What changed in ASTRONEER in 2019

Rewarded after achieving 400 recovery points during the holiday event.

Various stability fixes implemented.

Controller now changes terrain painter settings after interaction with an attached mouse.

Rewarded after achieving 2500 recovery points during the holiday event.

Audio now correctly stops when the oxygenator is packaged, destroyed, or deleted.

Available in the game until the end of the year.

Fixed a bug that caused performance degradation in multiplayer games.

Rewarded after achieving 2500 recovery points during the holiday event.

Correct creative mode options are now selected by default.

Fixed a bug that caused performance degradation for clients in multiplayer games.

Limited time photo frame for sending holiday greetings.

Rewarded to all players after the community goal of 100,000,000 recovery points is achieved.

Control panel no longer enters broken state for multiplayer clients.

Tooltips now appear for clients when interacting with the Odd Stone/teleporter control panel.

Text string for 'PLAYER WILL NO LONGER TAKE DAMAGE' is now properly capitalized in Italian.

Audio no longer gets cut off during repackaging event.

Jetpack is now translated correctly in Russian.

Now correctly shows PlayStation button on PS4.

Medium Buggy Horn is now translated correctly in Polish.

Audio loop no longer continues to play after being packaged up.

Significantly reduces memory usage.

Corrected French text string in tutorial.

Participate in project CHEER to recover top secret experiments and earn exclusive rewards.

New module to send recovered project CHEER experiments back to EXO Dynamics.

Clients can now see the Trade Platform’s rocket animating back into place.

Resource deposits are now consistently visible to clients in multiplayer.

New plinths for rapid deployment of items from the backpack in multiple categories.

Players can no longer appear in unearned suits, palettes, or visors through menu tab switching.

Optimized memory allocation and terrain deformation on all platforms.

Custom version of the catalog with all EXO items unlocked and new item categories.

Allows players to travel anywhere freely to assist in creating large structures.

Locks terrain to its highest resolution for creating large sculptures, with a limit of 7 active anchors.

Saving and reloading no longer creates a partial nugget from the Chemistry Lab.

A new terrain tool variant with infinite soil canister and new functionalities like Eyedrop Mode and Paint Mode.

Centrifuge no longer breaks for clients when returning to relevance after finishing.

Options to toggle Oxygen, Vehicle Fuel, Power, Invincibility, and more in Creative Mode.

Small canister now auto pulls to medium canister when on separate storage.

A new game type allowing players to explore and create without limitations, disabling Oxygen and Power consumption.

New menu for the Creation Tool to choose colors, change brush size, and adjust deform speed.

Players can now join after loading a save without previous issues.

Fixes for Terrain Desyncs in multiplayer sessions, with potential artifacts in existing saves.

Fixes for shuttles stuck in orbit and unlocking customization items during multiplayer.

New item printed from Backpack, costs 1 Plastic.

Rovers self-correct rotation while airborne and allow manual pitch and yaw adjustments.

Fixed a bug causing performance degradation from tethers in multiplayer.

New item printed on Small Printer, costs 1 Plastic and 1 Rubber.

New item printed on Small Printer, costs 1 Aluminium Alloy and 1 Silicone.

Multiple bug fixes including typos, vehicle interactions, and UI issues.

New item printed on Small Printer, costs 1 Plastic and 1 Glass.

Limited time event with new flora on Atrox and Vesania, running until November 14th.

New item printed on Medium Printer, costs 1 Plastic, 1 Rubber, and 1 Steel.

Drill UI improved for consistency and visibility, displaying camera tilt and soil amount.

Fireworks now fire without delay when attached to aux slots and reactive sockets.

T1 Platforms now have oxygen rails.

Both sides of medium storage now have mouse collision when expanded.

Two new camera filters added to enhance adventure photos.

Medium printer can now print on the XL Platform A regardless of direction.

Client can now hear their own backpack printer sound effects.

Figurine Platform can be printed from the Large Printer with a resource cost of 1 Iron, 2 Steel, and 1 Aluminium Alloy.

Large Storage Ring now has correct sound effects when picked up, dropped, and when landing.

Scanner can be printed on the Backpack with a resource cost of 1 Steel and byte cost of 4,000.

LOD range for stalagmites has been increased.

The number of beacon colors has been increased to 10, up from 6.

All three shredders now maintain any partial scrap nuggets through save load.

Can be printed from the Large Printer with a resource cost of 1 Aluminium Alloy, 1 Steel, and 2 Titanium.

Galactic suit now points correctly when the player clicks on terrain.

Jetpack now shuts off when picking up an item while using aux keys to fly.

Soil Centrifuge no longer becomes stuck in downward position after saving and exiting.

Hologram orientation of packaged Extra Large Arch Platform now matches the XL Arch Platform.

All platforms cables now disconnect once out of cable range.

Large Hoop Platforms now have the proper amount of oxygen connection points.

Any combination of Augments can now be equipped at the same time.

Dropship will now bring players to the original starting shelter instead of the new player created shelter.

Can be printed from the Medium Printer with a resource cost of 1 Aluminium Alloy, 1 Ceramic, and 1 Iron.

Orientation of packaged items is now maintained when placing them onto a platform.

Small printer is no longer able to print from diagonal slots on the tall platform.

Printer is disabled when slotted into any of the non-horizontal slots on the Recreational Canopy.

Boost Mod now properly affects tool speed when combined with Narrow or Wide mod.

Can be printed from the Backpack with a resource cost of 1 Plastic.

Last tether in bundle is now placed as expected.

Unlock new palettes while completing the Wanderer experience.

Stone figurines for the Figurine Platform that spawn on specific planets.

Provides additional boost when jumping, limited time usage.

XL Platform B’s oxygen indicator is now only on when connected to oxygen.

Players can now hear the notification pings better.

Updated the art of Chemistry Lab, Crane, Small Battery, Medium Battery, Large Seat, Medium Wind Turbine, Trade Platform, and Winch.

Both Large Storage Silo A and B can now be shredded in the T4 shredder.

Takes instant photograph when slotted, delayed when placed on the ground.

Tooltip now says Detritus as expected.

All decorators on Desolo now give players organic when harvested.

Special slots available on new Hoop platforms, Arch Platform, and Ring Storage.

Wind vanes and decorators now have synced wind response to wind streaks.

Small battery no longer has overlapping plugs.

Odd Stone on the Gateway Station now has proximity highlight for controller players.

Provides sustained direction thrust, consumes hydrazine.

Modules are now able to automatically pull resources from Large Storage Silos.

Changes made to customization options are now reflected to each other.

Recreational item printed from Medium Printer.

Large Rover will no longer fall through the ground when terrain tool is used or when a drill is active.

Repackager and Dynamite are now more closely oriented to the item they are attached to.

Resources deposits will no longer disappear from client's perspective.

An inexpensive illumination device that provides temporary guidance for 15 minutes before expiring.

Packable shelter that creates a new save and spawn point.

Recreational item printed from Large Printer.

Cost reduced to 1 Tungsten & 1 Steel.

All three printers will now swap out the proper quantities of resources.

Tethers that were previously disappearing are now spawned in the air next to the player.

Audio Listener position works properly on spherical worlds.

Soil Centrifuge now returns resources to upright position after extracting soil.

Recreational item printed from Medium Printer.

Recreational item printed from Medium Printer.

Gateway station now has correct mouse-over UI in orbital view.

Players can now manually toggle the orientation of the Medium Storage.

LOD for some aspects of the trade platform have been extended.

Platforms will no longer sink into the ground if terrain around them is manipulated.

Research Chamber appears as expected for client when they leave relevance.

Client is now able to use Soil Centrifuge if they have left the area and returned.

No longer causes visual issues when approaching after loading a save.

Medium Storage now unfolds correctly on Extra Large Platforms.

Wrecked Point of Interest platform legs can now be shredded in the Medium shredder.

Dots now correctly turn red when out of range.

Planting seeds now plays the corresponding sound effects.

Printed from Medium Printer, costs 3 Steel and 7,500 Bytes.

Slight optimization to speed up map load times.

Pressing F1 or XXXX on Gamepad opens Astropedia directly.

Particle effects connected to terrain now get destroyed when terrain is removed.

SFX should not be heard while loading screen is present.

Printed from Medium Printer, costs 1 Aluminum Alloy, 2 Plastic and 4,000 Bytes.

Printed from Small Printer, costs 2 Plastic and 1,500 Bytes.

New descriptions indicate that mutant seeds are growing.

Players can no longer get stuck in the dropship during the tutorial.

Airbags contain firework variants for July holidays and lunar landing anniversary.

Debris objects no longer grow and shrink when unpacking.

No longer visible while orbiting or traveling through space.

No longer spawns an extra seat when unpacking.

Highlight bar alignment is now consistent across different monitor types.

Highlight bar remains until the action is completed.

Discover the historical lander on Desolo to receive Vintage Red Palette and Vintage Emblem Visor until August 31, 2019.

Printed from Medium Printer, costs 3 Aluminum Alloy and 5,000 Bytes.

Trace function on cables adjusted for easier slotting between platforms.

All plants now grant Organic when harvested with the Terrain Tool.

Client can now use Chemistry Lab after leaving relevance.

Death VFX are no longer disproportionately large when dug up.

Workaround for 16MB save file size limitation.

Popper death animation is now restored to its appropriate size.

Tow boost is now applied to wheel forces for more stable towing.

Vehicle-flip operation should now work consistently on every planet.

The Recreational Sphere can be printed from the Medium Printer using 1 Aluminum Alloy and 1 Rubber.

Drops from hazards should no longer be ejected at high velocity.

Fixed a bug where the solar system would stop moving.

The Medium Storage Silo can be printed from the Small Printer using 2 Titanium.

Print animation is now properly synced with the completion of the Research Chamber.

The Recruit palette now properly applies to the Retro, Flight, and Terran suits.

Log in before August 31st to acquire the Summer 'Sunset' and 'Sunrise' themed Palettes and Visor sets.

Fixed a bug where multiple emotes were missing SFX when paired with certain suits.

Players can now exit the dropship when they press 'Use' before being prompted in the Tutorial.

Significantly optimized system for flecks that fly from harvested resource deposits to eliminate frame time spikes.

EXO firmware updates improve vehicle handling and maneuverability.

The Terrain Tool reticle decal has been visually overhauled for better deformation response.

Saving and exiting a Multiplayer game while a Client player is still in the dropship will no longer leave behind a dropship on the landing pad.

Front-mounted drills now respond to steering and adjust deformation accordingly.

Value of the Extra Large Storage adjusted to better match its cost.

Vehicles now slow down faster than they speed up with added braking force.

The Medium Platform C can be printed from the Small Printer using 1 Resin.

Projectiles shot from the Shooters now have SFX upon impact.

Various optimizations to transform updating and object overlap detection.

Reduced maximum speed while drilling and increased wheel friction based on terrain difficulty.

Proximity Poppers should no longer play their explosion VFX when they spawn.

Small gravel-like nuggets are no longer left behind when resources are exploded with Dynamite.

Planted seeds should no longer float if the terrain is dug out from underneath them.

The Floodlight can be printed from the Backpack using 1 Tungsten Carbide.

Fixed a bug where wheel constraints would occasionally break when stuck in the ground.

Fixed vehicles failing to brake when sliding faster than their max speed.

The Tall Platform can be printed from the Small Printer using 1 Copper.

The Tall Storage can be printed from the Small Printer using 1 Ceramic.

New seeds will spawn from destroyed hazards, resulting in harmless plants.

Cursor selection should no longer break after renaming a saved game.

Lids are no longer mislabeled as detritus when packaged.

Various optimizations to actor spawning to reduce the impact on frame rate.

The parking brake now engages automatically when the throttle is released below a certain speed.

In Multiplayer games, seeds should no longer disappear immediately from Client player’s perspective when planted.

Deforming terrain with a Tier 2 vehicle drill should no longer cause nearby decorators to fall through terrain.

Fixed a bug which allowed players to remain in unearned suits and color palettes after cycling through menu tabs.

Nuggets should no longer appear disconnected from the Terrain Tool slot when harvested.

The Recreational Canopy can be printed from the Large Printer using 2 Aluminum, 1 Steel, and 1 Explosive Powder.

A new shredder that recycles larger items into scrap.

Sound effects now play correctly when loading soil into the Soil Centrifuge.

Client players can now interact with objects after quitting the game while in a vehicle.

Improved overall performance for object spawning.

Power infrastructure now performs better as it scales up.

Players can now preview suits, color palettes, and emotes before starting a game.

Tethers no longer supply oxygen when disconnected from an oxygen source.

Small generators now retain their hologram after resource consumption.

Resolved seams appearing between biomes of different hardness levels.

All non-starter catalog items have had their byte costs increased by 25%.

New flora and research samples added to the mantle layers of these planets.

Rover sound effects now scale and transition more smoothly.

The largest platform available, capable of fitting 4 large items or 1 extra large item plus 2 large items.

Improved performance for planet decorators and resource deposits.

Tether lines now correctly adapt to the multiplayer environment.

Printing animation now matches the speed of resource consumption.

Fixed a glitch allowing client players to fly around when entering a shuttle and picking it up simultaneously.

A number of balance and distribution changes to Hazards and Research Samples included.

Fixed a bug causing batteries to send out power on directional connections without excess power.

Fixed a bug where players were unable to drive Large Rover trains of more than two Rovers.

Bouncevine explosion delay increased from 0.5 to 1.5 seconds after uprooting.

Adjusted toxin strength, especially for the Elegant Spewflower underground.

Respawn times increased by 25%, with increased value and reduced research time.

Text boxes no longer overlap when collecting multiple resource types in quick succession.

Fixed a bug suppressing small printer functionality until the correct cable is connected.

Addressed an issue causing intermittent crashes in version 1.0.14.0.

Astronium nugget now uses the correct texture.

Patch includes a large update to networking code to improve performance in multiplayer sessions.

Increased spawn probability on Sylvan forest biome by 25%.

Scrap value of Graphite fixed from 0.75 to 0.25, addressing a minor exploit.

A trio of Volatile Cataplants now sprout on Glacio’s ice sheets.

Fixed a bug causing the Shelter tooltip to not reappear after exiting.

Emote selections are now persistent account-wide.

Fixed a bug where suit palettes with non-default materials incorrectly changed backpack slot colors.

Fixed messaging for non-researchable items until save is reloaded.

Fixed an incorrect research Byte value and research time on some hazards.

Code redemption is now available in Astroneer.

The Gateway teleportation exit point has been changed to prevent fall damage.

Resolved issue where digging up Hazards with research samples caused them to become stuck.

Resolved issue where moving wrecked rover seat prevented player interaction with debris POI after save.

Picking up a tether post triggers a network split; disconnection does not affect other tether connections.

Reworked the algorithm for tether placement to reduce hitches and improve predictability and control.

Resolved several crashes to increase overall game stability.

Achievement 'Journey to the Center of the Thing' now unlocks correctly when requirements are met.

New tether posts now connect to the closest tether post of each distinct tether network in range.

Included various performance enhancements such as despawning debris and optimizing object updates.

Fixed bug causing objects to be unusable for client players when unpacked or repackaged outside host's view.

Addressed pressing performance concerns with significant framerate improvements compared to existing saves.

Resolved visual issue where quick stowing a large item triggered 'Backpack Full' UI warning.

Increased the deformation size for Crane-mounted Drills.

Crane-mounted Drills will now dig properly beyond the surface.

Resolved bug causing carried objects to clip through terrain and become lost.

Additional power will now be consumed when multiple Drills are attached to one vehicle.

Addressed multiple bugs that hindered the tutorial experience for new players.

Deformation rate has been standardized across all Drill hardness tiers when drilling soft terrain.

Resolved bug preventing Crane and Drills mounted on vehicles from collecting soil into canisters.

Achievement will now unlock correctly upon reaching the mantle of any planet, but requires revisiting the mantle.

Resolved issues where Client players saw seams in deformed terrain around resource deposits.

Players can now shred the RTG in the Shredder.

Lower strength Drill will now activate correctly when a higher strength Drill is detached.

Players can no longer generate infinite Scrap by manipulating Small Batteries on the Shredder.

Addressed several commonly reported crashes to enhance overall game stability.

Players will now only be slightly bumped instead of being launched into the air, preventing lethal damage.

Changes made to ensure players see customization items unlocked through achievements.

Fixed issue when pressing 'Enter' multiple times when entering a seat.

Achievement should now become unlocked by unearthing Popcoral.

Icon now matches the resource’s tool tip.

Included improvements to load/join experience for consistency.

Removed 'hover over something + press F to Quickstow' due to issues for gamepad users.

Added guards and performance improvements to address the issue.

Fixed issue with platform communication affecting inventory display.

Fixed a bug that caused foliage to shrink in place when harvesting with the Terrain Tool at maximum range.

Fixed a bug where Research Samples attached to the bottom of Hazards would fall through terrain when the Hazard was dug up.

Made additional performance improvements to the Terrain system, specifically when deforming a lot of terrain.

Fixed crash which would occur when saving a game, causing that save game to be corrupted. Affected saved games should become playable again.

Fixed an issue where Clients would not see the appropriate Oxygenator state in Multiplayer games.

Fixed a bug where undermining large EXO wrecks would cause them to jitter around wildly while looking for a stable resting spot.

Fixed a bug where Hazards would be destroyed too quickly when dug up, making unburying behavior more consistent for all objects.

Fixed a collision issue on some of the larger rocks and formations found on Vesania.

Made small changes to how often Achievement progress is reported back to the back end service, stabilizing the connection.

Fixed an issue that would cause game audio to play through Oculus Tray Tool if it was running rather than speakers or headphones.

Put guards around the most commonly occurring low-level crash, improving overall stability of the game.

Fixed a rare crash that would occur if a player deformed terrain then quickly exited the game, preventing the game from saving their terrain changes properly.

Made some targeted performance optimizations in the Terrain and Multiplayer systems.

Reduced the number of times the game pings our backend service with Achievement progress to address Retro Suits not appearing for some players.

Fixed a crash that would happen if speedy players attempted to open the catalog before their Astroneer had fully spawned in the world.

Astroneer has officially released version 1.0 after two years of Early Access and community feedback.