6 November

Early Access Release Notes - Version 0.7.8.1 - UNSTABLE BRANCH

• You can now share your Techs with other players via the Steam Workshop.

• Graduated the Monster Truck Wheel from EXP to Venture Grade 2.
  
• Graduated the Titan Truck Wheel from EXP to Venture Grade 3.

• Updated lots of blocks to allow them to overlap with each other, following the update where blocks from separate Techs are not allowed to intersect with each other. Block include:
  
  • Both EXP Explosive Bolts
    
  • All EXP Joints (Ball and Sockets, Bearings and Axles etc.)
    
  • All EXP Tow Rings and Hooks
    
  • All GeoCorp Armour Plates
    
  • All GeoCorp Half Blocks
    
  • All GeoCorp Girder Blocks
    
  • All GeoCorp Bumper Blocks
    
  • GeoCorp Small Light
    
  • All GSO Conveyor Blocks (inc. Filter, Dropper, Pacemaker etc.)
    
  • All GSO Armour Plates
    
  • All GSO Half Blocks
    
  • Both GSO Fuel Tanks
    
  • Both EXP Gauges (Fuel and Electric)
    
  • Both GSO Hover Plates
    
  • The GSO Strip and Stud Lights
    
  • All the Hawkeye Angled Armour Blocks
    
  • All the Hawkeye Bracket Blocks
    
  • Venture Altimeter
    
  • All Venture Brackets
    
  • Venture Conveyor
    
  • Venture Hover Plate
    
  • All Venture Lights
    
  • All Venture Streamlined Blocks
    
  • Venture Tractor Pad
  
  ***Calling all Multi-Tech Builders, please let us know if any other blocks need to be flagged for overlapping to enable Multi-Tech Builds via our forum!***
  
  
• Reduced the kickback for all of the Venture machine guns.
  
• Increased the speed of GeoCorp's Rugged and Krusher Wheel.
  
• Reduced the top speed of the GSO Bumper and Muddy Dog wheels.
  
• Decreased the amount of time that it takes for a Cab to explode after health reaches zero from 3 seconds to 1 second.

• Sumo, Gauntlet and R&D Test Chamber may start with an initial noticeable stutter depending on how many Tech snapshots are present in the TerraTech folder.
  
• Anchored blocks can be placed in close proximity to each other, causing them to overlap.
  
• Multiple resources travelling close to each other along Conveyors may generate bottlenecks and clog bases up, especially around Refineries and Filters.

27 October

Early Access Release Notes - Version 0.7.8

• Added GSO Techa Track to Grade 4.
  
• Added GeoCorp Anchored Mass SCU to Grade 3.
  
• Added Venture Bub Spoiler to Grade 1.
  
• Added 5 Venture streamlined blocks:
  
  • Added Venture Hooked Beak Block to Grade 1.
    
  • Added Venture Small Dino Block to Grade 1.
    
  • Added Venture Medium Dino Block to Grade 2.
    
  • Added Venture Large Dino Block to Grade 3.
    
  • Added Venture Duck Bill Block to Grade 3.
• Added Venture Zero Propeller to Grade 3.
  
• Added Hawkeye Anchored Maze SCU to Grade 3.
  
• Added Venture Pinwheel Propeller to Grade 1.
  
• Added Venture Rudder Tip Wings (both left and right) to Grade 3.
  
• Added EXP 2-Way Explosive Bolt, unlockable at GSO Grade 3 (only available to R&D Test Chamber owners).
  
• Added EXP 6-Way Explosive Bolt, unlockable at GSO Grade 5 (only available to R&D Test Chamber owners).
  
• Added 9 new GeoCorp Bumper Blocks. This set of blocks can be used to make strong Bull Bars, Bumpers and Rams.
  
• GeoCorp Half Block.
  
• GeoCorp Half Corner Block.
  
• GeoCorp Long Half Block.
  
• GeoCorp Behemoth Wheel - which is now the biggest wheel in the game.
  
• GeoCorp Anchored Delivery Cannon Block.
  
• EXP Anchored Plasma Furnace Generator Block (R&D Test Chamber only).
  
• Added the Hawkeye Anchored Delivery Cannon to Grade 2.
  
• Graduated the Pacemaker Block from EXP to GSO Grade 3.
  
• Graduated the Dropper Block from EXP to GSO Grade 3.
  
• Graduated the Short Fork Springer Wheel from EXP to Venture Grade 3.
  
• Graduated the Mid Fork Springer Wheel from EXP to Venture Grade 3.
  
• Graduated the Long Fork Springer Wheel from EXP to Venture Grade 3.
  
• Added 12 new EXP axle & bearing and ball & socket blocks for multi-Tech builds (only available to R&D Test Chamber owners).
  
  • EXP Small Axle - an axle with built in caps, to be used with the small bearing.
    
  • EXP Small Bearing - to be used with the axle block above.
    
  • EXP Small Inverted Axle - a variant type of axle that requires its own caps.
    
  • EXP Small Cap - a cap which is good for holding bearings onto an inverted axle.
    
  • EXP Small Ball - the ball for a ball and socket joint.
    
  • EXP Small Socket - the socket for a ball and socket joint.
    
  • EXP Small Pole - a pole which is good to add to the ball on a ball and socket joint.
    
  • EXP Medium Axle - a larger axle.
    
  • EXP Medium Pole - a longer pole
    
  • EXP Medium Bearing - a larger bearing.
    
  • EXP Medium Ball - a larger ball.
    
  • EXP Medium Socket - a larger socket.
    
  • EXP Medium Pole - a longer pole

• Updated the GeoCorp License mission in which resources must be gathered and delivered to a new NPC.
  
• Added new “Find Delivery Crate” missions for all corporations; these missions task the player to find a delivery crate within an area marked on the radar; if not found within the time limit, an enemy Tech arrives to guard the crate and must be defeated.

• Can now save games to a new game save slot or overwrite an existing game save slot.
  
• Can also rename and delete existing game save slots.

• Can select a particular point on the Tech for the Build Mode camera to look at with Right Mouse Button.
  
• This only works while in Build Mode.
  
• Improved the zoom range on large Techs to allow zooming in further.

• New physics sounds for blocks, Tech collision and resource chunks.
  
• Weapons balanced and lowered in the mix
  
• Manufacturing resource calling beep reduced.
  
• General mix tweaks and bug fixes.
  
• Sound added when anchoring/unanchoring Techs.
  
• Sound added to deploying Techs from Inventory.

• Block Tweaks:
  
  • Increased the health of all armour blocks for GSO, GeoCorp and Hawkeye.
    
  • Increased the mass and health of the GSO Bumper, Muddy Dog and Ground Clearing wheels.
    
  • Decreased the weight of the GSO SCU.
    
  • Updated the selection of blocks that each corporation's Payload Terminal always offer for sale. Each one now includes a selection of basic blocks, where appropriate.
• Techs created as a result of splitting a larger Tech have their AI default to Guard/Follow mode. (Normally spawned AI default to Idle.)

• Fixed issue where starting the Crafty Mike IV mission could crash the game.
  
• Added a fix to the Learn to Fly mission to prevent players sending the plane to their SCU before the mission has been completed.
  
• Fixed bug that could cause scenery in damaged state to float above the terrain.
  
• Fixed issue where trees would regrow through a player’s base.

• Sumo, Gauntlet and R&D Test Chamber may start with an initial noticeable stutter depending on how many Tech snapshots are present in the TerraTech folder.
  
• Anchored blocks can be placed in close proximity to each other, causing them to overlap.
  
• Multiple resources travelling close to each other along Conveyors may generate bottlenecks and clog bases up, especially around Refineries and Filters.