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Genre: Simulator, Adventure, Indie

Occupy Mars: The Game

Hotfix v0.199.8

Dear Martians!



We have just released a small hotfix patch v0.199.8 which is fixing electricity calculation bug which would sometimes occur on big bases with complicated electricity grid structure.

Changelog v0.199.7 -> v0.199.8

  • Fixed energy calculation issue affecting big bases with complicated energy grids.

As a reminder, here's our roadmap link and we are currently focusing on the big Co-Op Mode Update which should enter the beta testing phase in March๐Ÿš€

Yours faithfully,
Pyramid Games Team

Small Update v0.199.7

Dear Martians!



We just deployed a small hotfix for the Winter Update to the public_testing branch.
It consists of small fixes for known issues reported during testing of the recent big Winter Update.

Changelog v0.199.1 -> v0.199.7

  • Fixed circuit board box items may disappear if you put the box in the printer's inventory.
  • Fixed circuit boards after fixing manually on the workbench canโ€™t be used.
  • Fixed wrong layer order of Player and tablet UI while driving inside the Truck.
  • Delayed possible start of meteor storm conditions.
  • Fixed missing speed up points while building workshop.
  • Fixed manually assembled rockets can be duplicated.
  • Fixed rocket kit is being printed incredibly fast.
  • Fixed blue outline of the multimeter is visible from a high distance.
  • Fixed small lightning issue on outpost during the night.
  • Fixed abandoned outpost container door blocking player.
  • Fixed dome window material transparency in intro base.
  • Fixed duplicated lights causing overexposure in workshop and corridors.
  • Fixed setting target point colors on the Radar.
  • Fixed blocked interactions after pendrive decoding.
  • Fixed tipper detachment after destroying small crusher.
  • Fixed unending dust devils after certain storms.
  • Fixed crash during loading of specific save file.
  • Fixed disconnecting pipes from the Heavy Rover.
  • Fixed ROG suit changing while female player drives ATV.
  • Fixed the case where zooming on radar was not possible.
  • Fixed Botany infinite technologies.
  • Fixed detection of Uranium deposits from Rover's Radar.
  • Fixed indicator of missing parts while constructing using Rover's welder.
  • Fixed Truck having not enough power while driving uphill with heavy load.
  • Fixed helmet disappearing after repairing with a repair kit.
  • Fixed recycling items in the crusher.
  • Fixed the amount of oxygen re-filled to inventory-stored bottles.

If no critical issues are found this build will be switched to default branch this weekend ๐Ÿ˜Š
Now -> our full focus is on the upcoming Co-Op Mode, stay tuned! หsteamhappyห

Yours faithfully,
Pyramid Games Team

Winter Update is now live on the main branch

Dear Martians!



We are thrilled to announce that we are switching the newest build v0.199.1 from testing to the default branch on Steam!

โ„๏ธMerry Christmas and Enjoy the Winter Updateโ›„!



You can read the full changelog in previous devlog:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/758690/announcements/detail/525329871842312616

P.S.1. Our whole team is now taking a small break for winter holidays so please be patient as we will be back to responding in a few days. ๐ŸŒด

P.S.2. If you want to continue playing the older version, you can always do that by selecting a different branch version in Steam properties - the last version was v0.185.4 ๐Ÿ˜‰

P.S.3. There were no critical issues found on the testing branch however, please remember that this game is still in Early Access, there are some smaller bugs which were discovered and will be fixed after the winter break. We are also very excited for next year especially because of the upcoming Co-Op mode ๐Ÿš€

Have a great Winter Holiday ๐Ÿš€

Yours Truly,
Pyramid Games Team

Winter Update is here!

Dear Martians!



Today we are releasing another update - the โ„๏ธ Winter Update โ›„!



๐Ÿš‚ You can now play the Winter Update on the public_testing branch on Steam. โžก๏ธ



๐Ÿ’พ Before you start the game, we recommend making a backup of your save files as a precaution. ๐Ÿ”„ While nothing should go wrong, it's always better to be safe and ensure your progress is protected ๐Ÿ‘

If no major issues are reported we will switch it to the default branch in a few days.

Winter Update Highlights โญ



It's a pretty big update with a long list of changes and improvements. Among many changes and bugfixes we have also added some of the "Quality of Life" features many of you have asked about. ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ“ˆ Infinite Technologies



A new feature which allows you to spend XP points even if your Tech Tree is maxed-out!



๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Rover Map



It's now possible to open the tablet's radar (map) while sitting in the chair driving!


๐Ÿฆพ Improved Grabber Tech



Thanks to new technology you can now pick-up more than one rock with a grabber!


๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Hangar opener



The long-awaited outside hangar lever is now added!


๐Ÿ“Œ Even more target points!



While the Anniversary Update added more colors, you wanted even more, so now you can add multiple target points with the same colors! (but they're fresh, so sometimes you'll have to color a point again)


๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ Control the speed of Airlocks



Another highly requested feature.
some want them slow, some want them fast...
there's now a checkbox for that! ๐Ÿ˜‰



โ˜ƒ๏ธ Winter Decorations!





...and much more!โžก๏ธ



Changelog v0.185.4 -> v0.199.1 [ Winter Update ]



New Features:



  • Balanced & reworked oxygen consumption & production - we have found some leaking oxygen in our calculations so we've made a complete re-work of it. Oxygen in the landing capsule is no longer infinite - prepare other sources of oxygen and make sure, that your production can meet your needs. If you have a big base, prepare that it may need more oxygen now.
  • Increased anti-meteorite system rocket capacity
  • Added fulfillment level info on the horizontal tank
  • Added fulfillment level info on the Mars Truck
  • Corrected launch pad methane & oxygen requirements
  • All repair kits can now fix tools and helmet
  • Minigame speed points wonโ€™t be created inside of the buildings
  • Made some icons on the radar more visible on Olympus
  • Added auto-detecting of QWERTZ keyboard
  • Polished model of the workbench to better fit the workshop
  • Added checkbox in the game options for faster or slower airlock opening
  • New Technology: possible to pick up more than one rock with a grabber
  • New Technologies: Added infinite technology feature
  • It is now possible to unload trailer while in TPP view
  • Player can now fix helmet on the workbench
  • Added a signal when the device goes out of range of Remote Controller
  • Possibility to explode outposts with dynamite
  • The loot dropping from exploded outpost or outpost destroyed by meteorite is now being stacked inside of the box enabling the possibility to pick it up all at once
  • Player can now start the Freeplay game without losing items collected during the Campaign
  • Created new effect from rover's arm for rock targeting
  • Hangar rework and improvements
  • It is now possible to open the hangar door from the outside
  • Changed texture and added ramp to reach hangar's outside lever
  • Added notification informing about collecting all required items for the launchpad
  • Changed order of the tutorial videos
  • It is now allowed to give longer names to your saves
  • Added Christmas-themed decorations!
  • It is now possible to fill the oxygen bottle partially even if the source have not enough resource to refill it to the max capacity
  • Black spacesuit can now be worn with or without the ROG logo
  • Added possibility to stack items while sorting the inventory
  • Added possibility to open the tablet's radar (map) while driving
  • Improved shortcuts to the ESC menu in tablet
  • Added fulfillment level info on the vertical tank
  • Improved F4 report menu and added a field for e-mail address for better communication with players
  • Added option on the map to check O2 level in starting capsule
  • Added sorting button to more inventories
  • It is now required to close the capsule's door before going to sleep
  • It is now possible to have more than one target point in the same color
  • Implemented overall optimization improvements in the game

Critical Bugfixes:



  • Fixed another case of autosave blocking the game
  • Fixed another case of infinite saving
  • Fixed saves not loading after a few hours of gameplay
  • Fixed eating, healing and replacing suit battery using gamepad
  • Fixed few cases of game crashing
  • Fixed player not being able to interact with greenhouse panel
  • Fixed handling items or opening things making player die
  • Fixed player stuck in rover
  • Fixed various issues with loading the game
  • Fixed pressing F4 when opening fuse hatch freezes player
  • Fixed missing soldering and hot air tool on workbench
  • Fixed issue with game crashing after detaching cables
  • Fixed another case of infinite sleep
  • Fixed issues with saving the game
  • Fixed invisible rover issue
  • Fixed crashing when heading one particular direction with rover
  • Fixed breathing outside without helmet and not dying
  • Fixed electricity points being stuck
  • Fixed crashing when picking up the rocks
  • Fixed various crash causes occurring after the halloween patch
  • Fixed various causes of issues with loading saves
  • Fixed game crashing after escape sequence and loading the freeplay
  • Fixed blocked player while opening the inventory screen
  • Fixed various issues of player not being able to save the game
  • Fixed player not being able to load the save
  • Fixed save issues occurring after the meteor shower
  • Fixed game crashing on quicksave
  • Fixed issues with stuck cursor
  • Fixed random crashes
  • Fixed crashes occurring near fallen meteorites
  • Fixed player falling through the map
  • Fixed save load hanging up after clicking on Start
  • Fixed player being unable to use ESC or TAB after mining

Bugfixes - High priority:



  • Rebalanced meteorite event to make it more player-friendly
  • Fixed issue with stacking vegetables in player's inventory
  • Fixed missing loot in the ITS
  • Fixed false "not enough oxygen" message, making the player unable to go to sleep
  • Fixed missing "press Q to switch variant" message in some languages
  • Fixed items falling below workshop floor
  • Fixed blocked interactions after attempt of picking up CO2 bottle
  • Fixed too much consumption of O2 in rover
  • Fixed reappearing scrapped outposts
  • Fixed grinder targeting issues
  • Fixed issues with placing storage cabinet in lobby
  • Fixed lightning storm causing drop of FPS
  • Fixed inventory box duplicating planting tool
  • Fixed holes in textures
  • Fixed invisible outpost close to the Olympus
  • Fixed unbreakable silicon rocks
  • Fixed receiving electricity points where player shouldn't be rewarded with them
  • Fixed player not being able to interact with fridge
  • Fixed some missing translations in game options
  • Fixed incorrect interaction with cabinet in outpost
  • Fixed issue with oxygen disappearing from the base
  • Fixed issues with repairing the board on the workbench
  • Fixed broken antenna timer
  • Fixed infinite silicon ores dropping from the rock
  • Fixed not radiating uranium rocks in Olympus
  • Fixed issues with replacing battery extension after the meteorite hit
  • Fixed speed point minigames not rewarding player
  • Fixed blocked building panels
  • Fixed dome having a light even when it's not connected to any source of power
  • Fixed issue with CTRL+F9 behaving as if player pressed F9 alone
  • Fixed player positioning next to the chair in survival capsule
  • Fixed disappearing starting equipment
  • Fixed floating rover near Alpha Base
  • Fixed player being able to take the helmet off inside of opened landing capsule
  • Fixed cloning circuit boards on the workbench
  • Fixed a gap between colliders on some buildings, causing player able to throw items in there
  • Fixed various bugs with assembling the rocket kit (eg. disappearing fins)
  • Fixed missing information about picking up the pendrive to the inventory box
  • Fixed issues with getting on the ATV
  • Fixed - if the game was saved while being in the crane camera, the camera is broken after load
  • Fixed items being duplicated in containers
  • Fixed player stuck after exiting inventory
  • Fixed disappearing interactive boards from supply drops
  • Fixed issue with disappearing rocks after having them load into a truck by hand
  • Fixed player being able to unlock all blueprints from the same tablet
  • Fixed issue with building recipe not being updated after acquiring the missing part
  • Fixed issue with frozen hand after picking up vegetables
  • Fixed issue with unlocking technology on the research table with the gamepad
  • Fixed H key not always working properly
  • Fixed incorrect loading of book decoration variant after loading save
  • Polished building recipe list
  • Fixed reappearing Olympus walls if being blown up before
  • Fixed player not being able to access the fuse box
  • Fixed player being blocked if hit by a meteor
  • Fixed player stuck after using night vision
  • Fixed rover extensions hanging in the air
  • Fixed game freezing when standing between two airlocks with no helmet and "low oxygen" warning
  • Fixed issue with O2 in base resetting to 0 when adding new buildings
  • Fixed player not being able to use ECU or battery display
  • Fixed negative O2 use on pump display
  • Fixed player being allowed to roam around outside of the base without a helmet
  • Fixed inverted O2 and pressure in the starting capsule
  • Fixed player locking inside of the ITS
  • Fixed rover sinking under the terrain after player left the base
  • Fixed unplugged hoses from the pump station still working
  • Fixed charging truck by onboard solar panel taking too long time
  • Fixed Freeplay parameters transferring from one save to another

Bugfixes - Normal priority:



  • Fixed FOV resetting after sleeping
  • Fixed missing texture after replacing poster
  • Fixed not enough space in rover's welder UI for longer numbers
  • Fixed issues with rotating ghost when approaching it
  • Fixed motocross brakes to work more accurately corresponding to physics
  • Fixed false info from botany tree indicating that there are points to be used
  • Fixed too bright light flash when entering the airlock
  • Fixed flickering socket textures in battery rack
  • Fixed printing screws in buildings sets too expensive
  • Fixed various issues with blinking textures
  • Fixed blinking dirt texture on airlock
  • Fixed issue with cut off tornado vortex
  • Fixed missing aurora on the sky during solar storm
  • Fixed building a greenhouse causing bugged blueprints tab in tablet
  • Fixed invisible tornado from inside of the medium or large dome
  • Fixed air bubbles appearing after the meteor storm
  • [DE] Changed stamina and tiredness translation
  • Fixed disappearing destroyed battery packs after pressing LMB
  • Fixed player not being able to scan and destroy rocks
  • Lowered volume of sounds of explosions and launching the rocket
  • Fixed ready to load rock not showing as ready to load
  • Fixed no visible board in small crusher's panel
  • Added a female body model to the black suit
  • Fixed floating hair in the female character profile
  • Fixed flickering texture on destroyed base
  • Fixed player being unable to drop wall signs picked up from the supply drop
  • Fixed ATV not falling down after destroying hangar
  • Fixed sticky circuit boards
  • Fixed FSR in TPP causing duplicated scale image
  • Fixed missile from rocket kit being stuck in player's body
  • Polished Jetpack model to look better on the heavy suit
  • Fixed dirty levers on the big crusher
  • Fixed misplaced lever in survival capsule
  • Fixed rover arm cursor falling under the rocks
  • Lowered the positioning of hangar door ramp
  • [PL] Changed description of the Spectral Detector I
  • Fixed cables and vents not giving back any resources
  • Added possibility to grind the Kilopower standing in the Alpha Base location
  • Fixed ghost of rocket kit floating in the air after running through the airlock
  • Fixed issue with loading or starting the game without being alt-tabbed
  • Fixed tornado animation graphics disappearing after taking out the spectral detector
  • Fixed decoration variant not being remembered after placing the decoration
  • Corrected textures of some objects in abandoned bases
  • Fixed issues with water spot value fluctuations
  • Fixed flickering flashlight light on particular graphics settings
  • Changed launchpad oxygen store value

Bugfixes - Low:



  • Fixed old type solar panels floating
  • Fixed glitchy windows of normal connector
  • Fixed issue with CO2 scrubber making sounds even if there's no power
  • Fixed issue with horizontal tank rendering distance
  • Fixed missing textures during meteor shower
  • [ESP] Fixed too large seed translation text
  • Fixed ITS sinking into the ground after opening the door
  • Fixed unhealthy look of the lettuce
  • [FR] Fixed translation for the science bench name in the tech tree
  • Fixed unpleasant flashing of highlighting of some decorations

Known bugs


There are still a few known issues left which we hope to iron-out soon, they are not super critical but we wanted to let you know what to avoid just in case ๐Ÿ˜‰โžก๏ธ

  • Circuit board box items may disappear if you put the box in the printer's inventory
  • Circuit boards after fixing manually on the workbench canโ€™t be used
  • Wrong layer order of Player and tablet UI while driving inside the MarsTruck
  • Missing speed up points while building workshop
  • Manually assembled rockets can be duplicated
  • Rocket kit is being printed incredibly fast
  • Blue outline of the multimeter is visible from a high distance
  • Inside the survival capsule printer items on the printing list are labeled as "book"
  • Pumpkin icon isn't always visible on UI when hovering over it
  • Different player hair color in tablet view


Updated Roadmap


Many of you have been asking about updating the Roadmap since it was a little bit outdated. We finally found some time to write it down and update it, so here it is โžก๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ˆ https://roadmap.occupymarsgame.com/#/occupymars ๐Ÿš€



Yes! the next Major Update will be the long-awaited multiplayer online co-op mode! We are already testing it internally and preparing for the first beta play-test. We hope to start the playtests during the first quarter of next year. ๐Ÿš€

Up to 4 astronauts will be able to land on Mars in the landing capsule together. We can already tell you from early tests that it's a lot of fun! Some of the technologies known from the single-player modes will be disabled in the co-op mode at first, but we will be slowly enabling them with each subsequent update.



Review Highlights



We would like to thank each and every one of you who played and reviewed the game recently and voted for us in the Steam Awards! Here are some of the highlights which made us smile ๐Ÿ˜Š Thank you! ๐Ÿ’


Space Bundles



Since the Winter Sale has started we'd like to remind you about amazing deals we have for new players with the space bundles we have available, among which there are some new ones:


https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/48562/Occupy_Crafters/

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/47516/Astrometica__Occupy_Mars/

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/28017/Occupy_Mars_Universe_Bundle/


Thank you for your support and don't forget to join our Discord or post in the Steam community forums!

Have a great Winter Holiday ๐Ÿš€

Yours Truly,
Pyramid Games Team











Astrometica x Occupy Mars bundle!

Our friends from RockGame just released their brand new space game ๐ŸŒŒ Astrometica ๐Ÿš€ which lets you explore infinite galaxies and push the boundaries of intergalactic travel.

To celebrate their launch, we are releasing a new bundle โœจ Astrometica and Occupy Mars: The Game โ€“ the ultimate space exploration duo! ๐ŸŒ 

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/47516/Astrometica__Occupy_Mars/

Whether youโ€™re solving cosmic puzzles or shaping humanityโ€™s future on Mars, this bundle is perfect for dreamers who thrive on exploration and innovation. ๐Ÿ”ดโžก๏ธ๐ŸŒŒ

Take your space adventures to the next level! ๐ŸŒŸ



https://store.steampowered.com/app/2353250/Astrometica/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/758690/Occupy_Mars_The_Game/

Vote for Occupy Mars!

The day has come!





Weโ€™re thrilled to announce that Occupy Mars: The Game is nominated for the Labor of Love category in this yearโ€™s Steam Awards! ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ† Weโ€™ve worked tirelessly to improve the game, introduce exciting updates, and make life on Mars as immersive and rewarding as possible. And weโ€™re not done yet! ๐Ÿš€

Below is a quick reminder of the major updates which were released this year:





Thank you to the Mars and back for each and every vote! ๐Ÿซถ

But that's not all!



we are preparing another exciting update for you to be released soon, and meanwhile:

๐Ÿ‚ The Steam Autumn Sale is here! ๐Ÿ›’ so gear up, Space Explorers, Paleontologists, and Rover Mechanics โ€“ weโ€™ve got epic discounts just for you:



Whether youโ€™re building your dream colony on Mars ๐ŸŒŒ, uncovering the secrets of the Jurassic era ๐Ÿฆ–, or tinkering with rovers like a pro ๐Ÿ”ง our games are for you:

๐Ÿš€ Occupy Mars: the game - 30% off!
๐Ÿš€ Occupy Mars: Supporter Pack - 30% off!
๐Ÿฆด Dinosaur Fossil Hunter - 50% off!
๐Ÿฆด Designer DLC - 50% off!
๐Ÿฆด Raptor DLC - 50% off!
๐Ÿค– Rover Mechanic Simulator - 75% off!
๐Ÿค– Perseverance DLC - 75% off!

If you haven't tried our other games yet ๐ŸŽฎ Hop under the warm blanket, prepare yourself a hot beverage and let the adventure begin! ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”ฅThe Steam Autumn Sale only lasts until December 4th! ๐Ÿšจ



Special Halloween patch!

Hey Martians!



Trick or treat! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿš€ Version 0.185.4 has just landed on Steam! โ€“ itโ€™s packed with something extra special! This update brings Halloween spirit to the Red Planet with all-new decorations. ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ

We took this opportunity to fix a few critical bugs that affected the gameplay significantly. Take a look at full changelog below ๐Ÿ‘‡

Changelog 0.185.1 -> 0.185.4



  • ๐Ÿ‘ปAdded exclusive halloween decorations๐Ÿ’€
  • Fixed various issues with being unable to load save
  • Fixed another issues with infinite sleep
  • Fixed blocked interactions after loading the tipper
  • Fixed game taking too long to exit to the desktop
  • Fixed crashes when drilling meteorites
  • Fixed oxygen issue in the capsule

No worries, the Halloween content is just here for a limited time as a fun seasonal easter egg ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป. Behind the scenes, weโ€™re focusing on the next major update with improvements to core game mechanics and new features. Stay tuned for more exciting developments on Mars!

As always, if you run into issues or have any questions, reach out on our social channels. Links below! ๐Ÿ”— Every bit of your feedback brings us closer to a smoother Martian adventure โ€“ we couldnโ€™t do it without you! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’™

Happy Halloween, and enjoy exploring with a festive twist! ๐ŸŽƒ Thanks for being part of our incredible community on Mars!

Yours,
Occupy Mars team






0.185.1 now available on default branch!

Hey Martians!



Howโ€™s life on Mars going? ๐Ÿš€ For those who havenโ€™t tried the 0.185.1 version yet, good news! We just pushed it to the default branch! Now all players can enjoy it! ๐ŸŽฎ Isn't that great? ๐Ÿ˜„

Changelog 0.184.3 -> 0.185.1 default



Check the previous devlog to read more detailed info about this update:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/758690/view/4673136874560590957?l=english
We also fixed some save-related issues reported on the testing branch between v0.185.0 and v0.185.1.

Huge thanks to everyone who decided to support the game development by trying the newest patches on the public_testing branch ๐Ÿ™Œ and sending us bug reports ๐Ÿž. We wouldnโ€™t have gone so far without you! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’™ We are now working on the next update ๐Ÿ’ช

And as always, if you run into any issues or have questions while playing version 0.185.1, don't hesitate to contact us via our social media platforms. There are also many previous versions available on separate branches on Steam in case you want to continue playing the earlier version.

Your feedback is crucial in helping us enhance the game experience. ๐ŸŽฎ We truly value your insights, so feel free to share your thoughts or comments with us. Thanks for being a part of our community! ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ’ฌ

Yours,
Occupy Mars Team






Devlog #94 - 0.185.1 on public_testing!

Hey Martians, ๐Ÿš€



Hope youโ€™re all ready for trying the newest patch, 0.185.1 which just landed on the public_testing branch! ๐ŸŽฎ

Changelog 0.185.0 -> 0.185.1 public testing ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ



Todayโ€™s changelog is going to be pretty short as we mainly focused on fixing the issues with loading save states. We were able to isolate and eliminate two culprits and we're working on another one along with further fixes.

Thanks in advance for letting us know about any issue or concern that youโ€™ll potentially run across during the gameplay. Your commitment and engagement in testing is truly appreciated! ๐Ÿ™ If public tests of the 0.185.1 will be successful and there will be no new major issues reported, we plan to push it to default branch too.

---

Wait, that's not all!





To commemorate the famous English mathematician of the XIX century, and the first programmer in history, weโ€™re taking part in Ada Lovelace day on Steam. ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

To celebrate with us, you can purchase many awesome games about automation, coding and engineering at special prices! ๐ŸŽฎ

Occupy Mars the game and Occupy Mars supporter pack are now -35% off! ๐Ÿš€

Now, have fun and take care. ๐Ÿ˜Š

Yours,
Occupy Mars Team








0.185.0 now available on public_testing!

Hello, fellow Martians!



Howโ€™s the Anniversary update discovering going? How do you like it so far? Itโ€™s been 2 weeks since we released it, but donโ€™t let it discourage you, we would still love to hear from you! ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ’–

Today weโ€™re coming with another patch, containing many bugfixes, based on your reports. ๐Ÿ›

Before you start the game, we kindly recommend making a backup of your save files as a precaution. ๐Ÿ”„๐Ÿ’พ While nothing should go wrong, it's always better to be safe and ensure your progress is protected ๐Ÿ‘

Changelog 0.184.3 -> 0.185.0 public_testing



See the changelog weโ€™ve prepared for you, below:

List of bugfixes:



  • Significantly increased suit charging speed when using small solar panel (not applicable on Madman)
  • Fixed player being stuck in tablet
  • Fixed player blocking in rover's inventory screen
  • Fixed game locking while driving
  • Fixed player not being able to use workbench
  • Fixed inability to keep grinding after the point in minigame disappeared
  • Fixed inconsistency in outposts' textures
  • Fixed disappearing jetpack
  • Fixed wrong info on water detector lvl3 screen
  • Fixed hanging trailer in hangar
  • Fixed player losing oxygen in base after grinding parts of it
  • Fixed incorrect view on electricity tab on radar
  • Fixed constantly increasing electricity points
  • Fixed "Continue" button allowing to start loading old saves
  • Fixed event follow issues
  • Fixed tank pack decoration coming back after save/load
  • Fixed rock merging with another rock
  • Fixed freeze in introbase after scrubber explosion in TPP
  • Fixed item spawning under the outpost
  • Fixed magenta in introbase in explosion scene
  • Fixed shockwave magenta
  • Fixed missing blueprints and technologies
  • Fixed no keybind assigned to spectral detector by default [AZERTY]
  • Fixed missing various keybinds [AZERTY]
  • Fixed missing colliders in airlocks
  • Fixed missing landing capsule collider
  • Fixed various translation issues
  • Fixed blinking texture in outpost
  • Fixed various UI issues
  • Fixed disappearing vehicles after death
  • Fixed sleep loop animation
  • Fixed grinded probe coming back after save/load
  • Fixed black tools in FPP
  • Fixed grinder animation wiggling too quickly
  • Fixed targeting of increase speed points
  • Fixed incorrect translation in tutorials [all languages]
  • Fixed no voice of journalist NPC near the TV
  • Fixed rock blocking marstruck
  • Fixed cables and pipes appearing in player's hand without pressing corresponding button
  • Fixed dropping O2 bottle causing it hover in air
  • Fixed overlapped text in tutorial panel
  • Fixed disappearing items after being transferred from printer inventory to container
  • Fixed issue with scanning rocks
  • Fixed inconsistency in building recipes for big antenna in big crusher and building mode
  • Fixed non-grindable lamps
  • Fixed some items falling behind seats in capsule making them unable to pick up
  • Fixed too low default position of transformer ghost
  • Fixed heavy suit battery slot being wrong placed
  • Fixed loading screen typo
  • Fixed incorrect button in decorations tutorial

Improvements:



  • Added new music
  • Added automatic disable of rover's lights
  • Added new sorting connections priority method

If youโ€™d like to try the patch, youโ€™ll need to change the branch on Steam, which is easy-peasy! ๐Ÿ‹ Check the instructions we provide below and find out for yourself.

Known issues:



  • Antennas not having reach until the save/load
  • Various issues with water pump
  • Player getting stuck in truckโ€™s container
  • Disappearing solder tool from the workbench
  • Display issues on ultra-wide monitors
  • Respawning outposts after save/load
  • Supply drops issues: occasionally falling underground, disappearing names from the target point and reappearing in a different location
  • Rocket kit components falling underground
  • Not being able to merge MREs
  • O2 bottle doesn't equipping automatically
  • Empty water source in sink, even though the building has water provided
  • Various issues with room system (eg. external oxygen and pressure reaching maximum levels after exiting the capsule and closing the door)
  • Crashes when drilling meteorites
  • Exiting the ATV causing the game to crash. Temporary solution: lower texture quality in video settings
  • Some type of rocks not โ€œmeltingโ€ in roverโ€™s trailer
  • Sound issues with upgraded grinder and ATV
  • Strange looking speed up points after load
  • Charging suit from the vertical tank not working
  • Remote control tech - battery & pump screens remain on the radar, remote control stops working when the pump is upgraded (only with pump station)
  • Not being able to push the tank after the "try again" screen is displayed [intro base]
  • Trash bin in HQ not working
  • Grinding minigame not always working properly
  • Autosave occurring earlier than tiredness regeneration
  • Issues with loading quick saves
  • Random crashes occurring due to high VRAM consumption
  • Various issues with appearing and disappearing items in inventories
  • Auto light control not working properly when lights were turn on while not sitting in rover's driver seat

How to change branches?




  1. Right-click on the game from your Steam library
  2. Propertiesโ€ฆ
  3. Betas
  4. Beta participation
  5. Select public_testing from the all available branches from the drop-down list


If you encounter any issues or have concerns while playing version 0.185.0, feel free to reach out to us through our social media channels. We appreciate your feedback, as it helps us improve the gaming experience. ๐ŸŽฎ Your input is valuable, so don't hesitate to share any thoughts or observations. Thanks for being part of our community! ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ’ฌ

Yours,
Occupy Mars Team