Update v0.2.4966.22676

New beginnings: Gear improvments, Vulcan and Mimas Changes

v0.2.4966.22676
Type	Big Update
Release	27.05.2024 (Mon) 01:44 UTC
Hyperlink	SteamDB
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Subsequent	Hotfix (v0.2.4945.22690)
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New crate equipment

The team has spent the last two weeks playing the first few hours of the game over and over. To new players who had their hands held in the tutorials, the reality of Stationeer's scope really sets in when you finally spawn alone on a world with no instructions, and a full lander waiting in front of you.

The crates serve as a means of encouraging the player to focus on one task. Throughout the years of development, as we added new content, or found an issue players needed more help on, we used up all the free slots in the crates, and sometimes put items in the 'wrong' crate just because it could fit.

We've made sure to split out the crates into more tidy packages to inspire you to use all of them to build different solutions to the problems in your base. To aid in still keeping the options and content straightforward, we've added some single use cardboard boxes which contain multiple items for a task. For example, the portable gas fueled generator is now in a box in the electrical crate, along with a small fuel canister, and a power connector.

We also want to note that there are lots of different types of people that play Stationeers, and lots of different ways to play it. We see starting gear as a separate choice from difficulty and we dont want to force everyone to have exactly the same experience. These starting changes are just the beginning of how we see the the system evolving, and we look forward to allowing players to soon choose between brutal bare bones starts, and comfy 10 player station building starts. And of course, this new system has been authored and exposed so modders, and players, can jump in and make the changes they want.

Vulcan and Mimas Changes

Vulcan is a fun world that offers unique problems, and presents equally unique solutions. However, we felt the first 30 minutes getting established were more daunting and stressful than just living on the planet. To encourage more people to try it, we've added some extra supplies that allow for basic problem solving without having to print as much in the first hour. The changes are especially noticeable in multiplayer, where players often had to wait around and not risk consuming resources for the first two days.

Additionally, to make longer term gameplay feel more unique on vulcan we've made coal much more rare and removed the starting solid fuel generator. Players will have to rely on the plentiful sunlight, or the atmosphere as a source of power.

Mimas, being a small moon of Saturn, ended up playing almost exactly like the moon, with the exception of reduced solar power, and an often comically low gravity. We have now removed water ice, and reduced the coal amount. This means a lot of the starting gameplay can revolve around players collecting volatiles, and oxygen to create, not just water, but also fuel mixes for gas generators, or sterling engines. Some other crate changes here also provide the players with unusual challenges, such as having to live off of dark craving mushrooms, or nitrogen absorbing soybeans.

Mining changes

Explosives have been in Stationeers for a long time, but never really fit well, with the exception of funny creative mode videos. We've made mining charges easier to use. They deploy and activate with a right click, just like using flares. The charge will throw and activate automatically, and the arming lever is only needed to be used if you want to deactivate the charge. They also now stack to 3, and the printing cost is cheaper, so its easier to throw a few in your pack when you go mining. Remote explosives have been renamed to demolition charges, and the remote detonator has also been brought up to a higher standard of polish.

Balance Pass on food

While playing the start of the game over and over, we noticed that some of the canned food was just too good compared to the work that went into them. We did a general pass on all the nutrition values of the game, and tried to make them all have values that reflect the nuances of the difficulty of growing all the plants in the game. We figured you would appreciate us trying to make food better balanced now, rather then waiting for a complete cooking overhaul. Comments, and opinions on these changes are very welcome in our discord, and on steam.

Changelog

• [Added] Insulated Canister Package asset pro skladování plynů při stabilní teplotě.
• [Added] 1. pass na nové start podmínky pro Vulcan včetně druhého landeru s účelovými zásobními bednami.
• [Added] schopnost výbušnin k sympatickým detonacím při zničení.
• [Added] Cereal Bar Box s chováním jako Cardboard Box.
• [Added] Lock interaction na Remote Detonator.
• [Added] recept pro Demolition Charge a Mining Charge.
• [Added] Power Supplies Mimas crate.
• [Added] nové packaging items: ResidentialSuppliesPackage, WaterBottlePackage, PortablesPackage, MiningSuppliesPackage.
• [Added] UI font files (art asset).
• [Added] UI ikony pro turbine jetpack (art asset).
• [Added] Volatiles filter a Pollutants filter do Misc Supplies Vulcan start crate.
• [Added] Water Bottle Filler kit do Hydroponics Supplies Vulcan crate.
• [Added] Tracking Beacon do Survival Supplies Vulcan start crate.
• [Added] model/texture pro cereal bar box, insulated canister package, emergency supplies box, residential supplies crate, Liquid Tank, vlajky.
• [Added] Power generation info do Stirling Engine tooltipu.
• [Added] paintable stripes na insulated canister package (art asset).
• [Added] 'rmap' IC instruction.
• [Added] glass cover na Remote Detonator (art asset).
• [Added] Item Emergency Supplies Box s funkcí Cardboard Boxu.
• [Added] new CapsuleSmall Lander model s collidery.
• [Added] "Interaction" akce pro tradables a spawns.
• [Added] dynamic device box, furniture box, mining box (art asset).
• [Added] water bottle box (art asset).
• [Added] MovePlayer action pro nové start conditions.
• [Added] nový lander capsule model a assety.

• [Changed] teplotní rozsah switchgrass na 0–60 °C.
• [Changed] snížený spawn coal na Vulcanu (jako Nickel).
• [Changed] balance food nutrition + yield změny pro wheat, rice.
• [Changed] recepty pro CookedRice, CookedSoybean, Mushroom/Pumpkin/Tomato/Corn soups, cooked corn/pumpkin/mushroom, CerealBar.
• [Changed] vyměněno tomato soup za cereal bar v uniform pocket.
• [Changed] zvýšený čas ničení ActiveVents/APCs ohněm.
• [Changed] start survival crate používá cereal bar box.
• [Changed] demolition charges stackovatelné 3× + nové chování.
• [Changed] snížený dmg MiningCharge (1 hit přežiješ).
• [Changed] zvýšené print times, power usage a materiálové nároky pro Remote Explosive/Mining Charge.
• [Changed] všechny start canisters teď insulated.
• [Changed] CardboardBox přejmenovatelný.
• [Changed] počet upright wind turbines ve Vulcan crate 2→3.
• [Changed] Portable Generator 900W (nové kusy).
• [Changed] rozdělení start crates přes 2 landery + mining crate.
• [Changed] mining explo dropuje menší stacky a mine více per frame.
• [Changed] mírně zvýšena cena canned goods u food trader.
• [Changed] H2Combustor throughput jako Filtration Machine.
• [Changed] balance Mimas start (méně frames/cables).
• [Changed] některé start podmínky zpět na 1 lander.
• [Changed] Portable Generator výkon 600W.
• [Changed] rocket UI auto-land/auto-shutoff tlačítka vizuálně výraznější.
• [Changed] spawn akce používá player param.
• [Changed] některé food modely novým fbx import bez materials.

• [Fixed] stationpedia search nefunguje při pauze.
• [Fixed] LOD terrain barva na Marsu + craters clipping.
• [Fixed] trader icons case-sensitive check.
• [Fixed] cocoa powder blueprint nastaven špatně.
• [Fixed] laptop slot offset + hand pos.
• [Fixed] search task nečistil při clear search field.
• [Fixed] orientation sensor chips (art asset).
• [Fixed] cocoa seed pack jméno.
• [Fixed] null constructible v Kit WaterBottleFiller.
• [Fixed] passive vent kit name v stationpedia.
• [Fixed] pipe dmg liquid tooltip text.
• [Fixed] composite door blueprint mesh.
• [Fixed] nre při zničení spawn pointu.
• [Fixed] crate mount arrows větší + odstraněny empty thumbnails.
• [Fixed] tooltip info chybějící pro unfastening crates.
• [Fixed] NRE z AnimComponent při zničení během animace.
• [Fixed] ores nezničitelné mining charges při chain explo.
• [Fixed] MiningCharges nešlo disarmnout.
• [Fixed] tablet nefunguje na zemi/doku, atmos tablet vždy ukazuje world atmos.
• [Fixed] Tooltip při jídle přes helmu.
• [Fixed] network/plant analyser tablets ukazovaly špatně na zemi.
• [Fixed] invisible lever na Pipe bender.
• [Fixed] Stirling Engine OnOff behaviour.
• [Fixed] incomplete build state tooltip pro rocket datalinks.
• [Fixed] double tap F přestával fungovat v určitých případech.
• [Fixed] tooltips v manufacturing device search list.
• [Fixed] flicker tooltip panel při změně velikosti.
• [Fixed] Drinking Fountain tooltip.
• [Fixed] capsule mesh overlap (art asset).
• [Fixed] krátký shadow distance na portables.
• [Fixed] GasGenerator crash klienta v MP.
• [Fixed] portable atmos devices neuvolňovaly atmos při deconstruction.
• [Fixed] loaded flare gun vystřelí při pick-upu.
• [Fixed] FlareGun zvuky/efekty při pick-upu/slot insertu.
• [Fixed] interp reset při exit z IExitable.
• [Fixed] Robots respawn bez baterky.
• [Fixed] ship repair package neprodejné traderovi.

• [Removed] hardcoding LOD barvy Marsu.
• [Removed] duplicate plant analyser cartridge ze survival crate.
• [Removed] parent transform na laptop.
• [Removed] SetUpToolTipWithInfo metodu.
• [Removed] seat z landeru → crate slot.
• [Removed] deprecated data ze startconditions.xml.

References

1. Update on SteamDB