What changed in Space Engineers in 2017

Welding batteries no longer resets their power state without damaging power cells.

Welding batteries no longer resets their power state without damaging the power cells.

Enhanced jetpack functionality while flying on a moving ship for dedicated servers.

Enhanced jetpack functionality for players flying on moving ships in dedicated servers.

Addressed problems with laser antennas in the game.

Players can now input Chinese text in the game.

Resolved issues related to the Gravity HUD display.

Continues with improvements for the last major update.

Includes a full list of bugfixes and improvements related to the last major update.

Allows you to completely stop a rotor spinning even when external forces are applied.

Allows players to completely stop a rotor spinning even when external forces are applied.

Significant improvements to the physics system focusing on pistons, rotors, landing gears, and grid deformations.

Massive updates to the Mod API and Programmable Block API for modders and scripters.

Significant improvements to physics focusing on pistons, rotors, landing gears, and grid deformations.

Physics are now more stable, preventing creations from breaking or exploding under normal conditions.

Physics stability enhancements to prevent creations from breaking or exploding under normal conditions.

Massive updates to the Mod API and Programmable Block API for modders and scripters.

Modders should prepare for changes that may break existing scripts.

Modders should prepare for changes that may break existing scripts.

Thruster damage now strictly follows the visual representation of the thruster flame.

Character backpacks can now be removed from the world via the 'Remove Floating Objects' function in the Space Master screen.

Character backpacks can now be removed from the world via the 'Remove Floating Objects' function in the Space Master screen.

Thruster damage now strictly follows the visual representation of the thruster flame.

The in-game Chinese translation was updated.

Other minor issues and crashes were resolved.

Decision made to reduce the number of videos released in favor of higher quality for major updates.

Remote Control functions: Take Control and Sharing now operate as intended.

Decided to reduce the number of videos in favor of their quality, with videos for major updates only.

Take Control and Sharing functions in Remote Control now work correctly.

Issues with block groups in the control panel have been resolved.

Issues with block groups in the control panel have been resolved.

Improvements made to reduce the frequency of crashes in multiplayer mode.

Improvements made to reduce the frequency of crashes in multiplayer mode.

Addressed crashes in single player, multiplayer, and with modded blocks.

Improves loading and saving time.

Fixed issue with certain grids exploding due to merge block.

Fixed displacement option not working on static grids for rotors.

Fixed lots of minor, game related memory leaks.

Fixed air vent draining power when turned off.

Fixed meteors destroying themselves on spawn.

Fixed small head rotor having the wrong displacement values.

Fixed interior turrets aiming above intended target.

Fixed rocket launcher option 'shoot' not working properly.

Fixed small head rotor having the wrong displacement values.

Fixed displacement option not working on static grids for rotors.

Fixed misplacement of bullets origin when shooting and crouching.

Fixed rocket launcher option 'shoot' not working properly.

Fixed meteors destroying themselves on spawn.

Fixed rotor issue with velocity and rotation on static grids.

Fixed emissivity for merge block.

Fixed long term huge grid, planet and voxel storage related leaks (multiple gigabytes per one session).

Fixed misplacement of bullets origin when shooting and crouching.

Fixed air vent draining power when turned off.

This update focuses on memory optimizations and fixing memory leaks.

Fixed interior turrets aiming above intended target.

Fixed huge texture memory leak introduced in 182 major release and reduced necessary texture memory to half.

Fixed rotor issue with velocity and rotation on static grids.

Reduced necessary texture memory to half by fixing long term issue.

Fixed issue with certain grids exploding due to merge block.

Fixed huge texture memory leak introduced in 182 major release.

Ongoing work to fix memory leaks, expected in the next major update.

Added a new cryopod interior to enhance immersion.

Ongoing work to fix memory leaks, expected in the next major update.

A new cryopod interior has been added to enhance immersion.

Fixed the small advanced rotor head causing involuntary movement for large rotors.

Fixed the collision model for dead astronauts in the Campaign mode.

Corrected emissive properties for corner LCD panels.

Resolved issues with emissive textures for corner LCD panels.

Purple texture issue in construction model for decoy block has been resolved.

Resolved the issue of the Administrator page not appearing after a player was banned.

Added advanced rotor head for small grid and advanced rotor part for large grid.

Addressed an issue where the suicide command did not work when invulnerability was enabled.

Fixed issue where small advanced rotor head caused involuntary movement for large rotors.

Collision model for dead astronauts in Campaign mode has been corrected.

Fixed the purple texture issue in the construction model of the decoy block.

Suicide function now works correctly when invulnerability is enabled.

Administrator page now appears correctly after a ban.

Added advanced rotor head for small grid and advanced rotor part for large grid, addressing clang issues.

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Includes broken emissivity, holo LCD textures, and highlight on objects where aiming.

Thrusters now turn off their lighting when turned off.

A counter of physical shapes has been added to the grid's info terminal screen, with warnings for limits.

A counter of physical shapes has been added to the grid's info terminal screen, with warnings for limits.

Thrusters keep their lighting even after being turned off.

New OBJ exporter allows for creating 3D prints and sharing on platforms like Sketchfab.

General performance improvements made in this update.

Various crash fixes implemented to improve game stability.

Various crash fixes implemented to improve game stability.

Ability to add Sketchfab models to Steam Workshop pages for interactive previews.

New exporter allows creation of 3D prints and sharing on platforms like Sketchfab.

Ability to add Sketchfab models to Steam Workshop pages for interactive previews.

General improvements made as part of ongoing development.

Improvements made to the 3rd person camera functionality with subs-grids.

Fixed issues related to flickering shadows in the game.

Enhanced compatibility for AMD hardware to reduce issues.

Fixed issues causing flickering shadows in the game.

Various crash issues have been addressed in this update.

Enhanced compatibility for AMD hardware.

Various crash issues have been addressed to improve game stability.

Improvements made to the 3rd person camera functionality with subs-grids.

Improvements to tree LODs will allow for denser forests while maintaining higher frames per second on planets.

Added the ability to rollback to the most updated version of the previous major update 1.179 via the BETAS tab in Steam.

Added the ability to rollback to the most updated version of the previous major update 1.179 via the BETAS tab in Steam.

Improvements to the visuals and lighting in the game are being developed.

Efforts to improve rendering performance and visuals in the game are underway.

Work is ongoing to address various slowdowns and performance drops in multiplayer.

Improvements to tree LODs will allow for denser forests while maintaining higher frames per second on planets.

Programmers are working on various slowdowns and performance drops in multiplayer.

Improvements to rendering performance and visuals, including lighting enhancements.

Character animations for using tools or weapons have been updated for a more natural position.

Character animations for using tools or weapons have been updated for a more natural position.

Completely redesigned server browser that is faster and includes many new features.

Completely redesigned server browser that is faster and includes many new features.

Continued work on optimizing game performance and multiplayer, with recent stress tests conducted.

A new server browser with features like IP address connection and search filters is coming in the next major update.

Continued work on optimizing game performance and multiplayer, including recent stress tests.

Resolved an issue where ships were not affected by gravity, allowing them to fly on planets as if in space.

Ships with multiple types of thrusters will no longer slowly fall in planetary gravity.

A new server browser with features like IP address connection and search filters will be introduced in the next major update.

Resolved an issue where ships were not being affected by gravity, allowing them to fly on planets as if in space.

Ships with multiple types of thrusters will no longer slowly fall in planetary gravity.

A new badge has appeared in the main menu screen for Deluxe version owners.

New script allows modders to quickly fix icons and other UI textures for their mods.

A new script allows modders to quickly fix icons and other UI textures for their mods.

New Font Tool allows quick conversion of any font to a compatible format for the game.

New Font Tool added to convert any font to a compatible format for the game.

A new badge has appeared in the main menu screen for Deluxe version owners.

A speedometer and an inventory capacity bar have been added to the HUD, updating as the character's backpack fills.

New red hazard icons alert players to full inventory, low health, and low oxygen levels.

The first iteration of the new HUD features less clutter, with informational text replaced by bars and icons.

Players can change the opacity of the HUD background via game options.

The first iteration of the new HUD has been released, featuring a cleaner layout with bars and icons replacing cluttered text.

Nearly every element of the user interface has been updated, including the main menu and control panel.

Oxygen and hydrogen bars now indicate the number of bottles in inventory that can replenish personal supplies.

Numerous visual changes have been made to the main toolbar while retaining classic style elements.

Nearly every element of the user interface has been updated, including the main menu and control panel.

A new gravity indicator shows the gravitational plane orientation and velocity marker when seated on a ship or station.

The new HUD is fully moddable, allowing modders to customize it.

A new gravity indicator shows the gravitational plane orientation and includes a velocity marker.

The HUD now includes a speedometer and an inventory capacity bar that updates as the backpack fills.

New bars indicate how many bottles of oxygen and hydrogen are in the inventory for replenishment.

When seated on a ship or station, players will see bars indicating power usage and hydrogen fuel levels.

Red hazard icons will alert players to low health, low oxygen, and full inventory.

The new HUD is fully moddable, allowing modders to customize it.

Implemented parallelization for turrets and thrusters to improve performance on grids using many of them.

A new multiplayer dogfighting scenario has been released.

Previous updates will be available as a separate rollback branch on Steam.

Made various improvements to multiplayer performance.

Removed Develop branch; only one branch with Minor and Major updates.

Introduced a new multiplayer dogfighting scenario called Dead Drop Arena.

General improvements made to multiplayer gameplay.

Removed Develop branch; now only one branch with Minor and Major updates.

Implemented parallelization for turrets and thrusters to improve performance on grids.

Significant number of blocks larger than 1x1x1 now have improved placement behaviour.

Significant number of blocks larger than 1x1x1 have improved placement behaviour.

The range of ship-based welders has been increased, making them more efficient than hand welders.

Wheel suspension blocks have new default settings to ease building of wheeled vehicles.

Resolved a couple of issues related to the renderer.

The range of ship-based welders has been increased for better efficiency compared to hand welders.

Resolved a couple of issues related to the renderer.

Wheel suspension blocks now have new default settings for easier vehicle building.

A new cutscene editor allows mission and scenario makers to create cutscenes within the game using the visual scripting tool.

The release of the new HUD has been postponed due to technical complications and internal feedback.

The release of the new HUD has been postponed for further improvements and polishing.

A new cutscene editor allows mission and scenario makers to create cutscenes within the game, designed to work with the visual scripting tool.

The new HUD is nearing completion with initial implementation and playtesting to begin soon.

An in-game cutscene editor is in development, allowing previewing of cutscenes.

Trash removal settings are now saved upon the reload of a world.

An in-game cutscene editor is being developed, allowing previewing of cutscenes within the game.

Lens flares have been added to the sun and are fully moddable.

Interior wall emissives will no longer be affected by changing the color of the block.

Players can no longer take blueprints of grids they do not own and cannot transfer ownership to enemy players.

The search box in the G screen is now selected by default for immediate typing.

Players can no longer take blueprints of grids they do not own and cannot transfer ownership to enemy players.

Lens flares have been added to the sun, fully moddable.

The new HUD is nearing completion and will begin playtesting soon.

Interior wall emissives will no longer be affected by changing the colour of the block itself.

Lens flares are fully moddable, encouraging community creativity.

Trash removal settings are now saved upon the reload of a world.

The search box in the G screen is now selected by default for immediate typing.

Designers are looking into balance and overall gameplay of survival and preparing new scenarios.

Damaged conveyor tubes will no longer emit light, indicating which block needs repair.

Player character color will now remain the same upon respawn at a medical room.

Continued focus on stability, performance, and multiplayer improvements.

Idle thrusters will no longer cause damage to players and surrounding grids.

Damaged conveyor tubes will no longer emit light, indicating which block needs repair.

The texture of light and heavy armor has been updated for a cleaner and less noisy appearance.

Updated textures for light and heavy armor, making them look cleaner and less noisy.

Slight tweaks made to central blast door blocks.

New mirrored versions of wheels allow tire tread to face the same direction on both sides of a vehicle.

New mirrored versions of wheels allow tire tread to face the same direction on both sides of a vehicle.

Merge blocks visually adjusted to match their air tight status.

Idle thrusters will no longer cause damage to players and surrounding grids.

Slight tweaks made to central blast door blocks.

Merge blocks visually adjusted to match their air tight status.

Player character color will now remain the same upon respawn at a medical room.

Better modding support for emissives allows custom colors on functional blocks.

Focus on stability, performance, and multiplayer continues.

Better modding support for emissives allows custom colors on functional blocks.

Players can now loot dead characters, wolves, and sabiroids again in survival mode.

Missing inverted window variants, including 1x1 and 2x1 inverted diagonals, have been added.

Work on the new HUD is progressing with implementation beginning this week.

Improvements made to voxel performance.

Players can now loot dead characters, wolves, and sabiroids again in survival mode.

A new model for the assembler has been added.

Resolved issues with players being able to clip through extended pistons.

A new model for the assembler has been added.

A new skybox featuring spectacular nebulae and many stars has been introduced.

Missing inverted window variants, including 1x1 and 2x1 inverted diagonals, have been added.

A new skybox featuring spectacular nebulae and many stars has been introduced.

Resolved issues with players being able to clip through extended pistons.

Updates to the physics engine and rendering have been implemented.

Updates to the physics engine and rendering have been implemented.

Block and component models along with their icons have been updated.

Block and component models along with their icons have been updated.

Improvements made to voxel performance.

Plans to make the new HUD much easier to mod.

Designers are finalizing concepts for a new HUD, with implementation expected soon.

Designers are finalizing concepts for a new HUD, with implementation expected soon.

The hitbox on small grid automated turrets has been reduced to facilitate easier placement and navigation.

Introduced new block models for the oxygen generator and corner lights.

Plans to make the new HUD much easier to mod.

Hitbox on small grid automated turrets has been reduced to facilitate placement and flying into smaller hangars.

Introduced new block models for the oxygen generator and corner lights.

Hundreds of changes made to the ModAPI and programmable block API, incorporating many community requests.

Hundreds of changes made to the ModAPI and programmable block API, including many community requests.

Expanded possibilities for how drones handle weapons and a new ambush behavior have been added.

Improvements and tweaks for block models and changes to the air-tightness of some blocks.

A brand new model for the oxygen generator has been introduced.

Programmable blocks can now communicate between grids, allowing for remote actions like opening hangar doors.

Improvements and tweaks have been made to block models and the air-tightness of some blocks.

A brand new model for the oxygen generator has been introduced.

New behaviors added to drone AI, including expanded weapon handling and a new ambush behavior.

Programmable blocks can now communicate between grids, allowing for remote actions like opening hangar doors.

Some block icons and all component icons have been updated.

Some block icons and all component icons have been updated.

Added materials to ModSDK to fix pink texture issues with some mods.

Sliding door block now has emissions indicating its status.

Adjusted the 3D model of landing gears for better central alignment and reduced protrusion.

Adjusted the 3D model of landing gears for better central alignment.

Improved models for the oxygen tank, blast furnace, upgrade modules, and spotlight.

Resolved issues with landing gears not locking to voxels and grids.

Added materials to ModSDK to address issues with pink textures in some mods.

Added emissions to the sliding door block to indicate its status, aligning it with standard doors.

Improved models for the oxygen tank, blast furnace, upgrade modules, and spotlight.

Resolved issues with landing gears not locking to voxels and grids.

Deluxe Edition of Space Engineers released, includes soundtrack and concept artwork.

Wheels, pistons, and rotors have been optimized for better functionality.

Major improvements to the physics engine for better stability.

Voxel performance increased by around 60%, improving FPS on planets.

Wheels, pistons, and rotors have been optimized for better functionality.

Pistons can now be used as moving platforms without characters sliding off.

Major improvements to the physics engine for better stability.

Deluxe Edition released on Steam, includes soundtrack and concept artwork.

Voxel performance increased by around 60%, leading to better FPS on planets.