We are excited to announce the release of Terraforming Mars on MacOS.
The "March 2021 Beta" has been very useful to us thanks to the help of all beta testers.
We thank you once again as your participation was absolutely key to making this possible!

As good things come in threes, let us also inform you that in addition to the Mac version, this update also includes a new graphical rendering system and all-new patch notes!
You can find more information below.

• New shader system
  
• In two-player games, second-place awards will not appear anymore
  
• Opponents' corporations won't be visible anymore during the draft phase
  
• In the played cards and cards in hand popups, a new chronological filter is selected by default, sorting cards by their drawing order
  
• In the played cards and cards in hand popups, the selected filter won't change after selecting a card
  
• In the played cards and cards in hand popups, the selected filter will be saved between two sessions of the same game
  
• Cards will stay sorted the same way between turns and generations
  
• During the initial draft phase, your opponents’ corporation choice will stay hidden
  
• You will now be notified if Asmodee services are down
  
• You can now change your Asmodee password from your profile in the Settings
  
• Various minor fixes
  
• Several localization improvements and fixes

Thanks a ton to each of you who continues to report to us the bugs encountered, as it really helps us to figure out their causes and to find and implement fixes!

More content is on the way, so stay tuned!

Greetings Terraformers!

A new Beta test is live and we would like you to try it. We integrated a new graphical rendering system, and the meaning of this Beta is to be able to test this system with as many different setups as possible. You can find below the patch note for this version:

- Terraforming Mars on MacOS!
- New shaders system
- In two players games, the second place of awards will not appear anymore
- Opponents corporations won't be visible anymore during the draft phase
- In played cards and cards in hand popups, a new Chronological filter is selected by default, sorting cards by draw order
- In played cards and cards in hand popups, the selected filter won't change after selecting a card
- In played cards and cards in hand popups, the selected filter will be saved between two sessions of the same game
- Cards will stay sorted the same way between turns and generations
- During the initial draft phase, your opponents’ corporation choice will stay hidden
- New notification appearing if Asmodee services are down
- You can now change your Asmodee password from your profile in the Settings
- Various minor fixes
- Many localization improvements and fixes

- KNOWN BUG: The first phase of the tutorial doesn’t start properly. We believe that it won’t be a problem for you Beta players, but we’ll make sure to fix this before releasing the patch!

We're asking you to check if there is no visual bug or artefact that could damage the game experience (including on Mac!). Make a couple of games and please screenshot and report with the setup used any issue of that type you could meet. If it works fine, please do tell us as well!
As usual the Terraforming Mars team is grateful to be able to count on your help and support, and hopes once more that your feedback will be valuable.

We are so excited to announce the official launch of Prelude, on Steam and mobile devices! Establish whole new strategies with new game mechanics and improve your gaming experience of Terraforming Mars with this new DLC.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245590/Terraforming_Mars__Prelude/
New corporations, cards, projects, draft phases and solo challenges await you in Prelude! The taming of the Red Planet continues!

And as good news always comes in twos- or at least that's what we like to say, we also implemented several fixes and improvements with this release, which you can read about below!

Major fixes

• Low and medium graphics quality settings are adjusted to optimize display performance
  
• Steam achievements synchronization is fixed
  
• Sorting card parameters are not lost at each player’s turn
  
• Online game compatibility issue with older versions is fixed
  
• In-game and lobby chat don’t interfere with each other anymore
  
• Adding Game info to identify open and resumable games more precisely

Minor fixes

• Text correction and adjustment in various menu and in-game screens
  
• Scroll bar reset is performed after changing tab in the rules screen
  
• Remove Karma and AI Sub option from the Private Game Configuration Screen
  
• The game doesn’t get blurry when changing the resolution in low resolution anymore
  
• Animation of the arrow during the tutorial flow (part 4) is fixed
  
• Duplicate session won’t loop infinitely between two clients
  
• Pressing Escape (PC) when playing forced actions won’t lock the game anymore

Thank you for your support and involvement regarding this release.
Make sure to share your impressions and thoughts with us!

Happy terraforming and see you soon!

Dear Terraformers,

Get ready for the arrival of Prelude on Steam and mobile, scheduled for the 8th of December!
Develop new strategies and enjoy new exclusive content with the Prelude expansion!

Add it to your wishlist now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245590/Terraforming_Mars__Prelude/
We wanted to send a huge thank you to all our beta testers during the open beta of Prelude.
You used up the keys at breakneck speed and you have shown unwavering involvement on our Discord! Thank you very much for your help over the past few days.
Your valuable feedback allowed us to quickly identify and fix the bugs to improve the DLC quality.

We look forward to hearing your feedback on the final release of Prelude.

Thanks for your support, Terraformers, and see you on the Red Planet!

Dear Terraformers,

Hang on your seatbelts because our first DLC Prelude is now available into beta!
Learn more about what the expansion brings here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/800270/announcements/detail/2921107251922526117
Check out the process below to become beta tester:


Go to https://account.asmodee.net/en/betatests and scroll down until you see the current beta for Terraforming Mars. Then, click on “Join” to receive your key for the beta and follow the next steps:

How to activate the Beta of the Prelude DLC once I received my Steam Key (format AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC)?

(You should already own the game)

• Open Steam, then open the Games menu and select “Activate a Product on Steam…”
  
• Follow the instructions until you are asked a Product Code.
  
• Enter the Steam Key in this field and complete the activation of the product.
  
• Right-click on Terraforming Mars in your games library and click Properties.
  
• You can check that the Prelude DLC is activated by selecting the DLC tab, where you should see the TerraformingMars – Prelude listed. Tick the Install checkbox if it’s not already the case.
  
• Select the Betas tab.
  
• Enter the code MissiontoMars and click Check Code.
  
• In the drop-down list, select beta as the beta you would like to opt into.

That’s it! Steam should now download and update TFM so the Prelude DLC should be available when you create a new game.

Remember! Joining the beta means that you will certainly encounter bugs during your games. It’s perfectly normal and in this case, please make sure to report these on our new Discord server, in the dedicated channel, so we can investigate your issue and resolve it. Thank you to all our beta testers! As usual, the objective is to stabilize and make sure that the version is ready to be pushed and for that, your feedback will be decisive.

If you wish to leave the beta and continue playing Terraforming Mars:
1- Go into Terraforming Mars’ properties
2- Select the “Beta” tab
3- Select the “NONE – Opt out of all beta programs” option
4- Delete the content of this folder:
C:Users<username>AppDataLocalLowLuckyHammersTerraforming Mars
Make sure that you check all files have been deleted, some of them are set as “hidden” and will need to be revealed to be deleted.



Thank you so much for your enthusiasm over the Prelude announcement, we hope to see many of you joining the beta! We are very grateful for your help and continued support.

Greetings Terraformers!

For the last few months, many of you have let us know your desire to have access to new expansions for the digital version of Terraforming Mars! The machine is engaged and the engines are ready for takeoff. Prelude DLC is coming on Steam and you can already add it to your wishlist!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245590


You will be able to discover and play with the 5 new following corporations:

• Cheung Shing Mars: for a building oriented strategy.
  
• Point Luna: increase your Titanium production and enjoy Earth tags advantages.
  
• Robinson Industries: to improve every aspect of your business equally.
  
• Valley Trust: take the advantage over your opponents by drawing three prelude cards instead of two at the beginning.
  
• Vitor: accumulate money along with Victory Points.

Each corporation has its advantages and disadvantages, make sure to adapt your strategy accordingly to your choice!




Before the terraforming starts, you will now have the possibility to make choices which will define your tactics for the conquest of Mars.

Discover the 35 new Prelude cards and customize your corporation: will you start the terraforming process or do you prefer to first boost your corporation mechanisms? Make sure to make the right choice according to your corporation and don’t let your opponents take advance! Enjoy a more dynamic gameplay experience thanks to the Prelude phase.


Seven new projects are added to the game. It’s the occasion to develop new tactics!

• Coordination of Research
  
• Lava Tube Settlement
  
• Mars Surface Survey
  
• Monument to Sci-Fi Authors
  
• Printed Houses
  
• Psychrophiles
  
• Space Hotels

That is not all! More content is to be discovered in the expansion!

• You will be able to face a new Solo Challenge: try to be the first to reach a Terraforming Rating of 63 in 14 generations!
  
• Introducing the Wild Tag: for an action performed, the wild tag becomes a tag of your choice.

Note that you will also be able to customize your solo/online games, depending on which parts of the expansion you wish to play with. Will you go with the Prelude Phase, or just the new Corporations and Projects? Or will you choose to play with all the add-ons? It’s up to you!

Rediscover the game and develop whole new strategies with this new DLC!



Thank you a lot for your support and continual feedback over the last months, terraformers. We are so excited to be able to propose this new content to the digital community and we hope you will enjoy the DLC.

Greetings Terraformers!

It’s a pleasure to us to announce that Jacob Fryxelius, designer of the Terraforming Mars board game will be attending the first edition of the Steam Digital Tabletop Fest!

The event aims at exploring the fusion between board games and their digital adaptation all in the company of industry professionals. During the festival, you will be able to assist to various let’s play sessions and panel discussions around your favorite games.

Check out today what is planned for Terraforming Mars!


You will assist to a round table with a panel of professionals and learn more about the planet Mars and how its exploration inspired both board games and video games.

For the occasion, meet Dr. Jacob Fryxelius, the original designer of Terraforming Mars accompanied by Dr. Tomas Rawlings, developer of Mars Horizon (Auroch Digital) and Mike Roush, developer of Tharsis (Totally Choice). Welcome also Dr. Sian Proctor, Professor at South Mountain Community College, Geoscientist plus Analog Astronaut and Sue Horne, Head of Space Exploration at the UK Space Agency and part of ESA’s ExoMars team.

With such a panel, there are sure to be many things you will learn at this event, so be sure to be there!


Be on time on October 21 at 5PM (PDT) and make sure to set up a reminder on the event main page here: {LINK REMOVED}https://bit.ly/2FFd90f



See you at the Steam Digital Tabletop Fest terraformers!

Dear Terraformers,

A new patch is available on all plateforms! Have a look at the detailed patch note below:


Bugs fixes

• During an online game, two users can have the same Corporation
  
• Overlap of texts when displaying some rules informations
  
• Achievements cannot be unlocked on Steam

Latest improvement

• The beginner corporation is no longer available for ranked games to ensure fair ranked games

Thank you to all those who continue to send us the bugs encountered, it really helps us in our investigations. More content is on the way, see you soon!

Dear Terraformers,

We are delighted to meet you today for the official announcement of the arrival of Terraforming Mars on MacOS! This beta is open to all our Mac users who would like to help us by sending feedback, bug reports and more. As we're narrowing down the last improvements, Mac users' feedback will help us polishing the build for the release.




If you wish to join it, head to https://account.asmodee.net/en/betatests and scroll down until you see the current beta for Terraforming Mars. Then, click on “Join” and follow the instructions that appear on your screen. Update your game, launch it and set ready for a trip to Mars!


Once you have reached the website mentioned above, you will discover a new way to provide us with feedback and reports … a Discord server for our beta testers! This server regroups all of our current betas. This way, you can forward us your feedback directly on it and help us gather all the issues encountered, suggestions and more! Choose the channel dedicated to the game you want to beta test and follow the instructions pinned to share with us your feedback. As usual, screenshots, recordings, save game are always very helpful to the team in charge. Always make sure to forward us as many details as you can!

MacOS beta cleared for takeoff!
Thank you to all our beta testers and have a nice game!

Dear terraformers,

Reinforcements have arrived! We are delighted to announce that a new update is available for Terraforming Mars, fixing various bugs and improving online stability. It is available on all platforms.
Thank you to all the players who helped us during the beta by forwarding us bug reports and feedback!
Due to some fixing in the rules, please note that all the ongoing online games will be cancelled!
You will find below the detailed patch notes:


Rules/cards:

• The Power Infrastructure (194) action is now functional in all cases
  
• When the AI plays the Flooding card (188), the condition for removing 4MC from other players is fixed.
  
• The passive effect of Protected Habitats (173) no longer protects the player's resources from the effects of his own cards.
  
• Carbonate Processing card (43)
  
• Fixed: some players reported that the cost of the card is removed but none of the effects are applied.
  
• Search For Life card (5)

Fixed:

• A crash may occured (rare) if there are no cards left in the draw pile and someone performs this action.

Online:

• During an online game, two users could have the same Corporation
  
• The Server disconnection when switching to another app or when putting the app into background no longer occurs (mobiles)
  
• The user is notified when kicked out of a game due to a timeout when outside of that game
  
• When adding an offline player to your friend list, the player detail UI is now updated

Ingame UI:

• The VP icon no longer overlaps the descriptive text of the card when it is displayed in large format

Tutorial:

• "Next" button visual corruption fixed
  
• Multiple issues (misplacement) with arrow indicator are fixed
  
• Wrong text displayed during the 4th part

Online:

• The online services code (Asmodee.net v5.1 SDK) has been rewritten to improve stability
  
• Player Clock default value is set to 2 hours for both Private and Public online games. (functional only if there is no existing save already recorded before running this update)
  
• A message is displayed when a player is replaced by an AI after his clock ended

Ingame UI:

• Reduction of the flashing effect on the top information during a game

Tutorial:

• Card button and tutorial popup transparency are adjusted
  
• Some buttons of the 4th part were not disabled properly
  
• Allow the user to skip automatically some steps of the tutorial

See you soon for great news and happy terraforming!