Heya folks, got another update for you, sorry for the long delay since the last update but it took us awhile to work most of the kinks out of the new tree system but it also gave us time to add a bunch of fun new stuff.

We totally re-did the tree system, which unfortunately means your trees and bushes will be wiped from existing maps and you'll probably see some fruits floating in the air where the trees/bushes used to be. You may need to use the sandbox menu to generate another map, grab some fruits, and then eat them to get the seeds to begin repopulating your pre-patch worlds with trees. On the plus side, the new trees look and work a lot better, and more details about the system are below in the notes.

We changed a lot of the behind the scenes stuff related to saving items, creatures, projects and bushes, so definitely let us know if you notice any weirdness with things not being saved correctly.

Let us know if you notice any major performance changes, the new way we're saving items may cause some lag and if so we have some ways to speed it up but we're not sure if it will cause a problem yet.

Most of the new content this update was a direct result of the feedback we've been getting from players, so we want to everyone out there for their suggestions and criticisms =) If you run into any issues, let us know in the comments, the forums or you can email us directly at playsignsoflife@gmail.com

• Added 3 new creatures
  
  • Sulfur gas creature - Found at medium or deeper depth
    
    
  • Plant creature - Found occasionally on the surface of the planet
    
    
  • Goat - Found on the surface of the planet
    
• New tree system
  
  
  • 4 total tree types, each with their own fruit type (including 3 new fruits) that return a seed to your inventory when eaten.
    
  • 2 wood types, one contains sap and the other contains rubber
    
  • Trees now grow slowly, but grow while you are away (even when you are offline)
    
  • Fruit now grows slower, but also grows while you are away
    
  • Trees re-grow limbs as long as you don't cut it down to a stump.
    
  • In order to remove a tree, you must destroy the stump with an axe.
    
  • You cannot break the blocks under a tree.
• Tree tap item added, can be attached to a tree limb or trunk and generates sap or rubber over time. Holds up to 20 sap or rubber at a time.
  
  
• Added a Material Grinder that grinds up basic materials like stone and granite in order to find trace metals.
  
  
• Added a Backglider - Allows you to glide while falling and holding the jump button
  
  
• Sulfur gas gun - Fires blasts of sulfur gas
  
  
• Razor Leaf Sword
  
• Added 4 new materials
  
  • Laminous Wing
    
  • Gas Bladder
    
  • Sulfurous Ash
    
  • Razor Leaf Blade
• Added 3 new fruits
  
  • Jiggly Fruit
    
  • Delicious Fruit
    
  • Sweet Fruit
• Added 3 new seeds
  
  • Jiggly Fruit Seed
    
  • Delicious Fruit Seed
    
  • Sweet Fruit Seed

• Backglider - 2x Laminous Wing, 4x Bone
  
• Sulfur Gas Gun - 1x Gas Bladder, 3x Plastic, 4x Iron Ingot
  
• Razor Leaf Sword - 1x Razor Leaf Blade, 4x Plant Fibers
  
• Tree Tap - 3x Iron Ingots
  
• Sulfuruous Ash - 1x Sulfur, Requires a mortar and pestle tool as well as a heat source
  
• Material Grinder - 8x Plastic, 12x Iron, 4x Unrefined Glass

• Added a loot all button to containers that takes every item from a container and puts it in your inventory
  
• Added buttons to the GPS Device. You can still use the mouse and scroll wheel to navigate, but now there are some buttons too.
  
  
  • A button for centering on the player
    
  • A button for zooming in and out as well as a zoom level display
    
  • A button for panning around the map
• Replaced ore sprites on the GPS Device, more sprites coming for bones/coal/anthracite/amber
  
• GPS Device mineral scan visibility duration doubled
  
• Added a funky holo effect thing to the background of the GPS Device
  
• Added the ability to label containers. Labelled containers will show the text over the container item while inside other containers.
  
  
• Blocks with rounded corners should no longer leave gaps when placed next to each other. Let us know if you notice blocks that still leave annoying gaps

• Flint and Rocks are now throwable
  
• Reduced blue flying creature spawn rate a bit

• Changed the way the world is saved - This should fix several minor bugs such as items popping out of containers, items not saving proper positions in containers, as well as some dupe bugs related to containers. Let us know if you notice any issues with saving, such as items disappearing after quitting and loading the game
  
• Fixed buggy player movement while walking on rotated/flipped sloped blocks
  
• Possible fix for issue related to not gaining fullness upon eating
  
• Fix for an issue related to crafting using items taken from a worktable in the world
  
• Fixed a crash related to sound effects during the intro escape pod section. The crash should only happen on systems without a sound device, and there will likely be other crashes but this should fix the first one and we'll go from there.
  
• Fixed a bug that would cause the kinetic inductor to not work when encumbered
  
• Fixed an issue that would prevent you from splitting items in containers in the world
  
• Fixed the AGIS button the HUD
  
• The players fists are now "unequipped" when you die

Heya folks, got another update for you, sorry for the long delay since the last update but it took us awhile to work most of the kinks out of the new tree system but it also gave us time to add a bunch of fun new stuff.

We totally re-did the tree system, which unfortunately means your trees and bushes will be wiped from existing maps and you'll probably see some fruits floating in the air where the trees/bushes used to be. You may need to use the sandbox menu to generate another map, grab some fruits, and then eat them to get the seeds to begin repopulating your pre-patch worlds with trees. On the plus side, the new trees look and work a lot better, and more details about the system are below in the notes.

We changed a lot of the behind the scenes stuff related to saving items, creatures, projects and bushes, so definitely let us know if you notice any weirdness with things not being saved correctly.

Let us know if you notice any major performance changes, the new way we're saving items may cause some lag and if so we have some ways to speed it up but we're not sure if it will cause a problem yet.

Most of the new content this update was a direct result of the feedback we've been getting from players, so we want to everyone out there for their suggestions and criticisms =) If you run into any issues, let us know in the comments, the forums or you can email us directly at playsignsoflife@gmail.com

• Added 3 new creatures
  
  • Sulfur gas creature - Found at medium or deeper depth
    
    
  • Plant creature - Found occasionally on the surface of the planet
    
    
  • Goat - Found on the surface of the planet
    
• New tree system
  
  
  • 4 total tree types, each with their own fruit type (including 3 new fruits) that return a seed to your inventory when eaten.
    
  • 2 wood types, one contains sap and the other contains rubber
    
  • Trees now grow slowly, but grow while you are away (even when you are offline)
    
  • Fruit now grows slower, but also grows while you are away
    
  • Trees re-grow limbs as long as you don't cut it down to a stump.
    
  • In order to remove a tree, you must destroy the stump with an axe.
    
  • You cannot break the blocks under a tree.
• Tree tap item added, can be attached to a tree limb or trunk and generates sap or rubber over time. Holds up to 20 sap or rubber at a time.
  
  
• Added a Material Grinder that grinds up basic materials like stone and granite in order to find trace metals.
  
  
• Added a Backglider - Allows you to glide while falling and holding the jump button
  
  
• Sulfur gas gun - Fires blasts of sulfur gas
  
  
• Razor Leaf Sword
  
• Added 4 new materials
  
  • Laminous Wing
    
  • Gas Bladder
    
  • Sulfurous Ash
    
  • Razor Leaf Blade
• Added 3 new fruits
  
  • Jiggly Fruit
    
  • Delicious Fruit
    
  • Sweet Fruit
• Added 3 new seeds
  
  • Jiggly Fruit Seed
    
  • Delicious Fruit Seed
    
  • Sweet Fruit Seed

• Backglider - 2x Laminous Wing, 4x Bone
  
• Sulfur Gas Gun - 1x Gas Bladder, 3x Plastic, 4x Iron Ingot
  
• Razor Leaf Sword - 1x Razor Leaf Blade, 4x Plant Fibers
  
• Tree Tap - 3x Iron Ingots
  
• Sulfuruous Ash - 1x Sulfur, Requires a mortar and pestle tool as well as a heat source
  
• Material Grinder - 8x Plastic, 12x Iron, 4x Unrefined Glass

• Added a loot all button to containers that takes every item from a container and puts it in your inventory
  
• Added buttons to the GPS Device. You can still use the mouse and scroll wheel to navigate, but now there are some buttons too.
  
  
  • A button for centering on the player
    
  • A button for zooming in and out as well as a zoom level display
    
  • A button for panning around the map
• Replaced ore sprites on the GPS Device, more sprites coming for bones/coal/anthracite/amber
  
• GPS Device mineral scan visibility duration doubled
  
• Added a funky holo effect thing to the background of the GPS Device
  
• Added the ability to label containers. Labelled containers will show the text over the container item while inside other containers.
  
  
• Blocks with rounded corners should no longer leave gaps when placed next to each other. Let us know if you notice blocks that still leave annoying gaps

• Flint and Rocks are now throwable
  
• Reduced blue flying creature spawn rate a bit

• Changed the way the world is saved - This should fix several minor bugs such as items popping out of containers, items not saving proper positions in containers, as well as some dupe bugs related to containers. Let us know if you notice any issues with saving, such as items disappearing after quitting and loading the game
  
• Fixed buggy player movement while walking on rotated/flipped sloped blocks
  
• Possible fix for issue related to not gaining fullness upon eating
  
• Fix for an issue related to crafting using items taken from a worktable in the world
  
• Fixed a crash related to sound effects during the intro escape pod section. The crash should only happen on systems without a sound device, and there will likely be other crashes but this should fix the first one and we'll go from there.
  
• Fixed a bug that would cause the kinetic inductor to not work when encumbered
  
• Fixed an issue that would prevent you from splitting items in containers in the world
  
• Fixed the AGIS button the HUD
  
• The players fists are now "unequipped" when you die

Update time, yay! Got some fun new toys and features for you folks, let us know if you run into any issues. We changed the way the static lighting works a bit (with torches, etc) so let us know if you notice any reduction in performance. As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts, so don't be shy and let us know what you think in the comments =)

• Added the teleporter project! Build two, set them to the same symbol and instantly transport yourself (and anything inside the teleporter) across the world.
  
  
• Added a deployable turret! It loads 9mm ammo and must be retracted to pick it up. Prevents mob spawning nearby.
  
  
• Added flare arrows (Flarrow!)
  
  
• Added Bone Arrows

• Steel turret - 1x Microchip, 1x Steel Machine Parts, 1x Steel Gun Parts, 1x Large Battery, 1x D6 Polymer (Requires Material Printer)
  
• Flare arrows - 1x Aluminum Ingot, 1x Bauxite Ore, 1x Iron Ore (Makes 3)
  
• Bone arrows - 1x Bone, 5x Sticks, 5x Feathers (Makes 5)
  
• Power Core - 3x Large Battery, 3x Steel Ingots, 3x Plastic, 1x Refined Rose Quartz (Requires Material Printer)

• Added cursor icons when hovering over things. Let us know if you notice things that we missed that you think should have cursors.
  
  
• Fixed some issues with the medium and large fonts.

• Added reload animation to grenade launchers.
  
• Reduced regeneration salve effect by half, it was pretty overpowered considering you could use 2 and combine it with the health regen from being well fed.
  
• Doubled energy regen per step of kinetic inductor

• Changed saving method for player inventory, should be backwards compatible but let us know if you notice any missing items or anything like that.
  
• Disabled connection to local server by default, may cause issues so let us know if you have problems dropping items, things not working as expected, etc. This should fix the issue for people who were having problems dropping items.
  
• Changing font with a dialogue box open will now properly resize the dialogue box.
  
• Changed static lighting system (torches, etc) to hopefully be a bit more optimized. Should result in fewer hitches with lots of static lights, let us know if you see a reduction in performance.
  
• Kinetic inductors now properly stop working when unequipped

Update time, yay! Got some fun new toys and features for you folks, let us know if you run into any issues. We changed the way the static lighting works a bit (with torches, etc) so let us know if you notice any reduction in performance. As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts, so don't be shy and let us know what you think in the comments =)

• Added the teleporter project! Build two, set them to the same symbol and instantly transport yourself (and anything inside the teleporter) across the world.
  
  
• Added a deployable turret! It loads 9mm ammo and must be retracted to pick it up. Prevents mob spawning nearby.
  
  
• Added flare arrows (Flarrow!)
  
  
• Added Bone Arrows

• Steel turret - 1x Microchip, 1x Steel Machine Parts, 1x Steel Gun Parts, 1x Large Battery, 1x D6 Polymer (Requires Material Printer)
  
• Flare arrows - 1x Aluminum Ingot, 1x Bauxite Ore, 1x Iron Ore (Makes 3)
  
• Bone arrows - 1x Bone, 5x Sticks, 5x Feathers (Makes 5)
  
• Power Core - 3x Large Battery, 3x Steel Ingots, 3x Plastic, 1x Refined Rose Quartz (Requires Material Printer)

• Added cursor icons when hovering over things. Let us know if you notice things that we missed that you think should have cursors.
  
  
• Fixed some issues with the medium and large fonts.

• Added reload animation to grenade launchers.
  
• Reduced regeneration salve effect by half, it was pretty overpowered considering you could use 2 and combine it with the health regen from being well fed.
  
• Doubled energy regen per step of kinetic inductor

• Changed saving method for player inventory, should be backwards compatible but let us know if you notice any missing items or anything like that.
  
• Disabled connection to local server by default, may cause issues so let us know if you have problems dropping items, things not working as expected, etc. This should fix the issue for people who were having problems dropping items.
  
• Changing font with a dialogue box open will now properly resize the dialogue box.
  
• Changed static lighting system (torches, etc) to hopefully be a bit more optimized. Should result in fewer hitches with lots of static lights, let us know if you see a reduction in performance.
  
• Kinetic inductors now properly stop working when unequipped

Hey folks, I have a small update for ya. Normally I'd hold off until we had a more substantial update ready, but we found a bug with the item details that would occasionally cause items to get removed when you attempted to split a stack so we went ahead and pushed out what we had so far. We also made some balance changes to picks and guns which should make fighting armored creatures a bit less annoying, but we may still need to raise their health amounts to make up for the change, so let us know what you think.

• Added a trash container that holds deleted items until you leave the game. This should be useful if you accidentally delete an item.
  

• You should no longer open the key item pouch through other containers when you right click
  
• Fixed some graphical weirdness with equipping items in the MEG menu with right click

• You can now dig multiple background blocks simultaneously with the proper upgrades (Meant to be in the last update, but its here now!)
  
• Pick damage reduced, but picks now pierce through armored creatures
  
• Most bullets (not shotgun pellets) now partially pierce armored creatures (reduce armor by half)
  
• You can no longer equip batteries from power sockets menus.

• Fixed an issue with the item detail popup buttons (items getting deleted when split, etc)
  
• Fixed a bug that would cause basic smelters to pause their progress
  
• Fixed beds not making you go to sleep
  
• Fixed some minor tooltip issues
  
• Fixed some dupes/issues with the crafting/build menus

Hey folks, I have a small update for ya. Normally I'd hold off until we had a more substantial update ready, but we found a bug with the item details that would occasionally cause items to get removed when you attempted to split a stack so we went ahead and pushed out what we had so far. We also made some balance changes to picks and guns which should make fighting armored creatures a bit less annoying, but we may still need to raise their health amounts to make up for the change, so let us know what you think.

• Added a trash container that holds deleted items until you leave the game. This should be useful if you accidentally delete an item.
  

• You should no longer open the key item pouch through other containers when you right click
  
• Fixed some graphical weirdness with equipping items in the MEG menu with right click

• You can now dig multiple background blocks simultaneously with the proper upgrades (Meant to be in the last update, but its here now!)
  
• Pick damage reduced, but picks now pierce through armored creatures
  
• Most bullets (not shotgun pellets) now partially pierce armored creatures (reduce armor by half)
  
• You can no longer equip batteries from power sockets menus.

• Fixed an issue with the item detail popup buttons (items getting deleted when split, etc)
  
• Fixed a bug that would cause basic smelters to pause their progress
  
• Fixed beds not making you go to sleep
  
• Fixed some minor tooltip issues
  
• Fixed some dupes/issues with the crafting/build menus

We've got a brand spankin' new patch ready for you folks, featuring mostly quality of life improvements that we've been working on the last several weeks. Most of this update came directly from feedback we've received on the forums and elsewhere, so I just want to say thanks to everyone who is playing Signs of Life and giving us suggestions and feedback. As always, we more than welcome your comments and concerns with the update, so don't be shy and let us know your thoughts =)

• Added a popout map when you right click the GPS device
  
  
• Rubies now increase the number of blocks you can dig simultaneously with the wrist laser, max of 6.
  
  
• Added Grenade Launcher
  
  
• Added jeweler and munition pouch that collect gems and ammo respectively

• Grenade Launcher (3x Steel Ingots, 1x Rubber, 1x Launcher Parts)
  
• Launcher Grenades (1x Steel Ingot, 1x Propellant, 1x Black Powder)
  
• Jeweler Pouch (5x Hide)
  
• Munition Pouch (5x Hide)

• Added buff tooltip labels and duration display
  
  
• Added search box to crafting menu
  
• Added expand/collapse all buttons to the crafting menu
  
• Item quantities now display on top of all items in a container
  
• Darkened the background of the minimap to make it more visible
  
• Brightend the minimap lines
  
• Added a whole bunch of tooltips

• Increased damage of the ant queen scythe to 10
  
• Destroyed projects now drop all the items they cost to craft
  
• Added a GPS device to the starting escape pod on new characters

• Fixed a bug related to middle clicking power cores while they are in power sockets
  
• Fixed some spots where animations could get stuck, let us know if you experience any more
  
• Fixed a crash related to having apostrophes in your save path
  
• Fixed a physics bug related to the jump jet

We've got a brand spankin' new patch ready for you folks, featuring mostly quality of life improvements that we've been working on the last several weeks. Most of this update came directly from feedback we've received on the forums and elsewhere, so I just want to say thanks to everyone who is playing Signs of Life and giving us suggestions and feedback. As always, we more than welcome your comments and concerns with the update, so don't be shy and let us know your thoughts =)

• Added a popout map when you right click the GPS device
  
  
• Rubies now increase the number of blocks you can dig simultaneously with the wrist laser, max of 6.
  
  
• Added Grenade Launcher
  
  
• Added jeweler and munition pouch that collect gems and ammo respectively

• Grenade Launcher (3x Steel Ingots, 1x Rubber, 1x Launcher Parts)
  
• Launcher Grenades (1x Steel Ingot, 1x Propellant, 1x Black Powder)
  
• Jeweler Pouch (5x Hide)
  
• Munition Pouch (5x Hide)

• Added buff tooltip labels and duration display
  
  
• Added search box to crafting menu
  
• Added expand/collapse all buttons to the crafting menu
  
• Item quantities now display on top of all items in a container
  
• Darkened the background of the minimap to make it more visible
  
• Brightend the minimap lines
  
• Added a whole bunch of tooltips

• Increased damage of the ant queen scythe to 10
  
• Destroyed projects now drop all the items they cost to craft
  
• Added a GPS device to the starting escape pod on new characters

• Fixed a bug related to middle clicking power cores while they are in power sockets
  
• Fixed some spots where animations could get stuck, let us know if you experience any more
  
• Fixed a crash related to having apostrophes in your save path
  
• Fixed a physics bug related to the jump jet

Heya folks, got another update for ya. Its a bit light on content as we've been putting most of our content creation time towards working on the intro/tutorial (which is coming along freakin' awesome) but we have quite a few bug fixes and UI changes for ya based on the feedback we've been getting on our forums. As always, we'd love to hear from you if you have any suggestions or run into any issues with the update =)

• Impact Rod
  
  
• Added Ore Scanning alternate fire mode to Wrist Scanner
  
  
• Added punching as a default melee weapon
  

• Impact Rod (6x Tin Ingots, 4x Plastic, 4x Tin Rivets)
  
• Impact Rod Ammo(1x Tin Ingots, 1x Copper Wire, 1x Black Powder)

• Minimap size and brightness increased
  
• Wrist terrain scanning changed to left mouse button by default
  
• Added edge peek option to settings menu
  
• Added keybinds for the Equipment menu, MEG tool, Crafting window and Projects window
  
• Ammo is now displayed on the active scroll slot for a second while scrolling
  
• Hovering over scroll slots now shows the name of the item in the slot
  
• Fixed some of the issues with font size rendering after changing font sizes
  
• Analyzing crafting requirements will now give you the recipe for that item if it exists
  
• You can now analyze crafting requirements by right clicking on them
  
• Added a crafting category in materials for bricks
  
• Fixed UI display issue on equipped batteries
  
• Added achievements for crafting gems

• Reduced energy cost of wrist map scanner
  
• Lowered granite and marble deposit densities to match block density
  
• Basic smelter now requires mud bricks instead of regular bricks
  
• Increased number of rocks and flint during world generation

• Fixed a bug that would sometimes result in incorrect collisions on melee weapons
  
• Fixed a bug that resulted in 2x the proper encumbrance from shields
  
• Fixed a crash related to foreign languages and certain dialogue boxes
  
• Fixed a crash related to planting grass seeds
  
• Fixed a crash related to changing keybinds without a selected character
  
• Added a workaround for people who had items disappearing when dropped in world from inventory, probably still has issues but let us know
  
• Fixed a bug that would let you take items from the crafting window
  
• Fixed an issue related to switching weapons during a roll
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause prefabs to overlap during world generation
  
• Fixed winter hat recipe
  
• Fixed a crash related to certain dialogue boxes
  
• Fixed a bug related to using high velocity ammo on SMGs
  
• Fixed an issue that could result in ant tunnels generating over certain underground bases

• Mobs that block the player no longer act as trampolines (almost sorry)
  
• Reduced mob spawning a bit
  
• Further reduced flyer spawn rate

Heya folks, got another update for ya. Its a bit light on content as we've been putting most of our content creation time towards working on the intro/tutorial (which is coming along freakin' awesome) but we have quite a few bug fixes and UI changes for ya based on the feedback we've been getting on our forums. As always, we'd love to hear from you if you have any suggestions or run into any issues with the update =)

• Impact Rod
  
  
• Added Ore Scanning alternate fire mode to Wrist Scanner
  
  
• Added punching as a default melee weapon
  

• Impact Rod (6x Tin Ingots, 4x Plastic, 4x Tin Rivets)
  
• Impact Rod Ammo(1x Tin Ingots, 1x Copper Wire, 1x Black Powder)

• Minimap size and brightness increased
  
• Wrist terrain scanning changed to left mouse button by default
  
• Added edge peek option to settings menu
  
• Added keybinds for the Equipment menu, MEG tool, Crafting window and Projects window
  
• Ammo is now displayed on the active scroll slot for a second while scrolling
  
• Hovering over scroll slots now shows the name of the item in the slot
  
• Fixed some of the issues with font size rendering after changing font sizes
  
• Analyzing crafting requirements will now give you the recipe for that item if it exists
  
• You can now analyze crafting requirements by right clicking on them
  
• Added a crafting category in materials for bricks
  
• Fixed UI display issue on equipped batteries
  
• Added achievements for crafting gems

• Reduced energy cost of wrist map scanner
  
• Lowered granite and marble deposit densities to match block density
  
• Basic smelter now requires mud bricks instead of regular bricks
  
• Increased number of rocks and flint during world generation

• Fixed a bug that would sometimes result in incorrect collisions on melee weapons
  
• Fixed a bug that resulted in 2x the proper encumbrance from shields
  
• Fixed a crash related to foreign languages and certain dialogue boxes
  
• Fixed a crash related to planting grass seeds
  
• Fixed a crash related to changing keybinds without a selected character
  
• Added a workaround for people who had items disappearing when dropped in world from inventory, probably still has issues but let us know
  
• Fixed a bug that would let you take items from the crafting window
  
• Fixed an issue related to switching weapons during a roll
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause prefabs to overlap during world generation
  
• Fixed winter hat recipe
  
• Fixed a crash related to certain dialogue boxes
  
• Fixed a bug related to using high velocity ammo on SMGs
  
• Fixed an issue that could result in ant tunnels generating over certain underground bases

• Mobs that block the player no longer act as trampolines (almost sorry)
  
• Reduced mob spawning a bit
  
• Further reduced flyer spawn rate