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v0.6.0.35 - New Dynamic Economy and Casino
November 22, 2024
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Niris Games
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Economy is now dynamic, with prices fluctuating depending on demand between traders. Lots of balancing with build/research costs and also haul amounts of your workers. Have also added the casino, anot...
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v0.6.0.11 - Pirate Boarders, Scrap Fields and Upgrades
September 17, 2024
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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...
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v0.5.0.99 - Research and Visitor Additions
June 19, 2024
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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...
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v0.5.0.61 - Pirates Stealing, Worker Canteen
April 06, 2024
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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...
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v0.5.0.22 - Human Workers
January 19, 2024
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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...
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v0.4.0.63 - Remap Controls & Pirate Adjustments
October 07, 2023
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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...
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v0.4.0.62 - Algae Farms & Chinese Language Support
October 04, 2023
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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...
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v0.4.0.31 - Repair Ships & Docking Controls
July 11, 2023
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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...
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v0.4.0.8 - French & Spanish Language Support
May 16, 2023
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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...
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v0.3.0.31 - Main Menu UI update
February 28, 2023
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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...
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v0.3.0.16 - Pirate warning, balancing, fixes
January 17, 2023
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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...
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v0.3.0.10 - New weapon systems
January 09, 2023
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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...
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v0.2.0.22 - Derelicts & Linux Build
November 08, 2022
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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...
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v0.2.0.9 - Pirate addition
October 10, 2022
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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...
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v0.1.0.22 - Trading addition
July 15, 2022
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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...
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v0.1.0.14 - Mining lasers updated
June 06, 2022
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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...
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v0.1.0.5 - More fixes and improvements
May 08, 2022
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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...
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v0.0.0.128 - Balancing, bug fixes
April 27, 2022
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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...
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v0.0.0.126 - Station computer
April 19, 2022
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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...
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v0.0.0.111 - A little easier on the damage
February 24, 2022
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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...
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v0.0.0.108 - Airlock addition
February 03, 2022
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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...
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v0.0.0.106 - Mining laser / salvage improvements
January 02, 2022
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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...
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v0.0.0.100 - Big damage update (part 2)
November 16, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.93 - Damage update (part 1.5)
November 01, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.89 - Big damage update (part 1)
October 25, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.86 - Sandbox options
September 28, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.82 - Solar storm event
September 20, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.78 - Tractor Beam, Salvage, Mining Laser additions
August 09, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.77 - Bug fixes, improvements
July 30, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.76 - New shield turret and lighting fx
July 22, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.75 - Bug fixes and some new graphics
July 09, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.74 - Wall connections and colours
July 01, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.73 - Fuel and Air resources
June 22, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.72 - Hull Breach / Door Jam
June 14, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.71 - Job Priorities for Droids
June 04, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.70 - Droid updates (build & dismantle)
May 21, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.69 - More laser power! New overlay & GFX improvements
March 29, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.68 - Meteoroids & Lasers!
March 18, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.67 - Time Controls
March 08, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.64 - GFX & Music update
February 20, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.61 - HUD & Power update
February 15, 2021
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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,...
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v0.0.0.60 - GFX & Hauling update
February 03, 2021
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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...
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v0.0.0.58 - Solar Connections
December 22, 2020
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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...
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v0.0.0.57 - Health & Maintenance
December 11, 2020
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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...
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v0.0.0.55 - Can now build extra droids
November 03, 2020
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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...
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v0.0.0.51 - Fixes and improvements
October 22, 2020
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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...
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v0.0.0.50 - Droid Update (part 1.5)
October 15, 2020
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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...
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v0.0.0.49 - Droid Update (part 1)
September 07, 2020
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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...
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v0.0.0.46 - Tutorial & additional sfx
August 18, 2020
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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...
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v0.0.0.44 - Refinery added & workers haul
August 07, 2020
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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...
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v0.0.0.41 - Bug fixes!
July 17, 2020
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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...
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v0.0.0.40 - Workers and Mining
July 13, 2020
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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...
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v0.0.0.33 - Power and O2 systems
June 23, 2020
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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...
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