Heavenly Bodies
Update Notes For September 26
Thanks for reporting this issue and thanks for your patience while we got it fixed!
Public Beta Now Available
We've just started a public beta branch which we're using to test out some new experimental features.
Our most recent feature additions include arm control inversion and player-space arm movement! These are features which we know have been highly sought after by quite a few players, so we're pleased to finally begin work on them.
To join the beta branch, open the Properties window of Heavenly Bodies in your Steam library, go to Betas, then enter heavenlybetabranch into the Private Betas field. You can then select the public-beta branch in the Beta Participation dropdown in the same window.
The new features are experimental, and of course won't be perfect, so we welcome your feedback! Either join our Discord or post your feedback in this thread.
Excited to hear what you think!
Update Notes for August 8
Thanks to all who reported this issue!
Update Notes for August 7
Thanks for being so patient as we work to fix a bunch of new issues. This update addresses the following:
- Fixed issue where Proud Souvenirs achievement would not unlock properly when Cleanup DLC was purchased
- Fixed issue where achievement stamp page would overlap challenge page when some challenges were first completed
- Improved Cleanup signal station UI to better communicate how to leave the station
- Fixed speedrun timer not resetting between days on Cleanup mission
- Fixed issue where speedrun timer UI navigation prompts were out of order
Thanks again to everyone who has reported these issues. We have more to come, including some new options for character control customisation!
See you round,
2pt
Cleanup DLC is out now!
Alex and Josh here, the devs on Heavenly Bodies. We hope you’ve had a great week since we announced the release date for Cleanup. Speaking of which… it’s out now! After a year of working hard on this content, we’re so excited to put it out into the world.
But what can you expect from this DLC? Here’s a list of some of the things you can look forward to:
- A brand new, expansive semi-open level split across 7 days
- A new Piloted Manoeuvring Unit (PMU) Vehicle
- New tools and gadgets
- New challenging gameplay mechanics
…and more!
Cleanup is around 3 to 5 hours long – as long as the base game! We’ve intended for this DLC to basically be a mini-sequel to the original game, as our goal was to successfully expand on what’s enjoyable about the game at its core. While we’re very familiar working with the systems, mechanics, and visual language we’ve designed up until this point, it’s still been a challenge to integrate new ideas in a natural way. For those of you who have played the base game, there’s a lot that will be familiar – but there are lots of new exciting things to discover as you progress!
We hope you will enjoy all the ideas we put into this DLC. We’ve poured our hearts and souls into making this as fun as possible for you, especially as a way to thank all of you for the kind reviews, messages, and dedication to our game. Sincerely, thank you to this community from the bottom of our hearts. And speaking of the community, be sure to join our Discord for a lovely time with the rest of the Heavenly Bodies community!
Go out there into outer space and have a blast! See you on the other side :)
DLC Update Notes
Start your space stations. DLC is launching imminently!
This update patches in the DLC content which you can unlock by purchasing the DLC on our store page.
Have fun, and as always, please report bugs to our Discord or email via help@2pt.com.au.
Thanks!
We’re releasing DLC!
Alex and Josh here, the devs on Heavenly Bodies. We hope you’ve been well since the last time we made an update on here :)
We have an exciting one today for all of you. Remember when we said about a year ago that we were working on more content? We’re so happy to finally reveal what that content is – our DLC, Cleanup, coming on July 26th!
We’ve been working hard on this DLC for a good while now. It’s given us an opportunity to prototype and implement mechanics we’d always wanted to make but didn’t find a home in the original game. The DLC has also given us a chance to develop a larger scale level and change up how the new gameplay is structured.
Expect a brand new, huge semi-open level split across 7 days; a new Piloted Manoeuvring Unit (PMU) Vehicle; new tools and gadgets including magnetic attractors, drills, and more; and new challenging gameplay mechanics!
A large challenge with developing it has been finding the balance between the bigger scale of the new level and pacing the introduction of new items and mechanics. There are still lots of things those of you who have played the base game will be familiar with, but there are also lots of new exciting things for you to learn and discover as you progress. It was a delicate balancing act to find a logical place for all of this across several hours of new content.
And we mean *hours* – Cleanup will be anywhere from 3 to 5 hours long: the same as the base game itself! The DLC on its own is priced at $7.99 USD; if this will be your first time playing Heavenly Bodies, the base game and the DLC together are priced at $25 USD.
We’re really excited for you to play this. It’s our way of thanking you for all the incredibly kind feedback you’ve given this tiny 2-person developer duo. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
We’ll update you again when the DLC comes out on the 26th of July. Please feel free to join our Discord for a humble but nice time with the rest of the Heavenly Bodies community.
And please give the DLC a wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2391340/Heavenly_Bodies__Cleanup_DLC
See you soon!
Update Notes For June 29
- Fixes issue where players could not start game if more than one player was paired to a keyboard and was the first paired player.
Thanks to everyone for helping to report these issues. Being a 2 person team, having your support in identifying bugs means the world to us!
As always, if you experience any further issues, please don't hesitate to let us know on the Steam forums, our Discord, or via our email at help@2pt.com.au.
Update Notes For June 26
- Fixes issue where players could not start game if more than one player was paired to a keyboard and was the first paired player.
Thanks to everyone for helping to report these issues. Being a 2 person team, having your support in identifying bugs means the world to us!
As always, if you experience any further issues, please don't hesitate to let us know on the Steam forums, our Discord, or via our email at help@2pt.com.au.
4 Player Update Out Now!
Today we’re excited to release a free 4 player update for Heavenly Bodies! This is a feature we’ve been excited to include for a long time. Play with up to 4 players simultaneously and find new ways to complete every mission with the power of two new (heavenly) bodies.
Form zero gravity conga lines, get stuck in doorways with a whole new level of frustrated tension and so much more! We’re excited to provide 2 new fancy suit colours for you to fight over too.
This update is being released for free ahead of our upcoming DLC drop which we’ll be announcing VERY soon now. Thanks as always for your support and patience.
With any new great feature always comes new great bugs, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us via our Discord or support page if you run into any troubles. We’ll always do our best to help as quickly as possible.
See you ‘round!
2pt