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Friday Blog 256 - 0.14.0 is Live Right Now! Off the Grid, on the Path
The newest update is live right now and contains a massive overhaul of NPC movement and pathfinding. In all previous versions, NPCs were rigidly constrained to the voxel grid. They could only move in straight lines to t…
Announcement5 changesGameplay - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 255 - The Explosive Update - 0.13.0 Is Live Right Now!
The new update is live on Steam! The biggest changes are “rubble” and bombs. When you or a colonist destroys a block, small chunks of rubble will appear and fall to the ground. Bombs take advantage of this new system by…
Store7 changesFixGameplay - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 254 - Explosives and Sale!
We’re participating in the City Builder & Colony Sim Fest which means Colony Survival is currently 30% off! This is a great moment to purchase the game if you don’t own it yet. As promised in the previous blog, we made…
Store5 changesGameplay - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 253 - Destruction, the Deal and the Future
At the end of 2024, when testing the addition of the mill, I did another cheat-free playthrough of the game. I made a mistake in my planning and had to remove a fairly large wall that I had accidentally placed two block…
Patch notes11 changesGameplayUI/audio - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 252 - 0.12.1 Released with Official Translations & Year in Review
We have just released update 0.12.1! The most significant change is the addition of official game translations in major global languages. Both the storepage and the in-game content are now available in: German French Sp…
Event14 changesUI/audioGameplay - Colony Survival
Update 0.12.0 Has Been Released!
The newest update is available on Steam right now! It’s fully compatible with your pre-existing 0.9/0.10/0.11 worlds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zdFjAWNUDw Watch the release trailer here! Update 0.12.0 has a stron…
Announcement5 changesGameplay - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 251 - A Windmill for Coated Planks
Everything shown and described in this blog is not available publicly yet, it will be in the next update. Work on the projects detailed in the previous blog continued this month. We finished the mesh for the auto-crafte…
Announcement5 changesGameplayUI/audio - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 250 - Improving the Early Game, and other Much-Requested Features
The two most dramatic overhauls of the game were update 0.7 and 0.9. With 0.7, we wanted to make the game more challenging and complex. That’s why we introduced features like the happiness system. Later on, we realized…
Announcement4 changesGameplayBalance - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 249 - Update 0.11.1 Is Live Right Now! Bright Forests, Dark Tunnels
The lightmapping made visible A massive update to the lighting system is available right now! It’s compatible with pre-existing savegames. If Steam doesn’t update automatically, try verifying the integrity of the game c…
Announcement7 changesMapsGameplay - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 246 - Update 0.11 is Live Right Now!
Update 0.11 is now available on Steam! The most visible change is a total replacement of all the colonist models. In the past, we only had one colonist model. It used UV-mapped textures, and they were difficult to chang…
Patch notes5 changesGameplayWorkshop - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 245 - More Unique Colonists
The current colonist model was already in the game over eight years ago, in early 2016. The workflow for producing it was horrible. The model has a bunch of surfaces that connect and disconnect in many different spots.…
Store6 changesServerGameplay - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 244 - A New Trailer + Controller and Steam Deck Support
After six years, Colony Survival finally has a new main trailer! Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbbDsOB_3zQ Making it was quite the challenge. We really wanted to showcase the potential of the game. We need…
Store3 changesGameplayCompatibility - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 243 - 0.10.3 is Live; Controller Support, Sale & Updated Storepage
The game is currently on sale! It’s 30% discounted. If you don’t own it yet - this is a great time to purchase it! And if you do - thanks, and consider telling your friends or outright gifting them the game :) Today, we…
Announcement2 changesGameplay - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 241 - Update 0.10.1 is Live Right Now - adds Water Transparency!
The live build of Colony Survival was just updated from 0.10.0.13 to 0.10.1.0! The main change in this update concerns water. The visuals are much improved. Instead of it being solid light-blue “shaving foam”, it’s tran…
Announcement3 changes1 numericFix - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 240 - Significantly Improved Water: Transparency
As long as Colony Survival has been publicly available, people have called the water block the ugliest in-game block. It has always been a pain point. Water is actually a very strange material. Unlike sand or stone or g…
Announcement3 changesGameplay - Colony Survival
Friday Blog 239 - Announcing the Winners of the Builder’s Contest!
Two months ago, we started this Builder’s Contest, with a deadline for Jan the 5th. That date has passed and we have selected our winners! Watch the video to see their worlds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M-xUwPVuTw…
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