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Steam News8 January 20265mo ago

Starbrew Station v1.5.18 Patch Notes

Hey Station Managers! This update brings improved minigame tutorials, new visual effects, and critical Windows stability fixes. Thank you for your continued feedback!

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Hey Station Managers! This update brings improved minigame tutorials, new visual effects, and critical Windows stability fixes. Thank you for your continued feedback!

What changed

4 fixes6 additions5 changes0 removals
  • Performance
  • Events
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Gameplay
  • Compatibility
addedHey Station Managers! This update brings improved minigame tutorials, new visual effects, and critical Windows stability fixes. Thank you for your continued feedback!
addedNew FeaturesNew shader effects for better visual feedback: - Damage flash when units take hits - Selection glow that builds with morale progress - Machine state indicators (active/idle/broken) - Boss attack telegraph warnings
changedNew FeaturesBasketball info screen explaining controls, scoring, and gem rewards
changedNew FeaturesHelp button near specialization badges linking to Units help tab
fixedBug FixesFixed Windows app hangs caused by runtime shader compilation
fixedBug FixesFixed crash in Botanical Garden when loading saves

Starbrew Station changes

addedHey Station Managers! This update brings improved minigame tutorials, new visual effects, and critical Windows stability fixes. Thank you for your continued feedback!
addedNew shader effects for better visual feedback: - Damage flash when units take hits - Selection glow that builds with morale progress - Machine state indicators (active/idle/broken) - Boss attack telegraph warnings
changedBasketball info screen explaining controls, scoring, and gem rewards
changedHelp button near specialization badges linking to Units help tab
fixedFixed Windows app hangs caused by runtime shader compilation

New Features

  • ARIA-style tutorials for all minigames (Pachinko, Basketball, Botanical Garden)

  • New shader effects for better visual feedback:

    • Damage flash when units take hits
    • Selection glow that builds with morale progress
    • Machine state indicators

    (active/idle/broken) - Boss attack telegraph warnings

  • Basketball info screen explaining controls, scoring, and gem rewards

  • Help button near specialization badges linking to Units help tab

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Windows app hangs caused by runtime shader compilation

  • Fixed crash in Botanical Garden when loading saves

  • Fixed BBCode not rendering in minigame tutorial dialogs

  • Fixed missing Pachinko upgrade effects (Gold Magnet, Auto Pilot, Probability Matrix now work correctly)

Improvements

  • Added "(until next Prestige)" to run modifier descriptions for clarity

  • Added tooltip to decorations button explaining rotation/scale controls

  • Reduced analytics error spam in logs

  • Added startup timeout safeguards for more reliable loading

Windows Stability

  • Added D3D12 and ANGLE support for better GPU compatibility

  • Reduced GPU sync operations during hang detection

Thanks for playing Starbrew Station! If you encounter any issues, please let us know in the discussions or leave a review - it's a huge help! - HeartCoded, The Lost Rabbit Digital Team

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Steam News / 8 January 2026

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