There is a ghost somewhere out there! See if you can find it and post a screenshot in the community page to win. The elusive ghost has gone by for years unspotted, though it is rumored to be on a planet that is red. There are also rumors of old video footage of the ghost as well, some where out there. If you are able to find the ghost, post a screenshot for a reward - I plan to add an in game chest for everyone if the ghost is found!
Steam Deck Support Added!
I have tested Planetary Settlers on the Steam Deck, and it works! I created and added a custom Steam Deck controller configuration that is used by default. A big thanks to Darth Ukar for letting me use his Steam Deck, and publishing the controller configuration to make this possible! Controls are mapped just like they are for a controller now, and the menu is touch screen, or you can use the mouse cursor to navigate the menu.
Special Delivery for April Fool's Event
There is now a bronze chest delivered at the Earth Mobile Research Station!
Venus Sky City
Visit the new Venus Sky City in this new update! It is a repairable city - you can repair the fan propellers, windows, and ship, and you earn ability points for doing so! It is made of a very light weight material, similar to Styrofoam, but far more durable. There are a number of coins and codex pickups there as well. To return to the surface of Venus, just jump down, and fall to the ground. The city itself resides in a relatively habitable zone, which is true to life - there really is a relatively habitable area in the upper atmosphere of Venus where the temperature and pressure are decent. It is mostly CO2 there though, so you would have to bring your own oxygen, and protection against the traces of sulphuric acid. It would certainly be an interesting area to explore, who knows - life may exist in this upper atmosphere of Venus.
Here are some more images of the city:
April Fool's Event
There are a number of jokes in Planetary Settlers, some of which are around all the time, and some of which show up only in April! If you find a joke (big or small), take a screen shot and share it on the community page! Every joke found between now and the end of April will increase the in-game reward to be added in-game for all players! I plan to deliver a chest to the Mobile Research Station on Earth, depending on how many jokes people find. The type of chest depends on the number of jokes found: No jokes found = a regular chest to be delivered to the Earth Mobile Research station in game, and more jokes found increases the level of the chest. 1 joke found and screenshot shared = a bronze chest 2 jokes = a silver chest 3 jokes = a gold chest 4 jokes = a diamond chest Every 5 jokes = another chest, with like upgrades per extra joke found.
Note: I have been busy working on another level area that I plan to share soon in an upcoming update as well!
Mercury Mayhem
Some mayhem has occurred in the Mercury base! There is now a broken elevator, repairable laser art, and space slug silliness! You are able to repair these items with coins and elements, and use the elevator once repaired to get up to the office. There, you can wreak some mayhem of your own if desired (it is fun to throw the computers out the window) ːwinter2019joyfultearsdogː All missions on Mercury are now completable (you can get all the medals now). There is now a display that shows you how many coins you have now as well
Presenting Presents
With the holidays upon us, a mysterious stranger has left gifts for you, throughout the solar system! Be sure to collect many of them to be able to buy resources later, these gifts are currently one of the best ways of getting coins! These will eventually be useful for buying resources and items. The gifts disappear at the end of the year (but you keep what you collect), so hurry up and get them while they are here!
Now you can hear the snow crunch beneath your treads as you traverse Antarctica and Pluto. Carpet also has its own sound effect as well now. Enjoy the gifts and the new sounds!
Beta 1.26 - Presents and Ground Sounds
Christmas presents added that are present in December
Snow ground sound and carpet ground sound (by Kyle Misko) added! Ground sounds are now complete!
Can you beat the "wrong way" challenge?
Can you make it straight from the start of a normal game, all the way to Pluto? For this challenge, just go the wrong way, as shown in my YouTube video. I invite people to try this, and make a video of it as well, post it to YouTube, and post a comment with a link to the video here. There is an in-game reward at the end of Pluto for those able to make it there. Go to Saturn, and try to make it to Pluto using only the ability points from the challenges from: Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and any points you pick up along the way to Saturn. Here is a video on how to start the challenge. Start a new game in Normal mode, then follow the video! [previewyoutube="lcOWxsrrzeE;full"]
I added a new sound effect for treads on stone surfaces (made by Kyle Misko)
I moved the Neptune blimp closer to the Quivakon base (so the trip to the base isn't nearly as long).
I have applied a few bug fixes as well (some sounds were not playing correctly)
Now we're talkin'
Now all levels in the game has voice! Voice has just been added to Neptune and Pluto, which were the last levels needing voiceover! If you don't hear voice while playing, set the volume for voice by pausing with "p", and sliding the voice slider (at the bottom of the screen) a bit to the right. Likewise, you can turn it down to 0 if you don't want voice. Oh, yeah, and there is a sale going on!
