Hey everyone! We thought we should end this year on a high note with another big patch! This update brings three major features so lets take a look:
Planet S now supports matches with up to 8 players up from the previous limit of 4 players. This hold true for both single and multiplayer matches meaning you can play with 8 human or bot players or anything in between.
We made some optimizations over the last patches including this one to enable more players per match. On top of that we will also expand the available pool of player / faction colors and this update also brings a reworked diplomacy menu (the overview page) to accommodate more players.
This update also adds a new world type called "Extended". Compared to the "Ordered" world type this one can have up to 24 planets instead of 16 which makes it a perfect for 6-8 players (or if you just want to go crazy on your own). World types with this many planets were previously only possible with mods but we thought this would be a good time to bring them into the base game with additional optimizations and larger lobbies.
Right in time for Christmas we are also adding a small builtin Christmas Theme Pack. You can toggle it on or off in the mods menu and it will work in both existing and new games as well as multiplayer matches without other having to enable it as well.
Some of you might remember that we had a Christmas asset pack before and this contains most of that but with updated models and a couple of new once. It's also no longer necessary to edit any game files to enable it.
Mod authors can now mark their mods as being cosmetic only by adding "cosmeticOnly = true" to the registerMod table. Cosmetic mods don't need to be installed by others in a multiplayer lobby and they can be enabled for exsting savegames.
We made some adjustments to the mission "Exo Research - Defense" to make it a bit easier to complete based on feedback.
* Fixed various UI scaling issues
* Fixed a potential desync related to spaceship position & rotation (Spaceship death & Colony takeover desyncs)
* Fixed a potential desync related to transport drones (Upgrade, Build & Money desyncs)
The Steam Winter Sale also starts today and Planet S - A New Horizon will be 40% off! Check it out if you haven't already!
Enjoy!
Glimmerlight Games