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Hey Folks!

We're preparing our next big feature update for Ostranauts (v.0.7.0.1), and it's a pretty big one. We're pretty happy with how it's turning out, but we could use a hand stress-testing it for bugs and balance. So we're opening it up as an opt-in beta branch, for those who want a sneak preview.

Note: Saves created in this version may break as we

Hey Folks!

Ostranauts v0.6.12.8 is now available on Steam, and your clients should be updating shortly.

This patch addressed a few older AI issues and annoyances, as well as a recent door bug.

Saves from 0.6.12.7 should work, but saves that previously experienced issues may continue to experience those issues, requiring starting a new game.

General Changes Fixed a bug

Hey Folks!

Ostranauts v0.6.12.7 is now available on Steam, and your clients should be updating shortly.

This patch is another hotfix for issues discovered in 0.6.12.4, specifically addressing the K-Leg license not working after the first one expires, adding the missing air vents to the PDA build menu, and some AI ship spawning tweaks.

Saves from 0.6.12.6 should work, but

Hey Folks!

Ostranauts v0.6.12.6 is now available on Steam, and your clients should be updating shortly.

This patch is a hotfix for a few issues discovered in 0.6.12.4, specifically addressing transit not working, crashes while saving/loading on K-Leg, and a bug where captain ignored player input.

Saves from 0.6.12.4 likely still work, but if you encountered transit not

Hey Folks!

Ostranauts v0.6.12.4 is now available on Steam, and your clients should be updating shortly.

This patch improves AI handling of low O2 environments, adds the salvage license, new conversation options, some new content, background stars, and more!

Saves from 0.6.11.0 and earlier may still work, but it is recommended to start a new game.

AI and Crew Changes

Hey Folks!

Ostranauts v0.6.11.0 is now available on Steam, and your clients should be updating shortly.

This patch improves NPC ship spawning and flying to reduce the number of collisions and police interdictions, adds an intro conversation to the fixer, and fixes several bugs.

Saves from 0.6.10.0 and earlier should be compatible, but if you were seeing bugs or other

Hey Folks!

Ostranauts v0.6.10.0 is now available on Steam, and your clients should be updating shortly.

This patch has several improvements to ship collisions and crew AI, some new content, and some significant bug fixes. It is also the first patch to use our new (and hopefully more useful/meaningful) version numbering system:

E.g. Version W.X.Y.Z, where: W = Release

Hey Folks!

Another quick patch to address a few more issues players have found:

Changed police ships to prevent spawning multiple at once near OKLG. Fixed a bug that caused extra NPC scavenger ships to spawn every time a save file was loaded. Fixed a bug that would cause UI to get stuck on screen if ship's nav station was destroyed while player was using it. Added light to

Hey Folks!

Ostranauts v0.6.9.6 is now available on Steam, and your clients should be updating shortly.

This patch fixes a pretty serious bug that affected players loading the game a second time (or more) from the main menu, as well as adds a button to the nav station to silence the tracking alarm.

Saves from 0.6.9.5 and earlier should be compatible, but if you were seeing

Hey Folks!

Ostranauts v0.6.9.5 is now available on Steam, and your clients should be updating shortly.

This patch fine-tunes some police AI issues and collisions, plus improves transit visibility on OKLG.

Saves from 0.6.9.4 and earlier may be compatible, but if you were seeing bugs or other issues in the old save, they may continue and it may be necessary to start a new