Lightyear Frontier News

Nominations for this year’s Steam Awards are now open! If you’ve enjoyed your time as an Exofarmer and would like to show your support for us and the game, we would be so happy if you could nominate Lightyear Frontier for the “Sit back and Relax” category.



We’ve heard so many heartfelt stories about how Lightyear Frontier has helped you unwind after tough days or brought comfort during hard times. It truly melts our hearts.

Thank you for all of your amazing support! ❤️

PS. We just released a very exciting update today AND we're still 30% OFF on Steam! Read more about the Trailblazer Update here!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677110/Lightyear_Frontier/

Time’s just BLAZING away and we are excited to finally share with you, Exofarmers, that our Trailblazer Update is scheduled for release on November 27th!



This update is something special we’ve worked very hard on. Including QoL improvements and changes you, our incredible community, have been itchin’ to see.

While it ain’t as big of an update as our Neighbors & Animals Update, it’s carefully picked features made with your amazing feedback in mind, we hope y’all will like it!

We’ll share more teasers of the update’s content over on our socials up until release, so keep your peepers peeled.

[h2]New update - New ways to travel[/h2]

This update introduces a whole new mech transform mode - Trailblazer mode! That’s right, we’ve heard you loud and clear, Exofarmers! We know you’ve been wanting a speed boost to get around the frontier and now you can gather resources and feed your animals faster than ever—time to blaze those trails!

This mech mode isn’t the only speed boost we’ve added. Some of the QoL improvements added in this update are all about speeding up your movement around the map. We’ll share more details about this next week!

[h2]Let's keep the sale going![/h2]

We also wanted to take a hot minute to tell you Lightyear Frontier is still 30% OFF! We decided to keep the sale going in order to hype up for Trailblazer coming soon! Woo!

[h2]We've added a new Dev Stream to our store page![/h2]


To celebrate the sale and the upcoming update, we’ve got another stream up on our Steam page!

This time, our Community Manager and Marketing Manager are having a blast on the Frontier, showing off some of the latest updates and just having some good ol’ fun.

If you watch closely, you might catch some extra teasers for what’s coming next in the Trailblazer update!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677110/Lightyear_Frontier/

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Got questions? Join our Discord!
Got some feedback to share? Put ‘em in here!
Encountered a bug? Report it here!

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We’re super happy to announce that we are part of Secret Mode’s Cozy Quest Festival on Steam this weekend. To celebrate this Lightyear Frontier is 30% OFF on Steam!


Our friends over at SecretMode not only invited us to participate in this Steam Event but also invited us to do an exclusive interview on all things cozy in Lightyear Frontier. Our Co-Founder and CEO Joakim is having a short chat with Matthew from Secret Mode. Find it streaming right now at the top of our steam page!


But that’s not all, Exofarmers! Last week we also teased something on our socials:

[h2]A New Update is Coming Soon™[/h2]



This is a smaller update but it’s bringing some of the most wished-for features as well as a few fixes and quality-of-life improvements, more on that next week. Thank you all so much for continuing to report bugs and give us feedback, you guys are great!

See you soon!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677110/Lightyear_Frontier/

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Got questions? Join our Discord!
Got some feedback to share? Put ‘em in here!
Encountered a bug? Report it here!

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[h3]Howdy Exofarmers! [/h3]
We’re now deep into October which means it’s time to find an outfit for Halloween. Today, you can put on the Mech-o-lantern skin on your mech, download the latest update and it will be available in your Mailbox construct right away!

Scare your fellow exofarmers with this spooky new fit!

[h2]Thank you![/h2]
Thank y’all so much for playing our latest Neighbors & Animals update, it’s been a real joy watching your videos and screenshots. The feedback and bug reports are out of this world, keep up the good work!

We noticed that this update brought with it some questions, find an FAQ at the bottom of this post. Let’s start it all off by showing off one of y’alls lovely screenshots, then patch notes, and finally an FAQ:

The Rodeo - by _barkow_ on Discord.



[h2]🚀 New Content[/h2]

• The Mech-o-lantern skin has been added!
  

[h2]🔁 Changes[/h2]

• Changed the default colors of the Lagom mech set to dark blue and bronze
  

[h2]🪲 Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed several mech engines being misaligned with the mech when attached
  
• Fixed PIP-3R morning reports sometimes providing wrong information
  
• "Fixed some neighbor construct holograms sometimes duplicating upon loading a save file
  
• Existing duplicates should be automatically removed in save files where this has already happened
• Fixed mech parts not having an outline when aimed at until they have been installed on a mech at least once
  

[h2]FAQ[/h2]

Q: Where can I find the new mech skin?
A: The new Mech-o-lantern skin is available to all players, new and old. You'll find it in the mailbox construct. If you haven't already gotten one you can build one in the building menu. To upgrade your mech to this skin you also need to build an upgrade dock, and it is also found in your building menu.

Q: Can I continue on my previous save file?
A: Save files are not affected by this update so you’ll be able to jump right in where you left off!

Q: How can I complete the Color Me Impressed achievement?
A: In order to complete this you need to start a new savefile.

Q: I cannot find the new neighbors or animals. How do I access the new content?
A: If you want to continue from a previous file, one of the neighbors is accessed by gathering copper and waiting until the next day (Ulf), and the other one is by gathering an abandoned egg in any restored region except for Meadows, Pine Heights & Edge Cliffs. You must restore at least 3 regions prior and wait a day (Diane)

Q: Will there be more neighbors added to the game?
A: Perhaps! Our current focus is still on this latest update, namely squashing bugs and gathering feedback.

Q: How can I get a rare animal?
A: You need to have the yellow lens in the incubator while hatching and even then it's a very rare chance you'll get one of the rare animals. The rare animals have a different color and sometimes different patterns.

Once again, thank y’alls for playing and we’ll see you on the frontier, exofarmers!

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Got questions? Join our Discord!
Got some feedback to share? Put ‘em in here!
Encountered a bug? Report it here!

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[h3]Howdy Exofarmers! [/h3]
New patch just landed, squashing some bugs and applying some changes. Thank y'all for helpin' out to report bugs but also sharing your thoughts and feedback with us. We really appreciate your thoughts and ideas, please keep up the great work in our Community Hub:



[h2]🔁 Changes[/h2]

• Made "Recycling Mode" input rebindable
  
• Rotated Diane's Egg Incubator so animals hatched from it won't get trapped in a small corner
  (Save files with the Egg Incubator built will have to relocate or rebuild Diane's home to see this change)

[h2]🪲 Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed certain mech parts being misaligned when attached to the mech
  
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when loading a save file where the player was located inside a certain structure
  
• Fixed half-size Hedge piece not having any collision
  
• Fixed the Honeybottle Trophy construct using the cost of the Lumbloom Trophy construct
  
• Fixed several issues with neighbor fences not being placed correctly
  
• Fixed some voice lines not playing and their subtitles remaining on screen indefinitely in certain situations
  
• Fixed neigbor fence building objectives sometimes not completing properly
  (Save files where this has already occurred will be fixed after a few seconds, as long as there's an outpost assigned to the neighbor)

Happy Farmin'!

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Got questions? Join our Discord!
Got some feedback to share? Put ‘em in here!
Encountered a bug? Report it here!

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