Astronomics News

Hello! We are here with another set of improvements!

• Added data to save files
  
• Moved Gameplay Settings (Pirate toggle, asteroid speed toggle, manufacturing speed toggle) to only be present in pause menu.
  
• Pirate on/off toggle is now max pirate level setting so players can play whole game with pirates remaining at X level or completely turned off.
  
• Gameplay settings are now linked to the save file so each slot can have different pirate / asteroid / manufacturing values
  
• Extended Knowledge Base
  
• Added Employee Profile to Knowledge Base
  
• Added Resources List to Knowledge Base
  
• Added Resource Details to Knowledge Base
  
• Crusher now integrated with transit system. This means the crusher will no longer stop functioning if it happens to block the path to the shuttle when placed and will work in other scenarios
  independently.
  
• Asteroids now travel in both north and south direction
  
• Crusher no longer taking liquid resources
  
• Visual optimizations improving performance focused on shadow casting, improving batching and
  reducing triangle counts to optimize and speed up gameplay.
  
• Improvements to asteroid cloud shader to improve performance.
  
• Improvements to Gem Resource shader to improve performance.
  
• Fixed asteroid tags showing through Information Panel on Map Screen
  
• Reduced volume of extracted liquids for very large pools
  

As always Cube Corp wishes you a prosperous day!
-hube

[p]Hello! We are back with some more fixes for you:[/p]

• [p]Fixed incorrect mouse position calculation while radial menu active[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where salvage was loading as 41 kgs and causing duplication or leftovers[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where tagging equipment mid-delivery would merge equipment with Workerbot[/p]
• [p]Fixed softlock on navigation map when quickly exiting after using “Return to Station”[/p]
• [p]Fixed tagged chunks requiring manual re-tag after worker recall activated[/p]
• [p]Added radius visualization when placing cranes[/p]
• [p]Fixed scrollwheel affecting camera angle while in navigation menu[/p]
• [p]Camera now always faces Astronaut when they return from Shuttle[/p]
• [p]Overnight / naptime manufacturing now correctly produces both resources from the Clarifier[/p]
• [p]Fixed Navigational map cursor locking up around 5000 KKM[/p]
• [p]Liquid Cube Credits value reduced for balancing from 1.0 to 0.75 Cube Credits per kg[/p]
• [p]Fixed liquids selling for 0.5 Cube Credits when they should be higher[/p]
• [p]Fixed Purchase Confirmation Notification popping up even if purchase failed[/p]

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• [p]Fixed Astronaut Pilot Reset / Unstuck to prevent incorrect reset to Freighter when Shuttle is on Asteroid[/p]
• [p]Added Reset / Unstuck option for Workerbots[/p]

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As always Cube Corp wishes you a prosperous day!

-hube[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]We are happy to announce the the Black Tidal update is now live. A whole new region with 4 new asteroid classes, all new resources with a focus on liquids, which can now be harvested using the Liquid Pump. Lets take a look at everything this update has in store!

New Region - New Corporation - New Resources - New Asteroid Classes

[/p][p]As you explore you will encounter some new liquids but beware - some of them may not be so friendly!
[/p][p]New Blueprint - The Liquid Pump[/p][p]
[/p][p]Place it next to any body of water, toss the hose into the liquid and just watch it slowly package up the liquids into nice compact containers ready for transit. Once a liquid body is drained you can start building and exploring the empty basin!
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New Blueprint - The Resource Catapult[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]
This new piece of equipment can help you optimise resource routes, cross chasms and even shoot up hills to get resources out of a gorge. [/p][p][/p][p]Level 3 Pirates[/p][p]
[/p][p]You will now encounter pre-built pirate defences on Asteroids with 💀💀💀 Pirate Activity. Make sure you clear the asteroid before sending your workerbots out![/p][p][/p][p]
New Manufacturing Machine - The Clarifier + Larger Manufacturing Bay

[/p][p]You can now operate more machines in various configurations with 4 manufacturing slots and make use of the new Clarifier which can help split certain resources down into two outputs.


New Command Bot Modifications
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Ultrawide support
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You can now enjoy Astronomics at various aspect ratios and we are no longer locked to 16:9 resolutions![/p][p][/p][p]Help / Debug Support Hub


The Pause Menu now features a new Help / Debug section that can Reset the Command Bot and Astronaut in case they find themselves in some game-breaking location. We also have links to places where you can learn more or report bugs as well as a Command Line Console where we have some commands that will help us gather data or make fixes if problems arise.


Congratulations! you made it to the end of this message! We hope you enjoy the update. Thanks for joining us on this Early Access ride. Our plans are now to spend several weeks polishing things up, improving quality of life and fixing some pain points before we switch gears into finishing up the next region.

As always Cube Corp wishes you a prosperous day!
[/p][p]-hube[/p]

We have now added a new section to the Pause Menu called Help / Debug where you will find links to all support resources as well as some options to fix a stuck Command Bot, restore an Astronaut who may have escaped the Shuttle as well as a Command Line Console where you can enter specific commands to help correct or diagnose issues going forward.

This patch also includes some improvements to making drained water basins open to construction and transit slightly sooner so you are not stuck waiting for all the liquid to be drained entirely.

- hube

Yesterdays update that fixed the Command Bot tools for some of you caused an issue with the hardpoint for everyone - this issue is now resolved!

-hube