• Added missing localization texts for all current languages (except English)
  

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Airship Gardening Mechanics

Story Chapter 2 - Hunt For The Cure

CHAPTER 1 RECAP / SPOILERS AHEAD!

New Underdust Section - Suburbs

A side note on combat…

Improved World & Story Progression

• Many mission objectives re-written to give players a better and more immersive experience
  
• Mission Reports - summarizing main quest milestones for the player upon returning to the airship from main quest locations
  
• More lore scenes added
  
• Story-related voice lines - from the players "suit AI" added
  
• New cutscenes
  
• Design, art and gameplay improvements to existing locations like Radio Towers, Overgrown Radio Towers, Gardens & Descent Lifts.
  
• City ruins improved visually
  

New Airship Module Design - “Bloom Range”

• With the changes made to Immunity a few months ago thanks to your feedback, the immunity Circle on the HUD became redundant as it was no longer a mechanic you would have to manage. Instead, immunity is now tied to the story and will change as a scripted event. Your current immunity status can now be found on the Inventory screen.
  
• Cleaner and easier to understand. Certain icons were not explained well in the old design, such as using boosters or diseases. The new HUD displays this in a much clearer manner
  
• Player parameters with distinguished Stamina/Energy and Radiation Zone alerts.
  

A side note on The Flashlight…

The Full Changelog

NEW CONTENT:

• Small Garden Pot
  
• Small Water Tank
  
• Sprinkler
  
• Large Garden Pot
  
• Large Sprinkler
  
• Water Tank
  
• Pipes
  
• Distiller
  
• Pipe Water Generator
  
• Pipe Connected Membrane
  

• Aircutter
  
• Big Oxygen Tank
  
• Magnetic Lure - catch other items in addition to food
  
• Underdust Access Module Item
  

• Sleeping Lily plant
  
• Leafire plant
  
• North Star plant
  
• Pig Smile plant
  
• Sleeping Lily seeds
  
• Leafire seeds
  
• North Star seeds
  
• Pig Smile seeds
  
• Breathnut seeds
  
• Petit Bruiseflower seeds
  
• Bruiseflower seeds
  
• Petit Astre seeds
  
• Canola Multidoigt seeds
  
• Coffee Nut seeds
  
• Dust Daisy seeds
  
• Green Colander seeds
  
• Inkbulb seeds
  
• Lobster Pepper seeds
  
• Meteor Bean seeds
  
• Sunmelon seeds
  
• Seeds Tuber (source of different seeds)
  

• Boiled Leafire
  
• Boiled Pig Smile
  

• Dust Fertilizer
  
• Sulfur Fertilizer
  
• Mantis Feces
  
• Chitin
  

• “Bloom” theme
  

• Poster “Automatic Irrigation System”
  
• Poster “Sprinkler”
  
• Frozen Wishes Event-unlocked recipe rewards are available for the new game slots too
  

• Bloom Wall
  
• Bloom Window
  
• Bloom Floor / Ceiling
  
• Bloom Door
  

• Current immunity level can be seen in the Inventory / Backpack menu
  
• Chronic diseases - when your immunity is Low, diseases become more dangerous and need more specialized ways of treatment (waiting them out no longer works)
  
• Footsteps sounds for different terrains
  

• Chapter 2 of the story - in order to find a cure for a virus that slowly kills you, you have to travel to the depths of the Underdust to find a century long lost cure
  
• Mission Reports - summarizing main quest milestones for the player upon returning to the airship from main quest locations
  
• New lore scenes for second Lift and Underdust locations
  
• Gardening tutorials in data tablets
  
• Chronic Diseases tutorial
  
• New cutscenes added
  

• World:
  

• Overgrown Lift - new lift to Underdust location added
  
• Suburbs - new Underdust second location added
  

• Magnetic Fishing Lure - allow catching things other than food
  
• Some Paint Cartridges can be crafted from plants grown aboard an airship only
  
• HUD improvements - player parameters with a clearly distinguished Stamina/Energy and radiation zones alerts; Flashlight power status added
  
• Perishable food, plants and medicine now stack in player's inventory
  

CHANGED:

• Flashlight can be found on a corpse on Radio Tower locations
  
• Immunity reworked - it changes with the story progress only; it affects the probability of infection after getting in touch with virus carriers; you cannot prevent those losses but you can find a ways to improve it temporarily
  
• All Virus researches displayed in Studies menu after crafting Virus Sample Analyzer
  
• Fungal Meningitis name changed to Meningitis
  
• Medical Bed role in disease loop improved (e.g. gives a free Immunity booster)
  
• Knife central icon is visible as long as hitting an object can give some resource
  

• The main quest path reworked - it should be more immersive and understandable
  
• Sagittarius expedition dead crew members locations slightly changed - to differentiate them from the remains of the last people living on the Earth centuries ago
  
• Small story tweaks
  
• Database entries pictures and texts updated
  

• Greenhouse Towers - additional gates in radiation sheds
  
• Overgrown Towers - refactored, paths are more visible, source of early gardening devices and consumables
  
• Radio Towers - design and art improvements
  
• Wrecked Automatic Deck Extractor moved to a Greenhouse Tower
  
• Wrecked Filtering Deck Extractor moved to an Infected garden
  
• Wrecked Upgrade Station moved to first Underdust
  
• Wrecked Ship Workstation moved to Descent Under the Dust upper floor
  
• Slightly reduced amount of small locations to be found in the world
  
• Underdust Oxygen refillers are more visible
  
• Epoxy resource was moved to the Underdust; small amounts could be still found on a Greenhouse Tower locations but are now behind a progression gate
  
• Slightly reduced amount of plants in the world
  
• Descent Under the Dust - battery next to the computer was removed
  
• Descent Under the Dust - fuse box added to turn off beacon
  
• Descent Under the Dust has more visible upper floor path
  
• Descent Under the dust requires an Access Module instead of Solid State Battery
  
• Overgrown Lift requires Advanced Access Module
  
• Infected Gardens have more loot
  
• Rooftops have more loot
  

• Data Cards distribution reworked - you won’t find new paint themes for example unless you’ve researched and crafted the Paint tool; Data Cards will spawns more frequently.
  
• Crossbow sound effects updated
  
• Medical Bed / Station animation tweaks
  
• Many performance tweaks
  
• Clean Water now gives 30 Water instead of 25
  
• Canned Water now gives 30 Water instead of 25
  
• Boiled Moth now gives 25 Food instead of 15
  
• Boiled Patat now gives 30 Food instead of 25
  
• Boiled Melon now gives 30 Water
  
• Basic Lure can catch Rotten Food, Dust Lettuce and Dust Moths
  

• Mantis Gland now appears in the Studies Menu
  
• Mantis Gland now appears as a cause of Hemorrhagic Fever in the Studies / Virus Sample Analyzer menu
  
• The quest for finding Noah’s notes and Mantis Glands has been re-worded for clarity. Changed to “Get” instead of “Find”
  
• Noah’s Notes will respawn on all Underdust locations until picked up - this ends the “Find traces of Noah in Tunnels Under the Dust” quest
  
• Glass Shards states are saved properly
  
• Proper visuals for cooked Green Colander, Canola Multidoigt, Coffee Nut, Dust Daisy and Dust Moth
  
• A new quest was added for saves that have already completed the first Underdust section. This “backwards compatibility” quest will bring players Immunity Status and Immunity Booster research recipe in line with those players that are playing from a new save.
  
• Performance issues improved
  

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Full Patch Notes:

New elements:

• Flashlight added as an equipable and rechargeable player’s tool
  

QoL improvements:

• Inventory sorting and stacking added, also in various containers
  
• “Deposit All” option added - the ability to deposit all container-specific items into a container with a single click
  
• “Deposit Similar” - the ability to deposit all items from the Inventory that are of the same type as the items in the container.
  
• “Take All” option added - the ability to take all items from a single container into inventory
  
• Changes to the quest progression in the Underdust location:
  

• Airship wall and floor types can now be changed without the need to remove attached devices and artifacts (which previously blocked such changes)
  
• Interaction with the Cooking Station should now be accessible only from the front of the device
  
• Note Sticker - action buttons switched - holding E now enters edit mode
  
• Immunity Booster now blocks any new virus infections for its duration
  
• While being infected with any given virus, another infection with the same virus resets its timer
  
• Thunderstorms should now be less frequent (approx. twice less often)
  
• Database - locations’ entries’ background images added
  
• Basic Engine Thrusters’ visuals improved
  
• Boiled Lulling Grass Cricket’s icon changed to differentiate it more from the raw Cricket
  
• Boiled Dust Lettuce’s icon changed to differentiate it more from the raw Lettuce
  
• The Chromatic Aberration toggle option was added to the Settings
  
• Thunderstorm volume slider added to the Audio Settings
  

Fixes:

• Flying debris can’t damage an airship, while it’s docked at the Descent to the Underdust location
  
• The player no longer dies after using the Medical Station while being infected with Hemorrhagic Fever
  
• Storage Boxes cannot be placed on other Storage Boxes anymore
  
• Insect Catcher no longer works when it’s in collision with parts of locations
  
• Damaged Upgraded Turbines no longer reset their health state upon being picked up
  
• To-Do list no longer marks already-seen tasks as new
  
• Souvenir Mug’s icon now matches the in-game mesh
  
• Thorn Bee Hives placement fixed - they shouldn’t spawn in strange places anymore
  
• Music tracks should play and change while exploring various locations
  
• A glass wall with door frame scanning description fixed
  
• Breathnut descriptions now show how much oxygen it replenishes
  
• Immunity is reset to the proper value after the player dies
  
• Minor typos in text fixed
  

Known issues:

• Shadows flicker badly while an airship is moving (the more noticeable the lower quality settings)
  
• Some broken crates may appear as not damaged
  
• Database - some icons are missing in the locations’ entries
  

• Flashlight added as an equipable and rechargeable player’s tool
  
• QoL improvements:
  
• Inventory sorting and stacking added, this is also available in various containers
  
• “Deposit All” option added - the ability to deposit all container-specific items into a container with a single click
  
• “Deposit Similar” - the ability to deposit all items from the Inventory that are of the same type as the items in the container.
  
• “Take All” option added - the ability to take all items from a single container into inventory
  
• Airship wall and floor types can now be changed without the need to remove attached devices and artifacts (which previously blocked such changes)
  
• Interaction with the Cooking Station should now be accessible only from the front of the device
  
• Note Sticker - action buttons switched - holding E now enters edit mode
  
• Immunity Booster now blocks any new virus infections for its duration
  
• While being infected with any given virus, another infection with the same virus resets its timer
  
• Thunderstorms should now be less frequent (approx. twice less often)
  
• Database - locations’ entries’ background images added
  
• Basic Engine Thrusters’ visuals improved
  
• Boiled Lulling Grass Cricket’s icon changed to differentiate it more from the raw Cricket
  
• Boiled Dust Lettuce’s icon changed to differentiate it more from the raw Lettuce
  
• The chromatic Aberration toggle option was added to the Settings
  
• Thunderstorm volume slider added to the Audio Settings
  

• Flying debris can’t damage an airship, while it’s docked at the Descent to the Underdust location
  
• The player no longer dies after using the Medical Station while being infected with Hemorrhagic Fever
  
• Storage Boxes cannot be placed on other Storage Boxes anymore
  
• Insect Catcher no longer works when it’s in collision with parts of locations
  
• Damaged Upgraded Turbines no longer reset their health state upon being picked up
  
• To-Do list no longer marks already-seen tasks as new
  
• Souvenir Mug’s icon now matches the in-game mesh
  
• Thorn Bee Hives placement fixed - they shouldn’t spawn in strange places anymore
  
• Music tracks should play and change while exploring various locations
  
• A glass wall with door frame scanning description fixed
  
• Breathnut descriptions now show how much oxygen it replenishes
  
• Immunity is reset to the proper value after the player dies
  
• Minor typos in text fixed
  

• Inventory sorting doesn’t save its state
  
• Sticky Note - The text prompt for interaction is missing
  
• Sticky Note - holding E to enter interaction results in some E’s being printed on the note
  
• Shadows flicker badly while an airship is moving (noticeable on lower quality settings)
  
• Some broken crates may appear as not damaged
  
• Database - some icons are missing in the locations’ entries
  

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

• 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.
  

Existing Saves Won’t be Affected but use an Imported Save To Play the Test Branch

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• Fixed a game crash when leaving the lift in the Underdust location
  
• Fixed the Small Town location spawning without loot and central beacon tower.
  

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QoL improvements:

• Desolated Radio Towers locations visual, accessibility and exploration improved
  
• Desolated Radio Towers lore tablets added
  
• Every Greenhouse Tower now has at least one Coffee Nut present (to cure Fungal Meningitis)
  
• Wrecked Larger Freezer - sparks added (visibility enhancement)
  
• Suit VO alerts when entering Infected Garden location without active Immunity Booster (English only, localization to be added in future updates)
  

Fixes

• Desolated Radio Towers shouldn’t spawn too early in the game now (players should now be able to find the smaller Freezer location first in most of the cases)
  
• Studies / Virus Sample Analyzer Progress Menu - Pyrexia Virus - Required parts updated to Crustpede (as a current source of this virus)
  
• “Cure the virus” quest will not start after analyzing the object in the Virus Sample Analyzer (you have to be infected for this virus to start this quest)
  
• Temporary Camp - removed a place on the location where players can get stuck if they don't have the Hand Extractor
  
• Basic and Upgraded Turbines animations work only when airship is moving and changing altitude (doesn’t animate when docked)
  
• Upgraded Turbine bug fixed. It has collision again - it can receive damage and be repaired