Tyranicon
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I mean, it's early access, so it's not that bad. Yet. Steam's review algo doesn't even include EA reviews for search purposes.
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Ostranauts - spaceship management sim set in NEO Scavenger universe - now available on Early Access
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I mean, it's early access, so it's not that bad. Yet. Steam's review algo doesn't even include EA reviews for search purposes.
Naerydan
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Bought it because it's the right thing to do, no discussion. Right now it's a friggin' mess, though; feels like I'm playing a proof of concept. Potential is definitely there, it'll be good. Daniel gave us NEO Scavenger, I trust the man wholeheartedly.
Lyre Mors
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Buying this day one for several reasons. Loved Neo Scavenger, like that this takes place in the same universe as Neo Scavenger, love the entire concept of this game, gameplay looks truly unique, enjoy the aesthetic, and Daniel Fedor has always seemed like a really cool guy.
Sorry to see it getting kind of slammed by the steam reviews. I guess people really don't understand the concept of Early Access? Either way, take my money and do great things with it!
Sorry to see it getting kind of slammed by the steam reviews. I guess people really don't understand the concept of Early Access? Either way, take my money and do great things with it!
MRY
Wormwood Studios
Negative reviews all seem related to bugs (which presumably will be fixed) or political concerns.
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https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/1022980/view/5314766837575352857
Ostranauts Early Access Player-Driven Roadmap and we hear you!
Bug fixing later today and what to expect next
Hey Folks,
We hear ya! After reading your feedback, we are already tackling the most urgent bugs. Keep the reviews coming because this game is meant to be a project done with you. An update is coming later today to fix some of the major bugs.
We are excited to share with you our player-driven roadmap for the next approximate 2 years of early access of the game! You’ve read that right, you’re the ones that will decide what should be done in priority in the game.
Player-Driven Roadmap
A player-driven voting system will soon be introduced, where you, early access players, will be able to vote on what upcoming features should be prioritised.
We also wanted to make it clear now what to expect in general so you know what you are getting into.
Planned Features FAQs
Join our Discord
Finally don’t hesitate to join the Blue Bottle Games Discord to join our amazing community and discuss together about the current state of the game, the lore and what to expect in the future.
This is the beginning of a community adventure, thank you for your support and see you very soon for more updates! Let’s survive in space together!
Hellraiser
Arcane
Zero G would be nice, because holes in the floor are pissing me off and zero g is not explored a whole lot in games, especially not in regards to how easy it is to become stuck if you can't push yourself off of a surface. Although what I really would like is easier job scheduling, for example salvaging floor tiles and hauling them to your airlock is something I would like to be able to automate/schedule somehow as it is a pain to do now.
Other than that the feature list looks ok, although both ship combat and personal combat should be a yes. One cannot LARP Firefly or the Expanse without at least some brawls or firefights. Also I want to board shit and live the very risky life of a space pirate.
Anyway I played some more and I found some nice ships which I tried to salvage, one was in shitty condition but it seems someone tried to salvage it before and left some gear around, including a lot of loose floor tiles I took. Flew to a bunch of other wrecks and found a better ship with less holes to plug, which would be made even easier to pressurize thanks to the looted floor tiles. Sadly I keep eventually getting the same bug which makes the game impossible to play/continue, so this attempt came to an anticlimatic end. I'll just wait for the next update before playing more, maybe it will be fixed.
Furthermore despite not liking the idea when it was first presented, I grew fond of the reactor start sequence. You don't need to memorize it as it is already mentioned next to the control/status lights.
Other than that the feature list looks ok, although both ship combat and personal combat should be a yes. One cannot LARP Firefly or the Expanse without at least some brawls or firefights. Also I want to board shit and live the very risky life of a space pirate.
Anyway I played some more and I found some nice ships which I tried to salvage, one was in shitty condition but it seems someone tried to salvage it before and left some gear around, including a lot of loose floor tiles I took. Flew to a bunch of other wrecks and found a better ship with less holes to plug, which would be made even easier to pressurize thanks to the looted floor tiles. Sadly I keep eventually getting the same bug which makes the game impossible to play/continue, so this attempt came to an anticlimatic end. I'll just wait for the next update before playing more, maybe it will be fixed.
Furthermore despite not liking the idea when it was first presented, I grew fond of the reactor start sequence. You don't need to memorize it as it is already mentioned next to the control/status lights.
Hellraiser
Arcane
New patch fixed muh bug, I can now resume repairing my 100% legitimate salvage.
Also they changed being overburdened in 0g to just slowing you down a lot instead of freezing you in place.
Also they changed being overburdened in 0g to just slowing you down a lot instead of freezing you in place.
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https://steamcommunity.com/games/1022980/announcements/detail/5314766837576668628
Ostranauts Patch v0.6.1.8 Available
Hey Folks!
Ostranauts's first day in the wild was a crazy one, and not without its issues. A number of bugs appeared that I hadn't expected, and for that, I apologize!
That said, I have absolutely loved seeing the stories told about your first captains, and the glory (or demise) they found! Thank you for playing, and sharing.
We've been trying to keep up with feedback on forums here and elsewhere, and managed to get fixes in for several of the more common issues reported by users. Specifically, and in no particular order:
- Changed overloaded status to allow very slow walking, instead of no movement.
- Changed starting salvage pod to have more power in batteries to start.
- Fixed itm rotation infinite loop on loading save file.
- Fixed pink noses on some characters.
- Fixed time controls covering message log in some resolutions.
- Fixed a bug that caused career kiosk to stop working if abandoned and resumed.
- Fixed a bug that caused save slots to retain leftover data when deleted.
- Fixed a bug that could cause corrupt save when saving game while crew in lost tiles.
- Fixed a crash that would occur in pathfinding if origin tile was null.
- Fixed a crash that would occur if loading a save destroyed a progress bar prematurely.
- Fixed a bug that caused game to freeze when repairing a damaged wall.
- Fixed a bug that caused items to move position when repaired or damaged.
- Fixed a bug that caused battery control panel to always show 100%.
- Fixed a bug that would cause game to crash when loading corrupt saves.
- Fixed a bug that caused null exceptions when trying to get objects inside an already removed object.
- Fixed a bug that caused ships to duplicate crew records on save.
It's a fair number of fixes, and a few tweaks, which should all get you in the game for longer stretches before you run into trouble. No doubt there are still some to fix.
Note that, even if you don't see your specific bug mentioned above, many of these were "silent" crashes that happened without showing any symptoms until later in the game. So some of the weirdness we saw could be a downstream issue caused by the above.
In any case, do let me know how the patch treats you, and whether your issues were resolved, or if you are still encountering any.
And know that we'll be on this for the long haul. I very much want this game to be something we can all play, create stories in, and share with others. First we fix the bugs. Then we start to get into the fun stuff
Best,
Daniel Fedor
Founder, Blue Bottle Games
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CryptRat
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Josh Culler's work is consistently great.
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MRY
Wormwood Studios
No, relating to character creation and gender.
Hellraiser
Arcane
You can choose They/Mx. as pronouns or whatever at character creation.
Interestingly enough flirting with the same sex does not appear as a social interaction currently
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Definitely seems like they released a bit early, but as a one-man studio(?) it's hard to know what else you can do with a game with this level of complexity, given it obviously needs more testing than one can personally manage.
It's hard not to see these people who balk and leave bad reviews over totally optional features as anything less than completely childish. As if games all have to be made for one's exact demographics and nobody else; nevermind the irony in crying about politics being shoved down their throats, while simultaneously demanding the developer drop all their own opinions to appease a loud internet minority.
It's hard not to see these people who balk and leave bad reviews over totally optional features as anything less than completely childish. As if games all have to be made for one's exact demographics and nobody else; nevermind the irony in crying about politics being shoved down their throats, while simultaneously demanding the developer drop all their own opinions to appease a loud internet minority.
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Quilty
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Very hypocritical coming from a bimbo rights activist.
saeci
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After reading this, I decided to leave a negative review.
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I'm interested in playing this, but £12 seems a little steep for an unfinished game and basically paying the dev to be the play tester for their own product. I liked NEO Scavenger, so I expect them to make something good out of this eventually. How do you rate the playability at the moment? If it goes on sale for at least 40% I will try it.
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I bought it as a pure expression of support to dcfedor - not to be base, but I don’t think he would have opened up EA purchases at this point were it not for the need of revenue.
These are hard times for a lot of people, and most of us are having to make compromises. Neo Scavenger was enough to make me feel comfortable pushing $12 or whatever it was to him. If only this world were full of people producing games on par with NS, it would be an embarrassment of riches.
These are hard times for a lot of people, and most of us are having to make compromises. Neo Scavenger was enough to make me feel comfortable pushing $12 or whatever it was to him. If only this world were full of people producing games on par with NS, it would be an embarrassment of riches.
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