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v0.17.2 – 2025-09-17 - Hotfix

Pierresteam_community_announcementspatchnotes

320d ago

Hotfix with Subportal Upgrade only accessing resources from the ships cargo not the base (while in the home Subspace). Artifact Gameplay • Brand new feature: discover, conquer, and defend ancient Artifacts • If you hold it, you can wield previously unobtainable powers • Upgrade your Subportal to discover and join in General • Subspace exploration percentage is now shown in the Subportal, the overview button, and the subspace details page • Subspaces can now be fully backed up and restored, instead of just the player and base buildings. This adds more fault tolerance in case of a server crash or malfunction. It's currently in use with the new Artifacts and could later extend to weekly events and more • Corrected some incorrect translations. @Lordwind • Possibly improved Win+D focus change. @Yuhiu • Shows a message on the premium purchase page if Steam overlays are disabled globally, not just when a purchase attempt fails • Traders are more rare again, but offer deals that surpass those of the Marketplace • Some hull enhancements or tier-ups showed the wrong duration. @Tobsucht • Empty skill slots can no longer be dragged in the Shipyard • Improved Compendium starter guide text and order. @EclipseYue • Controller can now trigger the quick action at the Subportal and works properly with the Marketplace at the Flagship • Buffs are now visible to everyone if a player with a buff jumps into a Subspace • Unified UI button code for consistent behavior • Level info button (bottom right corner) now looks more like a button, since it is clickable • Tractor beam client-side prediction no longer kicks in if out of range. @Henry • Gate Keeper no longer takes hull damage from the Fracture skill if obscured. @--__-- • Corrected UI layout for pinned technology group overview. @Sakuya • Subportal upgrades are now accessible from all Subspaces, not just from home. @--__-- • Chat translations with some symbols failed to translate. @Lordwind • Fixed an issue parsing text with higher-range letters (for example, Chinese) • Subspaces no longer expire too early. @Lordwind Technical • Improved logging system performance for game and server, mostly on the server (Phase 1/2) • Started work on a custom performance profiler to improve performance and energy efficiency • Improved network connection negotiation code and reduced memory footprint • Many other fixes and improvements throughout the codebase

v0.17.2 – 2025-09-17

Pierresteam_community_announcements

320d ago

Artifact Gameplay

• Brand new feature: discover, conquer, and defend ancient Artifacts

• If you hold it, you can wield previously unobtainable powers

• Upgrade your Subportal to discover and join in

General

• \ Subspace exploration percentage is now shown in the Subportal, the overview button, and the subspace details page

• \ Subspaces can now be fully backed up and restored, instead of just the player and base buildings. This adds more fault tolerance in case of a server crash or malfunction. It's currently in use with the new Artifacts and could later extend to weekly events and more

• \ Corrected some incorrect translations. @Lordwind

• \ Possibly improved Win+D focus change. @Yuhiu

• \ Shows a message on the premium purchase page if Steam overlays are disabled globally, not just when a purchase attempt fails

• \ Traders are more rare again, but offer deals that surpass those of the Marketplace

• \ Some hull enhancements or tier-ups showed the wrong duration. @Tobsucht

• \ Empty skill slots can no longer be dragged in the Shipyard

• \ Improved Compendium starter guide text and order. @EclipseYue

• \ Controller can now trigger the quick action at the Subportal and works properly with the Marketplace at the Flagship

• \ Buffs are now visible to everyone if a player with a buff jumps into a Subspace

• \ Unified UI button code for consistent behavior

• \ Level info button (bottom right corner) now looks more like a button, since it is clickable

• \ Tractor beam client-side prediction no longer kicks in if out of range. @Henry

• \ Gate Keeper no longer takes hull damage from the Fracture skill if obscured. @--__--

• \ Corrected UI layout for pinned technology group overview. @Sakuya

• \ Subportal upgrades are now accessible from all Subspaces, not just from home. @--__--

• \ Chat translations with some symbols failed to translate. @Lordwind

• \ Fixed an issue parsing text with higher-range letters (for example, Chinese)

• \ Subspaces no longer expire too early. @Lordwind

Technical

• Improved logging system performance for game and server, mostly on the server (Phase 1/2)

• Started work on a custom performance profiler to improve performance and energy efficiency

• Improved network connection negotiation code and reduced memory footprint

• Many other fixes and improvements throughout the codebase

v0.16.2 - 2025-06-24 - hotfix

Pierresteam_community_announcements

404d ago

v0.16.2 - 2025-06-24 - hotfix from v0.16.1 (see below)

• \ Compendium update: clarified that a new season won’t wipe any of your progress

• \ Removed the duplicated Flagship (changes go live with the next season rollout)

• \ Custom ship loadouts no longer get overwritten when you’ve been in the Spacecraft

• \ Custom ships are no longer lost or duplicated. @Henry, @Erok

• \ Server login and purchase glitches have been squashed.

• \ Database parsing bug that hid costs (like Datacores) has been resolved.

• \ Purchases now work with all supported currencies. @veggie

• \ Silo now displays the correct slot count to prevent any storage weirdness. @--\\_-- and @starbuilder2050

v0.16.1 - 2025-06-23

Ship Hangar (Captain Feature)

• Your shipyard has been expanded to support multiple hangars

• Switch between ship slots to edit or launch different vessels with ease

• For example: keep a dedicated exploration ship and a mining rig ready to go

• Makes it easier to jump back into your Spacecraft

• More enhancements are planned for future updates

Marketplace

• New in-game currency introduced: Credits

• Buy and sell resources and materials at the Marketplace, located inside the Flagship

• Play your preferred gamestyle—trade, craft, or fight—with more freedom and flexibility

• This is also the foundation for the upcoming Crafting Class, planned in the future

• More marketplace features are upcoming

New Server Technology

• Added dynamic server scaling to handle large numbers of concurrent players

• Stress-tested with 20,000 simulated players connecting from global servers

• This lays the groundwork for setting up regional proxies to improve ping and connectivity across the globe

Gameplay & UI Tuning

• \ Asteroids are now less likely to drop Nanomesh and Fragments (they were placeholders until the Marketplace was ready). Asteroids still provide raw resources, and enemies now drop materials.

• \ Self-use skills are no longer greyed out. @Tobsucht

• \ Clicking on empty, locked skill slots now opens the Store. @Tobsucht

• \ Empty hull slots in the Shipyard no longer display a white square

• \ Fixed bug with Subspace names showing odd characters. @Steel, @Cycnnk

• \ Loot is now easier to click and collect. @Henry

• \ Shield Absorber no longer requires a blueprint (which didn’t exist), and class restrictions have been removed. @Henry

• \ Added pre-movement visualization—makes movement feel smoother, especially with high ping. @Henry

• \ Fixed visual glitch in cloud rendering. @Henry

• \ The Flagship's Subspace now correctly displays its name. @--__--

• \ When upgrading from Pioneer to Captain, the Store now shows the original Captain price. @Vesperion

• \ POI markers are no longer stuck in the center of the screen when group tech is pinned. @Henry

v0.16.1 - 2025-06-23

Pierresteam_community_announcements

406d ago

Ship Hangar (Captain Feature)

• Your shipyard has been expanded to support multiple hangars

• Switch between ship slots to edit or launch different vessels with ease

• For example: keep a dedicated exploration ship and a mining rig ready to go

• Makes it easier to jump back into your Spacecraft

• More enhancements are planned for future updates

Marketplace

• New in-game currency introduced: Credits

• Buy and sell resources and materials at the Marketplace, located inside the Flagship

• Play your preferred gamestyle—trade, craft, or fight—with more freedom and flexibility

• This is also the foundation for the upcoming Crafting Class, planned in the future

• More marketplace features are upcoming

New Server Technology

• Added dynamic server scaling to handle large numbers of concurrent players

• Stress-tested with 20,000 simulated players connecting from global servers

• This lays the groundwork for setting up regional proxies to improve ping and connectivity across the globe

Gameplay & UI Tuning

• \ Asteroids are now less likely to drop Nanomesh and Fragments (they were placeholders until the Marketplace was ready). Asteroids still provide raw resources, and enemies now drop materials.

• \ Self-use skills are no longer greyed out. @Tobsucht

• \ Clicking on empty, locked skill slots now opens the Store. @Tobsucht

• \ Empty hull slots in the Shipyard no longer display a white square

• \ Fixed bug with Subspace names showing odd characters. @Steel, @Cycnnk

• \ Loot is now easier to click and collect. @Henry

• \ Shield Absorber no longer requires a blueprint (which didn’t exist), and class restrictions have been removed. @Henry

• \ Added pre-movement visualization—makes movement feel smoother, especially with high ping. @Henry

• \ Fixed visual glitch in cloud rendering. @Henry

• \ The Flagship's Subspace now correctly displays its name. @--__--

• \ When upgrading from Pioneer to Captain, the Store now shows the original Captain price. @Vesperion

• \ POI markers are no longer stuck in the center of the screen when group tech is pinned. @Henry

v0.14.08 - 2024-12-04

Pierresteam_community_announcements

606d ago

Skill Update • New Skills: Auto-Repair, Enhanced Repair, and Taunt • Tech Central, the Support class, can unlock a new Repair technology and module, which provides the Auto-Repair and Enhanced Repair skills. The EMP skill is now part of the Disruptor technology and module. • Solid Division, the Tank class, has received the Defender technology and module, providing a Taunt skill. • Class Skills: Some skills now require a specific ship class to be usable. A set of two Tech Central hulls grants the 2x hull bonus, enabling the use of one class skill. Higher sets allow up to two, and a full set can use as many as fit in the skill hotbar. • Skill usage now gains significantly more experience than before. Expired Mails • Changes! • Mails with and without rewards had an expiration date set but were never enforced. • This update will notify you of expired mails. Even if they are already expired, you can retrieve the reward. Expired mails will then be automatically deleted. Season and Release Progression • New Seasons: You will keep your base and be placed into a new Subspace. In the future, new gameplay elements will be introduced for new seasons. You fully retain your technology, ship, cargo, and base! • Full Release: Purchases and progression will be migrated and transferred from Early Access to the final release version of the game. Details will be shared as they are finalized. General • Module calibration is lost if your ship triggers an emergency jump. • Pinning of technology groups is now possible, providing a quick view of your earned datacores. • Support for multiple gamepads simultaneously, e.g., an external controller for the Steam Deck or as an accessibility option. • Improved Blueprint drop system: It prioritizes ensuring the first drop is 100% complete before moving on to the next. For example, the Tank Subspace Boss now drops shield and armor blueprints first before the new Defender Blueprint. • Loot decay timer increased from 5 to 15 minutes. @SourSixteenCandL • Aggro enemies dragged across the map will no longer attack random players when the dragging player leaves, preventing "enemy training." • Using EMP on an enemy will now make it resistant to further EMPs for five times the duration of the original effect. • The Gate Keeper now has permanent EMP resistance (previously only visually indicated). • Tutorial UI improved. • Adjusted enemy spawn rates: increased on the low end, reduced on the high end. This will evolve further with the introduction of fleets. • Fixed experience gain not displaying for some jumps (it was still gained but not shown). • Unified experience and calibration systems, making them more flexible in preparation for new skills. • Hovering over ship modules now shows detailed information. • A new season will now include an additional note in the guide, informing players about the season start. @SourSixteenCandL • Weekly Event intro will no longer appear at random. • The corporation Subspace is now called "Corporation Subspace" instead of "Home," clarifying its purpose. • Stats for Hull, Modules, and Skills have a cleaner layout. • EMP trigger effects now visually match the EMP itself, making it easier to identify the initiator. • Corporation member counts are now accurate, correcting previous discrepancies. • The Shipyard allows swapping a hull from the inventory with one in the hull slot bar. • Compendium back and share buttons moved to the bottom of the page, with smaller buttons added to the title bar for easy access. • Added a roadmap button to the main menu for easy access to planned features. • Workshop blueprint view now shows module and item names, along with supported amounts. • Workshop forge options are blocked if the required building is missing. • The Refinement Station allows craftable items to be dragged into the Forge slot for quicker crafting (e.g., repair kits). • Auto-Migration is active, converting old V1 ships, technologies, and rewards to the new system, which has been in use for several months. • Patch notices now display only recent updates. Older entries are periodically archived in the compendium for long-term storage. • Events are no longer discoverable by new players unless the Subportal is upgraded to Tier 3. • All buffs are removed if a ship sustains critical damage and triggers an emergency jump. @Sakuya • Tank enemies will now use dash more predictably. @Sakuya • Weekly event setup fixed to prevent Commander Caylie from discovering it. • Base cargo size is correctly set after a new season, with extra cargo sent via mail (for now). • Custom ships can no longer get lost after building the Command Center. @Enhet • Old technology blueprints no longer reset experience and datacores. @--__-• • Crash reports are now generated (using built-in Windows tools) and stored in the game folder for debugging. • Sound system corrections applied, which might resolve related issues. • Server now properly removes old Subspaces and extends the time for active ones. Playtest • Thank you for your feedback on the last playtest! Many fixes and improvements were made based on it. Special thanks to @--__-- and @Sakuya.

v0.13.08 - 2024-09-17

Pierresteam_community_announcementspatchnotes

684d ago

Combat Update - In Development

Experience System Adjusted • The goal was to bring all systems that gain experience into line. Instead of gaining experience based on the percentage of damage dealt to the enemy or asteroid cell, it is now based on the time spent actually attacking or mining. • This results in group play receiving more experience than before, especially if some players were lower in level compared to the highest damage dealer. • Mining an asteroid gains around 25% less experience. However, asteroids will no longer drop refined material but will instead grant up to 100% additional experience points. Refining resources now grants about 50% less experience than before. • Combat experience stays the same. • With the coming updates, more skills will be added, which all contribute to gaining more experience. Once this is in, a rebalancing will take place again to ensure smooth and similar progression for all classes. General • Improved layout for technology experience overview in all languages. @Manhattan_Cafe • Ejecting now works correctly from the Refinery. @Manhattan_Cafe • Ejecting is no longer possible if you are landed inside a ship, such as the Flagship. • Improved chat handling of special characters. • Balanced encounters for mining and support ships (Cosmos Mining and Tech Central) • Loot system reworked and unified, allowing players to get blueprints from the boss even if they were no longer in the subspace, for example, because of an emergency jump. • Loot is now based on the challenge; weaker enemies drop less, while stronger subspace bosses drop more. @Manhattan_Cafe • Added amount and countdown to item overlay and command menu. • Auto-repair only uses resources or the repair kit if there is enough to repair; otherwise, it defaults to the free slow repair. @Belberith • Outfitting your ship with more hulls in the shipyard no longer requires a full repair afterward. @Belberith • Subportal map no longer produces massive amounts of particles after suspending the game. @Manhattan_Cafe • Weekly Event: Gate Keeper HP numbers are not shown until enough intel has been collected (damage applied) to determine it. • Corrected many Chinese translations with the help of @Manhattan_Cafe, and in the process, corrected other languages too. • The Subportal no longer selects the event subspace if none is active. @Belberith. Also improved the auto-selection, and it shows the remaining event crystals right on the map. • Cargo slots won't be hidden anymore if both the trash and add symbol were shown. @Belberith • Workers orbiting an asteroid will now drop their loot at the correct position. • Keyboard no longer gets stuck after writing in the chat preview window. - Fixed wrong text being displayed in some cases. @Manhattan_Cafe - Subspace content is now correctly generating even after a server restart. - Weekly Event: Gate Keeper corrected broken sync, which caused hull and armor to drop without having taken damage. • Added a function under Settings -> Controls to test keyboard codes. • Reduced full server maintenance from 1-3 minutes to an estimated 10-15 seconds. Future plans are to have zero downtime.

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