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Steam News26 February 20264mo ago

Update for 2/26/26

Feature Updates Added system to facilitate In-engine cutscenes -Players' custom character will now appear in all story related cutscenes Added new Intro cinematic (Still in early stages, incomplete), included for testin

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What changed

1 fix11 additions6 changes2 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Maps
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
addedAdded system to facilitate In-engine cutscenes -Players' custom character will now appear in all story related cutscenes
addedAdded new Intro cinematic (Still in early stages, incomplete), included for testing.
addedAdded several animations to dialogue scenes.
addedAdded new Area: Players' Quarters -Re-enter your quarters through a door on the Station, will be moved in a later update. -Ability to decorate with items found planetside coming in later update. -ability to change photos on display with photos taken by the player coming in later update
addedAdded new Mini-Game: Archaeology -Dig up and clean found artifacts and fossils to take them with you for study
changedStation Elevator now functions as a Teleporter with updated animations and VFX

Feature Updates

  • Added system to facilitate In-engine cutscenes

    -Players' custom character will now appear in all story related cutscenes

  • Added new Intro cinematic (Still in early stages, incomplete), included for testing.

  • Added several animations to dialogue scenes.

  • Added new Area: Players' Quarters

    -Re-enter your quarters through a door on the Station, will be moved in a later update.

    -Ability to decorate with items found planetside coming in later update.

    -ability to change photos on display with photos taken by the player coming in later update

  • Added new Mini-Game: Archaeology

    -Dig up and clean found artifacts and fossils to take them with you for study

  • Station Elevator now functions as a Teleporter with updated animations and VFX

  • Saving and loading game while planetside now saves Player position and Time of Day.

    -No longer possible to Fast travel back to camp simply by saving/loading. Best get moving.

    -Fast travel between outposts coming in a later update

Bug Fixes

  • Models in Inspection window should no longer vanish unexpectedly

  • Fixed an issue with the chest mounted flashlight over exposing the player model

  • Various adjustments to colliders

UI updates:

  • Added "Hold to Skip" prompt for cutscenes

  • Added video player to tutorial prompts

  • Added animated button prompts to tutorials

  • The Radial Menu is now the Tools Panel

    -Updated Visuals for Tools Panel

    -Updated Tutorial for Tools Panel with Video Example

  • Updated visuals for Photo Camera UI

    -Added Focus Ring

    -Added meters for Zoom, Contrast, Exposure and Saturation

  • Adjusted positioning for on-screen Controls Legend

  • Adjusted layout for Discoverable Attribute Window

    -Now fits much more information about the studied items

    -Changed to scrolling window for items with more attributes & longer descriptions

  • Added Links to Official "Field Notes" Social Media pages to Main Menu

Misc Visual Updates

  • Re-painted many, many, many, many, old textures

  • Painted many, many, many, many, new textures

  • Will continue to paint many, many, many, many, more textures.

Source

Steam News / 26 February 2026

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