Alpha Release Notes v0.2.4

Alpha v0.2.4 is now available. Click here for information on how to access the alpha version.

Generation & Simulation

• Added rock to terrain generation
• New terrain tiles for rock
• New transition tiles for grass, dirt, and water

Gameplay

• Added save button to pause screen
• Initial character appearance tied to seed rather than completely random
• Restricted starting planet to more hospitable types

Enhancements

• Heavily optimized map
• Planets from space more closely match the surface
• Barren planets are dirt and rock rather than dirt and water
• Caves are made of rock instead of dirt

Bugfixes

• Terrain has elevation again
• Fixed a crash when exiting
• Fixed certain crashes causing player seed to reset
• Planets with fake grass now use rock instead
• Ocean planets are now covered in water instead of blue dirt
• Fixed planet atmospheres not drawing
• Fixed new games incorrectly discovering “Green Nebula”

Known Issues

• Cold planets are missing snow