- Update 1.7.8 - 13 April 2020
New New error log system. File size protection. if log file line count is bigger than 1000 the log file will reset. Polarization Upgrade speed Rover Speed Upgrade Rover Analyze speed Upgrade VHS will save your movie links now, so you can easy change the movie with one click Reset Button for the color schemes Updated tutorial system Tips disabled option has been removed. The new system won't show all the time, so it is unnecessary to exist. Graphics fixes and improvements Sun shafts render improvements Improve Screen Space Reflection quality without performance hit Improvement of some of the materials Improved reflections inside the Antenna Server Room New shadow system. The new system increases the shadow distance and resolution. Medium Settings is the Default setting for the game. Even on low settings looks better than the old system. Added shadow option for vegetation. Improved sun re…
- Update 1.7.7 - 25 January 2020
New Colorblind filter in Graphics option Color Scheme options for changing the colors of your display text Options to change the terminal color Option to change the signal strength bar Fixes : Player.log file has been temporary disabled. Using the VHS players / Unity Video Player, the engine starts filling the player.log file with same warning all the time increasing the file size and causing the game to crash. The standard log will be replaced with custom made in future updates. Monitor Image UI scale When sleep with flashlight it stays on Resting System changes Auto calibration finishes after sleep While sleeping the system recharge will move faster / Keep in mind that you can wake up without power :) While Sleeping the antenna will rotate based on timescale Others Geometry optimizations for some model Ambient light improvement Small UI improvements
- Updated : In cause you are experiencing a freeze while loading the game - 8 January 2020
UPDATE : LOADING PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED When loading the game you can experience a freeze. The is not crashing just loading a big amount of textures that are used as monitor animations. It was created to reduce the CPU usage. Right now i am working on a visual loading system that will show you the loading progress. So don't panic when you hit 100% loaded and you wait some time till the game start.
- Update 1.7.6 additional fixes and changes - 8 January 2020
Fixes : - Fix the grass rendering in the rover mode and storm the ares, Now shouldn't be rendered white or missing Changes: - Rover now uses a rigid body as a simulation instead of raytracing. This will help detects the environment better. - All prerendered textures for BOINC, antenna animations, etc. are implemented in the game. With this technique the CPU usage will be decreased, especially using the BOINC. The only downfall will be the increased loading time before starting a new game ( as some of you have already found ).
- Update 1.7.6 small update - 27 December 2019
Fix: When using the VHS, the game starts filling the log file with thousands of unnecessary logs. Vegetation scale in distance Optimizations: In the old version the monitor antennas, planets when you detect signals and other animated monitor images were rendered in realtime as textures increasing the CPU usage. I have started to prerender some of the animations as separate textures, removing the camera rendering. The downside of this is a little more Ram usage and loading time, but this will decrease the CPU usage. In the next few weeks expect updates that will replace the old system.
- Update 1.7.6 - 21 December 2019
Thanks to D00mD0g for recording some real signals that are added to the game. Here is the tech he used : New Telescope Added to the game VHS - you can now watch movies from your local hard drive - IMPORTANT only .mp4 and .avi files can be played Some new secrets :) Fixes : If you click on the laptop and then quickly get out of the chair the laptop screen still opens. During the bug above if you click on the terminal and then exit out it won't return you to the main laptop screen (where you can select from scanner, database .etc) and instead closes you out of the laptop entirely. At this point the mouse cursor is still visible and you won't be able to interact with anything. Some lights doesn't show on snow. When solar panels are clean from snow and start cleaning again the snow layer resets. When using the laptop if you click on the rover, then on logout and then go to the scanner witho…
- Update 1.7.5 - 17 October 2019
Fixes: Fix Crash caused by Power Surge generation. Fix Aurora Profile Shader Update error Fix when buying a skin doesn't cost you credits. Fix an error when in Storm The Area mode the code is still trying to access the tips Indoor Ambient Light too bright at daytime Fix when Tips disabled to appear randomly Fixed Moon blinking glitch. Fix Crash when trying to access the Sun Light Intensity Fix Crash caused by Space Shooter updating the enemies count. Improvements: Foliage details improved Foliage will be rendered only when visible, before was based on patches and was rendered even if there is a wall in front of the camera. Rover sound while doing some action like moving, analyze etc. Ambient light will change when player is indoor or outdoor. This way when outdoor the sun shadows won't be so dark, but when you are inside the ambient light will be less intense, so you will not get too br…
- Update 1.7.4 - 1 October 2019
FIXES: Transition between day and night. The sky will no longer be black without stars. The stars will slowly appear as expected Door locks will respond correctly when used Artifacts caused by screen space reflections Rover UI stretch on different resolutions Database exit button cropped on specific resolutions Incorrect Azimuth calibration information. The bug doesn't inform you that you have to calibrate Azimuth Fixed Del button for player reset position. Now should be used every 60 minutes Antenna Outdoor lights still emits even when off ADD: Wind System. Based on the weather, rain, thunder, clouds etc. the game will generate a wind that will affect the antennas position. This may change the antenna coordinates causing problems detecting a signal in bad weather. Add a Pop Up to ask if you want to go to the main menu Added a close button for the panel for the new radio. Before you had…
- Update 1.7.3 - 2 September 2019
FIXES Database selected signal is white causing unreadable text Radar signal position icon missing texture Rover detects object even if the object is not visible Terminal misspell Missing icon on laptop UI Mother Ship animation activation on start of a game Database exit icon missing at 16:10 monitors. Part of the UI was cropped ADD At September 20th the is an event to storm Area 51, so i have added something to pass some time where aliens will storm your base. Separate from the main game you can access it from the main menu. Alarm when rover detects objects, won't be necessary to watch it all the time. Add small meteors and minerals on the ground. There can be only one spawned at the time. Spawned meteors can be scanned with the rover for data that will give you 150 credits. Once scanned the meteor will generate again to a new place on the map Add music slider in Audio Setting. Will af…
- Update 1.7.2 is official now ! - 6 August 2019
Signals: More signals suggested from the community More event signals One event that can be activated using the rover Curiosity Rover: A new UI in the laptop where you can control the rover The rover is programmable, you can choose between forward, backward, left, right, analyze. Commands can be stacked so you can execute up to 20 commands Analyzing the ground can give you science data, like chemical elements that can be converted to resources as credits, electronics, transmitters, etc. Rover detects radiation and temperature, higher radiation means there is something hidden somewhere. Closer you are higher radiation. Radio: UI changes You now can remove or add a radio from the game. Generated JSON file in the save folder will stay, so you can do it from there too. Fixes: Shadow artifacts through transparent objects Observatory shader too dark when lights off Alpha channel rendered befo…
- Update 1.7.2 Beta - 31 July 2019
Curiosity Rover: A new UI in the laptop where you can control the rover The rover is programmable, you can choose between forward, backward, left, right, analyze. Commands can be stacked so you can execute up to 20 commands Analyzing the ground can give you science data, like chemical elements that can be converted to resources as credits, electronics, transmitters, etc. Rover detects radiation and temperature, higher radiation means there is something hidden somewhere. Closer you are higher radiation. Radio: UI changes You now can remove or add a radio from the game. Generated JSON file in the save folder will stay, so you can do it from there too. Fixes: Observatory shader too dark when lights off Alpha channel rendered before the fog causing graphical black spots at distance. Sun shafts are now connected with the fog Fog and Sun Shaft resolution is connected to volumetric effects. In…
- Coming up... - 18 July 2019
For those who are not in Discord and missed what is coming next and it is in progress : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN04-q2SvZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr56uW0rIg4
- Missing Server Models - 1 July 2019
There were some errors switching from Unity 2018 to Unity 2019 causing missing Game Models. All the assets are visible now and should work as expected. I am really sorry for the inconvenience that i have caused. Hope you understand. For a lone developer it's a difficult task to catch every bug in the game. Once again i apologize !
- Update 1.7.1 bulid 4 - 30 June 2019
The game is updated to Unity Engine 2019 Fix : Online Radio turning on/off. Fix : Moving towards walls in the observatory causing audio distortion Fix : Moving towards wall in the observatory causing around 50% fps drop Fix : Reflection probes random performance drop Fix : FPS shuttering every second when not sitting down on the desk.
- Update 1.7.1 build 3 - 28 June 2019
Fix : Camera rotation when laptop is oppened Online Radio : When the games starts, it will generate a RadioList.json file in the save folder. You can open it with any editor and remove or add radios if you want. I have adding a Reload button in the game when opening the radio to update the changes inside the game. If you mess something with the file just delete it and it will generate again as default. - Added Cart Radio Button / Check controls - Once in the vehicle you can start/stop the radio using the default key "R" (you can change it if you want).
- Update 1.7.1 - Online Radio - 24 June 2019
First lets start with a community contribution. Spetial Thanks to Minka for the great Alien art witch is included in the game ( Check the cork board ) Next the game : - Implemented Online Radio, for now i have added 37 radio stations. The old one NASA archives is still in the game. You can change the stations through the laptop. I have added an radio UI to choose a station. In case you need to add you can always ask for a specific station to add. - Resolution menu shows refresh rate. FIX: Type errors. Objects LOD using higher FOV. Coffee cup invisible in some cases. For the last 10 months i was working almost without a rest, so just to let you know that from 5.07 - 12.07 i am planing to take some rest. Till then will work on small optimizations and improvements. After that will continue to work as hard as i can to please everyone and add more to the game. Thank you all !
- 1.7 Update - fixes and changes - 10 June 2019
- Lights with realtime shadows will now generate shadows only when the player is in close to the light source. This will reduce the shadow casters and improving the performance. Sun light stays the same as before. - Volumetric fog resolution reduced - improving the performance. - Sitting on the desk will disable most of the game objects to reduce unnecessary calculations, it will also disable all the shadows except the sun and the light over the desk. - Displays with animated textures like Weather App, Boinc, Outdoor Camera , etc will render only when necessary. When you are outside they will be fully disabled. - Graphic Option for animated textures setting the animation framerate. - Smaller rocks around the terrain except the bigger ones will not affect the Cart speed anymore. - In case you are close to the Cart respawn point, the respawn coordinates will change, so it won't respawn on…
- Update 1.7 - 7 June 2019
NEW: AutoCalibration - a system that can be activated from the terminal. It will disable antenna rotation while calibrating the antennas. It will be slower than manual calibration, but you can manually calibrate the antennas to speed up the process. Changes to the antenna position to look like the Very Large Array, in Socorro, NM, USA . Also the number of the antennas is increased. Antenna activation/deactivation changes. Instead of using separate switches to deactivate the antennas, will be added a rotational button to change between power usage and antenna detection. Command Line Memory - Arrow Up/Down switch between written commands Aurora Borealis Generation - not every night, but there is a big chance to be visible. The BOINC Project New signal and Ambient sounds - Credits to Tokyo A Community paragraph in Credits Page to credit everyone helping improving the game. ( Community Help…
- Update 1.7 Trailer - 29 May 2019
Just a small Trailer for the next update, planned to be released in the next 2 weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCtCkK_AtAk
- Update 1.6.2 - 23 April 2019
ADD : Weather report Cloud Map Weather will be based on the cloud map Current weather will be saved and load. Weather prediction Monitor showind all weather reports The weather transition is smoother and slower than before. The goal was more realistic approach - Most of the doors can be locked and unlock now. CHANGES New Mouse Model :) Improved detection of objects when exiting the vehicle. Sky scanner frequency detection will be called : pollarisation of the electromagnetic waves FIXES Switches sometimes activates the Graph Coordinate detection. Performance drop while resting and it is raining at the same time. Outdoor ambient sounds can be heard in the observatory when standing next to doors Audio options doesn't affect the radio Vehicle rotation on Reset Position Vehicle delay trying to drive forward or backward.
