Times and Galaxy News

This is Patch 5 already. Times flies like a spaceship. Fast. Time moves fast.

In this patch, which we are calling the 'Copybot' Patch, we focused heavily on some key issues reported by players and scores of polish. There are still some known issues to be patched in (we are working on them as you read this probably).

Highlights of the Copybot Patch include fixing a scripting issue that was making it impossible to unlock the Gearheaded Gourmand achievement/trophy. To unlock it, you must: eat the cat treats at the cat show; drink Nitro-chug at the robo fights; eat glowing veggies or mushrooms at the dirt fair; and drink both oil and coffee from a machine on the Scanner. If you have done all of these in a single playthrough, drink coffee on the Scanner to unlock.

To see a list of fixes and issues we are currently working to fix, click here.

We are continuing to work hard to polish this game until it shines like a flying saucer. Thank you for playing and for your patience. If you like Times & Galaxy, please consider recommending it to a friend. A weird lil game like ours needs to find its weird lil audience.

Keep watching the skis,
Ben

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There are plenty of indie narrative titles on sale from Fellow Traveller - including the recently verified for human Steam Deck device, Times & Galaxy!



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So whether you're looking for something new, a bargain, some cool soundtracks and bundles, or even something to play on Steam Deck, we're sure to have something just for you.

Sale ends 24th September, so get in quick!

Greetings, *NAME_REF!!ERROR*,

Times & Galaxy from is now verified for your human Steam Deck device! ✅

Now you can play the game anywhere! Your human bed, your human couch or, of course, your human toilet 👁️

Please note the following statement of enthusiasm from the game's developer:

I love my Steam Deck. I play so many games on the thing. Games that were collecting dust in my backlog because holy heck is playing on my PC with a controller not my favorite thing to do.

Steam has verified Times & Galaxy for Steam Deck!

We basically made our game with Steam Deck players in mind (and controller-favoring players in general). I'm not going to say it's the ideal way to play Times & Galaxy, but I will say that IT'S THE IDEAL WAY TO PLAY TIMES & GALAXY. Because you can stay in bed!

If you've been waiting to pick up Times & Galaxy, or you've already purchased it and it's been collecting dust in your own backlog, consider this your sign to grab your closest Steam Deck and get back to bed!

Ben (and the rest of the T&G team!)

Thank you for playing Times & Galaxy. Since release we have been gathering bug reports from players who have encountered issues we didn't catch prior to release. This first post-launch patch is focused on making sure the game is running smoothly without any major speed bumps. We've addressed some significant issues found including fixes to the Scanner Map, logic gating a couple conversations and achievements. The patch also fixes any reported issues that have softlocked players’ games or, in a couple super nasty cases, eaten saves.

We continue to work on bug fixes and text/art polish. Thank you for your patience as we make this game as squeaky clean as possible. If you encounter an issue, please report it on the game's Steam Community discussion forum in the pinned bugs thread. If you prefer you can email: [email protected]. ❤️

Thanks again for playing our weird as heck game!

Ben

Key Fixes in the Mechanic Patch:
- Fixes softlock in Cycle 12 Arwin conversation where option pointed to nothing, stopping the player from progressing.
- Fixes issue that preventEd players from accepting their story and progressing beyond the Scanner in Cycle 15 if they first asked Arwin about their performance.
- Changes Garden Achievement to unlock when all seeds have been planted, rather than when all plants have reached maturity.
- Updates Scanner map to better reflect which characters are in which rooms on any given cycle; also fixes input related bugs that were affecting the map user experience.
- Fixes Readership and Reputation achievement unlocks in final Cycle. Players with high numbers in both were receiving achievements for doing badly.
- Adds background audio missing from Toy Recall mission.
- Fixes lost sprite reference when loading saves.
- Updates conditionals in Copybot conversations that were preventing players from romancing them.
- Updates Arwin's Cycle 7 conversation so players now can hear about the story assignments before committing to one.
- Fixes issue with Billy’s collider in Cycle 17. It should no longer be possible to trigger his conversation manually before the proximity trigger fires.
- Fixes Copybot ending collider with similar issue to Billy’s.

Other Fixes in Mechanic Patch:
- Updates SFX playback method to detach it from animations for easier polish in future updates
- Sets Humania to the correct size in story intro animation
- Polishes text in several story builder elements, notably in Cycle 10

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