Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor News

Dear Drone Engineers,

We just released a preview build of the 1.1.0 update for Nimbatus. It would be awesome if you could test this build and report any bugs you can find!

We looked over all suggestions posted here https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/index.php?/forum/96-11-update-feature-requests/ and picked the features that have the most upvotes and match the time scope and theme of this update the best.

The two new drone parts: wheels and grappling hook, need to be tested in the brawl / race and sumo mode so we can decide if we can allow those parts or if we have to ban them for the competitive modes. For that we've created a separate drone pool for this preview version.

So please play the competitive modes using the new parts and give us your feedback!


[h2]Patchnotes 1.1.0[/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
  

[h3]New Drone Parts[/h3]

• Wheels
  
• Grappling Hook
  
• Ballast Tank
  
• Added linear option for springs, this allows for better suspension for wheels
  

[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
  

[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
  

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 the 1.0.9  patch to fix some of the newly reported bugs.

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed bug where survival tutorial prompts you to build a drone even though you’ve already built one
  
• Fixed bug where survival tutorial tells you your drone uses too many parts when you’ve deleted it
  
• Fixed audio bug with resource tank that caused lag 
  
• Fixed timezone related crashes
  
• Fixed that the Launch Button for downloaded drones was not aligned with the screen height
  
• Fixed increased battery recharge effect breaking
  
• Fixed printing of motorized hinges and flippers
  
• Fixed sound of motorized hinges and pistons
  
• Fixed death wall in versus races breaking when waiting after race has ended
  
• Fixed UI when browsing steam drones and nothing is selected
  
• Fixed download screen when downloading a drone from steam
  
• Fixed bug where sensors targeting “next waypoint” would stop working after a while when going in reverse on a race track
  
• Fixed bug where “Reset Galaxy” after dying in sandbox didn’t work
  

We already have over 100 new ideas and suggestions for the next update!
Please keep upvoting and adding new suggestions in our forum for the next update:
https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/index.php?/forum/96-11-update-feature-requests/

Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio

Dear Drone Engineers,

Launch week is now almost over. Since the launch is going well, we're happy to announce that we will be able to release a major free update for Nimbatus soon! A big thank you to everyone who bought the game and helped us to spread the news.

We want to hear your feature suggestions and ideas :)
Head over to our forums where you can post and upvote your favorite ideas/suggestions for the 1.1 Nimbatus update! This can be new drone parts, game modes, locations, enemies, editor improvements or anything else that comes to mind. Please read the rules before posting.
https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/index.php?/forum/96-11-update-feature-requests/

We will look at the top-voted suggestions in the forums mid-June and decide which ones we'll add to the game!

Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio

Dear Drone Engineers,

Thanks alot for reporting all the Bugs!
We just released the 1.0.8  hotfix to fix the main bugs you've reported over the weekend.

[h2]Improvements[/h2]

• Added the possibility to import drones from files for the programmer captain
  
• Programmer captain doesn’t receive useless mother ship upgrades as rewards anymore
  
• Updated Credits
  

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed bug where no save files where shown, even after starting a new game
  
• Fixed crash when flying on planets, was related to minimap memory usage
  
• Fixed hull repair cost not updating correctly in sandbox mode
  
• Fixed mothership upgrade rewards of lower level downgrading your upgrade level
  
• Fixed hammerhead not spawning in “destroy hammerhead at core” mission
  
• Fixed cryotank mission where the mission target would be the broken container instead of the tank. Also removed colliders of broken container.
  
• Fixed being able to use more weapons than you actually have at weapon casino
  
• Made boom-bug queens return to the planet if they fly too far away from the planet, so they don't get lost in space.
  

If your game crashes or runs slow, please check out this thread:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/383840/discussions/0/3606765810640924497/

Cheers & Thanks,
Stray Fawn Studio

Edit: Small fix: The downloaded drones from the workshop should now be visible again, sorry!

Dear Drone Engineers,

The day has come, we just released Nimbatus on Steam and it's 25% off during launch week! :D
After 1.5 years and 5 major updates during Early Access, Nimbatus has now reached its 1.0 version and it was an awesome journey! Thank you for supporting us, giving us feedback and reporting all the bugs.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/383840/Nimbatus__The_Space_Drone_Constructor/

We also just released the trading cards and the official soundtrack for Nimbatus!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1252890/Nimbatus__The_Space_Drone_Constructor_Soundtrack/

To give new and recurring players an overview of the game, check out this new gameplay intro video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXWlxelXCrg

We put together a guide if you want to help us spread the word: https://www.nimbatus.ch/support-nimbatus/

Once again, thanks to everyone who gave us feedback and supported us while in Early Access, we wouldn't have made it here without you!
And don't worry we will start working on a new update soon :)

Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio