Orbita 0.4 - Major Update - Enter The Blackhole!

ORBITA 0.4 - MAJOR UPDATE

ENTER THE BLACKHOLE

After almost 1 month of work, I’m happy to announce that the biggest update to Orbita so far is here. Thanks a lot to all of you for supporting the game and making this possible!

To celebrate, Orbita will have a 25% discount for 1 week.

After unlocking 5 total elements, players will gain access to the new Black Hole Upgrade Tree, a major progression system filled with new upgrades, automation improvements, delivery bonuses, tool enhancements, and unlockable technology.

Press F to enter the Upgrade Tree and spend discovered elements and delivery resources on permanent upgrades.

New upgrades will slowly reveal themselves as you discover new elements, complete delivery missions, and progress deeper into Orbita.

NEW UPGRADE TREE

Enrichment Upgrades

Every element in the game now has its own Enrichment upgrade path.

• Added Enrichment upgrades for every element.

• Size 6 orbs can now be upgraded to give 125 to 200 total value when absorbed or delivered.

• Each element has its own individual upgrade progression.

Delivery Upgrades

Delivery missions now have multiple upgrade paths focused on speed, better prices, bonus rewards, and higher-value missions.

Efficient Trading Routes

• Delivery missions now arrive 1 to 3 minutes faster.

Reputation Upgrades

• Terra Reputation
  Terra deliveries now require 10% to 50% less resources.

• Zork Reputation
  Zork deliveries now require 10% to 50% less resources.

• Lumin Reputation
  Lumin deliveries now require 10% to 50% less resources.

Tip Upgrades

• Terra Tip
  Completing a Terra delivery now has a 10% to 50% chance of granting an extra Terra Token.

• Zork Tip
  Completing a Zork delivery now has a 10% to 50% chance of granting an extra Zork Crystal.

• Lumin Tip
  Completing a Lumin delivery now has a 10% to 50% chance of granting an extra Lumin Spark.

Freighter Upgrades

Freighter deliveries are special high-value deliveries that reward x2 tokens, but ask for 50% more resources per token.

• Terra Freighter
  Terra deliveries now have a 10% to 50% chance of becoming Freighter deliveries.

• Zork Freighter
  Zork deliveries now have a 10% to 50% chance of becoming Freighter deliveries.

• Lumin Freighter
  Lumin deliveries now have a 10% to 50% chance of becoming Freighter deliveries.

Freighter Reputation Upgrades

• Terra Freighter Reputation
  Terra Freighter deliveries now require 10% to 50% less resources.

• Zork Freighter Reputation
  Zork Freighter deliveries now require 10% to 50% less resources.

• Lumin Freighter Reputation
  Lumin Freighter deliveries now require 10% to 50% less resources.

Smart Delivery Portal Upgrade

• Delivery Portals can now connect directly into Storages.

• Connected Delivery Portals can pull 50 to 200 units per second.

• Delivered units receive a 3x multiplier.

Tool Upgrades

Several automation tools now have upgrade paths that improve efficiency, output size, or production value.

Efficiency Upgrades

• Matter Mixer Efficiency
  Matter Mixers now have a 10% to 50% chance to produce matter without consuming resources.

• Water Converter Efficiency
  Water Converters now have a 10% to 50% chance to produce Water without consuming Bluematter.

• WhiteMatter Processor Efficiency
  WhiteMatter Processors now have a 10% to 50% chance to produce WhiteMatter without consuming resources.

• DarkMatter Processor Efficiency
  DarkMatter Processors now have a 10% to 50% chance to produce DarkMatter without consuming resources.

• Unstable Prism Efficiency
  Unstable Prisms now have a 25% / 50% / 100% chance to generate size 2 orbs.

• Matter Converger Efficiency
  Matter Convergers now have a 25% / 50% / 100% increased chance to generate WhiteMatter.

Output Expansion Upgrades

• Storage Output Expansion
  Storage Outputs can now output up to size 5 orbs.

• WhiteMatter Processor Output Expansion
  WhiteMatter Processors can now produce size 2 WhiteMatter orbs.

Space Amplification Upgrades

Orbita now supports multiple playable Spaces.

• Space Amplification I
  Unlocks a Secondary Space.

• Space Amplification II
  Unlocks a Third Space.

• Space Amplification III
  Unlocks a Fourth Space.

You can switch between unlocked Spaces using the 1-4 keys.

NEW UNLOCKABLE TOOLS

Portal Interface

The Portal Interface is now available for unlock in the Upgrade Tree and will appear in the Terra Tools Shop when unlocked.

• Holds up to 8 Blue Portals.

• Produces all connected portal units directly into a Storage.

• Greatly improves portal-based automation by avoiding unnecessary orb spawning.

NEW TOOLS

Thunder Field

Added a new tool: Thunder Field.

• Applies a massive electro charge to all orbs within its area.

• Can create Protonium extremely quickly.

• Can be resized using the scroll wheel.

NEW FEATURES AND ADDITIONS

Selection Box Improvements

• Selection Box buttons now display hover info describing their function.

• Added a new Reset Tool button, which resets portal timers and compressor fill.

• Selection Box now supports arrow key movement for 1-pixel precision adjustments.

• Arrow key movement now waits briefly before fast auto-move begins.

• Added a Delete All Orbs hotkey: CTRL + DEL.

Tool Duplication

• Pressing the mouse wheel over a tool now purchases a duplicate of that tool.

• Duplicated tools now preserve settings such as rotation and output size.

Audio Settings

• Added a separate Orb Volume setting for orb-related sound effects.

New Recipes and Processing Options

• Matter Mixer can now mix into Mud and Nature.

• WhiteMatter can now be created by converging all 6 colors at size 5, producing a size 1 WhiteMatter.

• DarkMatter can now also be created using larger input sizes, producing a size 3 result.

CHANGES

Balance and Gameplay Changes

• Whitematter Converger spawn ratio increased by x4.

• Convergences for Terrium, WhiteMatter, and DarkMatter are now faster, taking around 0.4 seconds less on average.

• Antimatter now converges faster and no longer leaves visuals behind for long periods.

Portal and Storage Optimization

• Portals placed on top of Storages or Compressors now add units directly instead of spawning unnecessary orbs.

• This improves performance and reduces clutter in automation setups.

UI and UX Improvements

• Improved UI size and font for better readability.

• Hover tooltips now indicate which elements Storages and Compressors contain.

• Compressor hover info now displays current fill amount.

• Hover UI now repositions itself when the cursor overlaps it.

• Controls tab has been reorganized and now includes all recently added utilities.

• Blueprint previews now properly display tool output sizes and Storage element colors.

• Updated Blue Portal circle visuals.

• Intro cinematic text writing has been improved and now displays more smoothly.

• Settings UI slider handle hitboxes have been resized properly.

• Storages now properly format delta numbers when displaying large values.

Tool Behavior Changes

• Complement Shifters now continuously process overlapping orbs, including newly spawned ones.

• Nova Star Furnace can now be resized using the scroll wheel.

• Thunder Field can now be resized using the scroll wheel.

• Delivery ship departure countdown now pauses while the Delivery UI is open.

FIXES

• Fixed Storage Outputs not transferring units through Nebula Connectors when 2 or more Storages were connected.

• Fixed Water Sprinkler taking too long to create Mud.

• Fixed scrolling UIs not clamping properly to the pixel grid.

• Fixed Tools sometimes being clicked through the Selection Box.

• Fixed paused Storages still receiving units from Portal Interfaces in the background.

• Fixed Electro Field and Proto-Electro Field consistency issues.

• Fixed Delivery mission tips not working correctly.

• Fixed several upgrade descriptions.

• Fixed DarkMatter input requirements so it only consumes the intended orb sizes.Consider Joining the discord community!
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