PULSAR: Lost Colony News

• You can now toggle whether or not ship boost is activated by double-tap. You can find this option in the general input settings in the controls menu.
  
• We’ve opened up the ability to fully unlock the player camera. If you’re interested, you can check out this page on how to do it: https://www.pulsarthegame.com/unlocked-camera-mode

• Player should no longer be able to drop quest-related items
  
• Tweaked certain text fields to be larger and more readable for smaller screens and resolutions
  
• Improved sync speed for AI priorities when a non-host captain adds bots; it still takes a minute or two for all of the priorities to fully sync up
  
• The game can now interact with multiple SteamInput devices at the same time. This is especially helpful when using an external controller with the Steam Deck.
  

• Fixed an issue regarding projectiles occasionally colliding with one another and bouncing off in unintended directions
  
• Atomizer should no longer be able to destroy quest-related items
  
• Fixed a collision issue found on the Barwick Warp Coil Refinery Station
  
• Fixed an incorrect item description found in the Madman’s Mansion
  
• FIxed a navmesh issue in the generator room of the Icefields planet
  
• Fixed a networking issue that could result in floating heads for crewbots when the captain is not hosting the game
  
• Fixed a security issue with password protected games
  

• Flashlight in VR mode will now be attached to the headset and should no longer drift upwards over time
  

• Fixed issue with joysticks (ex. HOTAS setups) not responding introduced in v1.18.2
  
• Fixed networking issue that could cause clients using a main turret to not have the bonus timing damage applied correctly
  
• Fixed IK timing issue in VR mode that caused items to not properly follow your tracked controllers
  
• Fixed issue with enemy drone ships that prevented them from firing main turrets
  
• Fixed issue with PiBot boosting that could cause extreme boost maneuvers across sectors
  
• Fixed a missing collider at the High Roller’s Station
  

The co-op spaceship crew simulator PULSAR: Lost Colony got a nice little update recently, with some of the focus being on the Linux version and being ready for the Steam Deck.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/02/pulsar-lost-colony-gets-upgrades-for-linux-and-steam-deck

• Switched the voice chat system to use Photon Voice as a backend. This offers improved compatibility (for Linux and Steam Deck especially) and should decrease the latency in certain situations
  
• Controllers now use Steam Input, adding the ability to show controller buttons and new options to customize and share your bindings
  
• Tab menu should now better scale with the screen’s aspect ratio causing it to be larger and more usable in certain situations
  

• Fixed camera timing issue that caused your active item to stutter when moving the camera
  
• Game should no longer start SteamVR when not running in VR mode
  
• Fixed issue with mismatching eyebrow color for crew bots
  
• Fixed issue that caused some Fluffy Biscuit mission dialogue to trigger for non-F.B. crews
  
• Fixed some issues in the Academy that prevented controller inputs from being displayed
  
• Fixed an issue with the Academy that caused certain tutorials to not progress while a menu was open
  
• Crew bot “look at” animations should be more accurately targeted at the player’s head
  
• Fixed issue that caused some hats / headwear to not be lit correctly
  
• The Research Specialty talent should now properly update the Research screen with the correct warp research times
  
• Fixed issue with certain tabs of the tab menu being unable to be selected in some circumstances
  
• Fixed an issue with humanoid enemy accuracy not being set correctly, certain enemies should now miss more often
  
• Fixed an issue with scrapyard NPCs not showing up in dialogue view
  
• Fixed a mistake in some NPC dialogue on the ice colony planet
  

• Fixed issues with extractor UI introduced in 1.18
  
• Fixed some internal exceptions reported by analytics