Under A New Sun News

Hey everyone,

a new patch is now available.

• Fixed spears getting stuck in mid-air when thrown
  
• Fixed arrows flying through objects instead of colliding
  

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Survivors,

A new wave of improvements has arrived in Under A New Sun! This update focuses on a massive overhaul of the ocean, expanded character customization as well as QoL and visual enhancements.

[h3]A Transformed Ocean[/h3]
The water system has been completely rebuilt to be more immersive than ever. The sea now features realistic shore waves, improved sound effects and real-time interactions; vessels leave clear traces in their path through the water, and swimming creates ripples across the surface. Along with these visual changes, the buoyancy and driving behavior for rafts, boats, and ships have been reworked.

(Old on the left, new on the right)

[h3]Enhanced Visuals & Performance[/h3]
Graphics take a leap forward with the addition of Xe Super Sampling (XeSS), providing a new upscaling alternative to FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), while the world looks sharper and more detailed due to improved shaders & shadow casting for foliage as well as the addition of detailed, "fluffy" moss on rocks and boulders.



[h3]Personalization & Game Control[/h3]
Character customization is expanding with now 10 different hairstyle options for both male and female characters, plus 10 hair colors, to choose from. For those looking to tailor their survival experience a bit more, there are now options to disable the tutorial when starting a new game or to disable snakes (ophidiophobia).

[h3]Quality of Life & Building[/h3]
Building and farming have received several community-requested updates. Piers can now be built further and will snap directly to foundations (and vice-versa). Survivors now cultivate Ember plants within farming plots. Additionally, a 4th save slot is now available and numerous fixes have been implemented - ranging from co-op synchronization improvements to CPU performance optimizations - to ensure a smoother journey.


Update to v0.9.1:

• New water system implemented
  
• Added real-time water interactions (vessels draw trails in the water and the player creates small waves when swimming on the surface)
  
• Adjusted buoyancy and driving behavior of rafts
  
• Adjusted buoyancy and driving behavior of boats
  
• Adjusted buoyancy and driving behavior of ships
  
• New method used to cut out the water from the inside of boats and ships
  
• Added sea sound effects near the shore
  
• Changed sea sound behavior to come from the shore instead of always from the same direction
  
• Added a 4th save slot
  
• Added Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) as an alternative to FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR)
  
• Changed layout and description of the upscaling options in the settings menu
  
• Mossy rocks / boulders now have detailed / fluffy moss on them
  
• Improved shaders for grass and other foliage for clearer visuals and better shadows
  
• Added foliage around the world
  
• Added 10 hairstyle options for male characters
  
• Added 10 hairstyle options for female characters
  
• Added 10 different color options for hair
  
• Added a customize game option to turn off snakes (ophidiophobia)
  
• Added a customize game option to turn off the tutorial
  
• Added a controls option to toggle crouch instead of holding the key (for keyboard)
  
• Ember plants can now grow in farming plots
  
• Ember fruits can now be placed in farming plots
  
• Electrical switches can now be scanned and fabricated
  
• Piers can now be built further
  
• Piers can now snap to foundations
  
• Foundations can now snap to piers
  
• Changed thumbnail and description of wire building to be more understandable
  
• Floors now count as a roof (sound effects / comfort)
  
• Adjusted rotation of the scanner's display to be readable when the scanner is placed on a table
  
• Small creatures no longer push boats away when they walk into them
  
• Added a sound effect when first leaving the starting wreck
  
• Fixed wrong food durability when taking one of a stack out of a chest or fridge
  
• Fixed: co-op players cannot interact with the scanner display
  
• Fixed: co-op players sometimes have doors in the wrong state (open / closed)
  
• Improved wire behavior when reloading a game
  
• Scanner bars now always drop when dismantling the scanner
  
• Fabricator bars now always drop when dismantling the fabricator
  
• Screens now always drop when dismantling the scanner or fabricator
  
• Improved CPU performance
  
• Adjusted fog settings
  
• Adjusted light to be a bit brighter at night
  

Enjoy the adventure!
New Horizon Games

Hey everyone,

a new patch is now available.

• Fixed an issue where the fabricator was not being saved and reloaded correctly
  
• Fixed an issue where the wind turbine dropped incorrect items when dismantled
  
• Fixed a problem where some save games did not appear because they were stored in the wrong folder when the game was not connected to Steam
  

Missing or outdated save files

If you were affected by an issue where you played for some time, saved the game, and later found that your save was missing or outdated, please check the following folder on your PC:
C:\Users\%YourUsername%\AppData\Local\UnderANewSun\Saved\SaveGames

You may find a folder there named “ERROR, BAD UNIQUE NET ID”. This folder was created when the game was saved while it was unable to detect your Steam ID - usually because the game was not connected to Steam at the time.

How to restore your progress

1. Open the folder named “ERROR, BAD UNIQUE NET ID”
   
2. Find the save files with timestamps that match the progress you are missing
   
3. Copy those files
   
4. Paste them into the folder with the long number as its name (this number represents your Steam ID)
   

If the Steam ID folder already contains files with the same names but older timestamps, delete those older files first.
The game only recognizes save files named “GameSlot1” and “GameSlot1_Meta” (or the corresponding slot numbers).

This issue should now be resolved. Once you save your game at least once (per slot) while properly connected to Steam, future save files will be stored correctly.

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Hey everyone,

a new patch is now available.

• Temporarily disabled the new function that creates a backup of the previous save files before overwriting them with new ones, after multiple users reported that the game freezes when trying to save (other solutions will be worked on)
  
• Fixed scanner not dropping items when dismantled
  
• Fixed fabricator not dropping items when dismantled
  
• Improved some replication settings for the ship's extra cargo doors (sometimes not showing up for co-op players)
  
• Improved some replication settings for chests and the fridge attached to a boat or ship (sometimes not showing up for co-op players)
  
• Fixed snake sounds not being affected by sound settings
  
• Adjusted one quartz location (not reachable)
  
• Added a huge box under the game world that teleports the player back onto the map (if one somehow manages to fall through or off the map)
  

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Survivors,

the Tech Update is finally here! Alongside the start of the Steam Winter Sale, this update introduces a wide range of new technology, gameplay improvements, and new locations to explore. It’s been exciting to bring these additions to life, and I can’t wait to see how you’ll use them in your adventures.

Below you’ll find the full list of changes and additions included in this update.




Update to v0.9.0:

• Added new language: Brazilian Portuguese
  
• Added new island group
  
• Added new wrecks around the world
  
• Added one new accessible wreck site
  
• Added wind turbine (generates electricity)
  
• Added scanner building (will scan tech items to reproduce)
  
• Added fabricator building (fabricates tech items out of resources)
  
• Added tube light building (artificial light source with different choosable colors)
  
• Added broken air tank connector item
  
• Added air tank connector item
  
• Added double air tank item
  
• Added broken speaker item
  
• Added speaker item
  
• Added space boom 9000 (stereo system)
  
• Added 4 new songs to the radio
  
• Added display item
  
• Added scanner bar item
  
• Added quartz item
  
• Added quartz deposits around the world (underwater)
  
• Added plank table building
  
• Added novillium arrowhead item
  
• Added novillium arrow item
  
• Added novillium hammer head item
  
• Added novillium hammer item
  
• Novillium hammers now have a 95% recovery chance per item when dismantling something
  
• The wood of all novillium tools is now slightly darker than other tools
  
• Added ability to build connectors on walls and ceilings
  
• Added ability to build switches on walls and ceilings
  
• Added ability to switch the ship's electric motor in reverse
  
• Lightning strikes now light up the surrounding clouds
  
• Sound is now slightly damped when inside a player built building
  
• Improved graphical appearance of rocks and boulders
  
• Bows will now automatically reload when equipped and an arrow gets picked up or is built (if there was previously none available in the inventory)
  
• Adjusted all stick building collisions
  
• Adjusted multiple item origin locations
  
• Adjusted FSR settings (for improved performance)
  
• Moved the torch building into the furniture category (previous under stick walls)
  
• Slightly raised the mast of the raft
  
• Adjusted the mesh of the wreck where the power bypass unit must be placed (to be more visible)
  
• Adjusted the description of the power bypass unit to be clearer
  
• Adjusted the rocks on the side of the start wreck so that the upper floor is accessible without the need to build something
  
• Iron ore deposits will now slowly respawn over time
  
• Quartz deposits will now slowly respawn over time
  
• Fixed wire snapping locations on slanted connectors
  
• Fixed wire snapping locations on slanted switches
  
• Added translation of the player's watch interface
  
• Fixed multiple translations
  
• Fixed multiple spelling mistakes
  
• Adjusted some tutorial steps to be more clear
  
• Fixed a problem where the co-op start screen was sometimes not interactable
  
• Saving a game will now also create a backup of the previous save before overwriting
  

Enjoy the adventure!
New Horizon Games