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Under A New SunNewsTech Update - Out Now!
Major update

Tech Update - Out Now!

Under A New Sun · published 18 Dec 2025, 21:21 UTC · build 21247062

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Survivors,

the Tech Update is finally here! Alongside the start of the Steam Winter Sale, this update introduces a wide range of new technology, gameplay improvements, and new locations to explore. It’s been exciting to bring these additions to life, and I can’t wait to see how you’ll use them in your adventures.

Below you’ll find the full list of changes and additions included in this update.

Update to v0.9.0:

  • Added new language: Brazilian Portuguese
  • Added new island group
  • Added new wrecks around the world
  • Added one new accessible wreck site
  • Added wind turbine (generates electricity)
  • Added scanner building (will scan tech items to reproduce)
  • Added fabricator building (fabricates tech items out of resources)
  • Added tube light building (artificial light source with different choosable colors)
  • Added broken air tank connector item
  • Added air tank connector item
  • Added double air tank item
  • Added broken speaker item
  • Added speaker item
  • Added space boom 9000 (stereo system)
  • Added 4 new songs to the radio
  • Added display item
  • Added scanner bar item
  • Added quartz item
  • Added quartz deposits around the world (underwater)
  • Added plank table building
  • Added novillium arrowhead item
  • Added novillium arrow item
  • Added novillium hammer head item
  • Added novillium hammer item
  • Novillium hammers now have a 95% recovery chance per item when dismantling something
  • The wood of all novillium tools is now slightly darker than other tools
  • Added ability to build connectors on walls and ceilings
  • Added ability to build switches on walls and ceilings
  • Added ability to switch the ship's electric motor in reverse
  • Lightning strikes now light up the surrounding clouds
  • Sound is now slightly damped when inside a player built building
  • Improved graphical appearance of rocks and boulders
  • Bows will now automatically reload when equipped and an arrow gets picked up or is built (if there was previously none available in the inventory)
  • Adjusted all stick building collisions
  • Adjusted multiple item origin locations
  • Adjusted FSR settings (for improved performance)
  • Moved the torch building into the furniture category (previous under stick walls)
  • Slightly raised the mast of the raft
  • Adjusted the mesh of the wreck where the power bypass unit must be placed (to be more visible)
  • Adjusted the description of the power bypass unit to be clearer
  • Adjusted the rocks on the side of the start wreck so that the upper floor is accessible without the need to build something
  • Iron ore deposits will now slowly respawn over time
  • Quartz deposits will now slowly respawn over time
  • Fixed wire snapping locations on slanted connectors
  • Fixed wire snapping locations on slanted switches
  • Added translation of the player's watch interface
  • Fixed multiple translations
  • Fixed multiple spelling mistakes
  • Adjusted some tutorial steps to be more clear
  • Fixed a problem where the co-op start screen was sometimes not interactable
  • Saving a game will now also create a backup of the previous save before overwriting

Enjoy the adventure!
New Horizon Games

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