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Build 5.15.2023.1 - Beacons and Crystals and Crashes?

Where are the crystals?! We hear you and we think the problem has been (at least!) two problems wrapped up into one outcome - no crystals. The first was limited exploration due to beacons being overly weak and hard to keep track of. We've address this with two changes:

Once beacons are unlocked, your bot will notice there was a beacon broadcasting from your ship all along. That's his bad.
Simple beacons can now be heard from a distance of 5km.

So fly free! There are enough challenges in the field that we feel knowing which direction home is does not cheapen the journey. The second is the world generation of the field, biomes and caves. We've made tweaks to these in this build but this will be an ongoing project as we collect more data. Please send your saves over so we can get this right. Additionally, we are continuing to investigate other answers to this issue. Crashes There have been a small number of you crashing before even making it to the main menu and we have included more tools in this build to discover why. Crash reporting is now enabled for Windows builds. MacOS and Linux reporting are not planned at this time. You can disable this in your Settings under Game. No additional reporting (stats, events, etc.) are planned and if they ever do come, they will be opt-in. Crash reporting needed to be opt-out because many could not even get to the Settings screen. Once we get through the worst of these, we will adjust the default settings. Memory leaks Please make sure drivers are up to date. Especially those with 10-series Nvidia cards. We are continuing to investigate more on our end. Multiplayer Wreckage Pieces The last notable bug fix today is making sure clients get the notification and wrench of any wreckage pieces the same as the client. Misc fixes and changes:

Fix that last pesky white cave
Increased precision of beacon distance
Reduced the bot travel noise
Fixed Robot audio slider not working in some cases
Asked the bot to not tell us how air-tight the mushrooms are

What's next? More world generation changes, fixing collisions inside caves and fixing these new crash reports are priorities for the week.

[ 2023-05-16 03:38:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Drift

KAR Games Developer

KAR Games Publisher

2023 Release

Indie Simulation Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop Tags

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Build your ship

You need to rebuild your hyperspace engine to get back home. But you'll need more than a simple replicator and carbon-rich asteroids to do so. Collect asteroids, expand your ship, and build outposts to accomplish your goal.

Explore the field around you

The resources you need are scarce and unlikely to be found nearby. Navigate, map and explore the field to find minerals, crystals and exotic fauna in the field alone or with friends. Set beacons to remind yourself to visit again.

Survive the harshness of space

Managing your suit's systems can be an ardurous task. Make sure to prepare carefully before venturing out into the asteroid field, and bring up to three friends to make the task easier.

Research to fix your ship

You awoke with a basic replicator and a small tank of oxygen. Use the advanced materials you find in the field to research the technology of your people and work toward rebuilding your hyperspace engine. Along the way, unlock automation, quality-of-life upgrades and more.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Any distribution
Processor: Intel Core i5 3 GHz or similarMemory: 8 GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Support for Vulkan 1.2
Storage: 10 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Internet connection required for multiplayer. The game is in development and minimum requirements may change.

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