11 August

Beta 0.2 Released

We fixed a lot of issues found in 0.1 in this build. Now with this behind us, the next build will be out around the 22nd. For the next build, we’ll be improving the user experience for the Creations Editor as well as the game overall.

Changelist:

Fixed monster beacons not disappearing sometimes
Fixed reticle not aimed at center in resolutions higher than 1080p
Fixed storage box causing movement and visual issues
Fixed Agnes dayu mission markers
Fixed disconnect from server issue
Fixed first person not able to correctly cut trees
Fixed linux memory issue
Fixed NPCs not being able to pathfind steeper slopes
Fixed NPC with little money showing “NPC_NAME”
Fixed Ataro stating not everyone’s in the colony yet
Fixed controller causing spinning (needs more testing)
Fixed not being able to pick up a torch
Fixed repairs costing too much
Fixed species wiki length and width numbers being switched
Fixed max replication numbers being wrong
Fixed background noises only playing once
Fixed numbers for Dayita turtle shells
Fixed not able to hit the GRV computer
Fixed Ava and Peter not returning to colony after the translations missions
Fixed Agnes getting stuck in the What Lies Beneath mission
Fixed Allen not being able to pick up Gerdy if she’s moved
Fixed colony showing two power plant tabs when one should be a nuclear reactor
Fixed other players not being able to grab items from the round storages players drop when they die
Fixed pressing the replicator construct button without selecting a script causing a crash
Fixed the first adventure mode mission pointing to another town
Fixed stairs not being able to lockon anymore after turning
Fixed not being able to right click on items with the build menu open
Fixed “under attack, can’t sleep”
Fixed headgear being in the wrong slot
Fixed Rol not following when conversation gets out of range
Fixed some skinning issues for armor
Fixed no random animals in linux
Fixed unable to right click items after using NPC shop
Fixed effects sounds not stopping after exiting vehicle
Fixed not being able to get one of Kayla’s missions
Fixed NPCs not firing range weapons at close range sometimes
Fixed being able to click on another character to talk when already talking with a character
Fixed colony being damaged without AI showing up
Fixed multiplayer logon issues
Fixed not being able to kill the marihare in the tutorial
Fixed laser turret tracking issue
Fixed all items being available in custom mode
Fixed NPC not moving after mission complete
Fixed Allen not displaying the talk icon when mouse overing him
Tweaked the distance in which birds follow
Tweaked armor defense numbers (very obvious now)
Tweaked Agnes fish mission to a side mission
Tweaked the building UI to be simpler and added a regular selection option
Tweaked the speed at which a player can get a disease
Tweaked dual swords swing speed
Tweaked raining in caves (if you move the camera fast, it will still rain some, can’t be helped, collision issue)
Tweaked building block defense numbers to much higher
Tweaked adventure mode terrain generation
Tweaked intro music
Tweaked world map
Tweaked NPC cave pathfinding
Optimized terrain generation
Added fertilizer sprayer script to adventure mode
Added the , and . keys for quickbar page toggle
Added followers moving away from digging UI boxes
Added wind sounds to mountain and volcano areas
Added more animal sounds
Added invincibility during cutscenes
Added music for Creations Editor
Added music for alien towns in adventure
Added more voiceovers
Added exclamation marks on the large map
Added doors to the Paja launch center model
Added the grappling hook to all modes
Added town names in adventure mode
Added tool tips to the Creations Editor

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3 August

Beta 0.1 Released

It has been a long road, but we've finally entered beta. What beta means for us is that all the major technical and artistic assets are in game, it does not mean we're only going to balance and bug fix from now on. There are still much left to do. Some key items on our to do list during the beta:

Ingame aid - something like the Word paperclip, optional but should be very helpful for new players.
Adventure storyline - we'll be adding in a more mission based system to the adventure mode that ties up all the gameplay elements.
AI tweaks and additions - there are still several species and behaviors to be added, also lots of balancing to do.
Storyline tweaks - adding in more cutscenes and more animation to bring the story to life, also balancing.
Optimization - optimize the game where ever possible.
Balancing gameplay - tweaks on animation, damage, hp, armor, defense, where to buy stuff, etc.
Animation - polishing up animation
Make ISO site - attempt to make an official download site for ISOs.
Bugs - terminate all bugs.
32 bit - Make the game run decent enough on a 32 bit machine.

Our beta will not last long, we should be out of it in 1-2 months. Does beta mean that saves will be protected? For story mode, yes. For adventure, no. If you want to be completely safe as far as saves are concerned, please wait for the final in a bit. Now that we're in beta, we need all of your help to determine the best balance and find all the bugs. Please give us your feedback on our board or the Steam boards or email us!

For this build, we've fixed a ton of things and added a ton more. We're still working on the ending cg for the story mode, we will add that over the next two weeks. Here's a non-spoiler screenshot from it.

Changelist

Fixed animals being indecisive
Fixed 1000 missions issue
Fixed tree respawning upon reload in adventure mode
Fixed left mouse click once to cut a tree in the tutorial
Fixed grappling hook pulling the player underground
Fixed NPC not arriving at the destination on time during Ataro mission
Fixed able to get 3 followers while in colony
Fixed McTalk ship appearing on the ground after it's taken off
Fixed NPC face image appearing blank after alt-tab
Fixed Confrontation mission, where Peter's not moving
Fixed NPCs moving off when selling things
Fixed multiplayer movement stuttering
Fixed colony buildings getting damage without seeing enemies
Fixed blindatillo ground shake attack
Fixed not being able to receive a mission in multiplayer custom maps
Fixed colony being destroyed during the final battle causing NPCs to run for 0,0
Fixed player canceling reviving causing a UI issue during the last battle
Fixed follower getting smacked underground
Fixed flying vehicle causing name stuttering
Fixed getting teleported when talking to a NPC in the training center
Fixed random NPC head image issue
Fixed follower inventory issue in multiplayer
Fixed NPCs not being able to use ISO guns
Fixed first bullet of the fertilizer gun not working
Fixed the fertilizer sprayer blocking the view in first person
Fixed dropping a second colony in multiplayer causing a crash
Fixed not being able to place a second marker on the map in multiplayer
Fixed not being able to save very far grass in options
Fixed crash when quiting to main menu from the first mission in the tutorial
Fixed player camera zooming in very fast when hit by bullets
Fixed arrow keys binding
Fixed stairs not auto locking
Fixed a follower's current command changing after fast traveling
Fixed gathering plants distance and icon not being the same distance in the tutorial
Fixed Puja attacking with axe without a target
Fixed mobile turrets not auto attacking devilwolf groups
Fixed some animals not fading in and out correctly
Fixed various UI bugs
Fixed factory replicator numbers bug
Fixed initial NPC face not displaying in adventure mode
Fixed Puja backing into a wall while trying to get a better shot
Tweaked tutorial level for better instructions
Tweaked the default selection tool when building blocks (now just click, drag, and lift)
Tweaked initial digging animation to be faster
Tweaked NPC aiming to be more accurate
Tweaked glider drop speed
Tweaked adventure mode river render
Tweaked vehicle controls to be more stable and less bouncy
Tweaked missile lockon time (.4 seconds)
Tweaked mineral spawning too low in the ground in adventure mode
Tweaked the grappling hook's low aim
Tweaked mineral scanner to be able to zoom closer
Tweaked armor and comfort relationship
Tweaked NPC group behavior (no more entire colony chasing after one rabbit)
Tweaked NPC attack behavior (won't all dodge at the same time)
Tweaked pathfinding for AI to get out of corners
Tweaked animal amounts in forest and rainforest
Tweaked animal amounts in adventure mode
Tweaked adventure mode terrain generation
Tweaked animal collision so that it's harder to push them above player head
Tweaked the timing for double tap when dodging
Tweaked story mode rivers
Tweaked when the player gets a fever
Tweaked comfort and stamina relations, most actions will now use stamina, low comfort will cause stamina to regenerate slowly
Tweaked stamina and weapon relations, higher stamina will let the weapon swing faster, include ISO weapons (we'll add swing speed and damage relationship later)
Tweaked some UI icons
Tweaked how far mobile turrets can be placed
Tweaked grass types and placement
Optimized tree generation
Completed the story mode coop mode, should be able to play all the way to the end of the story
Deleted some legacy items now useless in gameplay
Added new logo to the main menu
Added new intro theme
Added damage to vehicle from running into objects or terrain at high speeds
Added dual wield swords (actual two hands this time)
Added storage box seller in story mode (Anjum)
Added vehicle auto cruise (middle mouse button)
Added custom map co-op (bugs included)
Added AI attacking building blocks
Added an animal wiki (talk to Agnes), still working on the texts
Added more voiceovers
Added new NPCs
Added new story locations in story mode
Added being able to see NPCs on the large map within a certain ranch after Rol's mission
Added more animal sounds
Added UI icons
Added laser turret script to story mode
Added comfort to the main UI
Added new NPC animations
Added several side missions
Added many new story terrain features
Added 3 new ores (titanium, lithium, diamonds)
Added new mineral deposits in story mode
Added new minerals to scanner
Added new cave systems in story mode
Added storyline messages UI
Added Paja/Puja airships
Added Paja/Puja airdrop troops
Added Paja/Puja ground to air cannons
Added roads between towns in adventure mode
Added random attacks on colony in story mode
Added random animal attacks on towns and colony in single player adventure mode
Added random Puja/Paja attacks on towns and colony in single player adventure mode
Added new adventure biomes
Added new specific biome color scheme for adventure mode
Added background music to adventure mode
Added credits (Kickstarter backers will go up next build)
Added colony NPC behavior schedule
Added fusion plant
Added falloff for range weapon damage
Added ability to pull players back into the dungeon if he/she somehow falls out

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Posted: 12 August

Playing with friends sucks. The configuration sucks. The customization is a really cool aspect, but no matter your design for swords/armour, or how cool or intricate you make it, the vanilla armour blows it away. If I can say anything, it's that the development on this game went backwards, throwing it into the bin of "Meh" games.

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this game is very fun. However, there are a lot of bugs in the story mode (to be expected as its still in beta), the adventure mode is good to learn how to play, and once the story mode has a lot of its wrinkles ironed out, it too will be great. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys supporting early access games and knows what they are going to end up getting.

Posted: 11 August

I have been following up this game for 2 years. Not mentioning its ideas and mechanics, the fortitude of devs shocks me aready. 2 years, with mixed comments and they never gave up. I just want to say good job.

Enjoying the game! awesome graphics

This game has problems ofcourse.
I had a trouble targeting some wierd shape trees when I needed to chop it down. When I shoot It felt like the bullets were not really coming from the gun I was holding. Quests in the story mode are bugged. Maybe some are fixed by now but I am pretty sure that dev will add more and more bugs later on ;D
I don't even remember when I bought this game but I am still getting updates. I just had one update actually and that reminds me that I have this game.

This game is only in beta 0.2 and considering that this game has very pretty graphic. Unless dev all of sudden decides to jump to 1.0 tomorrow, it is too early to talk about things like, used to have a big potential.

Garbage. My friends and I had a server and it got laggy. They said don't build so big.....

I want to die

Posted: 10 August

This game used to be fun, now my Nvidia 1070 cant play it without massive stuttering making the game unplayable.

I have a suggestion for the game: add the ability to actually journey into space and build bases there

Has potential for the future right now I would say it a bit over priced for the content that you are paying for.

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ShadowSentinel

102 products in account

3 reviews

Posted: 26 July

So I put a decent amount of time into this game and these are my thoughts on the game.

- The ISO system
The ISO system is easy to use you pick some base parts (like gun barrels and handles.) and put the materials you pull out of the ground onto them to create new and personalised weapons vehicles and aircraft.

- Adventure Mode
The Adventure Mode is the sandbox mode essentially and you get dropped onto a randomly generated world that can be fairly large with just the basics and you can do anything from there.

-Story Mode
From what I played they have an interesting allbeit cliche story. The background information and the landmass you play on are both plentiful and interesting. They added a lot more since the last time i played and I am genuinely excited to play it.

-Build mode
This mode gives you all the equipment all the materials and is just for testing ISOs. No AI spawn which is unfortunate because i would like to test my weaponry to see if they work well or not and build a huge colony.

-Multiplayer
I have only played Multiplayer a handful of times it seems pretty well fleshed out it plays like Adventure mode but has other players in it.

All in all I enjoy the game and will continue to play it in the coming years. This game is still in early access and still needs work done so while playing I recommend not looking at the bugs to hard and to make note of them and let the Devs know.

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Spills51

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12 reviews

Posted: 16 July

Sigh. Where do I start.
The game has a cool world.
I challenge you to find a game that has worse control mechanics then this one.
See how many games are in my library? This one takes top prize for just having a clunky control scheme.
Nothing is streamlined like it could be.
You know how long I have been waiting for the enemies to actually react to damage.
About 2 yrs. ABOUT TWO YEARS!
Almost every update is very minor and takes forever.
Before purchassing take a look at the updates and what they actually did.
Game is an ABSOLUTE TRAGEDY.

Tekkarath

112 products in account

1 review

Posted: 18 July

Tired of the simplicity of Minecraft and sick of waiting for Starbound? Sick of Zombies and tired of Bambi killers but still want to survive and thrive? I know I was, and boy am I glad I stumbled onto this. I feel like I may have passed it over in the past because of bad reviews but as they had recently taken an upturn I decided to give it a shot.

Now I can't speak to the multiplayer aspect (As it's in alpha I can only assume it's sketchy at best, but that's to be expected.) but the single player is excellent, the story (which I'm only a few missions into since I jumped right into adventure mode at the start) has been interesting so far.

Here's a few aspects that make me want to play this over minecraft clones:

Need creature parts but tired of running around hunting? Set up some turrets and throw down a creature lure.
Tired of running everywhere? Build a rudimentary vehicle and ride into the sunset.
Ten story creature? Grab allies, outfit them with whatever you can find/buy/create yourself, make turrets, tanks and Take. It. Down.

I'm only twelve hours in and have barely done more than get iron weapons, a few turrets, and dug a few really impressive tunnels (Which I was way more proud of than anything I ever built in minecraft.) and made a few rudimentary shelters to keep the rain off my head (which didn't work, it is [or was when I wrote this] an alpha.). You can also build gods-know-what in the creation engine which is far too daunting for me to even touch at the moment, or if creating from scratch isn't your thing I'm sure you'll be able to download untold numbers of things others have created via steam in the future (Or now sans-steam with a little know-how).

All in all you should keep an eye on this one, and if you have the extra cash go ahead and buy it.

eremetic

192 products in account

Posted: 5 August

I first got the game when it was very, VERY early access - and honestly, there wasn't much to it then and it needed a lot of polishing. I decided to give it time. I recently picked it back up, and can confidently say it is much better now! Honestly, I really am waiting for more NPC polishing to give the world extra flavour, because there are so few good survival/building/exploration games which focuses on the sense of community between survivors. I would love to see that better implmented in Planet Explorers, and it seems that is just what is planned!

sporus

38 products in account

Posted: 4 August

Really enjoying this game, with genuinely interesting plotline and building vibw
Still a little early days and so lots of bugs, but the team are working on the regularly.
Should be an outstanding game when finished

Da_Wabbit

8 products in account

2 reviews

Posted: 25 July

This game is amazing if you like building stuff and modding because the best part of the game is the "voxel creater" where you can build or download and install custome creations super easily I love this game.

how to install creations http://steamcommunity.com/app/237870/discussions/0/540737262449856432/

one of the amazing builds http://planet-explorers-isos.com/process/get-file.php?id=487

none of these links are mine but still cool

Dystopian

17 products in account

7 reviews

Posted: 6 August

Beta update has changed this game a lot, but there's still a long road for Planet Explorers. I think developers are working too slow for improving this game. Expensive, but still worth to play. There aren't many games like this.

♦♥ The Dandy Man ♥♦

53 products in account

8 reviews

Posted: 8 August

Well.... I bought this here planet explorers approximately ages ago. It had a solid concept with solid foundations in place when I bought it, and now, it has become a game well and truly worth having.
PRO's:
* Voxel creation system for weapons, vehicles, decor and armour: Pretty mad....
* Build system, build anywhere anytime within a large area where unlike other survival build games you dont have to be 2 metres from where you place... Need a bridge in a hurry? No worries! planet explorers has it covered. Need a watchtower to snipe stuff? No worries same applies.
* Still in beta. much more to come I'm sure.
CONS':
* Still in beta. much more to come I'm sure.
* Early game mining is realisticly tedious. : /
* Main menu music is annoying. yeah they fixed that one. music theme is so (muchly so) better.

all in all I rate a "You should buy this game/10"
Nice work devs. Love your work.