Deep Space Outpost

Devlog

• v0.6.0.11 - Pirate Boarders, Scrap Fields and Upgrades
  September 17, 2024 by Niris Games

  Pirate ships that dock with your station may now also attempt a pirate raid. Pirates will try and break through your airlocks, board your station and attack items. Don't worry though, your crew with f... Continue reading
• v0.5.0.99 - Research and Visitor Additions
  June 19, 2024 by Niris Games

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  Visitors have been added to the game. Traders that call at your station may ask for disembark permission, and if given will allow passengers to disembark. This new feature allows you to earn additiona... Continue reading

  
• v0.5.0.61 - Pirates Stealing, Worker Canteen
  April 06, 2024 by Niris Games

  Pirates may now try and dock with your space station and try to steal resources. No boarding just yet, only piped resources. Also have added a canteen for your human workers, as much better for morale... Continue reading
• v0.5.0.22 - Human Workers
  January 19, 2024 by Niris Games

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  We now have human workers in the game. Humans can now be hired from passing traders, assuming you have life support, food production and crew quarters. Also with this update you'll also notice new gra... Continue reading
• v0.4.0.63 - Remap Controls & Pirate Adjustments
  October 07, 2023 by Niris Games

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  Remap controls section of the options menu is now available, if you'd like to alter the default keys. Have also altered pirates a little bit after feedback, so now Pirates don't start spawning so quic... Continue reading
• v0.4.0.62 - Algae Farms & Chinese Language Support
  October 04, 2023 by Niris Games

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  Haven't updated the demo here for a while, so thought i'd best bring it up to date with EA version. Two main additions since last demo update:- Chinese language support (Chinese Simplified). Algae far... Continue reading
• v0.4.0.31 - Repair Ships & Docking Controls
  July 11, 2023 by Niris Games

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  Now have a station communications panel, where you can control space station docking for friendly spaceships and trade / repair them! The station computer (which previously was fixed and ended the gam... Continue reading

  
• v0.4.0.8 - French & Spanish Language Support
  May 16, 2023 by Niris Games

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  Now have French & Spanish language support, I think nearly all in-game text has been updated. Although a few English strings may still need to be found and translated. New Repair Bay addition. Your mi... Continue reading

  
• v0.3.0.31 - Main Menu UI update
  February 28, 2023 by Niris Games

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  Been a month since last demo update, so thought i should get this out. Big change to the main/pause menu, should now be a lot clearer and more 'typical'. Should hopefully be a lot easier for me to exp... Continue reading

  
• v0.3.0.16 - Pirate warning, balancing, fixes
  January 17, 2023 by Niris Games

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  Just a few little improvements and fixes. Added description on sandbox difficulty selection. Have reduced ore consumption of refinery. Droids couldnt keep up refilling. Improvement: Pirate warning mes... Continue reading
• v0.3.0.10 - New weapon systems
  January 09, 2023 by Niris Games

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  Big update in terms of the weapons. Now have a point defense cannon turret, which is more effective against pirates compared to the current laser turret. Pirates may also now be armed with a missile w... Continue reading
• v0.2.0.22 - Derelicts & Linux Build
  November 08, 2022 by Niris Games

  Now have derelicts that may be found in your station vicinity. These can be processed by the scrap recycler if close enough (much like the mining laser and proximity to asteroids). Droids will also he... Continue reading
• v0.2.0.9 - Pirate addition
  October 10, 2022 by Niris Games

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  Now have pirates that will make attacks on you space station! How frequent is based on difficulty, defenses, if your trading beacon is on and if a trader is nearby. Shields are now more useful as will... Continue reading
• v0.1.0.22 - Trading addition
  July 15, 2022 by Niris Games

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  Haven't updated the demo for a while, as i've been mainly focused on scenario features that are only in the early access version on Steam. However now trading has been added, thought id update the dem... Continue reading
• v0.1.0.14 - Mining lasers updated
  June 06, 2022 by Niris Games

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  Have update the demo to include all fixes and improvements in the current early access version. Quick rundown:- 4k added to resolutions for testing. Mining lasers now can target large asteroids and ha... Continue reading
• v0.1.0.5 - More fixes and improvements
  May 08, 2022 by Niris Games

  Demo now updated to have all fixes and improvements that early access version has. Droids are now more sensible, they build in a more logical fashion (next to existing built tiles). Can now cancel str... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.128 - Balancing, bug fixes
  April 27, 2022 by Niris Games

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  Just a little update, with some minor fixes and balancing:- Solar panels now take less background damage from space dust. Was actually a bug here, range was 1-0.3 rather than 0-0.3 ooops! Structural t... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.126 - Station computer
  April 19, 2022 by Niris Games

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  Quite a bit of progress since last devlog. Now have a station computer. Which if destroyed, is a game over event. Have added a game over screen which shows your game stats. More to add there, and the... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.111 - A little easier on the damage
  February 24, 2022 by Niris Games

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  Just a few improvements and balance changes in this update. - Couple tweaks to tutorials (better explanations hopefully). - Sizes shown in build menu, for items that aren't 1 tile size. - Wear on item... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.108 - Airlock addition
  February 03, 2022 by Niris Games

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  Airlock doors have been added. If a room has 2 placed in its walls (one external, one internal), they link and turn the room into an airlock (you'll notice the floor tiles update for that room). Only... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.106 - Mining laser / salvage improvements
  January 02, 2022 by Niris Games

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  Few more refinements with tractor beams, salvage depots and mining lasers. Mining laser now has an on/off switch, and can see it's range. Helpful to see range to see which salvage depots are usable. M... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.100 - Big damage update (part 2)
  November 16, 2021 by Niris Games

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  Fa-Fa-Fa-Fire! Panic stations! Things can now go drastically wrong on your space station now! Damaged fuel/air storage, now leaks into your station. So there are now fuel spills. We have fire! If thin... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.93 - Damage update (part 1.5)
  November 01, 2021 by Niris Games

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  So now severe damage will stop items working (also get a flashing broken icon on them to let you know). Storage items when severely damaged have a chance of losing resources. Although I may change thi... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.89 - Big damage update (part 1)
  October 25, 2021 by Niris Games

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  Floors and items now take damage (was previously just external station items/walls), and now all buildable structures and items can be destroyed if they take enough damage. Resource build cost is of c... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.86 - Sandbox options
  September 28, 2021 by Niris Games

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  Have added some sandbox options when you start the game. Currently just Meteor frequency / damage and Solar Storm frequency / effect. Hopefully this gives a bit more variety. If anyone has suggestions... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.82 - Solar storm event
  September 20, 2021 by Niris Games

  Have added a solar storm event. Make sure you have batteries/fuel cell on standby, as solar panel output drops by half when these occur! Note I didn't release a devlog with last weeks v0.0.0.81 releas... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.78 - Tractor Beam, Salvage, Mining Laser additions
  August 09, 2021 by Niris Games

  Have added in a few new items, to give another option for gathering ore. Can now add a tractor beam, salvage depot and mining laser. So passing asteroids can be grabbed, stored and mined. This is just... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.77 - Bug fixes, improvements
  July 30, 2021 by Niris Games

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  Just a quick update, mainly to fix a game crash issue if you selected damage overlay and had turrets. Doh! Although few other fixes and improvements:- Battery levels weren't scaled correctly, would hi... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.76 - New shield turret and lighting fx
  July 22, 2021 by Niris Games

  Can now build a shield turret to deflect asteroids away from your station. Have also started playing around with some lighting fx on a few things, currently droids now switch on a light when outside t... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.75 - Bug fixes and some new graphics
  July 09, 2021 by Niris Games

  Just a little update, mainly focused on a few new images, and several bug fixes:- Bug fixes - Quite a few issues should be fixed when items were deleted and droids were moving to them (or picking up/d... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.74 - Wall connections and colours
  July 01, 2021 by Niris Games

  We've made a colour change to our walls and floors. We've gone darker for a more industrial look. Have started connecting the walls up when built, which gives a less blocky appearance to the walls. Wh... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.73 - Fuel and Air resources
  June 22, 2021 by Niris Games

  Our refinery now outputs fuel and air. Which is pretty handy when you're alone in space! We now have air and fuel storage to contain these new resources, and have updated our build menu so we have a s... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.72 - Hull Breach / Door Jam
  June 14, 2021 by Niris Games

  Have now got damage working on the station hull and doors. If damage becomes severe, there is now a chance of air loss through the walls (if we are producing o2) and doors can become jammed (both open... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.71 - Job Priorities for Droids
  June 04, 2021 by Niris Games

  Droids can now have their job priorities changed and disabled. Just a small update with that (and tooltips for repair cost of fixing). But thought i'd put an update out, as any feedback on the priorit... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.70 - Droid updates (build & dismantle)
  May 21, 2021 by Niris Games

  Hi folks, A little update just improving droids and mining bots. Additional mining bots can be created from the mining unit. Droids and mining bots can now be dismantled (if you have a droid maintenan... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.69 - More laser power! New overlay & GFX improvements
  March 29, 2021 by Niris Games

  Quite a few updates this time. Lasers use more power if available, and do more damage if so. Turrets do have to be in good condition though, and gives extra thought with power management (batteries no... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.68 - Meteoroids & Lasers!
  March 18, 2021 by Niris Games

  We now have some laser action with defending your station from rogue meteoroids! Meteoroids are randomly generated after a brief build time, and give another damage source. They also now damage your h... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.67 - Time Controls
  March 08, 2021 by Niris Games

  We now have time controls to alter game speed. Use keys 1,2,3 to set speed to x0.5, x1 or x2. Or click the play/pause button to cycle. Control icons also updated. Not sure my days/hours/mins counters... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.64 - GFX & Music update
  February 20, 2021 by Niris Games

  We have some new tiles! The talented Alex Voelk (alexvoelk.de) has designed some initial tiles to give the game some much needed graphical improvement. Just a few initial structure tiles, but a vast i... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.61 - HUD & Power update
  February 15, 2021 by Niris Games

  Big GUI update - now have Power, Storage and Life Support info at the top of the screen. Mouse over gives more detail. With the power GUI we are now showing a bar chart which shows power generated,... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.60 - GFX & Hauling update
  February 03, 2021 by Niris Games

  Big change with hauling and start of update to space station graphics. With the hauling i didn't want to focus on micro managing hauling, and having a think about this it's probably more realistic tha... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.58 - Solar Connections
  December 22, 2020 by Niris Games

  Solar connections now take damage, and can now see the effect of solar panels efficiency via it's connected path. So now it makes sense to use solar connectors to increase efficiency of solar panels... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.57 - Health & Maintenance
  December 11, 2020 by Niris Games

  Items, Structures & Droids now have health. Although currently only solar panels take damage overtime (from micrometeoroids), which reduces power output. Droids will now repair the solar panels when... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.55 - Can now build extra droids
  November 03, 2020 by Niris Games

  Have finally added the ability to build additional droids via the droid maintenance station. Only a few other little changes:- Can cycle through multiple droids that are on the same tile and on top of... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.51 - Fixes and improvements
  October 22, 2020 by Niris Games

  Just a bit of a tidy up release. Improvements:- Message board has a few more messages it can show (now has a scroll bar to accommodate). Droids now show what they are hauling. Droids now carry smaller... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.50 - Droid Update (part 1.5)
  October 15, 2020 by Niris Games

  Hello, Droid maintenance bay added for quick droid charging and a GUI overhaul (message board added). Not quite the droid update 2 i wanted (hence the 1.5), maintenance only charges quicker at the mo... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.49 - Droid Update (part 1)
  September 07, 2020 by Niris Games

  Worker droids are now powered! That means you'll need to have enough power generation to keep the droids batteries topped up to keep them working. It's all automated, droids will just move inside your... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.46 - Tutorial & additional sfx
  August 18, 2020 by Niris Games

  Hi folks, Just a couple of additions over the last week or so:- I've added a tutorial to explain to players where to start with the game prototype. Hopefully the steps will give a better intro by ta... Continue reading
• v0.0.0.44 - Refinery added & workers haul
  August 07, 2020 by Niris Games

  We have a new build item, the Refinery :o) Now your mined ore can be processed into more metal for further construction. Worker bots, now haul ore to the refinery or storage from the mining unit, and... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.41 - Bug fixes!
  July 17, 2020 by Niris Games

  New update to fix a major bug. My last update added in some text to why you couldn't place items. However a few bugs crept in, so if you try and place items where they are not allowed, rather than a... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.40 - Workers and Mining
  July 13, 2020 by Niris Games

  Well it's been a couple of weeks, but i now have workers and mining added! Workers now visit each tile you wish to be constructed, and take x amount of time to build, and likewise to destroy. They are... Continue reading

  
• v0.0.0.33 - Power and O2 systems
  June 23, 2020 by Niris Games

  Second update to my prototype space station builder. Didnt think my initial upload needed a devlog post as was just a very minimal wall/floor construction really, and just wanted a couple people to t... Continue reading