Find out how to switch from the TerraTech main branch to the TT_Unstable Beta branch here.

Minor Tweaks:

• Press the C key to quickly switch between control schemes.
  
• Multi-binding is now supported in control schemes:
  
  • Players can set the same movement key pairs to control multiple axes, e.g. A & D both control Roll and Yaw.
    
  • Players can also set two different movement pairs for one axis, e.g. both W & S and Up & Down can both accelerate and reverse.
    
  • Doubling will not extend to the Options Menu Key Bind screen."
• Improved the handling of a Tech with hover pads when going over trees.
  
• The example Techs in Creative Mode have now been updated.
  
• Remnants of destroyed rocks no longer block Tech spawning positions.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue preventing the player from right-clicking on objects to interact with them when the Tech Loader is open.
  
• Fixed issue preventing ability to swap Techs, even though there seems to be enough free space.
  
• Fixed issue with Techs jittering uncontrollably when holding blocks with a magnet.
  
• Fixed issue with Venture hover pads bouncing uncontrollably when no input is given.
  
• Fixed issue causing Tech deployment bubbles to interact with Techs that have hover pads.
  
• Fixed issue causing a stabilising computer to conflict with throttle controls when attached to a Tech with hover pads.
  
• Fixed bug preventing Repair Bubbles to be turned on if Shield Bubbles are turned off using Better Future block controller switches.
  
• Fixed bug preventing propellers from spinning with Thrust 1 controls when Better Future stabilising computers are onboard.
  
• Fixed issue with loading Techs from snapshots, causing Up Conveyors to load in unconnected.
  
• Fixed issue causing AI controlled multi-Techs to explode upon splitting.
  
• Corporation icons on XP bars now appear at the correct brightness.

Known Major Issues:

• Wheels may orientate incorrectly in particular situations based on their relative position from the Tech's centre of mass.
  
• Multiple resources travelling close to each other along Conveyors may generate bottlenecks and clog bases up, especially around Refineries and Filters.
  
• Translations for non-English language support is work-in-progress for most languages.

Find out how to switch from the TerraTech main branch to the TT_Unstable Beta branch here.

Minor Tweaks:

• The lights on top of the block controller turn on/off based on which categories are selected.
  
• When resetting controls to default, a confirmation dialogue box has been added to prevent accidentally resetting.

Bug Fixes:

• Hover Techs with stabilisers are now able to stop completely, even when on gentle slopes.
  
• On certain flying Tech designs, holding the button to pitch down whilst flying using the button bound to power the propellers will cause the propellers to reverse and stall while in the air. This has now been fixed.
  
• Fixed issue with player unable to switch a Tech to an enemy using 'T' key if it has been binded to another function by making it non-rebindable. Other keys with functionality have also been added to the list of non-remappable keys.

Known Major Issues:

• Wheels may orientate incorrectly in particular situations based on their relative position from the Tech's centre of mass.
  
• Multiple resources travelling close to each other along Conveyors may generate bottlenecks and clog bases up, especially around Refineries and Filters.
  
• Translations for non-English language support is work-in-progress for most languages.

Find out how to switch from the TerraTech main branch to the TT_Unstable Beta branch here.

Design Tweaks:

• Reduced the energy burn rate of both Better Future Anti-gravity Engines by 50%.
  
• Reduced all Steering Hover Blocks power by 25%.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed bug where the Hover Power Controller function will not reset when removed from a Tech.
  
• Game now prevents a snapshot to be renamed with a blank name.
  
• When trying to load a Tech, the list of missing blocks now updates when some are acquired.
  
• The Tech Loader search bar now has a 30 character limit to match the snapshot name limit
  
• Fixed bug with radial menu tootip not dismissing properly and obscuring controls as it doesn't get dismissed.
  
• Fixed crash when losing in Ranked Sumo when the Tech has never been controlled.

Known Major Issues:

• Multiple resources travelling close to each other along Conveyors may generate bottlenecks and clog bases up, especially around Refineries and Filters.
  
• Translations for non-English language support is work-in-progress for most languages.

Find out how to switch from the TerraTech main branch to the TT_Unstable Beta branch here.

New features / content / improvements:

• Control schemes added to allow customisable game controls for different types of vehicles.
  
• Anti-gravity blocks allow Techs to float.
  
• Better Future Block Controller Switch allows Anti-gravity, Shield Bubbles, Repair Bubbles and Hover Pads to be independently turned on and off.
  
• Better Future Hover Power Controller allows Hover Pads to be turned on and off and for the hover height to be adjusted.
  
• Tech Loader enhancements.

New Better Future blocks added to R&D Test Chamber:

• Weapon Blocks
  
  • Better Future Speed Lance Laser
    
  • Better Future Gatling Laser
• Accessory Blocks:
  
  • Better Future Stabilising Computer
    
  • Better Future Active Single Axis Gyro
    
  • Better Future Trim Gyro
    
  • Better Future Passive All Axis Gyro
    
  • Better Future Block Controller Switch
    
  • Better Future Hover Power Controller
• Flight Blocks
  
  • Better Future Anti-gravity Pip Engine
    
  • Better Future Small Air Brake
    
  • Better Future Medium Booster
    
  • Better Future Anti-gravity Apple Engine
    
  • Better Future Small Fuel Tank
    
  • Better Future Linear Motion Engine
    
  • Better Future Medium Air Brake

2nd set of Better Future blocks now available for everyone in Creative Mode:

• Standard Blocks
  
  • Better Future Two Block
    
  • Better Future Three Block
    
  • Better Future Four Block
    
  • Better Future Five Block
    
  • Better Future Chassis One
    
  • Better Future Chassis Two
    
  • Better Future Chassis Three
    
  • Better Future Chassis Four
• Wheel Blocks
  
  • Better Future Small Skid Landing Gear
    
  • Better Future Medium Skid Landing Gear
    
  • Better Future Large Skid Landing Gear
• Weapon Blocks
  
  • Better Future Laser Rifle
    
  • Better Future Assault Laser Streamlined
• Accessory Blocks:
  
  • Better Future Medium Skid Light

Known Major Issues:

• Multiple resources travelling close to each other along Conveyors may generate bottlenecks and clog bases up, especially around Refineries and Filters.
  
• Translations for non-English language support is work-in-progress for most languages.

Find out how to switch from the TerraTech main branch to the TT_Unstable Beta branch here.

1st set of Better Future blocks now available for everyone in Creative Mode:

• Standard Blocks
  
  • Better Future One Block
    
  • Better Future Faired One Block
    
  • Better Future Blanked One Block
    
  • Better Future Stream One Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Two Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Three Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Four Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Five Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Corner One Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Corner Two Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Corner Three Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Corner Four Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Corner Five Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Two Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Three Left Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Three Right Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Four Left Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Four Right Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Five Left Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Five Right Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Extender Two Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Extender Three Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Extender Four Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Extender Five Block
    
  • Better Future Fin
  
  
• Control
  
  • Better Future eCab
  
  
• Wheels
  
  • Better Future Small Angled Halo Wheel
    
  • Better Future Small Straight Halo Wheel
    
  • Better Future Small Side Halo Wheel
    
  • Better Future Medium Straight Halo Wheel
    
  • Better Future Medium Side Halo Wheel
  
  
• Accessories
  
  • Better Future Gyro
  
  
• Flight
  
  • Better Future Medium Outside Wing
    
  • Better Future Medium Middle Wing
    
  • Better Future Small Wing
    
  • Better Future Small Hover Ring
    
  • Better Future Large Hover Ring
    
  • Better Future Orb Booster
    
  • Better Future Left Medium Hover Flipper
    
  • Better Future Right Medium Hover Flipper
    
  • Better Future Left Large Hover Flipper
    
  • Better Future Right Large Hover Flipper
    
  • Better Future Medium Fuel Tank
    
  • Better Future Large Steering Hover
    
  • Better Future Medium Steering Hover
    
  • Better Future Small Steering Hover
    
  • Better Future Small Ion Drive
    
  • Better Future Medium Ion Drive

New Better Future blocks added to R&D Test Chamber:

• Standard Blocks
  
  • Better Future Two Block
    
  • Better Future Three Block
    
  • Better Future Four Block
    
  • Better Future Five Block
    
  • Better Future Chassis One
    
  • Better Future Chassis Two
    
  • Better Future Chassis Three
    
  • Better Future Chassis Four
  
  
• Wheel Blocks
  
  • Better Future Small Skid Landing Gear
    
  • Better Future Medium Skid Landing Gear
    
  • Better Future Large Skid Landing Gear
  
  
• Weapon Blocks
  
  • Better Future Laser Rifle
    
  • Better Future Assault Laser Streamlined
  
  
• Accessory Blocks:
  
  • Better Future Medium Skid Light

Known Major Issues:

• The tooltips for the Better Future Ion Drives incorrectly say "Spins" instead of "Thrusts."
  
• Crafty Business IV might not complete correctly at the first attempt. If this happens, cancel the mission, then accept it again. The mission should now complete correctly.
  
• Multiple resources travelling close to each other along Conveyors may generate bottlenecks and clog bases up, especially around Refineries and Filters.
  
• Translations for non-English language support is work-in-progress for most languages.

Find out how to switch from the TerraTech main branch to the TT_Unstable Beta branch here.

New Better Future blocks added to R&D Test Chamber:

• Standard Blocks
  
  • Better Future One Block
    
  • Better Future Faired One Block
    
  • Better Future Blanked One Block
    
  • Better Future Stream One Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Two Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Three Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Four Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Five Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Corner One Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Corner Two Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Corner Three Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Corner Four Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Corner Five Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Two Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Three Left Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Three Right Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Four Left Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Four Right Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Five Left Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Wide Five Right Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Extender Two Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Extender Three Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Extender Four Block
    
  • Better Future Stream Extender Five Block
    
  • Better Future Fin
• Control
  
  • Better Future eCab
• Wheels
  
  • Better Future Small Angled Halo Wheel
    
  • Better Future Small Straight Halo Wheel
    
  • Better Future Small Side Halo Wheel
    
  • Better Future Medium Straight Halo Wheel
    
  • Better Future Medium Side Halo Wheel
• Accessories
  
  • Better Future Gyro
• Flight
  
  • Better Future Medium Outside Wing
    
  • Better Future Medium Middle Wing
    
  • Better Future Small Wing
    
  • Better Future Small Hover Ring
    
  • Better Future Large Hover Ring
    
  • Better Future Orb Booster
    
  • Better Future Left Medium Hover Flipper
    
  • Better Future Right Medium Hover Flipper
    
  • Better Future Left Large Hover Flipper
    
  • Better Future Right Large Hover Flipper
    
  • Better Future Medium Fuel Tank
    
  • Better Future Large Steering Hover
    
  • Better Future Medium Steering Hover
    
  • Better Future Small Steering Hover
    
  • Better Future Small Ion Drive
    
  • Better Future Medium Ion Drive

Known Major Issues:

• The tooltips for the Better Future Ion Drives incorrectly say "Spins" instead of "Thrusts."
  
• Crafty Business IV might not complete correctly at the first attempt. If this happens, cancel the mission, then accept it again. The mission should now complete correctly.
  
• Multiple resources travelling close to each other along Conveyors may generate bottlenecks and clog bases up, especially around Refineries and Filters.
  
• Translations for non-English language support is work-in-progress for most languages.

We're super excited to announce that the Better Future corporation is coming to TerraTech!

You can read up on what will be coming, and when, here.

Hey prospectors,

Now TerraTech has officially launched it's time to add the first post-release update!

We've got a brand spanking new Tech Loader than makes managing your Techs super simple. You can search, filter, delete and load your Techs, all in a few in-game clicks.

As well as some new blocks, cloud save support, bug fixes and optimisations, we've reworked the matchmaking and lobby code in order to get us one big step closer to Co-Op modes.

Enjoy!
Matt


New features:

• The Tech Loader has now been improved:
  
  • New filtering options
    
  • New Tech management options
    
  • Ability to search Techs by name
    
  • Auto-disabled placement in Sumo and Gauntlet
• Graphics quality settings have now been simplified to 3 options;
  
  • 1. Fast
    
  • 2. Good
    
  • 3. Fantastic
• The game now runs faster, using Unity's optimised post-processing.
  
• Steam cloud saves are now supported.
  
  • Your save files and Tech snapshots now live in a sub-folder named by your Steam ID.
    
    • Windows path:
      \Documents\My Games\TerraTech\<SteamID>\
    • Mac path:
      ~/Users/YourUserName/Library/Application Support/TerraTech/<SteamID>/
    • Linux path:
      ~/home/user/.local/share/TerraTech/<SteamID>/
  • This allows multiple Steam users to have cloud saves on the same computer.

New blocks added to Campaign mode:

• GeoCorp Octo Block
  
• Venture Corner Block
  
• Venture Z1 Block
  
• Venture Z2 Block
  
• Hawkeye Four Block
  
• Hawkeye Six Block

New blocks added to R&D Test Chamber:

• EXP Big Top Nose Propeller
  
• EXP Cat Nine Flail Guard
  
• EXP Dual Auto Cannons
  
• EXP Heavy Gyroscope
  
• EXP Horizon Gyroscope
  
• EXP Hunter Railgun
  
• EXP Jetson Steering Hover
  
• EXP Plasma Jaws
  
• EXP Sonic Lance
  
• EXP Windmill Flail Guard

Design Tweaks:

• Make AI Techs detonate explosive bolts. Currently does this when it has a hostile target.
  
• Updated GSO Grade 5 Defeat Tech Gang and Defeat Enemy Waves missions to include Techs that use Explosive Bolts to break into smaller ones (The Techs used were made by the Community).
  
• Reward crates in Campaign mode now offer wheels in pairs.
  
• Added lots of Venture Techs from the community.

R&D Test Chamber Design Tweaks:

• Removed all of the corporation block dispensers. Those blocks are still available from the Inventory.
  
• Added a turret with Explosive Bolt Mini-Minions - Beware!

Localisation:

• More translations updated from the TT Translator team.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed various bugs that may cause the game to crash.
  
• Fixed certain wheel setups having different turning circles when turning left and right.
  
• The player is now prevented from placing blocks inside the anchor part of anchored blocks.
  
• Game save issues caused by read/write access now report a meaningful message to the player.
  
• Fixed bug in multiplayer causing game to soft lock when detaching a cab to self destruct.
  
• Fixed issue in multiplayer with insufficient spawn points in small arena area to accommodate max player count

Known Major Issues:

• Multiple resources travelling close to each other along Conveyors may generate bottlenecks and clog bases up, especially around Refineries and Filters.
  
• Translations for non-English language support is work-in-progress for most languages.

Find out how to switch from the TerraTech main branch to the TT_Unstable Beta branch here.

Bugs Fixes and Design Tweaks:

• Fixed game crash on colour change in multiplayer.
  
• Fixed, snapshots not having images of techs.
  
• Depth of Field reduced in response to feedback from the community.
  
• Added some new techs to the population.

Known Major Issues:

• Multiple resources travelling close to each other along Conveyors may generate bottlenecks and clog bases up, especially around Refineries and Filters.
  
• Translations for non-English language support is work-in-progress for most languages.

Find out how to switch from the TerraTech main branch to the TT_Unstable Beta branch here.

Tech Loader Tweaks:

• When previewing a Tech thumbnail from Steam Workshop, the Steam user name is now displayed.
  
• A Tech thumbnail can now be viewed directly in Steam Workshop by clicking the "View in Workshop" button.

Known Major Issues:

• Multiple resources travelling close to each other along Conveyors may generate bottlenecks and clog bases up, especially around Refineries and Filters.
  
• Translations for non-English language support is work-in-progress for most languages.