InfraSpace News

Hello everyone!

First, important note: We have moved the release date from Sept 19th to Friday, Sept 22nd.
We're finishing up the last few tasks, and these couple extra days really help with getting it done properly and making sure no last minute bugs sneak in.



Let's have a look at the main new features this update.

[h3]New Map[/h3]

This has been by far the most asked-for single feature in our community - and now we deliver! The new map is gonna feature some mountains, some flat areas, beautiful shapes and enough space. And we're planning at least another map for the 1.1 update. (You can still play the old one, too).





[h3]Distribution And Collection Center[/h3]

The most powerful logistics feature to come to InfraSpace in a while. with Collection and Distribution Centers you can store resources and guide traffic the way you want to.



[h3]Tutorials & Encyclopedia[/h3]

Very important for the 1.0 release since a lot of new players are going to get into InfraSpace for the first time. But even for veteran InfraSpace players the encyclopedia is worth a look! There are lots of entries about how to optimize traffic to get the best performance out of your logistics network.



[h3]Achievements[/h3]

Another community wish now realised. Gotta get them all ;)






For the most part we've spent our time fixing bugs and polishing the last rough edges, but it's also time to update our store page. The last trailer is almost 2 years old by now!

We're going to reveal the full trailer next week, but here are some scenes:









Special thanks to community members snek and oMqngo for helping out with creating some nice looking maps for the trailer!

That's it for this Friday Dev News, I hope you're excited for release. See you next Friday!
Happy playing!

Hello everyone!

We're hard at work preparing for the 1.0 release in 2 weeks!

In last weeks comments I saw mention of a car stacking issue on intersections. I can confirm we have fixed this bug and the fix is gonna be released with the 1.0 release.



We created a big new map for the 1.0 release. The good news is that it looks way better and more interesting - but the bad news is that our road system was not really equipped to handle mountains like these. Just look at what happened if you tried to build a road from one side of the mountain to another, brute force:




It looks funny, but actually makes the game worse. Mountains would not be the obstacle they're supposed to be and it'd be too hard to place buildings on the roads that just ignore the shape of the terrain.

So we had to spend some time to create a road placing algorithm that adapts to the terrain. If you're a long-time fan you'll remember that roads used to snap to the terrain in the past. This was an issue because the roads turned out differently than what you expected to build.

We fixed this now: while you drag the road or rail, it will adapt to the terrain and you will see what you get, just like you'd expect:




There is a chance that this change introduces some bugs, so we're gonna do extended playtesting and keep our eye open for reports. But we hope this will be a good solution for building even on tilted terrain.




This is just a quick update from the art side! With the new map, we also had to adjust terraforming to make it look good and these are the results. We hope you like them!





Other than that, our team has been busy with a large amount of bug fixes, finishing the achievements programming, and working on a new trailer.
You'll see more soon!

Happy playing

Hello everyone,

the 1.0 release is coming ever closer and we're busy fixing up loose ends here and there and fixing issues. We're going to focus on the most important things for 1.0 and are going to keep going for at least a 1.1 update after that.



I saw players getting really curious about which maps are going to be available with the new map selection, so here you go:

• The randomly generated world you are used to now
  
• A completely new map with some great looking mountains and more verticality
  
• If we have time a third map, that is more difficult to play on, with more mountains.
  

Some people said they'd like to have some of the very old maps back. Currently there is no plan to bring them back directly, but rather fill the void with new, hopefully better maps. But we'll see after 1.0 what should be highest prio.



Color grading is easily overlooked when talking about a game's graphics, but it makes a big difference. I won't go into detail on all the iterations the artists went through this week, but here is the final look of the new map:





Other than that the programming side has been busy fixing bugs and issues here and there. And it will stay like that with the small exception of finishing the distribution and collection centers for better traffic control.

Most recently, we're fixing an issue where sand would clip through the road after loading a save.

I hope you're looking forward to 1.0 and we'll see you on release day!
Happy playing!

Hello everyone!

Today's update is on the quicker side: The gist of it is that we're making a lot of progress on the map and can probably start filming for our new trailer soon.

Our playtesters have started playing the map - currently some have difficulties with the raised terrain, but we're hoping to improve that before release. In general, it does look much better than our old map.

Check out this screenshot:



We also made a new map selection menu so you can choose what kind of settling experience you wanna have:



Achievements are almost done and we have just published them today!



https://steamcommunity.com/stats/1511460/achievements



I hope you're excited for 1.0 on Sept 19th!

Happy playing!

Hello everyone, it's time for another Friday Dev News post!

Reminder: InfraSpace 1.0 is scheduled for release on September 19th!



InfraSpace's story is not a big part of the game, but it still could use some improvement. Specifically, it is confusing, because at first you want to repair the spaceship, and once you're done repairing it, you decide to stay on the planet and make a prospering colony out of it.

We're going to add some in-game messages to explain the switch and the story of your city a little better. Here are some of the artworks for the messages:















We've shown these to you a long time ago and they're finally ready to use in your cities: Billboards!








Our first new map is almost ready to be checked out by our playtesters. We wanted to release it to them today, but ran into some additional bugs that need to be fixed first. Maybe we'll still make it in the evening, or on Monday instead.

The new map is looking great, but also has some challenges. For example, many players complained that the old map was too flat. That's why the new map features more hills and mountains as well as subtle elevation changes. This looks great, but can lead to situations such as these:




We're trying to include enough flat areas for you to build, but there might be some situations where you'll have to be more careful when building roads in the future.

Also, we're playing with the idea of a second map that has more difficult terrain and makes it more of a challenge to create a city with good layout:





Also, I'm happy to report that all of our work on bugfixing has paid off and we're getting _waaay_ less crash reports now. There are still some, but a huge reduction. We'll focus on other issues for now, but always keep an eye open.

Happy playing!