Galacticare News

[p]Greetings Directors,
[/p][p]As some of you might be aware, Brightrock recently signed a new multi-game partnership with us at Mythwright (ICYMI: we are now the publisher for War for the Overworld and you can read more about it here)
[/p][p]Today we bring more news, The Cult and Brightrock have agreed that going forward publishing will be handled by us for Galacticare.
[/p][p]We are excited to expand our work with the Brightrock team and are looking forward to sharing future development updates with the community!


-Mythwright[/p]

Greetings Directors,

We have deployed a new minor patch primarily targeted at fixing a number of issues found in the main game and The Voice Beyond DLC.

[h2]Game Systems & Balance[/h2]

[h3]Ratings Goal Balance[/h3]

Designers Note: With the release of Patch 1.2 we loosened some of the tension of a number of ratings goals to ensure they were attainable and maintainable within a reasonable timescale and allowing for edgecases.

Patient & Staff Mood required a little more tweaking to achieve our aims as the system is more susceptible to fluctuations due to environmental factors. So we’ve loosened it some more, this should be much more maintainable now!

Reduced Staff & Patient “Good” Need Goals by an absolute 5% across the board.

• Mood Goal reduced from 90% to 85%
  
• Nutrition Goal reduced from 90% to 85%
  
• Toilet Goal reduced from 90% to 85%
  
• Seating Goal reduced from 90% to 85%
  

Unified neutral scores for Staff & Patient Need Goals.

• Staff Mood Neutral Range reduced from 80% to 70%
  
• Staff Nutrition Neutral Range reduced from 80% to 70%
  
• Staff Toilet Neutral Range reduced from 80% to 70%
  
• Staff Seating Neutral Range reduced from 80% to 70%
  
• Patient Nutrition Neutral Range reduced from 80% to 50%
  
• Patient Toilet Neutral Range reduced from 80% to 50%
  

[h3]Campaign[/h3]

Designers Note: Chapter 8 of the main campaign features a unique reduction in income from treatments. While this was accounted for in the ratings goals it was still a little harder to achieve than we liked, so we’ve adjusted the goal to be closer to the amount of income lost.

• Reduced Chapter 8 Finances Goal by 38% relatively
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

[h3]Achievement Fixes[/h3]

• “Multi-Platinum Medicine” - Chapter 2’s Challenge Mode 5-Star Rating Achievement should now unlock correctly. If already completed, simply entering the level should award the achievement.
  
• “It’s All Coming Together” - The Voice Beyond Chapter 2’s Challenge Mode 5-Star Rating Achievement should now unlock correctly. If already completed, simply entering the level should award the achievement.
  
• Fixed edge-cases in which the 5-Star and 5-Star Challenge Mode achievements for The Voice Beyond Chapters 1-3 could not unlock correctly
  

[h3]Gameplay Fixes[/h3]

• Conditions not encountered by the player are no longer considered valid targets for the Research Room’s automatic research selection
  
• Saboteurs which are actively pathing should now die immediately upon clicking the disintegrate button
  

[h3]UI Fixes[/h3]

• The CABAL Abbatoir Model is now correctly purchaseable in the Galactic Exchange
  
• Artifacts should no longer disappear from or be duplicated in the player’s inventory
  
• Fixed an issue where unexpected elements were appearing in the research target list
  

[h3]Campaign Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where HEAL identified the wrong mutation in chapter 3 of The Voice Beyond
  
• Fixed an issue where the “Return to Sender” objective in The Voice Beyond Chapter 3 did not complete correctly
  

[h3]Visual Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed a number of conflicting visual accessories for Xil and Dyonai patients which would interfere with certain conditions
  
• Fixed a case where certain Xil Accessories would appear too frequently
  
• Fixed a case where some Ohde Accessories would appear on the Xil
  
• Fixed the curious case of the missing nose on Dyonai afflicted by Glacial Cortext
  
• Fixed a missing texture of belt accesories for some species
  

[h3]Other Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where canister conditions could randomly mutate in challenge mode
  
• Fixed some rare issues which could cause save corruption
  
• Fixed a rare issue where you could become hard-locked on a loading screen
  
• Fixed minor issues in the Ohde & Tenki's society/physiology details
  
• Fixed a crash caused by characters becoming stuck
  
• Fixed a few errant audio timings
  

Until next time,

- Brightrock Games

Have you checked out our new DLC, The Voice Beyond, yet?

"Yes"? Excellent, Director! I knew you were a good egg.

"OBVIOUSLY"? Well, hey now, Director. I understand your enthusiasm for Galacticare, but let’s not make the others feel bad, eh.

"But wait a minute -" You lean in close. "Did you know the base game and new DLC see a mighty 30% discount until April 16th, 2025?" I can smell the distinct aroma of green onions on your breath. "Apologies, I just ate my lunch."

That's quite alright.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3334930/Galacticare__The_Voice_Beyond/

If you're still not sure whether Galacticare's epic new expansion is for you, perhaps we can finally persuade you. We've been working with some of Hollywood's greatest directors to put together a gripping cinematic adaptation of The Voice Beyond - a sweeping several hour movie event that captures our DLC's explosive action, iconic characters, and utterly disgusting new diseases.

When talks fell through, we made this explainer video instead.

What is Galacticare: The Voice Beyond? What goodies and surprises can you find within its 3 fully-voiced narrative campaign levels?

[h2]Watch the new explainer video and find out![/h2]

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Ready to scrub in? Galacticare needs YOU! Build, manage, and optimise intergalactic hospitals, recruit staff to satisfy the whims of various alien species, and cure bizarre illnesses - for money! Save the (literal) galaxy in story mode, or head into the sandbox to design the hospital of your dreams.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/494730/Galacticare/

Want EVERYTHING? You can also pick up Full Coverage Edition, which includes the base game, every last bit of the Supporters Pack, and The Voice Beyond DLC.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/51916/Galacticare_Full_Coverage_Edition/

Over and out!

Greetings Directors,

We've rolled out a small hotfix to correct a series of interrelated issues where DLC content would appear in the base game's sandbox mode prior to the level they were intended to unlock at.

[h2]Bug Fixes - Other[/h2]

• Fixed a rare save corruption bug
  
• Fixed issue where "advanced blueprints" in the Research labs was showing all the objects in the game, and then research progress stops
  
• DLC - Chapter 2 - Sandbox - Too many Patients!
  

Until next time,

- Brightrock Games

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Excellent news, Directors!

Our brand new narrative DLC, Galacticare: The Voice Beyond, can be bought as part of the London Games Festival sale on Steam!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3334930/Galacticare__The_Voice_Beyond/

In this fully-voiced three level expansion, your favourite sci-fi hospital sim heads to the frontlines as war descends on the galaxy. Battle new alien diseases, deal with sneaky Saboteurs infiltrating your hospitals, face god-like adversaries, and so much more.

The London Games Festival - running April 2nd to 13th - celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and we're RATHER PROUD to be among the festivities.

You can grab Galacticare: The Voice Beyond in London Games Festival’s Steam sale until it wraps up on April 13th at 18:00 BST.

So, in true London spirit, make yourself a cuppa and get playing!

Have a glorious #LGF25, gentlefolk. Pip pip.