Forever Skies Test Branch Now Open | Test Upcoming Patch Content
Hello Scientists.
Some exciting news!
We are opening a special Forever Skies Test Branch that will give players access to the upcoming patch before it is added to the main game.
We have been getting quite a few requests from players about the possibility to test and feedback updates as for many of you, this is the part of Early Access that you enjoy the most – seeing how things change, develop, and having a say in how things shape up.
The test branch is designed to gather feedback, identify potential issues, and make necessary improvements before the official release. So please do consider taking part only if you believe you will have time to test and submit feedback.
(New Docking Plank Device)
Open to All Owners of the Game + Share and Discuss Freely
The Test Branch will work for anyone who owns a copy of Forever Skies. You are also all welcome to share and talk about anything you encounter on the Test Branch freely. No NDAs are required.
No Content is Set in Stone
Any content encountered in the Test Branch is still subject to change after testing.
Existing Saves Won’t be Affected but use an Imported Save To Play the Test Branch
Your existing saves, progress, and any custom settings you’ve set in from the main game won’t be carried over to the Test Branch. Your pc will see this as if you are installing and playing the game for the first time ever. Likewise, by playing on the Test Branch, your main saves should not be affected at all.
This also means any progress on the test branch will not be carried over to the main game once the update is live. The test branch is designed to allow you to explore and test new features without impacting your current progress.
Players can opt to play the test branch starting a fresh save, however, if you want to test new content with your existing progress, airship, etc (and we suggest you do) you will need to make a copy of your main game save and import it into the test branch. Instructions on how to do it can be found below.
How To Access the Test Branch
Open the Steam application on your PC and locate Forever Skies in your games library
Right click - PROPERTIES- BETAS
Put in the password: BlimpWorkshop
From the dropdown menu select the beta branch tilted: beta_flight
Press the blue “Opt into beta_flight…” button
In your Games Library click on Forever Skies [beta_flight]
Install the Test Branch
How To Create and Load Existing Saves into the Test Branch
Your existing saves for the main game are stored in a different folder compared to your saves on the test branch. If you want to continue and test the game using your existing progress, you’ll need to do the following:
Locate your save files on your PC. By default they should be stored in the following file path: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\ProjectZeppelin\Saved\SaveGames\
Select the save file that you want to test your progress on, right-click, copy.
Located your Test Branch save file folder. By default they should be stored in the following file path: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\ProjectZeppelin\Saved_BetaFlight\SaveGames\
Paste your copied save file into this location
As a precaution make a 2nd copy of your save file and paste it somewhere on your desktop or in a safe folder. This way you can ensure you have a clean, backup save just in case.
After you have done the above, you can start the Forever Skies Test Branch from Steam and your save will be present when you select “CONTINUE”
(New Recycler Device)
Where to Submit Bugs
All bugs or issues that you encounter while playing should be submitted via the FEEDBACK TOOL that you can find in-game when pausing the game. Subsequently, you can find the tool under this link too:
We are immensely excited about working even more closely with our dedicated community to ensure that our updates and content align with your expectations. Thank you for your unwavering support and enthusiasm for Forever Skies and for wanting to help us shape the game together.
Below is the patch notes to give you a better idea of what to look out for.
- The Far From Home Team ----------------------------------------------------
Patch Number: EA.1.0.2 List of Changes
GAMEPLAY
New Location - High Point Wind Farm New Device - Docking Plank New Device - Recycler New Device - Filtering Deck Extractor New Artifacts Visited locations become greyed out on the Radar after players collect the battery from the location Removed suit VO on immunity raising/decreasing Water Condenser trigger can be used regardless of the angle Automated Deck Extractor & Filtering Deck Extractor - added Power On/Off option Fabricator is added as research to conduct on the Research Station Extracting metal plates on the Lift location is saved Fewer Repair Patches spawned on locations The Upgraded Tool Charger is now in the Upgrade Station and takes a Tool Charger to craft Both Tool Chargers can now charge any tool Improved player guidance to Automatic Deck Extractor Wreck & Paint Tool location
STACKS SIZE & RESOURCES BALANCE
Bigger stacks of some resources Added batteries stacking Small Storage & Hanging Shelves have more space inside Reduced price of some crafted materials Fat and Glowing Moths nutrition parameters tweak
GAME SAVES
Reworked "Quit without saving" and "Save and quit" buttons into separate "Save" and "Quit" buttons in the pause menu. "Quit" now asks the player if they also want to save the game Auto-save settings should now retain their values between sessions
GRAPHIC SETTINGS
Added an option to set suggested graphics settings based on a hardware benchmark. This will run automatically for new players on the first launch. Existing players can find the option in the graphics settings
ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
Screen shakes decreased with options for jumping and with using tools (decreasing motion sickness) Many more keys are now supported for input rebinding, including: Num0-Num9, math operators, Insert-PageDown block, and symbols common for AZERTY keyboard layouts. If we still don't support the keys you need, please let us know through the Send Feedback form Option to decrease Airship sway (decreasing motion sickness) Full Controller Support - the game is now fully playable with a controller.
Supported controllers: Xbox One Xbox Series X DualSense DualShock4
*Note: If you have previously activated any Steam Controller Inputs, make sure to turn these off if you wish to play with a controller. STEAM - SETTINGS - CONTROLLER
LOCALISATION
Italian language added
FIXES
Fixed Petit Astre spawn on Garden locations - players will now be able to craft Painting Cartridges easier Fixed Garden Artifacts generation (they were not generated) Fixed an issue where some Paint Skins were not available in Memory Cards Fixed an issue where Corner Observatory was unlocked way later than it should in Memory Cards Fixed sleeping menu > Now the background should cover the whole screen Fixed several gamepad-specific bugs in menus and inventory Fixed a rare crash related to using F11 to toggle fullscreen Fixed a rare crash at the game launch related to analytics
OTHER CHANGES
Version number added to the main menu Added death screen on permadeath that leads the player to the main menu and erases all saves for that play through Credits update
KNOWN ISSUES
Filtering Deck Extractor doesn’t save filters after loading The note requires keyboard input to write text The quick move doesn't work for liquids in a bottle
Community Spotlight #1
Greetings scientists!
Forever Skies Early Access has been out for just under two weeks and in that time, we have seen some incredible fan art, wonderfully creative airship base designs and some really cool player stats from our community, so we figured it was time we shared some highlights with you!
Fanart
We can’t express how awesome it is seeing Fanart for Forever Skies, please keep them coming! We even have a dedicated channel on our Discord for your creations! Here are a few we have received in the last week.
Both art pieces are by Robin in Discord.
“Scrunkle” by Klonks on Discord
FOREVER SKIES FANMADE WIKI
As well as everything else happening, a fantastic section of our community has been putting together our Fanmade wiki! This is still a work in progress, but it’s coming along really nicely!
You too can contribute to our wiki page by joining our Discord and becoming a Wiki Keeper.
Airship Base Showcase
Since day one, we have always wanted players to create an airship base that is unique to them. And judging from some of the designs we have already seen in our Discord and Community Hub, players are really taking to this, creating some truly awesome designs that we can share with you today!
Canadian Raven’s Airship
Camilla's Airship
Devlian’s Airship
Grinlike’s Airship
Coming soon
We will be sharing some very interesting player statistics and figures with you. So keep your eyes peeled for more info on that in the future!
We hope you enjoyed this little summary, let us know what else you would like to see more for future Community Spotlights. Content creator shout outs? More Airship designs? Let us know!
That’s all for now, speak soon! Team Far From Home.
Community Spotlight
Greetings scientists!
Forever Skies Early Access has been out for just under two weeks and in that time, we have seen some incredible fan art, wonderfully creative airship base designs and some really cool player stats from our community, so we figured it was time we shared some highlights with you!
Fanart
We can’t express how awesome it is seeing Fanart for Forever Skies, please keep them coming! We even have a dedicated channel on our Discord for your creations! Here are a few we have received in the last week.
Both art pieces are by Robin in Discord.
“Scrunkle” by Klonks on Discord
FOREVER SKIES FANMADE WIKI
As well as everything else happening, a fantastic section of our community has been putting together our Fanmade wiki! This is still a work in progress, but it’s coming along really nicely!
You too can contribute to our wiki page by joining our Discord and becoming a Wiki Keeper.
Airship Base Showcase
Since day one, we have always wanted players to create an airship base that is unique to them. And judging from some of the designs we have already seen in our Discord and Community Hub, players are really taking to this, creating some truly awesome designs that we can share with you today!
Canadian Raven’s Airship
Camilla's Airship
Devlian’s Airship
Grinlike’s Airship
Coming soon
We will be sharing some very interesting player statistics and figures with you. So keep your eyes peeled for more info on that in the future!
We hope you enjoyed this little summary, let us know what else you would like to see more for future Community Spotlights. Content creator shout outs? More Airship designs? Let us know!
That’s all for now, speak soon! Team Far From Home.
Next Patch Planned for First Half of July: Fixes, Balance Tweaks and New Content
Hello Scientists
After about a week since our Early Access launch, we’ve been hard at work on our first patch which will bring a collection of fixes, improvements, and also some new content. We have been scouring feedback from our community and have pinpointed some tweaks and content requests that can be added relatively quickly, so instead of holding them for our larger planned content updates, we decided to add them into this upcoming patch.
We don’t want to give away the whole list right now as there is still a chance some things can be added or pushed to a later update if testing proves the need. However, we are excited to highlight one particular addition, especially for all those who have created some absolute beast-sized airships that have become a little more difficult to “park”.
We will be adding a Docking Plank Device:
Now you can safely float your hulking behemoth airship over to the sides of a tower, roll out your metal “red carpet” and walk over with full grace and dignity compared to what some of you are doing now.
Our goal is to have this patch developed, tested, and shipped by mid-July.
You can expect a variety of changes, including balance tweaks, quality-of-life upgrades for tools, additional accessibility options, full controller support, and, of course, a few new devices and items to enhance your airship to name just a few.
First off, we want to thank each and every one of you who picked up Forever Skies and helped make our Early Access launch a success.
We've been reading all your feedback, comments, and compliments and it's amazing to see that we're on the right course in the eyes of so many. This is however only the beginning...
WHAT COMES NEXT?
Below you will find our Future Flight Map.
All of the content and features listed here are planned for in our development cycle and so with 100% certainty will be added to the game. The exact order of when each of these updates will be released will be based on priority and community feedback.
HELP SHAPE FOREVER SKIES
We have also set aside equal time and resources to account for all the features and content we want to add that will be community driven. We knew from the start that much of how Forever Skies shapes out will be based on what our players will ask for and so as always, we ask that you let us know what are your thoughts.
1. Via our Discord (LINK) 2. The Steam Forums (LINK) 3. Using the FEEDBACK button in the pause menu of the actual game.
As a reminder, we are aiming to release larger game and content updates every 3-4 months with smaller updates and patches in between.
Our first patch is already in the making and should be out sometime next week.
So thank you again for being a part of this journey with us. Enjoy the skies and everything to come.
To celebrate our Early Access launch of Forever Skies, along with our friends at Creepy Jar, the developers of Green Hell, we’ve just released the Earth & Air Survival Bundle. You can pick up both games with a 10% discount or simply complete the set if you own one already.
In Green Hell, plunge into the open world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter or raise a fortress. Tend your wounds and maintain mental health - alone or with friends.
You are about to embark on a journey to a place no one has returned from in more than 400 hundred years. We know very little of what awaits you there but we hope you will find the answer to the deadly crisis we are facing. Without knowledge of how to overcome the viral pathogen that is killing us, humanity will finally perish. Return to earth and bring us hope!
[...END OF MESSAGE…]
Welcome to Early Access of Forever Skies
If you are reading this, the game is now available to play! We hope you will have fun surviving above the surface of the desolate Earth.
We would like to let you know about a few important things:
Forever Skies development will be based on your (community) feedback
So please let us know what you think about the game. Your voice matters here. The best way to do so is:
1. Via our Discord (LINK) 2. The Steam Forums (LINK) 3. Using the FEEDBACK button in the pause menu of the actual game.
Forever Skies will grow with future updates and improvements
We will have a Road Map / Flight Path ready to show you in the next few days. We just need to see what the first reactions are like to better prioritize.
That said, we are aiming to release larger game and content updates every 3-4 months and with smaller updates and patches in between.
In the larger content drops you can expect features such as up to 4-player coop, combat, and additional story chapters while the smaller updates will add the likes of additional languages and full controller support.
Thank you to everyone who will be joining us on this journey! We won’t keep you any longer.
This is our first patch after release which addresses a few bug fixes and final touch-ups we managed to get down for launch. The more notable changes / fixes are:
Tool charger is available in the Research Station from the very beginning, It’s no longer found on an Overgrown Tower.
“!” Quest locations will stay visible on your Radar if you don’t finish these quests during your first visit to these locations.
Players should now be informed if they try to load old saves that are no longer compatible with the current version of the game. This only affects saves made in the demo and playtest versions of the game.
Doors and Room frames damage visuals should be shown properly where the damage was dealt.
Localization and small bug fixes.
Expect more changes, updates and patches along the way. Remember to also submit your feedback to us so we can better understand how you’d like the game to evolve.
Release Times For Forever Skies - Out on June 22
Greetings scientists!
A short but important announcement for you today.
Forever Skies Early Access releases tomorrow, June 22, 2023!
ːsteamhappyː
Check out the map below to find out when Forever Skies will be available in your area.
Speak soon! Team Far From Home
Airship Customization Showcase Video
Greetings scientists!
From day one, we have spoken about how your Airship will be fully customizable and can be shaped to suit your specific needs or moods...well we meant it!
Our latest video showcases some of the modules and painting options available to all when Early Access launches on June 22nd! ːsteamhappyː
Check it out here:
Additionally, we invited a few content creators to play Forever Skies and you can see their Lets Plays below:
