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    Fixed Duplicants getting stuck trying to attack critters stuck in tiles.
    
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    Fixed Slicksters being able to path diagonally between tiles.
    
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    Fixed incorrect reachability of Storage Tiles.
    
  
  
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    Fixed crash unpausing save with a defrosted Duplicant entering the temporal tear.
    
  
  

A small hotfix for the February 2024 Quality of Life update.
Fixes

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  All versions
  
  
  
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    Fixed Duplicants not being able to attack critters unless they were on the floor.
    
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    Fixed Pokeshells defending an egg getting stuck trying to attack a threat that is out of range.
    
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    Fixed issue causing Pacus caught in a Fish Trap to sometimes become irretrievable.
    
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    Fixed a visual issue with Signal Counters.
    
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    Fixed issue causing Element Filter sidescreens on some buildings (such as the Storage Bin) to appear empty after switching to a different sidescreen tab.
    
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    Fixed crash when changing graphic settings and clicking X instead of OK/Cancel.
    
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    Fixed missing section of the Rust Deoxidizer animation.
    
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    Fixed layout width issue on some automation building sidescreens.
    
  
  
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    Fixed a rocketry-related tooltip crash.
    
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    Fixed bug causing buildings marked for Change Material reconstruction not to be rebuilt after deconstruction if the player was focused on a different asteroid.
    
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    Rovers and Biobots can no longer deliver critters to the Critter Cargo Bay. Errand type was also changed to ranching.
    
  
  

A small hotfix for the February 2024 Quality of Life update.

Changes and Improvements
All versions

• Updated localizations.
  

• Fixed Disable Autoharvest button not working.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when changing the material of a Heavi-Watt Conductive Joint Plate.
  
• Fixed crash that could sometimes occur when ordering building deconstruction.
  
• Fixed crash related to errands at invalid locations.
  
• Fixed Fish Release not correctly counting fish in cavity.
  
• Fixed crash that could happen on Mac OS when the game is installed on a non-native partition.
  
• Fixed Inflatable Water Cooler blueprint meter animation.
  

• Fixed crash related to files present in archived_versions directory.
  

Hi everyone,

It's time for the 2024 roadmap! We've been having lots of conversations behind the scenes, and have some big news to share:

We're back to work on content-focused DLCs!

There are tons of great things we want to add to the ONI universe, and they're getting too big to squeeze into free updates.



[h3]Wait, What? [/h3]

When we were originally considering making more DLCs back in early 2022, we had just come off a three-year-long haul on Spaced Out!, and our ideas for future DLCs were all on a similar scale. Trying to make them work for both the base game and Spaced Out! was daunting.

But over the past year, DLC ideas just kept comingmany of them focused on content that would be a more natural fit with the base game, Spaced Out! DLC, and each other.

So after a year of smaller free updates, we're switching back to paid DLCs that'll allow us to take our derpy little colonists into wild new uncharted corners of time and space.

Our plans for these modular DLCs center around new asteroids packed with new biomes, critters, plants, buildings, elements, lore and blueprints (aka cosmetic skins).

At some point, we may make systems changes. If that happens, those changes will likely be added (for free) to any existing versions of the game that you may own.

[h3]What's Next?[/h3]

We haven't nailed down an exact schedule, but we do know that it won't involve multi-year waiting periods between DLCs!

In fact, we're planning to release the first one this year. Perhaps featuring a chilly new starting asteroid...



We'll keep releasing free quality of life updates, fixing bugs and improving performance.

We're also continuing to build out the blueprints system, creating more opportunities for colony customization. You'll be able to earn blueprints through gameplay, and we expect to include new collections in DLC as well.



[h3]TL;DR[/h3]

Our plan for this next chapter is to switch from occasional smaller free updates to content-focused paid DLCs. We're still doing free QoL updates.

We know it's a big pivot! This year's ONI adventure promises to be a particularly exciting one.

Thank you all for your ongoing supportit means the cosmos to us.

See you at the next DLC!



[h2]FAQ[/h2]
[h3]
Why the change from free updates back to paid DLCs?[/h3]
DLCs were always the better choice for expanding the ONI universe, but we just didn't think we could do it. Now that we have new ideas that play nicely with existing versions of the game and lend themselves well to mixing and matching later on...we're making it happen!

[h3]Will these new DLCs work with both the base game and Spaced Out?[/h3]
Yup!

[h3]What kind of DLCs are coming? [/h3]
Lots of new content: New starting asteroids, biomes, critters, plants, buildings, elements, lore and blueprints (aka cosmetic skins). We expect that each DLC will contain all of these things, but that may change depending on demand or scheduling concerns. No big plans for systems changes right now.

[h3]How much will these DLCs cost? [/h3]
The plan is to have them cost less than the Spaced Out! DLC. Well have more details as we get closer to release.

[h3]How often will we get new DLCs?[/h3]
The first one is scheduled to come out this year, and the turnaround time between DLCs will be (much, much) shorter than it was for Spaced Out!


[h3]What's happening to blueprints (aka cosmetic skins)?[/h3]
We expect that DLCs will include new blueprints, but blueprints already in the game will be attainable through gameplay.

[h3]Are you still doing free QoL updates?[/h3]
Yes! We're still figuring out the scale and scope for these, but we have lots of performance improvements and bug fixes on our To Do list.

Hey friends,

Welcome to ONI's February 2024 Quality of Life update!

This minor update includes new buildings, UI improvements, performance improvements, bug fixes and new cosmetic skins for both the base game and Spaced Out! DLC.

[h3]Critter-Related [/h3]
We split the existing Critter Drop-off into two separate buildingsone for drop-offs and one for pick-upsmaking it easier to manage critter population and relocation between rooms.

These buildings will only count or permit drop-off/pick-up of the critter species specified in their filters.

We've also added a new Airborne Critter Condo! It's an elevated take on critter relaxation, designed specifically for Gassy Moos, Pufts and Shine Bugs.

[h3]QoL[/h3]
You'll notice significant performance improvements for critters, as well as improvements in myriad other parts of the game. The Gas Reservoir storage capacity has been increased from 150 kg to 1,000 kg.

We improved the organization of tabs in the details sidescreen to make it easier to find what you're looking for. We've also added new tools there: "Material" lets you view and change what a building is made of, while "Blueprint" allows you to toggle easily between relevant cosmetic skins for buildings or Duplicants directly in-game. The latter also contains a shortcut to the Supply Closet.

[h3]Bugs & Other Cool Stuff[/h3]
In both versions of the game, we fixed a slew of critter pathfinding bugs, as well as a bug where some plants were looking wilted when they were actually ready to harvest. The "Easy Livin'" achievement bug that required Auto-Sweepers to outperform Duplicants by 50% (rather than simply outperforming them) is also fixed.

For Spaced Out!, the Water Asteroid no longer mistakenly gets discovered on load when a Rover is stored in a rocket in space, and we fixed a glitch where rocket ports would sometimes delete liquids and gasses.

We've added more than 100 new blueprints (aka cosmetic skins) for both the base game and Spaced Out!, and added two new categories of blueprints.

In honor of the precious goobers lost in the name of space colony-building, we've updated the Tasteful Memorial to display the portrait of the Duplicant buried there. This applies to all future burials. In memoriam duplicantum, friends.

[h3]Summary [/h3]
The Critter Drop-Off building is now two separate, single-purpose buildings! There's a new Airborne Critter Condo! The details sidescreen is simpler and contains new tools! Bugs have been squashed! Critter performance has been improved! The Tasteful Memorial now features Duplicant portraits! There are over 100 new blueprints!

You can find out more about our plan for this year in the 2024 ONI road map!

If your mods are breaking or you need a little extra time before switching over, you can opt in to the temporary, unsupported Previous Update branch.

Help us track down new bugs to fix, or click here to send us your feedback and ideas! We appreciate all your input.

Happy holidays, everyone!

We're releasing a special batch of blueprints to wrap up another 365 cycles of astronomical adventures. They're available for both the base game and Spaced Out! DLC.

You can claim some of these through the Klei Rewards website, which can be accessed via the link in the main menu.

As ever, it's been great having you in our orbit. We can't wait to see what you build this winter. See you next year!

Warm wishes to you and yours,
The ONI team

All Versions

• Added new blueprints (aka cosmetic skins).
  
• Fixed a visual error in Storage Tiles.

• Fixed crash that could occur when cancelling construction of rocket modules.
  

Fixes
All versions

• Fixed a crash that could occur when destroying a Rehydrator while it was being worked by a Duplicant.
  
• Fixed issue causing "Steel" to appear as an option in the Canister Emptier filter UI options.
  
• Fix crash that occurs when a Biobot interacts with the Pajama Cubby.
  
• Fixed crash which could sometimes happen when one Gassy Moo cheers for another.
  

Changes and Improvements
All versions

• Clicking idle diagnostic now cycles camera focus through idle Duplicants.
  
• Added customizable hotkey to Story Trait Sandbox tool.
  

• Fixed issue that dehydrated food package content could start rotting if removed from a Rehydrator via destruction or melting.
  
• Fixed eggs incorrectly marked confined when in small spaces.
  

• Fixed crash that could happen when a rocket goes through the Temporal Tear or is deconstructed.
  
• Fixed a crash related to binge eaters.
  

This hotfix is focused on fixing some issues in the Packed Snacks update. Full changes below.

Changes and Improvements
All versions

• Changed idle diagnostic to display quicker after a Duplicant becomes idle.
  
• Added all remaining details to the Building / Category database entry about which rooms require or prohibit a particular category of building.
  
• Updated all localizations.
  

• Fixed hang when starting a new game on Mac OS 10.13 and 10.14.
  
• Fixed crash loading saves on Mac OS 10.13 and 10.14.
  
• Fixed various logic buildings getting stuck in an uninitialized state, such as the Memory Toggle and Signal Counter.
  
• Fixed a crash that can occur when a critter is moving towards or using a Critter Condo or Water Fort when deconstructed.
  
• Fixed a crash that can occur when dehydrating food completes.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when a robot tries to empty the Dehydrator, robots are not permitted.
  
• Fixed issue causing the Dehydrator animations to continue playing when a Duplicant is interrupted while emptying.
  
• Fixed missing glass string Solar Panel database entry.
  
• Added status item when moving a critter but the colony does not have a rancher
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when a Duplicant fetches an item marked for moving.
  
• Fixed crash which could happen on startup.
  
• Fixed issue sometimes preventing Duplicants from finishing the last < 1g of food when eating.
  
• Potential fix for critters getting stuck in the excited state.
  

• Fixed missing Biobot Builder string when starting a new game.
  
• Removed Rocket Interior building category as this only exists in Spaced Out!
  

• Fixed missing string issue in Artifact Analysis Station.
  

Fixes

All versions

• Fixed overcrowding penalty calculations when Pacus are swimming in an open door.
  
• Minor animation adjustments in Biobot Maker and Biobot.
  
• Fixed Pokeshell missing a claw when eating.
  
• Improvements to Database entries relating to building categories.
  
• Added info to the Metabolism tooltip to specify that it also affects the production of materials.
  
• Updated localization.
  
• Fixed issue causing an empty patch notes screen to display the first time the game was run.
  

• Fixed issue causing unexpected output from Rocket Platform automation output.
  

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Hey friends,

Welcome to the Packed Snacks Update!

This is ONI's 50th updatewe can hardly believe it! Whether you've been choking down mush bars with us since the first one or joined in somewhere along the way, thank you for being here.

We're celebrating with a new germ-themed story trait, new buildings for storage, food preservation and critter happiness, a sandbox story trait placement tool, expanded critter moods and new cosmetic skins (aka blueprints). These can all be used in both the base game and Spaced Out! DLC.

We also fixed some bugs, and made a new ONI short! Check that out <here.>

[h3]Grow A Bot [/h3]
An abandoned lab full of decommissioned machinery offers an unexpected new use for Zombie Spores that really puts the "ew" in "renewable energy." Once the musty old equipment is up and running again, the colony can use it to build and grow the necessary components for a mechanical alternative to Duplicant labor. That means fewer Duplicants being sent into hazardous work environments!

[h3]Food Dehydrator and Rehydrator[/h3]
The new Dehydrator building is designed to drain all of the moisture out of foods prepared on the Gas Range. Dried foods aren't edible, but they are conveniently non-perishable and don't need to be refrigerated.

When it's time to eat, just send the dried food through the new Rehydrator building to restore its original texture...and most of its flavor.

[h3]Creature Comforts[/h3]
Critter moods have been revised and expanded. The new Miserable state is for extra-glum critters, and results in Glum levels of metabolism plus zero egg-laying. Critters who are not Happy, Glum or Miserable will feel Satisfiedthese will have default metabolism and fertility.
Only Happy critters get a fertility boost.

We've also added new Critter Condo and Water Fort buildings to boost critter happiness, and worked on some long-overdue bug fixes and changes to Pacus that might affect existing ranches.

[h3]Other Cool Stuff [/h3]

• New design for messages on the Main Menu screen.
  
• Nearly 50 new blueprints added to the Supply Closet.
  
• New Storage Tile.
  
• New sandbox tool for adding story traits to existing saves.
  
• Added a Rocket Port Extension for Spaced Out! DLC.
  
• Added a search function to more sidescreens.

Changes and Improvements
All versions

• Updated Russian and Chinese localizations.
  

• Fixed formatting issue with critter age in details screen.
  
• Fixed a bug where buildings under construction didn't show all their effects listed under the Effects section (in the info screen) when selected.
  
• Fixed a bug where the logic input port for critter traps was not working.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur when Dream Journals were delivered to the Somnium Synthesizer.
  
• Fixed a bug where delivering zero Dream Journals to the Somnium Synthesizer would prevent further delivery errands from being created.
  
• Fixed issue causing building health bars to hide and show unexpectedly when toggling between different overlays.
  
• Fixed a crash when canceling Move To errands if the item was already at the location.
  
• Fixed a crash when queuing multiple Move To errands where one of the items was already at the location.
  
• Fix crash that could occur when loading a save with an invalid Move To order.
  

• Fixed Grubfruit plants not dropping fruit when playing on higher game speeds.
  

Hey friends,

Our October 2023 Quality of Life update goes live today!

This minor update includes bug fixes, UX improvements, new buildings and a new free recycling system for blueprints (aka cosmetic skins) for both the base game and Spaced Out! DLC.

[h3]Highlights[/h3]

• Critter-themed improvements: wrangling, Move To tool, gas consumption, and a new Field Guide!
  
• Added a new Critter Cargo Bay module to Spaced Out!
  
• Added a search bar to the storage filter sidescreen!
  
• Added a new Light Sensor building!
  
• Revised which buildings are considered Industrial Machinery!
  
• Blueprints are now recyclable!
  

Small hotfix before the weekend.

• Updated Meteor Blaster description to indicate that blown-up meteors now drop harvestable resources.
  
• Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when a Duplicantdies.
  

Hello friends,

We're udderly excited to be releasing our Song of the Moo update!

This update is packed with new elements (including a frothy green substance that technically counts as milk), new buildings, two new food recipes, critter ranching improvements and a brand-new behavior for the mighty Gassy Moo. There are new cosmetic skins too.



[h3]Got Brackene? (aka New Elements)[/h3]

Tame, well-fed Gassy Moos now produce a new milky element called Brackene. Ranchers can call a Moo over to the new Milking Station building to milk them when the time comes. If your colony doesn't have Gassy Moos yet, don't worry: you can also get Brackene by smashing up certain crops in the new Plant Pulverizer!

Duplicants can drink Brackene at the Water Cooler, while critters get it from the new Critter Fountain. In both cases, it's a nutrient-free mood booster.

Alternatively, Brackene can be refined into a strange polymer called Brackwax at the new Brackwax Gleaner building. The Brackwax can be used in the production of a highly heat-resistant super plastic called Plastium, or as a lubricant for faster travel in transit tubes.

[h3]New Moo-lody[/h3]

Gassy Moos can now reproducesort of. Once a domesticated Moo has consumed enough Gas Grass, they belt out operatic moos that echo across the galaxy, which attracts a new member to that asteroid's herd via the infamous Gassy Mooteor.

[h3]Other Cool Stuff[/h3]

The new Bleach Stone Hopper building can turn out a steady supply of Bleach Stone from Salt and Gold inputs, though you should expect some sand as a byproduct.

Meteors will now drop some resources when you blow them out of the sky with the Meteor Blaster.

Weve added an automation port to the Egg cracker and given Duplicants the ability to eat raw eggs. If youre feeling fancy you can cook the eggs into Souffl Pancakes at the Electric Grill, or into a delectable Mushroom Quiche at the Gas Range.

All critters traps and lures are now made from raw metal, and can be rearmed after use.

Finally, weve made some UI improvements to the Supply Closet and added over 50 new cosmetic skins.

[h3]Summary [/h3]

Weve made lots of improvements relating to the Gassy Moo, including making them milkable. Their strange brackish milk has a variety of uses for colonies both small and large.

If your mods are breaking or you need a little extra time before switching over, you can opt in to the temporary, unsupported .

Let us know what you think. Bug reports can be submitted here and feedback right here. We read it all, and appreciate it more than you know.

Just a small hotfix for some visual bugs.
Fixes

• All versions
  
  
  
  • Fixed issue preventing natural tiles from using their biome-specific visual trim.
    
  • Fixed two canvas skins being assigned to the wrong canvas building types ("The Swell Swell", "Flight of the Slicksters").
    
  
  

Fixes

All Versions

• Duplicants in the wardrobe screen now show the correct outfit artwork when the default Atmo Suit is selected.
  
• Fixed stall that could happen when the Spice Grinder had food but not enough ingredients to spice it.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when a Duplicant could not move off of a suit marker while idling.
  
• Fixed Duplicants moving only the lesser mass when more than one Move To is queued to the same location.
  
• Corrected update name in Russian localization.
  

• Fixed broken tooltip that displayed when hovering over the clock in a Skewed Asteroid save.
  

Hey friends!

We're twice as excited as usual today, because not only is the June 2023 Quality of Life update out...it's also time for our big !

This minor update includes bug fixes, UX improvements for both the base game and Spaced Out! DLC and a new category of blueprints, aka cosmetic skins.

Highlights include:

• Significant changes to the Space Scanner, Telescope and Enclosed Telescope!
  
• Improved range visualization!
  
• New category of blueprints! (aka cosmetic skins)
  
• New Move To tool for objects!
  
• A strange new asteroid and Puft atmo suit for Klei Fest!
  
• Space Scanner, Etc
  
• We've made big changes to the Space Scanner, Telescope and Enclosed Telescope. That includes simplifying the mechanics on the scanners to focus on network qualitynow calculated by the total percentage of sky coveredand synchronizing automation among all scanners that target the same object.
  

[quote]
[h3]New Items, Taunts, and more![/h3]
Prepare for another scorching hot summer with Hot Lava. Weve got new summer activities, two new playable characters complete with their own unique unlockable items, taunts, and action files, new summer activities, and more!

For more details run, jump or swing on over to the store page on Steam.

[quote]
[h3]New Content Update Available Now![/h3]
Something sinister is seeping to the surface, and new horrors have taken up residence in the dark. Will our Survivors be able to band together to push back the encroaching darkness, or are the cracks in their resolve already starting to show?

For more info head over to the announcement post here!

[quote]
[h3]Combat Focus Test Now Available![/h3]
Rotwood is almost here! For a small taste of the action, head on over to the Steam store page and participate in our combat focus test!

During our single-player combat focus test, players will get to play a combat focused version of the game so you can let us know what you think.

Sign-up now!

[quote]
[h3]Survival at all costs![/h3]
From Klei Entertainment, creators of Don't Starve, Invisible Inc, and Griftlands comes Dread Pilots, a new space survival exploration sandbox game.

You are a Dread Pilot, an unfortunate soul trapped in a dangerous and uncaring purgatory with only your wits to aid you in your quest to escape.

Head on over to Steam and wishlist now to keep up to date with news on the game as it develops!

[quote]
[h3]Check out the new trailer![/h3]
The wizards at Sparkypants are excited to announce that Mind Over Magic will have a demo live for Steam Next Fest June 19th through June 26th!

Build and manage a school to teach aspiring mages dangerous arcane arts. Soothe sanity-shaking nightmares and explore the perilous Underschool, all the while trying to keep everyone alive and content. But beware the ever-encroaching Fog

Make sure to wishlist Mind Over Magic on Steam to keep up to date on the latest news!

[quote]
[h3]Announcing Beastieball![/h3]
Were also excited to announce that were working with Greg Lobanov and Wishes Unlimited, creators of Wandersong and Chicory on their next game, Beastieball! Coach a sports team of Beasties in this turn-based volleyball RPG! Your Beasties relationships power up their teamwork!

Excited to learn more? You can read all about Beastieball, listen to samples from the soundtrack, and more while backing the game on Kickstarter. Theres also this super fun explainer video from Greg and the Wishes Unlimited team at Day of the Devs. And did we mention the playable demo?

And of course, dont forget to wishlist Beastieball so we can notify you when it comes out.

[quote]
[h3]Play the demo![/h3]
If you havent had a chance to check out the Lab Rat demo, now is the time.

Lab Rat is a hand-crafted narrative puzzler masquerading as a machine-generated video game. This satirical adventure stars a metrics-obsessed AI who will monitor, profile, and guide you as you solve over a hundred unique spatial problems.

The demo is available until June 26th, so check it out and be sure to wishlist on Steam!

Hey Everybody! Klei Fest is Coming June 15th!

Summer is on its way and that means so is Klei Fest. During Klei Fest, we will have a burst of content, items, events, sales, and more interesting things happening for all things Klei!

We've got game updates for Hot Lava, Oxygen Not Included, and Don't Starve Together. We have a new game to announce and we've even got more exciting news and demos from Klei Publishing and more!

If you're not already, make sure to follow our Steam developer page so you don't miss out!



During last year's Klei Fest we announced Rotwood, our 1-4 player hack-and-slash dungeon crawler. For this year we're going to be opening up a single-player combat focus test so you can check it out for yourself!

In this single-player combat focus test you will try out four different weapon types and fight through two dungeons, each populated with a unique set of Rots and a large Boss Rot at the end. As you delve into the ever-changing Rotwood, you'll also meet a handful of villagers who will support you by using the materials you've gathered to craft and upgrade sets of armor & weapons (and maybe even cook you the occasional delicious meal!)

While you will get a small glimpse of our weapon, armor, and other work-in-progress systems, this playtest is entirely focused on combat. So sign up now so you can join us next week and let us know what you think!

Head over to the store page to sign up now to get in on the action when we open up the playtest next week!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2015270/Rotwood/

While you're there make sure to wishlist to keep up to date on Rotwood news.

See you soon!

Changes

• All Versions
  
  
  • Added Blastshot subentry to Meteor Blaster database entry.
    
  • The availability of Klei Rewards website items no longer triggers any notifications in game. In-game skin notifications are now limited to playtime-based drops.
    
  • Updated Chinese, Russian, and Korean localizations.
  
  
• Spaced Out! Only
  
  
  • Added Interplanetary Payload subentry to Interplanetary Payload Launcher database entry.

• All Versions
  
  
  • Fixed bug causing Ancient Specimen story trait to reveal some unrelated locations on activation.
    
  • Fixed an issue with the build tool when using the drag straight modifier.
  
  

Hi all,

This hotfix has just a couple of "Whatta Blast!" fixes we wanted to get out before the weekend.

All Versions

• Worldgen
  
  
  
  • Fixed issue causing Somnium Synthesizer story trait building to be misaligned on spawn.
    
• Fixed crash that could occur when exiting game to main menu.
  
• Disabled "" blueprint available alert icon in main menu and top left game panel.
  

Hi friends,

Welcome to the Whatta Blast! update.

Notable additions for both base game and Spaced Out! Include lots of new meteor-shower play, a new way to receive cosmetic skinsaka blueprintsand a paleontology-themed story trait we think you'll really dig. (Couldn't resist.)

We've got a new ONI short out, too!



[h3]Meteors![/h3]
Meteor shower intensity can now be adjusted in the new game settings. We've also added a new Meteor Blaster building to blow incoming meteors to smithereens when they get within range. Aside from the obvious fun of shooting things down in a spray of sparkles, this keeps your colony's surface setup from being damaged.

The projectiles for this building are produced at the Blastshot Maker, which can be operated by Duplicants with the new Pyrotechnics skill.

Some Duplicants get extra hyped about meteor showers! These Duplicants possess the new Rock Fan trait, which increases all of their attributes by +3 when there's a meteor shower in progress.

[h3]Timed Blueprint Drops![/h3]
This update introduces weekly blueprint drops that unlock at randomized time intervals during gameplay. We're starting with 3 individual items per week and you should get everything within 6 hoursthese numbers will likely be adjusted in the future. You can check the drop counter on the Klei Rewards page to see how many you have left! Don't forget to redeem your Klei Rewards crate while you're there.

To claim the Klei Rewards crate: Click on Supply Closet in the Main Menu, and hit the Claim Blueprints'' button to navigate to the Klei Rewards webpage. Once you've redeemed your crate, you can view your collection of blueprints in your online inventory or in-game, in your Supply Closet.

[h3]Fossils![/h3]
There's an unidentified new critter in the colony. The catch? It's been dead for a very, very long time! But with careful excavation and inspection of the fossils it left behind, your Duplicants can glean key info about where it came from...and what might be waiting for them out there in the galaxy. Plus, assembling the full skeleton for study unlocks a deep cache of resources.

[h3]Summary [/h3]
New meteor shower-related buildings, traits and skills! Fresh new blueprints unlocked while you play! A fossil story trait and a new short! We've also squashed some bugs and fixed a few crashes.

If your mods are breaking or you need a little extra time before switching over, you can opt in to the temporary, unsupported .

Small hotfix to official Russian translations.

Changes

• All Versions
  
  
  
  • Updated Russian translations.
    

• All Versions
  
  
  
  • Fixed issue causing Korean text to appear in Russian language patch notes.
    

A small hotfix to update official translations and fix some localizations bugs.

Fixes

• All versions
  
  
  
  • Fixed localization of strings using "click" and "press" verbs.
    
  • Fixed severalinvalid or unsupported characters in strings.
    
  • Fixed issue preventingpatch notes summary showing correctly when Korean language selected.
    
  • Updated Chinese localization.
    
  
  
• Spaced Out! only
  
  
  
  • Fixed issue causing build menu category buttons to bounce for an unreasonable amount of time when switching active worlds.
    
  
  

Hi all, this fixes a couple of issues some OSX users were experiencing in the new update. We're still working on other fixes but wanted to get these ones out quickly.


Fixes

• All Versions
  
  
  
  • Fixed issue causing sudden slime lung and radioactive contaminant germ blooms.
    
  • Fixed DLL related error on OSX save game loading and new game starting.
    
  
  

Hey friends,

Welcome to our February 2023 Quality of Life update!

This update includes a bunch of fixes, additions and changes designed to help colonies look and feel even better in both the base game and Spaced Out! DLC. That includes UX improvementslike a new search function for the build menu!along with bug fixes, sweet new cosmetic skins (aka blueprints) and a snippy new tool.

[h3]Bugs! Fixes! Changes! [/h3]
Weve been steadily squashing bugs and making changes. Recent efforts include: Critters no longer get stuck in their Waiting to be Groomed state! Equipping a suit at a dock no longer plays the yellow alert sound when the suit was previously marked as yellow alert! Drywall can now be rotated! and more.

[h2]Highlights[/h2]
[h3]All versions[/h3]

• Added search function to the Build Menu.
  
• Added list view option to the Build Menu.
  
• Added a new Disconnect tool.
  
• Equipping a suit at a dock no longer plays the yellow alert sound when the suit was previously marked as yellow alert.
  
• Drywall can now be rotated.
  
• Added new cosmetic skins.
  
• Dream Journals can now be stored in any storage that allows inedible solids.

• Squelchy Asteroid now starts with random geysers, like the other Classic-style asteroids.
  
• Replacing one rocket module with another now returns materials from the original.
  
• Asteroids will no longer be seen on the top edge of certain asteroids, above the red-lined world limit.

Hi everyone,

Happy 2023! This patch fixes a number of Hot Shots issues we saw over the holidays. Patch notes below...

Fixes

• All versions
  
  
  
  • Fixed Laboratory room sometimes failing to detect a working light when a non-working light is also inside the room.
    
  • Fixed Geotuner sidescreen not allowing more than 5 Geotuners to select the "No geyser selected option.
    
  • Fixed crash that could sometimes happen when deconstructing a statue or painting.
    
  • Fixed Pips looking like they are carrying a seed all the time.
    
  • Fixed issue allowing decor bonuses from previous artworks to stack when an artwork's style selection was changed.
    
  • Fixed Somnium Synthesizer story trait Pajamas not displaying correctly after being equipped.
    
  • Blueprints
    
    
    
    • Fixed Puft Bed layering issues when a Duplicant is disturbed while sleeping.
      
    • Fixed Dreamboat, Puft Bed, and Bouncy Castle beds looking built before the construction errand is complete.
      
    • Copy building tool will now select the default version of the building if the copied item's blueprint is not owned.
      
    • Fixed issue preventing selected blueprints from applying to buildings placed as replacements to other buildings.
      
    
    
  • Mysterious Hermit story trait
    
    
    
    • If a Duplicant dies while knocking at the door, its now possible for another Duplicant to complete the chore without reloading the save.
      
    • Fixed crash when removing food from the Mailbox while the hermit is retrieving it.
      
    • Disabling/enabling the Gravitas Shipping Container during the same session the story trait was completed no longer crashes.
      
    • Game no longer crashes when completing the story trait while the hermit checks the mail.
      
    
    
  • Conduction Panel
    
    
    
    • Fixed a bug where Conduction Panels built behind a Manual Airlock or Mechanized Airlock door would crash when the door closes.
      
    • Deconstructing a Conduction Panel behind a Pitcher Pump no longer crashes.
      
    • Fixed a bug where a building would not stop overheating when cooled below its overheating temperature using a Conduction Panel.
      
    
    
  
  
• Spaced Out! only
  
  
  
  • Fixed an issue causing Conduction Panels to behave differently based on the number of asteroids visited and rockets built.
    
  
  

Hi friends,

Welcome to the Hot Shots update for the base game and Spaced Out!

This is a really special one for us: not only are we adding some fun new buildingsincluding one that can boost geyser activity for extra-hot eruption actionweve also got a stowaway story trait, two new rooms and a sneak preview of ONIs new cosmetic skins! Whew.

If youre new to our little corner of the cosmos, you can find out more about story traits, skins and the future of ONI in the roadmap here.

Lets dig in!

[h3]New Buildings and Rooms[/h3]
We added a Conduction Panel that exchanges heat with buildings that it overlaps with, offering a new way to cool down space industry buildingsor whatever else youve decided to build in the glorious vacuum of your asteroids surface.

The Mission Control Station broadcasts guidance data that ramps up a rockets speed during flight. It needs to be built inside one of the new rooms (the Laboratory) with a line of sight to space in order to function. The Laboratory also enables the use of the Geotuner

We like making things go boom as much as anyone else, and the Geotuner is built to do just that: aim it at an analyzed geyser anywhere on your asteroid, send a Duplicant over to compile some amplification data, and your targeted geyser will automatically get a little extra juice (heat- and output-wise) the next time its erupting. Are we nostalgic for our old science-fair days? Maybe.

Duplicants are now rewarded with an extra large morale boost when they are given a Private Bedroom. The Private Bedroom requires a single comfy bed, a fully constructed backwall, and a few decor items to make your Duplicants comfortable.

[h3]Story Trait: Mysterious Hermit[/h3]
The Mysterious Hermit is the star of our latest story trait. Convince him to join your colony (and let you repurpose his old haunt) by completing some tasks, like delivering tasty, tasty food to his curious domicile.



[h3]Preview of ONI Skins![/h3]
Each Duplicants default outfit can now be customized in the Supply Closet screen. You can also explore different cosmetic skins for buildings and artworks there.


The ONI skins system is still a work in progress. Were not interested in rushing it. In the future, the primary method for obtaining new skins (which were calling blueprints) will be through timed drops. For now, were setting everyone up with a few intro blueprints so that you can get a sneak peek at how it all works and let us know what you think.

To claim these sampler sets of ONI blueprints: Click on Supply Closet in the Main Menu, and hit the Check Shipments'' button. Thatll take you to the Klei Rewards webpage, which has three free mystery shipments up for grabsyoure welcome to redeem all three. You can then view your collection of blueprints in your online inventory or in-game, in your Supply Closet.

[h3]Quality of Life [/h3]
Weve made a bunch of quality of life improvements!
It is now possible to order an artwork (such as a canvas or sculpting block) to be cleared or replaced with a different style of the same quality. Revisions to Drywall tuning make it significantly cheaper and faster to build. Drywall and floor tiles can now replace each other (rather than requiring a manual deconstruct and rebuild). Geysers now show their calculated average lifetime output in the details panel.

And many more you can see in the full patch notes.

[h3]Summary[/h3]
Weve added a new Mysterious Hermit story trait, a Conduction Panel, Geotuner, and Mission Control Station, as well as a preview of the new ONI skins system (aka blueprints). Weve also made some quality of life improvements and squashed a few bugs.

If your mods are breaking or you need a little extra time before switching over, you can opt into the temporary, unsupported .

As always, we welcome your thoughts on this update! Report bugs here, or share your feedback here. We read it all!

Full patch notes can be found on the official forums here.

Hi friends, just a few fixes in this small patch. Patch notes below.

Fixes

All Versions

• Fixed issue that allowed Duplicants to get stuck when trying to enter a Transit Tube.
  
• Fixed issue preventing Industrial Ingredient category from appearing when the system language was Turkish.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when rocket modules were deleted.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when loading a save with a pajama wearing astronaut.
  

Back in 2020 we created the very first handmade prototype. Since then, we have spent over a year creating the surprisingly complex custom internal mechanism that allows the Puft to live up to its gassy reputation.

For KickStarter we'll be releasing the Puft along with a new line of character plushies from our games called Soft Spots! Be among the first to get your hands on these cuddly friends! We've put together some special bundle prices for so you can get a Puft and one or more Soft Spots of your selection.

[h3]Check it out![/h3]

Hi friends,

This hotfix addresses a few issues we noticed in the Sweet Dreams update. Patch notes below.

Fixes
All Versions

• Fixed an issue which allowed Duplicants to occasionally pass suit markers without wearing proper suits.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur when food decayed inside the Spice Grinder.
  

• Fixed issue preventing Duplicants from eating food after using theTeleporter Transmitter.
  
• Fixed issue making Duplicantswith Slimelung more likely to suffocate after using the Teleporter Transmitter.
  
• Fixed a crash relating to fetch chores that could occur during rocket launch.
  

Hi friends, this hotfix has a few fixes for the Sweet Dreams update. Patch notes below.

Changes and Improvements
All Versions
Added sound to Pajama Cubby Duplicant interaction.

Fixes
All Versions
Fixed issue preventing regolith tiles from falling from the top edge of the map.
Fix for crash that could occur when Oxyferns were uprooted.
Fixed crash that could occur when a Duplicant sculpts an Ice Block.
Corrected misaligned UI main menu UI that displays when the build is run on the "public_previous_update" Steam branch. Note that this change will not be observable until the Sweet Dreams update moves to that branch.
Spaced Out! only
Fixed crash that could occur when a Robo-Miner mines Resin.

Hi everyone,

The Sweet Dreams update is out today!

Its the first installment in our new series of ongoing updates. Want to know more about why we made the switch to consistent updates instead of making a DLC2? Its all right here.

If youre curious about our plans for the next few months, check out our new roadmap.

[h3]Story Trait System[/h3]
This update marks the debut of our new Story Trait system, a collection of interactive POIs buried deep inside the asteroids. You can find them in the Story Options tab on the Choose A Destination screen in-game, and read more about them in the roadmap.

Were pretty excited about our first two story traits: the Somnium Synthesizer harnesses the power of Duplicants subconscious minds by unlocking their ability to dream for the very first time, while the Critter Flux-O-Matic offers a new way to roll the dice on critter morph outcomes.

This systemand this inaugural pair of traitsis designed for both base game and Spaced Out! DLC.

[h3]New Room & Building[/h3]
Duplicants in all versions of the game can now enhance their food with delicious additives! Weve added a new Kitchen room, which enables the use of the new Spice Grinder.

Spice mixes produced at the grinder can be sprinkled onto certain meals to improve things like shelf life and Duplicant strength. Bon appetit!

[h3]Other Cool Things[/h3]
In Spaced Out!, the Plug Slugs have gotten some tuning changes (including a new refined metal diet), and their species has grown to include two new morphs: the unbreathable-gas-guzzling Smog Slug and the liquid-inhaling Sponge Slug.

Also: Critters in all versions of the game now queue for ranching, the build menu showing room requirement info, and weve put an end to the total anarchy of multiple meteor showers sometimes happening all at once.

[h3]Highlights [/h3]
All versions

• Added Story Traits system and UI
  
  • Added Somnium Synthesizer story trait
    
  • Added Critter Flux-O-Matic story trait
  
  
• Added Kitchen room type
  
• Added Spice Grinder building (Freshener Spice recipe, Brawny Spice recipe, Machinist Spice recipe)
  
• Enabled renaming rockets
  
• Fixed a number of Transit Tube bugs
  

• Added Smog Slug and Spong Slug critter morphs
  
• Added Rocketeer Spice recipe to Spice Grinder
  

Hey friends,

As we mentioned recently, were shifting our focus to releasing ongoing updates instead of a DLC2. You can read more about that here.

A new adventure means a new roadmapheres what you can expect from us over the coming months!

[h3]Overview[/h3]
Well be releasing free, ongoing updates several times a year. Actual timelines will vary as we settle into a rhythm. Currently, the plan is for them to be seasonal.

You can look forward to fresh new content thatll keep your Duplicants on their nonexistent toeslike the Story Traits mentioned belowas well as bug fixes and performance and quality of life improvements. Therell be something for both base game players and Spaced Out! DLC players in every update.

One of the big new additions is the Story Trait system. Its an interactive POI take on world traits, with unique gameplay challenges that unlock new lore and offer ongoing benefits once completed. Theyre designed to build out the ONI universe and create new ways to interact with the existing gameplay loops.



It all kicks off in our October update.

[h3]A few specifics [/h3]
Some of the projects were working on for the next few updates include:

• Story Traits! The inaugural pair are a gargantuan dream-analyzing machine and a handy critter-mutator. More to come
  
• Expanded surface gameplay tools and content!
  
• QoL improvement! E.g. Expanded database and a searchable build menu for the base game, and improvements to Spaced Out! rocketry.
  
• New Room types! Were thinking: Laboratory, Mission Control Room, better bedrooms

Hey friends,

We have some big news

weve decided to release ongoing updates instead of a DLC2!

Ever since the Spaced Out! DLC launched in December, weve been exploring ideas for the next chapter of Oxygen Not Included. Those conversations started out as discussions about DLC2, but as we kept digging, we realized that a distant DLC2 release just wasnt the right fit for our long-term goals.

We want ONI to feel like a true universe: infinite and ever-expanding!

And most importantly, accessible to our whole community.

While a second DLC would certainly expand the game, itd limit our design choices. Wed have to decide which features base game players would have access toand which ones theyd be left out of.

The more DLCs there are, the harder it gets for us to implement bug fixes and balance changes that are viable for everyone across all versions of the game. That sounds about as appealing as an all-mushbar buffet.

We want you all along for the ride! So were shifting our focus to building out a lot of the same content and systems youd expect from a DLC, and releasing them regularly as free game updates that work for both base game and Spaced Out!

No colony left behind.

[h3]Whats next?[/h3]
Were working on a roadmap to let you know what to expect as we explore this exciting new chapter of ONIwell post that here as soon as its ready.

[h3]Summary[/h3]
Were expanding the ONI universe through ongoing updates rather than a DLC2! These free, regularly scheduled updates will be designed for both the base game and the Spaced Out! DLC. Roadmap coming soon.

Our heartfelt thanks, as ever, to this incredible community! Were overjoyed to be able to share our little corner of the cosmos with you.

Hey folks,

This is a hotfix for the Fast Friends update fixing a few critter crashes and Gassy Moos not eating. Full notes below:

Changes and Improvements
All Versions

• Minor revisions to Chinese translations
  

• Fixed issue preventing Gassy Moos from eating gas grass.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when an egg leaves an Incubator before a Cuddle Pip finishes hugging it.
  
• Fixed crash that could happen after ranching critters.
  
• Dupes are no longer able to stand at locations where their heads would exceed the world boundaries.
  

• Fixed issue causing digging Duplicants to occasionally get stuck in an infinite falling loop.
  

Hi friends, just a small hotfix today to address some issues in the Fast Friends update. Patch notes below.

510738
[h3]Changes and Improvements[/h3]
All versions

• Added a new masterwork canvas artwork.
  
• Updated all Korean, Russian, and Chinese localizations.
  

• Fixed issue causing certain strings to show in English when running Russian translation.
  
• Hatching Oakshell, Sanishell, Cuddle Pip and Delecta Vole eggs now qualifies for the Good Egg achievement.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when atmo suits melted.
  
• Fixed issue causing camera zoom and UI scroll commands to sometimes conflict when using a gamepad or Steam Deck.
  

• Close UI panel sound effect is no longer played when switching asteroids.
  

• Fixed issue causing crash on launch when a minor error was detected in translation files
  

Hey Everybody!

Its time for our big annual publisher sale on Steam!

During Klei Fest, well have a big burst of content, items, events, sales and interesting stuff happening for all things Klei! And this years fest is bigger than ever.



Our focus for the past few months has been on improving performance for both the base game and Spaced Out! DLC. Weve been tweaking, fixing and changing lots of things: not all individually noticeable, but they add up to a faster, smoother gameplay experience. Youll also be seeing some new faces at the watercooler.

Highlights include:

• Ranching gameplay improvements, including gaining Husbandry experience during Critter grooming
  
• Fixed many Critter bugs
  
• Improvements to UI and Critter performance
  
• Significant memory savings on both new and late-game saves
  
• Added four new Duplicants
  
• Added four new Critter morphs
  
• Added new Overjoyed trait: Yodeler
  
• Added new Stressed trait: Banshee
  
• Added new Clothing Refashionator building that upgrades Snazzy Suits into one of 12 extra-Decor-boosting Primo Garb outfits
  
• Steam Deck compatibilityverified
  
• Speeding Things Up
  
• Weve made a significant reduction to the amount of memory that ONI takes up on your system. Plus, frame times have been reducedgreat news for very large basesand the New Game and Load Game screens now open faster.

Hey Everybody!

[h2]Klei Fest is Coming June 2nd![/h2]

Last year we introduced Klei Fest to take place during our annual Klei Publisher sale. During Klei Fest, we will have a burst of content, items, events, sales, and interesting things happening for all things Klei!



[h3]Hot Lava: [/h3]Say hello to two new characters: T. Rex and Venomess - two rocking reptilian members of Mutant Mayhem! A brand new Klei Created map, Roccos Arcade is a hotbed of hopping set in a retro-arcade pizza place. Of course with a new map and characters we have two new courses, and plenty of new collectables and accessories!



[h3]Oxygen Not Included:[/h3] Our new content pack called "Fast Friends" includes some big performance boosts in both the base game and Spaced Out! DLC. We also have four new Duplicants, four new critter morphs and a dozen brand new Duplicant outfits craftable at the Clothing Refashionator building.



[h3]Don't Starve Together:[/h3] The enigmatic Corvus Goodfeather returns with a bunch of new prizes and three new games during the Midsummer Cawnival!


[h3]New Twitch Drop Campaign: [/h3]We will begin a new twitch Drop Campaign for the Rusty Anchor starting June 2nd.

[h3]And more!! [/h3]We will also have some big announcements that you definitely don't want to miss, a few in fact.

See you next week!

Hi everyone, this is just a small hotfix to update translations and address an issue in the world gen screen.
[h3]Changes and Improvements[/h3]
All versions

• Updated Chinese localizations.
  
• Updated Russian localizations.
  

• Fixed issue where right clicking during worldgen would put the game into a bad state.
  

Hi friends,

This is a small hotfix to address some issues with the build menu changes introduced in the recent update, including poor performance when selecting a building and the menu resizing when clicking the Copy Building tool.

We also made some modding changes to better support adding buildings to the game. This may restore functionality to some mods which were adding buildings in an unorthodox way. Lastly we have an announcement to make regarding mod support, see our post here.

[h3]Changes and Improvements[/h3]

All versions

• Updated Chinese localizations.
  

• Fabricators which have recipes with seeds as ingredients now include a toggle to forbid the user of Mutant Seeds.
  

• Fixed issue causing build menu building buttons to be improperly sized after activating the Copy Building tool.
  
• Fixed issue causing tools drag area tools such as Dig to get stuck in drag mode after releasing their button.
  
• Fixed issue preventing gamepads from controlling the Skill Screen camera.
  
• Fixed issue causing performance hitch when selecting a building from the build menu.
  
• Fixed an issue that was causing modded Duplicant personalities to not show up as initial Duplicant choices.
  

• ModUtil.AddBuildingToPlanScreen now supports adding buildings before or after another building ID.
  
• Some functionality was added to attempt to detect modded buildings added incorrectly and add them through ModUtil.AddBuildingToPlanScreen.
  
• Marked Obsolete
  
• PlanInfo.data Use ModUtil.AddBuildingToPlanScreen
  
• Personality constructor - without isStartingMinion
  
• ModUtil.AddBuildingToHotkeyBuildMenu BuildMenu class is not used

Hi everyone,

Weve been thinking about ways to create a smoother update experience for players who use mods. We make an effort to avoid breaking mods if possible, but we also need to be able to improve our code and add new features.

In future updates, well be creating a previous update branch that offers a grace period for mod developers to update their mods without disrupting gameplay.

There are a few caveatssee below.

[h3]For players: Previous update branch[/h3]

Each time we ship a major update, well make the previous update available on a Steam branch. This branch will be available for a limited period of time after the updates launch and will be removed when a new previous update branch is created.

Players can opt in to the previous update branch to continue playing while mod developers update their mods, finish the current playthrough, and/or use this extra transition time to prepare their save file for the new gameplay challenges.

Caveats:

Opting in to the previous update branch means opting out of all new features, fixes and content contained in the update.

• If a mod developer has updated their mod to match the live branch (aka current update) and has not created an archived_versions folder, the mod will be broken in the previous update branch. See below for information about archived_versions.
  
• This branch is unsupported. Please do not report bugs or issues related to this branch.
  
• This branch is temporary.
  

Hey friends,

Weve got a minor update going out today!

If youve had a chance to check out our roadmap post here, you know that our main focus these days is on improvements for later updates.

But we made time to work on a few key things to make sure theyd be available in time for the Steam Deck launch.

Highlights:

• Better controller support for Steam users using Big Picture Mode:
  
• Wider range of actions that can be activated by a controller.
  
• Mouse/trackpad is still the most comfortable way to play, but a controller can now activate a virtual cursor
  
• Added default controller configurations for: Steam Deck, Xbox 360 Controller, Xbox Wireless Controller, DUALSHOCK4 Wireless Controller
  
• Steam Deck support.
  
• Minor UI adjustments to support smaller resolutions.
  
• Fixed issue where Duplicants could get stuck depressurizing an Oil Well.

Hi everyone, just a small hotfix for some issues we've been seeing in the base game and Spaced Out!
[h2]Changes and Improvements[/h2]
[h3]All versions[/h3]

• Updated Chinese, Russian localizations to latest.
  
• Updated .pot file with latest strings to allow community translations to come up to date.

• Fixed crash if an entity outside the grid tries to navigate somewhere.
  
• Remove skill point earned notification when a Duplicant dies.
  
• Fixed a number of crashes related to Duplicants being removed.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when Duplicants enter the Temporal Tear.

• Edited descriptions of Nuclear Fallout, Nuclear Waste, and Solid Nuclear Waste.
  

Hey everybody,

Its been a few weeks since Spaced Out! launchedits time to share our roadmap for ONIs shiny future!

[h2]Recap[/h2]
The DLCs debut on December 16th marked the end of two busy years spent building and testing new multi-world gameplay, expanded rocketry, new planetoids, nuclear and radiation systems, new critters and lots of other cool stuff.

And of course, our efforts in the final year were propelled by our incredible Early Access community. Thank you for all of your helpful feedback, bug reports and great ideas!

So whats next?

[h2]Roadmap[/h2]
Weve got two core projects happening in the first half of the year: tech improvements and a free content update!

After a whirlwind two years, were excited to finally have time to dig into the backlog of technical tasks for both Spaced Out! and the base game.

Well start by working on highly-requested mod support for WeGame (just launched!) and support for Steam Deck in the coming weeks.

Then the next several months will be all about:

• Performance improvements
  
• Bug fixes both old and new!
  
• Building out our collection of developer tools
  
• Streamlining our workflow behind the scenes
  

Hey everyone,

Welcome to the first patch of 2022! Just a few minor things weve been working on since Spaced Out! launched in December.

Highlights include:

• WeGame mod support
  
• Fixes for Linux worldgen issues
  
• Helped Sweepys get a little more confidencetheyre no longer afraid of everything, just critters
  
• Adjustments to meters on many buildings when using colorblind settings
  
• Critters wont idle where Pneumatic Doors are being constructed anymore
  
• Plenty of crash and bug fixes
  

Hey Everybody!

Just for fun, we thought we would release this animated short for you all!

Thank you so much for all the feedback and support during the launch of Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!

We're headed out for a break and we'll see you in the new year with more updates and fun stuff.

Have a safe and happy holiday out there everybody!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1452490/Oxygen_Not_Included__Spaced_Out/

The Oxygen Not Included community celebrates the full release of the Spaced Out DLC! Get a guided tour of Twitch streamer LiveActionPixel's megabase, as he revamps his 1000+ cycle colony and shows off some of the new features.

[previewyoutube=0zTzkQLMYHQ;full][/previewyoutube]

321BLAST OFF!

We are over the moon (read: manic Sparkle Streaking around the studio) to announce that after two years of development, testing and updates:

Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! has launched!

This rocket-packed, multi-world DLC is now available on Steam, WeGame and Epic Games Store.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1452490/Oxygen_Not_Included__Spaced_Out/

Thanks to the dedicated community members who participated in Early Access and Public Testing, our favourite little space cadets have a vast collection of new planetoids, buildings and systems to exploreassuming they survive all the radiation. (Theyll be fine. Probably.)

Rad new features and improvements for the Spaced Out! DLC include:

• New Multi-World Gameplay: manage multiple colonies simultaneously and switch between new planetoids in real-time!
  
• Expanded Rocketry: customize new modular rockets to explore the newly overhauled Starmapnew mid-game Rocketry options give your Duplicants an edge in the asteroid space-race!
  
• Radiation and Nuclear: harness the energy of new radioactive elements and ambient radiation to power nuclear machines!
  
• New Critters: get acquainted with some new fuzzy friendsif youre nice, they might help you out around the colony!
  
• New Resources, Biomes, Tech and More: discover a whole new universe of unfamiliar biomes, valuable resources and freshly designed tech!
  

Hello everyone!

Blast Off! is our final pre-launch update. Were so close to the big day! Weve been working hard on bug fixes, polishing and performance in order to get ready for

the official launch of Spaced Out! on Dec. 16th!

Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! will be available on Steam, WeGame and Epic Games Store.

Well keep right on fixing bugs and making updates up to and after the launch, but for now, youll find our ever-growing list of changes and fixes in the patch notes below.

Notable mentions include:

• Fixed bug where Duplicants were getting stuck in mid-air.
  
• Improvements to the UI, like updating the cluster selection screen to show all world traits in a cluster in the right column when the left columns header is selected.
  
• The Piloting Skill now affects Rocket speed.
  
• Solar Panel Modules now partially block light while grounded.
  
• Performance optimizations for farms, Sweepys, and the dig tool.

[h3]Ready to Launch! [/h3]
We started working on Spaced Out! nearly two years ago. One year of Early Access, one global pandemic and countless hours later, were excited to announce that Spaced Out! is ready to leave Early Access.

Hang onto your Rocket Navigation hats, folks...the Spaced Out! DLC for Oxygen Not Included officially launches on December 16th!

Itll be available on Steam, WeGame and Epic Games Store.

This wont be the last update to Spaced Out! or the base game. Well still be fixing bugs, improving UI and making tuning and balancing improvements on an ongoing basis.

[h3]Howd We Get Here?[/h3]
A lot has happened during Early Access, so a quick recap is in order. Weve released 16 updates (one every 3 weeks!) in the past yearnot to mention plenty of minor patches and bug fixes.

Major highlights of our time in Early Access include:

• Improvements to rocketry mechanics, modules and fittings.
  
• Numerous Rocket interior improvements.
  
• Introduction of new Spaced Out! and Classic-style clusters for a total of 18 clusters to choose from.
  
• Addition of new planetoids in all clusters.
  
• Introduction of Nuclear, Radiation and Radbolt systems.
  
• Introduction of Space mining.
  
• Introduction of Plant mutations.
  
• Unification of the base game and Spaced Out! codebases. (Breath of Fresh Air update, aka The Big Merge)
  
• Updates to the Mod system and lots of Mod support work.

Hello everyone!

Were one shiny new update closer to launching Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!

The Buff & Shine update is focused on fixing bugs and polishing existing content, with a few notable changes that have us feeling all a-glow...

Radbolts can now be safely stored, ready for transport, in the new Radbolt Chamber building. It requires automation (youll need a green signal to release radbolts from storage) and radbolts decay pretty quickly while the building is disabled.

Weve added four more Classic-style clusters: youll find versions of The Badlands, Volcanea, Arboria and Aridio in Spaced Out! These options didnt quite make it into the Rad New Worlds update, so were including them here.

Radiation is more intense than ever! All radiation emission sources have been significantly increased. Weve also reduced the impact of radiation on plants and buildings, so the net effect is that Duplicants are more vulnerable to radiation sickness.

There are plenty of other exciting things packed into this update too, including new artwork, restored base game buildings (e.g. Space Scanner, and the Enclosed Telescope formerly known as Telescope), bug fixes and quality-of-life adjustments.

Were so grateful for all the testing, feedback, and commentary the community has given us so far. Thank you for taking this ride with us! You can continue to report bugs here.

Hi everyone,

Just a small hotfix today to address some issues we noticed in yesterday's release. Have a good weekend!
[h3]Changes and Improvements[/h3]

• Updated Simplified Chinese translations.
  

• Removed an automation port that was unintentionally added to the Refrigerator as a result of a different bug fix.
  

• Improvements to worldgen rules for Classic Style Oasisse cluster.
  
• Fixed issue where warp destination area on the Flipped Asteroid spawned too close to the bottom of the map.
  

Hello everyone!

Today we have an adventurous new update for Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!

The Rad New Worlds update is focused on adding several new starting world options, making research more accessible, and filling some gaps in the radiation and nuclear gameplay. Weve also been focused on fixing bugs and finding opportunities to polish the game. More on that point below...

[h2]New Worlds[/h2]
Weve added a new series of clusters and asteroids that lean heavily into Spaced Out! mechanics. The starting asteroid in these clusters is smaller, there are fewer biomes per asteroid, and instead of two nearby asteroids there are four. Sustainability in these clusters might require visiting multiple worlds and some creative thinking. These have varying degrees of difficulty, but are generally meant to be harder starts for players looking for a challenge.

[h2]Radiation and Nuclear[/h2]
Weve also added two new buildings to the Radiation category of the build menu.

The Radiation Lamp emits a constant and predictable cone of radiation as it consumes the uranium ore supplied to it.

The second building is the Manual Radbolt Generator, which produces a small but reliable amount of Radbolts with no electrical power required. Now, a little Uranium Ore and some Duplicant labour are all that is needed to get your Materials Science Research operation underway.

Additionally, weve greatly reduced the rate at which Radbolts decay while traveling. It is now possible to send Radbolts a significantly further distance than before.

[h2]Research Changes[/h2]
Weve made some changes to how Cosmic Research is conducted. Firstly, weve renamed it Data Analysis Research and its now generated by processing Data Banks at the Virtual Planetarium. Data Banks can be generated in a number of ways, including using the Orbital Data Collection Lab, studying geysers, analyzing artifacts, and searching satellites and inspectable POIs.

[h2]Roadmap[/h2]
In the last few weeks weve been gradually shifting our focus away from features and content and towards bugs and polish. Our intention is to continue this trend: fewer new features, more fixes! Were thinking keenly about the path to launching Spaced Out! out of early access and so we believe its time to focus on getting the experience as stable and smooth as it needs to be for release.

The team is very grateful for all the testing, feedback, and commentary the community has given us so far. Please keep it up! We appreciate any help in getting Spaced Out! to full release - and beyond!

Full patch notes on the official forums. Please continue to report bugs here.

Hi friends,

This is just a small hotfix to address a crash relating to Beeta stings in the Unexplained Traits update.

[h2]Fixes[/h2]
[h3]Spaced Out! Only[/h3]

• Fixed crash that could occur when a Beeta attacked a critter
  
• That's all! Have a good Wednesday
  

Hello everyone!

Today were releasing the Unexplained Traits update for Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!

This update reintroduces the world traits system to Spaced Out!
This means that each planetoid in the cluster gets a few randomly selected traits to modify the world generation algorithm and mix up the play experience. There are over 20 different traits that may be selected: some old, some new. Some worlds will not be affected at all.

Weve also upgraded the frigid Rime cluster to be compatible with Spaced Out! You can now find Rime in the Classic destination category when you start a new game.

Weve also added four new Spaced Out! centric Duplicant traits. You might notice some Duplicants now have space specific traits, and some give off a bit of a glow...

Additionally, weve added several new Spaced Out! specific Achievements. You can check them out in the Colony Summary screen.

Database entries for elements and critters have also been improved to include consumed and produced resource amounts.

Finally, weve made a number of performance improving changes that should increase overall frame speed and consistency. We hope these changes improve things a bit, but also want to be clear that efforts in this area will continue.

And as always, some bug fixes!

Full patch notes on the official forums.

A Big thank you to everyone who participated in the testing branch. Please continue to report bugs here.

Hi everyone,

Today's hotfix includes some telephone tuning and animation improvements. It also includes a number of crash fixes. Notably, we restored some code that should unbreak some mods that were not functional after the Cosmic Calling update.

Patch notes below. Have a good weekend!
[h2]Changes & Improvements.[/h2]
[h3]Spaced Out! Only[/h3]

• Party Line Telephone morale bonus for chatting on the same world changed from 3 to 2.

• Re-added BuildingDef.isSolidTile and marked it as obsolete.

• Added Party Line Telephone to the tech tree.
  
• Updated Party Line Telephone animations.
  
• Updates Party Line Telephone strings.
  
• Fixed crash loading saves where a Saturn Critter Trap was in the middle of venting.
  
• Fixed rare crash that could occur when Experiment 52B eats food.

Hello everyone!

Today were releasing the Cosmic Calling Update for Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!

This fun new update contains new buildings, revised rocket tuning, art and sound updates, bug fixes, and more

[h3]New Buildings:[/h3]
The Radbolt Joint Plate is a solid tile that allows Radbolts to pass through one-way - just make sure your Duplicants arent standing right on top of it while a Radbolt is passing through!

The Party Line Phone is a new recreation building that Duplicants can use to talk to each other over long distances. Duplicants enjoy a small morale bonus if they use the phone by themselves, a bigger bonus if they have a chat with someone on another phone, and an even bigger bonus if at least one participant is on a different rocket or asteroid..

The Automation Broadcast Sender and Receiver allow you to transmit an automation signal between worlds. The broadcaster has a limited range though, so a relay network may be necessary for longer range transmissions.

[h3]Rocket Tuning:[/h3]
Rocket ranges, speeds, and max height tuning have all been adjusted. All rockets have been made faster, and some have gotten range and height boosts. The range of the Radbolt engine has been reduced.

[h3]Art and Sound[/h3]
Weve updated the artwork for a number of buildings that consume Radbolts and new sounds for automation and radiation overlays.

A couple crash and bug fixes also made it into this update.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Public Testing branch. Your feedback and bug reports are much appreciated. Please let us know in the bug forums if you see anything unexpected, and as always, thank you for your feedback!

Hi everyone,

Just a small hotfix to address a couple of bugs with rockets and trailblazers in Spaced Out!

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
Spaced Out!

• Fixed issue causing Duplicants to occasionally duplicate when using Trailblazer modules
  
• Fixed issue where Spacefarer Conduit Ports could output gas/liquid to the wrong location.
  

Hello, just a small patch trying to fix an elusive bug, and update the main menu UI for the next update. Have a good weekend everyone!
[h2]Changes & Improvements[/h2]
Updated Simplified Chinese localization.
[h2]Fixes[/h2]
Potential fix for "Failed to load cursor" issue some users are reporting.

• Spaced Out! Only
  
• Updated Main Menu countdown timer and name.

Hello everyone!

Today were launching the Rocketry Renovation Update for Spaced Out!

This update mostly focuses on improving the rocketry experience, with some exciting new renovations you can add to your spacecraft. The full patch notes are listed below, but here are a few of the most notable changes:

Liquids and gasses can now be piped directly in-to and out-of Spacefarer Module interiors. This also means that fluids can be vented into space if a pipe is active while the rocket is in flight. This feature is available in all newly built Spacefarer Modules.

The new Wall Toilet building allows Duplicants to flush their waste directly into the world behind the toilet seat. No outbound plumbing required! This building must be built against a wall and requires clear space (or the vacuum of space) behind the wall to vent to.

The Ladder Bed is a tileable sleeping arrangement with a low quality ladder attached to the front. Several beds can be stacked together to create a vertical dormitory in tight spaces. Duplicants dont appreciate others using the ladder while theyre trying to sleep though.

Stranded rockets can now be evacuated using the ABANDON SHIP sequence. This will cause the rocket to explode. Any Duplicants on board will be launched towards the nearest discovered asteroid in a high speed Escape Pod. Some of the resources aboard will follow in the form of Spacecraft Debris.


And of course, there's always a number of bug fixes and polish improvements. Please let us know in the bug forums if you see anything unexpected, and as always, thank you for your feedback!

For as full list of patch notes, see our post on the official forums.

Hi everyone,

Todays hotfix has a few bug fixes we wanted to get out, as well as an optimization we hope will address a specific performance issue some users have been experiencing since the Breath of Fresh Air update.

Were continuing to explore performance improvement opportunities but wanted to get this one out sooner than later to get the needle moving in the right direction.

[h2]Changes[/h2]

• Updated Russian localization
  

• Potential fix for issue causing lasting performance impact after opening the research screen.
  
• Fixed Pull Back the Veil achievement.
  
• Base Game Only
  
  • Worldgen: Fixed an issue causing extra space to be unnecessarily reserved around world edges.
  
  
• Spaced Out! Only
  
  • Outhouse and Hand Sanitizer can be stocked while rocket building restrictions are in effect.
    

Hi there, friends!

Today we present The Solar Swamped Update for Spaced Out! This update contains two new worldgen features. The first is a third Classic Cluster option: a large-sized Swamp Start so you can now play with the new biomes and critters on a larger world. The second is variable sunlight intensity per world. This introduces a progression to the effectiveness of solar panels (and sunburn risk) as you expand across the starmap.

There's TWO new songs in Spaced Out! to feast your ears on, as well as a number of new lore entries in the Codex. We've added details to the background of rocket interiors as they travel to different parts of space.

The new Location Sensor can be combined with an automation port on the Rocket Control Station to manage how your Duplicants use various facilities inside rockets. No more Meep using Mae's toilet or Ruby sneaking in a quick snack before launch!

And of course, there's a number of bug fixes and polish improvements. Please let us know in the bug forums if you see anything unexpected, and as always, thank you for your feedback!

[h2]All Oxygen Not Included Players[/h2]
Now that both versions of the game are on a unified codebase, there will be simultaneous updates to the base game each time a DLC update goes out. While the Solar Swamped Update's new features are for Spaced Out!, this update also includes a large number of bug fixes for ONI.

We've fixed a number of issues introduced to the base game by the Breath of Fresh Air update, including a number of worldgen fixes (available on newly generated worlds) as well as some issues with Space Scanners.

Occasionally there may be new bugs as well, so as development on the game continues please let us know if you find any issues!

Hello everyone!

Today's patch continues fixing up many of the bugs and inconsistencies introduced to Oxygen Not Included by this last update. Thank you as always for your bug reports and discussion threads! Additionally, we're aware of performance problems that have shown up recently and are continuing to look for solutions there. Take care!
[h2]Changes[/h2]

• Refrigerator now produces less heat when in Power Saver mode.
  
• Improved vertical spacing of diagnostics and pinned resources UI
  
• Removed excess width of overlay legends UI

• Fixed issue preventing wild and domesticated critter report data from being recorded and presented
  
• Fixed issue preventing Critter Whisperer and Moovin' On Up achievement checkbox progress from updating in the UI.
  
• Meteor Shower background effects no longer show when meteors aren't falling.
  
• Resolved inconsistency in Solar Panel/Heavi-Watt Wire placement. These two buildings can once again be built on top of each other.
  
• Base Game Only
  
• Worldgen: Fixed Oceania generating without Oil Reservoirs
  
• Worldgen: Biome sizes restored to their previous size
  
• Restored Barbeque to the consumables menu
  
• Rocket animations are no longer cut off when rendered above the buildable area.
  
• Fixed crash clicking on the Bio tab if a duplicant had a rocketry interest, which is not in the base game.
  
• Removed Spaced Out! Graphite recipe from the Rock Crusher and its codex page no longer crashes.
  
• Fixed issue where space destination resources were not reserved by rockets
  
• Sight-Seeing Module no longer releases an assigned duplicant while in space
  
• Spaced Out! Only
  
• Changed Cobalt Ore Atmo Suit to Cobalt.
  

Hello everyone!

We've got a late-Friday patch to address a number of issues that came up in the Breath of Fresh Air Update.

This patch should address many of the immediate issues, especially concerning rocketry and UI.

Unfortunately, it seems that we didn't catch as many of these issues in the Public Testing branch as we had hoped. We have this patch for you today, and we are still going through your bug reports and feedback while we work to address your concerns, so please let us know any issues you're running into in the bug forums!

Additionally, there are some known changes which are going to take longer to work through, so we're putting up a temporary archive branch on steam which represents the state of the game prior to the Breath of Fresh Air Update. You can use this to continue existing saves or play on an older version while we work out the remaining problems. To play this version, right-click on Oxygen Not Included in your Steam library, click on Properties, and choose Betas > public_previous_version. (You may need to relaunch the Steam client for this option to appear.)

We know this update has not been great for many of you, and we're sorry for the frustration this situation has caused you! We will keep working hard to fix this situation, and to make ONI even better than it was before.

Thanks, as always, for being part of ONI's development with us! Have a great weekend.

[h2]Changes[/h2]

• Added "Clear all pinned resources button" to pinned resources panel header

• Don't crash the game if a mod has a typo in mod.yaml or mod_info.yaml. (Unless it's a dev mod, then still crash!)
  
• Fixed issue where the Priorities screen was missing the prioritize/deprioritize all buttons.
  
• Fixed issue with "Enable Proximity" button on the Priorities screen not being clickable.
  
• Added a few more mutually exclusive Duplicant traits
  
• Fix issue preventing right-click dragging on the left half of the screen
  
• Update Simplified Chinese localization
  
• Fix doubled-up music when worldgen fails
  
• Base Game Only
  
• Fixed issue where rocketry buildings under construction could not be cancelled.
  
• Rocketry building placement restrictions returned to expected "stacking" restrictions
  
• Gas and Liquid cargo bays changed back to their original 1000 kg storage limit.
  
• Cargo bay module strings restored to their expected base game versions.
  
• Removed Rocketry skill since it's only used in Spaced Out!
  
• Fixed issue sometimes causing oxidizer tanks to drop their contents of load.
  
• Restored priority control settings to Solid Oxidizer Tank
  
• Fix crash that could prevent saves with Space Scanners from loading
  
• Fixed an issue where rockets returning from a mission did not properly land. This also resulted in a missing Deconstruct button on the Command Capsule.
  
• Non-command rocket modules launch and land correctly.
  
• Fixed issue preventing Command Capsules from sending green automation signals when their flight path was blocked
  
• Spaced Out!
  
• Fix crash when switching from base game to Spaced Out if the DLC wasn't previously installed. (Now it forces Steam to install it.)
  
• Updated the update timer in the main menu for next update
  

[h2]Patch notes:[/h2]

• Fix issue preventing the game from launching on OSX
  
• Updated Korean translations
  
• Fix a crash when completing a Colony Imperative in the base game
  
• Fixed the Oxygen Not Included logo alignment in the main menu
  
• Spaced Out:
  
• Fix some worldgen failures caused by the Niobium Moonlet
  

Hey space friends!

It's been a while since we've done a big update to the base game of Oxygen Not Included! While we've been working primarily on Spaced Out! for the last while, our desire has always been to improve and evolve the game as a whole. There are a number of changes we've made in Spaced Out! which are just general good improvements to the game, or that we had planned for the base game all along but finally got the opportunity to implement during Spaced Out! development.

This includes bug fixes to the game and the underlying simulation, making improvements and upgrades to the UI, and a major upgrade to the modding system to help future-proof mod development. It also includes a couple new buildings, Duplicant traits, and improved worldgen.

Up until this point, the base game and Spaced Out! were running on separate codebases, so fixes we made would only exist for one version or the other. After today, the codebases have been unified so everyone is running the same version of the game! This has been an epic process for the development team, but now it means that bug fixes will arrive for everyone at once, and that all players can benefit from ongoing improvements to the game.

This patch includes some major code updates, including a new Modding API and an upgraded version of the Unity engine. There will be growing pains in the short term while mods are updated (please give modders a chance to catch up!) but these will support the stability and growth of the game into the future.

These changes address some long-term concerns in Oxygen Not Included. This game, and you the players, continue to inspire us. We want to keep improving it and making it the best game we can! The major features and changes include:

• New traits, including traits that grant skills to Duplicants right out of the printing pod
  
• Some shuffling of the tech tree, notably moving most of the Conveyor Rails techs one tier earlier
  
• Updated food storage mechanics, making refrigeration easier and more effective, but removing exploits and creating a natural progression for fully preserving food
  
• Meter Valves allow sending precise amounts of material down a pipe, manually or using automation
  
• Oxygen Masks are a new low-tier suit, allow Duplicants to work for longer in low-oxygen areas but not protecting them from harsh environments
  
• Suit durability mechanics will be available in the base game (off by default), which add some upkeep costs for suits so they aren't so overpowered
  
• "Stinging eyes" and related debuffs give more reason to be cautious with chlorine and other gasses and liquids
  
• The Diagnostics panel, updated Resource screen, and other UI improvements make it easier to stay on top of what's happening in the base
  
• Demolition skill allows duplicants to destroy those Gravitas ruins once and for all

Hi friends,

Just a small patch today to fix a crash some OSX players are experiencing. Currently Apple Silicon/M1 is only supported through Rosetta and we accidentally included a non-functioning native build.

Fixes:

• Removed unsupported OSX arm64 binary (Apple Silicon / M1 chip)
  

Hello friends,

Today's release hotfix is quite small, but fixes a crash and a major issue with mod/save loading. Take care this weekend!

Bug Fixes

• Oxygen Masks no longer crash in Base Game
  
• Version numbers for Spaced Out! have been increased. The previous version numbers were causing incorrect versions of mods to be loaded. (SO! compatible mods will need their version updated to 469369 to fully resolve the issue.)
  
• The public_testing branch is being updated with the latest changes as well.

Hello friends!

Today we present The Big Merge Update: A highly technical squishing of the Base Game and Spaced Out! codebases. This means that Spaced Out! owners can toggle the DLC on-and-off from the main menu with a simple restart of the game. Playing the Base Game in this way will give you all the bug fixes and quality improvements that we've added to Spaced Out! since we went into early access, while still allowing you to enjoy the game-play of the original ONI you know and love.

(These changes will be coming to the Base Game for all ONI players in the next few updates, but we're limiting them to Spaced Out! owners to make sure they get proper testing for now.)

What we're working on here is the continuing evolution of Oxygen Not Included. While our attention has been mostly on the DLC lately, our desire has always been to improve and evolve the game as a whole. There are a number of changes that we've made in Spaced Out! which are just intrinsically good improvements to the game, some we had planned for the Base Game all along but finally got the opportunity to implement during Spaced Out! development.

This includes the many bug fixes and minor improvements we've made during Spaced Out's development, including fixing several major simulation bugs and countless typos. It also means modding should be simplified because there is only one version of the game to mod against.

Speaking of modding... We have a doozy of a modding update! Modders, please read Updating to Harmony 2.0. To all players: these significant technical changes are going to result in many mods needing updating in order to work. Please be kind to the modding community and give them time to react to the new code.

This patch also includes updating our development to the next major version of the Unity engine. While this has little impact on what you see as a player, it's necessary for us to continue supporting the game and pushing development forward.

These are the features that you've seen in Spaced Out! which are now going to be part of the Base Game:

• New traits, including skill-granting traits
  
• Some shuffling of the tech tree, notably moving most of the Conveyor Rails techs one tier earlier
  
• Updated food storage/refrigeration mechanics will be the same in both versions of the game
  
• Meter Valves are now in the Base Game
  
• Oxygen Masks are now in the Base Game
  
• Suit durability mechanics will be available in the Base Game (but toggled off in the game settings by default)
  
• "Stinging eyes" and related debuffs which give all players more reason to be cautious with chlorine
  
• The Diagnostics panel, updated Resource screen, and other UI improvements will be consistent for all versions of the game
  
• Demolition skill will be available for everyone!
  
• All other new content (in particular the new rockets and multi-asteroid starmap, and radiation buildings and overlay) will remain in Spaced Out! only.

Originally posted by Ipsquiggle on the official forums

Hello modders!

Over the course of this last year, many in this community have requested that we update the version of Harmony that we ship with the game, in order to smooth out mod development and make sure modders have access to the latest features the Harmony API provides!

In the testing period beginning June 10th, we will be shipping Harmony 2.0.4.0 on the Public Testing branch.

This upgrade will require modders to update all .dll mods!

It is also the case that the major code changes we're doing right now are going to break a significant number of mods, and later when the Vanilla and DLC codebases are finally fully merged, all the existing Vanilla .dll mods will have broken anyways. We'd rather not break any mods at all, but since it's going to happen, we're opting to put all the breakage into a single update, and this gives you some time to prepare.

[h2]The Mergedown Process -- Use mod_info.yaml[/h2]

As we unify the codebases, all these changes (including the Harmony 2.0 update) will slowly roll down through various versions of the game, like this:

Spaced Out Public Testing -> Spaced Out (all players) -> Oxygen Not Included Public Testing -> Oxygen Not Included (all players)

So mods running on Spaced Out will have to be updated first, and will have this testing period to get updated before all Spaced Out players see the code changes.

The changes to the base game will happen some time after that, though specific dates are still being determined.

Once your mod has been made compatible, it will remain compatible for the rest of the Mergedown. (Breakage from normal ongoing development aside ;) ) Be sure to use mod_info.yaml and the archive folder to separate the versions of your mod and make the transition seamless for your users! (More details below)

[h2]How do I update my mod?[/h2]

There are three key changes you'll need to make:

Hello everyone! Today's Spaced Out patch includes a few fixes, including a crash on the Diagnostics screen that people were running into. Have a great week!

[h2]Bug Fixes and Improvements[/h2]

• Fixed issue where old saves would not have Space POIs added until unpaused.
  
• Refreshed "Mine The Gap" update name in main menu image header.
  
• Fixed bug where "Satellite Asteroid Field" space Point of Interest had invisible art.
  
• Fixed crash caused by searching diagnostic screen while looking at a rocket interior world.
  
• Updated Korean translations.
  

Hi friends!

Welcome to the Mine The Gap Update for Spaced Out! This update brings increased resource renewability with the introduction of Space Points-Of-Interest! Equip a rocket with the new Drillcone and start dredging those interplanetary riches!

While you're out there, keep your eyes open for artifacts! Yes, Gravitas artifacts are back! Collect them all from a number of new and updated points-of-interest. Once you're done gathering them, you can teach your Duplicants the "Demolition" Skill and wipe those Gravitas buildings off the map if you feel so inclined. (World regen is required for the new points-of-interest to show up.)

We've also done some significant rebalancing of the tech tree as we work to optimally integrate new mechanics into existing gameplay. The Atomic Collider and Atomic Research Points are being redesigned as the Materials Study Terminal and Materials Science Research so theyre more thematically neutral for application across the tech tree. Techs have been shifted around and costs have been standardized (including moving all Orbital Research costs up one tier) to reduce the burden on unlocking tier 5 techs.

Plus, we've made changes to the Radbolt Generators and adjusted the overall radiation balance. There is now increased control over Diagnostics criteria on the Diagnostics screen. Biome Codex entries have been finished up. And, some exciting new changes to bottled gasses and liquids: they can now liquify/solidify if they get cold enough!

This update provides new sources of sustainability and a whole new layer of gameplay on the starmap. We welcome your feedback and bug reports! Once again, thanks so much for being with us through this DLC's Early Access period.

What else is going on during Klei Fest?



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Hot Lava is having a special Klei Fest Tournament - a new trial course which pits players against a diabolically Klei-swag-outfitted LORD SLUDGE!




Griftlands has left Early Access and the full campaign is now available! Play as Sal, Rook, or Smith. Three unique character campaigns with their own specialized decks, abilities and maps to explore. Griftlands launches with a 20% discount for Klei Fest.


[h2]What's New And Improved?
[/h2]

[h3]Features[/h3]

• Added Space POI locations with renewable resources.
  
• Added Drillcone rocket module for harvesting space POIs.
  
• Added Diamond Press building for converting refined carbon to diamond.
  
• Restored artifacts to Spaced Out! and distributed them to new terrestrial POIs.
  
• Added Artifact transport module for moving artifacts between worlds.
  
• Added ability to toggle specific diagnostic criteria in the diagnostics screen.
  
• Add CustomGameSetting to toggle Teleporters.
  
• Added sounds to plant mutations.
  
• Added Botanical Analyzer sounds + duplicant interact sounds.
  
• Added sounds for second Spaced Out! main menu duplicant.
  
• Added Radbolt Rocket Engine Sound.
  
• Added sounds for Experiment 52B.
  

• Many POI buildings are now demolishable by skilled Duplicants.
  
• Bottled Gasses and Liquids can now condense/freeze.
  
• Ores and Bottles will now produce secondary elements during phase transitions, e.g. Bottles of polluted water will make both dirt and steam when heated.
  
• Foods in vacuum now use exclusively their internal temperature to decide if they are refrigerated or not.
  
• Replaced Atomic Collider with Materials Study Terminal.
  
• Tech tree changes including adding new categories, moving buildings, and adjusting tier costs so they scale better.
  
• Changed visual order of unlocked items within a research tech.
  
• Radbolt generators can be configured to emit at up to 500 particle intervals.
  
• Radbolt tuning changes to prevent obvious feedback loops. Some radiation is emitted in the form of fallout on impacts.
  
• Added meter to Radbolt Generator.
  
• Asteroid selector rows display a status item based on pertinent diagnostics.
  
• Added remaining cargo capacity status items to rockets in flight with cargo modules.
  
• Updated codex strings from several Biomes.
  
• Updated codex entries for several plants.
  
• Added additional codex lore entries.
  
• Updated Korean and Russian translations.
  
• Rocket visual takeoff speed is now based on rocket height rather than module count. Also re-tuned the takeoff acceleration curves.
  
• Small tweaks to rocket exhaust animations.
  
• Added a two second "landing cooldown" where rockets keep igniting while they're on the pad.
  
• Added rocket engine shutoff animations.
  
• Tuned Rocket Conduit Port audio mix, adjust timing of sound events.
  
• Tweaked the meter colours on some storage buildings to work when colourblind modes are turned on or off.
  
• Cost of first tech tier requiring Materials Science Research increased from 5 to 20 points.
  

• Rocket window tiles are no longer replaceable.
  
• Duress to Impress effect is now applied when loading a save with an already stressed Duplicant.
  
• Sublimation Station no longer ignores gas pressure limit if a solid tile is built above it.
  
• Fixed issue causing Duplicants to sometimes leave rockets at launch.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur on rocket launch.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when selecting the printing pod.
  
• Fixed crash when deconstructing Trailblazer Module.
  
• Downgraded possible crash when ores melt to a log warning.
  
• Crash Report Screen now uploads the correct save file automatically when you report the crash.
  
• Fixed crashes relating to missing UI icons - a default sprite is now substituted for missing UI icons.
  
• Fixed missing Beetiny hit sound.
  
• Fixed missing Beeta chew sound.
  
• Building complete sound no longer plays when Plug Slugs sleep.
  
• Fixed missing geyser sounds for new geysers/volcanos.
  
• Fixed main menu animation issue.
  
• Fix issue where rockets loaded in the takeoff or landing states would not animate their engines or release exhaust.
  
• Fixed a couple visual glitches with rockets taking off/landing and skipping around or disappearing.
  
• Fix rocket engine startup animations not playing sometimes.
  
• Fix issue where rockets would appear to be on the pad right after loading, even if they were in flight.
  
• Trailblazer Module no longer plays the landing animation when already landed.
  
• Fixed issue preventing codex from showing accurate plant and critter references in some biome pages.
  
• Fixed Experiment 52B description to say it emits Resin instead of Isoresin.
  
• Improvements to rules for generating Classic Style Terra to reduce worldgen failures.
  
• Fixed status pop text effects being visible across world boundaries.
  
• Fixed UI elements and overlay info being displayed across world boundaries.
  
• Diagnostic rows update when changing worlds with the screen open.
  
• Fixed issue sometimes causing erroneous diagnostic results.
  
• Diagnostic suggestions (such as rocket in space without destination) now show in white text instead of a nearly invisible grey.
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when switching worlds after an Atmo Suit was destroyed.
  

Hey Everybody!

I have a bunch of news for you today - We have some new things coming up to announce, a new set of Twitch drops and the introduction of our Klei Advocates program.

Klei Fest is Coming Next Week!

Once a year around this time we have a Klei Publisher sale. Going forward we are also going to focus on making this time a sort of Celebration of Klei Games. During this two week period we will have a burst of content, items, events, sales and interesting things happening.

As an introduction things will be a little less formal this year as we kick things off with a bit of a test run.

All Games: We will begin our Klei Publisher sale next week on June 3rd.

Hot Lava: June 3rd, Players will Race against Lord Sludge in a special course - secure yourself a win an get a special reward. This challenge and reward are only available during Klei Fest!



Griftlands: Griftlands full campaign officially launches as we leave Early Access June 1st on PC and June 4th on PS4, Xbox and Switch.Griftlands: Griftlands full campaign officially launches as we leave Early Access June 1st on PC and June 4th on PS4, Xbox and Switch.



Oxygen Not Included: The team for ONI has their heads down right now as they work on "Spaced Out!" so we will not have promotional content for you this year, however Oxygen Not Included will be on Sale during the Klei Publisher Sale beginning June 3rd.

Don't Starve Together: We will be celebrating Klei Fest with a new Yearly Limited time event called "Midsummer Cawnival!". Our survivors will be greeted by the enigmatic Corvus Goodfeather, who needs a bit of help preparing the festivities for his crow compatriots. Decorate, try your luck at the Cawnival games, and maybe even win some prizes!



New Twitch Drop Campaign: We will begin a new twitch Drop Campaign for the Leviathan Chest starting June 3rd. Streamers that will have drops available can be found in the spoiler below. Note that this will be the last campaign of this type, further campaigns will be done through our advocates program. See the official forum post.



Klei Advocates Program: We have hired Fourth Floor to run a new Klei Advocates program. This new program will create opportunities for us to grow our relationship with content creators. We have been working with Fourth Floor for quite a while now and this new arrangement will see Fourth Floor working with our most dedicated streamers beginning with the next DST Character refresh at the end of June. More details to follow in the coming weeks.

And that's what I have for you today. See you all next week!

Hi friends!

We've got a patch for Spaced Out! that enables mutations on Sleet Wheat, Nosh Sprouts, and Gas Grass. It also fixes a few crashes and other bugs. Enjoy, and have a great weekend!

[h2]Changes[/h2]

• Sleet Wheat and Nosh Sprouts now roll for mutations across their entire crop, rather than not at all
  
• Gas Grass is now a normal seed producer for Spaced Out
  
• Symbol tinting/scaling works for all plants now. This creates new visual differences for Bountiful, Exuberant, and Juicy Fruits mutations
  
• Revised Metallic biome icon
  
• Rocket Port building strings updated
  
• Updated Simplified Chinese strings

• Saturn Critter Trap no longer says it can mutate its seeds
  
• Hooked up missing Saturn Critter Trap Seed artwork
  
• Fix crash when toggling compost on mutant seeds
  
• Fix a case where multiple rockets launching on separate worlds could emit gasses into the wrong world or not at all
  
• Only play the "launch ignition" animation on rockets when taking off, not landing
  
• Fix case where rocket ports would appear to be offline even though they were loading or unloading a rocket
  
• Worldgen: Fixed border temperature gradient sometimes having its temperatures swapped
  
• Worldgen: Extreme temperature borders now have a less extreme temperature in the middle
  
• Pause screen now appears above other screens

Hello everyone!

Where has the time gone? It's May already and would you believe this is the 6th update we've put out this year!

Since Early Access began, we've expanded on the space gameplay, added a bunch of new asteroids to the cluster map, and created new Spaced Out- and Classic-style starting asteroids. Weve launched the entire radiation system, including radbolt infrastructure, research reactors, and Beetas. We've put in railguns, revised rocket parts for interplanetary infrastructure, and restored sustainability to the late-game. And now, we're putting radiation into your farms with...

The Peculiar Plants Update for Spaced Out! This Update introduces a whole new layer to farming, and allows you to utilize radiation for the good of your Duplicants tummies! There's also a number of radiation related (and unrelated!) tuning and balance changes, and new logistics options with the Meter Valves!

First, Plant Mutations are a brand new feature that integrates radiation with farming gameplay. There are now several strains of mutant seed that crop plants can drop when grown in radiation. Once analyzed at the new Botanical Analyzer, plants grown from these seeds will offer new trade-offs or efficiencies for your farms.

Along with updates to the farming economy, we've also made a number of changes and bug fixes to food preservation. Fridges are more effective at prolonging your food (and don't have so many bugs in them), and a more thorough mastery of temperature and atmosphere is required to fully preserve food.

Newly added Meter Valves have been added to allow sending specific amounts of material down your liquid, gas, and solid piping. Research Reactors' internal physics have also been updated, so you might want to double-check your colony's nuclear safety protocols. Rocket Ports and Launch Pads can be chained together. A lot of artwork has been updated and sound effects have been added.

And of course, we've made many fixes and improvements based on your feedback! We're still focused on improvements and quality of life, so there's never a better time to let us know how this DLC is working for you. Thank you for all your discussions and reports, and keep them coming!

What's New And Improved?
[h2]Features[/h2]

• New Plant Mutation system allows specialized crop development
  
  • Exposing plants to radiation causes them to drop mutant seeds
    
  • Botanical Analyzer building will identify the traits of mutant seeds
    
  • Mutant crops can be farmed for new tradeoffs and optimizations
  
  
• Added Gas Meter Valve, Liquid Meter Valve, and Conveyor Meter buildings.
  
• Updated Codex entries, descriptions and lore
  
  • New plants
    
  • Cryotank
    
  • Radiation biome
  
  
• New artwork for the Rocket Port Loaders

• Food preservation changes
  
  • Rottable items now have two stages of cooling: Refrigerated and Deep Freeze
    
  • Rottable items aren't fully preserved unless they are both in sterile atmosphere AND deep-frozen, because temperature and atmosphere effects now stack
    
    • Temperature and atmosphere effects have been rebalanced to account for this
      
    • Refrigerated food now lasts 5x as long instead of 2x
    
    
  • Food preservation times were incorrectly reported in the Codex, and were missing their refrigeration value
    
  • Rottable foods correctly detect if they're in an active fridge or not
    
  • Refrigerators cool things to 2 degrees celsius instead of 4 degrees, so that they actually get cold enough to be refrigerated. (Note: foods in a powered fridge are always considered refrigerated regardless of temperature.)
    
  • Foods dropped from a fridge will no longer continue cooling off on the ground
    
  • "Unrefrigerated Food" notification now jumps to that food when clicked. (Only partially stale unrefrigerated food in storage will trigger the notification.)
  
  
• Errand "offset" fixes
  
  • Fix exploit where Duplicants can pick up items diagonally through walls if standing on a raised tile
    
  • Duplicants can access constructions diagonally from a greater number of nearby positions
    
  • Farm Tiles and Hydroponic Tiles now allow corner access for delivery chores.
  
  
• Added low coolant diagnostic criteria to Research Reactor
  
• Research Reactor
  
  • Fixed issue with inconsistent coolant/reaction mass conduction
    
  • Enriched Uranium mass target increased 20x
    
  • Increased coolant/reaction mass conduction scale 5x
    
  • Meltdown temperature increased to 3000k
    
  • Added new meltdown animations
    
  • Fixed issue with temperature meter
    
  • Increased meltdown projectile mass
  
  
• All sandbox tools now have their own icon
  
• Updated the Gassy Moo meteor artwork and impact animation
  
• Radbolt Generator sidescreen now shows radbolt production progress bar
  
• Small visual changes and added text label to radbolt direction selection panel.
  
• Added a new Duplicant animation on the main menu
  
• Non-crop plants now also have an ambient radiation limit
  
• Swapped Conveyor Chute and Conveyor Receptacle in the tech tree.

• Added Mud & Polluted Mud ambiences
  
• Added sounds for Mud falling, landing and Duplicant movement on Mud
  
• Added sounds for Radbolt Generator and Radbolt Reflector
  
• Fixed some instances of two click sounds playing simultaneously.
  
• Added missing Lead Suit Locker door closing/opening sounds.
  
• Added movement sounds to various radiation locomotion sets.
  
• Added movement sounds to the vomiter locomotion set.
  
• Added sounds for Radbolt traveling and explosion
  
• Added sounds for Duplicants reacting to radiation
  
• Added sounds for Railgun rail cleaning.
  
• Added Uranium Ore mining and movement sound effects

• Worldgen: Fixed an issue with spawning guaranteed geysers in some Forest Cluster seeds.
  
• Worldgen: Improvements to guaranteed POI spawning rules to decrease the amount of worldgen failures.
  
• Fixed closing tag for Forest Moonlet string (for translations)
  
• Fixed failing to switch worlds after using dev debug
  
• Fixed animations rendering outside of the world
  
• Plant sorting was broken on the planter box sidescreen, now the crops are consistently ordered
  
• Moved uranium materials further in the build materials list
  
• Fixed crash when dead Duplicant is hit by a Radbolt
  
• Fixed issue where buildings with solid parts like the Solar Panel and Fish Feeder would leave behind a "ghost floor."
  
• Fix crash that could occur if trying to load a world whose data no longer exists (i.e. a mod world)
  
• Fix some cases where a rocket would not correctly attach to the Rocket Ports on landing or disconnect on takeoff
  
• Launchpads now connect to Rocket Ports through each other in chains, so you can reliably have launchpads share ports
  
• Fix crash that could occur if a Launchpad was selected when its rocket takes off
  
• Rockets would sometimes wipe out each other's conduit endpoints, resulting in e.g. fuel tanks not getting fuelled
  
• Add check on the main menu that prevents crashing if the newest save file is corrupted or otherwise problematic
  
• Buildings and objects which have been marked "Empty Storage" now save/load the errand properly
  
• Minor art revision to the Niobium Geyser
  
• Fixed off by one error when calculating Rocket Platform/Rocket position ceilings
  
• Wilting Wheezeworts no longer emit radiation if they were wilting on load.
  
• Gas and Liquid Shutoff valves now immediately end their flowing animation when a red automation signal is received or no gas/liquid is flowing.
  
• Radbolt Generator progress meter hookup. Restored Radbolt animation when more than 1/2 way to launch.
  
• Fixed a crash where rockets and pads weren't correctly aware of each other during launch. This won't happen any further, but existing saves may require rebuilding the launchpad under the rocket before the rocket can successfully take off.
  
• Fixed a scaling issue with the Arbor Tree where the art was blurry at certain stages of the grow cycle
  
• Fixed issue that caused Cluster Style selection screen background to sometimes misalign
  
• Fixed rockets disappearing when landing offscreen
  
• Splitting ores now correctly updates the temperature transfer in the sim for both parts.
  
• Conveyor Shutoff now has a "Conveyor Rail Blocked" status and behaves like the other Shutoffs when blocked.
  
• Loading a save with a rocket with a Scanner Module exploring outside the FOW no longer crashes
  
• Fixed crash building a new module while viewing a rocket interior
  

Hello all! There were some issues with this morning's update related to the large strings unification. Here's a patch to iron out all the crashes we've discovered. Please let us know in the bug forums if you find any others!
[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed crash hovering over Skill Point Earned notification.
  
• Fixed crashes related to Sweepy status items
  
• Fixed more Spaced Out Sandbox Tool crashes related to Radioactive Contaminants

Hi everyone! We're made lots of fixes to worldgen to further prevent temperature leakage between biomes, as well as some POI fixes. Thanks for all your feedback and examples!

[h2]Worldgen[/h2]

• Marshy Asteroid now always has at least some Jungle.
  
• Improved preventing POIs breaking high temperature borders.
  
• Fixed an issue where the starting asteroid in Classic Style Terra Cluster generated few or no Oil Reservoirs.
  
• Improved Abyssalite border drawing to prevent small amounts of magma appearing on the wrong side of the border.
  
• Prevent terrain "features" from drawing over adjacent biomes of a different type.
  
• Improved border temperature gradient in extreme temperature cases. It's not perfect yet.
  
• Slight improvement to spawning POIs in the magma core of the Marshy Asteroid.
  
• Increased water mass on Water Asteroid to prevent significant water receding due to liquid compression.

• Fixed issue that could occur when revealing asteroids with liquid surfaces
  
• Rockets are once again able to fly through Rocket Platforms and other rockets - though they cannot idle overlapping with them.

• Updated Russian translations
  

Hello friends!

We're pleased to bring you the Big Asteroid Update for Spaced Out! This is the first in a series of quality-of-life focused updates. The major features of the DLC are in place and working well with each other, so now we're combing through all your feedback to fix, polish, and improve the game as much as we can!

The "big addition" (hahah) in this update is a larger "vanilla-like" starting asteroid combined with the new Spaced Out! starmap and rocketry. The existing clusters still require further balance and tuning, but we're ready to begin expanding the selection of clusters available to play on. In this update, we're adding a large, resource-rich starting asteroid that supports the classic "big base" experience. Additionally, we're putting in a Forest start Spaced Out! style cluster.

We're also turning our attention back towards rockets so this update features a redesigned limit for rocket engines based on rocket height instead of module count. Now an engine can sport more short modules than tall ones. Combined with a significant increase in Cargo Module capacity, there are more viable rocket combinations using the same pieces. Refined rocket automation and updated Rocket Ports allow better use of cargo bays. As well, asteroids are generated with more "headroom" for tall rockets, and a new Solar Panel Module increases rocket power options.

Check out all these changes and improvements and let us know what you think, or if you find any bugs! We'll be eagerly reading your experiences as we continue to iterate on these features and put in more fixes. Thank you so much for being with us through this Early Access.

What's New And Improved?

[h2]Main Features[/h2]
[h3]New Clusters[/h3]

• Added "Classic Style" Terra Cluster
  
  • Classic style worlds are intended to be evocative of the base game experience. They offer fewer asteroids on the starmap, but each is larger and more resource dense.
  
  
• Added "Spaced Out! Style" Forest Cluster
  
• Added an asteroid style selection screen to the new game flow to sort between Spaced Out! Style worlds and Classic Style worlds

• Added Solar Panel Module to generate onboard power for rockets

• Rocket maximum module count condition replaced with maximum rocket height condition
  
• Increased all rocket cargo module and Orbital Cargo Module capacities by 10x
  
• Rocket Ports have been split into two buildings each, one for loading and one for unloading for each of solid/liquid/gas conduit types
  
• Rocket Platform is now a "Foundation" building, it can be built floating in the air and Duplicants can stand on top of it. Art adjusted accordingly
  
• Put the Gantry back into the game
  
• Rocket Ports now require constructing on ground/tiles
  
• Major overhaul of the internals of Rocket Ports. They now work much more reliably, start and stop correctly, and correctly update the rocket's checklist
  
• The Launch Pad automation input now "takes over" launch control, either triggering launch or cancelling it based on the signal, so it can be reliably used to start and stop launches
  
• Added Element Filters to both Cargo Bays and Rocket Loading Ports. Loading Ports will load only materials requested by Cargo Bays onto rockets, and Rockets will only unload materials requested by Unloading Ports
  
• Added a mass slider to all Cargo Bays
  
• Adjusted internal storages of the Rocket Ports to match the capacity of the plumbing
  
• Reduced power consumption of the Rocket Ports
  
• Revisions and cleanup to Rocket Platform automation ports:
  
  • Output port goes green when all launch checklist items are fully checked (no warnings)
    
  • Input port takes over the launch button once connected. A green signal requests a launch when all Rocket Construction and Cargo Manifest items are fully checked (no warnings). A red signal cancels the current launch

• Gassy Mooteor showers have begun falling on the Gassy Moo Moonlet, delivering fresh Gassy Moos to the asteroid
  
• Redesigned Moo asteroid including a guaranteed Chlorine Gas Vent

Hello everyone, in conjunction with today's Spaced Out! update, here's a patch for the base version of the game to fix a few issues. Take care!

Fixed missing strings on various status effects
Updated Steamworks API
Don't spawn more germs than are present for falling water, fixes germ duplication (detail)
Updated all translations

Hi friends!

Welcome to the Radbolt From The Blue update! This is where your efforts producing Radiation aim once again towards space with the introduction of the Radbolt Engine and the Interplanetary Launcher. These new Radbolt-powered constructions improve your ability to explore the system and to create sustained resource networks.

We've been going full tilt on new features since January as it is important to us that the overall scope of both multi-asteroid play and radiation are in the game and playable for you to experience. We know that there are a number of issues in the game right now that you've brought up, so we're going to shift gears back to addressing feedback, stability, and balance. We really appreciate all the support and encouragement that you give us, as our small team has to really balance priorities during development. We want you to know that your concerns have been heard and we will try to address them over the coming updates, starting with adding a larger "classic" asteroid size to the asteroid selection in the next update.

The nature of Oxygen Not Included is that new features end up getting inserted systemically into the game, affecting gameplay at all levels. In fact, one of our goals for Spaced Out! is to ensure that there's new challenges at all phases of gameplay for you to overcome. Changes to the worldgen as well as tuning changes affected the early and mid-game in particular. However, we understand that some of the changes to the classic experience have been too dramatic for some, and harmed some of the strategies you've come to love. Part of the work we want to do in the next few releases is to make sure there is a proper classic experience even with the DLC turned on. The option for a larger asteroid size will be the first step towards this.

We're in the process of merging the codebases for the base game and the DLC. This means toggling the DLC content on and off will not require re-downloading any files, and additionally it will be easier for us to keep the two versions of the game in harmony, whether that means implementing bug fixes, adding quality of life and UI improvements, or toggling gameplay features on and off.

We want this DLC to be the best it can be! It's your feedback that makes this possible, so thank you so much for all the time you take to leave comments, feedback, ideas, and bug reports. We truly couldn't make this game as awesome without you.
What's New and Improved?
[h2]Features[/h2]

• Added Radbolt Engine for exploring space with your new radiation technologies
  
• Added Interplanetary Launcher to send resources between asteroids
  
• Added Targeting Beacon to guide Payloads to a specific spot on a planetoid surface
  
• Radioactive elements now emit radiation in the world (ores are still work-in-progress)

• Add Orbital Research Center sounds
  
• Add Uranium Ore ambience sounds
  
• Add Payload Opener sounds
  
• Add Lead Suit Locker sounds
  
• Updated Chinese, Russian, and Korean translations
  
• Rearranged the tech tree to move Solid Rails earlier
  
• Moved Cryofuel Propulsion and Monuments techs to a higher tier
  
• Duplicants faces are more reliably changed when they are sick, sunburnt, etc, including new Hypothermia faces
  
• Modified line weight for consistency on rocket modules
  
• Solid Nuclear Waste and Corium are now "Miscellaneous" materials and can be stored in storages under that category
  
• Rocket Pilot Station is now deconstructable and rebuildable. Rockets can't launch without one. If it's destroyed in flight, the rocket travels the same as if a dupe is unable to get to the station, i.e. at half speed
  
• Research Reactor tile max venting pressure increased to 150kg
  
• Research Reactor only samples calls near the top of the building for gas venting. It will vent to any non solid under pressure cell available in the sampled space
  
• Updated Uranium item and UI artwork
  
• Magma and marsh biome descriptions updated
  
• Tweaks to various building descriptions
  
• Orbital Cargo Module can transport items in the Edible, Cooking Ingredients, and Medicine categories

• Fixed Rocket Engine exhaust leaking into rocket interiors
  
• Fixed Rocket Pad flickering when launching a rocket
  
• Fixed crash selecting a rocket destination on the edge of the starmap
  
• Rocket Platform scaffolding now properly tints on overlays
  
• Fixed detached Duplicant arm in the Payload Opener animation
  
• Adjusted Radiation build menu icon to match overlay icon
  
• Duplicants carying an Interplanetary Payload no longer pick up the dirt with it
  
• Interplanetary Payloads now appear in front of buildings.
  
• Fix crash when a Duplicant is destroyed
  
• Removed hidden output ports on cargo modules
  
• Beeta Hives no longer drown to death or die when unsupported. Instead, they go into a "disabled" state until the issue is resolved
  
• Beeta Hives no longer emit radiation when they are not digesting ore
  
• Tweaked Beeta radiation emission values
  

Hi friends! We've got an update with a fix to the reactors! It's been really fun watching them blow up, but this will make them blow up a little more predictably. Let us know if you find any other issues, and enjoy!

• Fixed crash that could occur when one researcher takes over from another at the Atomic Collider.
  
• Adjusted Research Reactor reaction parameters. It begins reacting with a minimum of 0.5kg fuel and stops reacting when fuel drops below 0.25kg. This should address some unexpected meltdown issues.
  
• Adjusted Radioactive Contaminant count on Research Reactor's nuclear waste output.
  
• Adjusted Research Reactor construction time.
  
• Restored Medical Pack recipe to Apothecary.
  
• Deprecated Virtual Planetarium building in Spaced Out! until a new utility is implemented.
  
• Large Solid Oxidizer Tank is prioritizable.
  
• Beeta Hive animation updates and fixes.
  

Hey all! Along side the Totaly Rad Update for Spaced Out! we've got some fixes for the base game of Oxygen Not Included:

• Added an OpenGL configuration to the game as a workaround for certain startup issues. If you've been unable to launch the game, try changing your Steam startup option in Oxygen Not Included > (Right-Click) Properties > General > Launch Options, add -force-glcore and relaunch the game.
  
• Hatch falling animation revisions
  
• Fixed Hatches floating in the air after being wrangled while burrowed
  
• Adjusted Hatch collider offset when burrowed making it easier to click on
  
• Fixed drag area tooltip
  
• Prevent crash when Spaced Out is disabled with Radioactive Contaminates disease was previously selected in the Sandbox Tools
  
• Updated base game to use the same strings file as Spaced Out! to streamline translation efforts

Hello friends!

The Radiation System is coming out of testing today and is now available for everyone in the Spaced Out! early access! This update introduces the new system and adds basic radiation/nuclear content, with more to follow in the coming updates.

There's a lot of new content already in today's Spaced Out! release, mainly focused around a core loop of converting raw uranium into useful radiation via the Research Reactor, and subsequently capturing that energy using the Radbolt conduit system. This will be the foundation of new infrastructure and systems throughout your bases relying on powerful, yet dangerous, radioactive elements.

As with every system in ONI, we want Radiation to be fundamentally connected to other systems across the entire game, so we've got lots of new parts to make and iterating to do before it's ready. We'll be rolling these pieces out to testing as they come together, and at this time were expecting the system to be broadly realized over the next two updates.

We're really excited to finally get this out to you. We know it's been teased for a (very) long time, and we've wanted to do it internally for even longer, so we feel this is a big moment for development. Check it out and let us know what you think, post along any bugs you find, and as always, thank you so much for being on this journey with us!
What's New and Improved?

Features

[h2]New radiation system[/h2]

• Radiation overlay
  
• Mineable uranium element
  
• New radiation sources including Cosmic radiation, radioactive Wheezeworts, and radioactive Shinebugs
  
• Atomic Research Points added to tech tree
  
• Added "Radiation Balance" line item to Duplicant's condition panel

• New "Beeta" and "Beetiny" critters will refine natural uranium ore
  
• Beeta Hives can be harvests for uranium by Duplicants

• Centrifuge building refines uranium
  
• Research Reactor building produces radiation
  
• Radbolt Generator and Radbolt Redirector harness radiation to produce high-energy Radbolts
  
• Atomic Collider research station turns Radbolts into tech
  
• Decontamination shower cleanses both suited Duplicants and their carried items

• Fallout germ poses ongoing hazard
  
• Lead Suits and Checkpoints provide shielding from radiation
  
• Decontamination Shower cleanses Dupes and their cargo
  
• Radiation Sickness can afflict exposed Duplicants
  
• Basic Rad Pill to deal with absorbed radiation

• Radiation Sensor for automation
  
• Orbital Research Station and Space Research Points added to tech tree

• Fixed crashes when deconstructing a door while a Duplicant is passing through
  
• Fixed Printing Pod crash when trying to generate a Duplicant with an invalid trait combination
  
• Dupes can no longer sanitize a suit using a sink or wash basin

• Resin Rooster art completed
  
• Fixed bug in flying critter death animation sound playback
  
• Adjusted temperature ranges the Saturn Critter Trap and Tranquil Toes plants are comfortable at
  
• Hatch falling animation revisions
  
• Fixed Hatches floating in the air after being wrangled while burrowed
  
• Saturn Critter Trap can only trap when in the open state, this will prevent it from trapping critters when wilting etc.
  
• The "Elderly" status item is now added when a creature has less than 10% of its lifespan remaining instead of a hard coded 5 cycles

• Remove Unity splash screen
  
• Fixed a bug that caused sidescreen titles to not update if you clicked from one building with a sidescreen to another
  
• Fixed missing drag tool width/height/area labels
  
• Fix rocket paths and names and progress bars sometimes being rotated around funny
  
• Fix cases where a "new world detected!" message would not appear, notably when a rocket with a Cartographic Module revealed a world
  
• Updated ui art for the Conductive Wire Bridge

• Swapping out many placeholder strings, editing existing strings
  
• Fixed long "Colony lacks skill" string
  
• Added missing strings for Resin Rooster
  
• Fixed incorrect Fullerene text link
  
• Updated Korean and Chinese translations

• Tweaked bubble animation on Small Oxidizer Tank
  
• Art polish on the Basic Nosecone
  
• Landers can now only be placed in appropriate locations (on the surface) and only on worlds they're being deployed on
  
• Got rid of the launching fx that was showing up in the under-construction Sugar Engine
  
• Fix crash if a rocket with a Cartographic Module had a (?) as its destination
  
• Telescope indicators once again show on the starmap
  
• Fixed colour issue on liquid oxidizer tank
  
• Fixed art bugs on Liquid Oxidizer Tank

• Hooked up new backwall artwork for Moo Moonlet biome. Only present in new saves
  
• Improved robustness of some guaranteed worldgen rules to address a number of worldgen failures
  
• Hooked up correct Lead artwork
  
• Improved worldgen rules for generating the core of the Water Asteroid to fix some worldgen failures

• Research point constants were renamed in code for clarity

Hello, here's a patch for the live version of Spaced Out! with a crash fix and a fix for mysterious energy creation that's been around since Spaced Out! went into Early Access. Enjoy!

• Updated Chinese, Russian and Korean translations
  
• The temperature simulation was not being updated correctly on certain worlds, which resulted in energy created from nothing.
  
• Orbital Cargo Module would not deliver cargo correctly to some worlds
  
• Prevent base game rocket modules from spawning in Spaced Out. This fixes a crash in some saves where an incorrect module had been added
  
• Attempt to "reconnect" rockets on load if any of their modules ever disappear.
  

Hi friends!

Here's some fixes we wanted to get to you before the weekend, enjoy and stay safe!

[h2]Changes[/h2]

• Hooked up codex icons for aquatic and moo biomes.
  
• Move the Small Oxidizer Tank to the same tech as the Sucrose Engine since they're necessary for each other.
  
• Add the Large Oxidizer Tank and Scanner Module to the tech tree.
  
• Added a tooltip variation to the Fueled item in the launch checklist.
  
• Improved All crew boarded condition tooltip.

• Duplicants can now deliver resources to the Large Oxidizer Module
  
• Rockets would sometimes not notice they were ready (animations, button, etc) if the checklist was completed in a certain order.
  
• Under-construction rocket modules no longer appear to be constructed before they're finished.
  
• Crew are once again allowed to leave a rocket once it has landed (if the crew access is set to "All").
  
• Fixed rogue question marks on the starmap, as well as "landed" rockets appearing over planets.
  
• Fixed some worldgen failures related to the Water Moonlet.
  
• Fixed launch issue caused by having a warning state in All crew boarded condition.
  

Hello friends!

Today we're bringing some more rocketry and space features out of testing. There are three major things to try out now!

The first is new conduit fittings for rocket interiors. These allow you to run plumbing directly between rocket storage modules and a rockets interior, allowing for more compact internal layouts, and a completely piped connection between ground infrastructure and internal infrastructure. This includes power, and there is even a new Battery Module to store power between the two systems.

Next, we've expanded the cluster by a couple of planetoids. Please welcome the Water Moonlet and Moo Moonlet to your happy little space family. The new addition of the Hydrogen Engine and Scanner Module will allow exploration out into these far reaches of space.

And finally, on these moonlets you're bound to find new sources of supermaterial components (or supermaterials themselves if youre lucky!). While we still have some work remaining before all base game content is available in the cluster system, this takes us one big step closer to completing that goal!

And with that it seems we've caught up with the edge of space, which means it's time to turn our attention back inward and see what we can discover on the planetoids of the cluster. Hm, what's that glowing green stuff?

Let us know how rockets and the new planetoids are working out for you in the feedback forums or filing bug reports. Thank you as always for your support and participation!
[h2]
What's New and Improved?[/h2]
Features

• Added new Rocket Interior Fittings:
  
  • Power Outlet Fitting
    
  • Liquid Intake/Output Fittings
    
  • Gas Intake/Output Fittings
    
  • Conveyor Receptacle/Loader Fittings
  
  
  • Added new modules and updated modules from base-game
    
    • New Battery Module for rockets which stores excess power generated by a rocket engine or ground facilities. Provides stored power to Interior Rocket Outlets
      
      • Rocket engines now generate some power while in flight
      
      
    • New "Scanner Module" that will allow rockets to explore unexplored space and reveal tiles as they go
      
      • Revealing tiles on the cluster map with a Telescope or Scanner Module "peeks at" other nearby tiles, giving hints as to where other planets might be
      
      
    • Added Spaced Out! versions of the Hydrogen Engine and Liquid Oxidizer Tank
      
    • Added CryoFuel Propulsion tech to the Research Screen
    
    
  • Expanded on the cluster and its resources:
    
    • Added new Moo Moonlet to Terra and Swamp Clusters
      
    • Added new Water Moonlet to Terra and Swamp Clusters
      
    • Add a new Resin Rooster point of interest. It will appear on newly generated Marshy Moonlets. (Art/Sound are work-in-progress)
      
    • Added "Resin" material to the game. This is a precursor to Isoresin
      
    • Added Graphite material and recipes to the game. This is a precursor to Fullerene
    
    
  • Suit Durability is now a custom game setting
    
  • In progress: New effects added to rocket modules to indicate when a rocket is ready to launch
    
  
  For a full list of patch notes, please visit our official forum. https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/127200-game-update-no-earthly-resin-update-avilable-now-452242/
  
  

Hello friends!

The new year is upon us, and we've got our minds set on steadily moving Spaced Out! towards launch. Now that the DLCs major systems are in place, we're going to begin a new regular release cycle of testing and updates. Every 3 weeks we will take all the content and changes we've finished and make them live for everyone to try out! (And theres a testing branch for owners of Spaced Out! if you want to try the changes even sooner!)

First, we want to thank you for all the feedback you gave us over the holidays! This is the best part of Early Access for all of us: when the conversation flows in both directions. After combing the forums, it seemed like there were three really big things people wanted to see next for Spaced Out!: mod support, rocket progression on par with the base game, and a more fully realized cluster of asteroids that provides late game materials and sustainability.

Mod support was released a couple weeks ago and today's update irons out many of the kinks that came along with that.

As the major feature for this update, we've ported over a variety of the engines and storage modules from the base game to the new rocketry system, which will allow a wider range of rockets to be constructed, and access to more space destinations! The cluster destinations and materials are next on our list so watch for those improvements in the following updates. (And of course, there's all-new content in the works too!)

Additionally, we've reworked the Oxygen Mask system to work more like standard Atmo Suits, with lockers and checkpoints. Were also shuffling around the suit-making tech tree a bit. Finally, we're adding a durability system to all suits. This is to address a long-standing complaint that atmosuits were too easy to maintain once set up. Durability solves this in the ONI tradition, by adding an infrastructural aspect to them, rather than a single one-time cost.

Thanks again for being part of this conversation. As always, please let us know if you encounter any issues in the bug forums, and thank you for your feedback during this Early Access period!

[h2]What's New and Improved?[/h2]

Content and Features

DLC versions of some rocket engines and modules from the base game.

• Added a new smaller Petroleum Engine.
  
• Balance pass on some rocket module key values (burden, engine power, engine efficiency, and capacity)
  
• Oxygen Masks reworked to function more like the previous suit implementations.
  
  • Added Oxygen Mask Locker
    
  • Added Oxygen Mask Marker
    
  • Added Crafting Table (you craft Oxygen Masks here)
    
  • Added Oxygen Mask tech item
    
  • Deprecated old OxygenMaskStation building
  
  
• Added durability system for equippable suits (Oxygen Mask, Atmo Suit, Jet Suit).
  
• Added new intro Alert message

• Swamp starting area tiles changed from Sandstone to Sedimentary Rock to match what is found in the swamp.
  
• Worldgen borders now gradiate temperature between the adjacent biomes. This should prevent temperature "leakage" through Abyssalite. Note: doesn't fix biomes "spilling over" the borders.

• Fixed issue causing invisible lines in diagnostic/resource charts
  
• Fixed issue preventing diagnostic/resource charts from showing a full 5 cycle history
  
• Falling Dupes on the edges of worlds are teleported to a Printing Pod/Mini-Pod, Rocket Control Station, or center of the world
  
• Made rocket interior tiles invincible and non-replaceable
  
• Fixed Transmitter Receiver Duplicant interact sounds
  
• Hid Rover pivot symbol
  
• Disabled the Oversee Planetoid button until the world is discovered
  
• Sealed Suits now actually clear the "Soiled Suit" status effect when a suit is unequipped
  
• Worn out Jet Suits now drop remaining fuel in a bottle
  
• Fixed an issue with an ever growing diagnostic indicator dot in the world selector
  
• Fixed crash in some old saves with Yellowcake, which has been removed from the game
  
• Fixed crash that would occur when choosing destinations for rockets that had no passenger modules
  
• Fixed issue causing small oxidizer tank to have more capacity than intended (2700->300kg)
  
• Fix for oxygen masks crashing in resource screens
  
• Fix for crash caused by loading old Duplicant skill data
  
• Fixed crashes relating to entombed Rovers
  
• Fixed crash relating to resources screen displaying worn out suits
  
• Fix for startup crash when loading saves with discovered warp conduits
  
• Fix for Dupes not falling when digging underneath them.
  
• Oxidizer tank size and efficiency rebalance. Oxidizer tank capacities made generally smaller while oxidizer efficiency is higher
  
• Fertilizer: 100% efficiency,
  
• Oxylite 200% efficiency,
  
• Liquid Oxygen 400% efficiency
  
• Fixed issue causing all oxidizer efficiency variations to be ignored in range calculation
  
• Fixed issue sometimes causing rockets to miscalculate range by 1
  
• Large liquid fuel tank capacity slider begins at max instead of 0kg for new fuel tanks
  
• Fixed issue that allowed rockets to burn anything in place of their intended fuel type
  
• Fixed unit error in rocket range calculation tooltip
  
• Adjusted rocket launch checklist items for clarity
  
• Fixed some typos
  
• Fixed a bug where Duplicants would take suits from suit lockers to deliver them to other suit lockers
  
• Oxygen Masks are now made with metal ores
  
• Fixed issue with suits being made of Dirt
  
• Fixed crash that occurred when trying to camera focus on an out of bounds Duplicant
  
• Fixed more stranded rocket/misleading rocket range issues
  
• Rockets can no longer land on Rocket Platforms that are too close to space for them to fit
  
• Rocket land orders requested from Rocket Platform can now be cancelled
  
• Fixed crash that could occur when trying to land a rocket that was launching
  
• Duplicants can no longer be entombed when they are travelling in Transit Tubes
  
• Fixed a crash on Home Sweet Home victory
  
• Recipes that have researchable tech are now only visible after the research has been unlocked, after which point they will always be visible

• Renamed Porta-Pod "Mini-Pod"
  
• Swapped out more placeholder strings
  
• Worn out suits now have unique names & descriptions
  
• Updated Russian, Korean and Chinese strings

• Art and animation changes for solid/liquid/gas rocket port buildings
  
• New animations for when Duplicants and Rovers exit their landers
  
• Added Dupe interact states for the Mini-Pod
  
• Added idle states to Rover
  
• Added a missing Rover movement animation
  
• Added cap symbols to launchpad to make the connection with the conduit ports look better
  
• Updated the artwork for the Small Solid Oxidizer Tank
  
• Revised place art for the conduit ports
  
• Added a "worn_out" state to the suit and mask anims
  
• Main menu Dupe anim pass
  
• Conduit port load/unload animations
  
• Added art that changes the form factor of some small rocket modules when to bridge with wider modules in a more appealing way
  
• Minor art changes to the smaller Petroleum Engine
  
• Minor adjustment to some building art for better color blindness readability
  
• Fixed some issues with rocket port animations
  
• Updated artwork for the Payload Opener building
  
• Updated size bridging art for several rocket modules
  
• Visual updates to some rocket modules that were ported over from base game (large liquid fuel tank, large solid/liquid/gas cargo)

Add sound for Teleporter Transmitter/Receiver Duplicant interacts

• Add sounds for Sweetle and Sweetle Larva
  
• Hooked up some Mini-Pod sounds
  
• Add sounds for Rocket Orbital Deploy Cargo Module
  
• Add Rover sound effects
  
• Add Grubfruit Plant sounds
  
• Added missing sound for the smaller Petroleum Engine
  
• Added New World Detected notification music
  
• Added Oxygen Mask Checkpoint sounds

• Removed flicker FX from the Rocket Platform light in the main menu - now a slow pulse
  
• Trailblazer and Rover modules now have a wireframe to indicate that construction has been requested
  
• Camera zooming should be smoother at low framerates and inconsistent framerates. Also, one "notch" of zoom is the same amount in both directions
  
• Modified place art for the Rocket Platform and conduit port buildings
  
• Added status item to Rocket Platforms with rockets that have no Spacefarer Modules
  
• Added liquid port for filling the smaller Petroleum Engine's internal fuel tank
  
• Small Solid Oxidizer Tank 3 to 5 wide module bridging art pass
  
• Removed integrated conduit ports on Large Solid/Liquid/Gas Cargo Modules

• Mods no longer crash if they have archived_versions but no versions of the mod support the current vanilla/DLC content. (Instead they just don't load)
  
• Game no longer crashes if there's a typo in mod_info.yaml. Instead logs an error if the mod is in the dev folder
  
• Moved the "Mover" and "Rover" ObjectLayers to the end of the ObjectLayer enum to prevent issues with mods[/b]
  
  

Hey all,
Alongside the Re-Rocketry Update for Spaced Out! we're releasing a small patch for the base version of the game. This addresses some issues related to mods that arose from the mod system upgrades earlier this month. Thanks to everyone (especially modders!) for the bug reports. Take care!
Bugfixes

• Mods no longer crash if they have archived_versions but no versions of the mod support the current vanilla/dlc content. (Instead they just don't load.)
  
• Don't crash the game if there's a typo in mod_info.yaml (but log an error if the mod is in the dev folder)

• DlcManager is now in the same assembly and has the same interface in both trunk and expansion1.
  

Hello friends!

Now that the new year is upon us, we've got our minds set on steadily moving Spaced Out! towards launch. With the major systems in place, we're going to begin a regular release cycle of testing and updates. Starting today, we're going to have a DLC branch open at all times that we update fairly frequently. Once every 3 weeks, we will stabilize the DLC test branch and then update the default branch of the game.

To say that a different way: DLC owners can join the test branch for frequent updates and lots of opportunities to provide feedback as features develop, or you can remain on the default branch and enjoy updates to the game every 3 weeks.

Today we're starting the public testing for our freshest content, which consists primarily of bringing many of the base game rocket modules and engines into Spaced Out!, increasing your rocketry options dramatically. (New space destinations will be coming in another update.)

Additionally, there's a large rework of the Oxygen Masks which makes them behave more like the existing suits, with lockers and checkpoints. We've also taken this opportunity to expand on the suit mechanics, by adding durability and repair to the suits. This means that there will be ongoing infrastructure required to maintain your fleet of suits rather than a single one-time cost.

As always, please let us know if you encounter any issues on the testing branch in the bug forums, and thanks for your feedback!



What does this testing branch contain so far?

Here are the changes we've made so far in this update, loosely categorized:

As always, please let us know if you encounter any issues on the testing branch in the bug forums, and thanks for your feedback!

[h2]What does this testing branch contain so far?[/h2]

Here are the changes we've made so far in this update, loosely categorized:
Content and Features

• DLC versions of some rocket engines and modules from the base game.
  
• Added new smaller petroleum engine.
  
• Balance pass on some rocket module key values (burden, engine power, engine efficiency, capacity)
  
• Oxygen Masks reworked to work more like the previous suit implementations.
  
  • Added Oxygen Mask Locker
    
  • Added Oxygen Mask Marker
    
  • Added Crafting Table (you craft Oxygen Masks here)
    
  • Added Oxygen Mask tech item.
    
  • Deprecated old OxygenMaskStation building
  
  
• Added durability system for equippable suits.
  
• Added new intro Alert message

• Swamp starting area tiles changed from Sandstone to Sedimentary Rock to match what is found in the swamp.
  
• Worldgen borders now gradiate temperature between the adjacent subworlds. This should prevent temperature "leakage" through abyssalite. Note: doesn't fix subworlds "spilling over" the borders.
  
• Fixes

• Fixed issue causing invisible lines in diagnostic/resource charts
  
• Fixed issue preventing diagnostic/resource charts from showing a full 5 cycle history.
  
• Falling dupes on the edges of worlds are teleported to the telepad, rocket control station or center of world
  
• Made Rocket tiles invincible and non-replaceable
  
• Fixed Warp Portal Receiver duplicant interact sounds
  
• Hid Rover pivot symbol.
  
• Disabled Oversee Planetoid button until the world is discovered
  
• Sealed Suits now actually clear the "Soiled Suit" status effect when a suit is unequipped.
  
• Worn out jet suits now drop remaining fuel in a bottle.
  
• Fix for ever growing diagnostic indicator dot in world selector issue
  
• Fixed crash in some old saves with Yellowcake, which has been removed from the game.
  
• Fixed crash that would occur when choosing destinations for rockets that had no passenger modules
  
• Fixed issue causing small oxidizer tank to have more capacity than intended (2700->300kg)

• Renamed Porta-Pod "Mini-Pod"
  
• Swapped out more placeholder strings
  
• Worn out suits now have unique names & descriptions
  
• Updated strings for Korean and Russian

• Art and animation changes for solid/liquid/gas rocket port buildings
  
• New animations for when Duplicants and Rovers exit their landers.
  
• Added dupe interact states for the porta_pod.
  
• Added idle states to Rover
  
• Removed impact fx on hit state of critter and baby_critter
  
• Added a missing scoutbot movement animation
  
• Added cap symbols to launchpad to make the connection with the conduit ports look better.
  
• Updated the artwork for the rocket_oxidizer_tank_small
  
• Revised place art for the conduit ports
  
• added a "worn_out" state to the suit and mask anims
  
• Main menu dupe anim pass
  
• Conduit port load/unload animations
  
• added art that changes the form factor of some small rocket modules when to bridge with wider modules in a more appealing way.

• Add sound for warp conduit sender/receiver duplicant interacts
  
• Add sounds for Sweetle and Sweetle Larva
  
• Hooked up some portapod sounds
  
• Add sounds for Rocket Orbital Deploy Cargo Module
  
• Add Rover sound effects.
  
• Add Wormwood sounds

• Removed flicker fx from the launchpad light in the main menu. Now a slow pulse.
  
• Trailblazer and Rover modules now have a wireframe to indicate that construction has been requested.
  
• Camera zooming should be smoother at low framerates and inconsistent framerates. Also, one "notch" of zoom is the same amount in both directions.
  
• Modified place art for launchpad and conduit port buildings
  
• Added status item to launch pads with rockets that have no spacefarer modules

• Prevent a crash when upgrading installed mod data to the newest version
  
• The "archived_versions" folder now works correctly for mods distributed through steam
  

• Prevent a crash when upgrading installed mod data to the newest version
  
• The "archived_versions" folder now works correctly for mods distributed through steam
  
• Fix a crash trying to show the patch notes screen on launch
  
• Mod animations now load correctly and without crashing for Spaced Out!
  

Welcome back everyone and happy new year! We hope you had good, relaxing holidays. We've got two exciting pieces of news for you today!

[h2]Mod System Enabled for Spaced Out![/h2]
We've got a new patch that will release for both the base game and Spaced Out! DLC, which will allow mods to control their compatibility with different versions of the game. With this update in place, we've turned mod loading back on for Spaced Out!

If you're a modder, head over to this post to see all the details about modding for Spaced Out! For anyone using mods, know that while this doesnt automatically make your mods compatible with the DLC, it will now be possible for them to be updated. Please be patient while the modders work on these updates, and show them lots of appreciation for their hard work too!

There are a few other mod fixes and tweaks along for the ride in this update as well, which are listed in the patch notes.

[h2]Regular Release Cycle Begins This Month[/h2]
Finally, those of you running the DLC may notice that we've turned the countdown timer back on in the main menu. Our next release will be on January 28th, at which point we'll be going into steady 3-week releases from then on. There will be a testing period as usual before each release, but we want to do frequent updates so that we can iterate on your feedback more quickly than in the original ONI Early Access.

The first testing period will begin in the next couple days, once we're sure this mod patch is stable.

Fixes

• Turned mods back on
  
• Mod Screen now shows which mods are available for the current DLC configuration
  
• Reactivated the countdown timer on the main menu
  
• Move the DLC toggle button into the main menu buttons now that the countdown is active again
  
• Fix crash when entering an invalid int for Coordinates on Asteroid select
  
• Fixed crash hovering over Skills button while Trailblazer module descends on world without Duplicants
  
• Fixed typo preventing Sweetle eggs from being printed from care packages
  
• Fixed crash when Oil Well is deconstructed or melted
  
• Fix crash caused by running out of TagBits. This would happen in late-game bases, especially with mods
  
• Fixed crash when changing the Bottle Emptier to Sweep Only when a Duplicant has already picked up a bottle to deliver
  
• Relink Rocket Platform to stranded rockets when it is rebuilt. For older saves with this issue you will need to deconstruct and rebuild the Rocket Platform
  
• Duplicant portraits on the Skills Screen are no longer drawn outside the scrolling panel
  
• Remove debug logging for dupes using oxygen masks in space. It was bloating the log file causing a crash on Linux

• Mod Uploader now prevents uploading a mod that doesn't have mod_info.yaml
  
• Added a link to the forums at the top of the Mod Uploader window
  
• Translation mods are now loaded "as mods" rather than directly from steam workshop. This gives the possibility of loading translations locally (easier for developing these mods!) as well as installing translations on non-steam platforms via the "local" mods folder.
  
• Mods are now enabled per-DLC so that incompatible mods can be disabled in one case but re-enabled when back on a compatible DLC
  
• Cut down on some log spam by making certain messages only show up if a mod is in the dev folder
  
• Treat translation mods specially, and default them to ALL DLC combinations if no mod_info is found. This is to make a smoother transition as we roll out the mod_info stuff
  
• Removed support for archived_versions.yaml, now the archive system relies entirely on mod_info.yaml
  

Hi everyone! Here's a few final bugfixes for the year. Happy holidays and see you next year!

• Fixed rockets not refueling on landing when there are multiple rockets in space
  
• You can no longer deploy a Trailblazer module without first selecting a Duplicant
  
• Telescopes built inside rockets will update properly as the rocket moves around the cluster
  
• Clear Duplicant assigned buildings when a Dupe is deployed from a Trailblazer module. (e.g. bed, mess table inside rocket)
  
• Rover is well and truly kaput once its battery runs out and can't be revived by save/loading
  
• Rovers no longer try to deliver themselves as resources
  

Hello all,

Thanks for all the feedback on the Terra start! There's lots of ongoing tuning to do here (and to the worlgen of the cluster as a whole) that will happen throughout EA. This patch, we are addressing the earliest game concerns of there just not being enough basic resources in the Sandstone start. (And fixing a bunch more crashes!) Take care!

• Further crash fixes for errands becoming invalid when rocket interiors are destroyed
  
• Fix crash when loading a save with active Yellow Alerts
  
• Invalid characters in a colony name no longer crash the game
  
• Fix a crash from building a rocket engine after a previous build was cancelled
  
• Fix crash when cancelling a warp portal teleport
  
• Increase early game resources (more comparable amounts to base game in the Sandstone biome)
  
• Prevent warp POIs from appearing on the Terra Moonlet surface
  

Hello friends!

Today we're putting out a patch with new worldgen in it, allowing you to start on a version of the Terra Asteroid from the base game reimagined as a cluster of smaller worlds, as well as spreading some random geysers around both clusters. We still consider Terra to be the "Default" ONI experience and we're glad to be getting all the old biomes back into the game.

This will be the last content update before the holidays (not counting bug fixes), so I want to let you know a bit more about what's happening next in the new year. As always, this is not a complete roadmap for the entirety of the DLC (especially with regards to Radiation systems), just what we're looking at for the beginning of next year.

[h2]Continuing to Expand the Cluster[/h2]

There's still a lot of work to do to worldgen and clustergen before Spaced Out! is ready for launch. We've been focusing on the three "core" Planetoids up until now, but are starting to turn our attention towards the outer Planetoids -- their design and resource distribution (especially making sure all resources are available and various paths to sustainability are supported). We'll need to see just how many there are and where they sit in the cluster map!

Of course, in order to enable the gameplay around this, we'll be building out the next phase of rocketry. This includes porting over many of the original rocket modules to the new system, as well as adding a few new modules to deal with the new challenges of the cluster map.

Getting the full breadth of gameplay into the cluster is our first goal, and a little bit later we'll add back in more randomization, traits, starts (including a "classic start" big world) and so forth.

[h2]Unifying Spaced Out! with the Base Game[/h2]

We're making lots of quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes in Spaced Out!, and it's always been our plan to bring the two versions of the game together so that when someone is playing on the base version of Oxygen Not Included, they'll be playing on the latest and greatest version of the game, regardless of whether they own the DLC. However, because of the fundamental changes to the code that we've made for Spaced Out!, there's still a lot of work to do to make the two versions of the game unified.

The result is that the base game is "frozen" on the old code, and some time in the future when the new code is ready to support both the DLC and the base game we will have a major update to the base game (with a proper preview period of course) to bring in all the new features. (This will also solve having to re-download the game when you switch DLC on and off.)

Sometime before we launch, all players will be playing on the same version of the game, with DLC content and features being toggled on and off from the main menu.

[h2]Mods[/h2]

We've been taking a closer look at getting mods going, but there are issues in both the modding pipeline and in mod installs between the base game and Spaced Out! that we won't be able to resolve in time for the holidays.

Sometime after the holidays, we'll open a testing branch with fixes to the mod system. From that point on, modders will be able to use the "archive versions" in the mod system to allow both base game and DLC mods to exist in the same workshop download, and later on once the two versions of the game are unified, there will be an explicit setting in the mod config to allow supporting one, the other, either, or both versions of the game in the same download.

Translation mods work a little differently, and our goal is to create a single .pot file which contains all possible strings for both the base game and DLC. Translators will be able to just translate the Spaced Out! version of the template and it will work in all versions of the game. Until then, it will be necessary to have two versions of the translation in the workshop to deal with incompatibilities.

[h2] And Beyond![/h2]

This is not a complete roadmap, but there have been a lot of specific questions in the forums that we wanted to provide answers to before we take a break. We'll continue updating you about our goals as we continue updating the game, and as always: Thank you so much for your feedback, bug reports, and suggestions!

If youre interested in a light outline of the future plans for Spaced Out!, you can check out the early access launch post.

Talk to you next year.

[h2]Patch Notes for 445375[/h2]
New:

• Added Terra Cluster as a new starting option
  
• Switched Terra Cluster to be first in the list
  
• Added some random geysers to the inner cluster non-start worlds
  
• Added a new Liquid Sulfur Geyser

• Added Plug Slugs and Sweetles to care packages
  
• Changed the composition of the barren biome in the Swamp starting planetoid, and added volcanoes
  
• Re-added the Early Access message at the beginning of the game
  
• First pass planetoid description/name revisions
  
• New art hooked up on the cluster select screen
  
• Fix crash when entering an invalid number for Coordinates on the cluster select screen
  
• Another crashfix for when habitat modules are destroyed

Hello all!

A bunch of crash fixes, as well as some worldgen fixes in today's patch. Enjoy!

• Remove two unrevealed tiles from the cool salt water geyser POI
  
• Add sound to Plug Slugs
  
• Got rid of some unnecessary tag animation for Plug Slugs
  
• Clicking the "New printables!" notification selects each printer/pod in turn, rather than directly opening the printing screen. This was causing things to be printed on the starting colony regardless of where the player was
  
• Having an inactive Porta Pod on another planetoid no longer halts the Printing Pod's progress
  
• Rovers can't use massage tables, they are only for squishy things
  
• Fix crash if a Duplicant dies while warping. Now they'll just fall out
  
• Fix crash where some cluster generations were getting invalid planetoid locations
  
• Updated Chinese strings
  
• Fix crash when placing buildings out-of-bounds
  
• Fix crash when there is an active errand in a rocket on rocket destruction
  
• Renamed "High Velocity Payload" to "Interplanetary Payload"
  
• Clarified Sublimation Station description based on its current function
  
• Swapped out more placeholder strings
  
• Fix surface fog-of-war on all worlds
  
• Idle diagnostic is now muted by default
  
• Diagnostic pin/mute settings are now preserved through save/load
  
• Fixed line rendering issues in several UI screens
  
• Increased collision box of Bog Jelly
  
• Fix crash when opening the patch notes
  
• Add another exclusive trait pair, "Beside Manner" and "Unempathetic"
  
• Fixed possible crash when deconstructing habitat module
  
• Fixed issue where worlds in some seeds spawned with only one or two biome types
  
• Added Porta-Pod, Payload Emptyer, and Rocket Control Station to the tech tree
  
• Reverted some accidental font changes in minion/care package select panels
  
• Swapped the artwork of the gas and solid ports on the Payload Emptier
  
• Fix dark colorstyle intended for load screen
  
• Add icons to the load game details screen
  
• Allow rockets to travel the final tile when they have exactly enough fuel left, rather than them being stranded with 1 tile range remaining
  
• Increased the mob density of many creatures and plants across the cluster planets.
  
• Added a "crust" to several worlds to prevent upper biomes leaking into space.
  
• Moved outer ring planets in SwampStartCluster.yaml to rings 5 & 6 so they will be accessible until we add later tech rocket engines
  
• Updated rocket port building descriptions
  
• Show an icon/tooltip on a Spaced Out save
  
• Colonies from the wrong version of the game are shown disabled in the load screen.
  

Hey everyone, what a whirlwind it is to launch something, let me tell you! We just wanted to get this one fix out right away because it fixes a worldgen issue. (Another fix snuck in too!)

Have fun and thanks for all your support!

• Fixed issue where worlds in some seeds spawned with only one or two biome types. This fix only applies when a new game is started, so clusters generated prior to this patch will still be affected by the bug.
  
• Fix crash when opening the patch notes.
  

Hello friends!

Brace yourselves, a brand new Oxygen Not Included DLC has just landed in Early Access! Presenting:

[h2]Oxygen Not Included - Spaced Out![/h2]

In Spaced Out! you'll spearhead space missions to new and undiscovered Planetoids, transport resources between bases, and manage multiple worlds on the fly to build a bustling megacolony that not only survives, but hopefully, thrives.

Over the past months we've been working hard to implement the core systems of Spaced Out! and tackle the major technical and design challenges that the DLCs new multi-world gameplay brings. We're now at the point where the systems are ready to have content and refinement built on top of them. Working on content with the community was a blast during the original Oxygen Not Included early access, and wed like to collaborate with you again on Spaced Out!

The starting price for the DLC will be $12.99USD and will require ownership of the base game Oxygen Not Included. The final launch price has not been determined, but will likely be higher to reflect the growing size of the game.

This DLC is in Early Access and that means it's a work-in-progress! Come join us!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1452490/Oxygen_Not_Included__Spaced_Out/

[h2]What to Expect[/h2]

Here's what you can expect to find in Spaced Out! so far:

• New Multi-World Gameplay![The Starmap and space program have been completely redesigned to allow you to span your Duplicant civilization across multiple planetoids, each with their own resources to contribute.
  
  
• Brand New Starting World! The Swamp start, along with its supporting biomes, provides a new, different mixture of resources to exploit as you nurture your fledgling colony.
  
  
• Mid-Game Rocketry! The rocket mechanics have been completely redesigned to make rocketry part of your colony's core infrastructure, rather than just an end-game goal.
  
  
  • Rocket tech is easier to research and is more integrated with the rest of the tech tree.
    
    
  • The surface of the starting planetoid is a lot less hostile, and new early-game tech is being added to ease the transition into space.
  
  
  
• Multi-Colony UI Improvements! The Diagnostics side panel and redesigned Resources screen have been expanded to manage your attention across planetoids.
  

• Radiation/Nuclear Systems: We've put lots of work into the underlying mechanics of this system already, although its still not quite at a point where we're ready to test and receive feedback on it. Radiation systems should become available for testing later in Early Access, once the existing features and systems are in good shape.
  
  
• Late-Game Planetoids and Rocketry: There's still a lot of content to make for this DLC, and we feel it's important to focus on the early and mid game content first.
  
  
• Rare Resources and Global Sustainability: We have plans for how we want to distribute geysers, resources, and other sustainable solutions in the late game, but are holding off on expanding on these ideas until we feel comfortable with the early and mid game content.
  
  
• Mods:We currently have mods disabled to ensure that the feedback we're getting is specific to the content and balance that currently exists in the game and to reduce unrelated bug reports. As Spaced Out! becomes more stable and gets closer to final release, we'll turn mods back on.
  

Oxygen Not Included Spaced Out! Coming to Early Access!

With that, we are excited to announce that Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! will enter Steam Early Access on December 8th! The starting price for the DLC will be $14.99usd and will require ownership of the base game Oxygen Not Included. The final launch price has not been determined, but will likely be higher to reflect the growing size of the game.

Once again, thanks for all your feedback and excitement - See you on December 8th!

Oxygen Not Included Spaced Out!
The Duplicants are back again, and this time they're ready to rebuild their colonies from the mysterious remains of a planet torn asunder!

In Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out! you'll spearhead space missions to new and undiscovered Planetoids, transport resources between bases, and manage multiple worlds on the fly to build a megacolony that not only survives, but hopefully, thrives.

New Multi-World Gameplay
Put your colony management skills to the test by juggling the needs of Duplicants in multiple colonies simultaneously. Switch between planets in real time and secure rare resources on other worlds to supply your home base.

Expanded Rocketry
Customize new modular rockets to your liking, then explore the expanse of space with the newly overhauled Starmap. Huge expansions to the Research Tree provide new mid-game Rocketry options, giving your Duplicants an edge in the asteroid space-race.

New Critters
Get acquainted with some new fuzzy friends - if you're nice, they might help you out around the colony!

New Resources, Biomes, Tech and More:
Tons of new biomes to explore, tech to research, and resources to mine. There's a whole new universe out there - discover it all in Oxygen Not Included: Spaced Out!

Originally posted by ipsquiggle on the official forums.

Hi friends!

Were making good progress on the DLC, which will be going into Early Access in December! In the meantime, we've got an update for the base version of Oxygen Not Included: The long requested Cloud Saves!

This is something weve wanted to implement for a while, and we want to get this update out before Early Access starts as it will help support the coming DLC infrastructure. So this is a fairly small update to the game, consisting of basically just this new feature. (We did manage to squash a few bugs too!)

Additionally, this update includes upgrades to both the game engine and audio engine we're using to develop the game. This won't have much impact on you as the player, but it's a technical hurdle we needed to jump over to ensure the ongoing health of the game in the future.

Thanks as always for your support and feedback! Though we may not have been as active in the forums lately, we still read constantly and deeply appreciate all the kind words, amazing colonies, and fascinating discussions that go on here. You're the best!

Features and New Improvements

[h2]Cloud saves[/h2]

• Cloud saves have been enabled! Use the new buttons on the Load Game screen to move your saves for cloud syncing
  
• Automatic save file migration to one-folder-per-colony:
  
• New save file migration window reorganizes save files into one folder per colony
  
• Auto Save deleting policy is now per colony, i.e 10 max auto saves for each colony
  
• New Colony list on load screen, where selecting a colony enters a second page to view the associated saves within it
  
• Added a "Default to Cloud" option in game options, and a Save To Cloud setting per colony
  
• Choosing "Sync ALL to cloud/local" will also update the default
  
• Load screen has an indicator to show how to start using cloud saves. (Goes away after 5 appearances, or after the user clicks on the button.)
  

• Oil Well now dumps and takes damage from incorrect liquids, rather than storing them and getting blocked
  
• Oil Well now has better logic to keep it from getting stuck pumping if something goes wrong with it
  
• Fix Petroleum Generators from getting stuck if they're supplied with mixed fuels, now they seamlessly change over
  

• Fixed partial heat transfer increasing energy and flaking fountain
  
• Fixed Fish Feeder flaking
  
• Fixed both Heavi-Watt Wire Bridges from flaking and doubling mass on melt
  
• One cell buildings should no longer flake when melting
  
• Clarified Petroleum Generator description
  
• Fixed artifacts not being generated if they are the last artifact of a tier
  
• Fixed power networks sometimes becoming overloaded when they are exactly at their power limit
  

• Fixed scaling issues for anims in the UI (notably, Duplicant portraits at high resolutions)
  
• "More Info" on the error includes the actual error message in addition to the stack trace
  
• Enlarged the clickable area to close message notifications so that it's easier to dismiss them
  
• Clarified level up notification
  
• "Save As" dialog now shows saves (not auto saves). Also inserts the save name and selects it
  
• Updated localization strings for Chinese, Korean, Russian languages
  
• Small style changes to the new game and load game buttons in the main menu
  
• Removed the Sushi entry from the Database codex as it was removed from the game long ago
  
• Daily Reports screen no longer crashes when hovering the domestic critter tooltip
  

• Batch symbol override assignments to avoid call overhead, saves 2-3% of frametime
  
• Remove duplicate entries in Offsets, saves 1-2% of frame in fetch cost calculations
  
• Push back sort order for Assignable-related chore preconditions, saves 5-6% frametime
  
• Replace ArrayRefs in ScenePartitioner with HashSet for 5% frametime savings
  
• Small optimization to Symbol Override system ~.5% frametime by removing unnecessary data copying
  
• Small optimizations to Symbol Override system ~2% of frametime by changing the way we look up symbols and removing some debugging
  
• Facegraph optimization, saves about 1.5% frametime on Dupe stress test
  
• Optimized the way Dupes think about toilets. Saves about 4% of frametime for colonies with many Dupes
  
• Further optimizations to toilet selection. Can have huge benefits for large numbers of Dupes and toilets: ~20% of the frame on a Dupe stress-test colony
  

• When deleting a save, now tries to remove the png as well
  
• When removing files, now tries to remove the empty folder
  
• Upgraded to Unity 2019.4.14
  
• Upgraded FMOD to 2.01.05
  
• Mods
  
• Fixed bug in Mod "archived_versions", causing failures for archived versions of mods downloaded from the Steam Workshop
  
• Mods: Error message when failing to load a building now specifies the name of the building and the mod that it comes from
  

Hello everyone! Just a small patch before the weekend to fix a couple crashes. Have a good one!

• Fix crash if a SweepyDock is destroyed while Sweepy is trying to charge
  
• Fix crash when changing temperature units in the main menu
  
• Fix crash on some Windows systems when loading the game
  
• Decrease the brightness of Insulated Pipes / Insulated Vents. The prior color was making certain elements hard to see, notably Oxygen
  

Originally posted on the official forums by Ipsquiggle

Hi friends!

Can you believe Summer is here already? This Spring has really flown by! And now it's time for another patch.

This update features fixes for some nasty heat creation/deletion issues as well as a fix for the "stuck digging forever" bug that's plagued us for years. More overlays are supported in the color blind modes, as well as a Storage-Compactor-full of other small fixes.

The team has been mostly focused on DLC development (have you seen the new roadmap?), but we still want to make sure that the released version of the game keeps improving. We couldnt do that without all the help you give us by reporting bugs and providing feedback, so please keep it coming!

As always, thank you all so much for your support and excitement. It's so encouraging to us to see everyone collaborating on complex designs, helping each other solve the smallest and largest problems, and continuing to dream about the future of this game together with us!

[h2]Color blind modes improvement[/h2]

• Crop Overlay now supports alternate color sets
  
• Power Overlay now supports alternate color sets, and "Generator" icons are brighter for each mode
  
• Rooms Overlay now supports alternate color sets. There are too many colors used in this mode to effectively find excellent colours for each mode, so colors have been chosen to focus on making the most common rooms feel distinct from one another
  
• Germ Overlay now supports alternate color sets
  
• Harvest Tool Overlay now supports alternate color sets
  
• Temperature Overlay and Thermal Comfort Overlay now support alternate color sets

• Timer Sensor's copy settings now copies elapsed time and whether it is in cycles mode or not
  
• Ice Maker is now overheatable like other production buildings
  
• Sweepy's Dock is now overheatable
  
• When a Hammer strikes Automation Wire/Automation Ribbon, it will correctly read the length of the wire/ribbon now
  
• Sauna no longer requires steam in pipes to operate, only that there is sufficient steam in storage
  
• Liquid and Gas Reservoirs no longer round the amounts of their contents before testing logic levels. Fixes a bug where they would activate when they were "close" to the activation amount
  
• Transit Tube corner animations have been made all the same length
  
• Transit Tube corner animations play faster so that Duplicants maintain consistent speed
  
• Ore Scrubber no longer requires chlorine in its pipe to work, only in its storage. It also shows a red status icon when it has insufficient mass in storage.
  
• Skill Scrubber now has a higher priority class, which should help the dupes head there without ignoring it
  
• Critter Feeder, Fish Feeder, and Lure are now Ranching Supply errands instead of Storage
  
• Partial fix for Wind Tunnel requiring gas underneath to function
  
• Outhouse now handles dirt correctly. Dirt is consumed per usage (13kg), Polluted Dirt output now includes Dirt used (6.7kg -> 19.7kg). Dirt is not destroyed on clean (it's dropped with the Polluted Dirt), and is not returned in full on deconstruct. A full supply of dirt is required to become usable after cleaning
  
• Copy Settings correctly updates the flow rate for liquid and gas valves

• Prevent fetch errands from putting items in storage that were never requested. This is a partial fix for "buildings with weird stuff inside them."
  
• Sweepy now correctly starts and stops charging if the dock becomes powered/unpowered while Sweepy is trying to charge
  
• CO2 puffs exhaled by Duplicants will no longer teleport their CO2 upwards when released inside a non-breathable space. Instead they will try to find a nearby CO2, breathable, or other gas cell to release into.
  
• Fix Critter Feeder storage errand type to be Ranching Supply instead of Storage
  
• Duplicants no longer emit CO2 puffs into a cell different than the one they were standing in. This prevents them from injecting CO2 into rooms that would be otherwise air-tight/unbreathable
  
• Duplicant breath effects now match the actual mouth position and facing of the Duplicant. No more exhaling from the middle of the back!
  
• Duplicants no longer regain "Mourning" status if there is a dead Duplicant when the game loads
  
• Balloon Artists now have a status item during their Joy Reaction

• Fix partial melting/partial evaporation heat calculations. Energy used should be the energy required, not the difference of what's available
  
• Fix solid flaking temperature deletion. Uses the actual energy required for the melt, as well as the SHC of the transition element
  
• Fix gas temperature swapping heat loss
  
• Fix bug where Auto Sweepers' storage was growing unbounded, but not delivering contents
  
• Unfortunately this reverts the fix to the bug where sweepers drop their contents on load - our delivery system requires this, for the time being
  
• The seed chance bonus from the Agriculture skill was only being applied at 1/100th strength. Now a 3% increased chance actually means a 3% increased chance. (This is on top of the base 10% chance any crop plant has of producing a seed)
  
• Fix a case where "ghost bottles" would appear outside of buildings
  
• Fix meteors depositing regolith on the wrong side of thin walls
  
• Fixed the melting temperature of solid Methane
  
• Duplicants and Robo-Miners should no longer infinitely dig. Please let us know if you see any new oddness with digging.

• Resources panel should no longer flicker and possibly crash the game when resources change at low framerates
  
• Fixed vertical wind tunnel description
  
• Fixed Puft Prince description
  
• Fixed the Arbor Tree incorrectly stating that it had a seed drop chance. Pips must be utilized to get extra Arbor Seeds
  
• Significantly reduce wait time when a crash occurs with mods present
  
• Conveyors show the proper names of contents, rather than always showing their element (e.g. Genetic Ooze)
  
• Renamed the baby Pokeshell's molt to Small Pokeshell Molt. This makes it more clear in the various lists and screens where the molts can show up and fixes the functionality of the Conveyor Element Sensor
  
• Fix the Vitamin Chews saying they have no effect, when their effect is, in fact, 0.5
  
• Microchips and Micronutrient Fertilizer items will group into a single item when on the ground
  
• Fix drag tools (i.e. pipes, cancel) not stopping when clicking near UI
  
• Light overlay color is more vivid so it matches color choices of other overlays and is easier to read lower light-levels
  
• When hovering over a Wire, its current load will only be colored "strained" if its potential load is higher than its max load
  
• "Underway" text on starmap screen is now localizable
  
• Duplicant age in Bio panel is now localizable
  
• Duplicant age once again counts correctly.
  
• Insulated pipes/vents are now blue in the Plumbing/Ventilation overlay, rather than orange, to differentiate them more from radiant pipes/vents
  
• As well, duplicant "printed" cycle is correct instead of decreased by one.
  
• Update strings for Chinese, Korean, and Russian
  

[h2]Recap[/h2]
We last touched base in February where we announced that we're working on a DLC. Shortly after that, we put out another free Content Pack in March... and then a global pandemic hit and work from home began. At that point we decided it was best for the team to refocus their efforts on the new systems and content of the DLC, while putting out semi-regular bugfix patches for the released version of the game. Since then, we've put out our May patch and now our July patch -- releasing in a few days! (And finally fixed infinite digging, I might add!)



[h2]New Systems: There are 3 major new features:[/h2]

• Multiple colonies on multiple asteroids running simultaneously! From lonely mining outposts to thriving hubs of industry, each world can contribute to sustainability across your civilization.
  
• A new radiation simulation and overlay, with conduit-like infrastructure to harness it for science and industry! We're adding this as a new fundamental system with integrations into many parts of a successful colony.
  
• Space gameplay has been reimagined. Space destinations are now actual playable asteroids which can be landed on and settled. Rockets themselves are now easier to launch, more interesting to control, and have a deeper role to play by providing infrastructure between asteroids.
  
• New Content: While the majority of the new content will of course be in service of the new systems, we're also adding a new start biome, and multiple new biomes throughout the asteroid cluster with their own critters, plants, and resources to discover and integrate into your colony.

Originally posted on the official forums by Ipsquiggle.

Hey friends!

We're putting out another hotfix on the live version of the game today! We've knocked out a bunch of recently introduced bugs, cleaned up and expanded some of the new features from the Automation Pack, and added a lot of refinement to the way crashes and mods are handled.

Additionally, there's a new color blindness mode which can be selected from the options menu. Read all about it and leave comments on this post!

I'd also like to mention that like many other teams, the ONI team has been affected by the transition to working from home. We're not sure yet how this is going to affect our future releases, but we're glad to provide this weird pee simulator to amuse you during these times and we're going to keep making it better! We're still here and still working hard to improve the game, so please report bugs and leave feedback for us.

Thank you!

FULL PATCH NOTES:
[h2]Features and Changes[/h2]

• Add Protanopia and Deuteranopia color blindness modes.
  
• Added Feedback button below patch notes as shortcut to feedback options.
  
• Mod and Crash Screen Improvements:
  
  • Mods Screen button says "Browse" instead of "Subscription" for local mods. Hitting the button always opened a folder to the local directory, now the text matches that
    
  • Hook up new art for crash report screen
    
  • Enable/Disable all mods button on ModsScreen
    
  • Errors encountered while mods are installed will now bring up an error dialog.
    
  • Fix localization on the error screen
    
  • Error screen now has a "MORE INFO" button that reveals the callstack, and a copy to clipboard button
    
  • Mods referenced in the stack trace will be disabled by default (unless they are dev mods).
    
  • Disable mods that are non-dev mods when they fail to load, even if other mods are dev mods. This was causing infinite loops for mod creators when a mod was crashing that had nothing to do with what they were developing
    
  • Mods can be disabled or enabled directly on the error screen.
  
  
• Under the hood, Timer Sensor now counts Logic Ticks rather than Time.time, which will make them more accurate and better at staying in sync with each other.
  
• Counter Sensor improvements:
  
  • Add "Advanced Mode" toggle to Counter sidescreen. Advanced Mode performs a % on the count, rather than a direct comparison, allowing for actual binary counting.
    
  • Advanced Mode: sends a Green Signal only for one logic tick, rather than continuously.
    
  • Standard Mode: After its initial 0, Counter Sensor sidescreen displays its count as "10" rather than 0.
    
  • Counter sidescreen visual polish.
    
  • Improved counter's reset behavior to be more reliable.
  
  
• Added some new hammer strike sounds
  
• New logic gate sounds, changes and remixing
  
• Sweepbot Station contents are always marked for clearing - similar to user marked sweeps on floor ore. This allows their storage priority to be set right on the Sweepbot Station
  
• Notifier sidescreen now has tooltips for the three notification types.
  
• New !! icon for VERY BAD notifications
  
• OR and XOR gate backpieces shaped to look more like their symbols.
  
• Add Copy Settings button to Signal Switch, Power Switch, Ribbon Reader, Ribbon Writer.
  
• Counter Sensor description updated to make it more clear that it resets on the next signal after reaching max count.
  
• Add localized string for "Reported Error" confirmation dialog
  
• Ore chunks show their element description if necessary in Sweepy/receptacle side screens. Player visible debug message removed.
  
• Revised description of the Feedback window
  
• If world generation fails it displays an error message instead of continuing to selecting starting Duplicants
  
• World generation will no longer retry with a new seed if a seed fails. This means that errors in worldgen will cause failures instead of silently changing the seed in the background.
  
• Fixed world generation failing on some seeds resulting in a world filled with Abyssalite. This was reported primarily on Volcanea Asteroids but it could happen on any asteroid type with world traits.
  
  • Note: due to the combination of the above two fixes, a small number of seeds have been changed where previously that seed would fail on the first try and then succeed. This will not affect the vast majority of seeds.
  
  
• Medical Cot severity slider requirement default is set to 70%.

• Further fixes for constructions getting dragged around during autosave and when the Notifier triggers
  
• Fixed building toggle errands not being saved.
  
• Fix rocket module meters not matching the offset of their parent module
  
• Fix crash when deconstructing a tile
  
• Counter Sensor defaults to the "off" anim state when first built.
  
• Counter Sensor no longer sends Green Signal for its initial "zero" state, making daisy-chaining possible without requiring to reset.
  
• Copy Settings works correctly for Liquid Reservoirs and Gas Reservoirs
  
• Signal Switch and Circuit Switch sidescreens now scale correctly with UI scaling.
  
• Signal Switch now initializes in the right animation based on whether it's on or off, instead of always defaulting to off.
  
• Signal Switch no longer says it requires Duplicant operation.
  
• Control Inputs on the Signal Selector/Signal Distributor now only read from the first bit of an Automation Ribbon.
  
• Canister emptier no longer shares auto-bottle strings with bottle emptier
  
• When paused, multiple Signal Switches/Circuit Switches can be toggled at a time, and general improvements to the functionality of the player controlled toggle sidescreen.
  
• Automation Ribbon Bridges now correctly de-tint if they are offscreen when the Automation Overlay is closed
  
• Light audio mix and performance fixes around creatures
  
• Fixed issue allowing for 2 Sweepys to be produced for the same base station
  
• MOTD strings can now be translated by Language Mods
  
• Sweepy fixes:
  
  • Refined metal for sweepy production will no longer be cleared from the Sweepy base station as if it were swept clutter. This should fix some infinite delivery loops with the sweepy station.
    
  • Improved Sweepy status item when trapped
    
  • Fixed empty status item for Sweepy. Added status items for common states. Added placeholder string to base station description to describe emptying behavior.
    
  • Fixed the dying animation sometimes being interrupted by the idle animation.
    
  • Fixed bug allowing Sweepy to magically change the temperature of things swept.
  
  
• Fix some instances of dupes still carrying on conversations after death.
  
• Fix crash when a dupe greets another dupe right as they're dying.
  
• A couple fixes for trying to retrieve the schedule of a dead dupe.
  
• Fix crash when a critter dies right before they get wrangled.
  
• Fix crash when a building or plant is destroyed while its room is being updated.
  
• Fix achievement crash for very old saves.
  
• Fix retry-loop when a translation mod becomes enabled somehow.
  
• Prevent softlock when a modal dialog is rendering behind the crash report screen.
  
• Separate limits for sliders and text input fields in sandbox tools. Should allow very negative heat gun values and prohibit <1 brush size values.
  
• Sandbox brush size limited to 50
  
• Sandbox settings revert to default settings if the saved data is not applicable (update IDs loaded in base game). Mass, temperature, and brush radius values are better clamped.
  
• Further fix for refunding secondary materials from construction when a building is replacing itself
  
• Tweaks to the Reader/Writer and Ribbon art to overlap better and display the proper animations
  
• Wheezewort description updated
  
• Sweepy Recharge description updated
  
• Fixed blank status item for Sweepy moving to charging station
  
• Make "Infinity" and "-Infinity" translatable.
  
• Add closing color tag to privacy policy description
  
• Fix sandbox backup save file path on non-Windows machines
  
• Potentially fix broken "Browse Log Files" link for Linux
  
• Fix color for red duration tooltip on Timer details screen
  
• Hover tooltips properly use selected color mode for logic description strings
  
• Duplicants can no longer get the "Pacifist" trait if they have a Digging interest. This prevents the bug where their stats would reroll if they ever had both Digging interest and Pacifist.
  
• Door toggle buttons once again animate while waiting for a Duplicant to perform the action
  
• Remove duplicate "Tutorial: Scheduling" entry from the codex
  
• Fix typo in Pip codex entry
  
• Weight plates now properly detect when an element solidifies directly on top of them
  
• Fix crash when creature dies while it's laying an egg
  
  • Also cleanup the inactive egg left in the scene
  
  
• Fix old hack that had sweepers always drop their contents on load. This was to stop them from putting their current contents into an unrelated fetch. Now the arm drops everything only if its new fetch doesn't match the current request
  
• Fix unrelated entities taking on mass when combining same elements on a cell
  
• Fix crash when a sweeper has to drop an item
  
• Fix Counter not changing output signal when receiving reset signal
  
• Fix inconsistent Timer Sensor behaviour dependent on framerate
  
  • This will reset all timer sensors for save files currently on the preview branch.
  
  
• Fix strange input if a mouse button was clicked twiced in a frame. This caused the area measurement numbers to stick around, "phantom" constructions, and other oddities.
  
• Properly load localized string keys for Sweepy status messages
  
• Fixed Auto-Sweepers sometimes dropping their contents before their errand was actually finished

• Removed validations in our arrays which were were taking up over 5% of the frame
  
• Minor optimize to ConduitFlow
  
• Bridge optimizations save about 3% of the frame when a steady stream of elements are passing through conduit bridges
  
• Reduce memory usage during save:
  
• State Machines don't allocate extra memory
  
  • Compress save data directly into the filestream instead of using a separate buffer
    
  • Move our serialization of the Sim directly into our primary buffer
    
  • Estimate our deserialization buffer capacity based on last load or save
    
  • Save ~1% frame time when setting animation symbol overrides
  
  
• Reduce memory usage when saving numbers. And there are a lot of numbers in this game...
  
• Reduce memory usage for writing out encoded strings
  
• Reduce Report Manager memory usage while saving
  
• Slight improvement to the speed of the algorithm for fetch errands
  
• Slight improvement to the speed of data lookup for fetch errands

• Added hooks to LogException in KMonoBehehaviour's try-catches for mod support
  
• Removed IEffectDescriptor; in every case except one it just deferred to the game object anyways, so no reason to inject the BuildingDef. This makes all effect descriptors use the same interface, simplifying things.
  
• Support archived versions for mods
  
  • This will allow modders in the future to publish versions of their mod simultaneously for the testing and release builds. There's no immediate changes to be made right now. However, next patch this can be used to update mods on the Testing branch without breaking them for Release players!
    
  • The "current" most up-to-date version of the mod continues to live in the root folder of the mod as always.
    
  • Archived/previous versions of the mod can be moved into an 'archived_versions' folder, and their last good version specified in a top-level file called 'archived_versions.yaml'. Its structure looks like this:
    
    archivedVersions:
    - relativePath: archived_versions/0
    lastWorkingBuild: 10000
    - relativePath: archived_versions/1
    lastWorkingBuild: 10001
    
    

Fix a crash where animations could be invalid when a Duplicant finished working at a building
Fix a crash when a Duplicant leaves a Tourist Module on rocket landing

Originally posted by Ipsquiggle on the official forums.

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that we really appreciate the bug reports and feedback you leave for us. Though the game has been officially released, we have been and will continue to put out patches with fixes and quality-of-life improvements. There are some fixes to new content we didn't get into this patch for stability reasons, but we're continuing to improve the game and will get those fixes into a later update! For the whole story be sure to read the roadmap.

[Game Update] - 399090

• Solid Conveyor Filter no longer gets "stuck" if an ore sublimates and sends an empty box to the filter
  
• Fix the Conveyor Element Sensor and Conveyor Shutoff being "one tick behind".
  
• Fix to Sweepy's sleep sounds
  
• AND gate audio added
  
• Some automation sound volumes adjusted
  
• Fix crash in Element sensors when an object is destroyed while in the conduit
  
• Update Chinese strings
  
• Logic Gate animations are now Played, not Queued, since they are all much quicker. Prevents the animations from playing continuously even after a signal has stabilized.
  

• Fix crashes in certain tile/wire replacement situations
  
• This reverts the change that fixed the bug where replacing a tile with two materials would only refund the primary material
  
• Changed message text in the new automation ports popup when loading a save
  
• Send a clearable notification message for each building where a wire is connected to a new automation port (only shows in saves that haven't been "upgraded" yet)
  
• Art updates for NOT gate
  
• Fixed sweepy base station rest animation layering issue
  
• Shortened the animation length for Signal Selector / Splitter for more responsiveness
  

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Hello friends!

Today we're releasing a new free content pack, Bahni's Automation Innovation Pack, available automatically as part of the game! This includes several new sensors and automation buildings, as well as improvements and bugfixes to many of the existing automation buildings. These new tools will let you increase the effectiveness of your automated contraptions, improve your control and awareness of colony operations, and maybe even let you express your creative side.

To help you get started on this computer-controlled journey, we've introduced Sweepy, a sweet robot caretaker to help you keep your floors tidy and dry! Not the brightest little bot, but it'll get the job done.

And of course we're continuing to hack away at bugs and work on performance. In case you missed it, we posted a new Roadmap a few weeks ago that explains what's been happening and what will be happening with ONI over the next little while, please check it out.

Thank you as ever for your feedback and bug reports, we appreciate them so much!

New Features and Notable Changes

• New Automation Sensors
  • Counter Sensor
  • Timer Sensor
  • Wattage Sensor
  • Conveyor Rail Sensors
• New Automation Ribbon allows sending up to 4 signals along a single tile
  • Ribbon Writer and Ribbon Reader convert single-signal wire to ribbon
  • Mixing single wires and ribbons causes a signal overload
• Signal Selector and Signal Distributor for automation routing
• New Automation output buildings
  • Pixel Pack
  • Hammer
  • Notifier
• Updated artwork for Automation Gates to make their function more concrete
• New Sweepy Bot and Sweepy Dock
• Liquid Vent, Gas Vent, High Pressure Gas Vent, and Conveyor Chute can now be closed, both manually and by automation
• Gas Reservoir and Liquid Reservoir have smart storage functionality
• Added an information screen when loading old saves to warn about changes to buildings
• Added a Solid Filter building for Conveyor Rails
• Signal Switch and Power Switch no longer require Duplicant interaction
• Updated Sticker artwork
• Critter Sensor now has toggles for detecting Critters/Eggs/Both

• Gas Shutoff behavior is now consistent with Liquid Shutoff
• Placing a "replacement" building over a deconstruct will clear the deconstruct
• Thermo Sensor now behaves properly when input temperature is equal to the threshold
• Virtual Planetarium requires the Astronomy Skill with Planetarium Researching trait. (Previously it was incorrectly set to Advanced Research)
• Rationbox and Refrigerator are user nameable
• Broken Automation Wires no longer carry an automation signal
• Copy Settings on the Critter Sensor now copies Critter/Egg detection toggles.
• Liquid Shutoff and Gas Shutoff now properly consume power when set to an OPEN state.
• Conveyor Shutoff now consumes power in an OPEN state, not just OPEN+DISPENSING, to align with the Gas/Liquid Shutoff behaviours
• Automatic Dispensers now consume power correctly.
• Disease Clinic now properly consumes power when actively healing a duplicant.
• Fix "ghost" rocket modules appearing for rockets already in space after a load
• Doors now properly melt or don't melt in various situations
• Remove Disable Delivery button from algae terrarium and rust deoxidizer, disabling the building can be done instead
• Logic wires can now be replaced by different materials. Also support logic wires and logic ribbon replacements
• Fix solid conduit contents not exchanging heat when the camera was in certain configurations

• Fix a crash when duplicants try to eat an invalid amount of food
• Duplicants will no longer forget their progress when tuning a power generator, and will be more resilient to changes in the room

• Fix a crash when Pokeshells find an egg to protect

• Closing the Automation Overlay with previously-viewed buildings off screen no longer causes them to render behind Automation Wires
• Fix Printing Pod now showing one of the victory conditions
• Heavi-Watt Wire tooltip is now measured in kW
• Fix output ports hover text using incorrect input ports string
• Massage Table sidescreen tooltip formatting
• Massage Table, Smart Battery, Liquid Reservoir, Gas Reservoir sidescreen tooltips now load correctly the first time
• Conveyor Rails are now highlighted when the Conveyor View is active.
• Conveyor networks now pulse when hovering a rail in the Conveyor View
• Fix Temperature overlay so its tooltips update when F/C/K units option is changed during session
• Sandbox tools save settings. Some other small sandbox QOL.
• Changed many elements' default temperatures to 300k - this should only be relevant for sandbox tool defaults
• Fixed several issues with sandbox temperature tools relating to user temperature unit selection
• More buildings are brought forward into Overlay space in the Gas / Liquid conduit overlay
• Many buildings (e.g. Gas Filter, conduit sensors, etc) are now selectable from the Gas/Liquid overlays directly with a single click rather than requiring the overlay to be closed to interact
• Fixed issue with formatted text where multiple copies of identical strings were not being properly formatted
• Added proper sorting and also categorization to the filter sidescreen
• Changed the default rotation of the Memory Toggle to match the other Automation buildings
• The "Copy" building button now copies the rotation of the selected building

• Add a cooldown to some building noises to fix noisy bases
• Automation sounds recover to full volume more quickly

• Automation inputs/outputs now show the proper localized strings
• Updated Chinese, Korean, and Russian translations
• Change "Forever" string on the recipe select screen to be localized properly

• Updated the link to the newsletter to use the new Klei Account system
• Only test for writeable save paths on Windows
• Cap max number of logs to 10 million - this should prevent hard drives from filling up with enormous log files

• Fix "Flaking" bug. Tiles and doors will no longer partially melt when they get too warm
• Fix solid conduit contents not exchanging heat when the camera was in certain configurations
• Fix cases where doors would technically be melted but the building wouldn't go away
• A bug causing the Automation Overlay to only update on every second automation tick has been fixed. It should be easier to see and debug rapidly-switching circuits now
• Loading a sim cell with a mass larger than a million tons will cap to that max. Fixes crashes in some saves where masses were so large it was creating invalid temperature calculations

• Auto Sweeper caches target positions
• Performance savings for triggering sounds
• Reduce a tons of memory spend on Line of Sight tests. On one save, this cut down on 965MB of allocations during load
• Reduce memory allocations from testing the areas around buildings and other objects
• Load optimization saves 10-15% of load time
• Reduce memory allocations from reports during loading (~200mb in large colonies)
• Reduce filesize usage from reports
• Reduce memory allocations loading up animations (~300mb)
• Reduce memory allocations from buildings during load (~300mb in large colonies)
• Improve speed of saving reports
• Improve speed of saving buildings
• Improve startup times of some UI elements
• Performance improvement to adding and removing animations
• Reduced memory allocations loading and saving state machines. This reduces the save file size as well
• Loading a sim cell with a mass larger than a million tons will cap to that max. Fixes crashes in some saves where masses were so large it was creating NaNs in temperature calculations
• Improve Animation lookup times during load
• Optimize auto-wrangling setting on Critter Dropoffs
• Reduced memory allocations in Conduit system and the PokeShell's egg protection behaviors
• Save 3-4% frame time with proper caching for Errand offsets

• Fix hard crash when new elements are added to the game
• Fix the weird and unnecessary warning when checking for the ModLoader.dll
• Each mod gets its own uniquely named Harmony instance for better dependency management. (Name is .)
• Don't eat exceptions during Mod DLL loading
• State Machine Exceptions are now logged through a non-generic method, making hooking the exception easier
  

[h3]Hotfix 394232 (2/11/2020)[/h3]

• Further fixes for the crash caused by duplicate pipes/wires on the same cell
  
• Fixed the main menu to show the message of the day and patch notes
  
• Updated main menu with a link to the NEW SOUNDTRACK
  

• Low-Res texture mode works correctly once again. Those who have been experiencing out-of-memory crashes should make sure this is enabled, and those of you who previously enabled it will once again receive the benefit. :)
  (This is located in Options > Graphics > Low Resolution Textures)
  

Originally posted by Ipsquiggle on the official forums.

Hello friends!

We haven't posted a roadmap since before launch, so it's about time we got you up to speed on what the future holds for ONI.

[h3]Recap[/h3]
Oxygen Not Included dug its first lump of asteroid in a prototype over 5 years ago. Since that time it's had tens of thousands of additions and changes, from tiny tweaks to game-redefining sweeps. Systems have been added, systems have been removed, systems have been ripped up and rebuilt. With your help in Early Access, we guided the game from a basic thermal sim to an elaborate asteroid-spanning, fart-collecting epic!

Post-launch, we took time to recover and focused on bug fixes and performance for some time, while we figured out what was next for ONI. We feel like the game still has lots of room for growth and improvement, and there are so many ideas we'd like to try out!

So after a season of prototyping and planning, here's what we're up to:

[h3]DLC[/h3]
Most of the team is hard at work right now building a DLC for ONI!

This DLC is going to be quite sizable, including new game systems and many refinements on the base game. Because we're introducing new systems, we want to take our time to test and iterate our ideas -- and throw out things that aren't working. This approach means that we can't predict when the DLC will be ready, but if everything goes well we'd like to have something to show during the summer, and the release would follow in the autumn after further testing and refinement.

We had ideas for new systems that we thought would be interesting to add to the game for a while, but because of the incremental nature of Early Access as well as the complexity of the game for new players, we decided not to to make these part of the base game. Putting new features into DLC allows us to more deeply integrate new systems, as well as give new players (or anyone!) an easy way to opt in to additional challenges and facets.

Overall we want to emphasize quality over deadlines, so this represents our plan at this moment. If the timeline changes, we will let you know!
[h3]
Ongoing Updates and Bug Fixes[/h3]
While all that happens, we want to make sure we're not ignoring you in the community, and continue to tend to the released version of the game. A portion of the team will still work to address bugs, take in feedback, and make sure the ONI that you are playing today constantly grows and improves.

As well, we want to periodically put out new content into the game in the form of free packs. The first of these was Meep's Recreation Pack in December, and there's another one going into public testing next week!

[h3]Performance[/h3]
We know that ONI is a beast of a game, and we think we can still get some significant performance improvements out of it. Improving performance gets more challenging as we make progress, and all the obvious and easy things have been done now. Were now at the stage where we come up with ideas, run experiments, and if the experiment is successful, try to work it into the game without breaking the gameplay.

The going is slow, but we're still hammering away at it, and look forward to releasing performance improvements to you as they happen!

[h3]In Summary[/h3]
All in all, ONI is still fully in development, even if we've been pretty quiet from the outside! We're balancing live support with DLC development, and working to ensure that the DLC makes the game better and not just bigger.

We love this game and we're so glad that you love it too! Thank you so much for all your support and input over the years, and we look forward to working on ONI together with you from here into the future!

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Purchasing the soundtrack on Steam also entitles players to free updated of any additional tracks we may add to the game, or in our animated shorts in the future.

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• Fix for crash when deconstruct occurs before a replacement build on the same cell
  

Originally posted on our forums here.

Hello friends!

In the most recent patch, we upgraded the version of Unity that the game is running on, which resulted in the .net runtime being upgraded as well.

The most acute result of this is that any mod solutions will have to be updated to target the 4.0 framework. (In Visual Studio, this is in the project properties, Application > Target Framework.) This will fix compilation issues caused by the patch.

The framework upgrade was an unintended side-effect of upgrading Unity, and we didn't do a good job of notifying you in the mod community what was going on. I'm sorry about that. Hopefully we don't have an upgrade like this again, but if we do I'll be more attentive!

For questions/feedback please visit the official forums: https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/115509-net-framework-updated-to-40/

Hello friends! We've got a patch to fix a number of bugs that came up over the holidays. As well, we've made the game fully compatible with MacOS Catalina. Thanks as always to those who played the game on the testing branch -- this was a bit of a gnarly one -- and we appreciate your bug reports and feedback!

Fixes and Changes

• Update to Unity 2018.4, updated .net Runtime and API to 4.X
  
  • Important note: While Windows Vista was not supported according to our minimum requirements, it was still possible to run the game on Vista up until now. After this update, the game will not run on Vista
    
  • Modders: The .NET runtime has been upgraded to 4.0 from 2.0. You will need to change the target runtime in your mod projects in order for them to compile after this update.
  
  
• Fix crash when Duplicants are using the Ice Fan
  
• Automation sounds should recover to their full volumes more quickly now
  
• Balloon Artists will now attempt to set up their balloon stand at the Printing Pod if there is no valid recreation room.
  
• Balloon Artists now need less space to set up a balloon stand.
  
• Can now set the priority on buildings with a "Drop All Workable" chore.
  
• Preventative measure to stop NaN masses from getting set on food
  
• Fix for saves that already have NaN masses stored
  
• Completing the building of Small buildings is no longer super loud.
  
• Fix a lot of instances of sounds being played at incorrect coordinates, leading to an uneven mix with unintended loudnesses.
  
• Fix Ghosts Of Gravitas achievement being awarded inconsistently
  
• Various typo fixes
  
• Fixed Sun Lamp sounds
  
• Fixed bug where wires could not be drawn starting over the ports on Transformers
  
• Fixed crash when multiple Pokeshells were looking for eggs to guard.
  
• Conducting heat via loose ore should respect insulation of the tile the ore is resting on
  
• Took out the eyelashes in the Stinky eye set for the overjoyed reaction. They snuck in there undetected before.
  
• Fixed issues causing the new game cinematic sequence behave oddly. The cinematic should now show the Duplicants exiting the portal, zoom in, and display the introduction message. After closing the message the first timelapse is taken.
  
• Fix for issue preventing the Printing Pod side screen from showing checkbox for 'leave' victory condition
  
• Fix Pips getting stuck when rummaging for seeds
  
• Rocket landing notification renamed, uses the correct rocket name, and dismisses itself shortly
  
• Fix for a crash related to Duplicants finding the right item to fetch. This will also correct many instances of dupes fetching items of the incorrect priority
  
• Solar Panels removed from Power Station description. Solar Panel functionality is unchanged, as they can't be tinkered
  
• Fix crash when objects in Incubators are destroyed
  
• Fix crash when dupes with balloons enter rockets
  
• Adjust some inconsistent buttons orders on building status - Some buttons will move around, but Deconstruct will usually be in the top-left position
  
• Fix obscure crash by preventing access on potentially destroyed buildings
  
• Fix saves that have two pieces of pipe or vent on the same cell
  
• Fix steam overlay on MacOS Catalina
  
• MacOS builds now automatically choose between Metal and OpenGL graphics, this should prevent the fullscreen glitches on Catalina
  
• Remaining MacOS notarization issues have been resolved.
  
• Updated strings for MacOS Chinese, Korean and Russian

• Improved the build menu descriptions of the Mechanical Surfboard, Beach Chair, Hot Tub, and Vertical Wind Tunnel, and Juicer
  
• Fixed a crash when viewing the Colony Summary screen from the main menu
  
• Fix a crash that could happen when a building was replaced
  
• The initial camera and portal animations when starting a new game once again play reliably
  
• Fixed the missing body parts in the Wind Tunnel Duplicant animations
  
• Juicer no longer gets "stuck" after a use.
  

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• Added NEW! Insulation tutorial video which triggers when you build a specifically heat-influencing building.
  
• Fix crash when trying to load the Short image and patch notes
  
• Added the Mechanical Surfboard's sounds to the main menu
  
• Added some suntan lotion rubbing sounds to one of the cycles of the Beach Chair
  
• Worlds that were generated with Mod Traits will no longer crash if reloaded without those mods.
  
• Fixed crash that happened when multiple sparkle streakers were sparkle streaking at the same time.
  
• Added some more variation to the wind tunnel sounds
  
• Balloon anims snap around less often
  
• Audio doesn't cut out immediately upon stopping a video clip.
  
• Fixed the Duplicant positions in the wind tunnel
  
• Fixed blurry Wind Tunnel textures
  
• Wind tunnel get in/get out animations now play
  
• Fix Total Skills string so it gets localized
  
• Small changes to Chinese strings
  
• Missing Hot Tub interact sounds re-added
  
• Added "sparkle" states to all graffiti stickers
  
• Made the dupe less concerned looking in the unlit state of the beach chair dupe interact
  
• Updating hot tub dupe interacts to final animation
  
• Sparkle effects should layer better with buildings
  

• Fix crash downloading patch notes when language was not set to english.
  
• Fix Duplicant animations not playing when they worked at buildings.
  

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Originally posted by ipsquiggle on the official forums.
Hello friends!

Duplicants everywhere are chilling out with Meep's Manadatory Recreation Content Pack! This free content pack contains a set of new recreation buildings to help our Duplicants relax and enjoy the leisure time all that Automation has brought to them.

As well, we've added a new mechanic called Overjoyed Responses which gives a chance of bonus improvements to decor or productivity along with new Overjoyed reaction animations when Duplicant morale is much higher than expectations!

The team has been hard at work these last few months improving performance issues, building Meeps Recreation Pack, as well as working on bigger things for the future.

We've fixed a number of bugs in this update as well, so thank you to everyone who has reported bugs in the forum! We always appreciate your reports and feedback!

New Overjoyed Reactions

• Balloon Artist
  
• Sparkle Streaker
  
• Super Productive
  
• Sticker Bomber

• Sauna
  
• Mechanical Surfboard
  
• Hot Tub
  
• Soda Fountain
  
• Beach Chair
  
• Juicer
  
• Vertical Wind Tunnel

• New Research categories
  
• Carpets now give better decor and a stress reduction effect, but also slow down movespeed somewhat.
  
• Moved gas bottler into the "Improved Ventilation" tech tier
  
• Rocket fuel tanks and oxidizer tanks now support Copy Settings
  
• Several of the Recreation buildings now have a de-stressing effect. Beach chair provides sleep as well.
  
• Updated translations for Chinese, Russian, and Korean
  
• Duplicants now auto-assign to a Medical Cot if they get to critical health.
  
• Add notarization to macOS builds
  
• Bump max Rec Room size to 96
  
• Update desalinator sounds

• The first rockets and Duplicants sent to the temporal tear do not return
  
• Fix crash when loading older saves that do not have a world definition
  
• Fix Bed and Bath achievement being permanently failed
  
• Fix crash when mods trigger a write access dialog
  
• Fix lit workspace buff not correctly applying when researching
  
• Fix crash when building items with liquid conduit input or output
  
• Eating in a well lit area no longer causes Duplicants to waste calories
  
• Fix Duplicants overlapping walls when emptying the Algae Terrarium
  
• Fix overlay icon crash when building
  
• Fix conduit crash when loops are present
  
• Steam turbines correctly obtain boost from Engie's Tune-up
  
• Do not cancel tune-up errands if a building becomes nonfunctional
  
• Fix a crash when opening the pause menu for a save whose world ID is missing
  
• Fix Duplicants getting stuck in a loop if they are incapacitated near the bottom of a ladder
  
• Reduce texture usage on the Ethanol Distillery
  
• Baby Pacu variants now use the correct animations
  
• Save files work correctly when moving between OSes
  
• Fix several buildings not playing their "finish up" animations
  
• Fix bug where pumps will toggle blocked status even when flowing freely
  
• Fix "Not 0K, But Pretty Cool" achievement not calculating minimum correctly
  
• Update the Mod Uploader tool for macOS Catalina
  
• Fix bug preventing the "Temporal Tear" victory sequence from playing
  
• Work "post" animations play more reliably
  
• Fix bug where Duplicants can't pump liquids on the surface of stacked liquids
  
• Loading a world with no starmap target will put telescopes in an active state while researching nothing.
  
• Telescope doesn't show status warning for no starmap analysis target if all targets already analyzed
  
• Fix for Duplicants getting stalled at the end of a construct or dig for a few seconds.
  
• Rockets properly turn off and on manual deliveries when they launch. (No more oxylite delivery while the rocket is in space!)
  
• Fix stackable items like lumber not properly splitting when going over 100t

• Fix load screen reloading files unnecessarily
  
• Add Low Res Textures option to the graphics menu

• Load screen now stretches to fit the width of the screen
  
• Fix lit workspace tooltip
  
• Remove extra description for carpeted tile
  
• Align decor text in building descriptions
  
• Fixed order of cycle entries in My Log database
  
• Fix various keyword highlights in tooltips
  
• Fix newly researched build categories not appearing when there are insufficient materials
  
• Fix video playback on Linux
  
• Update power circuit descriptions
  
• Load screen now correctly groups saves by colony
  
• Improve readability of date text when a save game is selected in the load screen
  
• Add spaces to keyboard shortcut commands
  
• Remove unused hotkey build menu strings
  
• Truncated the displayed mod list in error messages when it gets too large
  
• Deselecting a building plan after entering an overlay no longer exits the overlay
  
• Added Lux output to light descriptors
  
• Fix mipmapping issues on various UI images
  
• Graphics Options screen now selects the current resolution by default, even if it's an odd resolution.
  
• Add missing keybindings for Plan 13 and Plan 14
  
• Fix UI staying disabled but visible if in screenshot mode when timelapser kicks in

• Print more explicit error messages to the log file when IO errors occur
  
• Add ModUploader logging to macOS builds
  
• Improve errors when trying to load Yaml files
  
• Clean up lots of log spam and log warnings

Hello friends!

I'm pretty excited about this patch: We've done a big performance pass and removed a lot of spikes, leading to a smoother experience in every colony we tested. We've been working on some new internal performance profiling tools, and they've given us some great insights into new areas of the code that have been causing slowdowns and stutters. The trickiest part of optimization is that there's rarely One Big Fat Slow Thing that we get to make faster. Instead, there are usually dozens of small, unrelated algorithms that only cause problems in certain situations, and whose problems aren't visible until other systems access them, and so forth. Because of this, the new tools have allowed us to track down a lot of nonoptimal code that we weren't able to find before.

We've also fixed a number of other bugs and crashes, as well as taking a serious pass on the organization and presentation of the codex.

We will continue working on performance and bugs for the live release even while we're busy crafting the next phase of Oxygen Not Included. Thank you so much--as always--for taking the time to bring issues and concerns to our attention, and for being part of this game.

Optimization

• Improve performance updating the Build menu
  
• Improve performance updating which categories and buildings have been unlocked by research
  
• Pokeshells don't check every pickupable to find an egg to guard.
  
• Don't update animations when the game is paused. This also fixes a bug which greatly improves framerate right after loading a map.
  
• Remove unused Animators from various UI elements which were processing every frame.
  
• Use simplified animation for UI elements.
  
• Improved performance updating world navigation data.
  
• Improved performance for updating animation render groups.
  
• Avoid needless calculations when an animation is removed from the scene.
  
• Pips looking for seeds search among Plantable Seeds, not all pickupables
  
• Fix math error causing many animations to believe they needed updating every frame when they did not.
  
• Improved performance when many items are marked for sweep and drawing their sweep icon.
  
• Improved performance when animations are rendered with offset positions. This has an especially big impact on rocket launches, which are now much smoother.
  
• Large optimization to the way textures are loaded and freed, improves many colonies.
  
• Cost of calculating whether materials are available for delivery is spread out over multiple frames, to prevent a spike every second.
  
• Ore which is not marked for sweep no longer tries updating its status text every frame.
  
• Also, ore which _is_ marked for sweep no longer tries updating its status text every frame.
  
• Pressure vulnerable plants and critters no longer triggering "safe" messages continually.
  
• Pressure vulnerable checks are spread across multiple frames, instead of spiking once every second.
  
• Optimized the way achievements track stats on buildings, e.g. temperature, building type, and so on. Removes significant performance spikes across frames.
  
• Prevent achievement tracker from performing excess calculations when the framerate starts dropping.
  
• Many status items are faster to add and remove.
  
• Drowning checks are spread across multiple frames instead of spiking once every second.
  
• Temperature vulnerable checks are spread across multiple frames instead of spiking once every second.
  
• Changed how "building uptime" data is calculated and stored, this should cut down on the size of data stored drastically.
  
• Autosave will wait until the mouse button is released before triggering, so no more crazy pipe constructions.

• UI image for various ores is no longer blurry.
  
• Reduced the red/green saturation of the various sensors and switches.
  
• Improved linework on hats with logos.
  
• Added missing hats to some animations.
  
• Made the arrows on Transformers more visible.
  
• The logo on the Power Station matches the other electrician logos.
  
• Fixed the position of the Grilled Pacu artwork.

• Tips and Information renamed to Lessons
  
• Lessons page moved into a grid of imaged buttons
  
• Tutorial Videos are pulled out of the big list of Tips, into their own section of the Lessons page
  
• Big list of links to Tips has been compiled into one big article so you don't have to constantly tab back and forth to read the tips.
  
• Plumbing and Ventilation tutorial video is renamed to Connecting Pipes, and is triggered by placing a building that has either a piped input or output.
  
• Morale tutorial video is now triggered by applying your first Skill Point, or when a Duplicant dips into negative Morale.
  
• Hitting "Reset Tutorial Messages" repopulates the list of possible tutorial messages, not just restores messages the player has intentionally hidden.
  
• Digging For Resources tutorial video is delivered the first time a building is requesting a material that the colony has not yet discovered, OR 7 minutes into the game otherwise if it hasn't happened yet.
  
• If a Tutorial Message contains a video, its message gets a Video icon.
  
• Rename Morale tutorial video to Duplicant Morale for consistent spacing.
  
• Database search bar can now search for sub-entries like critter morphs, etc.
  
• Database entries with only one SubEntry no longer show a table of contents of SubEntries.
  
• Reformatting to Critter Database pages to be more readable.
  
• Entries (x/y) formatting in the Database is now translatable.
  
• Hook up icons for Elements menu in the Database.
  
• Building Requirements and Effects in the Database are presented more similarly to how they are displayed elsewhere in the game.
  
• Add tooltips to Requirements/Effects for buildings in the Database.
  
• Fix build menu recipe details on cooking buildings.
  
• Database entries for fabricators display their recipes in a grid

• Remove research requirement on Royal Flush achievement
  
• Duplicants weren't properly dead while in containers. This fixes them causing crashes from getting sick but also being dead (and in a container). (Still need to figure out what they are doing in containers...)
  
• Fix plants showing "Blocked" after a load.
  
• Less flickering when there is a rogue bit of gas floating around plants.
  
• Clarify that all mods are being disabled due to a single error, not because they're all broken.
  
• Fix bug where transformers stop dissipating after a save/load.
  
• Finish construction of replacement tile if underlying object is deconstructed first.
  
• Updated Korean translation.
  
• Tweaks to Chinese translation.
  
• Temperature/Disease Sensors no longer become unresponsive when in a vacuum or no element in conduit.
  
• Temperature Sensor initializes network to current value immediately.
  
• Conduit Sensors update based on the last value measured when no elements is in the conduit.
  
• World name is shown on the load screen.
  
• Colony coordinate on the new game screen accepts typed/pasted coordinates.
  
• Add the full coordinate and a "copy" button to the worldgen seed on the pause menu
  
• Tooltip for Lit Area in Light Overlay no longer erroneously says that working in lit areas improves Duplicant Morale.

• Won't crash if a worldgen has a difficulty value outside of the range of descriptors.
  
• Allow spawning worlds that have no start location (new map settings for modders).
  

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