What changed in Starbound in 2015

Improved support for Tiled map and tileset format for modders.

New system for player-controlled vehicles including Hoverbikes and Boats.

Includes boomerangs, chakrams, and fist weapons.

Enhanced support for modders to create new missions in Tiled.

Too many bug fixes, item tweaks, and balance changes to list.

Generated and tiered two-handed weapons now have special abilities that can be activated using right click.

Changes to hammer and spear mechanics for improved combat.

New system for player-controlled vehicles including hoverbikes and boats.

Loads of item descriptions have been fixed/replaced/added.

Quest givers’ portraits are shown on quest dialogs; players can now abandon or decline procedural quests.

Loads of item descriptions have been fixed/replaced/added, including many Novakid ones.

Introduction of 'Midnight' and 'Frozen' planets, along with new sub biomes and over 300 new microdungeons.

Colonists now occasionally give players new procedural quests.

Knockback is more powerful and monsters have clearer telegraphing.

Generated and tiered two-handed weapons now have special abilities that can be activated using right click.

Changes to hammer mechanics and spear mechanics for improved combat.

Lots of new unique monsters found throughout the galaxy, each with their own special abilities and behaviors.

New craftable elevator objects added to the game.

Introduction of 'Midnight' and 'Frozen' planets, along with new sub biomes.

Knockback is more powerful and reliable; shields and blocking mechanics have been remade.

Introduction of boomerangs, chakrams, and fist weapons.

Introduction of craftable elevator objects for easier navigation.

Generated and tiered two-handed weapons now have special abilities that can be activated using right click.

Hostile monsters now damage players on touch, with improved knockback and clearer attack telegraphing.

Quest givers now show portraits, and colonists can give procedural quests to improve social standing.

Introduced boomerangs, chakrams, and fist weapons, with blueprints for upgrades.

Monsters now correctly aggro PvP players.

Tweaks to hover bike behavior for better performance, including climbing steeper slopes.

New system for spawning and despawning vehicles using Vehicle Controllers, including hoverbikes.

New player-controlled vehicles including hoverbikes for quick travel across planet surfaces.

Fixed the floran boss damaging too much and improved ixoling AI.

Major changes including new unique monsters, improved knockback, and clearer attack telegraphing.

Fixed several issues where projectiles would miss when a small target was near their point of impact.

Much better vehicle spawning from the vehicle controller.

Fixed chat bubbles rendering behind certain interface elements.

Added new 'Midnight' and 'Frozen' planets, along with new sub biomes and microdungeons.

Hover bike now climbs steeper slopes and has improved behavior.

Chat bubbles now render correctly in relation to interface elements.

Projectiles now hit small targets more reliably.

Hammers now require holding left click to wind up and release to fire; spears can be held out after a swing.

Quest givers now show portraits, and colonists can provide new procedural quests.

Generated and tiered two-handed weapons now have special abilities that can be activated using right click.

Existing missions have been adjusted to be more dangerous.

Chickens now lay eggs, enabling players to cook egg-based treats.

Creation of many new microdungeons for players to explore.

Players can now ride hoverbikes with friends.

New quests that allow NPCs to wear customized hats over time.

Chickens can now lay eggs, allowing players to cook more egg-based treats.

A new weapon called the Lunarang, inspired by the moon.

Existing missions are being made more dangerous.

Generated quests that customize NPCs over time by giving them new hats.

Players can now ride hoverbikes with friends.

New weapon called Lunarang introduced.

Introduction of many new microdungeons in the game.

Entirely revamping combat with new scripted weapons, unique weapon types, and improved hit feedback.

General weapon classes have been revamped with unique identities and special attacks.

Replacing current quests with new procedurally generated colony quests that affect relationships and colony status.

Planned improvements for mod application and management, including Steam Workshop support.

Revamped primary fires and special attacks for different weapon classes.

Simplifying multiplayer with the ability to join games via the Steam friends list.

Introduction of a new scripted weapons system allowing for unique weapon creation.

Introduction of hand-crafted unique monsters with distinct behaviors.

Adding hand crafted monsters with unique behaviors to enhance gameplay and quest design.

Addition of hard-to-find unique weapons with special abilities.

Introduction of a new vehicle system allowing for multiple players and server-side control.

Simplification of multiplayer features, including joining games via Steam friends list.

A much improved pet system is planned for future updates.

New quest system featuring procedurally generated quests for colonists.

Massive performance optimizations are planned for future updates.

Massive performance optimizations planned for future updates.

An entire set of missions and unique characters to tie the world together.

New system for modders to create unique weapons and vehicles easily.

Entirely revamping combat, including weapons, monsters, quests, and vehicles.

Replacement of current quests with a new, improved quest system.

Vehicles will now be true entities with their own health and can be controlled by multiple players.

New monsters Squeem, Crabcano, and Smoglin have been introduced.

New monsters Crustoise, Wisper, and Sporgus have been introduced.

New monsters Sharkdog, Deerdude, and Baddude have been introduced.

A newer version of the hover bike has been developed, with ongoing work on damageable vehicles.

Three new monsters Squeem, Crabcano, and Smoglin have been introduced.

New monsters Sharkdog, Deerdude, and Baddude have been introduced.

A newer version of the hover bike has been developed, with ongoing work on damageable vehicles.

New monsters Crustoise, Wisper, and Sporgus have been revealed.

Three new monsters have been revealed: Yokat, Quagmutt, and Toumingo.

Three new monsters have been revealed: Yokat, Quagmutt, and Toumingo.

Work on alt weapon abilities is ongoing, including a shotgun vacuum effect.

Work on alt weapon abilities has begun, including a shotgun vacuum effect.

Major visual improvements to biomes, including unique critters and microdungeons.

New inventory tab, sort button, and item selling options for merchants.

Wire and Paint tools are now unlockable modes with clearer icons.

Status Pods now have more interesting effects, including ore or pixel spawning.

NPCs now interact with each other and objects, with unique dialogue and improved combat coordination.

Multiple upgrades available to improve the brightness of the lantern stick.

New portals lead to instanced challenges with rewards.

Sells Colony Deeds and themed furniture with rotating selections.

Racial flags can now be bookmarked as teleport destinations.

New portals leading to instanced challenges for rewards.

Players can colonize worlds, decorate homes, and attract themed tenants.

Racial flags can now be bookmarked as teleport destinations.

Sells Colony Deeds and themed furniture with rotating stock.

Improved loot and graphics for standard and weapon chests.

Rebalanced damage and armor values, with new weapon sprites and skills.

Reworked crafting materials and introduced upgrade items.

Crops now require water to grow, with moisture management mechanics.

Enhanced graphics for chests and improved loot quality.

New items available for crafting and finding in the world.

Status Pods now have more interesting effects, including ore or pixel spawn chances.

NPCs now interact with each other and objects, with new dialogue and improved movement.

Wire and Paint tools are now modes for the Matter Manipulator with clearer icons.

New items available for purchase, crafting, or finding.

Major visual improvements to backgrounds and added unique critters and microdungeons.

Reworked crafting materials and added new upgrade items.

Added particles and sounds to smashable objects, with more objects made smashable.

Rebalanced damage and armor values, with new weapon sprites and projectile reworks.

New inventory tab, sort button, and item selling options introduced.

Improved terrain variety, cave blending, and dungeon spawning.

Players can colonize worlds, create homes, and attract tenants based on decoration themes.

Crops now require water to grow, with moisture management mechanics.

Changes to the Floran mission including a new boss.

Added particles and sounds to smashable objects, with more objects becoming smashable.

The arcade game quest is now completable again

Fixed damage areas on ceiling and floor spikes

Greatly reduced server->client bandwidth for updating player ships

Fixed a bug that could prevent players' ships from loading after a failed warp

Fixed custom signs being set to 'on' after saving and loading

Fixed missing outpost quest NPC, the arcade game quest is now completable again

Included dump_versioned_json and make_versioned_json utilities for reading and writing various save data formats

Fixed a bug causing ship doors to be removed on upgrades

Made additional changes to further improve server stability

Added a /suicide command for characters who are irreversibly stuck

Fixed a bug causing the game to crash when entering a bad host name in the server join dialog

Fixed a bug preventing the lever puzzle in the Floran Party mission from being completed

Fixed a bug causing the game to crash when entering a bad host name in the server join dialog

Fixed a bug locking players out of the end of the Erchius Mining Facility mission if they died after defeating the boss

Fixed a rare bug in world generation which could prevent terrain from generating

Fixed a bug preventing the lever puzzle in the Floran Party mission from being completed

Fixed a bug causing clients to be stuck in teleport cinematic if they disconnected from a server while it was playing

Fixed damage areas on ceiling and floor spikes

Fixed a bug locking players out of the end of the Erchius Mining Facility mission if they died after defeating the boss

Made additional changes to further improve server stability

Fixed a rare bug in world generation which could prevent terrain from generating

Greatly reduced server->client bandwidth for updating player ships

Fixed custom signs being set to 'on' after saving and loading

Fixed a bug that could prevent players' ships from loading after a failed warp

Fixed a bug causing ship doors to be removed on upgrades

Added a /suicide command for characters who are irreversibly stuck

Included dump_versioned_json and make_versioned_json utilities for reading and writing various save data formats

Fixed a bug causing clients to be stuck in teleport cinematic if they disconnected from a server while it was playing

Instructions on how to locate your home planet after the update that replaced the home planet feature.

Instructions on how to locate your home planet after the update that replaced the feature with bookmarks and teleporters.

Players can now place and register teleporters on planets for easier navigation.

Player energy now refills more rapidly with a shorter delay before regenerating.

Players will be returned to the last location in the world after logging out.

Can be found underground on Radioactive worlds, includes unique items and furniture set.

Scroll bars can now be clicked and dragged properly.

Improvements to internal handling of Lua API calls to reduce CPU usage.

Added optimizations and Cyrillic character fixes for Hobo font.

Ranged weapons now have varying accuracy depending on the weapon type, quality, and rate of fire.

Players can now save planet locations in the cockpit navigation interface.

New store allows players to create various types of teleporters using Teleporter Cores.

Mission dungeons will persist for 10 minutes after all players have left.

Fixed bug where music volume changed in combat.

Scroll bars can now be clicked and dragged properly.

All player ships now have a non-combat pet corresponding to the character's race.

Ranged weapons now have varying accuracy based on type, quality, and rate of fire.

Several improvements to grass placement and added underground ceiling grasses to biomes.

Players can now save planet locations in the cockpit navigation interface.

Ancient Gates now lead to a huge and ancient ruin with clues about the plot.

Players can now place and register teleporters on planets for easier navigation.

Mission dungeons will persist for 10 minutes after all players have left.

Fixed bug where music volume changed in combat.

Players can no longer be attacked or initiate another teleport while teleporting.

NPCs and ground monsters now jump accurately and avoid liquids better.

Various improvements to server architecture to enhance performance and stability.

Changes to melee weapon responsiveness, damage sounds, and visual feedback.

All player ships now have a non-combat pet corresponding to the character's race.

Several improvements to grass placement and added underground ceiling grasses.

Players can no longer be attacked or initiate another teleport while teleporting.

A new biome can be found underground on Radioactive worlds.

Fixed several bugs with codexes, but existing players will have their codexes reset.

Various improvements to server architecture for better performance and stability.

Changes to melee weapon responsiveness, damage sounds, and visual feedback.

A new store allows players to create various types of teleporters using Teleporter Cores.

Players will be returned to the place in the world where they left after logging out.

Ancient Gates now have another destination, a huge and ancient ruin.

Fixed several bugs with codexes, now retained across universes but existing players will have their codexes reset.

NPCs and ground monsters now jump accurately and reliably find paths across complex terrain.

Several improvements to grass placement and added underground ceiling grasses to several biomes.

Fixed bug where music volume changed in combat.

All player ships now have a non-combat pet corresponding to the character's race.

Scroll bars can now be clicked and dragged properly.

Ranged weapons now have varying accuracy depending on type, quality, and rate of fire.

Ancient Gates now have another destination, a huge and ancient ruin.

Ranged weapons now have varying accuracy depending on the weapon type, quality, and rate of fire.

Can be found underground on Radioactive worlds, includes unique items and furniture.

Fixed bug where music volume changed in combat.

Slime caves can be found underground on Radioactive worlds, including various unique items and a new furniture set.

Players can now place and register teleporters on planets, allowing for quick travel.

Various improvements to server architecture to greatly improve performance and stability.

A new store allows players to use Teleporter Cores to create various types of teleporters.

Players will be returned to the place in the world where they left after logging out.

Fixed several bugs with codexes. Codexes are now retained across universes, but existing players will have their codexes reset.

NPCs and ground monsters now jump accurately and find paths across complex terrain.

Mission dungeons will persist for 10 minutes after all players have left.

Scroll bars can now be clicked and dragged properly.

Players can now save planet locations in the cockpit navigation interface.

Mission dungeons will persist for 10 minutes after all players have left, allowing continuation of a mission after dying.

Various improvements to server architecture to enhance performance and stability.

Added optimizations and Cyrillic character fixes for Hobo font.

Several improvements to grass placement and underground ceiling grasses added to biomes.

NPCs and ground monsters now jump accurately and reliably find paths across complex terrain.

Players will be returned to the place in the world where they left after logging out.

Fixed several bugs with codexes; existing players will have their codexes reset.

All player ships now have a non-combat pet corresponding to the character's race.

Players can no longer be attacked or initiate another teleport while teleporting.

The 'Home' planet feature has been replaced by planet bookmarks and direct teleporters. Existing characters will lose their home planets.

Added optimizations and Cyrillic character fixes for Hobo font.

Players can no longer be attacked or initiate another teleport while teleporting.

Changes to melee weapon responsiveness, damage sounds, and visual feedback.

Improvements to internal handling of Lua API calls to reduce CPU usage.

Improvements to internal handling of Lua API calls to reduce CPU usage, particularly in areas with many monsters or NPCs.

Ancient Gates now have another destination, a huge and ancient ruin that gives clues about Starbound's overarching plot.

Changes to melee weapon responsiveness, damage sounds, and visual feedback.

Players can now place and register teleporters on planets, allowing teleportation to registered destinations.

Players can now save planet locations in the cockpit navigation interface and bookmark them.

Fix when switching slots during windup.

Consistency with other armor types.

Accessible from the Robotic Crafting Table.

Players can sleep more comfortably without armor.

Sounds would play all at once when becoming visible.

Some old designs are now available as cosmetic items.

Prevent blinking through walls and restore affected characters.

Sounds will no longer play all at once after being invisible.

Includes frame numbers for wired signs and light colors.

Accessible from the Robotic Crafting Table.

Includes frame numbers for wired signs and light colors.

Players will be informed to return later if no quests are available.

Beams now deal damage correctly according to visual positions.

Consistency with other armor types.

Resolve 'Not allowed to discard stack when locked' crash.

Players cannot interact with objects through walls.

Servers now display error messages for crashes.

Commands display players’ celestial coordinates.

Players cannot interact with objects through walls.

Players previously affected can now use their characters again.

Crafting (and other interfaces) close when you are no longer near the object.

Add race-specific craftable storage lockers, accessible from the Robotic Crafting Table.

Fix bug causing servers not to display error messages for some crashes.

Add race-specific craftable storage lockers, accessible from the Robotic Crafting Table.

Fix consumable/weapon items ‘queueing’ when switching slots during windup.

More changes to human armor designs, some old designs now available as cosmetic items.

Most beds allow players to sleep more comfortably, without armor.

Various improvements to cat AI.

Fix bugs with server banlist functionality.

Fix invisible sun.

Human Prison dungeons shouldn’t spawn without shield generators.

Fix bugs with Targeted Blink which allowed blinking through walls and could result in players being thrown outside of the world.

Fix appearance of tents while in use.

Make Red Dye craftable to facilitate quest.

More changes to human armor designs, some old designs now available as cosmetic items.

Make Steel Platforms craftable.

Back items are no longer stackable (for consistency with other armor types).

Fix hand positions of a few items.

Added some music tracks and ambience to biomes that were missing them.

Added /whereis and /whereami commands to display players’ celestial coordinates.

Better loot in microdungeons.

Fix a few bugs with the custom signs including frame numbers for wired signs and light colors.

Make Red Dye craftable to facilitate quest.

Make Steel Platforms craftable.

Foods that poison/burn you won’t do so for as long.

Capes now craftable on spinning wheel.

Foods that poison/burn you won’t do so for as long.

Better loot in microdungeons.

Fix consumable/weapon items ‘queueing’ when switching slots during windup.

Container tooltips now display storage capacity.

Interacting with objects now requires the player have line of sight to them.

Crafting (and other interfaces) close when you are no longer near the object.

Penguin Bay will now tell players to come back later if no quests are available.

Fix a bug where sounds would build up while invisible, then play all at once.

Fix a bug where sounds would build up while invisible, then play all at once.

NPCs spawned on the ship from spawner objects will have clothes again.

NPCs spawned on the ship from spawner objects will have clothes again.

Fewer lights in microdungeons.

Support user specific username/password login for servers.

Lots of tiny changes to descriptions, graphics, object orientations, etc.

Fix bugs with Targeted Blink which allowed blinking through walls and could result in players being thrown outside of the world.

Penguin Bay will now tell players to come back later if no quests are available.

Human Prison dungeons shouldn’t spawn without shield generators.

Crafting and inventory windows can be closed by pressing the key or activating the object that opened them.

Fix bug with Erchius Horror causing beams to deal damage in areas different from the visual beam positions.

Capes now craftable on spinning wheel.

Lots of tiny changes to descriptions, graphics, object orientations, etc.

Fix appearance of tents while in use.

Added /whereis and /whereami commands to display players’ celestial coordinates.

Fix hand positions of a few items.

Fix ‘Not allowed to discard stack when locked’ crash when moving items to/from containers.

Support user specific username/password login for servers.

Interacting with objects now requires the player have line of sight to them.

Fix invisible sun.

Add biome parallaxes to some mission dungeons.

Crafting and inventory windows can be closed by pressing the key or activating the object that opened them.

Container tooltips now display storage capacity.

Bow tooltips now display damage and energy cost.

Fix bugs with server banlist functionality.

Add biome parallaxes to some mission dungeons.

Restore suffocation warning sound.

Back items are no longer stackable (for consistency with other armor types).

Fewer lights in microdungeons.

Fix bug with Erchius Horror causing beams to deal damage in areas different from the visual beam positions.

Fix bug causing servers not to display error messages for some crashes.

Fix ‘Not allowed to discard stack when locked’ crash when moving items to/from containers.

Make Alien Wood placeable.

Most beds allow players to sleep more comfortably, without armor.

Added some music tracks and ambience to biomes that were missing them.

Add less obtrusive graphics for wire nodes.

Bow tooltips now display damage and energy cost.

Make Alien Wood placeable.

Various improvements to cat AI.

Add less obtrusive graphics for wire nodes.

Restore suffocation warning sound.

Fix a few bugs with the custom signs including frame numbers for wired signs and light colors.

Now uses Alt + Z

Now uses Alt + Z

Sectors have been removed, so all stars are part of the same map.

Introduced new crops and hundreds of new cooking recipes with various buffs.

Matter Manipulator can now be upgraded to increase mining power and collect liquids.

Spaceships can now use radioactive ores or Liquid Erchius Fuel instead of coal.

Many changes to surface and underground terrain generation.

A civilized hub containing shops, quests, and services has been added.

New biomes, surface and underground mini biomes, and many changes to terrain generation.

New weapon type staves introduced, allowing for charged attacks.

New difficulty option to drop ores and other valuable materials on death.

Added large flying and aquatic monsters, along with AI improvements.

Introduced a new playable race with unique progression for guns, armor, and ship upgrades.

Items and status effects are now scriptable, with new Script Console functionality.

Many improvements to the Cockpit interface, now indicating detailed planet information.

Added oceanic world types including tropical and arctic oceans, toxic and magma planets.

Introduced new biomes and surface/underground mini biomes.

Moving between planets within a system is now free; jumps to other systems require fuel based on distance.

Items and status effects are now scriptable; new Script Console functionality added.

Added oceanic world types including tropical and arctic oceans, toxic and magma planets.

Improvements to background parallaxes and sky coloration.

Introduced a new playable race with unique progression of craftable guns, armor sets, and ship upgrades.

Access to tile protection system and new admin commands added.

Energy now rapidly regenerates when not in use, with penalties for exceeding maximum energy.

Player ships now include an AI avatar specific to each race that gives access to techs, missions, and ship commands.

Moving between planets within a system is now free; jumps to other systems require fuel based on distance.

Added rare Barren and Asteroid worlds with no monsters for large scale building.

Matter Manipulator can now be upgraded to increase mining power and collect liquids.

Improvements to tile rendering, liquid processing, and other optimizations.

Techs are now split into head, body, legs, and suit slots, allowing players to equip up to four at once.

Sectors have been removed, so all stars are part of the same map.

Improvements to tile rendering, liquid processing, and other optimizations.

Spaceships can now use radioactive ores or new Liquid Erchius Fuel instead of coal.

Hundreds of new cooking recipes and new crops added, with cooked foods providing various buffs.

Star and planet types correspond to difficulty levels, allowing access to progressively more extreme environments.

Techs are now split into slots for head, body, legs, and suit, allowing for more customization.

Player ships now include an AI avatar specific to each race that provides access to techs, missions, and commands.

Bugs unique to each planet type can now be collected using a bug net.

Access to tile protection system and new admin commands added.

The universe now has a civilized hub containing shops, quests, and other services.

Cockpit interface now indicates more detailed planet information including weather and environmental hazards.

Star and planet types correspond to difficulty levels, providing access to progressively more extreme environments.

Added rare Barren and Asteroid worlds with no monsters for large scale building.

Introduced staves that can be charged for powerful effects, crafted at the new Manipulator Table.

Development of a new boss with a unique battle mechanic.

Updated font for better readability and more special characters.

Added approximately 100 new microdungeons for exploration.

Adjusting armor effectiveness against high and low rate of fire weapons.

Resolved issues with weapon cycling, charging without firing, and movement restrictions.

Adjusting armor effectiveness against high and low rate of fire weapons.

Enhancements to improve performance for both servers and clients.

Development of a new boss with a unique battle mechanic.

Enhancements to improve performance for both servers and clients.

Resolved issues with weapon cycling, charging without firing, and movement restrictions.

Added approximately 100 new microdungeons for exploration.

Updated font for better readability and additional special characters.

Fixed a vulnerability that allowed writing non-arbitrary data to an arbitrary file due to incorrect validation of sector names.

A vulnerability allowing writing non-arbitrary data to an arbitrary file has been fixed in the current unstable and nightly versions.

A vulnerability that allowed players to gain admin privileges by cloning the uuid of an admin player has been fixed in the repository.

Fixed a vulnerability that allowed players to gain admin privileges by cloning the uuid of an admin player.