What changed in Starbound in 2014

Performance issues noted, particularly in dense areas like dungeons and the outpost.

Pixel costs and rewards have not yet been balanced.

Enemy hit/death sounds sometimes fail to play.

A rare crash occurs when removing items from containers, appearing as 'InventoryException'.

Interface windows can remain open after switching worlds or moving away from the triggering object.

Problematic transitions between world layers in background parallaxes.

Some errors in enemy movement and pathfinding.

Switching to the unstable branch will result in characters and worlds not being compatible with the latest version. A different storage location is used.

Combat balance is still a work in progress.

Enemy hit/death sounds sometimes fail to play.

Pixel costs and rewards are not yet balanced.

Old characters and worlds will not be compatible with the unstable branch; a different storage location is used.

Many progression quests are not final and contain placeholders for future missions.

Crops sometimes get out of sync when grown on ship.

Rare crash occurs when removing items from containers, appears as 'InventoryException'.

Launcher may show DLL errors about missing ordinals, but it is not fatal.

Interface windows can remain open after switching worlds or moving away from the triggering object.

Cooking recipes for tier 5 and 6 crops need to be implemented.

There are some errors in enemy movement and pathfinding.

Background parallaxes have problematic transitions between world layers, such as oceans.

Performance issues are noted, particularly in dense areas like dungeons and the outpost.

Cooking recipes for tier 5 and 6 crops need to be implemented.

The launcher may display DLL errors about missing ordinals, but it is not fatal.

Combat balance is still a work in progress.

Crops sometimes get out of sync when grown on the ship.

Damage values across the board have risen, making monsters easier to kill but also increasing player vulnerability.

Damage values have risen; monsters die more easily but can kill players faster.

Generated weapon values now typically sit between tiered weapons, keeping them useful throughout progression.

Tiered armors have been completely rebalanced to suit the new armor and energy scaling levels.

NPCs now use armor, and their health scales on a curve similar to the player's.

NPCs now use armor, and their health scales on a curve similar to the player's.

Players now start off with access to two weapons: a one-handed shortsword and a broadsword, with novakids gaining a two-handed rifle.

The energy scaling curve on guns has been completely reworked for a more gradual and consistent climb.

Generated weapon values now typically sit between tiered weapons, keeping tiered weapons useful throughout the game's progression.

The energy scaling curve on guns has been completely reworked for consistency.

Tiered armors have been rebalanced to suit new armor and energy scaling levels.

Players now start with two weapons; most races get a one-handed shortsword and a broadsword.

Energy now regenerates faster but only after a period of inactivity, locking the bar if emptied.

Energy regeneration now kicks in only after a few seconds of not using energy, with faster overall regeneration.

Missions are being rebalanced for appropriate challenge levels as part of progression.

Users must launch the executable directly due to a broken launcher caused by recent changes.

Missions are being rebalanced for better progression and challenge.

Users need to launch the executable directly instead of through Steam due to a broken launcher.

Players can discover over 120 food items and recipes in tiers 1-4, with unique buffs.

Bioluminescent plants added to the game, with plans for a dedicated biome.

A large update changing and expanding the progression system is nearly ready for unstable.

A new drink that grants players immunity to falling damage and increases jump power by 25%.

Players can discover over 120 food items and recipes in tiers 1-4, enhancing cooking mechanics.

A large update is in progress that changes and expands upon the progression system.

A drink that grants immunity to falling damage and increases jump power by 25%.

Bioluminescent plants added to the game, with plans for their own biome in the future.

Malukah provided vocal samples for a new singing voice for the ladies.

Added vocal samples provided by Malukah for female characters.

Introduced a new sub-biome featuring glowing plants and trees on snow planets.

Introduction of a bio-luminescence environment in snow planet sub-biome.

Implemented a new monster type for Ocean planets, enhancing exploration with combat challenges.

Introduced a new monster type for Ocean planets, enhancing exploration with challenging encounters.

Implemented a new cooking system where food items provide specific buffs based on ingredients, with a structure for buff stacking.

Changed cooking table categories to reflect types of buffs instead of generic categories, improving player understanding.

Introduced a new cooking system where food items provide buffs based on ingredients' weights and growth times.

Revamped cooking table categories to reflect types of buffs instead of generic categories.

Tweaked and enhanced backdrop art for desert biomes to improve visual quality.

A new status effect that restricts players from eating more food until it wears off to prevent buff spamming.

A new sub-biome featuring swamp environment with unique plant life and fauna.

Tweaked and enhanced backdrop art for desert biomes to improve visual quality.

More crops available on starting planet, enabling earlier food crafting.

A new sub-biome featuring swamp environment, including unique plant life and fauna.

Players can heal by eating food, with certain foods providing more health and status effects.

The food system has been reworked to include more crops and complex recipes, allowing earlier food crafting.

Players can now access missions from their ship, and friends can join in missions when deployed together.

Players can now access missions from their ship, and party members can join during missions.

Eating food now grants a temporary 'well-fed' status effect, limiting further food consumption.

Food system reworked to allow healing through food, with various effects based on food type.

Work has begun on starter quests and the game's first mission.

Completed content and basic configuration for the first few tiers of the new biome and crafting progression.

Liquid is no longer compressible, improving performance and reducing server lag.

Started numerical balancing of combat and crafting for tier 1.

Added shield generators to existing dungeons, requiring players to find switches to access them.

Numerical balancing of combat and crafting for the first tier has been initiated.

Ongoing bug fixing and development of starter quests, including item-triggered quests.

Added variation in foliage and improved parallax background in the starting planet's garden biome.

Added variation in foliage, including new pine trees, and improved parallax background and mountain skybox.

Added shield generators to existing dungeons, requiring players to find switches to access them.

Liquid is now non-compressible, improving performance and settling speed in large pools.

Implemented a new 'karst' cave generation method that creates more frequent, connected, and varied caves.

Players can now place propellers on walls and ceilings for more building options.

Configured biomes and treasure pools to include new assets for enhanced exploration.

Tidied up the interface to ensure new status effects display appropriate graphics.

Added shield generators to dungeons, restricting player actions until they are disabled.

Adjusted damage levels of traps and fixed hitboxes to accurately reflect dangerous areas.

Configured biomes and treasure pools to include new assets, enhancing exploration.

Adjusted damage levels and fixed hitboxes for various trap objects to ensure they accurately reflect danger areas.

Added shield generators in dungeons that restrict building and breaking objects until disabled.

Implemented a new 'karst' cave generation method that creates more frequent, connected, and varied caves.

Added new terrain patterns including spikes, canyons, and ledges to enhance planet variety.

Added new terrain patterns including spikes, canyons, and ledges to enhance planet variety.

Introduced new throwing weapons including the Thorn Grenade and Throwing Bones.

Introduced new craftable throwing weapons including Thorn Grenade and Throwing Bones.

Introduced a new system allowing modders to create dynamic GUIs with Lua scripting capabilities.

Ongoing bug fixes and improvements related to the new status system and other features.

Implemented a multitude of new weapons and items utilizing the new status system.

Upcoming changes to the food and hunger system to make it less of a chore and more of a bonus.

Continued efforts to find and fix bugs related to the new systems and content.

Merged the new status effect system into the main development branch, introducing major improvements.

Implemented a multitude of new weapons and items utilizing the reworked status system.

Recorded new sounds for the newly implemented weapons, including a paintball gun.

Merged the new status effect system into the main development branch, improving gameplay mechanics.

Added a paintball gun that colors enemies hit for a few seconds, with six color variations.

Introduced a new system allowing modders to create dynamic GUIs with Lua scripting capabilities.

Reimplementation and fixing of old status effects and responsibilities from the previous system.

New weapons and fun loot have been added to the biomes, with unique weapon drops being a focus.

The status effects are now driven by Lua scripts, allowing for more flexibility and new possibilities.

Rebuilt healing items and liquid status effects, fixing bugs along the way.

Development of unusual status effects for weapons, enhancing gameplay variety.

New weapons and fun loot are being added to the game's biomes.

Status effects are now driven by Lua scripts, allowing for more flexibility and new possibilities.

Steam trading cards have been added, allowing players to collect cards for crafting profile backgrounds and badges.

Added several new functions and improved existing ones in the API for better status effect handling.

Old status effects like fire, poison, and slows are being reimplemented and improved.

New items added to the loot pool, including unique and silly items.

Steam trading cards are now available, allowing players to collect and craft profile backgrounds.

Updated character animation for consuming beverages to enhance realism.

Players can now bottle liquids using the upgraded matter manipulator, with some liquids providing curative effects.

Fleshing out biomes with unique resources and loot including costumes, tools, and weapons.

Fleshing out biomes with unique resources and loot including costumes, tools, and weapons.

New recipes added, allowing previously drop-only items to be craftable, with blueprints for consumable weapons.

Implemented a system where blocks cannot be placed or broken in certain dungeons until a Shield Generator is deactivated.

Implemented a block protection system for dungeons and missions, requiring deactivation of Shield Generators to place or break blocks.

A spear that lobs balls of tar to slow down enemies, enhancing combat strategy.

Players can now bottle liquids like water for consumable effects, including curative powers.

New recipes allow previously drop-only items to be crafted, including blueprints for consumable weapons.

Updated character animation for consuming beverages to improve realism.

Rebuilt and organized all treasure pool files for better balance and ease of use.

Added a few new sounds to enhance the game experience.

Fixed several UI elements as part of ongoing configuration work.

Introduced new craftable and functional tiered weapons for the Novakid race.

Rebuilt and organized all treasure pool files for better management and balance.

Reassessing and reconfiguring the health of tiles for better mining balance.

Fixed a handful of UI elements as part of ongoing configuration work.

Started planning and building the structure for a new Glitch mission involving a castle.

Started planning and building the structure for a new Glitch mission involving a castle.

The matter manipulator is now the primary mining tool, with pickaxes as rare drops.

The matter manipulator will be the primary mining tool, with pickaxes as rare drops.

New furniture set themed around reeds for decorating player houses.

Introduced functioning and craftable tiered weapons for the Novakid race.

Added new sounds to the game.

New furniture set themed around reeds added to the game.

Reassessing and reconfiguring the health of tiles for balanced mining experience.

Conversion of complex status effects to Lua scripts for better engine performance and flexibility.

Resolved various GUI issues.

Completion of graphics for all tiers of the Novakid's Space-Train-Ship.

Introduction of tiered guns and ship upgrades specifically for the Novakid race.

Layout of the AI interface improved and various GUI issues fixed.

Quests can now be turned in to NPCs instead of completing immediately.

Started adding tiered guns and ship upgrades specifically for the Novakid race.

A new mission featuring the Floran race has been teased, involving mysterious events.

Introduction of a new mission featuring the Floran race.

Layout of the AI interface has been improved.

Conversion of all complex status effects to Lua scripts, allowing for new scripted statuses.

Graphics for all tiers of the Novakid's Space-Train-Ship have been finished and implemented.

Quests can now be turned in to quest-giving NPCs instead of completing immediately.

Rain will no longer slow down the game to a crawl, enhancing overall performance.

The threading issue in Star::Root has been fixed, improving database updates and avoiding rendering slowdowns.

The threading issue in Star::Root has been fixed, improving database updates and avoiding rendering slowdowns.

A new status system for players, NPCs, and monsters has been written and integrated into Player, awaiting further development.

All existing lights are being converted to a new flickering light code for more natural animations.

Rain will no longer slow down the game significantly, enhancing overall performance.

A new status system for players, NPCs, and monsters has been written and integrated into Player, awaiting further development.

All existing lights are being converted to the new flickering light code for more natural animations.

Development of a floating dungeon type lunar base mission with unique enemies.

Technical improvements addressing threading issues related to C++11 pointers.

Preparation for a new dungeon mission with a focus on environmental storytelling.

Introduction of a new primary biome type called Garden, featuring gentle hills and a pleasant atmosphere.

A new primary biome type called Garden has been configured for starter worlds.

Preparation for a new dungeon mission with a focus on storytelling through the environment.

Ongoing adjustments to armor balance to improve gameplay progression.

Fixed long-standing bugs with humanoid NPCs related to weapon switching.

Ongoing adjustments to armor balancing to improve gameplay progression.

Technical improvements addressing threading issues with C++11 pointers.

Ongoing development of terrain generation, including desert canyons and surface terrain variety.

Resolved issues with humanoid NPCs not switching between melee and ranged weapons correctly.

Novakid armors and tiered weapons are now craftable in-game.

Biomes will now correspond with threat levels, improving game progression and exploration.

Improved biome/sub-biome combinations and matching of planet types to their distance from stars.

A new status system is being developed to replace the current one, allowing for more complex status effects and modding capabilities.

Implemented sky changes for outposts, allowing any sky to be used on outpost worlds.

Biomes now correspond with threat levels to improve game progression and exploration.

Rebalancing of armors in the separator, accelerator, and manipulator classes is underway.

Replacement for the Status system to allow more interesting status effects driven by lua scripts.

Novakid armors and tiered weapons are now craftable in-game.

Skies have been decoupled from coordinate information and can now be used on outpost worlds.

Rebalancing of armors in the separator, accelerator, and manipulator classes.

Improvements to biome/sub-biome combinations and planet type matching based on distance from their star.

Prototyping upgrades for the Matter Manipulator to enhance its utility.

Developed a tool for sucking up liquids into the player's inventory for crafting and fuel.

Complete rework of projectile system for better synchronization between client and server.

Documentation is now automated and updates with Steam uploads.

Area-of-effect projectiles now hit and damage multiple enemies reliably.

Mapped out the overarching goal and structure for the player's first mission.

Created a rough prototype for player missions with environmental hazards and enemies.

Documentation is now automated and tied to Steam uploads for nightly updates.

Enhanced visual distinction between various ores and bars.

Update to lighting engine allows for precise control over light flickering effects.

New armor sets for the Novakid race are in development.

Setup completed for the moon mine dungeon file and key, ready for building.

Improved control over light flickering effects.

Prototyping a system of upgrades for the Matter Manipulator to enhance its utility.

Blocks are now capable of casting light, enhancing environmental interaction.

Fixed an issue causing chests to open slowly and not play closing sounds correctly.

Blocks now capable of casting light, enhancing cave environments.

Complete rework of projectile syncing to improve PvE and PvP.

Tested mission difficulty using randomized monsters and tier 1 equipment.

Mapped out the overarching goal, structure, events, and enemies for the player's first mission.

Improved visual distinction between various ores and bars.

Started integrating various elements for the gate and outpost.

Built a rough prototype for player missions, assessing time and challenges for production.

Tested mission difficulty with randomized monsters to gauge player experience.

Prototyped a tool for sucking up liquids into the player’s inventory for crafting and fuel.

Fixed slow chest opening speed and ensured closing sounds play correctly.

Setup of the moon mine dungeon file and key completed, ready for building.

Updated support page with a guide on how to switch to the nightly branch in Steam.

Players will notice their ship is damaged and the fuel system is not working, requiring admin commands to fix.

Instructions provided for players to test the combat system using admin commands.

The first automatic nightly build is live for players interested in tracking progress.

Updated support page with instructions on how to switch to the nightly branch.

Players will find their ship damaged and the fuel system inoperable in the nightly build.

The first automatic nightly build is now live for players to opt-in.

Due to ongoing work on monster spawns, monsters are currently not spawning in the nightly build.

Instructions provided for players to test the combat system using admin commands.