News Liste Forever Skies

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• Single-Player - Offline mode. Players can pause their game in this mode, no players can join your world.
• Co-op Mode - The new mode where you will get a few different types of co-op modes to choose from. All of these modes require you to be online, which means no pause is available. Here are the different versions of Co-op you can play:

• Normal - The new ruleset that's been added as part of the World Evolved & Co-op update, that places tighter restrictions on shipbuilding at the start but more in-depth freedom with airship upgrades as you progress.
• Legacy - The previous ruleset you already know that gives players more freedom on where they could place Airship components

• Handcrafting, allows you to craft certain items and components via a built-in Suit Printer, enabling crafting while exploring instead of being tied to an on-board Fabricator.
• A complete overhaul of the hand Extractor's design and accessibility. The tool will now be part of your suit near the start, with a self-recharge function in emergencies. We’ve also adapted our level design to provide more resources in the world for extraction, puzzles to solve with the Extractor, and a range of upgrades for players to discover, research and attach.
• The Ship Workstation, now known as the Decoration Fabricator will also be made available just after the tutorial. We want players to start customizing their airships closer to the start of the game.
• Objectives have been re-worked from the start of the game. This includes a more in-depth tutorial so new players learn how to manage their stats correctly, more focus on vertical gameplay and improvements to make objectives more understandable where needed.

• Capsule Drops sent from the Ark. These capsule drops will occur every so often when flying above the dust layer and will be worth scavenging. You can expect to find all kinds of useful resources inside, including upgrades for your tools!
• Introducing the Metal Collector. This new handy bit of kit can be crafted and placed on catwalks along your airship exterior and will collect metal scraps from underneath the dust layer. Yes, we’re moving away slightly from floating metal in the sky, this still happens, but will only occur rarely. Your main source of metal now comes from the Metal Collector or extracting it from buildings and ruins.
• A brand new intro cutscene. While we like our current opening cinematic, we believe it doesn't give the player much information to begin their journey on ruined Earth. The new cutscene gives players more context to how the player got back to Earth, and why. The cutscene also includes a picture of your crew aboard the Ark before the virus took its toll on everyone aboard. We also made this photo an item in-game that you can place on your Airship and take with you throughout your entire journey.

• Improvements to Radio Tower locations. Radio Towers are now typically much larger than before. With multiple levels and buildings to explore and scavenge. You will also find more stories and secrets from the previous inhabitants here.
• Scrapwing Hatchery - a new threat has appeared in the skies! As you explore above the dust, keep your eyes and ears out for this parasite. The Hatchery will attach itself to the side of your Airship and feast on the metal Catwalks. If this goes unchecked, after some time, it will tear off the Airship Catwalk along with whatever precious equipment you had on it! So be on alert unless you want to say bye bye to your Water Condensers.

NEW CONTENT:

• Co-op mode
• Ping system – players can press V to ping items and places in the world to other players
• New Intro cutscene
• New settings - Building Mode
- Normal (new rules apply) - Legacy mode (locked on Combat update 1.6.0 version - from all the rework and building restrictions; this mode won’t be supported going forward)
• New settings - Arachnophobia Mode - changes some enemy models into non-arachnid-looking ones

• Scrapwing Hatchery

• Suit Printer
• Metal Collector
• Metal Collector Head
• Extractor Upgrade - Capacity
• Extractor Upgrade - Reload
• Extractor VFX - rods represent energy level

• Basic Radio Tower locations diversified with living quarters
• A height barrier surrounds the starting area of the map
• Solar Towers as source of Silicon for starting height
• Single Wind Farm towers with Copper accessible after the first height upgrade
• Solar Panels added as floating debris, a source of Silicon
• Drop Capsules with loot
• New lore texts added

• Copper Elements
• Silicon extracted from Solar Panels
• Synthetic Conglomerate
• Energy Container
• Upgrade Parts (needed for upgraded tools and devices)

• Suit Printer menu allows crafting directly from inventory
• Dedicated slot for Extractor Upgrade under inventory
• Death Screen lists all items lost due to player death
• Additional HUD info notifications according devices and items placement
• Animation for the first Extractor equip action
• New first-person animations for climbing ladders and using Helm
• TPP player animations and VFXs
• Database updated for the current content additions and changes
• Ability to Wake up players who ran out of energy

• Airship Catwalks can be destroyed along with everything that was placed on them by Scrapwing Hatchery.
• New artifact - Family Photo
• Posters for Medieval Dynasty collaboration (x3)
• Posters for Planet Crafter collaboration (x2)
• Posters for Pacific Drive collaboration (x2)
• Artifact for Pacific Drive collaboration
• Posters for Frostpunk 2 collaboration (x2)
• Artifact for Frostpunk 2 collaboration
• Metal Half-Wall
• Bloom Half-Wall
• Sprinkler area coverage visuals

• Tutorial progression and mechanics reworked
• Starting location adjusted to the new Tutorial
• Extractor available from the tutorial
• Extractor as a default tool when joining co-op session
• Extractor has a limit of charges before its energy depletes
• Extractor has an option to be recharged manually
• Lander visuals adjusted to the intro cutscene
• Printing timers added to printer devices
• Deck Extractor is available to unlock on the first Lift to Underdust location
• Solid State Batteries are now craftable from Suit Printer Menu
• Research Station and Helm devices can be printed from Device Fabricator
• Transformers are no longer craftable and can be only found on locations
• Changed logic for spawning Data Cards
- There can no longer be multiple Data Cards on one location - Data Cards with items for specific tools/devices should be spawning only if the player obtained this tool/device first
• Play menu name changed to Single Player
• Rudder Controller name changed to Helm
• Basic Fabricator name changed to Device Fabricator
• Ship Workstation name changed to Furniture Fabricator
• Water Tank’s name changed to Large Water Tank
• Plastic Scrap name changed to Synthetic Compound
• Device Fabricator can be crafted from Suit Printer
• Basic Turbines and Engines can no longer be placed on Room frames [“Normal” building mode]
• Some items like posters, cabinets, and some hanging devices can no longer be placed on Room frames [“Normal” building mode]
• Basic and Upgraded Turbines height additions and limits changed
• Every player needs a separate Bed for sleeping
• Falling out of the ship does not kill the player but teleports them back
• The percentage of items dropped due to death was increased:
- To 50% on Normal difficulty level - To 60% on Hard difficulty level
• Players now spawn not directly in front of the Helm, but on one of the floors closest to it
• Player stats are rebalanced in the tutorial. The player now won’t die from Hunger/Thirst until they finish the food and water tutorial quests (or skip them by leaving the location before finishing them)
• Increased regeneration of Hunger and Thirst from boiled food and clean water
• Parameters should drop slightly slower while the player is sleeping
• Seed container models changed from pouches to containers
• Garden Pots crafting costs and mechanics changed - Dirty Water container capped at 1 unit
• Garden Pots and their icons visuals changed - water tanks removed from the back of them
• Plants growing times rebalanced
• Wind Farm and Greenhouse Tower locations now have their lower and upper parts related to the changes in height progression
• Small Cockpit is available in the Airship Builder from the beginning
• Automatic Deck Extractors are now printable in the Upgrade Station
• Wrecked Radar moved from Wind Farm to Radio Tower location
• Wrecked Basic Turbine moved from Radio Tower to Wind Farm location
• Tool Charger’s recipe moved from a Radio Tower (Electric Elements) to a Wind Farm (Circuit Board)
• Small Water Tank capacity reduced to 50 units
• Epoxy removed completely from Garden locations
• Epoxy icon changed
• Boiled Dust Lettuce icon changed
• Boiled Sunmelon icon changed
• Boiled Chili Pepper icon changed
• Aircutter icon changed
• Copper icon changed
• Amber Bed icon changed
• Evolved Flora Hologram icon changed
• Size of Inventory slots changed by ~10%
• Language settings moved from Audio to Gameplay Settings
• Underdust Suburbs enemy spawners reworked
• Permadeath removed
• Sticky Note temporarily removed from the game (it needs more work)
• Hypothermia Booster cost changed (Medical Reagent removed)
• Overall rebalance of resources spawn and crafting costs
• Many text changes to quests and lore tablets
• Many level design and level art adjustments to existing locations
• Location Radar now shows the closest quest location instead of multiple, marked with “!”
• The number of Broken Crates spawned in the world increased
• Loot rarity in Broken Crates raised (better items to be found inside)
• Cost for repairing Broken Crates raised from 2 to 3 Repair Patches
• Wrecked Automatic Deck Extractor moved to Infected Garden location
• Wrecked Filtering Deck Extractor moved to Rooftops location
• Filtering Deck Extractor can now extract Silicon
• Metal Collector Heads and all Lures are now stackable (10 items)
• Changed nutrition values of Dust Moth (from 15 to 10), Fat Dust Moth (from 15 to 20) and Glowing Dust Moth (from 15 to 25)
• Changed nutrition values of Boiled Dust Moth (from 30 to 40), Boiled Fat Dust Moth (from 40 to 55) and Boiled Glowing Dust Moth (from 50 to 75)
• Plants growth times are updated globally
• Dust Fertilizer is no longer needed to grow some plants, right now it speeds all plants growth three times faster
• Organic Fertilizer speeds all plants growth two times faster
• Players can obtain Metal Collector study recipe even if they don’t scan Wrecked Metal Collector during the relevant quest (temporary solution)
• All players within one session have to run the same build version
• More optimization works

• Blood Coagulator Booster no longer causes the player to become immortal after applying
• Boiled fruits and plants which looked like Boiled Chili Pepper now have their proper Boiled version meshes
• Bloom Walls no longer show yellow makeshift tape from default Room
• Wrecked Flashlight model changed to the proper Wrecked item
• Noah’s graffiti is scannable again
• Fixed bugs where the wrong objects were visible in the Studies menu

• Some missing translations for languages other than English
• Random disconnecting from sessions - we’re investigating tons of logs now and trying to fix the most common problems
• After rejoining a session quest-related parts of some locations may not be visible for joining players (clients)
• Paint Tool shows wrong info “Not Enough Resources” when players joining session.
• Friendly Insect is duplicated for clients in the Underdust: Tunnels
• Friendly Insect may behave oddly once in a while
• Clients may have better visibility on Underdust locations - the dust isn’t distributed properly
• Ladder Room ladder mesh will be replaced, right now animations don’t match
• Every player hears other player characters coughing (from the lack of oxygen) as loud as they would hear themselves
• Upgraded Engines and Turbines tend to rotate oddly for clients
• When two or more clients extract a resource at the same time, and one of them stops it, it won’t get extracted. The players then have to stop extracting and only one of them should start extracting again.
• Oil Barrels don’t show the correct state when the clients exit and join the game again. They appear full, but they aren’t.
• When a player is left on a location and the rest of the crew fly away a certain distance, if the stranded player uses the UNSTUCK button, the world may not load properly for them when they return to the airship
• Building Mode: Legacy doesn’t allow for placing the engines on room frames