Starbound news & patch notes

Hi everyone! Tiny changelist to resolve a launch issue:

• Fixed issue preventing launch on new MacOS since Sequoia 15.1 update

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471358/961f031e792b8323e4f00cfa1890fed1817aa4f2.gif We're excited to announce the release of Starbound 1.4 - the 'Bounty Hunter' update! In this update players can become bounty hunters, seeking out criminal gangs through missions and climb the ranks as they rebuild the Peacekeepers and restore law and order to the universe. There's also new elemental variants of many monsters, which have a rare chance to be encountered - if you see one be sure to capture it! In addition there's a ton of new furniture, objects, weapons, and fun new stuff - including drones, password keypad locks, a laser mining tool, and a sports car! https://youtu.be/cJUh9gjEuOs We've been working on this update for a long time, thanks so much for being patient while we took the time to get it just right! Here's an outline of all the changes; https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471358/949f858c10592171613a8a61641f74bf4268e67c.pnghttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471358/fda3023335e1150b6c172444e9f20e6f1e2071dc.pnghttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471358/b1543bb6e58f96b25dce5b6abb8d164791619285.pnghttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471358/c501a9125267a9f5d04b23da2abc40e3974650bb.png

Bounty Hunting

• New procedurally-generated quests that see the player travel to worlds and into space, hunting down criminal gangs
• New Peacekeeper stations for bounty hunters – work your way through promotions and restore law in the universe
• Take the fight to criminal gangs at their hideouts, including a climatic final mission & boss fight!
• New quests: Becoming a Peacekeeper, Rookie Assignment, Rising through the Ranks, The Good Fight, Keeping the Peace, Going after the Occasus
• New generated bounty quests
• New generated criminal hideout microdungeons

New Music

• Four new music tracks by Starbound composer Curtis Schweitzer

Rare Monsters

• Elemental Monster variants - they are capturable, and earn progress in a new collection.
• New Collection: Rare Pets collection
• New monster variants: Fire Gleap, Electric Voltip, Poison Smoglin, Ice Peblit, Albino Poptop, Electric Anglure, Fire Bobot, Poison Bulbop, Electric Capricoat, Ice Crabcano, Electric Crutter, Ice Fennix, Elecrtic Hemogoblin, Ice Hypnare, Fire Lilodon, Poison Mandraflora, Ice Miasmop, Ice Narfin, Fire Oogler, Poison Nutmidge, Ice Orbide, Electric Petricub, Poison Pipkin, Electric Quagmutt, Ice Ringram, Poison Scaveran, Elecrtic Snaunt, Poison Snuffish, Poison Sporgus, Fire Taroni, Fire Toumingo, Poison Trictus, Electric Yokat, Electric Ignome, Fire Lumoth, Poison Pyromantle, Electric Skimbus, Fire Spookit, Fire Squeem, Fire Wisper, Ice Agrobat, Poison Batong, Poison Bobfae, Fire Monopus, Poison Paratail, Fire Pteropod, Cultist Scandroid, Ice Crustoise, Ice Iguarmor, Fire Oculob, Poison Pulpin, Ice Snaggler, Electric Tintic, Fire Gosmet

New Furniture

• Egyptian set: Egyptian Bed, Egyptian Chair, Egyptian Crest, Egyptian Pillar, Egyptian Statuette, Egyptian Table
• Office set: Office Cabinet, Office Computer, Office Desk, Office Desk Lamp, Office Noticeboard, Office Scanner, Office Server, Office Stapler, Office Table
• Peacekeeper objects: Peacekeeper Chair, Peacekeeper Computer, Peacekeeper Desk, Peacekeeper Door, Peacekeeper Emblem, Peacekeeper Rusty Emblem, Peacekeeper Furnishings, Peacekeeper Lamp Post, Peacekeeper Mug, Peacekeeper Notes, Peacekeeper Painting, Peacekeeper Tall Poster, Peacekeeper Wide Poster, Peacekeeper Store, Peacekeeper Table, Peacekeeper Vending Machine, Peacekeeper Poster
• Neon objects: Bounty Board, Neon Hologram, Neon Lamp Post, Neon Magenta Light, Neon Peacekeeper Emblem, Neon Store, Neon Triangle
• Occasus pieces: Cultist Airlock Door, Cultist Airlock Hatch, Cultist Banner, Cultist Chest
• Other: Dark Computer, Extractor Drill, Hanging Guardian, Mech Platform
• New Teleporter: Peacekeeper Teleporter
• New Wireable Object: Numeric Keypad

Other New Additions

• Drones: Peacekeeper Drone, Mining Drone
• New Weapons: Neo Magnum, Neo Magnum-E78, Neo Magnum-RX, Neo Magnum-ZZZ, Glue Sprayer, Lazercaster, Stun Grenade
• New Tool: Mining Laser
• New Unique Monster: Cosmic Intruder
• New Mission: The Dantalion
• New Boss Encounter: The Swansong
• New Armor: Captain Noble Head, Cultist General Hood, Cultist General Tentacles, Groucho Glasses, Pharaoh Headdress, Sheep Hat, Shirt Top,
• Peacekeeper Set (Peacekeeper Hat, Peacekeeper Shirt, Peacekeeper Trousers)
• New Figurines: Cosmic Intruder Figurine, Swansong Figurine
• New Mech Parts: Neo Laser Mech Arm, Peacekeeper Mech Body
• New Augments: Peacekeeper I Augment, Peacekeeper II Augment, Peacekeeper III Augment
• New vehicle: Red Sports Car
• New world spawn vehicles: Dropship, Mini Tank, Mini UFO, Sportscar, Jeep
• New object tags: Cultist, Egyptian, Peacekeeper, Office
• New Tenants: Egyptian, Peacekeeper, Office
• New blocks: Sloped Glass Panel, Polygon Platform
• New currency: Peace Credit

Changes and fixes

• Changed the crafting requirements for all mech parts to match materials in the system where the blueprint is found.
• Changed name of 'T-Rex' fossil pieces to 'T. Rex'
• Fixed bug where Triplod Figurine was not properly awarding credit to the Collections Library
• Various lua bindings added
• Added /setdungeonid command
• Updated instrument audio position to follow the player
• Display for gendered armor in tooltips
• Add hover state to mission/crew/tech interface lists
• For radial tile brushes, damage tile center instead of tile origin
• Allow equalsSelf material render rule to also match on hue
• Add a glow to inventory button when inventory has new items
• Add a cooldown to ouch noise
• Remove monster families and variantParameters
• Allow bursting particle emitters multiple times in the same frame
• Fix latch object animation bug
• Only suffocate if mouth position is inside collision geometry
• Fix energypickaxe animation state
• Fix projectiles not dealing damage if spawned after the parent projectile has died
• Minor bugfixes

We hope you all enjoy this update, please let us know what you think on Twitter or Discord! We'll also be streaming the update live on our Twitch channel later this afternoon if you'd like a preview! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471358/0e788993af06eca33f1fe6561cc0c9d0f61f2333.gif

Original Post Hey, everyone! Things are busy here as we’re still hard at work on the 1.4 update. A number of players have been encountering a crash bug when switching between weapons of the same type, so we decided to address that with a hotfix update rather than waiting for the next patch. While we’re at it, though, we figured we’d throw in one more useful feature: category tags for Steam Workshop mods! The mod uploader tool now allows you to select one or more tags for your mod, and these can be used to filter searches in the Workshop. Hopefully this will make it a bit easier to sort through the amazing variety of available mods! On the development side of things, we’ve been focusing on exciting events for you to encounter in pursuit of your bounty targets. You didn’t think it was going to be simple, did you? (CLICK FOR GIF) In this example, your investigation is stymied by a code-locked door with your target tantalizingly out of reach. You’ll need to use clever social engineering to obtain the code from an unwary underling in order to progress. We’re very excited about the procedural possibilities for this patch, and hope you are too. If you’ve got ideas for cool or silly things you’d expect to encounter on a bounty hunt, let us know in the comments. Until next time! <3

Original Post Hey, everyone! Things are busy here as we’re still hard at work on the 1.4 update. A number of players have been encountering a crash bug when switching between weapons of the same type, so we decided to address that with a hotfix update rather than waiting for the next patch. While we’re at it, though, we figured we’d throw in one more useful feature: category tags for Steam Workshop mods! The mod uploader tool now allows you to select one or more tags for your mod, and these can be used to filter searches in the Workshop. Hopefully this will make it a bit easier to sort through the amazing variety of available mods! On the development side of things, we’ve been focusing on exciting events for you to encounter in pursuit of your bounty targets. You didn’t think it was going to be simple, did you? (CLICK FOR GIF) In this example, your investigation is stymied by a code-locked door with your target tantalizingly out of reach. You’ll need to use clever social engineering to obtain the code from an unwary underling in order to progress. We’re very excited about the procedural possibilities for this patch, and hope you are too. If you’ve got ideas for cool or silly things you’d expect to encounter on a bounty hunt, let us know in the comments. Until next time! <3

Hello, Starbound has been updated with some minor gameplay changes and bug fixes. Everyone on Steam should see the update immediately, but those on GOG and Humble may need to wait a little while for the files to update. ːSBmmː Check below for patch notes! ːSBmmː

Additions & Changes

• Reduce cost of player station parts
• Show some system information on hovering over stars in the navigation interface
• Show system name on the system screen in the navigation interface
• Properly beam away a player's mech when a player beams off the world
• Deploying to asteroid fields puts you in a position related to where in the field your ship is
• Allow any number of script panes with no source entity.
• Add player.interact lua binding
• Keep player from starving when in a mech

Bug Fixes

• Various NPC and Monster behavior fixes
• Fix issue where player ships from other systems would be visible on the navigation screen
• Fix issue where deploying to a party member could result in deploying a mech to their ship
• Improve jarring movement of the sky during flying and warping
• Fix issue where inventory items would count twice in crafting interfaces
• Fix parameters argument for spawnnpc console command
• Fix issue allowing the player to fly the ship before fully repairing it

Hello, Starbound has been updated with some minor gameplay changes and bug fixes. Everyone on Steam should see the update immediately, but those on GOG and Humble may need to wait a little while for the files to update. :SBmm: Check below for patch notes! :SBmm:

Additions & Changes

• Reduce cost of player station parts
• Show some system information on hovering over stars in the navigation interface
• Show system name on the system screen in the navigation interface
• Properly beam away a player's mech when a player beams off the world
• Deploying to asteroid fields puts you in a position related to where in the field your ship is
• Allow any number of script panes with no source entity.
• Add player.interact lua binding
• Keep player from starving when in a mech

Bug Fixes

• Various NPC and Monster behavior fixes
• Fix issue where player ships from other systems would be visible on the navigation screen
• Fix issue where deploying to a party member could result in deploying a mech to their ship
• Improve jarring movement of the sky during flying and warping
• Fix issue where inventory items would count twice in crafting interfaces
• Fix parameters argument for spawnnpc console command
• Fix issue allowing the player to fly the ship before fully repairing it

Hey everyone! ːSBmmː We've just released a Starbound update with some minor changes and bug fixes. Check below for patch notes! ːSBmmː

Minor Changes / Bug Fixes

• Added and improved sound effects for a variety of monsters, weapons and mech components
• Fixed lots of typos
• Fix ‘Parts and Labour’ quest description not matching its requirements
• Fix bookmarks not being sorted alphabetically
• Fix players ‘swimming’ off rail stops using rail hooks
• Fix world.spawnLiquid not functioning on tiles with rails/platforms
• Fix a bug allowing placement of blocks on some outside walls of player stations
• Fix Triplod not registering in monster collection when captured
• Fix final ore type not being listed in navigation interface for some planets
• Fix placement of a boulder trap in a challenge room
• Fix rustick being affected by physics forces/collisions
• Make airless space areas actually airless and require breath protection
• Fix tier 4 mech bodies not protecting against radiation
• Fix penguin weapon shop not unlocking when repeating weapon testing mission
• Fix passive monsters becoming aggressive when player engages hostile monsters
• Fix some systems not zooming out far enough in nav and planets going out of view
• Fix a bug causing a navigation crash when selecting gas giants
• Fix objects with minimum / maximum liquid levels not being broken
• Fix item drops being stuck in force regions at top / bottom of world
• Fix quest indicators being affected by world lighting
• Fix bug preventing some background tiles from being painted
• Disable ‘go to quest’ button in nav when that system isn’t explored (e.g. in another universe)
• Fix some bugs when dual wielding rail hooks
• Prevent activating techs during mech deployment
• Don’t show the ‘E’ hint in dialog sequences that are not skippable
• Fix a bug where navigation could be canceled after consuming fuel but before starting flight
• Rework behavior of hoverbikes in zero gravity
• Boats no longer sail out of water
• Add an icon to Tonauac’s safe fall blessing
• Add a few more mech horns
• Prevent rail trams from driving off the ends of active stops

Modding API Changes

• Add world.setDungeonId binding

Hey everyone! :SBmm: We've just released a Starbound update with some minor changes and bug fixes. Check below for patch notes! :SBmm:

Minor Changes / Bug Fixes

• Added and improved sound effects for a variety of monsters, weapons and mech components
• Fixed lots of typos
• Fix ‘Parts and Labour’ quest description not matching its requirements
• Fix bookmarks not being sorted alphabetically
• Fix players ‘swimming’ off rail stops using rail hooks
• Fix world.spawnLiquid not functioning on tiles with rails/platforms
• Fix a bug allowing placement of blocks on some outside walls of player stations
• Fix Triplod not registering in monster collection when captured
• Fix final ore type not being listed in navigation interface for some planets
• Fix placement of a boulder trap in a challenge room
• Fix rustick being affected by physics forces/collisions
• Make airless space areas actually airless and require breath protection
• Fix tier 4 mech bodies not protecting against radiation
• Fix penguin weapon shop not unlocking when repeating weapon testing mission
• Fix passive monsters becoming aggressive when player engages hostile monsters
• Fix some systems not zooming out far enough in nav and planets going out of view
• Fix a bug causing a navigation crash when selecting gas giants
• Fix objects with minimum / maximum liquid levels not being broken
• Fix item drops being stuck in force regions at top / bottom of world
• Fix quest indicators being affected by world lighting
• Fix bug preventing some background tiles from being painted
• Disable ‘go to quest’ button in nav when that system isn’t explored (e.g. in another universe)
• Fix some bugs when dual wielding rail hooks
• Prevent activating techs during mech deployment
• Don’t show the ‘E’ hint in dialog sequences that are not skippable
• Fix a bug where navigation could be canceled after consuming fuel but before starting flight
• Rework behavior of hoverbikes in zero gravity
• Boats no longer sail out of water
• Add an icon to Tonauac’s safe fall blessing
• Add a few more mech horns
• Prevent rail trams from driving off the ends of active stops

Modding API Changes

• Add world.setDungeonId binding

https://youtu.be/iX3Mvvm5vRI Hello! Starbound 1.3 - Spacefarer Update is here! With the Spacefarer Update, our goal was to give players more things to do in space! Starbound has always focused heavily on traveling from planet to planet, but objectively space is just much cooler than any planet. Check out the trailer for an overview of what we've added this patch, or check the patch notes below for a more comprehensive list of changes/additions. This is one of the biggest Starbound updates to date and has been really exciting for us to work on. We hope you enjoy it!

Major Changes

https://giant.gfycat.com/FondAffectionateDwarfrabbit.gif Navigation Overhaul The cockpit navigation interface has been completely overhauled. Planets, moons and ships are all visible and orbit each other in real time. Systems will now contain NPC stations, friendly and hostile NPC ships, and strange space anomalies to visit! https://giant.gfycat.com/UnrealisticVainHoverfly.gif Customizable Mechs Explore these new space locations in customizable spacefaring mechs! Traverse hostile space in zero gravity, fight powerful new space monsters, and collect unique rewards as you upgrade your mech to progress through more difficult hazards. Mechs can also be deployed to planets, to crush your enemies with overwhelming firepower! https://giant.gfycat.com/UnsteadyHonestCivet.gif Modular Space Stations Make a permanent home among the stars with player-owned stations! Use a station transponder to place your station into orbit, then expand it with modular rooms to suit your needs.  

Minor Changes / Bug Fixes

• Gameplay now pauses while menu is open (single player only)
• Non-piercing projectiles (e.g.) rockets now stop at the edge of the entity they hit, correcting knockback direction from explosions
• Adjusted player and other physics to behave better in zero gravity
• Remove gravity from asteroid fields
• Asteroid fields now ring their stars and can be entered at any position
• Add rail tram vehicles and tram stop objects
• When opening inventory, first tab will be selected by default
• Auto-sorting inventory will also stack items
• Add visual novel engine
• Fix threat level of player ships to always be 1 for colonist purposes
• Cheese is now considered produce and players will be paid to launch it into space
• Made several block types permeable to liquids
• Perfect armor set now slightly weaker than tier 6 crafted armors
• Fix several issues with NPC pathfinding
• Various performance improvements
• Engineer and Mechanic crew members now give flat bonuses to ship speed and fuel efficiency
• Ancient Vaults will no longer regenerate if the game is restarted while the vault is open
• Added unbanip and unbanuuid commands for servers
• Rail platforms and trams can now be broken using the matter manipulator

 

Modding API Changes

• Support script panes opening and closing with inventory (like containers)
• Item slots / grids in script panes now display tooltips for contained items
• Special keys are now passed separately to techs as special1, special2, and special3. If a player is lounging, they will be suppressed and instead passed to the active vehicle (if applicable)
• Support rectangular force regions with a linear force gradient
• Support setting gravity for specific dungeon IDs in dungeon files
• Rework canvas widget bindings. Canvas widgets can now be bound to a Lua object and controlled directly
• Support damage sources for vehicles
• ActiveItems will now include the player lua bindings when held by a player
• Techs now have access to the message table for entity message handling
• Add celestial lua bindings for script panes
• Behavior nodes must now be explicitly defined in .nodes files. This includes specifying node parameters and outputs, with associated types. (Supported types: json, entity, position, vec2, number, bool, list, table, string)
• Behavior trees (.behavior) now explicitly specify whether a parameter is a blackboard key or a raw value. This includes parameters passed into module (sub-tree) nodes.
• Behavior node Lua implementations no longer directly perform blackboard lookups (BData methods). Lookups are performed before running the function, and the raw values are directly available in the “args” argument.
• Behavior node Lua implementations no longer directly set blackboard values. Node output is set by returning or yielding a second value. This second value is a table of output key to output values.

Added Lua bindings:

• world.environmentStatusEffects
• world.materialHueShift
• world.modHueShift
• world.materialColor
• world.setMaterialColor
• world.entityTypeName
• world.setDungeonGravity
• world.setDungeonBreathable
• world.itemDropItem
• mcontroller.zeroG
• mcontroller.atWorldLimit
• physics.setCollisionEnabled
• player.blueprintKnown
• player.unequipTech
• player.swapSlotItem
• player.setSwapSlotItem
• player.loungingIn
• player.worldHasOrbitBookmark
• player.orbitBookmarks
• player.systemBookmarks
• player.addOrbitBookmark
• player.removeOrbitBookmark
• player.addTeleportBookmark
• player.isMapped
• player.mappedObjects
• root.materialConfig
• root.modConfig
• root.liquidConfig
• root.elementalResistance
• root.dungeonMetadata
• vehicle.setForceRegionEnabled
• vehicle.setDamageSourceEnabled
• pane.setTitle
• widget.active
• widget.hasFocus
• widget.registerMemberCallback
• widget.itemSlotItem
• widget.setItemSlotProgress
• widget.bindCanvas
• entity.persistent

Removed Lua bindings:

• activeItem.giveOwnerItem (now available via player)
• activeItem.ownerHasItem (now available via player)
• activeItem.takeOwnerItem (now available via player)
• player.addBookmark (use addTeleportBookmark / addOrbitBookmark instead)
• root.materialPath (use materialConfig instead)
• root.getConfiguration (removed for security)
• root.setConfiguration (removed for security)
• root.getConfigurationPath (removed for security)
• root.setConfigurationPath (removed for security)

https://youtu.be/iX3Mvvm5vRI Hello! Starbound 1.3 - Spacefarer Update is here! With the Spacefarer Update, our goal was to give players more things to do in space! Starbound has always focused heavily on traveling from planet to planet, but objectively space is just much cooler than any planet. Check out the trailer for an overview of what we've added this patch, or check the patch notes below for a more comprehensive list of changes/additions. This is one of the biggest Starbound updates to date and has been really exciting for us to work on. We hope you enjoy it!

Major Changes

https://giant.gfycat.com/FondAffectionateDwarfrabbit.gif Navigation Overhaul The cockpit navigation interface has been completely overhauled. Planets, moons and ships are all visible and orbit each other in real time. Systems will now contain NPC stations, friendly and hostile NPC ships, and strange space anomalies to visit! https://giant.gfycat.com/UnrealisticVainHoverfly.gif Customizable Mechs Explore these new space locations in customizable spacefaring mechs! Traverse hostile space in zero gravity, fight powerful new space monsters, and collect unique rewards as you upgrade your mech to progress through more difficult hazards. Mechs can also be deployed to planets, to crush your enemies with overwhelming firepower! https://giant.gfycat.com/UnsteadyHonestCivet.gif Modular Space Stations Make a permanent home among the stars with player-owned stations! Use a station transponder to place your station into orbit, then expand it with modular rooms to suit your needs.  

Minor Changes / Bug Fixes

• Gameplay now pauses while menu is open (single player only)
• Non-piercing projectiles (e.g.) rockets now stop at the edge of the entity they hit, correcting knockback direction from explosions
• Adjusted player and other physics to behave better in zero gravity
• Remove gravity from asteroid fields
• Asteroid fields now ring their stars and can be entered at any position
• Add rail tram vehicles and tram stop objects
• When opening inventory, first tab will be selected by default
• Auto-sorting inventory will also stack items
• Add visual novel engine
• Fix threat level of player ships to always be 1 for colonist purposes
• Cheese is now considered produce and players will be paid to launch it into space
• Made several block types permeable to liquids
• Perfect armor set now slightly weaker than tier 6 crafted armors
• Fix several issues with NPC pathfinding
• Various performance improvements
• Engineer and Mechanic crew members now give flat bonuses to ship speed and fuel efficiency
• Ancient Vaults will no longer regenerate if the game is restarted while the vault is open
• Added unbanip and unbanuuid commands for servers
• Rail platforms and trams can now be broken using the matter manipulator

 

Modding API Changes

• Support script panes opening and closing with inventory (like containers)
• Item slots / grids in script panes now display tooltips for contained items
• Special keys are now passed separately to techs as special1, special2, and special3. If a player is lounging, they will be suppressed and instead passed to the active vehicle (if applicable)
• Support rectangular force regions with a linear force gradient
• Support setting gravity for specific dungeon IDs in dungeon files
• Rework canvas widget bindings. Canvas widgets can now be bound to a Lua object and controlled directly
• Support damage sources for vehicles
• ActiveItems will now include the player lua bindings when held by a player
• Techs now have access to the message table for entity message handling
• Add celestial lua bindings for script panes
• Behavior nodes must now be explicitly defined in .nodes files. This includes specifying node parameters and outputs, with associated types. (Supported types: json, entity, position, vec2, number, bool, list, table, string)
• Behavior trees (.behavior) now explicitly specify whether a parameter is a blackboard key or a raw value. This includes parameters passed into module (sub-tree) nodes.
• Behavior node Lua implementations no longer directly perform blackboard lookups (BData methods). Lookups are performed before running the function, and the raw values are directly available in the “args” argument.
• Behavior node Lua implementations no longer directly set blackboard values. Node output is set by returning or yielding a second value. This second value is a table of output key to output values.

Added Lua bindings:

• world.environmentStatusEffects
• world.materialHueShift
• world.modHueShift
• world.materialColor
• world.setMaterialColor
• world.entityTypeName
• world.setDungeonGravity
• world.setDungeonBreathable
• world.itemDropItem
• mcontroller.zeroG
• mcontroller.atWorldLimit
• physics.setCollisionEnabled
• player.blueprintKnown
• player.unequipTech
• player.swapSlotItem
• player.setSwapSlotItem
• player.loungingIn
• player.worldHasOrbitBookmark
• player.orbitBookmarks
• player.systemBookmarks
• player.addOrbitBookmark
• player.removeOrbitBookmark
• player.addTeleportBookmark
• player.isMapped
• player.mappedObjects
• root.materialConfig
• root.modConfig
• root.liquidConfig
• root.elementalResistance
• root.dungeonMetadata
• vehicle.setForceRegionEnabled
• vehicle.setDamageSourceEnabled
• pane.setTitle
• widget.active
• widget.hasFocus
• widget.registerMemberCallback
• widget.itemSlotItem
• widget.setItemSlotProgress
• widget.bindCanvas
• entity.persistent

Removed Lua bindings:

• activeItem.giveOwnerItem (now available via player)
• activeItem.ownerHasItem (now available via player)
• activeItem.takeOwnerItem (now available via player)
• player.addBookmark (use addTeleportBookmark / addOrbitBookmark instead)
• root.materialPath (use materialConfig instead)
• root.getConfiguration (removed for security)
• root.setConfiguration (removed for security)
• root.getConfigurationPath (removed for security)
• root.setConfigurationPath (removed for security)

Hey everyone! That unstable hotfix from last week is now a stable hotfix! Thank you to everyone who checked out the unstable branch and helped ensure we weren't releasing a hotbreak. Here's what we fixed:

• Fix a bug causing frequent save file corruption on Windows after power loss
• Fix generated monsters not using their special attacks
• Fix kill achievements not unlocking properly
• Fix several materials being erroneously tillable or tilling with the wrong tile mod
• Fix a dungeon piece in underwater Hylotl cities occasionally failing to place
• Fix a dungeon piece in ice vaults occasionally failing to place
• Fix airship dungeon sometimes spawning without a clue object
• Fix Dreadwing not properly dying when killed with Doomcannon
• Fix Mazebound64 game
• Disable Outpost return gate to prevent several potential exploits
• Miscellaneous bug fixes
• Santa has gone ho ho home, to return another Christmas!

http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/squeem.gif

Hey everyone! That unstable hotfix from last week is now a stable hotfix! Thank you to everyone who checked out the unstable branch and helped ensure we weren't releasing a hotbreak. Here's what we fixed:

• Fix a bug causing frequent save file corruption on Windows after power loss
• Fix generated monsters not using their special attacks
• Fix kill achievements not unlocking properly
• Fix several materials being erroneously tillable or tilling with the wrong tile mod
• Fix a dungeon piece in underwater Hylotl cities occasionally failing to place
• Fix a dungeon piece in ice vaults occasionally failing to place
• Fix airship dungeon sometimes spawning without a clue object
• Fix Dreadwing not properly dying when killed with Doomcannon
• Fix Mazebound64 game
• Disable Outpost return gate to prevent several potential exploits
• Miscellaneous bug fixes
• Santa has gone ho ho home, to return another Christmas!

http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/squeem.gif

https://youtu.be/ru5Mh7_IxuE Hello! Many thanks for everyone who helped us out by playing 1.2 on the unstable branch and provided feedback or bug reports. Starbound 1.2 - Vault Update is here! Check out the trailer above to get the gist of what's been added in 1.2, or check the patch notes below for a more in-depth list. Or both, even! Follow your heart! Either way, please enjoy the last big Starbound update of the year. :) In case you missed it, we also recently launched a shop page on the Chucklefish blog! You can see all Starbound merch in the same place, and there are links to partner sites where you can buy them. http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-15_16-37-32.png Onward to patch notes!

Major Changes

• Ancient Vaults
  • Players who have completed the main storyline can visit a mysterious trader on the Outpost who will send them on a quest to activate and enter the Ancient Gateways found floating in some systems
  • These gateways provide access to Ancient Vaults: challenging procedural dungeons left by the ancients, filled with dangerous guardians (including procedural bosses!) and fantastic lost technologies
• Terraforming
  • Using powerful devices acquired from the Ancient Vaults along with a new Essence currency, you can now transform regions or whole planets into entirely different biomes
  • Terraformers can be used to expand a region across a planet’s surface, replacing natural blocks, objects and plant life, and eventually changing the type of the planet itself
  • Microformers are consumable single-use terraformers which provide even more region types to add to your worlds
• Weapon Upgrades
  • Use the ancient anvil available at the end of Ancient Vaults and spend Essence to upgrade your outdated legendary weapons, opening up many new options for endgame combat styles
• Elemental Damage
  • Monsters now have resistance and weakness to elemental damage types, making your choice of weapons more important than ever
• Holiday Spirit!
  • Celebrate the holidays with the variety of festive items bought from Space Santa at the Outpost!
   

Minor Changes / Bug Fixes

• Holding the activation key while in a distortion sphere tech will force deactivation, to avoid being permanently stuck in small spaces
• Contain tooltips within the game window when they’re near the edge
• Fix a bug with monster kill sounds not playing correctly
• Several bug fixes to monster/NPC behaviors and pathfinding
• Various typo and asset fixes
• Add appropriate “bushes” to the Rust biome
• Update SDL2 to 2.0.5, should fix some fullscreen issues
• Fix some security vulnerabilities in server packet handling
• Fixed an issue where crew would duplicate
• Fix a player inventory networking issue

Performance Improvements

• Improve generation time of older, image-based dungeons
• Other minor improvements to dungeon and world generation
• Use larger texture atlases on graphics cards that support them
• Various optimizations to monster/NPC scripts
• Improve loading speed for dungeon worlds

Modding API Changes

• Behavior Tree system moved to engine for performance reasons, now accessible with the root.behavior lua binding. (Check lua documentation)
  • Cleanup node removed
  • Decorator node lua implementation changed
  • Action node arguments moved around, now (args, output, nodeId, dt).
• Generic currency support.
  • Additional currencies can be added and consumed without requiring configuration
  • To associate a currency with a currency item, to be used in crafting, it needs to be configured in /currencies.config
  • .coinitem files changed to .currency
• Object changes for terraforming support
  • Objects can have a new boolean key, "biomePlaced" which if true will cause them to be placed and removed by terraforming.
  • Objects can have a new boolean key, "rooting" which if true will mark all of their anchor spaces as roots and prevent those tiles from being broken until the object is broken (identical to how trees and vines work).
• Player inventory can now be configured in player.config, allowing changes to:
  • Number of bags
  • Inventory size of each bag
  • Number of action bars
  • Action bar size
  • NOTE: modifications to player inventory size need to be applied both server side and client side, and will invalidate existing characters

• Damage sources, requests, and notifications
  • Introduced new hit types; WeakHit, StrongHit and Killed.
  • Removed killed boolean from damage notifications, replaced with Killed hit type.
  • Damage effects (sounds, particles) can be configured for each hit type (Hit, WeakHit, StrongHit, ShieldHit, Killed) in damage type configurations (.damage files).
  • Added support for elemental types to damage types. Elemental types can be configured in /damage/elementaltypes.config and can be set for each damage type using the “elementalType” key, which defaults to the “default” elemental type. Each elemental type has a unique set of damage number particles for each hit type.
• Monsters
  • Added support for client side rendering scripts
  • Allow overriding randomly selected monster parts by setting “selectedParts” in parameters
  • Add support for direct palette swaps with the “colorSwap” parameter
  • Allow overriding “shortdescription“ in parameters
  • Allow overriding “dropPools” in parameters
  • Allow setting animation parameters directly in monster parameters with the “animationCustom” parameter. This is merged into the animator configuration.
• Lua API changes:
  • ActiveItemAnimation
    • Removed activeItemAnimation.animationParameter (replaced with animationConfig.animationParameter)
  • Animator
    • Added animator.partProperty
  • Item
    • Replaced item.is with item.matches
  • Monster
    • Added monster.setDamageParts
    • Added monster.setAnimationParameter
  • Npc
    • Added npc.loungingIn
  • ObjectAnimator
    • Removed objectAnimator.animationParameter (replaced with animationConfig.animationParameter)
  • Player
    • Added player.currency
    • Added player.addCurrency
    • Added player.consumeCurrency
    • Modified player.hasItem to allow exact parameter matching
    • Modified player.hasCountOfItem to allow exact parameter matching
    • Modified player.consumeItem to allow exact parameter matching
    • Added player.id
    • Added player.uniqueId
  • Root
    • Added root.behavior
  • Added animationConfig table for use in client side rendering scripts
  • ScriptPane
    • Added pane.playSound
  • Widget
    • Added widget.setSliderValue
    • Added widget.getSliderRange
    • Added widget.setSliderEnabled
    • Added widget.setItemSlotItem
  • World
    • Modify world.spawnItem to allow optionally setting a velocity and an intangibleTime
    • Added world.size
    • Added world.inSurfaceLayer
    • Added world.terrestrial
    • Changed world.entityMoney to world.entityCurrency
    • Added world.universeFlagSet
    • Modified world.entityHasCountOfItem to allow exact parameter matching
    • Added world.lineTileCollisionPoint
    • Added world.addBiomeRegion
    • Added world.expandBiomeRegion
    • Added world.pregenerateAddBiome
    • Added world.pregenerateExpandBiome
    • Added world.setLayerEnvironmentBiome
    • Added world.setPlanetType

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https://youtu.be/ru5Mh7_IxuE Hello! Many thanks for everyone who helped us out by playing 1.2 on the unstable branch and provided feedback or bug reports. Starbound 1.2 - Vault Update is here! Check out the trailer above to get the gist of what's been added in 1.2, or check the patch notes below for a more in-depth list. Or both, even! Follow your heart! Either way, please enjoy the last big Starbound update of the year. :) In case you missed it, we also recently launched a shop page on the Chucklefish blog! You can see all Starbound merch in the same place, and there are links to partner sites where you can buy them. http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-15_16-37-32.png Onward to patch notes!

Major Changes

• Ancient Vaults
  • Players who have completed the main storyline can visit a mysterious trader on the Outpost who will send them on a quest to activate and enter the Ancient Gateways found floating in some systems
  • These gateways provide access to Ancient Vaults: challenging procedural dungeons left by the ancients, filled with dangerous guardians (including procedural bosses!) and fantastic lost technologies
• Terraforming
  • Using powerful devices acquired from the Ancient Vaults along with a new Essence currency, you can now transform regions or whole planets into entirely different biomes
  • Terraformers can be used to expand a region across a planet’s surface, replacing natural blocks, objects and plant life, and eventually changing the type of the planet itself
  • Microformers are consumable single-use terraformers which provide even more region types to add to your worlds
• Weapon Upgrades
  • Use the ancient anvil available at the end of Ancient Vaults and spend Essence to upgrade your outdated legendary weapons, opening up many new options for endgame combat styles
• Elemental Damage
  • Monsters now have resistance and weakness to elemental damage types, making your choice of weapons more important than ever
• Holiday Spirit!
  • Celebrate the holidays with the variety of festive items bought from Space Santa at the Outpost!
   

Minor Changes / Bug Fixes

• Holding the activation key while in a distortion sphere tech will force deactivation, to avoid being permanently stuck in small spaces
• Contain tooltips within the game window when they’re near the edge
• Fix a bug with monster kill sounds not playing correctly
• Several bug fixes to monster/NPC behaviors and pathfinding
• Various typo and asset fixes
• Add appropriate “bushes” to the Rust biome
• Update SDL2 to 2.0.5, should fix some fullscreen issues
• Fix some security vulnerabilities in server packet handling
• Fixed an issue where crew would duplicate
• Fix a player inventory networking issue

Performance Improvements

• Improve generation time of older, image-based dungeons
• Other minor improvements to dungeon and world generation
• Use larger texture atlases on graphics cards that support them
• Various optimizations to monster/NPC scripts
• Improve loading speed for dungeon worlds

Modding API Changes

• Behavior Tree system moved to engine for performance reasons, now accessible with the root.behavior lua binding. (Check lua documentation)
  • Cleanup node removed
  • Decorator node lua implementation changed
  • Action node arguments moved around, now (args, output, nodeId, dt).
• Generic currency support.
  • Additional currencies can be added and consumed without requiring configuration
  • To associate a currency with a currency item, to be used in crafting, it needs to be configured in /currencies.config
  • .coinitem files changed to .currency
• Object changes for terraforming support
  • Objects can have a new boolean key, "biomePlaced" which if true will cause them to be placed and removed by terraforming.
  • Objects can have a new boolean key, "rooting" which if true will mark all of their anchor spaces as roots and prevent those tiles from being broken until the object is broken (identical to how trees and vines work).
• Player inventory can now be configured in player.config, allowing changes to:
  • Number of bags
  • Inventory size of each bag
  • Number of action bars
  • Action bar size
  • NOTE: modifications to player inventory size need to be applied both server side and client side, and will invalidate existing characters

• Damage sources, requests, and notifications
  • Introduced new hit types; WeakHit, StrongHit and Killed.
  • Removed killed boolean from damage notifications, replaced with Killed hit type.
  • Damage effects (sounds, particles) can be configured for each hit type (Hit, WeakHit, StrongHit, ShieldHit, Killed) in damage type configurations (.damage files).
  • Added support for elemental types to damage types. Elemental types can be configured in /damage/elementaltypes.config and can be set for each damage type using the “elementalType” key, which defaults to the “default” elemental type. Each elemental type has a unique set of damage number particles for each hit type.
• Monsters
  • Added support for client side rendering scripts
  • Allow overriding randomly selected monster parts by setting “selectedParts” in parameters
  • Add support for direct palette swaps with the “colorSwap” parameter
  • Allow overriding “shortdescription“ in parameters
  • Allow overriding “dropPools” in parameters
  • Allow setting animation parameters directly in monster parameters with the “animationCustom” parameter. This is merged into the animator configuration.
• Lua API changes:
  • ActiveItemAnimation
    • Removed activeItemAnimation.animationParameter (replaced with animationConfig.animationParameter)
  • Animator
    • Added animator.partProperty
  • Item
    • Replaced item.is with item.matches
  • Monster
    • Added monster.setDamageParts
    • Added monster.setAnimationParameter
  • Npc
    • Added npc.loungingIn
  • ObjectAnimator
    • Removed objectAnimator.animationParameter (replaced with animationConfig.animationParameter)
  • Player
    • Added player.currency
    • Added player.addCurrency
    • Added player.consumeCurrency
    • Modified player.hasItem to allow exact parameter matching
    • Modified player.hasCountOfItem to allow exact parameter matching
    • Modified player.consumeItem to allow exact parameter matching
    • Added player.id
    • Added player.uniqueId
  • Root
    • Added root.behavior
  • Added animationConfig table for use in client side rendering scripts
  • ScriptPane
    • Added pane.playSound
  • Widget
    • Added widget.setSliderValue
    • Added widget.getSliderRange
    • Added widget.setSliderEnabled
    • Added widget.setItemSlotItem
  • World
    • Modify world.spawnItem to allow optionally setting a velocity and an intangibleTime
    • Added world.size
    • Added world.inSurfaceLayer
    • Added world.terrestrial
    • Changed world.entityMoney to world.entityCurrency
    • Added world.universeFlagSet
    • Modified world.entityHasCountOfItem to allow exact parameter matching
    • Added world.lineTileCollisionPoint
    • Added world.addBiomeRegion
    • Added world.expandBiomeRegion
    • Added world.pregenerateAddBiome
    • Added world.pregenerateExpandBiome
    • Added world.setLayerEnvironmentBiome
    • Added world.setPlanetType

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Hey everyone! For the next few days, if you've got Starbound on Steam, you can grab Starbound on GOG for no additional cost using GOG Connect! Take advantage of it while you can! In case you missed 'em, here's a round-up of our most recent dev blogs.

7th October - Status Update

Hey everyone, long time no dev blog! :) A couple of weeks ago, we had a panel at EGX! Thanks to everyone who came and asked questions and talked to us afterwards – it was really lovely to meet you all! If you missed it, it’s up on the Youtubes now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utjWy2RrCOM We’ve been working on the next update! Here’s a tiny sneak peek: http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dungeon_01.png ‘Til next time! <3 ---

1st November - A Whole New World

Hey everyone! The next Starbound update is gearing up to be an exciting one, we think. In particular, we’re excited to finally have implemented a feature that’s been requested for a long time: terraforming! In other words, the ability to transform a planet’s main biome into a biome of your choosing. https://fat.gfycat.com/SneakyEducatedJenny.gif You’ll be able to accomplish this by obtaining a terraformer and setting it down on a planet’s surface. By fueling the terraformer, you’ll be able to expand the terraformed area outward, eventually changing the planet’s main biome! Lots of other cool stuff in the works for Starbound 1.2, and I look forward to revealing more as we get closer to finishing it. ‘Til next time! <3

Hey everyone! For the next few days, if you've got Starbound on Steam, you can grab Starbound on GOG for no additional cost using GOG Connect! Take advantage of it while you can! In case you missed 'em, here's a round-up of our most recent dev blogs.

7th October - Status Update

Hey everyone, long time no dev blog! :) A couple of weeks ago, we had a panel at EGX! Thanks to everyone who came and asked questions and talked to us afterwards – it was really lovely to meet you all! If you missed it, it’s up on the Youtubes now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utjWy2RrCOM We’ve been working on the next update! Here’s a tiny sneak peek: http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dungeon_01.png ‘Til next time! <3 ---

1st November - A Whole New World

Hey everyone! The next Starbound update is gearing up to be an exciting one, we think. In particular, we’re excited to finally have implemented a feature that’s been requested for a long time: terraforming! In other words, the ability to transform a planet’s main biome into a biome of your choosing. https://fat.gfycat.com/SneakyEducatedJenny.gif You’ll be able to accomplish this by obtaining a terraformer and setting it down on a planet’s surface. By fueling the terraformer, you’ll be able to expand the terraformed area outward, eventually changing the planet’s main biome! Lots of other cool stuff in the works for Starbound 1.2, and I look forward to revealing more as we get closer to finishing it. ‘Til next time! <3

Morning everyone! We've released a small update this morning that should take care of some collection-related issues introduced in 1.1, plus a few other little things! Click through to read the patch notes. :)

Starbound v1.1.1 Changelog

• Make previously captured monsters and previously completed fossils unlock their relevant collectible entries
  • Pets and fossils will need to be dropped and picked back up as item drops in order to register as collectables
• Better handling of status effects applied by weather, e.g. acid rain
• Fix bug with Snuffish and Gosmet not being properly added to monster collection
• Fix swapped collection entries for Avian and Apex skeleton fossils
• Prevent critters captured in previous versions from also being relocatable
• Add a few missing recipe unlocks for cooking recipes to relevant items
• Add missing documentation for a few new Lua functions

Morning everyone! We've released a small update this morning that should take care of some collection-related issues introduced in 1.1, plus a few other little things! Click through to read the patch notes. :)

Starbound v1.1.1 Changelog

• Make previously captured monsters and previously completed fossils unlock their relevant collectible entries
  • Pets and fossils will need to be dropped and picked back up as item drops in order to register as collectables
• Better handling of status effects applied by weather, e.g. acid rain
• Fix bug with Snuffish and Gosmet not being properly added to monster collection
• Fix swapped collection entries for Avian and Apex skeleton fossils
• Prevent critters captured in previous versions from also being relocatable
• Add a few missing recipe unlocks for cooking recipes to relevant items
• Add missing documentation for a few new Lua functions

Hey, everyone! It's patch day! Version 1.1 is our first content patch since the full release of Starbound -- we've added a fishing game, item collections, Novakid villages and more! Check the changelog below for a list of major/minor changes and bug fixes, and then go relocate some Fluffalo!

Major Changes

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• Fishing
  • Two tiers of fishing rods are now craftable from the Foraging Table and can be used to fish on ocean planets (including arctic, toxic and magma oceans)
  • Added 48 unique fish types to catch
  • Rare fish can give valuable rewards, including reel and lure upgrades to enhance your fishing rod

• Collections
  • New Collections interface tracks various kinds of collectables including captured pets, figurines, fish, cooking recipes, fossils, and bugs

https://fat.gfycat.com/SlightDimpledFlyinglemur.gif

• Added the Relocator tool, which allows non-hostile creatures such as critters, fish, bugs, and farm animals to be moved

https://giant.gfycat.com/AdventurousGracefulAmazondolphin.gif

• Added friendly Novakid villages including a variety of new Novakid-themed furniture and objects

https://giant.gfycat.com/PlainOccasionalAustraliankestrel.gif

Minor Changes & Bug Fixes

• Saloon furniture previously sold at Frogg Furnishings is now available in Novakid villages, and has been replaced with the Pastel set (which has its own unique tenant)
• Novakids can now be generic tenants or guards
• Added Novakid NPC dialogue
• Implemented party chat and local (planet) chat
• Acid rain now applies poison instead of direct damage
• Console objects are now available as themed tenant rewards
• Added option for “borderless window” style fullscreen mode
• Improved sound effects for Staff abilities
• Improved sound effects for several unique boss weapons
• Adjusted which bugs appear in Midnight, Mutated and Giant Flower biomes
• Shockhopper Mk I and Dreadwing now have a chance to drop their respective action figures
• Mother Poptops on starter worlds now drop enough Core Fragments to complete the initial gate quest
• Added chance for Snuffish to appear in ocean biomes
• Kelp now unlocks the Rice Cake cooking recipe when picked up
• Reduced moon threat level from 10 to 1
• Fixed a bug causing merchants to offer material items for free (which made them impossible to purchase)
• Fixed several armor descriptions that didn’t fit within their tooltips
• Fixed a bug causing fireworks to deal large amounts of damage
• Fixed birds and other monsters spawning in the atmosphere and asteroid layers of moons
• Made several NPC-like monsters uncapturable
• Fixed monsters getting stuck outside arena in final arena side quest
• Fixed friendly NPCs and monsters being damaged by environmental effects such as traps
• Fixed a few edge cases in pathfinding
• Fixed several items displaying erroneous recipe unlocks when obtained
• Fixed a bug causing underwater audio filters to continue after quitting to title
• Fixed several cases of incorrect cursors displaying over GUI elements
• Fixed a bug in LoS calculation determining whether the player can reach objects
• Fixed a bug causing Dreadwing’s UFO to visually flip
• Fixed a bug causing boats to oscillate at the surface of water
• Fixed a bug causing physics AoE effects to move projectiles
• Wire Mode overlay is now hidden on protected tiles
• Lots of typographical/grammatical text fixes

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Hey, everyone! It's patch day! Version 1.1 is our first content patch since the full release of Starbound -- we've added a fishing game, item collections, Novakid villages and more! Check the changelog below for a list of major/minor changes and bug fixes, and then go relocate some Fluffalo!

Major Changes

https://giant.gfycat.com/ElectricFeistyArctichare.gif

• Fishing
  • Two tiers of fishing rods are now craftable from the Foraging Table and can be used to fish on ocean planets (including arctic, toxic and magma oceans)
  • Added 48 unique fish types to catch
  • Rare fish can give valuable rewards, including reel and lure upgrades to enhance your fishing rod

• Collections
  • New Collections interface tracks various kinds of collectables including captured pets, figurines, fish, cooking recipes, fossils, and bugs

https://fat.gfycat.com/SlightDimpledFlyinglemur.gif

• Added the Relocator tool, which allows non-hostile creatures such as critters, fish, bugs, and farm animals to be moved

https://giant.gfycat.com/AdventurousGracefulAmazondolphin.gif

• Added friendly Novakid villages including a variety of new Novakid-themed furniture and objects

https://giant.gfycat.com/PlainOccasionalAustraliankestrel.gif

Minor Changes & Bug Fixes

• Saloon furniture previously sold at Frogg Furnishings is now available in Novakid villages, and has been replaced with the Pastel set (which has its own unique tenant)
• Novakids can now be generic tenants or guards
• Added Novakid NPC dialogue
• Implemented party chat and local (planet) chat
• Acid rain now applies poison instead of direct damage
• Console objects are now available as themed tenant rewards
• Added option for “borderless window” style fullscreen mode
• Improved sound effects for Staff abilities
• Improved sound effects for several unique boss weapons
• Adjusted which bugs appear in Midnight, Mutated and Giant Flower biomes
• Shockhopper Mk I and Dreadwing now have a chance to drop their respective action figures
• Mother Poptops on starter worlds now drop enough Core Fragments to complete the initial gate quest
• Added chance for Snuffish to appear in ocean biomes
• Kelp now unlocks the Rice Cake cooking recipe when picked up
• Reduced moon threat level from 10 to 1
• Fixed a bug causing merchants to offer material items for free (which made them impossible to purchase)
• Fixed several armor descriptions that didn’t fit within their tooltips
• Fixed a bug causing fireworks to deal large amounts of damage
• Fixed birds and other monsters spawning in the atmosphere and asteroid layers of moons
• Made several NPC-like monsters uncapturable
• Fixed monsters getting stuck outside arena in final arena side quest
• Fixed friendly NPCs and monsters being damaged by environmental effects such as traps
• Fixed a few edge cases in pathfinding
• Fixed several items displaying erroneous recipe unlocks when obtained
• Fixed a bug causing underwater audio filters to continue after quitting to title
• Fixed several cases of incorrect cursors displaying over GUI elements
• Fixed a bug in LoS calculation determining whether the player can reach objects
• Fixed a bug causing Dreadwing’s UFO to visually flip
• Fixed a bug causing boats to oscillate at the surface of water
• Fixed a bug causing physics AoE effects to move projectiles
• Wire Mode overlay is now hidden on protected tiles
• Lots of typographical/grammatical text fixes

http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sb-1-1_changelogbanner-1.png

Hey, everyone! :) We've just released a small stable update that should fix the OSX crash introduced by v1.0.3, among other things!

Starbound v1.0.4 Changelog

• fix OSX crash when performing certain GUI actions
• fix a graphical bug when fuel tank contains more than its maximum fuel capacity
• fix bug preventing Dreadwing's visible damage state from changing
• fix arm images in Nuru's portrait in teleport confirmation dialog
• fix Blink Dash dropping through platforms
• fix booster flame positions on T7 floran ship
• fix some problems resolving facing direction while dual wielding e.g. fist weapons
• fix some typographical errors
• fix hover state in MM upgrade interface while an upgrade is selected
• fix bug causing wand/staff projectiles to not track properly on win32
• adjust a few item prices
• adjust nutrition value of Toast and Potato Grids
• better sound effect for Violium Broadsword special ability
• better sound effect for Wooden Hatch
• disable monster touch damage when they are in special invulnerable states (Spookit, Orbide, Peblit and Trictus)
• increase chat bubble duration
• revert a previous fix for players beaming into terrain; needs a more complex solution

Hey, everyone! :) We've just released a small stable update that should fix the OSX crash introduced by v1.0.3, among other things!

Starbound v1.0.4 Changelog

• fix OSX crash when performing certain GUI actions
• fix a graphical bug when fuel tank contains more than its maximum fuel capacity
• fix bug preventing Dreadwing's visible damage state from changing
• fix arm images in Nuru's portrait in teleport confirmation dialog
• fix Blink Dash dropping through platforms
• fix booster flame positions on T7 floran ship
• fix some problems resolving facing direction while dual wielding e.g. fist weapons
• fix some typographical errors
• fix hover state in MM upgrade interface while an upgrade is selected
• fix bug causing wand/staff projectiles to not track properly on win32
• adjust a few item prices
• adjust nutrition value of Toast and Potato Grids
• better sound effect for Violium Broadsword special ability
• better sound effect for Wooden Hatch
• disable monster touch damage when they are in special invulnerable states (Spookit, Orbide, Peblit and Trictus)
• increase chat bubble duration
• revert a previous fix for players beaming into terrain; needs a more complex solution

Hello all! We've fixed a whole buncha bugs, so we're updating stable again today!

Starbound v1.0.3 Changelog

Bug Fixes

• remove unbalanced wormerang listing from penguin weapon shop
• resolve issue of banner rendering in front of a bookcase
• resolve issue where the Grand Pagoda Library boss would sometimes reset
• resolve issue where some weapons would let you wall jump in distortion sphere
• make ore nibbler critter capturable without exploding
• remove inappropriate tag from farm animal eggs
• no longer open multiples of the same scripted interfaces (Rob Repairo, Tech Console)
• resolve issue where cultists would die on destroying a ballista in the Baron's Keep
• remove elemental aura visual effect when changing weapons
• resolve issue where techs would interfere with each others tool suppression
• improve performance when player has a lot of quests
• resolve some issues with grappling hook
• bosses are now immune to healing from staff secondary abilities
• some pixels in armors were bad and are now not bad
• fix issue where crew ship benefits would reset on ship upgrade (this unfortunately resets your current fuel capacity and fuel efficiency benefits as they have been moved to a more reliable storage format)
• teach NPCs how to use some trickier doors like wooden gates
• npcs may now get stuck in the ground less often
• make tech gui not crash when encountering unknown tech
• fix 3d printer issue when removing objects
• change power scaling of crew members to more closely match the power scaling of the player
• make it so saplings don't break when they are unable to grow into a tree
• players should no longer get stuck in the ground if they beam to a friend in distortion sphere
• remove deprecated keybindings
• remove reference to a missing asset for the Avian temple boss
• gui adjustment to allow bigger numbers in the Terrramart shipment box
• remove deprecated elevator recipes
• fix tabbing issues in the codex window

Other

• statically link Visual C++ 2015 for the win32 version of starbound
• keep rotten food in the food tab
• UI usability improvements to server connect screen
• dismiss confirmation windows when the source of them is not in reach
• adjustments to ore samples
• make it impossible to starve to death during cinematics
• pressing the key for a selected action bar slot now deselects the slot
• non-elemental Fluffalo drop more plant fibre
• adjust npc and monster placement for generated quests
• grappling hook adjustments; increased range, functional dual wielding
• NPCs will now beam away to join your ship crew as soon as you recruit them
• natural materials will now magically match the hue shift of the biome when placed
• using the paint tool with the default color setting will clear any hue shift on unpainted blocks
• make vertical scroll bars start at the top by default
• improve one-handed damage of NPCs
• add some clothes and dialog for novakids in generated quests
• change some confusingly inaccurate labels for paintings in the grand pagoda library
• tweak Shockhopper projectile lifetime and damage polys

Visual C++ 2015 Launch Errors

Since release, some people have been unable to play Starbound due to Visual C++ 2015 runtime failing to install on their PCs. This tends to be an issue with PCs on out-of-date versions of Windows, and tends to be solved by updating your Windows service packs and manually installing the Visual C++ 2015 runtime, but some people have been unable to do this or have found that it hasn't worked for them. We've statically linked Visual C++ 2015 for the win32 version of Starbound, which should hopefully clear up this issue for a lot of people. You'll need to select 'Launch Starbound - win32' when you launch Starbound on Steam. :)

OpenGL 2.0 Launch Errors

If you're getting an error on launch that says 'OpenGL 2.0 not available', please ensure you've updated your graphics drivers!

OS X 10.8 Launch Errors

If you're unable to launch Starbound on a version of OS X lower than 10.9, please try updating to a more recent version of OS X! In short, it helps to keep your software up to date! If you find that you've tried everything and Starbound still won't run for you, please email us with no less than a description of the issue you're having, a list of your PC's specs, and a copy of your full Starbound error log (starbound.log in your directory). Here's a post with guidelines for reporting bugs. :)

Hello all! We've fixed a whole buncha bugs, so we're updating stable again today!

Starbound v1.0.3 Changelog

Bug Fixes

• remove unbalanced wormerang listing from penguin weapon shop
• resolve issue of banner rendering in front of a bookcase
• resolve issue where the Grand Pagoda Library boss would sometimes reset
• resolve issue where some weapons would let you wall jump in distortion sphere
• make ore nibbler critter capturable without exploding
• remove inappropriate tag from farm animal eggs
• no longer open multiples of the same scripted interfaces (Rob Repairo, Tech Console)
• resolve issue where cultists would die on destroying a ballista in the Baron's Keep
• remove elemental aura visual effect when changing weapons
• resolve issue where techs would interfere with each others tool suppression
• improve performance when player has a lot of quests
• resolve some issues with grappling hook
• bosses are now immune to healing from staff secondary abilities
• some pixels in armors were bad and are now not bad
• fix issue where crew ship benefits would reset on ship upgrade (this unfortunately resets your current fuel capacity and fuel efficiency benefits as they have been moved to a more reliable storage format)
• teach NPCs how to use some trickier doors like wooden gates
• npcs may now get stuck in the ground less often
• make tech gui not crash when encountering unknown tech
• fix 3d printer issue when removing objects
• change power scaling of crew members to more closely match the power scaling of the player
• make it so saplings don't break when they are unable to grow into a tree
• players should no longer get stuck in the ground if they beam to a friend in distortion sphere
• remove deprecated keybindings
• remove reference to a missing asset for the Avian temple boss
• gui adjustment to allow bigger numbers in the Terrramart shipment box
• remove deprecated elevator recipes
• fix tabbing issues in the codex window

Other

• statically link Visual C++ 2015 for the win32 version of starbound
• keep rotten food in the food tab
• UI usability improvements to server connect screen
• dismiss confirmation windows when the source of them is not in reach
• adjustments to ore samples
• make it impossible to starve to death during cinematics
• pressing the key for a selected action bar slot now deselects the slot
• non-elemental Fluffalo drop more plant fibre
• adjust npc and monster placement for generated quests
• grappling hook adjustments; increased range, functional dual wielding
• NPCs will now beam away to join your ship crew as soon as you recruit them
• natural materials will now magically match the hue shift of the biome when placed
• using the paint tool with the default color setting will clear any hue shift on unpainted blocks
• make vertical scroll bars start at the top by default
• improve one-handed damage of NPCs
• add some clothes and dialog for novakids in generated quests
• change some confusingly inaccurate labels for paintings in the grand pagoda library
• tweak Shockhopper projectile lifetime and damage polys

Visual C++ 2015 Launch Errors

Since release, some people have been unable to play Starbound due to Visual C++ 2015 runtime failing to install on their PCs. This tends to be an issue with PCs on out-of-date versions of Windows, and tends to be solved by updating your Windows service packs and manually installing the Visual C++ 2015 runtime, but some people have been unable to do this or have found that it hasn't worked for them. We've statically linked Visual C++ 2015 for the win32 version of Starbound, which should hopefully clear up this issue for a lot of people. You'll need to select 'Launch Starbound - win32' when you launch Starbound on Steam. :)

OpenGL 2.0 Launch Errors

If you're getting an error on launch that says 'OpenGL 2.0 not available', please ensure you've updated your graphics drivers!

OS X 10.8 Launch Errors

If you're unable to launch Starbound on a version of OS X lower than 10.9, please try updating to a more recent version of OS X! In short, it helps to keep your software up to date! If you find that you've tried everything and Starbound still won't run for you, please email us with no less than a description of the issue you're having, a list of your PC's specs, and a copy of your full Starbound error log (starbound.log in your directory). Here's a post with guidelines for reporting bugs. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O6PUh3reG0 Hey everyone! As you may have noticed, Starbound is out! :SBmm: It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here! "Starbound won't launch! What do I do?" If you find that you can't launch Starbound after the update, please try deleting your Starbound directory and reinstalling. Thanks everyone! <3 Change log

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O6PUh3reG0 Hey everyone! As you may have noticed, Starbound is out! ːSBmmː It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here! "Starbound won't launch! What do I do?" If you find that you can't launch Starbound after the update, please try deleting your Starbound directory and reinstalling. Thanks everyone! <3 Change log

http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sb_releasedate_facebook.png In case you missed it, Starbound is coming out of Early Access on 22 July, 2016. After ~5 years, the game we set out to make finally exists, and to say that it all feels a bit surreal would be a massive understatement! While Starbound will be finished in two weeks, this isn’t the end. We will continue to update and support Starbound for as long as we can. We’ve got loads of cool ideas we couldn’t fit into 1.0 but hope to put into future updates. Thanks again for all your support over the years! You’ve stuck with us, and it means so much. Look out for more info over the next couple of weeks! <3 Chucklefish (original post)

http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sb_releasedate_facebook.png In case you missed it, Starbound is coming out of Early Access on 22 July, 2016. After ~5 years, the game we set out to make finally exists, and to say that it all feels a bit surreal would be a massive understatement! While Starbound will be finished in two weeks, this isn’t the end. We will continue to update and support Starbound for as long as we can. We’ve got loads of cool ideas we couldn’t fit into 1.0 but hope to put into future updates. Thanks again for all your support over the years! You’ve stuck with us, and it means so much. Look out for more info over the next couple of weeks! <3 Chucklefish (original post)

Hello all! It's been a little while since our last dev blog round-up, so here we go!

10th May - Cool Space Wizards

Do you like space? Do you like wizards, also? Wow! You’re in luck! https://thumbs.gfycat.com/MedicalOccasionalCougar-size_restricted.gif Look out for staves and wands in your travels and become the cool space wizard* you were always destined to be! Staves are two-handed and come with secondary abilities, whereas wands are one-handed and can be dual-wielded! https://thumbs.gfycat.com/SecretVapidCockerspaniel-size_restricted.gif They come pre-enchanted (or pre-SCIENCED?) with a variety of useful abilities. Heal your friends! Cast fire and brimstone and electric purple rain down upon your enemies! … or your friends. We’re not here to judge. https://thumbs.gfycat.com/CooperativeCircularBlacklemur-size_restricted.gif *Robe and Wizard Hat not included. ---

13th May - Merch of the Penguins

If you find that your weapon really needs an upgrade but you’re struggling to find anything conveniently in a chest at the end of a dungeon, there’s a shop for that now! https://thumbs.gfycat.com/CorruptPartialFlounder-size_restricted.gif Seek out this shady salesman if you’re in the market for rare and powerful weapons! You’ll want to bring lots of pixels, though. We’re firmly in the polishing-up phase now! This week we’ve added some more useful codexes to start of the game, and we’re making a lot of improvements to the UI. Looking forward to showing you more shiny new stuff next week. ‘Til then, have a nice weekend! <3 ---

17th May - Technically...

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/FlatSecondaryDikdik-size_restricted.gif There’s an Apex scientist in the Outpost developing techs, and he needs your help to test them out! If you can beat his obstacle courses, he’ll give you techs to take with you on your adventures. You can also drop by his lab to upgrade techs if you have any tech cards handy, and later on you may be able to purchase portable tech stations so you can swap out your techs on the go! ---

19th May - Making Connections

Since Starbound’s launch in Early Access, everyone’s been asking us to implement an easier way to play Starbound with their friends. A huge portion of our emails are from people sort of mystified by the process of forwarding their ports and inviting people to join via their IP (for those reading this who are still mystified, there’s a guide on our wiki!). In version 1.0, you will finally be able to join multiplayer Starbound servers via your Steam friends list. Hooray! http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screenshot_2.png You’ll be able to choose whether or not your Steam friends can join your game via a check box in your Options menu. You can also choose whether to allow people to connect via your IP! In this screenshot, ‘Multiplayer via Steam Friends’ is grayed out because I’m playing a dev build, but this feature should already work in the Nightly build. All of the usual caveats about Nightly apply. ‘Til next time! <3 ---

23rd May - Squishing Bugs

Happy Monday everyone! This week (and for the latter bit of last week) we’re focusing on testing our internal build of Starbound! A handful of us have started playing through the whole game, and the remaining handful have gone to work fixing bugs we encounter along the way, tweaking whatever needs tweaking. http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image_2016-05-23_15-09-442-1024x539.png An important thing we’ve noticed is that we’re legitimately still having fun playing this game that we’ve spent several years of our lives working on! More fun than we’ve ever had playing it before, I’d say, which is a good sign. http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image_2016-05-23_15-53-38-1024x542.png We’ve also been catching and correcting plenty of bugs, which is encouraging! We are still adding things to Starbound here and there, but we expect testing and bug-fixing to be our main focus for the next few weeks. :) ‘Til next time! <3 ---

27th May - Stop Right There

Happy Friday, everyone! It’s been a really productive week for finding and smashing bugs! We’ve also got a few people completing small-but-important pre-1.0 tweaks and features. Like this one! http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/thievery1.png It’s never made sense for NPCs to be cool with you stealing their furniture and smashing their pots – you’re not the Hero of Time, and those pots were expensive! So now, if you’re caught stealing from an NPC, they’ll call the guards. Better work on your stealth! http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/thievery2-1024x460.png Bonus interior design tip: In our play testing sessions this week, Harriet and I discovered that a smoke machine placed in a shallow pool makes for a super awesome sauna. :D https://thumbs.gfycat.com/OpenThirdDassie-size_restricted.gif ---

1st June - Do Glitch Dream of Electric Fluffalo?

Hello! GeorgeV here. Today we’re showing you two things. The first is the Fluffalo! http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/babyfluffalo-1.gif Fluffalo are livestock that can be raised to produce various materials that can be used to craft useful items. They start out as eggs, which hatch into Baby Fluffalos. If you give your Baby Fluffalo specific foods, they’ll grow into one of these five variants of Fluffalo! http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fluffalo-1.gif http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/poisonfluffalo-1.gif http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/icefluffalo-2.gif http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/firefluffalo-1.gif http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/electricfluffalo-1.gif The second is a pair of detectors. The Cave Detector and the Ore Detector. These are both craftable fairly late in the game and will help with exploration and mining. http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cavedetectorblog.gif The Cave detector will help you find cave formations! http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/oredetectorblog.gif And the ore detector will help you find those pesky ores. There’s more around you than you realize! That’s it for today. Until next time… -GeorgeV ---

3rd June - A Reading Rainbow

The books you find in Starbound aren’t essential to enjoying the game, but they do provide an interesting look at some of the characters, monsters and cultures you encounter! We’d love for people to enjoy reading them as much as we’ve enjoyed writing them, so we’ve been working on making the experience of reading them easier and prettier. We posted about making more unique book covers a little while back, but the codex UI itself still made reading and sorting through your library difficult. So we’ve fixed it! https://thumbs.gfycat.com/SeparateMinorLadybird-size_restricted.gif This is one of the more visual changes we’ve made this week, but we’ve been doing loads. We’ve completed another week of playtesting, fixing lots of bugs and making lots of quality-of-life fixes along the way. It’s been fun, but more importantly it feels like we’re making a lot of tangible progress each day. :) ‘Til next week! <3