Do you feel like you're being watched lately? Does it send tingles running down your arms and legs?
Well, these mean something, and you are dead right about something following you.
This... something, it lurks in the life-sustaining water, beneath the surface. It spies on you and if you get too close, you're done for. Many dangerous and sharp teeth might complicate your survival on Starsand, but we don't want to leave you defenseless!
This oasis ain't big enough for the both of us!
In this update, you'll get bandages to treat the results of unpleasant encounters.
We also want to give you a fireplace with which you can cook ambitiously.
Furthermore, there are bug fixes and a few changes, so coconut and the explosive barrel become a little more efficient as a weapon when they find themselves in a company of their own kind.
While you're being nibbled on by the new oasis resident, you can certainly leave some feedback for us or follow our social media.
See you later, alligator!
Tunnel Vision and Toplitz Productions
Build v0.6.1
ADDED
Difficulty settings. Four presets (plus custom) to choose from when starting a new game
Fireplace as a placeable item (can only be attached to a flat clay wall)
Armor stand as a placeable item
Double bed as a placeable item for clay set
2 new recipes (Fireplace + Double bed, Armor stand + Bullseye) to be found around the map
Crocodiles seen taking a bath in 2 oasis
Crocodile eggs as a consumable resource
Raw crocodile meat and Cooked crocodile meat
Crocodile fat
Bandages to mend wounds
Underwater vegetation in one oasis
CHANGES
Standing torches now slightly increase the player temperature
On explosion, coconut grenades and explosive barrels will now trigger the explosion of any explosive barrels nearby
Cooking food in the furnace is not possible anymore
The Standing torch is now discoverable with the Furnace recipe
The Bullseye is now discoverable with the Armor stand recipe
To arm the trap is now necessary to hold R for 1 second
FIXES
Panel available for untamed camels
Outside water view when the player camera is underwater
Starsand - The Camel Update!
Desert Runners!
You have become very fond of your camel and have come up with some wonderful names, haven't you?
Well, you will be happy to know that our latest Starsand update has even more camel goodies in stock to make sure your four-legged friend has everything he could want!
But first, we have some improvements coming to the game. There are more items in the rocky desert now. We hope you can find them!
We also have a small quality of life improvement. For those looking for a more convenient way to read Update Notes, the notes can be found in the menu now.
Back to our "ship of the desert" we mentioned at the start.
You can now rename your camel all over again. You can also rearrange your caravan in case one camel is uncomfortable with another. Additionally, there are new items: a saddle and a sunshade.
Now that we've given your camel a few aids on its arduous journey through the desert, let's get to work on the upcoming update!
Stay hydrated, friends, and we'll see you next time!
The teams of Tunnel Vision and Toplitz Productions
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Here are the changes and additions in detail!
UPDATE 0.5.8
Added
Papyrus recipes for base-building.
Camel “follow mechanic”.
Saddle and Sunshade items.
While riding a camel, it’s now possible to whistle (T key) to have camels in range follow/unfollow you.
The changelog gets now displayed in the intro menu scene.
Updated
The camel bag must now be placed on the saddle.
Increased the ranged damage of the metal spear.
It’s now possible to attach a wall to another wall up to three times.
UI panel to manage different camel mechanics: ride, feed, rename, follow/unfollow.
Fixed
The metal hammer will now display the health of base building pieces.
Camera effects (blood, poison, etc) overlaying UI panels.
Water Well recharging time not saved.
Switching a satchel with a backpack wasn't updating the slots in the inventory.
Items can now be picked up when a hot bar slot is unused and the inventory is full.
The Tools and Explore Update - January 2022
Hello Desert Runners!
After we put controller support into your weather-beaten hands with the last update, we thought it was a good time to put some new tools into said hands as well. After all, we don't want you to get calluses on your fingers, the scorching heat is intense enough.
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We've also given your storage box an upgrade, but the best is yet to come.
You know that one motion picture where Tom Hanks plays a stranded man who, over time, makes a new friend who faithfully stands by him in his involuntary loneliness? Well, your own friend from the desert, the lovable camel, can now be named by you. You don't need to call it Wilson but do tell us in the comments what name you want to give it!
With that, we release you back into the desert, and remember, stay hydrated!
Your teams from Tunnel Vision and Toplitz Productions
PS: here are the changes and additions of this update
Added
Three new tools and their corresponding blueprints/recipes: metal ax, metal pickaxe, metal hammer.
Metal spear and the corresponding blueprint/recipe.
Added spyglass as a unique, non-tradable item (work in progress).
A new design window for learning a recipe/blueprint.
Naming for the camel after taming it.
Manger for the camel.
The storage box has been upgraded to metal.
Fixes
Artifacts in the inventory now have their own slot and can no longer be moved or dropped.
Camel skin color is now saved as well when saving the game.
Full Controller Support for Starsand available!
Desert Runners,
We hope you enjoyed your holidays! Did you spend some time with your loved ones, as well as your favorite video games?
Very good!
In the past few days, we have been working to bring a highly expected feature to our game.
We proudly present to you the full controller support for Starsand.
Take your controller into your hands and survive the heat and the endless sand.
Rest assured a lot more is coming in 2022. Happy new year to you all!
The teams of Toplitz Productions and Tunnel Vision
Snow dunes and camel antlers: festive holidays on planet Starsand
Hello everyone!
Have you seen the camel? Did you notice something unusual?
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This planet is strange, so is its desert and thus we upgrade your assortment of tools that might come handy for your survival with this update v.0.54.
All that is left to say for now is, stay alive, stay hydrated and happy holidays to you!
Stay safe!
The Toplitz Productions and Tunnel Vision teams
These are the changes for this update:
ADDED
Seven new notifications have been added.
Three new tutorial steps.
Special holiday decoration.
Chair and table and their respective adorned versions items are now available in the base building menu.
Two interactive items have been added on the crafting menu: a bullseye and a torch stand.
Localization of various texts.
UPDATED
The last two tutorial steps have been removed.
The “Other” category icon in the base building menu has been edited.
FIXES
Some trees that were not climbable due to their size are now climbable.
The crafting queue is now saved when saving the game.
