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What changed
- Gameplay
- Performance
- UI and audio
- Fixes
AETHUS changes
Version 1.016 - 16/03/26 - 17:40 GMT
This is the first of the new-cadence patches! Expect the next one on Wednesday, and then probably another on Friday!
New Features
Added a DX12 launch option to Steam when the game is launched, which should provide much higher framerates and better stability for DX12 capable hardware. - Added a new Settings option - 'Drop Items on Death' to allow for disabling dropping items on death. Can be set at any point, and is called out specially at game start.
Improvements
Disabled dropping items on death within Seam X-5 while I investigate issues with finding safe spawn locations for dropped items. - Added a line to the top of the Settings menu clarifying that most settings are saved per-slot rather than globally. - Updated Credits visuals/structure. - Improved the reliability of scanning objectives/tasks. - Improved the lighting of destructible outcrops, particularly where they meet the terrain. - The Developer Message will no longer appear again after it's been closed.
Balancing
Added Camberflex to the Depthane Automated Mining Drill's possible products.
Tasks
Fixed ROAD TO RICHES using an incorrect upgrade name.
Fixes
Added a failsafe for players who don't have a required keycard for proceeding through Kryptos. - Fixed 'Must remove linked items before removing' message when attempting to deconstruct an item or habitat which previously had other constructions placed on top of it then moved. - Fixed constructions built outside not correctly linking together (e.g. stacked containers). - Fixed the potential for the Negative Vitality Effects setting option to reset if player had other difficulty modifers set. - Fixed a rare edge case where the player could lose critical items if using the Unstuck feature while dying or falling out of bounds. - Fixed a missing fall-death trigger between Rho and Sigma.
Source
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