We're happy to announce we've released the 1.0 update for the beta branch on Steam. This is our last content update before the game releases, fixing economy, end-game and general gameplay issues. Take a look before you update...

What's new ?

We introduced a new artifact system. Artifacts can be found in the world and scanned for research points, and some additional lore. Explore everything you can ! As part of this feature, we've released two new sectors. The economy has received immense changes. You will find now that resource contracts are easier to fulfill, and the general AI behavior largely upgraded. We've made the Trading Hub station relevant again. It is now known as a Storage Hub and can work as a resource buffer in a sector, taking resources from cargos to supply local stations - for a price. Build one in a busy sector to benefit from your competition's bad supplies ! Hubs can no longer be built at complexes, and should be scrapped if that is your case. We've also fixed a dozen other issues, and made some tweaks here and there. You can find the full changelog here.

Keep your save safe

While we've made sure all works well in our test games, this is a very large beta update that has the potential for bugs, and you will need to wait for the update to be released on the main branch before going back. Make a copy of your save files before updating, if you care about your progress. Save files are located in "C:UsersAppDataLocalHeliumRainSavedSaveGames" - you can copy this directory elsewhere, and paste it back there if you want to go back to the main branch. To update to this version, right-click your game in Steam, go for the Betas tab of the Properties menu and pick "Helium Rain Beta". As usual, our bug tracker is available here.

[ 2018-09-16 17:05:46 CET ] [ Original post ]