Version 0.52.8 Change Log

Beyond Contact

A fiercely formidable sci-fi survival game, set on a hostile alien world that wants you dead! Alone, or with a crew, do you have what it takes to survive?

[h1]Teleporter Network & More[/h1] [h2] Gameplay:[/h2] [list] [*] A new teleporter network has been added to the game. Players can no longer directly teleport to a Transporter from anywhere. Players must now interact with the Transporter to teleport. Players can now teleport between active Obelisks and Transporters. [*] The functionality of Forcefield Walls has been changed. Forcefield Walls now require power and the player can run through them. [*] Forcefield Doors have been removed due to being able to now run through Forcefield Walls. [*] Forcefield walls now regenerate health while powered. [*] Item stack size limits have been increased. The Basic Locker now stacks items to 100 and Storage Vault to roughly double their inventory limit. [*] Players can now rotate the camera with the middle mouse button. [*] Picking up items next to a deployed Portable Stove will now prioritize the items instead of the Stove. [*] Added a delay before respawning to show Quinn's death animation instead of instantly respawning. [*] Scanning a captured creature on the ground before it’s picked up now scans the creature correctly. [*] Corrupted weapons found in the world now have lower durability to prevent players from stockpiling them at their base. [*] The Airsynth was removed as the scan reward from the Destroyed Escape Pod and replaced by a Thermo Stick. [*] Players can no longer build structures on bridges. [*] Void Rifts that previously spawned next to story objectives that blocked progression will now be regenerated elsewhere. [*] Players are now able to run out of Void Rifts easily without being pulled into the center and instantly dying. [*] The Plasma Welder now repairs faster and has more durability. [*] Fixed a bug where the Brachylon Obelisk could not be activated after activating another Obelisk first. [*] Fixed a bug where you could not interact with buildings while holding a Plasma Welder. [*] Fixed a bug where Void Rifts would reset a lit Thermo Stick once the Void Rift was destroyed and dropped items. [*] Fixed a bug where items on the ground would block attacks from creatures, preventing them from taking damage. [/list] [h2]User Interface:[/h2] [list] [*] Player Bases now have an icon to display where they are on the map. [*] Player Bases now have auto-generated biome-specific names. [*] Unscanned items will no longer be displayed as grey when they can be placed in a storage container. [*] Added the final cinematic to the game. This is played when the player chooses to leave the planet at the end of the campaign. [*] Reduced the starting delay for the cinematic after fully repairing the World Forge. [*] Large notifications and creature notifications are now ignored while in a cinematic. [*] The Oxygen Drain Rate displayed on Oxygen Equipment and the Player Interface screen has been updated to be easier to understand. [*] Updated various icons on the map, updating their art and increasing/decreasing their size. [*] Updated various icons in the inventory, including specific captured creatures icons, and player equipment such as the Power Pickaxe, Power Shovel, Net, and more. [*] Updated the icons on the Character Interface screen. [*] Improved the Objective requirement layout. The tick is now green, text no longer clips on the right side and the confusing “task” text was removed. [*] Added Koch Media / Deep Silver Credits to the game. [*] The main menu message pop ‘OK’ button (that displays after disconnecting, being kicked, server closed, invalid server name, etc.) is now centered. [*] Updated the latest translations, fixing grammatical errors and adding missing text. [*] When using a controller, the inventory now wraps from one side to the other. [*] Removed the Default button on the Extras Tab in the Options screen. [*] Players and buildings now display the distance to them when tracked on the map. [*] The Research ring (around the hud icon) now updates correctly based on the research speed setting. [*] NPC dialogue portraits are now displayed behind the inventory. [*] The save game deletion key on the saved game list is now displayed when using a controller. [*] Plants that have been fertilized now display (Evolving) instead of (Growing). [*] Fixed a bug where if a player died with a building inventory open, other players could no longer open it. [*] Fixed a bug when using a controller, closing a storage container would not actually close it. [*] Fixed a bug where hovering over the Scanner requirement in the Research Interface would display the Scanner as needing to be discovered. [*] Research and Crafting list items now resize their text based on the length/number of the words. [*] Fixed a bug when clicking ESC instantly after respawning would quit and delete the saved game. [*] Fixed a bug where the right mouse button could be held to move the map. [*] Fixed a bug where the data icons would disappear after placing structures. [*] Fixed a bug where clicking on the dehydrated dead Brachylon would display numbers instead of text with subtitles on. [*] Fixed a bug where the Captured Shock Sprite’s icon was greyed out when the player had the Shock Sprite Generator’s inventory open. [*] Fixed a bug where players rejoining a server would not display the doomsday countdown if it was active. [*] Fixed a bug where the Obelisks would not display the correct state on the map (Respawn available, Respawn Unavailable etc). [*] Fixed several issues where the terrain was displayed incorrectly on the map, leaving streaks instead of outlines of rocks. [/list] [h2]Audio:[/h2] [list] [*] Added several new sounds into the game such as inserting fuel into buildings, swapping armor, missing Bloom Sprite attack audio, and more. [*] Adjusted various audio in the game that was playing incorrectly, either too loud or too quiet. [*] Fixed an issue where the low health music would stop when the player was on low health. [*] Fixed an issue when the ambient sound was not changing during dusk or night. [/list] [h2]Visuals:[/h2] [list] [*] Static terrain details (such as grass) will now hide when buildings are placed in close proximity. [*] Updated various models in-game including the Net, Power Shovel, Power Pick, and Void Crystal. [*] Polished various effects in the game including creature attacks, creature hit effects, creature blood effects, and others. [*] Updated various environmental assets to fix graphical issues, holes in the ground, and floating terrain. [*] Fixed several instances where the player could get stuck between environment assets. [*] Fixed a bug where the Fireballs effect was ending early instead of fading out. [*] Fixed a bug where the Healing Rod would appear invisible on the ground. [*] Fixed a visual glitch where plants and foliage would jitter when running past them. [/list] [h2]Technical:[/h2] [list] [*] Fixed several instances where the game could crash. [*] Fixed a bug where losing internet connection in a single-player game would kick the player back to the main menu. [*] Fixed various Steam achievements not unlocking correctly. [/list] [h2]Known Issues:[/h2] [list] [*] Creating a new game may fail to load the world. Resuming old games works fine. [*] During long sessions, some powered buildings can passively drain power instead of when they are only in use. [*] Teleporting wipes the tracked directional arrows on the mini-map. [*] Inputs being performed are repeated when tabbing out of the game via click. [*] Octomians can be pushed to appear as though they are walking up the sides of the ship. [*] Lava deals no damage to Quinn after a save and load. [*] Doomsday timer/music never goes away after specific actions. [/list]