We have a small patch update to Mars Horizon for you!
We have:
Updated localisation to fix errors, particularly with regard to Chinese/Japanese/Russian rocket names.
Fixed an issue where your custom agency logo would be replaced with the default agency logo in a few places.
Updated the credits
You can also listen to our a number of different podcasts we have produced about Mars Horizon!
Modding survey - tell us what you think you could win £25 Steam credit!
This is a general survey about modding and is not tied to any of our current titles.
Hi everyone 😁
We are always impressed by our community and the amazing creations you make with our games. Your feedback in discord, twitter, forums and emails all help us make our games better and we thank you for this.
So with that, we would love to hear from you once more!
We are running a survey that could impact the future of our games. The survey is on modding and we are looking for a wide variety of people to take part. It doesn’t matter if you have no experience with mods or create them daily, all information is greatly appreciated. 🙏🏾
Filling in these surveys help us so much, and they only take about five minutes of your time. And to say thank you, we will be gifting £25 worth of Steam vouchers to one lucky entrant of this survey. Entries close Wednesday 27th 2022! 📅
Simfest 2022 Panel: What is a hobby Sim and why do people play them? 🚀
🚀 See Mars Horizon in Simfest Hobby Edition 28th March - 4th April 2022 🚀
Simfest Hobby Edition 28th March - 4th April 2022 is a joint Steam & Auroch Digital event. It is a Steam festival celebrating simulation games, giving the genre opportunity to showcase all it has to offer. As there are so many games within the sim genre, the first Simfest will be the “Hobby Sim Edition”. A Hobby Sim is a simulation game that authentically simulates a hobby or job (or both!).
At Auroch Digital we've lined up a range of excellent streams and panels from games and studios doing interesting things in the simulation game space.
We are also sharing our own experience of making a job simulation game with Mars Horizon, check out the panel we are taking part in below. The panel is being looped multiple times during a 24 hour period in order to cater to different time zones. Make sure to check the schedule to find exact showing times.
From the teams working on popular hobby and job simulation games to find out how they made the games, find out how they capture that hobby or job. Where does realism belong in this genre of games? Is it more important to simulate a hobby or job accurately, or does an idealised version suit gaming better? Find out where the line between realism and idealisation is drawn in some of your favourite hobby and job sims!
Daring Expeditions Bug Fixes details
We had some requests to know the specific bug fixes that are part of the Daring Expeditions update.
Bug Fixes:
Fixes issues with incorrect payloads showing in cutscenes
Fixes some minor UI overlaps and visual bugs
Fixes to achievements
Fixes to narrative pop ups for Space Tourism mission
Fixes minor localization issues
Good Luck Aurochnauts!
Mars Horizon Daring Expeditions Update now live🔴
🔴Daring Expedition now live🔴
Take new risks in Mars Horizon's Daring Expeditions update LIVE NOW. Expect new dangerous missions, new flags, and plenty of Spacepedia updates. The Mars Horizon Daring Expeditions update is now live on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch!
What's in Mars Horizon's Daring Expeditions update?
New Mission: Space Tourist 🚀
We've added a space tourist mission where you can elect to send a billionaire or an educator into space on their request. This is a high risk mission for your agency, possibly wrecking your reputation or granting you huge rewards. We've also added new narrative events and cinematics for this mission.
New Mission: Chinese Rover Zhurong 🌌
This adds a new mission for players who are playing the Chinese space agency in the game; Chinese Rover Zhurong as a payload to send to Mars! We took inspiration from this recent dramatic accomplishment by the CNSA and have put it into our game along with brand new cinematics which reflect the activity of the mission.
New Mission: Philae / Rosetta Mission 🛰
This adds a playable new mission where the comet that the Rosetta mission targeted appears in the Solar System - and you're able to research a mission to land on it just like ESA did. There's new narrative events which explain the comet's formation and chart its relevance in science. We've also added a bunch of dramatic new cinematics as well as the new payloads.
New flags, Spacepedia Updates, and Bugfixes 🐛
As well as these awesome new missions we've added loads of new nation flags to select when you begin your own custom agency. There are new spacepedia entries for space tourism, the zhurong rover, and of course Rosetta and Philae.
We’ve also implemented lots of bug fixes to address the balance of some missions and some localisation improvements.
We had a special Rosetta Mission stream with ESA special guest Andrea Accomazzo on the 12th November 🎬
On November 12th, 2021 it was the 7th anniversary of the landing of the Philae probe on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the crowning achievement of the Rosetta mission.
For the stream, the Auroch Digital team was joined by Andrea Accomazzo, who is the Head of Solar System and Exploration Missions Division at the European Space Agency, and who actually worked on the Rosetta mission back in 2014.
He talks about the challenges of the Rosetta mission and how they solved them as we try to land our own Philae probe during the stream.
🔴 LIVE NOW - Sneak Peek at the Daring Expeditions Update! 🔴
Ladell, Mike, and Andrea take on the Rosetta Mission 🚀
In Mars Horizon's Daring Expeditions update, you will be able to undertake new risks which can reap high rewards when it lands in January 2022. Expect to see dangerous new missions, new flags and plenty of Spacepedia updates.
The Auroch Digital team are joined by Andrea Accomazzo, who is the Head of Solar System and Exploration Missions Division at the European Space Agency, and who actually worked on the Rosetta mission back in 2014.
You'll be lightyears ahead by getting an early access if you watch today's stream!
What to expect from Daring Expeditions update coming 2022! 🚀
Another free new update to Mars Horizon coming in the new year to PC, Playstation, Xbox and Switch. This includes:
📝 New Mission - Research the Rosetta mission just like the ESA did to make out of this world discoveries.
🧳 Space Tourist Mission - Choose this high risk mission to send a billionaire or an educator into space. Will you wreck your reputation or reap the rewards?
🪂 Zhurong to Chinese Space Agency - For those playing the Chinese Space Agency; Chinese Rover Zhurong as a payload to send to Mars.
🏁 Loads of New Flags - We've added loads of new nation flags to select when you begin your own custom agency
📚 Spacepdia Updates- New spacepedia entries for space tourism, the Zhurong rover, and of course Rosetta and Philae
🐛 Bug fixes - We addressed the balance of some missions.
Some Localisation Fixes
Try the update early in our Daring Expeditions playtest! 🚀
We are running a playtest of the Daring Expeditions update from now until November 19th. If you own the game you are able to join the playtest on Steam, GOG or Epic. Please note the playtest is PC only.
Here's how to access the playtest for each platform 🛰
⚫ Steam: Select the "experimental" branch
🟢 GOG: Select the "daring expeditions beta" branch
🟣 Epic: This should appear as a new product in your account called Mars Horizon Beta
Be sure to let us know what you think or any issues you run into 👩🚀
Read more about the update here, and check out the sneak peek which is live now!
Mars Horizon's update coming soon, plus Rosetta Mission anniversary stream 🚀
Rosetta Mission Anniversary Stream with ESA special guest, plus our new update
Take new risks in Mars Horizon's Daring Expeditions update when it lands in January 2022. Expect new dangerous missions, new flags, and plenty of Spacepedia updates.
Get an early look at one of the new missions this November in our extra special stream. We'll be playing the Rosetta mission, which saw the Philae probe successfully land on a comet, as part of its 7th anniversary with one of the people who worked on the mission.
Read on to find out what else is included in Mars Horizon's next update and get more details about this amazing stream 👩🚀
The Mars Horizon Daring Expeditions update is coming to PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch in January 2022!
Rosetta Mission stream with ESA special guest Andrea Accomazzo on 12th November
November 12th, 2021 is the 7th anniversary of the landing of the Philae probe on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the crowning achievement of the Rosetta mission.
For this stream, the Auroch Digital team will be joined by Andrea Accomazzo, who is the Head of Solar System and Exploration Missions Division at the European Space Agency, and who actually worked on the Rosetta mission back in 2014.
He'll be talking about the challenges of the Rosetta mission and how they solved them as we try to land our own Philae probe during the stream. This will be your first look at Mars Horizon's next update so don't miss it as we'll be giving out some tips for your own playthrough! The stream is happening on 12th November on the Mars Horizon Steam page 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm GMT.
Check out the update early!
For anyone who already owns Mars Horizon we will be running a playtest of the update straight after the stream. Jump onto the Mars Horizon test branch to try it out early and let us know if you run into any issues.
What's in the Mars Horizon's Daring Expeditions update?
New Mission: Space Tourist
We've added a space tourist mission where you can elect to send a billionaire or an educator into space on their request. This is a high risk mission for your agency, possibly wrecking your reputation or granting you huge rewards. We've also added new narrative events and cinematics for this mission.
New Mission: Chinese Rover Zhurong
This adds a new mission for players who are playing the Chinese space agency in the game; Chinese Rover Zhurong as a payload to send to Mars! We took inspiration from this recent dramatic accomplishment by the CNSA and have put it into our game along with brand new cinematics which reflect the activity of the mission.
New Mission: Philae / Rosetta Mission
This adds a playable new mission where the comet that the Rosetta mission targeted appears in the Solar System - and you're able to research a mission to land on it just like ESA did. There's new narrative events which explain the comet's formation and chart its relevance in science. We've also added a bunch of dramatic new cinematics as well as the new payloads.
New flags, Spacepedia Updates, and Bugfixes
As well as these awesome new missions we've added loads of new nation flags to select when you begin your own custom agency. There are new spacepedia entries for space tourism, the zhurong rover, and of course Rosetta and Philae. We’ve also implemented lots of bug fixes to address the balance of some missions and some localisation improvements.
Mars Horizon 🚀 Let's play with the devs and Eirawave 👩🚀
Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration.
Join Auroch Digital as we show off our Expanded Horizons update which came out earlier this year. Streamer eirawave, Principal Programmer, Stefan Richings, and Allie, our Community and Marketing Executive start their own agency. Chaos ensues.
Eirawave worked on designing our new logo, and is an art and variety streamer. They’re a big space fan and have appeared on our channels in the past, so you might recognise them! Stefan worked on Mars Horizon since before the alpha, some of his biggest work was coding the tooltips system, the tutorial system, the research tree, and the narrative events.
Both games are about running your own space agency and landing the first crewed mission on Mars. Hear about the differences between the games and how they adapted the themes and gameplay for physical and digital. You can also learn how Auroch Digital worked with the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency to make both games accurate, accessible, and how they captured the excitement of mission control!
Official Mars Horizon patches, plus exciting awards news! 🏆
Hello Aurochnauts!
We've had some awesome stuff happen in the world of Mars Horizon lately and we can't wait to share it with you!
👀 Official Mars Horizon Patches now available! 👀
Mars Horizon patches are now available! These are limited edition and won't be made again, so get them while you can. As you can see, they have been beautifully modelled by our own Jem, and some of our streamer communities cute little doggos.
We won both of the awards we were nominated for in the Gee Awards. Informal Learning and the People's Choice award which were voted for by you!
Thanks so much to all who voted for us! We are really proud of Mars Horizon, we're glad we could share the excitement and importance of space exploration with our game.
We were recently featured in New Scientist, where they gave Mars Horizon a glowing review!
"Pretty much every mission in the history of space exploration is represented in the game – a recent update added NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover – and I had a lot of fun working through the greatest hits.
