StarMade News

Meet Major Update 0.203.147! This update is focused on decor and adding more block variants.

[h2]Features Changelog:[/h2]
[h3]Gravity Logic:[/h3]
Gravity Units can now use logic to activate.

[h3]Gravity Exit Unit:[/h3]
Similar to a gravity unit, but deactivates all gravity for an astronaut.

[h3]Energy Pylons, Energy Cells, and Power Cores:[/h3]
Some new decorative blocks have been added: Energy Pylons, Energy Cells, and Power Cores.

Each of these types come in Red, Blue, Green, and Orange.

[h3]Coils:[/h3]
Two new coil blocks have been added.

[h3]Beige Hulls:[/h3]
A new hull type has been added, Beige. It comes in Basic, Standard, and Advanced.

[h3]Additional Shapes:[/h3]
The following block types have had additional shape variants added:

• Carved Stones
  
• Ingots
  
• Crystals
  
• Ice
  

Thanks to the community for this update!

[h2]Features Changelog[/h2]
Console Sitting:

• You can now sit in front of consoles without having to put them on a separate entity.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed crash caused by activating an unlinked console.
  
• Fixed spacedust particle error.
  
• Improved debug logging.
  
• Other bug fixes.
  

[h2]Features Changelog[/h2]
[h3]New Functions for Decorative Consoles:[/h3]

• Added ability for Decorative Consoles to control Thrusters.
  
• Added ability for Decorative Consoles to control Transporters.
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed chunk-related issue causing Decorative Consoles to not activate properly when outside the core chunk.
  
• Fixed crash bug related to edge case casts.
  
• Fixed rare server crash related to entity tag saving.
  

[h2]Features Changelog[/h2]
[h3]Decorative Console Functionality:[/h3]

This update adds a small new feature to Decorative Consoles - you can now use them as a sort of “Remote Access” for various different blocks by connecting them:

• Ship Core: Enters the Ship Core.
  
• Build Block: Enters the Build Block.
  
• Reactor Power: Opens the Reactor menu when activated.
  
• Shipyard Computer: Opens the Shipyard Computer menu.
  
• Faction Module: Opens the Faction Module.
  
• AI Module: Opens the AI Module.
  
• Shop Module: Opens the Shop menu.
  
• Display Module: Opens the Display Module for editing.
  
• You can also link it to Buttons and Activation modules for logic activation.
  

[h3]Personal Computer Mail:[/h3]

• Personal Computer blocks can now be used to access user mail.
  

[h3]New Sounds for Doors and Forcefields:[/h3]

• Door and Forcefield blocks now have an activation sound.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Removed the WIP crew blocks that weren’t supposed to be included in release yet.