Our enormous overhaul to the resource system is finally here! And with it, an entourage of new furniture and features. (You can checkout a taste of the patch notes at the bottom of this announcement).
So whats all this about?!
Well if you weren't aware, our weekly patching ritual was post-poned for three weeks so we could get into the guts of the game and make a much-needed and highly requested feature change. All of the resources previously have been scrapped and we have a completely new set of minerals in its place (based on real life minerals) which will hopefully make things more comprehensive and coherent.
But getting into the details, you'll notice there are now two new utility lines in the game, waste and water. You'll need to mine ice, melt it down, and use it to keep everything alive. And yes yes, we now have bathrooms, your Meeple are now slightly less slobbery.
But on top of that, you'll need to manage the waste your meeple produce, eject it into space, or filter it to reclaim your precious water (so long as you don't mind where it came from).
We also have new Chef meeple, and kitchens!
Food is now a tangible resource, meaning you can trade for food and whip up some gourmet meals for your hungry crew.. or just feed them raw fish, it's up to you of course.
Uh... what else? oh of course! Asteroids now function very differently. They can hold multiple minerals with varying degrees of richness and density. But I'll let you figure that out!
There is plenty more, but I wont spoil it for you!
We'll be spending the next week keeping a very close eye on things, taking in bug reports and making sure everything is working as intended!
But what about old save files?!
How could I forget!
This new version 0.6.04 has so many changes that it will break saves from older versions. But don't worry! we aren't just deleting your save files, we are leaving 0.6.03 in the BETA branch so you can finish off any old saves you'd like before starting fresh on 06.04.
How do I get on the BETA?
That's easy! Just right click Meeple Station in your steam library, go to 'properties' and then select the 'BETAS' tab. From there you can select 0.6.03 from the dropdown menu.
As always, don't be afraid to jump onto our discord server and chat with us! :)
• (Old saves are no longer compatible)
• starting meeple number is now set to 5
• fixed blueprints loading with differing costs
• fixed a pathfinding bug concerning ladders
• fixed a bug where meeple died of asphyxiation for no good reason
• completely reworked all resource types
• introduced a new variety of asteroid sprite sheets and mining system
• changed the inventory/refinery menu
• added ice processors
• added water tanks
• added waste pipe utility
• added water pipe utility
• added waste processors
• added waste ejectors
• added waste bins
• added bathrooms
• added kitchens
• added food dispensers
• changed food into an actual resource
• added chef meeple role
• added rock crushers
• added smelters
• added wooden chair/table/bed/footlocker
• changed uses for refineries
• added Oxygen Gardens
• completely revised trade menus and added supply/demand modifiers to resource pricing
• fixed refining orders from over refining requests
• fixed some rare pathfinding anomalies
• fixed various other known issues from 0.6.03