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- Sigma Draconis
Hotfix Version 1.2.3
Someone noticed that an algae pool located indoors was not working and showing a strange temperature reading. They helpfully sent me their saved game, in which I found a corruption that made room data load incorrectly.…
Announcement - Sigma Draconis
Minor Update Version 1.2.2
Some changes as listed below. You may also be interested in the guide I just published - I played the game for one in-game day and logged my choices - you might find some useful tips in there. Changes in v1.2.2 - Change…
Announcement1 changeFix - Sigma Draconis
Minor Update Version 1.2.1
After some feedback I've decided to give 8 food rather than a meager 2 units at the start of the game. This game is meant to be a little difficult but not so much that people give up in frustration! This should mean tha…
Announcement - Sigma Draconis
Update Version 1.2
Happy New Year! Until now, if the map generator created any islands - which it sometimes did - then they would be forever inaccessible. Now, you can connect them up with bridges. There is now also a map generation optio…
Patch notes4 changesGameplayMaps - Sigma Draconis
Minor Update Version 1.1.1
Added one more engineer, bringing the maximum number of colonists to 11. This was requested to help with maintenance of large bases. To be honest there is no particular reason why the limit has to be this low - I might…
Announcement2 changesGameplay - Sigma Draconis
Update Version 1.1.0
The first significant update since the 1.0 release. Not a massive update, but it does add a very useful new building - the geothermal power plant. Research this tech at the geology lab and expand your base to reach a ge…
Store4 changesFixGameplay - Sigma Draconis
Minor Update Version 1.0.4
I've made water brighter and added a subtle animation effect. Maybe more significant updates to follow if there is a demand for it - let me know!
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Sigma Draconis
Hotfix Version 1.0.3
This update fixes a bug that could sometimes cause areas to have the wrong temperature or light level after loading a game. This seems to have been caused by some of the room data not being completely cleared from memor…
Announcement - Sigma Draconis
Hotfix Version 1.0.2
This update fixes a bug that could cause a black screen or error when loading a game in which some doors had been locked in the closed position. Apologies if you were affected by this one, and many thanks to the person…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Sigma Draconis
Minor Update Version 1.0.1
Just a very minor diagnostic update as unfortunately a small number of players have encountered bugs that were not reported during Early Access. The only change in this release is that a log file will now be created ear…
Patch notes - Sigma Draconis
Demo available
After a year in Early Access, Sigma Draconis v1.0 released at the weekend. Not sure if this is for you? Give the demo a go! You can play the first part of the game for free, and if you like it you can continue by buying…
Announcement - Sigma Draconis
Version 1.0 Release
Sigma Draconis was released to Early Access on 10th April 2020. In the year since the game has received significant updates every month, and has I believe been greatly improved as a result. Today I have removed the game…
Announcement3 changesGameplay - Sigma Draconis
Minor Update Version 0.13.1
I've added a user interface component to show progress for the Steam Achievements. You can find the button for this under the in-game options menu.
Announcement1 changeUI/audio - Sigma Draconis
Update Version 0.13.0
Here's the March update. The main change is to add 16 achievements. There are also some UI improvements. Note that you will need to start a new game to unlock achievements - saved games created in previous versions will…
Announcement4 changesFixUI/audio - Sigma Draconis
Steam Cloud Integration
A very minor update to say that I've enabled Steam Cloud for the game. This means that when you exit the game, saved games will be uploaded to Steam. If you play on another computer, you still have access to your saves.…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Sigma Draconis
Update Version 0.12.0
Here's the February update. This one makes a new map type available, which replaces the old "severe climate" option. Launch a rocket from the original map type to unlock it. If you already did this before, you'll need t…
Announcement3 changesFixMaps
