Hey Astro Colonists! It was a busy few days focusing mainly on fixing reported bugs. Firstly, I would love to thank everyone who contributed in improving Astro Colony. Without your bug reports and feedback it wouldn't be possible!

LINUX DEDICATED SERVER IS NOW ON STEAM

I promised to add Linux Dedicated Server to Steam directly, so there is no need of getting files from google drive anymore. The day has come! You can grab Linux Dedicated Server from Steam already. Below I share with you some of the changes which makes the game way more stable. Blueprint Designer for multiplayer is now reliable and should not cause crashes when using it. Exploring other dimensions are now possible in multiplayer, where other players should also get technology tree expanded.

IMPROVEMENTS

• Improved pathfinding for bots, increasing efficiency by 90% and ensuring that long requests are not blocking other
• Improved resource requests for bots and pasting
• Improved various UI visibility issues (slider, texts, button) to not block interactions
• Each time Idle bot is requested is finding the closest to the building (bots upgrader, school)
• New sanitize systems to make savegames and blueprints compatible

FIXES

• Fixed crash related to removal of Mines with drones assigned
• Fixed crash related to loading recycling machine with invalid item
• Fixed multiplayer issue where client traveling to the next universe didn't have tech tree revealed
• Fixed multiplayer blueprint
• Fixed camera mode issue where game get stuck when going to the map
• Fixed issue where copy pasted properties would not be handled (dedicated specialist, resource requests)
• Fixed Astronauts menu to register AIs and migration tab
• Fixed issue of voxel selection tool - where rotated box would allow moving arrows

Stream starts today (Sunday) at 20CET (8PM)

Last but not least, I decided to stream the game for you guys, showing new game and progressing enough to reach at least the next dimension! I will try to be better prepared with some blueprints, so my setup will be easier to digest ;)
For people who have Steam broadcasting issues, it's also on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Tefel Funny moment when fixing bugs...
Thanks guys so much for support! Tefel (Terad Games)

[ 2024-04-13 17:09:35 CET ] [ Original post ]