[h3]Greetings, esteemed colleagues![/h3]
The time has come for another update full of features, functionality, and… Well, a heck ton of fog! You’ve all been very patient, and most of you didn’t collapse into a black hole while waiting for the next update. Great work, you.
[h2]A Small Summer Discount[/h2]
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[h2]NEW UPDATE - 0.8.2 - "The Fog From Flathill"[/h2]
With that out of the way, time to get into the thick of today's update. We’ve heard some strange new sounds around the Facility. It’s time to figure out what that’s all about.
[h2]New Feature: Weather[/h2]
As the catastrophic events unfold, the climate inside the sprawling GATE Cascade Research Facility will change periodically, with new types of weather appearing as you progress through the story. However, don't fret, because the Facility’s robust climate control systems will eventually take care of these problems; they shouldn’t last more than a day and shouldn't appear
too often. Let’s look at what meteorological issues you might encounter.
[h3]Fog[/h3]
As the fog seeps in from micro-perforations, you may encounter more than mere water vapor. If you find one of the Puppeteer's misbegotten creations, we can offer very little insight – or help. IS-0407 is a truly unknown entity and field research is largely up to you.
[h3]Radiation Leak[/h3]
From time to time the deeper reactors in the Facility may leak, but the air purification system and other leakage failsafes should kick in after awhile. Until then, keep cozy in those hazmat suits and don’t forget to take your iodine!
[h3]Airborne Spores[/h3]
There are many toxins found within the myriad of Anteverses accessed by GATE, and these spores are no exception. As the spores spread, you may encounter more fungal-touched enemies than usual within the Facility, and you might want to don something to keep your lungs fresh in the interim.
[h3]What Wonders Lurk Within?[/h3]
The Cacophonous and Ornate crates can now be opened… if you have the right key. We leave it up to you to find those. They can be a bit rare, but we feel you’ll locate them soon enough.
Inside these chests you’ll find some new resources granting access to new recipes and perhaps, even a trinket or two. There's a little more here than meets the eye, and we'll leave it up to our dedicated scientists to unravel the mysteries within.
Strangely, the GATE Security Crates still seem to be locked up tight. Maybe Warren is hiding something, but we imagine he's not going to cough it up for a few more weeks, at best. Classic Warren.
[h3]Gun Repair Kits[/h3]
Sure, you’re an incredibly smart scientist. You can make projectile weapons from office supplies and alien parts! But you could never quite figure out how to repair manufactured weaponry for some reason… Well, Dr. Smartiepants, that changes today!
Occasionally, you’ll stumble across a Light Gun Repair Kit, found in certain
chests or dropped from the occasional combatant. With these kits, you’ll now be able to repair found firearms after (or before) they break from overuse.
[h3]Beards![/h3]
You’ve been so busy inventing, exploring and surviving that it’s amazing you’ve manage to keep your beard shaved for this long. But no longer! You will soon be able to grow a maniacal mustache or a bountiful beard. There are several styles now available and we're excited to see which facial hair is popular among scientists these days.
[h3]Proud to be a Scientist![/h3]
We’ve got a whole bunch of new ties for you to choose from! From cheesy chemistry teacher to sophisticated socialite, whatever side of your scientist you want to express we’ve got you covered, and in a dazzling array of colors.
[h3]Inventory Sorting[/h3]
Tired of sorting your inventory by hand? There’s a sort button now. Feel free to keep doing it by hand though if you’re
that kind of scientist.
[h3]Brain Sync[/h3]
Share all of your known recipes, journals, and Compendium entries in just one action with this extra useful invention!
Once you’ve found all the ingredients for the Brain Sync, be sure to set one up in your base so you can store those genius brain blasts and share them with your colleagues. They’re sure to be grateful for your scientific breakthroughs!
To store recipes, take a seat. To gain all the recipes stored by others… take a seat as well! Don’t worry, this will only tingle a little bit.
[h3]Colorful Commune[/h3]
Get out those paint brushes!
You can now paint your rugs! Not only will painting them add your favorite color to the fabric, it will give it a unique pattern as well. No longer are you stuck with that old default textile. So give them all a try and find the floor decoration that’s right for you!
That’s not all: we’ve also added painting to the Crafting Bench, Beds, Shelves and a few other things you might find within your home.
[h3]Craftable Barrels[/h3]
Foraging for naturally occurring barrels is now a thing of the past! Craftable barrels are here! Now you can hoard as many fluids as you need to keep your base, kitchen and garden at fully functioning capacity. And you can paint them, too!
[h3]Some Profession Changes[/h3]
In our ongoing efforts to change up professions and make each choice a bit more meaningful, we've done a couple things. Many professions, such as Gardening, now gain extra XP for crafting items related to their profession. Medical items used to give First Aid XP to everyone, but now give extra XP only to medical professions (e.g. Epimedical Bionomicist) when crafted.
Additionally, more professions now start with unique gear. We've added a
handful of new gloves!
These professional gloves are:
- Lab Assistant Gloves
- Gardening Gloves
- Construction Gloves
- A secret fourth one that you can find around the Facility, particularly in Labs.
[h3]In the Mood for Food[/h3]
As we prepare for our first major Facility expansion in the upcoming Crush Depth update, we did some major food rebalancing, which you can read more about in the full patch notes (linked below) but for the tasty (or not-so-tasty) highlights:
- Many foods that require 0 steps or fewer steps and less time are now a lot less powerful. You can no longer survive (as comfortably) by cramming yourself full of snacks and bad soup.
- Speaking of, Bad Soup is no longer as powerful. It comes with 2 portions and has a pretty high chance to make you sick.
- Carbuncle Pizza (it's what you think it is)
- The Glowing Gâteau
Chef it up, cooksmiths.
[h3]Bench Warming[/h3]
We didn't really have to make a whole section for this, but we're going to anyway, because we heard your feedback, and we sure felt the heat from the community on this one. You can now toggle the Bench Warmer on and off on your Crafting Benches. You're welcome, hot stuff.
[h3]A Ton of Bug Fixes[/h3]
We also fixed a ton of bugs in this update, perhaps some also in preparation for things to come. Or because we love you and we want you to be happy. It's definitely at least one of those things.
We'd like to remind everyone to continue to use the
in-game bug report form - it's quite helpful! We have received over 5,000 player bug reports and to that we say,
THANK YOU. Many of the bugs fixed in this update were submitted by scientists like you. You can see all the bug fixes in the full patch notes, linked just below.
Be safe out there, scientists.
[h3]This has been a taste of the major highlights, if you're looking for the
FULL PATCH NOTES, click the highlighted words to the left and surf the web over to the full list.[/h3]
Be sure to update your dedicated servers and as always, please keep submitting your bugs through the in-game links so we can keep working on improvements.
[h3]Regarding the major summer update - Crush Depth[/h3]
As you know, our bigger summer update is well underway and it will be landing sometime before the end of Summer - exact date
to be determined. That update will be chock full of new stuff which we discussed a bit in
our First Look at Crush Depth blog and we have a lot more to show - on the way. Until that time, do try to stay safe in the fog, and remember to treat your fellow scientists with kindness, compassion and the occasional pipe club bonk, if they really, really deserve it.
Thank you for all your work in the GATE Cascade Research Facility!Onward -- to science.[h2]Join the Scientific Community![/h2]
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