Outerverse — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Outerverse is part of Freedom Games Publisher Sale! | 2024-04-15 | Hi everyone - if you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so. The game will be 75% off from April 15th through the 22nd! Make sure to check out Freedom Games Publisher Sale page to pick up some awesome indie games at great prices. Whether you like to play alone or with friends, there are some great deals you won't want to miss out on! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293540/Outerverse/ |
| Outerverse is part of the Steam Winter Sale! | 2023-12-21 | Hi everyone! If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Winter Sale through our publisher Freedom Games! From December 21st until January 4th, the game will be on sale for 75% off! Make sure to check out Freedom Games' Winter Sale 2023 page to pick up some great games to play over the holiday season. Whether you like to play alone or with friends, there are some great deals you won't want to miss out on! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293540/Outerverse/ |
| 1.0 is here! | 2022-08-29 | Hey everyone! We’re very excited to finally bring you all our 1.0 release! As part of the celebration, we are putting Outerverse on sale for 20% off through September 5th!🥳 Here are the highlights from what we have done during Early Access: Landmarks & Abilities: a major update with 6 new quests and 6 new unique and beautiful locations to explore and get 6 new awesome character abilities from. Made building machines with schematics a lot easier in many ways. Improved how torches lighting behaves underground and on surface. Added a community schematics section to upload and download user created schematics. Added fire spread. A ton of optimiz |
| 1.0 Release Date! | 2022-08-26 | Hey everyone! We’re very excited to announce that Outerverse will officially be leaving early access on August 29th! Thank you all for your support throughout early access! We couldn’t have gotten here without all of your support. In the meantime, if you find any bugs or anything like that, please report it in our Discord. And if you haven’t already please consider leaving us a review. |
| Update 17: Minor Fixes | 2022-08-25 | - Preparation for Launch out of Early Access. - Modified last quest details. - Fixed some missing localization. - Fixed a bug where automation on Spaceship would sometimes not track the Spaceship block limit correctly. - Fixed some issues with the menu and settings sounds. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the developer and the community! |
| Summer Sale: our lowest price before increase! | 2022-06-25 | Hi everyone! As we are preparing for our big 1.0 launch, we wanted to let you know that we will be increasing the price of Outerverse after the Summer Sale. Outerverse will be increasing from $14.99 to $19.99 after the Summer Steam Sale ends on July 7th. Our price during the Summer Steam Sale ($11.99) will not be affected by the increase, so make sure to purchase it by July 7th for the sale price! Thanks for all your support, feedback, and reports during Early Access. We are very happy with the content and improvements we were able to include thanks to you. |
| Landmarks & Abilities Update Release | 2022-04-21 | Hey everyone! The Landmarks & Abilities update is now out for Outerverse! To play the new update, simply enter an existing or new save and you'll see new quests available in the questline! New discoveries lay waiting in the depths of the universe, locate and explore them to uncover special powers. If you are not seeing an update, restart Steam and it should show up. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the developer and the community! Patch notes : 6 new unique locations in space called 'landmarks' where you will discover, explore, and |
| Landmarks & Abilities Release Date | 2022-04-11 | Hey everyone! We're excited to announce that the next big update for Outerverse, Landmarks & Abilities, will be launching this month on April 21st. New discoveries lay waiting in the depths of the universe, locate and explore them to uncover special powers. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the developer and the community! |
| Upcoming Landmarks & Abilities Update Announcement | 2022-03-03 | Hey everyone, we want to announce the upcoming Landmarks & Abilities update for Outerverse! It's our first big update and it will be coming 1-2 months! More details will be revealed when the update launches! Thank you! |
| Update 15: Minor Fixes | 2022-03-03 | - Fixed logic blocks on spaceship sometimes stop working. - Fix can't dsetroy negative warp drive - Fixed Boss 3 rarely floats in the air. - Fixed a rare death loop issue if you exit the spaceship exactly where the atmosphere is. - Some other small fixes. Note: in-game it will still say build 14, but rest assured it is build 15. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the developer and the community! |
| Update 14: Minor Fixes | 2022-01-24 | - Manual: fixed an issue with Gemstone recipe consuming the wrong item. - Manual: fixed watermelon recipes not giving enough. - Machines: updated some quests text. - Updated some translations. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the developer and the community! |
| Update 13: Minor Fixes | 2022-01-23 | - Fixed manual scenario has no way to make Negator Blocks (now in the workbench). - Fixed detector not detecting fire going out - Ffixed some text in the starship description - Fixed breaking starship gives spaceship (now gives starship) - Fixed an issue with a quest at the end of Age 2 Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the developer and the community! |
| Update 12: Minor Fixes | 2022-01-22 | - Fixed watermelon doesn't grow correctly in Manual scenario. - Removed Grass Foliage drop from Grass turning into Dirt since most found it useless and annoying. - Fixed some text. - Fixed Steel Block crafting sometimes uses Pure Sapphire for the requirements. - 2 fixes for Age 2. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the developer and the community! |
| Hotifx For Manual Scenario Quests Break Bug | 2022-01-21 | HOTFIX - Fixed a bug on manual scenario that causes quests to bug out and all go blank where you can no longer progress. |
| Update 11: Minor Fixes For Ages 1 & 2 | 2022-01-20 | - Fixed Age 1 Gemstone machine (Hardened Lava will no longer spread to Ice if it has a Pure Ruby block above or below it, this was supposed to be like this but it bugged out sometimes) - Fixed Age 1 Hardened Lava spreads to Ice even when not powered (if it was previously powered and then unpowered, it will no longer spread anymore) - Fixed Age 2 Amethyst Sword crafting requirements. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the developer and the community! |
| Update 10: Minor Fixes | 2022-01-19 | - Optimized Rock Titan (FPS hitches should no longer happen when damaging it). - Added drop item sound and equipment break sound. - Watcher now detects wood turning into fire from fire spread. - Stone to Coal Ore conversion now works even when the Stone is half destroying by a Translocator. - Fixed 2 issues with the starting machine quest of Age 2. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the developer and the community! |
| Update 9: Minor Fixes | 2022-01-18 | - Fixed music sometimes gets too silent and you have to change the music volume slider for it to get fixed. - Fixed fall damage. - Fixed sometimes when your inventory is full and you are picking up a lot of dropped items at once some of the items get lost. - Changed Hardened Lava machine schematic a bit to make sure it works well for everyone. - Fixed an issue with Ice/Hardened Lava in caves being voided when clicked without holding. - Fixed a small issue with the age 1 and age 2 ending. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the develop |
| Update 8: Minor Fixes | 2022-01-17 | - The Tree Titan will now spawn angry Stump creatures that'll target and attack you. - Fixed Watcher doesn't detect Ice conversation to Hardened Lava (same for Water into Ice). - Fixed can't use a Hoe on Grass on a Spaceship. - Increased community schematics description character limit. - Fixed an issue with sometimes not being able to place a bed on other sides of the planet. - Right clicking the bed now tells you if you are trying to sleep on a planet side without a day & night cycle. - Improved quest 1 description to provide more info on how to get started. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really h |
| Update 7: Minor Fixes | 2022-01-17 | - Schematic: fixed can't place grass on a farmland schematic preview. - Schematic: fixed schematic says blocks are overlapping even if they are correct. - Fixed creatures walk backwards on one side of the planet. - Added a notification when nearby a meteorite. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the developer and the community! |
| Update 6: Automatic Schematic Rotation | 2022-01-16 | - Added 'Automatic Schematic Rotation' setting: if you prefer rotation to be automatic for you based on the schematic, enable 'Automatic Schematic Rotation' in the settings. - Fixed sometimes some destroyed grass doesn't save & optimized it. - Reordered settings menu to be nicer and more organized. - Fixed an issue where an Action Fan would sometimes push dropped items a bit to the side instead of only straight forward. - Removed debug F1-F5 keys. - Added 'Invert Mouse Y' setting. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us reach more players! Also join our Discord to chat with the developer and |
| Update 5: German Hotfix (Deutscher Hotfix) | 2022-01-15 | - Nur in deutscher Sprache: Es wurde behoben, dass einige Maschinenblöcke nach der Rückkehr zu einem Planeten dupliziert wurden. - German Language Only: fixed some machine blocks get duplicated after returning to a planet. - Equipped Pets now save on restart. - Fixed cave miner works on spaceship and causes weird bugs (it no longer works on spaceship). - Fixed a small bug with Boss 3. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us out! Also join our Discord to talk with the developer and the rest of the community. |
| Update 4: Minor Fixes | 2022-01-15 | - Optimized Tree Titan battle: Fireballs no longer cause FPS drops on hit (same for Titan 3 and 6). - Tree Titan hit animation no longer bugs out when getting spammed by damage from Fireballs. - You can no longer build a Rocket/Spaceship/Waypoint on a planet side with a Titan so you don't respawn near it and be stuck in a death loop. - If you exit the atmosphere without a spaceship you will now get a notification reminding you about the respawn button in the pause menu. - Fixed leaving the game while inside a Space Rocket will not let you continue the launch when you re-enter the game. - Fixed a bug where you were rarely able to take damage w |
| Update 3: Minor Fixes & Improvements | 2022-01-15 | - Schematic Selector now works correctly. - Added a Saturation slider setting, for those who prefer a little less color, we get it! The default Saturation is now lower than before, so feel free to change it in the settings if you prefer the original! - Fixed sometimes can't destroy a Rocket/Spaceship even if there are no blocks built on it. - Fixed pressing T while in photo mode breaks all the controls and requires a game restart to fix - Improved creature death animation, added a creature spawning animation, the red hit effect on creatures is now stronger and more noticeable. - The Schematic Projector will now tell you if there are any incor |
| Update 2: Community Schematics | 2022-01-14 | - Select and save your own custom schematics (Schematic Selector is made in the Age 0 Workbench). - Upload your custom schematics to the community (press G). - Browse and download community schematics (press G). - Fixed an issue where you couldn't craft Oak Planks out of non Oak Logs. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really helps us out! Also join our Discord to talk with the developer and the rest of the community. |
| Hotfix: Please Update Before Fighting A Titan | 2022-01-13 | Please update to this before you fight any titan. - Fixed Titans get smaller the first time they get hit. (Sorry if you experienced this, broke this in the last update...) - Fixed Tree Titan goes into default pose if it gets hit too fast. |
| Update 1: Better Combat, Fire Spread, Better Lighting & Torches | 2022-01-13 | Combat - Creatures are no longer super dark lol. - Added new attack animations for creatures. - Improved effects when hitting creatures. - Improved sword effects. World - Added fire spread: we heard you wanted to burn down your house just like in Minecraft, although we don't know why, we added it. So now fire spreads to nearby wood blocks. - Torches now block spawning of Rats and Golems in caves (15 blocks radius). Lighting - Lighting no longer changes when going between surface and underground. - Torches have been overhauled and are no longer weird and dumb. In addition you can now right click to change the light intensity, or ctrl + right c |
| Bug Fixes Hotfix | 2022-01-12 | I recommend updating to this if you are at the Molten Asteroid quest or any quest after that. - Fixed all known issues related to items from inventory blocks disappearing (like Containers, Tublocks). This should be absolutely fixed now. - Fixed Molten Asteroid collapsing too early for some players. - Fixed some issues with the Floral Titan (Titan 3) like floating in the air and vines not showing. - Fixed Detector would detect container blocks like Dispensers based on if they are powered or not instead of based on if they have items or not. Detectors will now only detect a signal from container blocks if they have items in them. Thanks so much |
| Small Fixes: Detector Not Unpowering Blocks Bug & More | 2022-01-11 | Machines Scenario: - Fixed Detector not unpowering other blocks if it's destroyed while powered. - You can now press Shift + G to toggle on/off the closest schematic projector. - Added help text to the watermelon schematic about having to put an axe inside the upper dispensers. Any Scenario: - Fixed sometimes you'd respawn exactly where you died. - Fixed a rare issue causing some items in containers to rollback. - Added a quest marker for the Molten Asteroid quest to avoid confusion of players flying hours into other star systems without warping technology. Don't forget to leave us a Steam review with your thoughts on the game. It really help |
| HOTFIX: Fixed No Cave Miner Schematic & Fixed Can't Interact In Space | 2022-01-11 | Hotfix: - Added a gamma setting to change the brightness. Note: Brightness Issue: if your game colors seem washed out / too bright, go to the settings and change the Gamma setting to fix it. Thanks. - Fixed no cave miner schematic. - Fixed can't interact with spaceship blocks while in space. - Fixed a rare crash when falling into a star. - You can now pin the blocks list of schematics using the pin icon in the schematics menu. Thanks so much for reporting the issues! |
| Small Update: Schematics Update and Minor Fixes | 2022-01-10 | Hey everyone! Just a small update based off of the feedback we've been receiving. Keep sending in the feedback. We greatly appreciate it all. Any Scenario Fixed destroyed or placed water not saving. Fixed not being able to place a bed. Rare memory crash fix: if you get an out of memory crash error, do this: in the main menu open the settings, press F3, and enable the 'Disable Nebulas' setting. ONLY do this if you are crashing with an out of memory error. Applied meteorites now drop when the tool breaks (for age 1-2 only). Machines Scenario Improved schematics placing process: it will now tell you if you placed the wrong block, or placed the b |