Mars Horizon News

Simfest Hobby Edition 28th March - 4th April 2022 is a joint Steam & Auroch Digital event. It is a Steam festival celebrating simulation games, giving the genre opportunity to showcase all it has to offer. As there are so many games within the sim genre, the first Simfest will be the “Hobby Sim Edition”. A Hobby Sim is a simulation game that authentically simulates a hobby or job (or both!).

At Auroch Digital we've lined up a range of excellent streams and panels from games and studios doing interesting things in the simulation game space.

We are also sharing our own experience of making a job simulation game with Mars Horizon, check out the panel we are taking part in below. The panel is being looped multiple times during a 24 hour period in order to cater to different time zones. Make sure to check the schedule to find exact showing times.

[h2]🏗 Panel: What is a hobby Sim and why do people play them? 🏗[/h2]

• Date 3rd - 4th April between 6pm - 6pm UK time
• From the teams working on popular hobby and job simulation games to find out how they made the games, find out how they capture that hobby or job. Where does realism belong in this genre of games? Is it more important to simulate a hobby or job accurately, or does an idealised version suit gaming better? Find out where the line between realism and idealisation is drawn in some of your favourite hobby and job sims!
  

We had some requests to know the specific bug fixes that are part of the Daring Expeditions update.
[h3]Bug Fixes:[/h3]

• Fixes issues with incorrect payloads showing in cutscenes
  
• Fixes some minor UI overlaps and visual bugs
  
• Fixes to achievements
  
• Fixes to narrative pop ups for Space Tourism mission
  
• Fixes minor localization issues
  

Good Luck Aurochnauts!

[h3]Take new risks in Mars Horizon's Daring Expeditions update LIVE NOW. Expect new dangerous missions, new flags, and plenty of Spacepedia updates. The Mars Horizon Daring Expeditions update is now live on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch![/h3]



[h2]What's in Mars Horizon's Daring Expeditions update?[/h2]

[h3]New Mission: Space Tourist 🚀[/h3]
We've added a space tourist mission where you can elect to send a billionaire or an educator into space on their request. This is a high risk mission for your agency, possibly wrecking your reputation or granting you huge rewards. We've also added new narrative events and cinematics for this mission.


[h3]New Mission: Chinese Rover Zhurong 🌌[/h3]
This adds a new mission for players who are playing the Chinese space agency in the game; Chinese Rover Zhurong as a payload to send to Mars! We took inspiration from this recent dramatic accomplishment by the CNSA and have put it into our game along with brand new cinematics which reflect the activity of the mission.


[h3]New Mission: Philae / Rosetta Mission 🛰[/h3]
This adds a playable new mission where the comet that the Rosetta mission targeted appears in the Solar System - and you're able to research a mission to land on it just like ESA did. There's new narrative events which explain the comet's formation and chart its relevance in science. We've also added a bunch of dramatic new cinematics as well as the new payloads.


[h3]New flags, Spacepedia Updates, and Bugfixes 🐛[/h3]
As well as these awesome new missions we've added loads of new nation flags to select when you begin your own custom agency. There are new spacepedia entries for space tourism, the zhurong rover, and of course Rosetta and Philae.

We’ve also implemented lots of bug fixes to address the balance of some missions and some localisation improvements.


[h2]We had a special Rosetta Mission stream with ESA special guest Andrea Accomazzo on the 12th November 🎬[/h2]

On November 12th, 2021 it was the 7th anniversary of the landing of the Philae probe on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the crowning achievement of the Rosetta mission.

For the stream, the Auroch Digital team was joined by Andrea Accomazzo, who is the Head of Solar System and Exploration Missions Division at the European Space Agency, and who actually worked on the Rosetta mission back in 2014.

He talks about the challenges of the Rosetta mission and how they solved them as we try to land our own Philae probe during the stream.

Catch the stream over on our Youtube page!

[h2]Ladell, Mike, and Andrea take on the Rosetta Mission 🚀[/h2]

[h3]In Mars Horizon's Daring Expeditions update, you will be able to undertake new risks which can reap high rewards when it lands in January 2022. Expect to see dangerous new missions, new flags and plenty of Spacepedia updates.
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The Auroch Digital team are joined by Andrea Accomazzo, who is the Head of Solar System and Exploration Missions Division at the European Space Agency, and who actually worked on the Rosetta mission back in 2014.

You'll be lightyears ahead by getting an early access if you watch today's stream!

[h3]Daring Expeditions Sneak Peek Livestream[/h3]

[h3]🔴 LIVE NOW! 🔴[/h3]


[h2]What to expect from Daring Expeditions update coming 2022! 🚀[/h2]

Another free new update to Mars Horizon coming in the new year to PC, Playstation, Xbox and Switch. This includes:

• 📝 New Mission - Research the Rosetta mission just like the ESA did to make out of this world discoveries.
  
• 🧳 Space Tourist Mission - Choose this high risk mission to send a billionaire or an educator into space. Will you wreck your reputation or reap the rewards?
  
• 🪂 Zhurong to Chinese Space Agency - For those playing the Chinese Space Agency; Chinese Rover Zhurong as a payload to send to Mars.
  
• 🏁 Loads of New Flags - We've added loads of new nation flags to select when you begin your own custom agency
  
• 📚 Spacepdia Updates- New spacepedia entries for space tourism, the Zhurong rover, and of course Rosetta and Philae
  
• 🐛 Bug fixes - We addressed the balance of some missions.
  
• Some Localisation Fixes
  

[h3]Try the update early in our Daring Expeditions playtest! 🚀[/h3]
We are running a playtest of the Daring Expeditions update from now until November 19th. If you own the game you are able to join the playtest on Steam, GOG or Epic. Please note the playtest is PC only.

Here's how to access the playtest for each platform 🛰

• ⚫ Steam: Select the "experimental" branch
  
• 🟢 GOG: Select the "daring expeditions beta" branch
  
• 🟣 Epic: This should appear as a new product in your account called Mars Horizon Beta

Be sure to let us know what you think or any issues you run into 👩‍🚀

[h3]Read more about the update here, and check out the sneak peek which is live now!
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Take new risks in Mars Horizon's Daring Expeditions update when it lands in January 2022. Expect new dangerous missions, new flags, and plenty of Spacepedia updates.

Get an early look at one of the new missions this November in our extra special stream. We'll be playing the Rosetta mission, which saw the Philae probe successfully land on a comet, as part of its 7th anniversary with one of the people who worked on the mission.

• Watch the stream 12th November on the Mars Horizon Steam page at 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm GMT.
  

Read on to find out what else is included in Mars Horizon's next update and get more details about this amazing stream 👩‍🚀

The Mars Horizon Daring Expeditions update is coming to PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch in January 2022!


November 12th, 2021 is the 7th anniversary of the landing of the Philae probe on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the crowning achievement of the Rosetta mission.

For this stream, the Auroch Digital team will be joined by Andrea Accomazzo, who is the Head of Solar System and Exploration Missions Division at the European Space Agency, and who actually worked on the Rosetta mission back in 2014.

He'll be talking about the challenges of the Rosetta mission and how they solved them as we try to land our own Philae probe during the stream. This will be your first look at Mars Horizon's next update so don't miss it as we'll be giving out some tips for your own playthrough!
The stream is happening on 12th November on the Mars Horizon Steam page 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm GMT.

[h2]Check out the update early![/h2]
For anyone who already owns Mars Horizon we will be running a playtest of the update straight after the stream. Jump onto the Mars Horizon test branch to try it out early and let us know if you run into any issues.



[h2]New Mission: Space Tourist[/h2]
We've added a space tourist mission where you can elect to send a billionaire or an educator into space on their request. This is a high risk mission for your agency, possibly wrecking your reputation or granting you huge rewards. We've also added new narrative events and cinematics for this mission.


[h2]New Mission: Chinese Rover Zhurong[/h2]
This adds a new mission for players who are playing the Chinese space agency in the game; Chinese Rover Zhurong as a payload to send to Mars! We took inspiration from this recent dramatic accomplishment by the CNSA and have put it into our game along with brand new cinematics which reflect the activity of the mission.


[h2]New Mission: Philae / Rosetta Mission[/h2]
This adds a playable new mission where the comet that the Rosetta mission targeted appears in the Solar System - and you're able to research a mission to land on it just like ESA did. There's new narrative events which explain the comet's formation and chart its relevance in science. We've also added a bunch of dramatic new cinematics as well as the new payloads.


[h2]New flags, Spacepedia Updates, and Bugfixes[/h2]
As well as these awesome new missions we've added loads of new nation flags to select when you begin your own custom agency. There are new spacepedia entries for space tourism, the zhurong rover, and of course Rosetta and Philae.
We’ve also implemented lots of bug fixes to address the balance of some missions and some localisation improvements.