The Planet Crafter News

Hello Team!

The last update before Early Access is available!

This update introduce a new important item : the blueprint microchips. It's a new alternative way to get blueprints. You can find it in chests and wrecks. Decode it in the blueprint screen to unlock cool stuff (like the new jetpack!).



The prologue & the demo has been updated, you can access it the same way you did before.
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Save files should automaticaly work with the update, but I recommand to create a new one as you'll need enough blueprints microchips to unlock the new items.

Thanks again to everyone helping us bring the game worldwide by translating it in localizor.

Good terraforming!



Full ChangeLog :

V 0.3.011 - Jetpack and Blueprints update

Major Changes :

• - New biome : Grand Canyons
  
• - You can find blueprints chips and decode it on the blueprints screens to unlock new blueprints
  
• - New random story events system (For now : You can receive 3 new messages in communication screen)
  
• - Photo Mode - (press F2 to toggle) (Idea from : Lathrey on discord!)
  
• - Improved Russian translation (Thanks to Maarid and the community!)
  
• - New German translation (Thanks to Kedan and the community!)
  
• - New Polish, Spanish, Portuguses translations (Thanks to the community for their work!)
  
• - Key rebinding
  
• - Floor becomes wet when it rains
  
• - Added new steps to the tutorial
  

New Objects :

• - Blueprint microchip
  
• - Jetpacks t1 (unlocked by decoding blueprint microchips)
  
• - Destruction machine (unlocked by decoding blueprint microchips)
  
• - GPS satellite t1 (unlocked by decoding blueprint microchips)
  
• - Screen - Mapping (unlocked by decoding blueprint microchips)
  
• - Explosive powder
  
• - Surprise shiny object (if you get enough blueprints microchips decoded)
  

Minor changes :

• - Added sounds on drills
  
• - Improved Ore extractor rendering
  
• - Rockets can now be deconstructed
  
• - Fixed outside stairs rotation to 90°
  
• - Added a small platform at the top of outside stairs
  
• - Stairs doesn't collide with terrain anymore
  
• - Stairs are wider (this will affect saves)
  
• - Added a sound when grabing an object
  
• - Added a sound when droping an object
  
• - Added 1 more iridium ore in each iridium asteroid
  
• - increase health comsumption by a little bit
  

Bug fixes :

• - Fix a problem where vegetables seeds were locked in inventory
  
• - Fabric is now pickable when dropped
  
• - Deconstruct a pod under another dont leave a hole in the top pod anymore
  
• - Better pods snapping when there is a door
  
• - Do not block all saves files if one save file is corrupted
  
• - Fixed a bug where sometimes holes where created when trying to construct a glass floor
  

Technical :

• - Update unity input system

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Hello Team!

The Prologue is now available, containing the "Caves & Biology" Update!



Here's how to try the new update :

• Download the new Planet Crafter Prologue
• Go in your Steam library
  
• Select Planet Crafter Prologue
  
• Right click, select "properties"
  
• In "betas", Select the Development Branch
  
• The game should download & update, your are ready to play!
  

Full ChangeLog :

V 0.3.010 - Biology update

Major Changes :

• - New biome : Sulfuric valley
  
• - New biome : Sandfalls
  
• - New biome : Osmium caves x 4
  
• - New "Biomass" world unit
  
• - Biodome screen displays "Biomass" blueprints
  
• - Ices deposit on surface disappears when liquid water stage is reached
  
• - Some areas are resticted by ice that will melt when a certain heat level is reached
  
• - Clouds appears when the correct terraformation level is reached
  
• - New Tutorial system
  
• - One new gold chest is hidden in the new biomes
  
• - New langage option : Russian / Simplified Chinese / French
  
• - A new golden container to find : (8 Total)
  

New Objects :

• - Bio Lab
  
• - Biodome T2
  
• - Air Water collector
  
• - Lake Water collector
  
• - Algae grower T1
  
• - Algae grower T2
  
• - Bacteria sample
  
• - Fertilizer
  
• - Bio plastic
  
• - Water Filter : Allows To drink directly from lakes
  
• - Ore extractor : Extract ores from the ground
  
• - Ore : Osmium
  
• - Ore : Sulfur
  
• - New golden effigie
  
• - Nuclear reactor t2
  
• - Microchip : Compass (was not in 0.3.009)
  

Minor changes :

• - Lockers now have 35 inventory space (previously 30)
  
• - T3 Drills are bigger (can affect save files)
  
• - Improved Blueprints UI
  
• - Added small rocks on the ground on some biomes
  
• - Added dust FX in the starting biome
  
• - UI : Improve scroll in the construction menu
  
• - Fix small calculations mistakes in global modifiers
  
• - Increase rain particle collision to avoid rain in interiors
  
• - Options menu on the title screen
  

Bug fixes :

• - When harvesting a vegetable, if inventory is full, drop seed on floor instead of destroying it
  
• - Golden effigie cannot be multiplied when constructing it from a container
  
• - Fixed a bug where antenna was not necessary to view messages
  
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Technical :

• - Removed Static Batching
  
• - Reduced background mountains poly count
  
• - Reduced global poly count
  

Hello Team!

I have big news, so please read carefully :

This week-end, there's gonna be some changes about how you can access Planet Crafter versions.

There is now 2 Steam pages for Planet Crafter:

- "Planet Crafter". This is the page for the full game, and it will only have the final build on it. It means I will remove the demo versions from this page.

- "Planet Crafter: Prologue". It will contains 2 branches:

• The main branch, will contains the "prologue", a version locked at 200kTi max, for people who just want to discover the game.
  
• The "development" branch, where everything is unlocked. For people who want to try everything available. This will contains the december update : "Caves & Biology Update"!

Why am I doing this ?

- Prologues are a good way to reach new audience on Steam, and let people discover the beginning of the game.
- This is going to be easier for the community to get the new versions. From now on, this is gonna be the only place with all new versions.


This change will happen on december 19th

I'll make another post to show what's new in the "Caves & Biology Update"

I know this is a bit complicated and can be frustrating, but I'm doing my best to give you the last updates while promoting the game at the same time.

If you played the demo, your save files should be automaticly carried over the prologue.

Let me know if you have any question.

Hello Team Members!

The work on the next update is going great. There is going to be a focus on biology for this update.

Introducing a bio lab allowing you to grow bacteria wich is basicly the first form of life!
You'll be able to create algae farms, recolt filtered water from air and lakes, once you reached the correct terraformation level.

There's going to be much more, but I wanted to give you a sneak peek!

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Can you spot all the new items in this clip ?!

The next update is planned for December!


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