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LIFE OF A COLONIST UPDATE

Hey Astro Colonists!
The next Major Update Life of a Colonist is OUT!
Please get the latest changes from STEAM.



New challenges await!
Together with the already-existing needs, oxygen consumption and comfort are now in the game!
Decorate your stations to create cozy space and increase satisfaction of your Astronauts!

[h2]OXYGEN[/h2]
Providing oxygen to the astronauts is now mandatory to make them able to live on the colony.
Without it, humans will simply lay down on the floor and notify need of assistance.

But no worry! You can share your own oxygen or build the oxygen barrier to rescue them.

Moreover, the barrier will now turn red if not enough oxygen tanks are provided.

[h2]COMFORT[/h2]
As an additional need, it won't punish the player, but rather help to increase efficiency.
When the level of comfort is high, all other needs are consumed slower. Now astronauts are checking if there are enough decorations placed nearby.


[h2]New decorations[/h2]
The game received many new decorations, so creating comfort zones is more fun. Here is just a short list of new objects added: many new plants, chairs, tables, buttons, clock, racks, shelves, signs.
In addition, every decoration can be placed on top of another decoration - like a plant on top of the table or a shelf.



[h2]Improvements[/h2]
As always, every update brings more improvements overall:
1. Hearing many complaints, I decided that the starting hotkey layout has to be reworked, making it more similar to other established games.

  • Q - construction menu
  • Tab - Inventory
  • H - hide hand / selection mode

2. UI elements got reworked with more round backgrounds and icons.


3. The interaction panel will appear hovering objects to let players know when unique interaction is possible.

[h2]DEMO 4.0[/h2]
Together with the major update, a new DEMO version is released.
It has all QOL improvements alongside with improved UI.
If you don't own the FULL GAME yet, check this instead!

The game is currently discounted
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614550/Astro_Colony/

Please don't forget to join Our Discord community to let me know about your Astro Colony wishes ;)



Thank you for your support!
Tefel (Terad Games)

Developer stream

Hey Astro Colonists!

The game is celebrating Autumn Sale (-50% discount)
Please check the stream on:

[h3]Steam[/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614550/Astro_Colony/

Thanks guys so much for support!
Tefel (Terad Games)

Nominate Astro Colony for the Steam Awards 2024

Hey, Colonists!

Nominations for this year’s Steam Awards are now open! If you’ve enjoyed your time as an Colonist and would like to show your love for the game, I would be so happy if you could nominate Astro Colony for the “Labor of Love” category.

You guys are amazing! Without you, the last two years of Astro Colony development wouldn't be possible!

PS. The next Major update comes December 9th.
The game is now 50% OFF on Steam!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614550/Astro_Colony/

Thank you for your support!
Tefel (Terad Games)

TWO YEARS of ASTRO COLONY

Hey Colonists!
This month we celebrated the two years of Early Access!
The next Major Update Life of a Colonist is around the corner and comes December 9th!

I would love to share some info about it:

[h2]LIFE OF A COLONIST comes December 9th[/h2]
Last month new devices were introduced, such as elevators to allow vertical movement of astronauts and robots and cable cars to transport goods over long distances and multiple stations.
With the upcoming update, to make astronauts more "human" and less NPC, more effort is required to provide for them. Together with the already-existing needs, oxygen consumption and fulfilling comfort are added.

[h2]OXYGEN[/h2]
Providing oxygen to the astronauts is now mandatory to make them able to live on the colony.
Without it, humans will simply lay down on the floor and notify need of assistance.

But no worry! You can share your own oxygen or build the oxygen barrier to rescue them.

Moreover, the barrier will now turn red if not enough oxygen tanks are provided.

[h2]COMFORT[/h2]
As an additional need, it won't punish the player, but rather help to increase efficiency.
When the level of comfort is high, all other needs are consumed slower. Now astronauts are checking if there are enough decorations placed nearby.

[h2]Improvements[/h2]
As always, every update brings more improvements overall:
1. Hearing many complaints, I decided that the starting hotkey layout has to be reworked, making it more similar to other established games.

  • Q - construction menu
  • Tab - Inventory
  • H - hide hand / selection mode

2. UI elements got reworked with more round backgrounds and icons.


3. The interaction panel will appear hovering objects to let players know when unique interaction is possible.

[h2]2 years of Astro Colony on Steam[/h2]
It's incredible how fast time flies by and how the game development is progressing.


The game since the Early Access launch has received over 260 patches and at least 5 major updates, such as:
  • ARCHITECTURE - hundreds of architectural elements and themes to customize them
  • PERFORMANCE - huge performance boost together with shader movement system for stations
  • TERRAFORMING - animals and plants collected on planets, new environments in universes II, III, IV
  • SANDBOX - new game modes giving freedom of construction
  • MULTIPLAYER 3.0 - with more reliable experience and solutions for default engine problems

We are not stopping there! On the way to release 1.0 I foresee additional updates, as illustrated in the current roadmap.

[h2]Techtonica released[/h2]
Our friends from Techtonica recently released their title!
It's a game about building factories and exploring voxel underground worlds.
Don' t forget to check it out as you like the genre!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/43157/Techtonica__Astro_Colony/

Please don't forget to join Our Discord community to let me know about your Astro Colony wishes ;)



Thank you for your support!
Tefel (Terad Games)

Astro Colony - MODKIT 2.0

Hey Colonists!

The MODKIT just got big update to support all recent project changes related to Transport & Locomotion major update. Prepare yourself to unleash your creative side!

Gettings Started

All you need for modding is Unreal Engine 4.27 downloaded from Epic Games:
https://www.epicgames.com/

and on the same hard drive the AstroColonyMOD project, which you can download here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_a7RrhsYSqnMV-JhTC6RtUcS5hPwbkI9/




All example mods are updated:
  • Racing
  • Menu Music
  • Cheat Console
  • NewRecipe
and more examples will come soon!

Documentation

The documentation is now updated, showing new functionality. Please check this useful guide that shows step by step how to create a mod for the game, zip it and then share it with the community
https://bit.ly/AstroColonyDoc

I would love to post a tutorial about modding and simplicity of using Modkit 2.0.


Sharing your creations

To share your creations or find Mods, you can use two platforms Steam Workshop or Curseforge in the modkit!
MODS can be uploaded from Editor

In the modkit there are now 3 possible actions (buttons) located in the toolbar menu:
  • Create MOD
  • Package MOD - creates zip which can be tested and uploaded
  • Upload MOD (new) - uses Steam authentication to upload mods to CurseForge

Uploading mods becomes extremely easy. It only requires running Steam in the background, which will let you send mods directly to your Steam Workshop & CF library, at the same time sharing them with Astro Colony community!



Modkit has 100% functionality of the game, so you can do crazy stuff with it, like:
  • designing new voxel planets
  • creating space stations
  • defining new recipes
  • adding new devices
  • overriding game rules

Please join Discord modding channel where you can share your thoughts and get modding advises.
Expect more announcements soon regarding modding contests.

I cannot wait to see your creations!
See you soon Colonists!