Forever Skies News

Greetings scientists,

[h3]Far From Home presents, the Viral Evolution Update OUT NOW! [/h3]

Check out the new trailer here:

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[h3]DISCOUNT & BUNDLE[/h3]

Forever Skies now has a 20% discount, but that’s not all…

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[h3]UPDATE FEATURES & CHANGELOG[/h3]

New Device:

• Medical Station
  

New Booster:

• Stomach Filler
  
• Immunity
  
• Water Retention
  

New Enemies:

• Crustpede
  
• Thorn Bees
  

New Viruses:

• Pyrexia
  
• Gastroenteritis
  
• Hemorrhage
  
• Fungal Meningitis
  

Locations:

• New Garden variant - Infected Greenhouse Tower
  
• Visual update to Location - Small Town
  

New Items:

• CapsaicinElectrolyte Pill
  
• Haemoglobin Purifier
  
• Brain Cleanser
  

New Resources:

• Medical Reagent
  
• Thorn Bees Honey
  
• Crustpede Meat
  
• Preternatural Seeds
  

More story to be discovered in-game:

• More objectives
  
• New lore scenes and tablets
  

Balance changes to existing mechanics:

• Stamina balance has been changed to be more forgiving
  
• Natural health regeneration is slightly lowered
  
• Endurance Booster now will regenerate stamina quickly rather than stopping it from depleting
  

Fixes & Changes

• Active boosters remaining times do not reset after death
  
• Fixed an issue with a trigger for picking up water from Water Condenser
  
• Automatic Deck Extractor performance improved
  
• You can now place some raw Foods in Virus Station
  
• Stamina consumption tweaks - decreased stamina consumption and increased stamina regeneration
  
• Difficulty level tweaks (Hard should now be slightly easier)
  
• Virus samples can’t be produced in the Basic Fabricator any more. Create them in the Virus Sample Analyzer only.
  
• “Hide HUD” default key changed from H to F3
  

Changes to how the Immunity System works:

• The Immunity System has been reworked. Previously it was directly connected to the sum of your individual stats. Now your Immunity will slowly rise and fall, depending on how well you manage your basic needs. For example, if your character has full bars on Energy, Health and Nutrition, but very low Hydration, your Immunity will slowly drop. If all of your needs are unmet, your Immunity will drop quite quickly - but when you fulfil the needs, it will regenerate naturally. You can also find Immunity-regenerating items - be on the lookout for those!
  High Immunity will shield you from Virus contraction. As viruses are now much more prevalent, you should focus on keeping Immunity as high as possible.
  

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Finally, we would recommend starting a new save in order to fully experience this new content but it isn’t 100% necessary. Your previous saves will also work, however some players might need to travel a short while in order for the new content to trigger.

Don’t forget to leave us a review, it really helps us out! 🙂

Team Far From Home

Good news, scientists! The Viral Evolution Update (previously called the "October Update") will be live and available for all, next week, on Monday October 16th!


[h3]
UPDATE FEATURES[/h3]

• New location - "Infected Garden Tower"
  
• New viruses & boosters
  
• New tech - Medbed
  
• New hostile creatures
  
• Your research continues
  
• Balances and fixes we’ve made during the test_branch phase
  

and more!


We hope you like the new content when it lands next week! And please remember to leave a review for the game on Steam! It’s a huge help to us 🙂



Speak soon!
Team Far From Home

[h3]Greetings beta_test scientists! [/h3]

Today we are releasing a patch for the October Viral Evolution Update currently available on our beta_flight branch! We have been closely listening to your feedback and the results are playable today:

[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]

Here is the list of what has been added and changed: Base Virus Contraction Rates were decreased slightly. Contraction rates with High Immunity were decreased significantly.
Fever base contraction rate was decreased by 25%
Brain Cleanser Medicine now uses Green Collander instead of Honey in recipe
Electrolyte Pill now uses fewer Sunmelons in the recipe (1 instead of 2)
Hemoglobin Purifier now uses fewer Oil plants in the recipe (1 instead of 3)
All Medicines have increased spoilage time to 36 in-game hours (1,5h of real-world time)
Freezer inventory has been increased by 30% (3x3 -> 3x4)
Dust should no longer disappear if you fly too far from the starting location
Medicine should now have the correct mesh set in the fabricator
Performance improvements to the Infected Garden location
We added localization for whole new content available in the October update


[h2]Your Feedback[/h2]

Once again we’re counting on your feedback - please let us know what you think about this update by filling in this 2-minute survey.

**It’s important to keep in mind that the content on the test branch is not final, it’s certain assets may be changed or removed.**

That's all for now, keep talking to us!
Team Far From Home

[h3]Greetings beta_test scientists! [/h3]

Today we have something special for you - it is time to get your first taste of the new upcoming content for Forever Skies. We are planning to release the update in October but you can play the majority of its content today on our beta_flight branch!

Let us introduce you to the Pre-October Virus Update!

New Garden Variant - Infected Greenhouse Tower

It covers a lot of new stuff you asked for and more. Story and lore additions, new enemies, more viruses, new items, a new location and new mechanics.

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[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]

Below you will find out what has been added and changed:

New Device:

• Medical Station
  

New Booster:

• Stomach Filler
  
• Immunity Booster
  

New Enemies:

• Crustpede
  
• Thorn Bees
  

New Viruses:

• Pyrexia
  
• Gastroenteritis
  
• Hemorrhage
  
• Fungal Meningitis
  

Locations:

• New Garden variant - Infected Greenhouse Tower
  
• Visual update to Location - Small Town
  

New Items:

• Capsaicin - cures Pyrexia
  
• Electrolyte Pill - cures Gastroenteritis
  
• Haemoglobin Purifier - cures Hemorrhage
  
• Brain Cleanser - cures Fungal Meningitis
  

New Resources:

• Medical Reagent
  
• Thorn Bees Honey
  
• Crustpede Meat
  
• Preternatural Seeds
  

Changes to how the Immunity System works:
The Immunity System has been reworked. Previously it was directly connected to the sum of your individual stats. Now your Immunity will slowly rise and fall, depending on how well you manage your basic needs. For example, if your character has full bars on Energy, Health and Nutrition, but very low Hydration, your Immunity will slowly drop. If all of your needs are unmet, your Immunity will drop quite quickly - but when you fulfil the needs, it will regenerate naturally. You can also find Immunity-regenerating items - be on the lookout for those!
High Immunity will shield you from Virus contraction. As viruses are now much more prevalent, you should focus on keeping Immunity as high as possible.

New Device: Medical Station

More story to be discovered in-game:
More quests, lore scenes and tablets to be discovered
[Please note these are not finished yet. We will add more polish to it closer to the October release.]

Your research continues with the new update

Balance changes to existing mechanics:

• Stamina balance has been changed to be more forgiving
  
• Natural health regeneration is slightly lowered
  
• Endurance Booster now will regenerate stamina quickly rather than stopping it from depleting
  

Localization:
Please note this build is missing some translations for new content! It will be added before release on the main branch.

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[h2]How to access the Test Branch:[/h2]

• Open the Steam application on your PC and locate Forever Skies in your games library
  
• Right click - PROPERTIES- BETAS
  
• Put in the password: BlimpWorkshop
  
• From the dropdown menu select the beta branch tilted: beta_flight
  
• Press the blue “Opt into beta_flight…” button
  
• In your Games Library click on Forever Skies [beta_flight]
  
• Install the Test Branch
  

[h2]
Your Feedback[/h2]

We’re really counting on your feedback - please let us know what you think about this update by filling in this 2-minute survey.

**It’s important to keep in mind that the content on the test branch is not final, it’s possible certain assets will be changed or removed.**

We recommend starting a new save in order for you to get the most from this new content, but loading your previous save prior to the update is fine too.

That's all for now, keep talking to us!
Team Far From Home

Greetings scientists!

Today we launched a small hotfix for EA.1.2.0. Here is what was addressed:

• Repair Thrower & Repair Foam are now a lot cheaper to craft
  
• Repair Foam now requires Repair Patches in it's crafting recipe - increasing the efficiency of the tool
  
• Study Recipes for Repair Thrower altered to reflect changes
  
• Repair Thrower slightly nerfed
  
• Repair Patches slightly nerfed
  
• Contents of Damaged Boxes improved
  
• Fixed an issue related to interactions with certain objects
  
• Repair Patches now work on damaged boxes
  
• Tool icon for damaged boxes altered to reflect above changes
  

**Note** - some players might need to travel and generate a new world tile to receive the latest patch and hotfix content.

Thank you for your quick feedback regarding the issues you had with yesterdays patch. Keep speaking to us so that we can make Forever Skies as awesome as possible.

Thats all for now, speak soon!
- Team Far From Home