Hey! It’s been a week since our last pre-alpha build, 0.2.0.

Today, we’re releasing a new build with a bunch of new features and fixes!

The major theme of this update is HEAT! Managing heat now has much more depth. We’re going to be leveraging these new heat-based mechanics as we add more parts and stuff to do to the game.

Solar Panels!

The game has gained a new power source, solar panels! While we had a prototype in 0.2.0, we now have real models with multiple sizes available.

If you’re playing on the story level, you’ll need to start a new save to get these.

All Changes

• Added new parts:
  • Solar Panels
    • Available in three sizes, these panels generate electricity when exposed to the sun.
  • Resistive Heat Pad
    • Resistive heaters turn electricity directly into heat. This heater is very good at conducting that heat directly into an attached object.
  • Thermoeletric Generator
    • TEGs turn heat flow into electricity. A small percentage of the heat that flows through this object will turn into electrical current.
• Added new types of connections:
  • Silver Thermal Paste is a great conductor with a high melting point.
  • Aerogel Pads can be used to thermally insulate objects very well.
• Improved wire connection controls.
  • You can now double click to disconnect all wires from a socket.
• Players can now freeze to death or overheat. Maintaining your body temperature is important for survival in harsh climates.
• Players now recover health slowly when not recently hurt.
• Batteries now heat up when used, and will explode if they get too hot!
  • There is currently no visible feedback for battery explosions. Good luck.
• Significantly improved thermodynamic model.
  • Conductivity is now much more impactful.
  • Most objects now have more accurate VHC, conductivity, and density values.
  • Adhesive can be used to raise or reduce conductivity between objects.
  • Living things now generate and radiate heat to stay warm.
  • Net Heat Flow is now reported in engineering mode.
  • Temperature is now reported in degrees Celsius instead of Kelvin.
  • Added material presets in the editor, which can be used to quickly create geometry of a solid material.
• Equipped items like helmets and backpacks no longer fall off when hot.
• Rebalanced weapon damage across the board.
• Fixed the rotation of holstered weapons.