Deep Space Directive
Steam News 22 February 20251y ago

Performance, Polish and New Upgrades

This update (v 0.1) has been all about improving performance, adding polish, building out the 3rd tier of the tech tree (full version) and of course getting ready for releasing Deep Space Directive into early access! Th…

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Full Deep Space Directive update

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  • Performance
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
changedThis update (v 0.1) has been all about improving performance, adding polish, building out the 3rd tier of the tech tree (full version) and of course getting ready for releasing Deep Space Directive into early access!
addedThe all new auto-trader can be unlocked in the 3rd tier of the tech tree - think of it as an assistant to help keep the credits flowing. Plus new special projects bring more progression to the DSD story and timeline!
addedThis build also brings with it all new voice over rendering! It’s been the most requested feature so far. It’s still not perfect, but much of the robotic-ness of the voices is gone and replaced with smoother and more natural sounding voices.
changedThe performance and quality of life improvements will be in demo and non-demo builds of DSD. Additional content is only accessible in the full-version.
addedNew Features3rd tier of the tech tree! New buildings and new resource production chains.
addedNew FeaturesNew resource “TerraFlux” has been added. Provide another use for excess terrene.

This update (v 0.1) has been all about improving performance, adding polish, building out the 3rd tier of the tech tree (full version) and of course getting ready for releasing Deep Space Directive into early access!

The all new auto-trader can be unlocked in the 3rd tier of the tech tree - think of it as an assistant to help keep the credits flowing. Plus new special projects bring more progression to the DSD story and timeline!

This build also brings with it all new voice over rendering! It’s been the most requested feature so far. It’s still not perfect, but much of the robotic-ness of the voices is gone and replaced with smoother and more natural sounding voices.

The performance and quality of life improvements will be in demo and non-demo builds of DSD. Additional content is only accessible in the full-version.

New Features

  • 3rd tier of the tech tree! New buildings and new resource production chains.

  • Bio harvesters collect biomass from surrounding forests and bio reactors turn that biomass into fuel cells.

  • Oil and gas can now be collected and converted into fuel cells.

  • Steam achievements are now implemented for non-demo builds.

  • New resource “TerraFlux” has been added. Provide another use for excess terrene.

QOL

  • All new rendering of voice over audio using an updated engine.

  • Rebuilt enemy terrene drop system. This should help address performance issues with large numbers of drops.

  • Tech tree search bar!

  • New recipe selection window. Easier to find and easier to use.

Bugs Fixed

  • So many. I lost track.

Thanks to all those who sent in feedback and bug reports! Keep sending them in!

Source

Steam News / 22 February 2025

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