Surviving the Aftermath News

Surviving the Aftermath is a city builder game that tasks you with rebuilding society after an apocalyptic event. It's been in early access since 2019, with an initial stint as an Epic Games Store exclusive before hitting Steam Early Access just over a year ago today.

In total, it's had 20 major updates, with the most recent 'platinum' patch changing pretty much everything about the game. Now, it's ready to leave the safety of its pre-release barricade and step into the wide world of 1.0, which is due to happen next month. Accompanying it will be the 'endgame' update, which will add more late-game colony features, as well as a questline where players can uncover the secrets behind the initial apocalypse, while also preparing their colony to survive a new threat.

Game director Lasse Liljedahl states that the community has been heavily involved in the development of the survival game during its run so far. "I don't think I've ever worked on a game where the community was as integral to development," he says. "Truly, every decision, change, and addition we made stemmed from our community feedback... They had just as much a part in development as we have."

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• You should no longer be offered a Specialist you already have in your colony.
  
• The Specialist menu will now be hidden when the Build Menu is opened. This will prevent the two menus from overlapping on smaller screens.
  
• Sandworms should change their target if their original target runs out of range.
  
• The Top Bar now shows Firewood again as its own resource.
  
• Fixed an issue in the background systems of the game that could cause the game to appear stuck on devices with lower performance. This will also improve the game’s performance on the Xbox.
  
• Fixed an issue that would cause the game to show a notification about an event but would prevent the floater from showing or the 3D objects from appearing. While there is still a small intended delay until the 3D objects and floater appear, they should now always be shown.
  
• The Entertainment category should now be shown immediately after load. Previously it would require the player to open the Build Menu twice for it to show.
  
• The Trade panel will now show the resource descriptions again when you hover the cursor at a resource.
  
• Changed how the tech Upscaled Tents shows its effect. Previously this would show a +0 happiness boost which was not a clear indication of the effect of the tech.
  
• Fixed various issues that would cause errors to occur in the background of the game. These errors could cause the colonists to become stuck suddenly.
  
• Added translations for the Outposts help menu entry.
  
• Colonists should no longer get the “Slept on the ground” happiness debuff if they are living in a Crowded Tent.
  
• Added a failsafe for corrupted saves. Unfortunately, this will not prevent resources or the Tech Tree from resetting back to zero due to an error but it will allow you to continue the previously unplayable corrupted saves.
  
• The sector info panels in the World Map should now show correctly the Buildable/Blocked and Accessible/Inaccessible details.
  
• The Create a Settler panel now shows a highlight around the selected Specialist to better indicate which Specialist will turn into a Settler.
  

• The event pop-up texts have had layout improvements.
  
• The colonist info panel has been adjusted to add space for names of workplaces and shelters to prevent overlapping.
  
• Fixed the barrel fires on the tent.
  
• Tweaked the lights for several buildings.
  
• Updated the icon for the tent building in the Build Menu.
  

• Increased the amount of Plastic on all three difficulties.
  

• Decreased the number of pollution deposits when playing with Easy settings.
  
• The Colony Center and Headquarters buildings are now free to be built.
  
• Adjusted the values that affect leaving colonists as well.
  

• Adjusted the resources needed to repair the Entertainment buildings.
  
• The Tailor and the Toolshop now produce resources at a slightly increased rate.
  
• The colonists now gather Metal Scrap and Concrete Rubble slightly faster.
  
• The Mess Hall building’s input and output resource values have been adjusted.