Stationeers Dev Tracker

This update features some updates to the logic system, especially around traders, as well as some fundamental changes to the modding system, localization, and some nice new features, including being able to melt ice with your welder, as well as a lot of bug fixes.

It's been a while since the last update, and the reason for this is that we've been working hard on the new terrain system. While it is not included in this update, it will be available on the beta branch shortly after this update goes live.

Preview: Massive Terrain Upgrades (Beta Branch Coming Soon!)
The main goals of the new terrain system are to allow us to have more interesting play areas in hand crafted worlds, a better-looking terrain by reworking how it is being rendered as well as better voxel data for a much smoother terrain.

For now, here are some images and photos. These are test 4km x 4km maps, the final ones will be different and will be 8km x 8k...

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This hotfix resolves the critical multiplayer bug preventing joining any server. It also contains some other minor fixes such as not going back to the main menu after failing to connect to a server.

This hotfix adds the missing recipe for the gas mask.

Additionally, we are aware that there is a blocking issue with multiplayer and will deploy a fix as soon as possible.

In the meantime, the 'previous' branch has been updated so you can safely play multiplayer using that branch.

Engine Upgrade We've updated Unity to align with our other projects and leverage recent editor improvements. While most changes will be invisible in the final product, some saves may see minor performance gains.

The update spent extra time in Beta since upgrading engine versions often introduces risks. For example, this update caused significant UI issues, which should now be resolved. However, please report any lingering problems. As noted in a recent post, our beta userbase has decreased due to more frequent updates, which has also reduced issue reporting.
 

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Gas Mask The new Gas Mask accommodates two filters, filtering specific gases while blending with the ambient atmosphere. This feature is particularly useful for managing contamination in bases or isolating sections with abnormal atmospheres.

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Bespoke Storage Options
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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

We have found and fixed the issue that caused us to roll back the last update.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/544550/view/4482864232593883517

The Issue The last update introduced a critical issue related to plants. The new method for importing these assets made them susceptible to system language settings. While we have global settings in place to prevent such issues, they didn’t work as expected in this case.

The issue didn’t surface during testing, and we later discovered it only occurred on Windows 11. Since all our development machines run Windows 10, we were unable to reproduce it initially.

Another factor was the lower number of players on the beta branch. Over the past yea... Read more

This Issue has now been resolved.
Thank you all for the excellent response, feedback, and helping us work the issue.

We really appreciate the Stationeers community!

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Due to a critical issue we've had to roll this patch back.
Not everyone was experiencing this issue but enough that it justifies rolling back until we can resolve the problem.

This update is still available on the Beta branch.

If you have been playing on Default and have any of the new items(any of the 3 new plants or the Icarus suit) then you will need to switch to beta.

The update will be available on Default branch as soon as we have a solution.

Data Defined Prefabs Until now our pipeline for creating new prefabs, things in the game, was very Unity dependant. This process has largely stayed the same since the beginning of the project, and while it does allow us... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Liquid Device Interaction A system to allow liquids to interact with devices has now been added that will mean that some devices will now have an adverse reaction to being submerged in water. Devices currently behave in one of two ways when in contact with liquids, they will either fry the attached cable or enter into an error state.

Manufacturing machines will enter an error state when in contact with liquids, and Area Power Controllers, Transformers and Station Batteries will blow the cables directly connected to them.

Before a device's cable blows you will be given some time visual and audio cues.



Currently the list of devices affected in this way is pretty short, but more interactions may be added later now that we have the system in place.

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Better Water Visualizer The liquid visualizer had a lot of literal edge ca... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Stationeers now has in world liquid simulations. Because of the phase change update, liquids became a major part of the game. They were allowed to exist in the world, but they were represented by a foggy steam effect, and they moved around in all dimensions just like a gas. The motivation behind adding realistic fluid movement is an expectation that the game created for itself. Stationeers has the best atmospheric simulation in gaming, and the game deserves to have fluid simulations accompanying it.

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Flowing Water
Liquids now flow horizontally and preferentially pool downwards. Lower areas of your base will be prone to flooding when liquid pipes unexpectedly break, or conditions for phase change causes gas to condense around you. Fluids in world have an exaggerated volume, to allow for meaningful interactions with in world liquids to ha... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

This hotfix includes fixes for two critical issues.

The first was a fix for some modded worlds having an empty global atmosphere caused by a change in the data that is not yet reflected in mods. If this invalid data is detected in mods, the mod will simply not be loaded.

The second was a localization issue that was preventing the game from launching for some languages.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Support the Developers

We frequently get asked by the community how they can further support the development of Stationeers. We've decided to add three superficial Support the Developer DLCs. We picked bobble heads as the simple "thank you" item to our players who want to further support our team. These 3 figurines can be mounted to appliance benches. and do nothing... except wobble after bopping their heads when you walk past.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3166330

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

After initially making LArRE we received lots of requests and ideas from the community for extra functionality. Originally, we kept LArRE's scope and capabilities limited, so we could prototype properly in a quick and maintainable manner. Now, with all the positive feedback, instead of making one complicated device that does everything we decided to split these functions up into specialized versions. There are four new arms that replace the existing one.

Each arm is constructed by placing the corresponding dock. The new docks differ from the old LArRE arm in that arms can move off the rail into the dock, allowing other arms constructed on the same rail and move freely past.

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New LArRE Arms and Docks


Cargo The carg... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

This hotfix fixes a network error caused by Larre Harvest action. This would cause error spam on client and result in client desync.

A large amount of work has gone into the LARrE system since the last update that is not yet been activated and there are some other known, less critical issues, that will be fixed with the next update.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.