can do damage to the collector fins and intake nozzles.

We have also made several minor improvements. There have been reports of buildings not being fixed to the locations they were placed. We have now found and fixed these issues.

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 - Update

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 - Update

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 - Update

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.