Under A New Sun news & patch notes

Survivors, the Building Update is finally here! This update introduces a massive expansion to your construction options with brand-new building sets, advanced shapes for creative freedom, and a variety of gameplay improvements and additions to refine your survival experience. It’s been exciting to bring these structural systems to life, and I can’t wait to see the incredible bases you will design. Below you’ll find the full list of changes and additions included with this update. Update to v0.10.0 Triangular Building Pieces

• Added triangular foundation buildings to every set (Sticks, Bricks, Planks)
• Added triangular floor buildings to every set (Sticks, Bricks, Planks)
• Added triangular roof buildings to every set (Sticks, Bricks, Planks)
• Added triangular roof I buildings to every set (Sticks, Bricks, Planks)
• Added triangular roof flat buildings to every set (Sticks, Bricks, Planks)

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• Added plank foundation building
• Added triangular plank foundation building
• Added plank floor building
• Added triangular plank floor building
• Added plank stairs building
• Added plank stairs (1m) building
• Added plank wall building
• Added plank wall door building
• Added plank door building
• Added plank wall half building
• Added plank wall window building
• Added plank pillars building
• Added plank wall (2x1m) building
• Added plank wall sloped left building
• Added plank wall sloped right building
• Added plank roof building
• Added plank roof corner left building
• Added plank roof corner right building
• Added plank roof flat building
• Added plank roof top building
• Added plank roof corner I building
• Added plank roof triangular building
• Added plank roof triangular I building
• Added plank roof triangular flat building

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• Added indoor fireplace building (Campfires can no longer be built on stick or plank foundations)
• Added plank shelf building
• Added plank wall shelf building
• Added plank chair building
• Added novillium Pickaxe item
• Added iron shovel item
• Added novillium shovel item
• Better tools (Axes, Pickaxes, Shovels) now grant chances to harvest more resources
• Increased daytime length while reducing nighttime length (21/15min -> 23,5/12,5min)
• Players now wake up at 06:00 (previous 07:00)
• Adjusted nights to be brighter
• Walls now visually show their front direction during placement
• It is now possible to change the sail type of the sailboat dynamically
• Reordered and divided building recipes for furniture
• Redesigned the Inventory Crafting and Building categories for better navigation
• Reduced overall building restrictions
• Continuous build mode is now kept active for modular buildings
• Pier building placeholders will now snap to each other
• Renamed "Plant Fiber" to "Plant Scraps"
• Renamed "Novillium Rod" to "Novillium Bar"
• Renamed "Iron Rod" to "Iron Bar"
• Save games now display the real-world time of day when saved
• The smart watch now also displays the temperature in Fahrenheit
• Items equipped when diving are now kept in hand during the dive instead of unequipping after every surfacing
• Scaled down the tools model in the player's hand for better visibility (scaled down by 10%)
• Disabled unnecessary processing ticks for building actors to improve performance
• Fixed an issue where high-resolution displays caused visual blurriness
• Fixed a bug where a player could become unable to sit down
• Fixed a day count tracking error that occurred during sleep
• Fixed the plank table displaying the wrong item image
• Fixed a spelling typo for the word "Synthetic"
• Maps now remain in the player's inventory upon death (Co-op)
• Added a Death Loot Marker on the map (only visible to yourself and only available in Co-op)
• Fixed a bug where client players wouldn't see the notification that a stronger tool is required (Co-op)
• Added a fallback system for instances where client save data could not be found (Co-op)
• Added an unlimited stamina command (/unlimited stamina)
• General translation improvements and localized the game disclaimer text

Enjoy the adventure! New Horizon Games

Survivors, Get ready to expand and refine your base - the Building Update is arriving on June 5th! This upcoming update focuses on expanding your construction options, giving you more creative freedom to design your home together with a completely new building set as well as multiple other gameplay additions and adjustments. Here is a quick look at some of the things included in this update:

New Building Pieces

Break away from standard square designs and create more complex, unique base layouts. Every building set now features multiple new options to construct rounded or triangular houses. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/c8a4003042405d3077ee7389351aa015e3e0acaa.jpg

Plank Buildings

A new set of fully modular, plank-based building pieces. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/fdde0b25a10c61fb60a15c98920666c4d718a41b.jpg

Furniture, Tools & Other

• Build new and more refined furniture
• New Iron & Novillium shovel and pickaxe tiers
• Longer daytime and brighter nights
• Crafting & Building UI updates
• ...and much more

Stay tuned! New Horizon Games

Hey everyone, a new patch is now available.

• Added a second place to build an electrical device on the ship
• Increased head movement range when controlling a vessel
• Scanner can now be build on the ship
• Fabricator can now be build on the ship
• Adjusted underwater shader for better visibility
• Adjusted underwater shader inside wrecks for better visibility
• Fixed stick planter not receiving rain
• Fixed brick planter not receiving rain
• Fixed drones not able to shoot
• Fixed debris around the Horizon 7 wreck not floating
• The player will no longer switch to swimming while standing on a boat that is hit by tall wave or partially submerged (only when fully underwater)
• Adjusted sea sounds
• Adjusted shore waves to be slightly slower
• Added 3840x1080 resolution

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Hey everyone, a new patch is now available.

• Fixed spears getting stuck in mid-air when thrown
• Fixed arrows flying through objects instead of colliding

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Survivors, A new wave of improvements has arrived in Under A New Sun! This update focuses on a massive overhaul of the ocean, expanded character customization as well as QoL and visual enhancements.

A Transformed Ocean

The water system has been completely rebuilt to be more immersive than ever. The sea now features realistic shore waves, improved sound effects and real-time interactions; vessels leave clear traces in their path through the water, and swimming creates ripples across the surface. Along with these visual changes, the buoyancy and driving behavior for rafts, boats, and ships have been reworked. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/0b544e1c9962e2b4ada07344ffd7fbbd94537f06.jpg(Old on the left, new on the right)

Enhanced Visuals & Performance

Graphics take a leap forward with the addition of Xe Super Sampling (XeSS), providing a new upscaling alternative to FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), while the world looks sharper and more detailed due to improved shaders & shadow casting for foliage as well as the addition of detailed, "fluffy" moss on rocks and boulders. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/9064856ea903d440be7910f363b1c096392618d9.jpg

Personalization & Game Control

Character customization is expanding with now 10 different hairstyle options for both male and female characters, plus 10 hair colors, to choose from. For those looking to tailor their survival experience a bit more, there are now options to disable the tutorial when starting a new game or to disable snakes (ophidiophobia).

Quality of Life & Building

Building and farming have received several community-requested updates. Piers can now be built further and will snap directly to foundations (and vice-versa). Survivors now cultivate Ember plants within farming plots. Additionally, a 4th save slot is now available and numerous fixes have been implemented - ranging from co-op synchronization improvements to CPU performance optimizations - to ensure a smoother journey. Update to v0.9.1:

• New water system implemented
• Added real-time water interactions (vessels draw trails in the water and the player creates small waves when swimming on the surface)
• Adjusted buoyancy and driving behavior of rafts
• Adjusted buoyancy and driving behavior of boats
• Adjusted buoyancy and driving behavior of ships
• New method used to cut out the water from the inside of boats and ships
• Added sea sound effects near the shore
• Changed sea sound behavior to come from the shore instead of always from the same direction
• Added a 4th save slot
• Added Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) as an alternative to FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR)
• Changed layout and description of the upscaling options in the settings menu
• Mossy rocks / boulders now have detailed / fluffy moss on them
• Improved shaders for grass and other foliage for clearer visuals and better shadows
• Added foliage around the world
• Added 10 hairstyle options for male characters
• Added 10 hairstyle options for female characters
• Added 10 different color options for hair
• Added a customize game option to turn off snakes (ophidiophobia)
• Added a customize game option to turn off the tutorial
• Added a controls option to toggle crouch instead of holding the key (for keyboard)
• Ember plants can now grow in farming plots
• Ember fruits can now be placed in farming plots
• Electrical switches can now be scanned and fabricated
• Piers can now be built further
• Piers can now snap to foundations
• Foundations can now snap to piers
• Changed thumbnail and description of wire building to be more understandable
• Floors now count as a roof (sound effects / comfort)
• Adjusted rotation of the scanner's display to be readable when the scanner is placed on a table
• Small creatures no longer push boats away when they walk into them
• Added a sound effect when first leaving the starting wreck
• Fixed wrong food durability when taking one of a stack out of a chest or fridge
• Fixed: co-op players cannot interact with the scanner display
• Fixed: co-op players sometimes have doors in the wrong state (open / closed)
• Improved wire behavior when reloading a game
• Scanner bars now always drop when dismantling the scanner
• Fabricator bars now always drop when dismantling the fabricator
• Screens now always drop when dismantling the scanner or fabricator
• Improved CPU performance
• Adjusted fog settings
• Adjusted light to be a bit brighter at night

You may disable snakes on your existing games as well: Open chat by pressing enter or Ctrl + T Type: /commands true /disable snakes You must now save your game and reload. Enjoy the adventure! New Horizon Games

Hey everyone, a new patch is now available.

• Fixed an issue where the fabricator was not being saved and reloaded correctly
• Fixed an issue where the wind turbine dropped incorrect items when dismantled
• Fixed a problem where some save games did not appear because they were stored in the wrong folder when the game was not connected to Steam

Missing or outdated save files If you were affected by an issue where you played for some time, saved the game, and later found that your save was missing or outdated, please check the following folder on your PC: C:\Users\%YourUsername%\AppData\Local\UnderANewSun\Saved\SaveGames You may find a folder there named “ERROR, BAD UNIQUE NET ID”. This folder was created when the game was saved while it was unable to detect your Steam ID - usually because the game was not connected to Steam at the time. How to restore your progress

Open the folder named “ERROR, BAD UNIQUE NET ID”

Find the save files with timestamps that match the progress you are missing

Copy those files

Paste them into the folder with the long number as its name (this number represents your Steam ID) If the Steam ID folder already contains files with the same names but older timestamps, delete those older files first. The game only recognizes save files named “GameSlot1” and “GameSlot1_Meta” (or the corresponding slot numbers). This issue should now be resolved. Once you save your game at least once (per slot) while properly connected to Steam, future save files will be stored correctly. Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Hey everyone, a new patch is now available.

• Temporarily disabled the new function that creates a backup of the previous save files before overwriting them with new ones, after multiple users reported that the game freezes when trying to save (other solutions will be worked on)
• Fixed scanner not dropping items when dismantled
• Fixed fabricator not dropping items when dismantled
• Improved some replication settings for the ship's extra cargo doors (sometimes not showing up for co-op players)
• Improved some replication settings for chests and the fridge attached to a boat or ship (sometimes not showing up for co-op players)
• Fixed snake sounds not being affected by sound settings
• Adjusted one quartz location (not reachable)
• Added a huge box under the game world that teleports the player back onto the map (if one somehow manages to fall through or off the map)

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Survivors, the Tech Update is finally here! Alongside the start of the Steam Winter Sale, this update introduces a wide range of new technology, gameplay improvements, and new locations to explore. It’s been exciting to bring these additions to life, and I can’t wait to see how you’ll use them in your adventures. Below you’ll find the full list of changes and additions included in this update. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/80ac684c2b39a40a9d3972f885b7c2f4d17eec11.gif Update to v0.9.0:

• Added new language: Brazilian Portuguese
• Added new island group
• Added new wrecks around the world
• Added one new accessible wreck site
• Added wind turbine (generates electricity)
• Added scanner building (will scan tech items to reproduce)
• Added fabricator building (fabricates tech items out of resources)
• Added tube light building (artificial light source with different choosable colors)
• Added broken air tank connector item
• Added air tank connector item
• Added double air tank item
• Added broken speaker item
• Added speaker item
• Added space boom 9000 (stereo system)
• Added 4 new songs to the radio
• Added display item
• Added scanner bar item
• Added quartz item
• Added quartz deposits around the world (underwater)
• Added plank table building
• Added novillium arrowhead item
• Added novillium arrow item
• Added novillium hammer head item
• Added novillium hammer item
• Novillium hammers now have a 95% recovery chance per item when dismantling something
• The wood of all novillium tools is now slightly darker than other tools
• Added ability to build connectors on walls and ceilings
• Added ability to build switches on walls and ceilings
• Added ability to switch the ship's electric motor in reverse
• Lightning strikes now light up the surrounding clouds
• Sound is now slightly damped when inside a player built building
• Improved graphical appearance of rocks and boulders
• Bows will now automatically reload when equipped and an arrow gets picked up or is built (if there was previously none available in the inventory)
• Adjusted all stick building collisions
• Adjusted multiple item origin locations
• Adjusted FSR settings (for improved performance)
• Moved the torch building into the furniture category (previous under stick walls)
• Slightly raised the mast of the raft
• Adjusted the mesh of the wreck where the power bypass unit must be placed (to be more visible)
• Adjusted the description of the power bypass unit to be clearer
• Adjusted the rocks on the side of the start wreck so that the upper floor is accessible without the need to build something
• Iron ore deposits will now slowly respawn over time
• Quartz deposits will now slowly respawn over time
• Fixed wire snapping locations on slanted connectors
• Fixed wire snapping locations on slanted switches
• Added translation of the player's watch interface
• Fixed multiple translations
• Fixed multiple spelling mistakes
• Adjusted some tutorial steps to be more clear
• Fixed a problem where the co-op start screen was sometimes not interactable
• Saving a game will now also create a backup of the previous save before overwriting

Enjoy the adventure! New Horizon Games

Hey everyone, With the release of the upcoming Tech Update on December 18th, Under A New Sun will officially support Brazilian Portuguese as an additional language! With full localization, even more players will be able to join the experience in their native language. Stay tuned! New Horizon Games

Survivors, the upcoming Tech Update will release alongside the start of the Steam Winter Sale on December 18th. It brings a good amount of new tech to play around with, several Gameplay improvements, new places to discover and many more features that I think you will enjoy. It’s been fun to work on, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what you’ll do with the new additions. To give you a little taste of what’s coming, here’s a sneak peek at some of the new content included in the upcoming update: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/80ac684c2b39a40a9d3972f885b7c2f4d17eec11.gif Stay tuned! New Horizon Games

Today marks exactly two years since Under A New Sun first launched into Early Access! It’s been an amazing journey so far, watching the game grow and seeing the community bring in feedback & ideas to shape it into the best possible adventure. Every bit of support along the way has made a difference and continues to guide the direction of Under A New Sun. Every bug report, suggestion, review, or kind message helps push things forward - so truly, thank you all for being part of this journey. ❤️ And for those of you waiting - the Tech Update is almost ready! This update will introduce plenty of new tech to find, build and play around with, along with a new language option, graphical improvements, gameplay additions and much more, but I don't want to spoil too much just yet. Thanks again for sticking with me and being a part of Under A New Sun. New Horizon Games

Hey everyone, a new patch is now available.

• New swing axe animation
• New swing pickaxe animation
• New swing hammer animation
• Added a subtle camera shake when an axe, knife, or similar tool hits something
• Added a subtle camera shake when the hammer hits something to build
• Decreased durability of the container latches (one hit with a novillium axe is now enough)
• Harvesting a tree may now drop a few more sticks
• Bird nests now reappear from time to time
• Adjusted collision on stick wall door frame (for easier roof building)
• Adjusted collision on stick wall window (for easier roof building)
• Adjusted collision on stick wall half (for easier roof building)
• Added torch building locations on stick wall 2x1m
• Added torch building locations on brick wall 2x1m
• Added torch building locations on the outside of brick walls
• Added torch building locations on the outside of stick wall pillars
• Fixed deconstructing solar panels on a roof don't drop resources
• Fixed deconstructing the bigger shelter variation don't drop resources
• Fixed bird nests spawn items after reload even if it is no longer there
• Fixed spelling mistake 'Leather Stripes' to 'Leather Strips'

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Hey everyone, after 10 days the community survey has wrapped up – thanks a lot to everyone who voted! Here are the results:

• Tech update: 35.6%
• Fauna update: 22.2%
• Building update: 21.3%
• Flora & cooking: 20.9%

With the tech update clearly taking the top spot, this will be the next big update. The other three categories ended up in a surprisingly close race, with the fauna update landing in second place. I've also read through all of your added comments and taken lots of notes for further additions or improvements. Based on that, here’s a breakdown of what’s coming next for Under A New Sun:

• Tech update: 3D printer for crafting electrical components and other gear (some new and some that could previously only be found), electrical lights, wind turbine
• Fauna update: a livelier world with more animals and new drone variations
• Building update: general improvements for the building system, new plank structures to build, more furniture and decorative elements
• Flora & cooking: more plants to discover and grow, craftable antidote, poison arrows, additional food variety and cooking mechanics
• Islands / map expansion: more islands in various sizes with new things to explore and more wrecks that can be entered
• Story: ongoing additions of narrative elements, discoveries, and signs of the crew (this point may not be included in a single update but happen over time together with other updates)
• Character customization: more options to customize your player character
• Miscellaneous: various quality of live improvements, expansion of the Fandom wiki, more diving sites and equipment

Keep in mind that some points may change over time with further development and that the order listed here does not necessarily mean that the updates will take place in this exact order nor that there won't be more additions than currently listed. And as always, any suggestions and feedback is very welcome! Thanks for helping shape the future of Under A New Sun! New Horizon Games

Hey everyone, I’m currently planning the next steps for Under A New Sun. Since the last roadmap from February 2024 is almost fully completed, it’s time for a fresh, updated one! There are already a bunch of things on the list, and I’d love to hear your thoughts. You can let me know which features you’d like to see first—or suggest new ideas—via this survey: https://forms.gle/JsVGJ8sHL7D5hiQm9 The items in the survey are mainly about when things get released. There are plenty of other ongoing plans, like story progression and world expansions, that aren’t included here. To avoid any confusion: this survey is completely anonymous. No personal data or email addresses are collected, even if you’re signed in to Google (you can also fill it out without being logged in). Thanks for helping shape the future of Under A New Sun! New Horizon Games

Hey everyone, a new patch is now available.

• Added debris floating over the Horizon 7 underwater wreck
• Added graphic settings option to to disable head bobbing for walking / running
• Added a warning message to the co-op menu when the game is not properly connected to Steam
• Localized co-op menu in all available languages
• Opening the game for co-op will now unpause the game
• The game can no longer be paused once co-op is active (even if only the host is currently playing)
• Adjusted displayed text for the radio to show that it can be toggled on/off
• Fixed cooked food always spawns with 70% durability and not increasing with the cooking still after the last update
• Fixed snake spawn rate on one part of the big island was too high
• Fixed achievement 'I'm Back' not working retrospectively
• Fixed achievement 'I don't feel very well' not working
• Fixed achievement 'Stone age' not working in games where the tutorial was already finished

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Survivors, A new update has arrived, bringing exciting improvements and features to Under A New Sun! A total of 28 achievements have been added, offering new goals to pursue while playing. The save and reload system has been reworked to allow much faster loading times – to benefit from this change, each existing save needs to be loaded by you once and saved again. In addition, the world will now also progress further during sleep, which is depending on the total sleep time. Life on the sailing ship has become more convenient as well: it is now possible to build an air tank refill station, a water generator or a fridge directly on the ship, powered by the already existing solar array that can be built on the ships deck. For smoother gameplay, the watch is now visible while diving underwater, a crouch ability has been added (making it easier to reach certain spots or build with more precision), and the wire building system received multiple improvements, including a maximum building length that is now three times longer than before. Update to v0.8.1:

• Added achievements to the game (28 in total)
• Reworked some parts of the save and reload system to achieve much faster loading times (this will require you, to load every of your existing games and save it new)
• During sleep the game is now progressing further (depending on the total sleep time)
• Sleeping on a ship while sailing increases the traveled distance (not linear - for physics reasons it can only speed up to a certain amount)
• Air tank refill station can now be build on the sailing ship
• Water generator can now be build on the sailing ship
• Fridge can now be build on the sailing ship
• The players watch can now be seen underwater
• Added crouch ability (makes it easier to reach some locations or while building)
• Swapped the songs played by the space radio 9000 (to avoid copyright claims for lets players)
• Fixed items spawned directly on the ground sometimes glitching through the ground
• Increased durability for food items inside a fridge (+50%)
• Increased max length for building wires (now max. 24m instead of 8m)
• Building a wire will show up in blue until the max. length is exceeded or the attachment point is not available
• Adjusted behavior of wires during building
• Added a pop-up screen when trying to overwrite a save file that is not the one that was loaded
• Added info that bottles filled with dirty water can be used to water plants
• Increased drag speed for the sailing ship for easier handling
• Increased building distance from 4.5m to 5m
• Novillium ore now has a chance to respawn
• Some synthetic fibers items now respawn
• Added an indicator inside the fridges inventory, showing if the fridge is active or not
• Fixed recipe not available for players in co-op following the tutorial, where another player has finished the previous task alone
• Fixed the computer terminal for co-op games (can now be accessed by every player to achieve the security clearance)
• Fixed rendering bugs for the female player version
• Fixed players joining a co-op game while playing in singleplayer causing some of their items and buildings appear in the co-op game
• Fixed drowning sounds and visuals persist even if an air tank is inserted
• Fixed solar panel building on roofs
• Fixed solar panel array on the sailing ship calculating wrong energy amounts
• Fixed some problems where the sailing ship could start flying in the air
• Fixed lightning would appear always on the same spot for co-op players (now synchron with the host)
• Fixed cooking level and XP allocation to the player
• Fixed snakes spawn in the river sometimes

Enjoy the adventure! New Horizon Games

Hey everyone, a new patch is now available. Even if only a small update, this one changes quite a bit on the interaction possibilities with workstations, campfires & similar. Some players have made it clear that they are not happy about having to throw their items (especially food) somewhere in the dirt and then drag them to the right place later. So you can now aim your view, where you want your item to be, and drag it out of your inventory. Although it is to mention that this only works, when the view is aiming at something near the player and by dragging it manually on the drop area inside the inventory, otherwise it will spawn in front of the player, just like before. Furthermore, it is now also possible to use this feature to directly interact with most workstations out of your inventory. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/3b0d7e652265a9f0a28aca20c497bea704526992.gif

• Dragging items onto the drop area inside the inventory will now drop the item where the player is looking (if the crosshair isn't facing anything, the item will drop in front of the player, just like before)
• Dropping items from your inventory by dragging them onto the drop area (not via quick drop) can now directly interact with most workstations
• Campfire spits will now show ghost placeholders when you're looking at them (if you have a fitting food item in your inventory), indicating that the item can be placed there
• Added multiple control remapping options
• Added multiple gamepad (controller) control remapping options
• Deconstructing a water wheel now returns resources
• Computer terminals inside racks can now also be interacted with by pressing 'E'
• Tool racks can now hold hammers
• Increased torch performance by approximately 60%
• Changed the rendering method of the planet orbiting the world, which fixes rendering issues with the clouds in front
• Fixed reloading leather inside tanning racks
• Fixed some problems that occurred when adding resources to building placeholders in co-op mode
• Fixed multiple air tanks connecting to the refill station
• Changed the ship cargo description to clarify that you need to place chests inside
• Revised Spanish translations

Huge thanks to esecamara from our Discord community for taking the time to revise the Spanish translations of Under A New Sun! Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Hey everyone, a new patch is now available.

• Added ability to unlock recipes through interacting with a chest
• Added ladder / stair building location alternative (switch by turning the mouse wheel)
• Ship energy storage level now saves and reloads
• Added consistent message on game begin to press 'E' to escape from the cryopod
• Removed short notification on game begin to press 'E' to escape from the cryopod
• Fixed books sometimes not unlocking recipes
• Fixed chest missing items after stack transfer in co-op
• Fixed chest sometimes loosing items when swapping items inside in co-op
• Fixed fire (and other stations that include a fire) not replicating properly in co-op
• Fixed dead animals glitching around the world for co-op players
• Changed fullscreen behavior for more stability
• Added more fallback mechanics for unlocking recipes
• Fixed player sometimes reloads on his ship even when saved somewhere else
• Adjusted iron arrowhead description
• Increased furnace coal burning time (33% longer)
• Decreased furnace smelt time (13% faster)
• Decreased rot speed for food laying outside (not in chests or players inventory, 20% slower)
• Banana trees in garden plots now always spawn with bananas
• Decreased water leakage of garden plots (50% slower)
• Decreased water consumption during growing of plants in a garden plot (25% slower)
• Extended garden plot HUD descriptions (showing keys for clearing the plot or adding water with a bottle or flask)
• Localized garden plot HUD descriptions
• All cooked mussels no longer cause food poisoning
• Campfire spit can now hold mussels
• Inventory refreshes now when picking up an item while the inventory is opened

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Hey everyone, a new patch is now available.

• Fixed time of day not working correctly in co-op for some users
• Fixed day count not working correctly in co-op
• Security clearance is now saved
• Hammers can now deconstruct wires
• Fixed respawn points not working correctly (co-op)
• Added respawn possibility on ships
• Increased base durability for the basic starter tools (wood & stone)
• Increased skill based durability for crafted items (now 50% for Lvl. 0 instead of 40%)
• Increased hydration for water and energy drink cans
• Added an info text for the 'Load Game' menu informing that it may take a few seconds to load the files
• Fixed that the second smaller blue sun is jumping in location when switching from 23:59 to 00:00
• Early access info window at the first start of the game can now be controlled with a controller
• Fixed some tutorial steps showing wrong key's on controller in German
• Fixed some HUD text showing wrong key's on controller in German
• Fixed player reloading under the ship when the save was made on the ships bed
• Fixed attachments on vessels glitching around or at the wrong location for co-op players
• Fixed reading a book as a co-op player sometimes not unlocking the recipes
• Looms can now be placed inside a building
• Plank stations can now be placed inside a building
• Added more clay deposits on the big island

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Hey everyone, a new patch is now available.

• Added and updated some tutorial steps
• Changed the navigation mesh type and calculations for AI movement (now more CPU-friendly)
• Banana plants will now spawn more leaves in co-op (depending on player count)
• Coconuts will respawn faster in co-op (depending on player count)
• Added more food sources on the starter island
• Added more stones on the starter island
• Added more sticks on the starter island
• Added slightly more coconuts to spawn on palm trees around the world
• Increased some nutrition values of food items
• Changed a location behind the starting wreck where the player could get stuck
• Fixed an issue where chat couldn't be opened after respawning (co-op)
• Fixed building of the ship’s bed
• Updated some translations
• Adjusted some collisions on the starter wreck
• Lowered terrain displacement slightly so small items don't vanish into the ground that easily

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Survivors, This is it—the biggest update to Under A New Sun so far: the New Dawn update is finally live! You can now dive into a completely reimagined world. If you haven’t already, make sure to check out the updated Steam page—it’s been fully overhauled to reflect everything that’s new, including a new trailer. New Dawn brings a massive list of changes, but most notably, the entire world has been reworked from the ground up to feel more like a truly alien environment. There’s now official co-op support, larger islands to explore, a new starting point on a brand-new island, new ores and tools, the chance to reclaim your lost security clearance, and the ability to access wreck sites and uncover more of the story. There's also plenty of fresh content to discover and build along the way. One of the most important changes is a complete overhaul of the game’s progression system. Unlike earlier versions, you no longer start with everything unlocked. Now, crafting and building options are tied to discovery—you’ll need to explore, gather, and interact with the world to gradually unlock recipes. Some items become available just by picking up the right materials, others by discovering hidden structures or rare knowledge-based items scattered throughout the world. This new system makes early gameplay far more engaging and gives you a real reason to explore and experiment. If you’ve played before, I do highly recommend to start a fresh run! Get it now with a discount within the next 10 days! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2075580/Under_A_New_Sun

Survive in the world of Under A New Sun

Fight to survive and uncover the secrets of a completely reimagined world, featuring new dangers, biomes, flora and fauna. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/44b44521111f9cfa0251da72ee3cb9cf57f4a2ad.gif

Team up with your friends

Invite up to 3 friends to join your game and challenge Under A New Sun together. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/4117639fee74829ca3e21cfd0d23a7682695006e.gif

Explore wreck sites - Discover everything new

Enter the wreck sites and uncover new secrets, resources, and story elements. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/f80dfac9356a6cc53f81f6121a6afe265a9cd5cc.gif

Build like never before with the new building mechanics

More creative freedom when building. Make use of the new hammers to construct your new home and base. Now with the option to quickly deconstruct your buildings. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/674fbdc8efb3bb7c7d18e601106325d8c8197a1c.gif

Conquer the sea on your new sailing ship

The new sailing ship can be used as a mobile base, you can place a lot of chests here to transport all the materials you need, use it as a sleep and save point and even equip it with an autonomous electricity system to power an motor for additional speed. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/fe3066f90c4364db0780f2919279e424f6871181.gif Watch the new trailer here: Check out the new Under A New Sun Fandom wiki: https://under-a-new-sun.fandom.com Notice: The price of Under A New Sun may increase a bit after the current sale. Update to v0.8.0: Most Important:

• Completely reworked game world with new islands, flora and fauna
• Official co-op support and implementation
• Co-op options are now available in the regular menus
• Added optional co-op connection over unique codes
• Completely reworked game loop and progression
• Items to craft and buildings must now be unlocked first
• Some items & buildings now unlock when picking up at least one of every item that is required to build it
• Some items & building now unlock when discovering certain locations around the world
• Some items & building now unlock when finding certain information holding items around the world
• New start location and surroundings
• New wrack at starting location
• Reworked front wrack underwater
• Security clearance level 1 can now be obtained
• Some wracks can now be entered when the security clearance was obtained
• PC terminals can now be found around the world
• Added new advanced toolbelt item (extending the inventory even further)
• Improved building mechanics
• Building are now constructed by using a hammer
• Added wooden hammer item
• Added iron hammer head item
• Added iron hammer item
• Building with a higher tier hammer is slightly faster
• Buildings can now be deconstructed using a hammer (holding 'x')
• Wooden hammers now have a 80% recovery chance per item when dismantling something
• Iron hammers now have a 90% recovery chance per item when dismantling something
• Added further building options (new & more complex snapping locations, allowing way more options how to build)
• Added roof overhang building option
• Changed every 0.8m building option to 1m
• Added new drone variant (bigger and more aggressive)
• Added new alien whale creature
• Added multiple new alien fishes
• Added new alien ray creature
• Added new alien dog creature
• Added new alien cave bug creature
• Added shipyard building structure
• Added buildable sailing ship
• Added sailing ship bed extension
• Added sailing ship extra cargo extension
• Added sailing ship solar extension
• Added sailing ship wiring extension
• Added sailing ship motor extension
• Added synthetic fibers item
• Added novillium ore item
• Added furnace extension to smelt novillium ore
• Added heating coil item
• Added water wheel building
• Added novillium bloom item
• Added ability to forge novillium
• Added novillium axe head item
• Added novillium blade item
• Added novillium axe item
• Added novillium spear item
• Added novillium knife item
• New gardening system
• Added stick planting plot
• Added brick planting plot
• Gardening plots can now be watered with flasks or bottles containing dirty water or regular water
• Gardening plots now receive rain
• Gardening plots can now be cleared (holding 'x')
• Mango & Banana trees can now be planted (more options coming soon)
• Plants without sufficient water now wither over time
• Added power bypass unit building
• Added character editor when starting a new game (currently with limited options, will be extended soon)
• Added character editor when joining a new co-op game (currently with limited options, will be extended soon)

Interesting:

• Completely reworked ground shaders & foliage
• Added ground tessellation for more structure
• Reworked night sky (looking more different than on earth)
• Some of the loot around the world is now per player (every player in co-op can pick it up for themselves)
• Added tool 'mini-game', when a follow up hit or swing is performed at just the right time (when the animation ended) it will perform faster, this effect is stackable to a certain amount, allowing very fast building or harvesting when performed right
• Floating items will now level themselves in the water
• Floating items in a river will flow with the current
• Added option to drink from freshwater sources
• Drinking from freshwater sources now fill 20% hydration each time
• Drinking from freshwater sources now have a chance to cause food poisoning
• Animals now always spawn at random locations (not always on the same spot)
• Added leave piles that spawn at random locations around the world, sometimes hiding loot under them
• Updated tutorial with optional videos for some tutorial points
• Updated players watch, showing small decreasing progress bars for status effects (e.g. bleeding, food poisoning) indicating the remaining time
• Coordinates on the players watch now show a higher resolution (e.g. 51.3 instead of just 51)
• Food can now have different values for nutrition & hydration
• Nutrition values for multiple foods adjusted
• Hydration values for multiple foods adjusted
• Added seashells to find underwater
• Seashells can now be cooked over a fire
• Added cave mushrooms
• Added flammable cave substance (light with a torch)
• Added ember fruit
• Added jelly meat item
• Added W.S.A. Mug item
• Added energy drink item
• Adjusted sun movement for a longer time of day
• Players now wake up at 7:00 a.m. (previous 8:00 a.m.)
• Improved visuals during a storm
• Updates sound effects during a storm
• Added & updated particle effects during a storm
• Added new music
• Updated main menu music
• Added book sailing vol. 1
• Added book sailing vol. 2
• Added book gardening
• Added book tactical clothing
• Added book potter's guide
• Added book archery for beginners

Just a note:

• Added new notes around the world
• Updated some notes
• Updated the map
• Update main menu map
• New furnace sounds
• New bandage sounds
• Updated sound effects when using pickaxes
• Updated particle effects when using pickaxes
• Added sound effects inside wracks
• Added sound effects inside caves
• Added a small passive health regeneration (10x smaller compared to when satiated)
• New 'Player joined' message (in co-op)
• Added quick reload of previous written messages by pressing the up / down arrows
• Pressing 'v' will cause a wave animation (intended for co-op)
• Pressing 'n' will toggle name tags of your co-op players on/off
• Pressing F5 will now toggle the HUD on/off
• Food amount will scale according to the amount of players (in co-op)
• Updated controller key layout
• Added controller keys to switch between tools
• Added controls option to reset all changes to default
• Updated controls menu
• Added more max FPS settings (75, 90 & 165)
• Added camera smoothing setting (on by default)
• Added camera smoothing intensity setting (low by default)
• Default graphic settings are now higher
• Added Steam button in the main menu
• Added Discord button in the main menu
• Added Email button in the main menu
• Added multiple new locations with loot
• Language can now also be changed over the settings menu
• New fish trap description
• Adjusted recipe for the toolbelt (can now be obtained earlier)
• Water collectors work a little faster
• Water stills work a little faster
• Water condensers work a little faster
• Coconuts can now be opened with a spear
• Added small harvestable banana plants (not regrowing)
• Lowered fall damage
• Adjusted some player animations
• Updated stick foundation collision
• Fixed watch layout on female player character
• Fixed solar panels always output the same amount of energy
• Fixed snake animations not replicating properly (in co-op)

This update took quite some time and changed a lot things in comparison to the previous versions, although that I kept track of most changes, there may be some details missing in this list. Enjoy the adventure! New Horizon Games

Hey everyone, Just a quick heads-up: the upcoming New Dawn update will be released a day earlier than originally planned – now on Monday, July 21! After reviewing the release timing and considering overall visibility, it made the most sense to move the launch slightly forward. Hopefully, this means even more of you will get to enjoy the update right away. Thanks for your continued support – can’t wait to hear what you think of the update! Stay tuned! New Horizon Games

Greetings, Survivors! New Dawn, the update that will change Under A New Sun in almost every way and determine its further path into the future, will release on July 22nd. The originally announced second quarter cannot be fully met, for which I'm truly sorry. Although I believe it's worth the wait — whether you're looking forward to official co-op support, new discoveries, exploration, sailing with a huge ship, story elements, or something else — this update has something for everyone! Stay tuned! New Horizon Games

Greetings, Survivors! As many of you are eager to know what’s next in Under A New Sun, the time has finally come to unveil the next major update! Introducing New Dawn, by far the biggest and most ambitious update yet. This massive expansion features various new gameplay elements while enhancing existing mechanics, taking Under A New Sun to a whole new level, making it the best experience it has ever been! This announcement will give you a glimpse of what to expect from the New Dawn update, while there are still many more things, that will be revealed with the final release of this update. Stay tuned! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/d5b3faf3893c93d7fe454a975dea09b68d84975d.gif More islands, biome diversity, bigger islands with whole jungle forests, ponds, rivers, waterfalls and more... what a view! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/65d79a633ac5ae1801871f2dc2c5eb5bf340d235.gif Build yourself a ship and sail the sea! The new sailing ship is capable of holding multiple large chests, making it perfect for transporting lots of resources, if you place a bed inside the cabin, you can even use it as a sleep and save point. And if you ever find yourself in a situation, that you wish to go faster than just sailing, you may equip your new vessel with a self-sufficient power system and electric motors to gain some good extra speed! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/7012f8718bef8f864ddeaaf112f8ab48a24b66f6.gif Find and explore wracks, discover new story elements. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/f62de5bef74311be26917d5e0afc74ad0cfc9d31.gif Explore multiple new caves with a redesigned environment, lighting, sounds and most importantly: stuff to find! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/a8ae92a07dfc013420cacb6845ec1ba1ce031a0e.gif Official co-op support, with improved mechanics and game balance, character customization, as well as a new system for unique sessions codes, making it possible to play together in co-op without requiring Steam invites. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/f2f909bad5683c93fd241ea40ff5238b441fcccf.jpg A new rare drone variation with a different, more dangerous, behavior. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/8f97517764f9d5a293b6ed9a30caae828d4e095e.jpg Redesigned night sky and overall graphic improvements. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/f2418f5e46943d36744474f1efb6ea854e97ab5a.jpg Build farming plots to grow your own plants. The release is set for Q2 - 2025, a fix date will be announced soon. Enjoy the adventure! New Horizon Games

Survivors, a new update is now available. This update enhances several aspects of playing with controller, making the gameplay smoother and adding features that were previously only accessible with a keyboard, such as moving stacks to a chest or viewing item details within your inventory. Additionally, you can now find and use electrical switches. This new feature rounds up working with the electricity system and especially with multiple electrical devices. You can place a switch wherever you like and connect it between two wires, giving you greater control over where your power flows and how it’s used! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/f39d2822ae470d7540f9e8dcc7d9c65b215e1360.png Update to v0.7.2:

• New item Electrical Switch
• New building Electrical Switch
• New loot locations
• Controller's D-Pad can now be used to navigate through menus, including the inventory (this allows for faster interaction)
• Holding the Y key (on a controller) will no longer show the watch when inside the inventory
• Pressing the Y key (on a controller) will now trigger the item info window inside the regular inventory
• Pressing the Y key (on a controller) will now transfer whole stacks of items when inside the chest inventory menu
• New minimum value for life when reloading in a game (so that you will always start with at least this minimum of life and not reload the game die immediately, before having a chance to interact with anything, because the game got saved with very little health left).
• A fish trap's time counter until it catches something will now be saved and reloaded (a fish trap will catch something eventually, even when only playing in short sessions)
• Fish traps will now save and reload if they caught something
• Fixed that controller users could not click on the 'read' button when interacting with a note
• Fixed that trigger running on a controller would not drain stamina
• Fixed that breaking a beach torch drops the wrong items
• Fixed some air tanks (as loot) sticking out of containers
• Fixed a loot box's location that could be opened, but the items could not be reached
• Fixed that pressing ESC to go out of the Pause Menu will not work properly

Co-op updates:

• When near to other players, you will now see their name-tag above their head
• Fixed that pressing buttons while interacting with the Pause Menu etc. will also trigger player functions (e.g. hitting, jumping or change tool)

Enjoy the adventure! New Horizon Games

Survivors, a new patch is now available. Co-op updates:

• Fixed when two or more players simultaneously use a tool, the animation gets stuck on one of the players, preventing the further use of tools
• Fixed that joining co-op players with an available savegame reload with a toolbelt, even when they had none
• Fixed that the multiplayer menu will not close when pressing 'ESC', causing the pause menu to appear over the multiplayer menu, which then can not be closed
• Fixed that a respawned player's inventory opens constantly when another player interacts with the dropped inventory chest
• Fixed that the gender of players already in the game will not replicate properly for joining players
• Fixed that wires will not reload correctly for joining players
• Fixed that players with a high ping could sometimes pick up items multiple times
• Fixed that players with a high ping could sometimes harvest objects multiple times
• Improved Gameplay for higher ping connections
• Improved player animation system for higher ping connections (player animations now play immediately for the local player, instead of waiting for a response from the host)
• Improved player sound system for higher ping connections (player sounds now play immediately for the local player, instead of waiting for a response from the host)

Thanks everyone for the feedback and support!

Survivors, a new and exciting update is now available! Together with multiple requested quality of life improvements, new birds nests, as a source for feathers and eggs, improved bow and arrow mechanics as well as the new FSR (FidelityFX™ Super Resolution) implementation as a performance optimization option, it is now also time to make a huge step in the direction of co-op in Under A New Sun. And even though that the game is intended as a single-player experience, it's sometimes just more fun to play with friends or family. To make that happen, almost all functions and mechanics needed to be checked, changed or rewritten again. This took some time of course and is still far from finished, even more so as the game also progresses further and further in other directions. To get a smooth co-op experience, it's important to test this mode under various conditions, find bugs, Gameplay balancing issues or other problems, and that is where the co-op beta is starting now! This beta is open for every owner of Under A New Sun, and can be accessed through the main game, once the update has been installed (see further instructions under the Co-op updates notes). Feedback is crucial for the further progression of the co-op mode and therefore feel highly encouraged to join the Discord server (link on the Steam store page for Under A New Sun), leave a note on the discussion forum or write an email once you have noted or want to suggest anything! The co-op mode for now is in its beta stage and not officially supported or promoted, do not buy this game to just play in co-op, when you expect a fully fleshed out and bug free co-op mode! Update to v0.7.1:

• New FSR (AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution) option in the settings menu (Off by default)
• New FSR Quality option in the settings menu
• Added description for FSR in the settings menu
• Removed the resolution multiplier option in the settings menu (not compatible with FSR)
• New birds nest objects (can be found all over the world)
• New egg item (can be cooked over a fire)
• New cooked egg item
• Birds nests can be harvested for feathers (they will not respawn, once harvested)
• Birds nests spawn feathers and eggs from time to time
• Updated some bow and arrow mechanics (arrows should now be easier to recover)
• Bows can no longer be drawn directly after a shot until an arrow could have been reloaded
• Pickaxes can now damage entities
• The coal in forges now burns 50% longer
• Fish traps now work 50% faster
• The watch on the players wrists can now be used while sitting on boats or chairs
• The watch on the players wrists will now beep when switching modes
• Added new resolution (5120×1440)
• Tool racks can now be build under floors
• Updated some elements of the settings menu

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/7266a1cf7545190ec2908f77be865006ecdf8b4b.png Co-op updates:

• 'Ctrl + Alt + J' will open the multiplayer (experimental) menu, where co-op can be activated for the currently running game (this needs to be done every time a game has been loaded, it will not open to co-op on its own)
• When co-op is active, the host can invite up to 3 online players (total of 4 players) to his running game, over the Steam interface (Steam needs to be running for co-op to work. By default, the Steam interface can be toggled by pressing 'Shift + TAB' in a running game)
• When co-op is active and at least two players in game, the game can not be paused
• The host may kick players out of the session, using the players list in the pause menu
• When co-op is active and at least two players in game, players can respawn after death
• A respawned player will start with low life, hunger and thirst
• A respawning player will leave his complete inventory on his point of death (in a wooden chest, players can only take items out, the chest will disappear when emptied)
• Respawn points can be set on sleeping locations
• All players need to simultaneously sleep to skip the night
• Only the game's host can save the game
• Inventory and status of co-op players will save when the host saves the game
• When interacting with a boat that is already controlled by a player, others will just get on top of the boat
• 'Ctrl + G' will change your characters gender in game (since there is no new game settings menu for joining players yet and commands do only work for the host)
• Tutorial steps 1-10 needs to be completed by every player alone in co-op
• Tutorial steps 11 and beyond can be completed together in co-op (only if the players are at the same tutorial step, otherwise a tutorial step can be skipped like before to get to the same step again)
• Chests can only interact with one player at a time
• Players can damage each other

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/a95185cc419573bd0823c7d75d6c37ae98808d82.png Enjoy the adventure! New Horizon Games

Survivors, a new major update is now available! This update brings a complete overhaul to archery, introduces a playable female character, and rolls out a variety of Gameplay changes. The archery update features reworked animations and models, along with the addition of the new powerful recurve bow, a stronger weapon at the iron tier level. And after forging some arrowheads, it is now also possible to craft yourself some iron arrows! But note, arrows will now need feathers to be crafted, which can be found throughout the world or harvested from seagulls. You may as well now choose to play as either a male or female character. To make the story suitable for both, the protagonist's name has been updated to a unisex version, that is visible on the cryocapsule and the notes scattered across the world. This update also brings various new mechanics to enrich Gameplay: The first to name is the comfortable status effect that increases your health regeneration. It can stack up to multiple levels, but is only active while being in a comfortable area. The second new mechanic is stamina. It depletes when using tools and weapons or running around. The amount that is needed for each task is also influenced by the new stamina skill. And the third one is the rested status effect that temporarily increases stamina, it can be obtained by sleeping while being comfortable and stacks up to the same level as the comfort status. For more details, check out the full release notes below. And to address the reoccurring concern about travel times between islands, all sailing vessels are now 30-40% faster, making your journeys smoother and quicker than ever. Update to v0.7.0:

• Added playable female character
• Added option to select character when starting a new game
• Added command to switch character on an existing game
• Added player sounds for the female character
• Changed the name of the main character that is displayed on the cryocapsule and notes to an unisex name that fits both a male and female character
• New bow holding and drawing animations
• New updated standard bow model
• Added recurve bow weapon (iron tier, stronger than the standard bow)
• New standard arrow model
• Updated standard arrow recipe
• Added iron arrowhead item
• Iron arrowheads can now be forged
• New iron arrows can now be crafted (stronger than the standard arrows)
• Added feather item
• Gutting Seagulls will now also drop feathers
• Added feathers that can be found all around the map
• Added comfortable status effect (Stacks up, depending on the surroundings, but is only active while being in that area. Improves health regeneration by 20% per Level and slightly reduces the negative impact on health regeneration by status effects like Bleeding or Poisoned)
• Being near a burning campfire gives one comfort level
• Being near a bed and under a roof gives one comfort level
• Being near a comfortable bed and under a roof gives two comfort level (does not stack with a regular Bed)
• Having 3 different types of furniture nearby and being under a roof gives one comfort level (There are currently 5 different types available: Chairs, Rugs, Shelves, Tables, Tool Racks)
• Added rested status effect (Stacks up, depending on the comfort level. Improves stamina)
• The rested status effect can be obtained by sleeping while being comfortable
• Added stamina mechanic
• New skill category: stamina (impacts how much stamina is needed for different activities)
• Added stamina indication bar
• The status effects: Bleeding, Poisoned, Food Poisoning, Encumbered and Insomnia have a negative effect on the stamina amount and the duration until it starts to refill
• The status effects: Satiated and Rested have a positive effect on the stamina amount and the duration until it starts to refill
• Changed duration of status effects (e.g. Bleeding, Poisoned, Food Poisoning)
• Changed handling of the duration of status effects (e.g. Bleeding, Poisoned, Food Poisoning) so that the remaining duration will be saved and reloaded (instead of starting over when saved and reloaded)
• Sleeping will now reduce the remaining time of status effects (e.g. Bleeding, Poisoned, Food Poisoning)
• Adjusted the speed of every sailing vessel to be 30-40% faster
• Added a solar panel variant for building on a roof
• Adjusted weight of multiple items
• Added command to set Stamina XP
• Multiple translation improvements
• Changed Disclaimer text and layout

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42735058/df30dba1e88bb31b4e47e8160aef732fadc70118.png Enjoy the adventure! New Horizon Games