Hey everyone! Great sprint week, as usual, and we are almost 5,000 Wishlists. I would like to say sorry about pushing this update 1 day late. We will do our best to meet our promise for every Friday patch updates. In this update, we've introduced several significant enhancements to enrich player engagement and streamline gameplay. Key updates include the introduction of a settler-specific morale system, comprehensive UI/UX improvements for more intuitive navigation and interaction, and visual upgrades with new sprites and prefabs for spaceship parts. Additionally, we've refined gameplay mechanics with improved notification systems and settler quest functionalities, ensuring a more immersive and user-friendly experience. These updates are designed to deepen the colony sim aspect of Stellar Settleres.

0.4.5 Patch Notes:

• Settler-specific morale system introduced.
• Implemented event warning tooltips with descriptions.
• Removal of settler morale display from game UI.
• Added settler info panel upon clicking on a settler.
• Notification system improved to show the latest three notifications, with new notifications hiding after 10 seconds.
• Event button now features an arrow rotation on press.
• Added new tutorial elements for better player guidance.
• Modified settler quest system for better clarity and functionality.
• Morale system updated: sickness now reduces morale to zero, and morale decreases during certain events.
• Improved settler missions and quest tracking functionalities.
• Enhanced spaceship construction elements: new parts, sprites, and colliders added.
• Refined tunnel construction mechanics for better gameplay experience.

• Redesigned settler info panel UI for better clarity.
• Enhanced notifications system with better event designs and multi-notification listing.
• Added video tutorials for easier understanding of game mechanics.
• Improved structure panel controls for buildings and spaceship parts.
• Added control diagrams for PlayStation, Steam Deck, and Xbox, along with keyboard support.
• Various improvements to settler UI elements, including morale sliders and quest indicators.
• Enhanced main menu and in-game UI for better navigation and clarity.
• Adjustments to material and resource management interfaces.

• Added new sprites and prefabs for spaceship parts and other game elements.
• Improved collider sizes for more realistic gameplay interactions.
• Fixed various bugs related to settler interactions, building constructions, and UI elements.
• Enhanced material effects, including meteor impacts and resource generation.
• Reworked settler pods and launch pads with research elements.
• Added and refined spaceship modules for a more immersive experience.
• General cleanup and optimization for smoother gameplay.

• Introduced new settler missions and quest mechanics.
• Added new widgets for settler arrival and population tracking.
• Implemented a system for tracking active quests on the settler info panel.
• Expanded the variety of settler missions with new scriptable objects.
• Enhanced the settler quest system with completion indicators and updated UI elements.
• Added new animations and visual indicators for settler states and missions.
• Improved quest management and tracking functionalities.