Alpha 0.14.5 is now available on the Test Build branch. This is a “small” update/patch while work continues on the planetary exploration update. The planetary exploration update is coming along very well, but more development time is still needed. Some of the new changes in Alpha 0.14.5 include new mining/deconstruction selection graphics, updated map sizes, […]
Read MoreAs many of you know, my current focus is to build the foundations for planetary exploration. In the last two developer logs, I covered how the planet surface is generated and a bit about vehicles and resource discovery. There has been a lot more progress on vehicle construction which I will cover here. Vehicles Surface […]
Read MoreHope everyone is having a great time at or watching E3! Some great stuff is being announced. In Mercury Fallen news, I’ve been working hard on the implementation of planetary exploration and resource gathering. Planetary Resources In the previous developer log, I covered the procedural generation that creates the planet’s surface. The surface map […]
Read MoreAlpha 0.14.4 is now live on Steam! This update is another small patch/content update while development continues on the planetary exploration/expansion update. Guide Update New help buttons have been added to various section headers which open the game guide to the relevant guide section. Some of the guide content has been updated and a […]
Read MoreAlpha 0.14.4 is now available on the Test Build branch. This update was originally just going to be a minor patch update to fix a couple of bugs, but I couldn’t help myself and added in some minor content updates as well. There are new/updated game guide sections, new look to water tiles and new […]
Read MoreAlpha 0.14.3 is out of the test build branch and now live on Steam. This is a small update while I continue development of the next big content update. The craft queue and robot assembler interfaces will now show available ingredients highlighted in green and unavailable ingredients highlighted in red. As objects get constructed […]
Read MoreAs mentioned in the last dev log I’m focusing work on the planetary exploration/expansion system. In the mean time I’ll be pushing out some smaller updates/patches. These smaller updates will add, improve and fix various things while I continue work on the next major content update. Alpha 0.14.3 is now available on the Test Build […]
Read MoreAlpha 0.14 was a big update with a lot of new content and now that it’s out the door I’m back to the grind stone working on the next major content update. Something that has been asked a lot, and that I’ve teased in the past, is how and when surface/planetary exploration will be added […]
Read MoreAlpha 0.14.2 is out of testing and now available on Steam. This patch update addresses a couple of bugs, but also adds the ability to change the order of objects in the construction build queue. The new Set High Priority button in an objects build info window will set the object to be first […]
Read MoreAlpha 0.14.2 is another small patch update to fix a couple things, but also adds the ability to change the order of objects in the construction build queue. Alpha 0.14.2 Test Build is now available on Steam. The new Set High Priority button in an objects build info window will set the object to be […]
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