Hey all! Can’t believe it is already December, some kind of big things have changed since our last update, but we are still the same System Era. Click here to read more. As far as Astroneer goes, I have some good news and bad news. The good: Astroneer will see a full roadmap of updates in 2024!!! The bad? We still have a bit of rough weather to work through so we aren’t quiiiite ready yet to share more details about the plan. Rest assured we have new items, missions, and gameplay planned to ship throughout the year.
As far as this update, make sure you finish Project C.H.E.E.R. for those sweet rewards, but this one was mostly focused on squashing a lot of bugs. Some particularly nasty ones like the Custom Game “No Starting Shelter” progress bug have been fixed so get back into those speed runs!
Ok that is all for now, but expect some more comms from me soon with some delicious leeks for next year’s content.
-joe
PROJECT C.H.E.E.R DELIVERY EVENT RETURNS!
Container wrecks have been spotted on Sylva, Desolo, Calidor, and Glacio surrounded by various toys and debris. Production-minded Astroneers can create fresh toys via the Small Printer using Scrap and other resources.
To get started, print the EXO Request Platform. You can unlock this blueprint on the third page of your Research Catalog and print it with the Medium Printer using 2 pieces of Resin and 1 piece of Ceramic, which is refined from smelting raw Clay. You can find both raw resources on the surface of any planet or extract them using the Soil Centrifuge.
Packaged toys are worth different point amounts when shipped:
20 Points – Automaton 001s & 002s
35 Points – Cubic Objects
50 Points – Stellar Objects
75 Points – Cosmic Baubles (Printable from Small Printer)
EXO Dynamics supplies useful items and resources along the way to boost your recovery or production efforts. Randomized recurring rewards are available after completing the main event including:
Resin, Clay, Graphite
Packagers & Dynamite
Copper, Iron, Titanium, Tungsten
Small Power Items
Hydrazine & Jet Packs
EXO Chips & Portable Smelters
QT-RTGs
Tether Toppers
Multi-colored lights return to adorn the tether lines of intrepid Astroneers! Use them as decorations, in support of your construction projects, or simply enjoy their merry glow.
The following bugs have been fixed as of version 1.29.61.0
We managed to crush a lot of bugs in this one!
AS-16639: The Wanderer Suit should now unlock when playing offline or with poor connection
AS-18095: One Time Tooltips are now being saved correctly. Player should no longer see them appear after the item is used
AS-18155: Packager’s indicator light, tooltip and behavior are now updating correctly when the state of a resource canister changes while the packager is attached
AS-19316: Players should no longer spawn multiple Xenobiology labs
AS-19471: Gateways should now provide oxygen
AS-19463: If a player quits while in orbit, a new warning pop-up message will alert them about losing save and equipment
Limited Time Events and Missions
AS-18855: Completed LTE missions are now being removed from the Rewards section of the Mission Log
AS-19038: LTE points should no longer appear to reset after the game is resumed from a console's rest mode
AS-19434: LTE mission prompts should no longer immediately show up in their mission log after landfall
AS-19504: During an active LTE, LTE items that the player has not interacted with should no longer disappear entirely on Save/Load
Custom Games
AS-19283:Player progression is no longer blocked if players start with no Starting Shelter
AS-19322: Setting Starting Bytes to Maximum allowed amount no longer prevents new schematics from being unlocked in the Research Catalogue
AS-19356: Cached Custom Games Config data is now correctly saved
AS-19367: When starting with No Shelter config, all Players in a MP session should now see the Astroneering Bas(e)ics under their completed/rewards missions in the Mission Log
AS-19419: Players can no longer use illegal characters in custom configuration game save names
AS-19449: Custom Games SES Promoted Game Configurations should now sort in a consistent order on all consoles now, from lowest to highest by share code
AS-19464: Players can no longer use a colon in a custom game's save name (as it is an illegal character)
AS-19465: Custom game config save names are limited to less than total 45 characters
AS-19468, AS-19207: Disabling Printers Item Bundle and disabling the XL Rover item no longer block mission progression items from being available
Localization
AS-19029, AS-19516: Confirmed Princess log entry is correct in Russian
AS-19371: Tungsten should now be consistently translated in Polish
AS-19357: Fractal Rose Seed description should now be correct in Russia
AS-18799: Singular Substance description shoul be translated in every supported language
The following is still a known issue as of version 1.29.61.0:
AS-19640: Clients in a Multiplayer session do not receive the PUM-KN Shelter during the Fall LTE
AS-19678: In Custom Games Configs, setting Decorators to 0 in Calidor Caves stops shells from spawning
Thanks for reading and talk soon!
Project CHEER Delivery Event
Container wrecks have been spotted on Sylva, Desolo, Calidor, and Glacio surrounded by various toys and debris. Production-minded Astroneers can create fresh toys via the Small Printer using Scrap and other resources.
To get started, print the EXO Request Platform. You can unlock this blueprint on the third page of your Research Catalog and print it with the Medium Printer using 2 pieces of Resin and 1 piece of Ceramic, which is refined from smelting raw Clay. You can find both raw resources on the surface of any planet or extract them using the Soil Centrifuge.
Packaged toys are worth different point amounts when shipped:
20 Points – Automaton 001s & 002s
35 Points – Cubic Objects
50 Points – Stellar Objects
75 Points – Cosmic Baubles (Printable from Small Printer)
EXO Dynamics supplies useful items and resources along the way to boost your recovery or production efforts. Randomized recurring rewards are available after completing the main event including:
Resin, Clay, Graphite
Packagers & Dynamite
Copper, Iron, Titanium, Tungsten
Small Power Items
Hydrazine & Jet Packs
EXO Chips & Portable Smelters
QT-RTGs
Tether Toppers
Multi-colored lights return to adorn the tether lines of intrepid Astroneers! Use them as decorations, in support of your construction projects, or simply enjoy their merry glow.
EXO F.A.R.M. Event
Use Custom Game # 16617 to jumpstart your F.A.R.M adventure on Calidor!!
It’s time again to gather hard-working Astroneers and band together for EXO Dynamics in the Fuel Acquisition, Renewal & Maintenance event! Sturdysquash are in season and can be farmed in bulk to be processed in Cauldrangea plants. Ship off the products to EXO Dynamics for points and rewards! To get started, print the EXO Request Platform. You can unlock this blueprint on the third page of your Research Catalog and print it with the Medium Printer using 2 pieces of Resin and 1 piece of Ceramic, which is refined from smelting raw Clay. You can find both of these raw resources on the surface of any planet or extract them using the Soil Centrifuge.
Find Wild Sturdysquash that can be harvested for their seeds on Sylva, Calidor, or Atrox; use these seeds to grow offspring that yield Sturdysquash Samples
Each of the featured planets has a unique variety of Wild Sturdysquash which yield different quantities of seeds
Sturdysquash Samples can be placed in Medium and Large Resource Canisters to keep your farms tidy
Locate Cauldrangea plants on Sylva, Calidor, or Atrox – but beware of the hazards that tend to grow nearby! Use the Cauldrangeas to produce one of three types of biofuel.
Compass navpoints appear to indicate nearby Cauldrangea.
Cauldrangea can be interacted with to cycle through their current biofuel recipe for production.
Each featured planet has a unique variety of Cauldrangea with different production speeds.
Different biofuels can be produced using other ingredients; the rarer the ingredients, the more the produced biofuel is worth:
Useful incremental rewards are included along the way to bolster your harvesting capabilities. Randomized recurring rewards are available after completing the event – including QT-RTGs, Portable Smelters, & EXO Chips! – for those who want to continue to produce biofuels.
Automated Mass Production Protocol Event
The Automated Mass Production Protocol returns!
Astroneers are asked to undertake the creation of large quantities of valuable resource nuggets to send off via the EXO Request Platform in exchange for useful goodies and stylish customizations.
All Astroneers present are awarded points when a rocket is launched – cooperation is encouraged for efficiency!
Useful incremental rewards along the way and randomized recurring rewards at the end of the event – including QT-RTGs, Portable Smelters, EXO Chips, and useful resources!
Tether Toppers
Tether posts have been updated to get your automation vibes cranking – log in to experience these temporary decorations that are sure to turn heads!
Custom Games Update
Feature Update: Custom Games Mode
Hey everyone, excited to release the patch notes for this very unique update, the Custom Games update!
This update cracks open Astroneer in a way that allows players to do all sorts of really fun things. From creating new saves with unique characteristics like hardcore permadeath, to setting up exact scenarios and speedruns, the custom game tools added will allow you to make the experience your own and then share them with others.
Some context: We have always wanted to add new game modes to Astroneer, but we felt like that might be too prescriptive. Instead, we endeavored to create a plethora of customizations that allowed you all to fine-tune the exact experience you want. Hoping for a little more challenge? Change the amount of oxygen produced by all sources, pick a different starting planet, and prevent respawns for a hardcore experience. Do you have trouble with some of the more tedious parts of the game and could use some shortcuts from an accessibility standpoint? Feel free to adjust to your liking and experience the entire game your way. We indexed hard on player choice so everyone can enjoy the game however they would like.
Ok now for the details: Upon loading the game players will be greeted with a brand new option when creating saves: CUSTOM GAME. This will take you to a submenu where you can start creating your “configuration”.
Preconfigured Custom Game Modes + Management
The first screen will present you with some premade options so you can jump right into a custom configuration. SES will prepopulate these, and eventually, will pull configurations from the community to share with everyone else. If you feel like you have made something awesome, share it with us on Discord or social media so we can keep these slots fresh! You can also access previously saved configurations from this screen. NOTE: These configurations get saved to your account, so if you log in on another machine, or play somewhere else, your configs will move with you.
If you want to make your own, click CREATE NEW CONFIGURATION and put your lab coat on. On the custom game mode screen, you can navigate between the different pages of options on the top left, then save, share, and launch your shiny new configs from the initial tab.
SHARING
By pressing "PUBLISH CONFIG" you can share your configuration with friends on any platform. When you publish your configuration we bind it to a numerical "Share Code" that you can give to other users. If they put the code in, all pages will auto-populate with your settings, which you can still adjust!
CUSTOM GAME CONFIGURATION VARIABLES:
This is the list of things you can adjust in this update, please share more ideas of things you might want beyond these with us!
GENERAL
SKIP LAUNCH SEQUENCE
NO STARTING SHELTER
CHOOSE STARTING PLANET
That's right folks, we finally did it. You can choose your starting planet, and for a real challenge, you can spawn on the planet with no starting habitat. That second option is not for the faint of heart, you need to find a reliable oxygen source ASAP to begin to start your base!
STARTING BACKPACK ITEMS
Select from a number of T1 items to start with in your backpack. You can choose the specific slot where things will spawn for players in your save.
RESPAWN SETTINGS
LIMIT RESPAWNS
LIMIT PLAYER RESPAWNS INDIVIDUALLY
DEFAULT RESPAWN LIMIT
These options allow you to set a limited number of respawns individually or in a shared pool before a GAME OVER state gets triggered for a permadeath experience. Fear not though, your save will still be accessible, but it will be automatically converted to a Creative Mode save in which achievements and missions can no longer be completed.
POWER SETTINGS
GLOBAL POWER GENERATION MULTIPLIER
GLOBAL POWER CONSUMPTION MULTIPLIER
SOLAR POWER GENERATION MULTIPLIER
WIND POWER GENERATION MULTIPLIER
These are pretty self-explanatory, the default (1) is vanilla Astroneer value, and you can slide the bar to change how it scales up or down!
OXYGEN SETTINGS
OXYGEN CONSUMPTION MULTIPLIER
FREE OXYGEN TOGGLE
Also self-explanatory, but likely to be somewhat controversial, you can just set the game to allow for free oxygen. While this might make the game “easy” we believe having this option is a good one. For players who want a chill story mode experience, or for players for whom managing oxygen prevents them from enjoying the game we believe letting players choose to opt into this is great for accessibility. Play with your kids or your partners with no worries about suffocation <3
RESEARCH SETTINGS & RESEARCH CATALOG SETTINGS
STARTING RESEARCH BYTES
RESEARCH REWARD MULTIPLIER
RESEARCH SPEED MULTIPLIER
The first is self-explanatory, while the others are specific to how many bytes you receive, as well as how fast. These multipliers will modify the default values for all research items.
This page also allows you to stop certain items from ever being researched via bundles:
DISABLE VEHICLES
DISABLE POWER GENERATORS
DISABLE OXYGEN ITEMS
DISABLE PRINTERS
DISABLE BASE MODULES
DISABLE PLATFORMS
DISABLE SHUTTLES
These will allow you to stop items from being researched, but not found in the world. Hover over the checkbox to see the full list of items in each bundle.
SOLAR SYSTEM SETTINGS
This is the big one, you can now modify planet generation across the SOL system. These work via modifiers, and can be adjusted per planet or per biome. You can even set specific seeds so other players can share their amazing start points or seeds so players can experience the exact planet generation. Speedrunners take notice!
PLANET WIDE SETTINGS
GRAVITY
SEED
AMBIENT WIND RATE
RANDOM GUST WIND RATE
BIOME MODIFIERS
All modifiers can be adjusted per biome including cave layers
BIOME WEIGHT
POI FREQUENCY
DECORATOR FREQUENCY
PUZZLE FREQUENCY
RESOURCE FREQUENCY
SNAIL SHELL FREQUENCY
ASTROPEDIA
Astropedia now has two new pages: The first addition allows players to see the active custom game settings in a list, so you know what things are active in the save you are playing in.
The second is the addition of the credits. The list was getting a little long for our end-game cutscene so we added it to Astropedia so you can read the names of all of the awesome humans past and future that have worked on Astroneer.
DISCLAIMER: There are so many options here and we did our best to test them across all platforms, but there are bound to be some interesting results based on how many changes we have made. Please report anything you see to us! That also means you might be able to do things like softlock your save or degrade performance by spawning in tons of things via planet settings. As we mentioned above, we opted to give you options rather than limit them, so if your GTX 1060 starts melting because you set every slider to max, do not be mad at us! ;)
OK, that is all for this one, we are so excited to get this into the communities' hands and I personally am so proud of the team for this one. This was my first update at the helm of the team working on Astroneer and I am consistently so surprised that our little 6-year-old game is still showing up in bestseller lists and making millions more players happy. Can’t wait to share what we have coming next.
<3 -jt
The following bugs have been fixed as of version 1.28.34.0
AS-18954 Printers are no longer grabbing extra resources and dropping them after print jobs are finished
AS-19081 Printers are no longer ejecting resource nuggets from their input slots when the player unlocks an item from the research catalog
AS-19156 "Strange Object" Tooltip now shows correct supported languages
AS-19214 The game is no longer crashing when navigating to the Dedicated server tab of the main or pause menu on PS4
The following is still a known issue as of version 1.28.34.0:
SOMETIMES PLAYERS WILL LOSE A VALID SPAWN POINT WHEN LOADING A NO STARTING SHELTER SAVE AFTER DEATH. WE HAVE A FIX AND WILL BE DEPLOYING ASAP.
AS-19086 Power Generation Settings are not affecting all power-generating items like the RTG, Generators, Batteries
Switch:
AS-17201 Community | Items are clipping through terrain more frequently
Xbox/PS4/Switch
AS-18287 Tractor sits lower to the ground and bounces more than expected
Multiplayer/Dedicated Servers:
AS-18105 Host's performance degrades when a client joins when certain Rail Missions are active
AS-17916 Snail Shell specific decorators cannot be destroyed with a client's vehicle drill/paver
AS-7425 Entering the shuttle while on the gateway station or Sun Room immediately puts client in solar view
AS-18242/AS-17750 Client's compass is completely empty
If you encounter the following, please contact support@systemera.net! We’d like to gather additional information.
AS-18141: In Dedicated Server saves, Rail Lines between all Rail Posts, Rail Junctions, and Rail Stations disappear completely. Newly created Rail Anchors cannot make Rail Line connections.
AS-15682: Vehicle mission actors such as Data Recorder or MAT, on Desolo or Vesania - fail to appear in Adventure Mode
A new update coming soon...
Happy Summer Sale Astroneers! Lots of information coming soon but get excited about our next update! We have a feeling that those of you who wanted to customize your Astroneer experience will be very excited...
Here is a stream from a few weeks ago where we go into some detail about how update progress is going!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1859075876
We will be streaming and vlogging for the next few weeks so if you want to stay informed, join our discord for announcements.
https://discord.com/invite/astroneer
See you soon,
-jt
Update 27 Hotfix
The following bugs have been fixed as of version 1.27.301.0:
AS-18853 | When the LTE is no longer active, the game won’t crash if a printer had an LTE item selected, and there was a platform within the printer's output area that did not have an open slot for the printed item.
AS-18866 | When T2 carrying an item while using the gamepad, the player is now able to proximity select the held item
AS-18857 | Rail cars now have slot rules turned off when leaving a Rail Station in the same direction as the car's arrival
AS-18862 | Revised 'Align' minigame to address player confusion
AS-18856 | The Trade Platform now automatically pulls (or pushes) scrap, Astronium, or Fault Finders
AS-18867 | Active Fault Finder minigame can now be canceled
AS-18861 | Research Chamber now auto pulls Researchable Items acquired from Rails Missions
AS-18850 | Full audio/song now plays when Curious Object/ Skybreaker is used during the Firewall mission
AS-18865 | Some mission rewards have been tweaked to no longer be confusing or cause issues for players
AS-18858 | The Red/default firework is no longer missing from the Trade Platform
Dedicated Servers/Multiplayer:
AS-18105 | Host's performance should no longer be severely degraded when a client joins when certain Rail Missions are active
AS-18819 | Player can now crack the data log and mission log in the Sun Room
AS-18898 | Button on Sun Room Data Log now works after loading a save
AS-18877 | Attempting to reclaim key mission items in Sun Room will no longer fail
AS-18852 | Mission reward items can now be claimed on the Sun Room in situations they previously could not
Localization:
AS-18918 | Depots and You description text is no longer missing Portuguese translation
AS-18854 | When in French, the 'My Crew' description now shows the correct translation
AS-18910 | Several Rails-related logs and descriptions are no longer missing translations
An Awakening
Hello. I wanted to be sure you saw this. We will talk soon. Please pay attention when we meet. The task I have for you is very important.
You must finish all other priority missions beforehand. I will find you when you are ready. Do not worry. You will know when it is time.
New Mission Chain Per Astroneer[ERROR!#00] Protocol, recruits are expected to complete the following missions in preparation for this new endeavor:
Composite Perfection
Final Entry
Training Complete
Please consult your EXO-certified mission log to verify your completion of these missions.
Fault Finders & Advanced Trade Once [ERROR#%//HELP] has been completed, Fault Finder items can be crafted and deployed. Fault Finders which are activated and used to store a [ERROR//%!DENIED] can be used on the Trade Platform for the acquisition of extremely valuable or enjoyable items.
UX Improvements
Printer Control Panel Updates
Control Panels on the Small, Medium, and Large Printer have been updated with category-based navigation. Items are now grouped into separate rows, matching their grouping within the Catalog.
Location and Travel Notifications
When entering a region on a planet, a location notification will briefly appear at the top of the screen. The current location can be redisplayed by opening the compass. A travel notification will also appear at the top of the screen when traveling to a different planet.
Spaceflight
Stabilizations have been made to the camera when launching a shuttle into orbit, or traveling between planets.
Creative Mode Catalog Additions
The Beach Ball (Recreational Sphere variant) and multiple color variations of the Fireworks item have been added to the Catalog, and can be found within the second Creative Mode item category.
Astroneer’s Fourth Anniversary
Wow! It's been almost four years since 1.0… can you believe it?! This February, we’ve got a celebratory cosmetic to share with players, from our heart to your head. Log in during the month of February to unlock exclusive cosmetic items!
Store - New Items Available Now!
New Limited Time Bundle – the Tychomancy Bundle! It’s a divine outcome for fashionable spacefarers!
Includes: Heaven-scent mask, Astrolabe hat, Space Magic Palette
New Palette: Daydream palette
New Visor: Cloudy visor
New Emote: Thank You emote - Thank you, Astroneer Community, for your love and support!
Redeem this free emote in EXO Outfitters.
Bugs:
The following bugs have been fixed as of version 1.27.264.0:
AS-18801 | Automation | Repeater Segment Pins Are Now Usable After Reaching a Certain Range
AS-18793 | Planetary Flight | The camera will no longer collide with things while flying between planets
AS-18783 | Audio | The hoverboard should be the same volume for clients
AS-18759 | Power | The Large Solar Panel is now outputting 8 U/s, in line with its description
AS-18708 | Shuttles | Camera | The camera will no longer jitter when flying between planets
AS-18687 | U27 | Copyright date in opening credits has been updated from 2022 to 2023
AS-18554 | SWITCH | Overachiever | The Overachiever Palette should now unlock when completing all the tasks
AS-18413 | ART – Some Dev folders are no longer visible in Game Files in Shipping Builds
AS-18412 | ENGINEERING- Some Dev folders are no longer visible in Game Files in Shipping Builds
AS-18411 | DESIGN - Some Dev folders are no longer visible in Game Files in Shipping Builds
AS-18410 | Child Actors | Several items can no longer have pieces removed by other items while slotted
AS-18406 | Community | The Trade Platform's Rocket Can No Longer Be Unattached in Creative Mode
AS-18391 | Mini-Smelter | Leaving relevance and relaunching the game while a Portable Smelter is running will no longer put it in a broken state
AS-18354 | U26 | Skybreaker | VFX | Skybreaker activation effect is now properly aligned to the object when triggered via the Astroneer's Backpack Aux Slots
AS-18298 | Debris | Debris Items 'Debris_Wreckage_Hatch' are no longer missing a tooltip
AS-18284 | Localization | Engine-uity Mission Description is no longer misleading in French
AS-18280 | Skybreaker | Controller | Skybreaker tooltip is no longer oriented vertically when auto-selected with controller in many cases
AS-18262 | Spaceport | Storage Canisters will now push or pull resources to or from slots on the Spaceport
AS-18196 | Rails | The Trade Platform's rocket can no longer be pulled onto the Rail Station if it is set to "UNLOADS STOPPED CARS"
AS-18169 | Localization | Rails | The end of C.O.L.E.'s description in the catalog is no longer cut off in several languages, omitting the power requirements
AS-18056 | Switch | Achievements | Overachiever palette can now be unlocked by obtaining all other cosmetics earned through Achievements
AS-17289 | Crash | Fixed some instances where some saves would crash upon loading
AS-17123 | Field Shelter | Compass | Icon for the field shelter will now go away if it is packaged or destroyed
AS-16969 | Hazards | Boomalloon | Clients will now see the explosion VFX for the boomalloon when triggered via proximity
AS-16690 | Hazards | Vehicles | Lashvines, Cataplants and, Lashleaves can no longer target the user when they are driving a Tractor
AS-15667 | Shift Click | Several interactions will no longer become broken when shift clicking certain items
AS-11556 | Audio | Main Menu music will no longer persist after loading a save before the actual in game music begins playing
AS-11497 | Shift Clicking | Shift clicking a terrain tool augment will now prioritize an empty terrain tool slot over the backpack (This also affect printing and quick-stow)
AS-10943 | Multiplayer | Clients' oxygen line no longer appears behind the user in several vehicles. Dropship, VTOL, Tractor
AS-6932 | Gateways | When a user is in the solar view the Gateway Station is no longer displayed twice
The following is still a known issue as of version 1.27.264.0:
AS-18601 | Portable Smelter | Resources created by Portable Smelter that are pushed to an open slot have no tooltip
AS-18023 | CRASH | Dedicated Server | Rare Client crash on DS where having a train either enter or leave relevancy on a client’s request can cause a Crash
AS-18105 | Performance | Multiplayer | Rail Missions | Host's performance degrades when a client joins when certain Rail Missions are active
AS-7425 | Multiplayer | Gateway Station | REDACTED | Entering the shuttle while on the gateway station immediately puts client in solar view
AS-17768 | Switch | Achievements | Switch users have no way in-game to track achievement progress
AS-18242 | Multiplayer | The Client's compass is completely empty in a community save
AS-17750 | Multiplayer | Compass | Client's compass will be completely empty after teleporting to any planet from the station
AS-17732 | LTEs | Physical LTE rewards can only be claimed once per machine
AS-18792 | Settings | Lowering the Frame Limit increases camera mouse sensitivity
AS-18383 | Research Chamber | The Research Chamber can get into a bad state when a resource is placed there from the output slot of another module
AS-18155 | Packagers | Packagers show the green indicator light when they are connected to Medium or Large Resource Canisters that have their first resource added to them
AS-17916 | Dedicated Server | Decorators | Drills | Snail Shell specific decorators cannot be destroyed with a client's vehicle drill/paver
AS-17390 | Jump Jet/Hoverboard Combo Leaves Player Hanging in Air after Running Out of Fuel
AS-17198 | Dedicated Server | Compass | No navpoints are visible on compass except for one vehicle on Dedicated Server
AS-15254 | Audio | Cinematics | Ending Cutscene audio is slightly out of sync with visuals on Xbox
AS-9202 | Multiplayer | Relevance | Beacons hang in air from clients perspective when in other players backpack when backpack goes out of relevance
AS-8537 | Dedicated Server | Players will sometimes be unable to use F to interact or see tooltips after server travel, loading a save or starting a new game
Holiday Event 2022
Feature Updates
Project CHEER Delivery Event
It’s time for helpful Astroneers to lend their skills to EXO Dynamics in support of the yearly holiday toy drive! Find and transport toys scattered across planetary surfaces or rig up your own printing production line for delivery via the EXO Request Platform module.
Container wrecks have been spotted on Sylva, Desolo, Calidor, and Glacio surrounded by various toys and debris. Production-minded Astroneers can create fresh toys via the Small Printer using Scrap and other resources.
It is curious that shipping containers keep crash-landing on planets in the Sylva System around this time each year... what’s going on with EXO’s logistics department? Must be a weird glitch in their subroutines. Maybe that explains the weird containers ERROR//LU-C1D filtration at 63% HelpHelpHelp that have been reported on Sylva, Desolo, and Calidor.
Packaged toys are worth different point amounts when shipped:
20 Points – Automaton 001s & 002s
35 Points – Cubic Objects
50 Points – Stellar Objects
75 Points – Cosmic Baubles (Printable from Small Printer)
EXO supplies useful items and resources along the way to boost your recovery or production efforts. Randomized recurring rewards are available after completing the main event including:
Resin, Clay, Graphite
Packagers & Dynamite
Copper, Iron, Titanium, Tungsten
Small Power Items
Hydrazine & Jet Packs
EXO Chips
Nanocarbon Alloy
QT-RTGs
Special Event Missions
To support event-related communications, special missions have been added that will appear in the Mission Logs of players when a new event is active. Players only need to activate an EXO Request Platform rocket to start the current event and complete the mission.
Community Reward
As with previous years, all package points will go towards unlocking a global total that will grant everyone in the community a FEZANT hat! We will be tracking progress via social media so when you complete the event, you can continue sending rewards to help make sure the gift gets unlocked for everyone!
Tether Toppers
Multi-colored lights return to adorn the tether lines of intrepid Astroneers! Use them as decorations, in support of your construction projects, or simply enjoy their merry glow
Bugs:
The following bugs have been fixed as of version 1.26.128.0:
AS-18369 | Crash | Game will no longer crash when placing a Sturdysquash Sample into a Research Chamber that is on the same platform as a Cauldrangea.
AS-18370 | Crash | The game will no longer run out of memory very quickly while idling in certain saves in shipping builds
AS-18371 | LTEs | The requested item icons and point values are no longer duplicated while in the care package phase of the LTE
AS-18535 | Holiday LTE | Packagers spawned in with the rest of the LTE items will now get removed when the LTE ends
AS-18560 | Localization | Japanese is now for the G. novus Shells mission title
AS-18562 | Localization | Japanese is no longer missing for Astroneer log
The following is still a known issue as of version: 1.26.128.0
AS-18391 | Mini-Smelter | Leaving relevance and relaunching the game while a Portable Smelter is running may put it in a broken state
AS-18169 | Localization | Rails | The end of C.O.L.E.'s description in the catalog is cut off in several languages, omitting the power requirements
AS-18554 | SWITCH | Overachiever | The Overachiever Palette does not unlock when completing all the tasks
AS-17750 | Multiplayer | Compass | Client's compass will be completely empty after teleporting to any planet from the station
AS-17386 | Switch | UI | The Reconnect UI does not appear to allow players to reconnect to interrupted multiplayer sessions
AS-16898 | Rover | Drill | Using a drill attached to a rover will eventually slow the Rover to a stop on Console
AS-14453 | Dedicated Server | Error message when attempting to join with incorrect password just says "Join Failed"
AS-11556 | Audio | Main Menu music will persist after loading a save before the actual in game music begins playing
AS-18196 | Rails | The Trade Platform's rocket can be pulled onto the Rail Station if it is set to "UNLOADS STOPPED CARS"
AS-18141 | Rails | Dedicated Server | Rail Items are not appearing for the client in multiplayer sessions
AS-18242 | Multiplayer | The Client's compass is completely empty in a community save
AS-18627 | Mission Log | When a tracked mission is completed it will no longer track the follow-up missions
Astroneer: Countdown - Graphic Novel Pre-Orders Are Live!
We're happy to announce our first-ever graphic novel, Astroneer: Countdown, published by Titan Comics is now available for pre-order. Place your pre-order at the links below, or request it from your local retailer!
US residents can place pre-orders here. European residents can place pre-orders here.
Details
The graphic novel adventure follows friendly Astroneer Seven as he ventures into the Boreas System. What begins as an epic quest to gather crucial resources turns into a crisis of identity and belonging. Will the discovery of the mysterious time-and-space bending crystals rescue Seven from his troubles, or will they only cause more chaos? Readers will also enjoy three short stories as part of Astroneer: Countdown. Out of Bounds, Decaf Noir, and Have We Met. Each take part in the wider Astroneer universe and capture the wonder that the game is known for.
Astroneer: Countdown is helmed by a multi-award-winning creative team. The stories are written by Dave Dwonch (Jenny Zero), David Pepose (Savage Avengers), Jeremy Lawson (Teen Titans Go! comics), and M. Goodwin (Tomboy); with Xenia Pamfil (Rainbow Brite), Eryk Donovan (Constantine: The Hellblazer), Jeremy Lawson, and M. Goodwin on art.
