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The waiting has an End! Early Access release date announcement

Survivors, the waiting has an end! Under A New Sun will launch as Early Access title on November 13th this year.

Don't forget to try out the demo during the Steam Next Fest from October 9th to 16th, 2023 and to wishlist the game to get notifed on the release date.



Thank you all for the support!

Steam next fest, story elements, new buildings and more...

Can't wait any longer to try Under A New Sun? Great news survivors! The game will participate in the Steam next fest from October 9th to 16th, 2023. Anybody can try out the demo during the event and, of course, give feedback for improvements, bugs or ideas to make the best possible game. The early access release is planned to take place very soon after the fest.

Furthermore, the game received its first elements and hints that will tell the story of Under A New Sun and its characters. These elements will be extended and further developed over time in the game's early access state. And, to capture the mood even a little more, you can find some unique items that are scattered all over the world!

If you ever find yourself clueless in game, e.g. how to sail or how to use the workstations properly, there will now be the option to open a 'Help' menu when the game is paused. It contains some basic but very helpful information about game mechanics and more.


Additional notes:
- The base-building system got extended by new pieces and a complete second tier variant, made out of bricks.

- Food will spoil over time and there is a possibility to receive food poisoning when eating raw or spoiled food.

- Some animals will poison you when encountered. The poison status can be stacked to a second level when bitten twice. Keep that in mind as it will drain your health pretty quickly!

- The weather system was updated to make the environment look more cloudy, wet and saturated while it is raining.

- Implemented coordinates and a compass shown on the player's watch.

- Added a toolrack to store and quickly access tools.




Stay tuned!

'Project New Horizon' becomes 'Under A New Sun'

After months of hard work, I'm proud to announce the first of a long series of updates to the community. I'm very excited to show you everything new and what I was working on.

First of all, as you may have noticed, the game was renamed from 'Project New Horizon' to 'Under A New Sun' to give it a more fitting title. The decision was tough and it took me some time to work everything out, but I'm glad I've done it!

The game received several major graphical improvements and various new models for old and new things. A new and huge handmade map with a lot more to discover, plenty of islands, underwater places and remainings of the crashed ship are waiting to be explored. The sky was reworked to fit better to the mood of the game, and a global wind system got introduced that will influence the weather and sailing abilities of your ships. But don't worry, you can now also adjust the sails of your vessel to the wind!
These are just a few of the recent updates and there are a lot more to come!

As some of you have been asking for a better possibility to communicate with the developer, there is now also a Discord server linked on the store page, free for everybody to join!

Please let me know if you got any feedback, critique or ideas for the future development!


Until the next update