- Servers wipe & Rebalance - 25 January 2025
Hello! Today is the day when all official servers are wiped. Alongside the wipe, I've made a few rebalances to support weak players players who struggled with the AI turrets: Reduced the number of Wanderers per asteroid from 4 to 2. Added Ion Accelerator V1 as a default item when spawning into the world. Increased the experience scaler for all actions from 1 to 2. Who are the Wanderers? Wanderers are mysterious structures that periodically appear on asteroids, offering both a challenge and an opportunity. While not always friendly, they contain valuable loot-filled chests. Explore eight unique types of Wanderers and discover three varieties of chests packed with rewards. Ion Accelerator V1 From now on, every player will spawn with the Ion Accelerator V1! This pocket ion engine allows you to move quickly across the map. To activate it, select it like any other weapon or tool and hold the…
- 🎉 GAME IS NOW FREE! 🚀 - 16 January 2025
We’re excited to announce that Project Asteroids is now completely free for everyone! Whether you're a longtime fan or a newcomer, now is the perfect time to jump into the game and explore the universe of action and strategy. Tell your friends and join the adventure today – no strings attached, no costs involved! Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you in the game! 🚀
- Update 0.5.7.2. Achievements and Rebalance - 18 June 2024
Hello! Added: 15 new achievements added. Changes: Experience required to level up the faction reduced from 1000 → 350 The number of Wanderers on an asteroid reduced from 10 → 4 Changed the generation of deep space display on the server Fixes: Fixed display of random deep space generation. Modified and fixed the world backup system. Fixed numerous server errors. Optimized voice chat.
- Server availability for the RU region has been restored. - 31 May 2024
Server availability for the RU region has been restored. The necessary servers are available for the RU region. For a normal game, I recommend going to Incredible Universe #1 The remaining two - US and Singapore will not be available for the RU region. Since the hosting that I use for these regions is not available for the RU region.
- Problem with server availability for the RU region. - 30 May 2024
I know about the problem. I'm working on it. Soon there will be access for the RU region. Thanks for understanding.
- Update 0.5.7 - 1 May 2024
Hello! I want to share the changes that await you in this update. There aren't as many as we would like, but this update has significantly improved the quality of gameplay. Here's the list of changes: Added voice chat. Changed the server pipeline. Fixed numerous server bugs that led to gameplay loss and world rollback. Changed the meteorite fall algorithm. Now there will be a correct number of them on destroyed asteroids. Visually changed plasma weapons. Rebalance of the plasma SMG. Visually changed all AI projectiles. Voice Chat Like everything in this game, it's written by me without using any third-party solutions. The implementation of voice chat is no exception, and since this is the first public version, there might be issues. In the settings, you will find: Enabling/disabling voice chat. Disabling directly disconnects you from the server, which generally reduces the load on your…
- Patch 0.5.6.2 Ship rebalance - 16 April 2024
Hello! In this patch, the parameters for ships have been rebalanced. The maximum thrust of one engine has been increased from 50 to 75 units. The bearing load of one engine has been increased from 3 to 15 ship blocks. The maximum angular velocity of one gyroscope has been increased from 50 to 150 units. The bearing load of one gyroscope has been increased from 3 to 15 ship blocks. Maximum ship speed increased from 50 m/s to 150 m/s Also added functionality for looting chests: if you fly further than 2 meters, the interface will automatically close.
- Guide #1 - 16 April 2024
Hello! I would like to present a new video about the game Project Asteroids, which tells the basic things about our game! This video will be very useful for new players and those who cannot understand what to do here :) The video has subtitles in English! P.S. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel so you don't miss new videos on our game and more :)
- Update 0.5.6 - 13 April 2024
Hello! Let's get straight to the most interesting part! Added New deployable item - Resource Searcher. In its interface, you can request a tag for the nearest resource of a specific type. Fission Laser - used for mining Scrap from wreckage. Wreckage - a new object in the world, which appears in the world and is an irrecoverable resource! Scrap - used (for now) to create all Smithies and Research Centers. New profession - Fission. Added all combinations of interaction between inventory - crate. Now you can connect identical items, and swap them. (Items cannot be split in crate) Changed The durability of red turrets has been reduced from 50 to 10 units. The durability of pink turrets has been reduced from 50 to 13 units. The number of wanderers on an asteroid was 3 and became 10 units. The lifespan of wanderers before activation was 10 minutes and became 2 minutes. The time before new wan…
- Patch 0.5.5.5 Fixed memory leaks - 2 April 2024
Hello! Just fixed memory leaks.
- Try new Fractions - 2 April 2024
Hello! If you didn't manage to pick up the game during the spring sale, now I'm offering a new discount due to the release of two huge updates!
- Patch 0.5.5.4 - 31 March 2024
Hello! It's been a little while since the release of version 0.5.5, but already 4 patches have been released. Here's what has been fixed: Quest, reward, and shop prices rebalanced. Rebalanced the crafting cost of some items. Many UI focus issues were addressed, where it was impossible to close certain windows. Fixed control disappearance when using any items while holding down the left mouse button. Fixed a critical issue where upon exiting the game aboard your ship and subsequently logging in, you would find yourself in the Star.
- Update 0.5.5. Fraction - 29 March 2024
Hello! The new major update is now available for the game! In this update, I introduced Factions. There are three of them: Miners Pirates Fighters In the world, around the star, there are three wreckage sites of one station, which have been used for the needs of each faction. Miners Pirates Fighters Each Faction has its own specifics according to its name. Therefore, the quests that can be completed are different. There are 4 key objects at the base of each Faction: Entry point into the faction Exit point from the faction Place to take a quest Place to spend faction currency on any items from the game that are currently on sale. UI Changes Updated buttons for current sections in the inventory to icons, and for the two most commonly used, left text labels: The section with Levels has been updated. Your Nickname and current player level have been added there. Added a new section for Facti…
- Update 0.5.4 Depth of Research and Crafting - 17 March 2024
Hi! And here is the new update 0.5.4. This update has affected most of the game: All research trees have been changed. Added depth of relationships. Now it is necessary to build and develop a base. Many research workbenches and crafting workbenches have been added. New upgrades for mining lasers have been added. The game has been localized into new languages: French, German and Turkish (machine translation). All localized languages have been updated (machine translation). Servers and the way of server-client interaction have been optimized. A new weapon has been added. Numerous changes to the UI. Research trees All the development trees are now structured, connected in the correct order. They have built-in workbenches for research and for creating objects. Read more further :) Names: Workbench for Research - Research Center Workbench for Crafting - Forge The importance of your own base…
- Update 0.5.3 - 18 February 2024
The update addresses various spawning and gameplay mechanic issues, introduces new gameplay elements, and enhances visual effects. Full Change Log: Fixes: Fixed spawning issue. HP display is now correct. FOV no longer resets after aiming or holstering weapons. Train movement has been fixed. Player-built ships now function properly again. Resolved issue causing spawning at the center of a star and subsequent death after restarting the game in a train. Wanderer spawn is now fixed. Additions: Added 6 new asteroids. Replaced all flying asteroid chunks. Improved visual representation and materials. Added 'Z' button for hover mode (toggle). Added 'X' button for automove mode. Disables pressing W or S. Footstep effects introduced. Damage dealt display now available. New loading screens (taken from Steam screenshots). Changes: Stations have been altered. Train has been redesigned. Icons for all…
- Official Server Wipe - 04.02.2024 - 18:00 CET - 3 February 2024
On February 4, 2024, at 18:00 CET there will be a global wipe of official servers. It will also make a small rebalance: Аfter many complaints about the Wanderers, their number will decrease. Level progression will slow down. The number of meteorites will decrease. There will also be an update on the community server. Without updating, making them public and just running them will not be possible.
- Community Servers - 16 January 2024
Hello! I would like to introduce you to Community Servers! Yes, if you don’t like PVP, now you can create both private and public your own server! You have more than 50 different settings at your disposal. There are 20 really useful things for you :) Community Servers can be launched by anyone who has the game added to their library. You can do this too :) You can find everything you need directly in the Steam library in the Tools tab: "Project Asteroids Community Server" In general, if you just want to start your local server just for yourself, then you just need to click “LAUNCH” and the server will start. You can connect to it directly in the game via “Direct Connection” or find it on the “Community Server” tab* * - if the server configuration file indicated that this is not a local server. Brief information on how to make the server public: You need a public IP on the machine (Windo…
- Update 0.5.2. Progression and Lore - 15 January 2024
Hello! The update will be available on Tuesday 16 January 2024 at 18.00 CET This update introduces a progression system. Now, to access better equipment, you need to enhance your skills in each category. There are currently five skill categories: Mining Plasma weapon skill Laser weapon skill Crafting objects Building We've also added stories about the Project Asteroids universe. You can find them in both the Main Menu and the in-game menu. However, these stories will be available at specific stages of development. The game has been optimized on the CPU side. Other changes include: A substantial number of bugs have been fixed. Display issues with many UI elements have been addressed. The main font of the game has been changed.
- Update 0.5.1.1 - 7 January 2024
Hello! This small update contains a correction to the Tutorial. Added the ability to invert mouse controls. Added the ability to change controls at your discretion. Other minor bugs have been fixed.
- Update 0.5.1 - 30 December 2023
Hello! The gravity generator on your ships has been fixed. Gravity will now be generated correctly in the direction where the equipment is installed, even while your ship is in flight. For owners of RTX video cards, DLSS support has been added. The respective settings can be found in Settings -> Video. Additionally, Lumen support has been added for "Lighting" and Reflections. The corresponding settings can be found in Settings -> Video.
