Patch notes for v0.7.9

Improvements

• Tree planters will now ignore import sliders on storage units when looking for saplings.
• Improved map cache retention by having loaded games mark cache files as fresh.
• Fully constructed tracks are now replaced back when removing a non-constructed entity which overlapped them.
• Connectors can now be placed next to each other (while not being connected via ports).
• Increased performance of dumping designations search by 5x, reducing CPU load, especially for saves with a lot of dumping.
• Setting of muted alerts in the notification window is now persisted in saves.
• Setting of entity, surface, and decal selectors (e.g. in copy, cut) is now persisted in saves.
• Brine pond seawater intake was standardized to avoid prioritizing brine production.
• Vehicle barriers are now flippable. This also allows blueprints containing vehicle barriers to be flipped.
• Reduce the empty train station module layout above the train track from 5 to 4.
• Locked the Pipe III research node behind the Pipe II research node.
• Locked the Storage IV research node behind the Storage III research node.
• Locked the Research Lab IV research node behind the Data center (instead of microchips) as it needs Maintenance III.
• Rename stored power to energy as that is the correct terminology.
• Added command line flags --flush-after-each-log and --full-flush-logs for better log control.

UI fixes

• Fixed train inspector layout that would break with very long train schedule names.
• Fixed broken layout of product filters in the Mine tower inspector under specific resolution and scale.
• Fixed tooltip claiming ship could not depart due to being modified whilst it was due to being repaired.
• Fixed that rotate & flip of ghosts did not work while an inspector was pinned.
• Fixed stuck decal painter toolbox when text tool was escaped during placement.
• Fixed unselectable entity issue after replacement with other entity due to missing collider.
• Fixed broken layout in map editor panels.
• All text fields are now auto-selected on click inside.

Trains fixes

• Fixed that trains could incorrectly reserve critical sections when approaching a station.
• Fixed train goto command that was showing an error that the train is too long instead of an error that the depot was at full capacity.
• Fixed that trains which had started aligning would never switch their engines off if blocked by a train ahead, needlessly consuming fuel.
• Fixed that replacing an empty train station module with a regular one would not allow it to be assigned a product.
• Train track entities are no longer movable.
• Fixed that train stations would reset their priority to the highest one after load, if they were allowed to run without power, overriding the player's setting.

Other fixes

• Fixed the Unity cap research that was incorrectly affecting water consumption instead.
• Fixed dumping designations that were incorrectly considered eligible for unassigned trucks due to overlapping mine tower areas.
• Fixed a rare issue that was preventing some saves being loaded due to invalid terrain materials layers.
• Fixed surfaces in blueprints that were not transformed properly after a reload.
• Fixed research efficiency bonus that was not recalculated when population size changed, but only after reload.
• Fixed that excavators did not go for fuel on their own if the only available fuel station was outside their logistics zone.
• Fixed missing emission on office buildings after load.
• Fixed that downgrading from greenhouse to a farm would not remove crops that require a greenhouse.
• Fixed that products were incorrectly created after deconstruction canceling when they were previously already removed.
• Fixed tomb of captains that was missing flowers buffer after upgrading.
• Fixed a rare case where a space station crew would get ejected out of space station prematurely.
• Fixed space station that was ejecting crew twice if it was doing a partial ejection.
• Fixed thermal storage that did not have correct tank position on load until unpaused.
• Fixed issue of workers not being returned from removed vehicles and ships created before February 2025.
• Fixed that some fuel stations constructed before June 2025 did not accept trucks for refueling.
• Fixed that it was not possible to re-assign cargo depot module product back if module was empty and product was loaded on the ship.
• It is no longer possible to replace a regular storage with a radioactive one which was causing issues.
• Fixed that switching cargo ship fuel would subscribe its cargo dock’s fuel buffer to logistics even though logistics was disabled.
• Fixed fuel setting for T2 Nuclear reactor that was not properly copy-pasted.
• Fixed a small memory leak caused by unit storage’s products rendering.