This is just a small patch to address a couple of issues.
Bug fixes
* Fixed a random crash that could happen during game startup * [DirectX 12] Implemented a workaround for a graphical issue on AMD GCN based GPUs
Thats it for now!
Enjoy! Glimmerlight Games
Planet S Version 1.2.2
Hey everyone!
Here is another set of fixes and improvements for Planet S and A New Horizon!
Localization
+ NEW Planet S - A New Horizon is now also fully available in german * Fixed various localization errors throughout the game and DLC
Quality of life
+ You can now hold shift while upgrading a building to also upgrade all other buildings of the same type at once + Added a quest completion sound effect + Improved various dialogs in A New Horizon ~ Merged the two ways to pause the game in creative mode as it was confusing ~ Adjusted the brightness / lighting conditions depedning on the active skybox
Modding
+ Added "selfRotationPerSecond" as a new attribute to planet types which allows you to override the speed of the day night cycle of a planet type + Added a cubemap option to the editor which allows you to create custom cubemaps for skyboxes (world types have an attribute to select a custom skybox "overrideSkyboxTextureID")
Balancing
~ Reduced the required hydrogen production rate in "A new Beginning" ~ Adjusted the bot behavior and added depots to the building menu in "Against the Circle" ~ Made various balancing adjustments and improved displayed information in "Defense" ~ Improved depot looting quest in "Sabotage" ~ Rebalanced technology point costs and bot behavior in "Monopoly" ~ Adjusted research and construction for the Refined Exo spaceship in "The final Race" ~ Various balancing changes and fixes in the final scenario
Bug fixes
* Fixed a rendering related glitch or potential crash with various hardware configurations * Fixed a bug that allowed players to delete other players trade entries * Fixed tax bonuses for city buildings * Fixed bots accepting offers to sell their final planet * Fixed a crash that could occur when sending a fleet * Fixed a weird trade route menu item count unreliability * Fixed buggy trader budgets after loading a savegame
Enjoy! Glimmerlight Games
Planet S Version 1.2.1
Hey everyone!
This update addresses a very common desync issue as well as some spaceship routing bugs that where caused by the new warp gates. It also contains support for a Cezch translation for the base game.
Localization
+ Added a Cezch translation by Dejw & Ertan for the base game!
Dyson probes
~ Dyson probes of defeated factions will now be freed up so that the remaining factions can take those probe slots
Bug fixes
* Fixed a bug that caused severe desync problems in multiplayer matches with bots * Fixed a bug that prevented the creative mode achievement from getting unlocked * Fixed drones disapearing randomly (especially on higher game speeds) * Fixed several warp gate related spaceship routing issues * Fixed a music issue in the last cutscene of the Simulation mission * Fixed bots becoming more aggressive instead of nicer towards stronger opponents
If you played the DLC already, we would love to hear your feedback in the forum, Discord or as a review!
Enjoy! Glimmerlight Games
Planet S Version 1.2.0
Hey everyone!
The time has finally come! Here is the next big update for Planet S! The update will include a new end game mechanic, a creative mode, scenario support and most importantly: Support for our first DLC "Planet S - A New Horizon" which adds a story campaign to the game.
NEW Dyson swarm
You can now research a new technology called "Dyson swarm" which will unlock a new building with which you can launch Dyson probes to build a Dyson Swarm. The Dyson swarm will not be an unlimited energy source for regular buildings but will instead grant you Warp gate capacity. More on that in the next section.
Every player can produce and send probes but there is a limit of 2000 probes at which point the swarm will be complete. Probes can be traded through diplomacy in multiplayer matches.
NEW Warp gate
The Warp gate is a new building which can be unlocked by researching the corresponding technology. Each Warp gate requires a Warp gate capacity point. You get one point per 200 Dyson probes.
Warp gates act as a shortcut for all your ships. Your ships will calculate the shortest path when send somewhere and they will also incorporate Warp gates if they provide a faster route to get from point A to B. All of your Warp gates are connected to each other.
NEW Creative mode
Update 1.2.0 also adds a Creative mode to Planet S. You can load existing savegames or create new savegames and modify the system without any resource or unlock restrictions. You can spawns ships, change item storage levels, adjust names or colony ownership and a lot more.
Creative mode is currently only available in singleplayer.
Bots
Bots have been greatly overhauled and are now a lot more capable in almost every area but especially combat. Here is a list of a few highlights and notable changes:
Bots can now go down the military path instead of just science
Easy bots are less agressive and will not declare war on their own while normal and especially hard bots are a lot more agressive
Bots will now build attack fleets
Bots can also build an exo spaceship and win the game
Bots will now react to exo spaceships being launched
Modding
We expanded the modding capabilities in many areas:
Support for custom skyboxes
Support for custom scenarios
Customizable sun color and size
Building materials can be overwritten (which ones are shown left of the minimap)
Expanded building menu override capabilities
There are a ton of additional functions (especially in regards to scenarios) which we won't cover here. We will update our modding documentation an additional guide for scenario modding in the coming weeks.
Scenarios
As mentioned in the modding section, the game now supports custom scenarios which are singleplayer "missions" with custom quests, tasks and logic. The game currently doesn't ship with any scenarios but we hope to release some free scenarios in the future. You will also be able to create and install user scenarios through the Steam Workshop.
UI
+ The sun now has a menu and is selectable. It displays information about the Dyson swarm. + Completly new main menu ~ Adjusted the ingame UI in several areas: Resources and garrision stats are now at the top center, research progress in the top right. ~ The building menu no longer uses number pages (I, II, III ...) and is now scrollable instead + The statistics menu is now accessible through a button in the top colony menu + Added a "Jump to spaceport" button to the colony menu which will bring you directly to the spaceport of the planet that you are currently on ~ Improved the usability of the trade route and diplomacy menu in some areas ~ The icon selector in the flag editor is now a list instead of a cycle button
Other features & Quality of life
+ A world will now select a random skybox based on its seed + Added a debt limit world option + Increased the item storage limit to 32 bit which means you can now have more than 4 billion items + You can now hold SHIFT while placing a farm building to automatically place farm fields at the same time ~ Bots will now automatically reenable when loading a savegame so you don't have to reenable them manually
Bug fixes
* Fixed a few translation issues * Fixed a bug that caused trade routes to not be displayed correctly when using DX12 * Fixed atmosphere and cloud rendering on devices running Linux Mesa * Fixed battle music playing in some weird situations * Fixed a bug that caused solar power plants to produce power even when the collectors were ruined * Fixed gas planets playing ocean ambient sounds * Fixed an issue that could cause the UI to disappear * Fixed a roman numbering issue * Fixed "Protein powder" and "Vitamin extract" having the wrong item category
Performance
~ Improved performance in many areas * Fixed an issue that caused random frame hitching / stuttering especially in large savegames
These are the most notable changes and fixes! As always we would love to hear your feedback, especially in regards to the new features and of course the story campaign.
Enjoy! Glimmerlight Games
Planet S - A New Horizon Update
Hey everyone!
Planet S - A New Horizon and Update 1.2 will release on the 28th of February! The DLC will cost 5.99$ USD.
We also made a little trailer:
Here is a quick recap of all the stuff that will be part of the update:
Creative mode with everything unlocked - no resources required!
Dyson Swarm & Warp Gates as new end game technologies
Extended modding capabilities including support for custom singleplayer scenarios, including quests
Tons of Quality of Life improvements
DLC only: A full story campaign told in 10 unique scenarios with character dialogs & gameplay adapations!
If you haven't wishlisted the DLC yet, it would help us out a lot:
The Yggdrasil Foundation is an independent research organization funded by the Coalition for intergalactic Travel (CIT). Their main goal is to research potential points of interest in galaxies yet out of reach. They operate from the planet with the same name, located in a solar system guarded by the Yggdrasil Division of its military alliance.
Theodor Renex and his best friend Vincent Oswald Chambers are the lead scientists of Yggdrasil. When they discovered the possibility of a unique new type of planet, they handled that information with great care. But despite their efforts to keep it a secret, rumors about its supposed impossible materials and new forms of life started spreading. Theodor insisted on keeping quiet however, even when a CIT council member tried to exert some pressure. Could such a planet truly exist…?
Here's another little fun fact for Valentine’s Day: Theodor’s wife Myla – Hazel’s mother – serves as a Major for the Yggdrasil Division. Their relationship could be a little stale at times, but in the end they both love their family dearly!
Enjoy! Glimmerlight Games
A New Horizon - Wishlist now!
Hey everyone!
In our upcoming DLC “Planet S – A New Horizon” you will play as Hazel Renex, an ambitious young Commander with a strong determination to uncover the truth behind the research of her father. Discover more about her role in the story and what else the DLC will have to offer on our shop page!
Please note that the DLC will only be available in English at the time of its release!
All skyboxes shown will become part of the base game with the free update accompanying the DLC, alongside the Creative Mode we used to create the scenario worlds. Additionally, you will be able to utilize Dyson probes in multiplayer to gather the sun’s power for a very specific purpose – but let’s not ruin all of the surprises!
Wishlisting our DLC would help us a lot, even if you don’t plan to buy it!
Thank you and enjoy! Glimmerlight Games
Teaser: Prof. Heinrich Dresher
Prof. Heinrich Dresher is a former council member of the Coalition for intergalactic Travel (CIT) and is thus regarded as one of their great pioneers. He is driven by his thirst for knowledge which eventually led him to a feud with the Yggdrasil Foundation. When CIT refused to back him up, he decided to take matters into his own hands.
Dresher betrayed CIT and stole their sensitive research data to provide it to his new organization – the Circle of Omniscience. He knows exactly that CIT would never dare to make a move against him. The Circle’s current goal is a mystery, but they are rumored to have struck a deal with the Crimson Wolves. Something big is about to happen.
We hope that you liked this little teaser as well! We are planning to share some more substantial information about the DLC next week, so keep an eye out for that!
Enjoy! Glimmerlight Games
Teaser: Crimson Wolves
The Crimson Wolves are regarded as one of the most dangerous groups of mercenaries in the entire galaxy. It is said that their forces could even rival official military alliances. Despite that they follow a simple philosophy: They don’t pick fights they aren’t paid for.
Their leader’s name is Kroger. While he’s often portrayed as a fierce maniac, in reality he always keeps a calm mind. As long as there’s enough money on the table, he’s willing to take any contract – be it the extermination of relentless pirates or the besiegement of a highly militarized planet. Usually he acts as the Commander himself. And soon he will meet his match.
We hope you enjoyed our next little teaser! Glimmerlight Games
Teaser: Coalition for Intergalactic Travel
The Coalition for intergalactic Travel (CIT) emerged from a collaboration between some illustrious pioneers who all shared the same goal: To expand the reach of humanity beyond a single galaxy. Their greatest invention to date is the Exo spaceship, which has already revolutionized travels between solar systems far apart from one another. If they manage to refine it even further, who knows where it might lead them? CIT is governed by a council of dedicated scientists while their research missions are conducted by their Commanders.
Lucas works as an assistant for CIT’s Commanders, serving as the link between them and the inhabitants of their colonies. He’s rather excitable and tends to get along with everyone. Usually he tries to steer away from conflicts, but he will soon realize that CIT’s newest Commander is not as hesitant.
We hope you enjoyed this little teaser! The topic resulted from a poll on our Discord. We are planning to provide you with more teasers like this in the coming weeks. So you might want to keep an eye out for more polls and stay tuned for more!
