PATCH NOTES 0.0.27e - Preventing Softlocks

Patch Notes

Bugfixes

• prevent level 01 soft lock: until the player places their first extractor on the correct resource area (iron), they receive the credits back - this should prevent running out of credits in level 01

• prevent level 01 soft lock: until the player placed their second launch pad in level 01 (after the instruction is given), the credits are reset to 100 whenever it drops below 100

• prevent level 01 soft lock: added more restrictions preventing the player from completing the water / titanium goal quest in level 1 before the rover mechanic was introduced: their credits are set to 15 instead of 25 (meaning 3 nuggets are required to afford the next extractor), building recall functionality is disabled and extractors in building inventory are cleared

• prevent level 02 soft lock: no new excavation quest from Ruth was starting after saving and loading a game in sector 02 and completing the currently active excavation quest

• fixed entering the wrong asteroid or showing a blank screen instead of the asteroid when selecting a different one or deselecting the current asteroid while the entering transition is happening

• privacy buttons to access analytics privacy consent screen is now visible in Settings > Other

• interplanetary connection no longer works with right click (could cause connection drawing getting stuck)

Other

• implemented resolution dropdown in graphics settings. Should only allow resolutions with aspect ratio of 16:9 or lower (so no wide screen) - on wide screen, it should set itself to the highest allowed resolution

• added labels above Toukana & kurzgesagt in credits screen

Disclaimer:

• The Star Birds demo doesn't currently support wide screen monitors - instead, the game will be displayed in 16:9 with black borders on the sides. This is a workaround for now and we fully intend to provide proper wide screen support for the release version!

• Star Birds also doesn't have official Steam Deck and Controller support yet. We plan to add both in the future!

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🙏Thank you so much everyone for the overwhelming response, all your feedback, comments and bug reports! This helps us a lot to prioritize and identify issues with the game. We're trying to address the most critical issues as soon as we can. Please be patient though, since we're a small team and might take a while to address specific issues you're experiencing!🙏