Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor News

Dear Drone Engineers,

To celebrate the ongoing Space Sale we are doing a developer stream today from 5PM to 6PM CEST. Make sure to check in and win one of the 4 Steam keys we will be giving away in the chat of the livestream on our Steam page!

In other news, we are currently super busy preparing the Kickstarter launch of our new game: The Wandering Village! It's a city-building simulation game where you build up a settlement on the back of a giant, wandering creature. If thats sounds like something you're interested in, make sure to head over to Kickstarter and click on the Notify button!



Cheers & Thanks,
Stray Fawn Studio

Dear Drone Engineers,

We just uploaded a hotfix for Nimbatus to fix a critical bug:

[h2]Patchnotes 1.1.3[/h2]

• Fixed that missions on asteroid fields could not be completed anymore.
  

If you notice any other bugs, please let us know on discord or in our forums.
Thanks for testing!

Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio

​Dear Drone Engineers,

We just released a new update! We looked through all the features that you suggested and upvoted in our forums and picked the ones that we liked most and were within our time limit.

The two most notable changes are the new multiselection feature that let's you select and edit multiple drone parts at once by pressing CTRL. And the dronepart template system where you can create templates and use them accross your drones.

Here is a video showcasing the new features:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
 
[h2]Discount and Drone Building Contest[/h2]
To celebrate the update, Nimbatus is 25% off for the next two weeks!
Also we are running a drone building contest in our Discord, where you can win Steam keys for Nimbatus. Head over to our Discord to participate!

Alternatively, we are doing a giveaway on Twitter where you can win Steam Keys for the game too!


[h2]Patchnotes 1.1.2[/h2]
[h3]New Features[/h3]

• Drone Part Multiselection: Press Ctrl and click on multiple drone parts or press CTRL and drag a rectangle to select multiple parts. If the parts are of the same type you can edit them all at once.
  
• Drone Part Templates: You can create templates of drone parts, store them and use them when building different drones.
  
• New Racing drone skin awarded for the Speed Demon achievement
  
• New Tutorials to learn magnets and tags
  
• Free camera option for the programmer captain
  
• Exit without save button for the drone workshop
  

[h3]New Drone Parts[/h3]

• Wheels
  
• Grappling Hook
  
• Ballast Tank
  

[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• Improved Brawl mode: When getting a draw in brawl the winner is now determined by the amount of damage each drone has dealt.
  
• Removed sensor upgrade for programmer, minimap is always fully visible
  
• Made resource container transparent when droneparts drop into it
  
• Added effect for dropping items into container
  
• Added linear option for springs,  this allows for better suspension for wheels
  
• Added condition to competitive modes that limits drone part stacking
  

[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

• Fixed threat level not updating when starting a new game
  
• Fixed bridge upgrade not working correctly in sandbox mode
  
• Added fail state to bio barrel mission when too many bio barrels were destroyed
  
• Fixed drones in versus races spawning at weird angles
  
• Fixed bug where undo/redo did not work after changing drone skins
  

Because we fixed the fuel and part stacking exploits, we had to reset the racing leaderboards.
Please keep on requesting and voting for new features for future updates! And we hope you enjoy all the new things we added in this one :)

Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio

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Dear Drone Engineers,

We just released a patch on the preview branch. Please help us test the fixes and improvements :)

[h2]Patchnotes 1.1.2[/h2]

[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• Added confirmation dialog for exit without saving
  
• Made collision detection of hook continuous to avoid clipping through other parts
  
• Grappling hook does not attach to parts with frictionless coating anymore
  
• Reworked grappling hook visuals
  
• Banned ballast tank from sumo and brawl Update 19.08: Added a new condition so part stacking is not possible anymore, thus ballast tanks can be used again.
  

[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

• Fixed wireless fuel and energy exploit by destroying a decoupler
  

Happy testing!

Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio



Here is how you can get the preview build on steam:

– Open your Steam library
– Right click on Nimbatus in the Steam library
– Select Properties / Beta
– Select the Beta tab
– Select preview from the drop down
– Restart steam in case the game does not update automatically or you can't see the preview branch

Dear Drone Engineers,

We just released a patch on the preview branch. Thanks for testing!
Let us know on the Discord or in the Forums when you find new bugs!

[h2]Patchnotes 1.1.1[/h2]

[h3]New Features[/h3]

• Added Exit without save button
  

[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• Realigned the drone part configuration window
  
• Improved sticky wheel interaction with rigidbodies
  
• Improved visuals clarity for grappling hooks
  

[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

• Fixed grappling hook alignment issues when set to fixed rotation
  
• Fixed grappling hook winch speed affecting firing distance
  
• Fixed grappling hook range being infinitely extendable
  
• Fixed ballast tanks ignoring certain physics properties
  
• Fixed duplicate ballast tank description
  
• Fixed skin toggle not working correctly on ballast tank
  
• Fixed drones in versus races spawning at weird angles
  
• Fixed bug where undo/redo did not work after changing drone skins
  

Happy testing!

Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio



Here is how you can get the preview build on steam:

– Open your Steam library
– Right click on Nimbatus in the Steam library
– Select Properties / Beta
– Select the Beta tab
– Select preview from the drop down
– Restart steam in case the game does not update automatically or you can't see the preview branch