Release notes history

0.5.0 - Replay & Progress value

• NEW: now asteroid shape is being generated with procedural generation and then the minerals are added over that shape.
  • Used seed and asteroid size debug in pause menu to regenerate in case there are some bugs.
• Added: buildable Travel Portal to allow the player to travel to next asteroid.
  • It is an initial exploration of “starting the asteroid in a better state”, but the solution will probably change.
• Changed: terrain fill to try to reflect its current resistance.
• Fixed: now playlist continues with next song if game is paused.
• Fixed: Don’t show multiple artifact in the terrain, first one found becomes the main one (the others are deleted).
• Changed: Mineral core spots now show different states based on their current resistance.
• Fixed: some elements were being spawned at 0,0 on start and overriding themselves sometimes and/or being auto destroyed if no terrain there.
• Chest generation is removed, it is cool but not changing gameplay yet so I prefer to have it off for now.
• Fixed: advanced scanners stat.

0.4.2 - Content & Experience Update 2

• Added mineral core spots where you can get multiple of the same mineral.
• Added small particle for reveal mineral attachments.
• Added chests that provide multiple random minerals.
• Removed supply boxes for now.
• Now blueprints are generated randomly in the asteroid like everything else.
• Fixed asteroid nodes having multiple elements inside at the same time (or not?, maybe it is not fixed).
• Added some small variation to the level generation.
• Performance improvements

0.4.1 - Content & Experience Update 1

• Added error feedback when no minerals to buy stat or tech.
• Added camera shake options to set intensity or even disable it.
• Added Radio Station to the pause menu showing current song name, time and duration.
• Added two new songs and now songs are now shuffled.
• World is a bit smaller now to experience finding stuff easier.
• Can continue playing after beating the game.

0.4.0 - Artifact & Interactables

• Artifact
  • Has to be found in the asteroid now and manually activated.
  • Now Ship collects minerals normally after activation, and artifact process collected minerals from it.
  • Manual activation popup contains artifact info but also in pause menu after activation.
• Trying some mining asteroid experience improvements
  • Terrain nodes are bigger now.
  • Particles on terrain node mined 100%.
  • Terrain nodes tremble while being mined.
  • Terrain nodes are unattached and can be pushed away, etc, when no neighbours (base for another idea in mind)
• Changed tech and stat costs, now installs use anomaly cores.
• Others
  • Scrap is heavier now to push it less distance while mining.
  • Highlight minerals in hud for selected stat or tech cost.

0.3.5 - Tech Update - 3rd Pass

• Changed tech menu to have the Stats Window that can be upgraded with minerals from the beginning.
  • Stats costs are incremented per stat level.
• Removed xp bar and level up popup window.
• Improve tech menu motivation/usage
  • Added hud notification to motivate opening menu first time.
  • Changed to not say which tech you picked up when finding blueprints.
• Added supply boxes with some random minerals inside (and sometimes blueprints too)
• Other changes:
  • Mining ray now applies small force to targets.

0.3.0 - Tech Update - 2nd Pass

• Level up by mining and select basic upgrade to improve in popup window, no minerals cost.
• Tech (build and install) and Upgrades are in different tabs.
• Changed a bit costs between Buildable and Installable Tech Modules.
• Changed a bit mineral icons to try to make them more clear what is what.
• Terrain nodes are a bit bigger now in order to better show the minerals and other things inside it.
• Trying to improve damage feedback
  • Screen flashes now on getting damage.
  • All explosions have pushback now.
  • Damage numbers animations are a bit slower too.
• Other changes
  • Hud is always visible now, might add a special key or option somewhere at some point to toggle it again.
  • Added more background songs to the game
  • Terrain explosive cracks deal less damage to ship now.
  • Fixed some weird behaviors with terrain explosive cracks.

0.2.0 - Tech Update - 1st Pass

• Tech is unlocked by finding blueprints in terrain.
  • One idea for the future is to level up by mining to upgrade normal stats and find blueprints for tech in the terrain to install modules or build stuff.
• More tech.
• Some UI Style changes to make more clear with tech is selected.
• Auto select last unlocked tech when tech menu is opened.
• The Artifact needs minerals to charge now to make last part more active.
  • Idea in the future is to have to find parts of the artifact instead of building it.
• Changed Asteroid layout to increased exploration space
  • Idea is to take advantage of this in the future, like adding spaceships, supplies, etc.
• Other changes:
  • Speeded up opening screens.
  • Removed refinery tech for now.
  • Don’t show tech level for now since it can’t be upgraded.
  • Reduced attraction range to have to go for minerals.

0.1.6

• Game starts in fullscreen now.
• Hud auto opens faster now.
• Added a small enter/leave animations for hud.
• Changed Toggle HUD button in Gamepad to left shoulder.

0.1.5

• Quality of life auto movement when almost mining terrain.
• Reduced cost of The Artifact.
• Removed game timer for now.
• Hud auto opens after some time now.
• Scout Drone:
  • Starts with ability loaded.
  • Reduced detect minerals cost and cooldown.
  • Changed visuals to make it different from other drone.
• Added feedback form link to main menu.

0.1.4

• Added the what’s new window.
• Bigger Anomaly has bigger range now.
• Music changes to action one when The Artifact is built.
• Fixed restarting level sfx muted.
• Fixed restarting level asteroid size was a small one.
• Fixed Healing Drone destroyed while healing.
• Fixed Anomaly couldn’t collect minerals while in big state.
• Fixed discord invite url.

0.1.3

• Artifact is more expensive now (still ~15 mins to complete)
• Ending (after The Artifact) is more intense now.
• Added refinery to convert anomaly cores into minerals.
• Reordered hud layout.