Dynamoon

Dynamoon



11 Feb

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Welcome to testing Barotrauma Hello everyone!

The next update is not far now: all the new content is ready to be tested by our Unstable testers. Want to be one of them? Read more about testing Barotrauma ... Read more

24 Jan

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Hello everyone!

Before we write more about upcoming Barotrauma updates, we wanted to lend a hand to fellow indie developer Cogwheel Software and their debut Hidden Deep, which begins its Early Access journey today.

You may know already that Hidden Deep is published by Daedalic Entertainment just like Barotrauma… and you ... Read more

13 Jan

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Hello and happy new year, everyone!

We're back to business as usual and have just released a small fix patch to address four very commonly occurring issues that came up while we were away on our Christmas holidays:

v0.15.23.0

- Fixed inability to switch subs in multiplayer campaign, unless you opt to switch at the same time as you purchase the new sub.
- Fixed server not loading the previous save, but continuing from where you left off if you return to the server lobby without saving and try to continue.
- Fixed characters who've died and respawned during a round getting a penalty to their skills again on the following round.
- Attempt to fix clients sometimes gaining control of an incorrect character in the multiplayer campaign.


We hope that these fixes take care of the most pressing problems you have been facing and wish you a great beginning to the new year! More fixes and content additions coming again in the next update, ... Read more

16 Dec

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    Dynamoon on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Hi! Sorry for the trouble. We've now released a small patch to take care of this issue and a couple of other problems in yesterday's update. You can read more about the patch here (the announcement is only available in English this time, unfortunately): https://steamcommunity.com/games/6029... Read more
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    Dynamoon on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Hi! Sorry for the trouble. We've just released a fix to address a few issues in yesterday's update. If you are still getting this same issue after updating to the latest version, please let us know, but hopefully the patch will have taken care of this. You can read more about the patch here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/602960/announcements/detail/5070488319384762244
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Hello everyone!

We've just released a small patch to address the most urgent issues in yesterday's update. Here is the list of changes:

- Fixed crashing on startup on some versions of macOS.
- Fixed GameAnalytics consent prompt going outside the window on small resolutions and/or large text sizes.
- Fixed Kastrull's drone sometimes spawning inside the sub client-side in multiplayer.
- Fixed opening the settings menu resetting the game window, which caused screen capture software to stop capturing the window.
- Fixed certain mods that don't configure the "you are here" circle sprite for the status monitors causing crashes.
- Fixed abilities that give simultaneous skill gain (minor in mechanics, once upon a time in europa, apprenticeship) not giving the extra skill points.
- Fixed deconstructor not being able to put the items into containers in the output slots.

Thank you for all the comments, feedback and well-wishes since yesterday! Wi... Read more

15 Dec

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Hello everyone!

The year is quickly nearing its end, and it’s time to release the final update of 2021. Here are the highlights, with the complete list of changes at the end of this post.

The holiday update
  • Several new bot orders: “Prepare for Expedition”, “Find Weapon”, and “Load Items”, which commands the bot to either recharge battery cells, refill oxygen tanks, or reload ammo.
  • Other bot improvements: ability to access a bot’s inventory and changes to the medic bot’s behavior.
  • Improved campaign submarine selection and sub visibility in the lobby.
  • Multiplayer stability improvements and several related fixes.
  • Talent fixes and improvements.
  • Adjustments to gardening and monster spawns.
  • Orca 2, a new sub.
  • ...
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26 Nov

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Hello everyone!

It is the Steam Awards nomination season, and Barotrauma is eligible for the Labor of Love category, intended for games with a long history of development. As we are closing in on our 15th content update since we launched Barotrauma on Steam, we are proud to be competing for this award!

We hope you've enjoyed everything we have added to the game this year, from caves and ruins to pirates and talents. We have been overjoyed to see so many of you playing the game and joining discussions in our community hubs!

Without further ado, you can now nominate Barotrauma for the Labor of Love award – and stay tuned for one more small update before the year is out.

18 Nov

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    Dynamoon on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Hi! Sorry for the trouble, it appears there is indeed a problem with the gate NPC not spawning correctly. Please see this other thread where my colleague wrote about the same issue: https://steamcommunity.com/app/602960/discussions/1/3201491841996031757/

11 Nov

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Hello everyone!

To continue celebrating the release of Among the Ancients, one of the biggest content updates in Barotrauma's history, we're having a free weekend – you can now download and play Barotrauma for free until Monday... Read more

02 Nov

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Hello everyone!

We have just released a patch to fix issues in the latest update. Notably, character resetting between multiplayer campaign rounds and issues with job assignment have been addressed. See the full list of changes below and please be sure to update your game to be able to host and join servers!


v0.15.13.0

Changes:
- Remove spawnpoint-based job assignment logic. Previously, the number of job-specific spawnpoints in the sub affected how many players the server would try to assign to a given job, which would often lead to players not getting the job they wanted to.
- Made the captain job optional (i.e. if no-one has captain in their preferences, no-one gets forced to play as one).
- Improvements to the Korean localization.
- Added rewards to side objective missions (... Read more

01 Nov

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    Dynamoon on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Originally posted by Shiro: hopefully this will be fixed asap as quickfix, and not without need to wait next large update :)

Unfortunately this is not hotfix material – fixes that are introduced in a matter of days are hugely risky as they can break the game in unexpected ways, and as such hotfixes should only contain very small and/or absolutely critical things, which this, despite being annoying, is not. However, rather than wait for the next really big update, this change might make the bugfix and quality of life improvements patch that we're currently working on and hoping to release before Christmas. More info about that closer to date!
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    Dynamoon on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Hi eveyone, just to write back that we don't actually ignore either these forums or our GitHub ;) there are just so many messages and, particularly here on these forums, only one of me.

Regarding the issue at hand, we've been discussing this lately and I think it's likely we will make some changes in the near future to how crew roles are assigned. However, we've not planned those changes yet in detail so I can't tell you much more than that for now.

With that, wish you a good week!

27 Oct

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Hello everyone!

The Among the Ancients update has just been released. Take a look inside to find...

  • Overhauled alien ruins. New art, layouts, monsters, traps, and missions.
  • Overhauled human characters. Reworked visuals and improved character customization, now also for singleplayer.
  • Talent system. Earn talent points in campaign mode to unlock skill specializations and even new items.
  • Genetic enhancements. Discover alien items and research and refine them to upgrade your character.
  • Improved health interface and submarine status monitor for easier use and more in-game information.
  • A long list of fixes and other improvements! Find the full changelog further down.
... Read more

19 Oct

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    Dynamoon on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Hi and thank you all who wrote here already, very nice reading all those nice things about us! ;)

I wanted to specify the update schedule – we usually write a "coming next week!" announcement before an update, but due to other schedules, we won't be able to do that this time around. So, just to let you know: the update is actually coming as soon as next week, Honkmother willing. The key additions will be...

- an all-new character talent system
- character visual overhaul and character customisation being added also for singleplayer
- complete overhaul of alien ruins, and
- genetics, which we've yet to introduce in more detail, plus some improvements to the medical UI and other interfaces. (And a lot of fixes as always.)

Genetics and the other last bits you can read more about on update release day, and if you're interested in finding out more about the other upcoming changes, you can do that in the three latest "Sneak peek" news posts here: ... Read more

15 Oct

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Hello everyone!

Now that we’ve introduced the character overhaul and the ... Read more

01 Oct

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Hello everyone!

One of the most frequently heard wishes from our players has been to make humanoid characters look nicer. As such, we’re very happy to introduce a complete character overhaul as part of the next update.

New ragdoll and animations
We’ve revisited the proportions and movements of the bodies of human characters to achieve a more natural look. However, the basic ragdoll system remains the same, so expect some comical movements as always!

New faces, hairstyles and accessories
We’re replacing all character faces in the game with new and improved ones. Hair and facial hair styles as well as accessories and costumes have also been remade to fit the new style.

New customization options
We’re adding a skin shader system to allow you to customize your character’s co... Read more

17 Sep

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Hello everyone!

One of the most exciting additions in the next major update is going to be the brand new talent system. Talents are class-specific buffs and extra skills that you will be able to unlock with experience points gained from completing missions in the campaign.

Talents serve to make the roles of different classes stand out better while allowing you to shape your characters more to your liking. They also make characters more valuable to the crew because of their new, more specialized proficiencies – in some cases, choosing the right talents can even allow you to craft previously uncraftable items!

  • Engineers get talents to specialize in crafting, research and exploration, or the core engineer tasks aboard the sub.
  • Mechanics can specialize in ...
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03 Sep

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    Dynamoon on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Hello! I removed the post because it looked to me like advertising in the wrong place, plus it talked about Discord, which we also use, while making needlessly negative, unsubstantiated claims. If you would like to advertise a Barotrauma-related chatroom you host yourself, without all the unnecessary and controversial claims, you may do so on the "Recruiting Crewmates" subforum, where all manner of legitimate recruiting ads are welcome.

25 Aug

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    Dynamoon on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Thanks Greb for spreading the word! I wanted to give an additional poke here to say the patch is now live, see the announcement and changelog here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/602960/view/2942526618673855908

... Read more