Hey everyone, dev here!

This week's patch we focused on getting a much more comprehensive tutorial finished. We know for a lot of our veteran payers this isn't a noteworthy feature, but we've noticed an unnecessarily high learning curve for most new players and we're trying our best to break things down quicker for our new meeps.

We are listening daily to requests and bug reports on discord and we've also been hammering quite a few out this week. Please feel free to jump on our server and say hi!

A lot of large things (personal things) are keeping the dev (me) wrapped up this week and next week, which means next week's patch will mostly be aimed at maintenance and minor additions to content. Thanks to everyone whose stuck by us so far! We're still working hard and Meeple Station has a lot of development planned for 2019!

Hey everyone, Dev here!

Thanks for sticking around to watch development! Once again it's our weekly Friday patch, and this week, amongst the new content, we've been analysing and trying to find ways to improve the user experience early on.



One feature this week is the click and drag to place tiles and create salvage orders. This means building corridors and large rooms can be done in one quick motion.



We're also hard at work setting up for other large content, namely getting the galactic side of things setup for more explorative fun. Here's a little WIP teaser of the new and simpler engine model we're creating. We want to introduce an earlier research for engines to help get players moving around and exploring much sooner.



We're also working on a much needed tutorial to help break in the new players. We sorely regret not having this in sooner, unfortunately our long and comprehensive tutorial that we included with our demo last year was no longer relevant to the current game with all of the changes. Next week we hope to have this introduced once again.

Don't forget we're on our discord daily and happily respond to requests and queries! And remember you can read more detailed changes on the title screen changeLog :)

Hey everyone! dev here!

Yet again, our promised weekly patch. This one is coming much later in the day as I got a little held up on some elusive bugs.

This week was a bit less productive than I'd have hoped due to a nasty flu, regardless we still have some large changes to the game.

You'll notice we've changed the game's UI completely. We've removed the bubbly and colourful arrangement that many people complained about looking too much like a 'mobile game', and created a more subtle grey scheme. We're still interested in people's feedback, since this seems to be a fairly ambiguous topic, when asked, typically half of people want the bubbly UI and the other half are either indifferent or completely hate it. We're trying to find something everyone can be ok with.

the other large change we've made this week is to the research menu. Internally we've adjusted things to allow for easier implementation of new technologies for research and modding. We hope to introduce quite a few more next week!

Hey meeps! Dev here!

Once again it's our Friday patch! And this week we've been cooking up quite a lot of internal changes. The following changes are based mostly on some significant tweaks to the main engine.

First up, most of you will notice two new tile sets, Glass and Reinforced hulls. The glass hulls are decorative, whereas the reinforced hull provides a greater resistance to meteors and bombers.



The reason we added these new tiles is because we've changed how the game can read and use sprite sheets for indoor tiles, with walls. This means you'll also notice walls are collapsable and will disappear when you hover on a room.

Many people have asked for internal walls as a main feature, and this is the first step towards that. (The current walls hog an entire cell, but we'd like them to line the outside of the cells instead)



One tile use to have around 280 sprites just to cover all of the possible angles, including the roof sprites, but now it's been reduced down to about 15, which also makes it much easier for anyone wanting to make new tile mods for the game.

The other major addition is something you wont see much of just yet, but again opens up a lot of possibilities for modding. we've added an example mod to show exactly what that is.



You can now setup your own type of logic networks, such as the already familiar circuits and fuel lines. This means you can create a new and custom network (or several) such as steam power, radiation or conveyor belts, and pivot the gameplay around these networks. You can get a glimpse of what is possible with the new example mod, where we introduce a new network (liquid form brothium) and introduce a new furniture item that compresses it to create the Globomite resource, which is normally a long refinery process.

With these few alterations to the game's engine we hope to speed up the process of bringing more content.

We still have many more plans coming, and love hearing all of the feedback and suggestions from the community. Don't forget we're very active on our discord channel, if you have questions and queries, feel free to stop by, we're all friendly! ;)

Hey Meeps! Dev here!

Once again it's our promised weekly patch with new additions to the game. Amongst many bug fixes and such, we've added three new and noticeable features which will be paving the way for some more complexity later on.


We've added in a new meeple job, Doctors! So long as they have basic medical supplies on hand, they'll search out wounded meeple and treat them. Wounds can be acquired from clumsily putting together equipment, getting into fights with other meeple, or the all time favourite... getting shot.



Once treated, wounds will require some time to heal and frequent redressing by doctors. We've also added in a feature for meeple to faint and collapse under too much pain if their wounds get the better of them. Not to mention, untreated injuries, like lacerations and cuts, can become infected, which can further injure your wounded meeple.

For now injuries are quite simple, a metric for viewing a Meeple's physical state, but we've left room for growth, and plan to extend it further by adding diseases and the possibility for prosthetic limbs or organ transplants (Borg!)


Another large change is the addition of Docking Gantries. Airlocks will no longer serve the purposes of trade, now you'll need to build a slightly larger and more costly docking structure to accomodate trade ships. You'll also notice that when clicking on the docking structure, there is a menu with some (currently) locked features we are working on, which will allow you to swap your trade dock into your own shipping dock, to construct and manage vessels of your own!




The last major addition you'll see this week is the affinities tab. Above the meeple menu you'll notice two extra tabs, one for health and another for affinities. You'll now be able to view which meeple are good at what jobs. You can figure these things out on your own of course, but this quality of life feature should help fill in the gaps and get you micro managing your crew more efficiently.



We are constantly bringing in new changes, and are very excited for the future. We have a great deal of amazing people to thank, and and encouraging community of modders.

Everyone is welcome on our discord server! Don't be shy, stop by and say hi, let us know what you think of our game :)

Hey everyone! Dev here,

As promised, we are doing updates every week, adding new content. And will continue to do so through Early Access. This week, amongst a bunch of smaller things you'll notice a couple of new content additions.

First up, we've added a Dilithium reactor to the research tree, this beauty will consume your dilithium fuel in exchange for large amounts of advanced power. Very handy for keeping your turrets active.

Next up you'll notice a new tab on the Meeple menu, "Friends" and "Traits". We've added a new feature where you can view Meeple's likes and dislikes toward others based on their social interactions. We've also adjusted their behaviour to favour conversations with meeple they like and seek out friendly conversation from their closer acquaintances.



Lastly, there have been some significant additions to modding capabilities which opens up the possibility for more sophisticated furniture and modules, namely production. We've added an example mod this week to demonstrate one of the many possible features you can mod with furniture.

Some of you may be thinking "Eh, a mod, that's too complicated" but hold on a second, we've actually designed meeple station to be extremely flexible and effortless when it comes to mods. See that "mods" button on the title screen? click it. See a mod you like? click subscribe. You're done!

now assuming your internet managed to download 10 kb, all you need to do is start playing a game. That's how simple it is to use a mod, no need to restart or browse the web, just click and play, no fuss.

We often introduce new content through example mods, very simple little mods that add a bunch of new stuff to the game. Don't be shy, go and have a look! Checkout this week's example mod, Auto refiners! New modules that automatically refine basic minerals for you.

Next week we are planning to add in more detailed stats for meeple, a comprehensive health and injury system as well as an affinity tab to view how meeple are progressing with their skills and what jobs they're best suited for. We also plan to have Doctor meeple to treat those nasty injuries.

What are affinities you might ask? The longer a meeple does a job, and the better suited they are for it, the greater their affinity. You'll notice when a meeple has a mood such as "Enjoying work" it means they're relatively good at their job, and they like being good at their job.

And here's a little teaser for some upcoming content to our SS13 fans out there (HONK): Look familiar?

We've heard you, and we're fixing!
Over the weekend I received 400+ bug reports (Obviously a lot of repeats, and a couple people who just wanted to say hi) But these reports have gone a long way to helping us track down some pesky bugs. Thanks to all of you for being so diligent! Below is a representation of us working to fix these bugs.



This week we're making an update to numerous bugs concerning UI as well as tutorial clips to help get new players through the startup scene. There will be much more coming, and we're working day and night to get everyone's feedback written down. There are also two notable bugs which some of you were unfortunate enough to encounter. One of them being a corrupted stats file which halted the load screen, which is now fixed. The other being a pathfinding bug where Meeple would stand outside your airlock and refuse to come inside.


These are some very rare bugs, so hopefully most people didn't encounter them. Now you can be sure you wont!

Don't be shy, if you have feedback or bugs, or ideas for mods. Come hang out on our discord! Modding is not as difficult as you might think!

Thank you all for the help guys!

Vox Games

Hey, Dev here!

A lot of you have been asking "Is there more?" yes! In fact, we do have a mountain of content underway and in the pipeline (And should have been more open about it sooner). Generally speaking the game currently has around 20% of the content we have lined up for it,

I'll be going over some of our planned features and those that will be coming in soon. It is hard to estimate these kinds of features, and some will take priority over others depending on what people are voicing to us. For example, we planned to have Cooperative done by launch, and Modding introduced afterwards, however we've done the exact opposite, because of our very ambitious modders (Seriously, we already have a dozen mods)

Yes, this has been announced and we already have a lot of the ground work complete. We have internal testing lined up for February, and players should be seeing it in the ALPHA around march, (If everything goes to plan).

How will it work?
The premise for coop is to allow two players (or more) to work on the same station simultaneously. You can both give your own orders around the station and micromanage together. Alex and I have played several other games that have done this, and personally we find it incredibly fun.


But modding is already in the game right? Yes, but this is only a fraction of the capabilities we have planned. Currently you can rework tiles and furniture, create new modules and structure types for your station, you can rewrite existing ones and even change recipes. But this is only the start of what we have planned. This will likely come in stages throughout the year, piece by piece, as our modding community (looking at you) get more and more ambitious.


We did have a tutorial a few months ago, but during the enormous changes we had undergone it became obsolete. In the span of a month we changed all of the Meeple's personalities, Research Tree, Officer behaviours, trade ships and even added a galactic map, so the tutorial fell utterly short.

What's the solution?
For now we've implemented tips that pop up during gameplay to help fill in the gaps. There is also a wiki with descriptions for most of the game's content (top right ? button). But this is only temporary, we plan to introduce tutorials through a series short campaigns to help you get acquainted with the game's mechanics and features. There are quite a few features which are not immediately obvious to most people, we really want to point those out early.


The map currently feels a bit lifeless, doesn't it? Don't worry, that's a fairly major feature we are also going to be bringing to life. At the moment it only really serves to move around and find new resources. So what will be changing?

Docking Bays
You can currently accomodate numerous trade vessels, but why not build your own trade ships? Well that's exactly what we'll be doing. We are introducing a docking bay construction that will allow players to construct their own ships to send out for trading and/or exploration. See those little (?) markers on the map? ever wonder what those were for? You'll soon find out! ;D


Invasions! Bombers!
Tired of being attacked by pirates? The good news is that you'll be able to bring the fight to them! You will be able to send crew off to board and invade pirate stations, or better yet, build your own bombers and wipe them out, without mercy. This is something we've wanted to introduce for quite some time but didn't want to rush.


We also have quite a few additions to your crew and those funny little aliens that continue to board your station. They're mostly harmless, however, Meeple can be quite fond of them. Meeple will soon have an extended menu to view their relations with one another, and we'll also be adding in a small affinities menu so you can see how good they are at certain jobs (eg, "good at engineering" and "Terrible at being a janitor"). Some Meeple may also like certain squids and perhaps they'll form a natural bond, you'll be able to view pets around the station as well.

Drones? Squids? Huh?
Most of you have noticed the trade ships have a blank window with soon to come content. This is where we are putting together a unique trading menu, traders will bring exotic pets, drones and workers who can help you around the station. What about a giant squid that cleans mess wherever it drags it's jelly-blue tentacles around? On top of this we will also be introducing visitors who will occasionally hop off a trade ship to look around, maybe chat with some Meeple eat some of your food and run off again (Honk).


Some people may not realise this, but Meeple Station was first conceived a little under 11 months ago. In February we started toying with some ideas, but in March we begun development. What you see now is the result of 10 months of development. Most of that time was setting up the base engine, which is now highly moddable. We want to spend another 10 months in Early Access, What do you think?

Our last game was Regions of Ruin and we did the same. We released with 20% of the game's content and finished the remaining 80% over 6 months in Early Access.

I'm the sole programmer and I'm very passionate about making games. We happily take feedback and encourage people to do so. Please jump on our discord, we are all there daily! Want to create a mod? come join us! We're fun people! ;)
https://discord.gg/ZJdVu7z