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Helium Rain to go free-to-play on September 1st
It's been about a decade since I first started prototyping a space game - one where you'd start off with a small ship and trade resources. Two games, three game engines and 15,000 copies sold later, here am I with a new…
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Astral Shipwright Demo released
It's been nearly four years since Helium Rain released for good, and after years of experiments, spaceships are back on the menu. Astral Shipwright is a new spacebuilding game with the same DNA as Helium Rain, and will…
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Helium Rain modding kit released
Hello there ! After months in development, we're finally ready to release the Helium Rain mod support we initially promised during Early Access. Mod support is always a pretty great way to enhance a game's lifetime - sp…
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Helium Rain 1.3.6 hotfix released
Hello, We've released the 1.3.6 update to Helium Rain. This update fixes two recently reported bugs : Fix research points increasing too quickly with Instruments tech Fix people consuming resource during construction Th…
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Helium Rain 1.3.4 hotfix released
We've released a new hotfix for Helium Rain. This update fixes missing textures on Linux machines running some what older GPUs. A small Windows update was also published but shouldn't provide any noticeable change.
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Helium Rain 1.3.3 hotfix released
Hello, We've released a new update to solve a few bugs we previously didn't know about. Fix station scrapping not detecting all cargos Fix free money exploit on contracts Cleanup unwanted files from client We'll have mo…
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Helium Rain 1.3.2 hotfix released
We've released a hotfix for Helium Rain today. As for 1.3.1, this update targets a specific issue. Fixed notifications at the end of a complex upgrade that would cause crashes We're also retiring the beta branch of Heli…
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Helium Rain 1.3.1 hotfix released
We've released the 1.3.1 hotfix to Helium Rain to account for two new issues. Fix failure to start on Linux devices Fix mod launcher failing to start while not logged on to Steam We're also investigating some crash repo…
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Helium Rain 1.3 released with new military contracts, Russian localization and more !
It's been a month since our last major update, and we've some news for you today ! New military contracts We've upgraded military contracts in depth. Previously, a military contract meant only one thing - war. You would…
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Helium Rain 1.2.1 released
Helium Rain 1.2.1 has been released with three minor changes. The flying HUD will now keep a consistent scale from 1080p to 4K, to ensure it's still readable at high resolutions Joystick inputs now correctly disengage a…
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Helium Rain beta updated
We've updated the Helium Rain beta branch on Steam. This is an experimental release meant to ensure the next engine version works well (from Unreal Engine 4.19 to 4.20). Some other changes included here will be part of…
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Helium Rain 1.2 now available
We've updated Helium Rain to bring some improvements and fix a number of issues with the game. A week after launch, we have a lot to discuss ! Major changes Here are the big ones - these changes were highly requested ch…
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Helium Rain is released !
After a year in Early Access, Helium Rain is now publicly available as a full-fledged Steam game ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oAKZwCSxSY This release is meant to be a smooth transition. No change in pricing is occ…
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Helium Rain 1.1.2 released
We've released a new update to Helium Rain. It is mainly a bug-fixing update, with a twist... An oversized surprise As a surprise addition before launch, we're adding a 13th ship to Helium Rain. The Themis freighter is…
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Helium Rain 1.1.1 released
We've released a new version of Helium Rain ! 1.1.1 brings a few UI improvements, and fixes a few economy issues. The trade route menu and economy menus are getting new options to handle Storage Hubs, and sortable colum…
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Helium Rain 1.02 hotfix released
We've released a hotfix to correct a number of issues with the game. The changelog for this update is as follow : Fix fleet controls available on AI fleets Fix auto-trade not actually requiring the Automated Trading tec…
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