Hey there everyone!

We know we've been pretty quiet of late around Mars Horizon, but we wanted to give you a quick update of where we are, what is happening and why the radio silence.

Release Date: We won’t lie to you. We don’t have one, yet.

The main reason for this is actually really good news for the game. We previously mentioned before that we’ve had support from the guys at the UK Space Agency, but we also have been busy meeting with other space agencies like RALSpace and talking with the European Space Agency (Esa).

I know this isn't the news many were hoping for, and we are sorry for that and the lack of updates, but we are sure these changes, and extra support from key space agencies, will be a big improvement on the game and well worth the wait!

But with that…

Screenshots:

What better way to make it up to you than with some new screenshots? And boy howdy are these some beauties. These are an example of mission gameplay:

1. Static Failure Gif



2. Camera Failure



3. An awesome shot of Mars



What is next?:

Well we wanted to give you an idea of what we're up to here, what the next stages are and what to expect from us.

The main thing is, get the game done. Everyday it is getting closer and closer to being ready for wider sharing.

We're also going to do a refresh of the Steam page and provide a more regular announcement update from around April time (plus always worth signing up to our email newsletter!).

Any other news?

Well only one really cool one… we've started a new Kickstarter called Mars Horizon: Blast Off! - it’s a stand alone card game that came out of some gameplay prototypes we built for Mars Horizon - you can read the full story on our website.

It launches on the 5th February and you can sign up to find out more by following us on Kickstarter or signing up to the newsletter.

We are also going to be doing a cosmic space fact session on Twitter soon, so likes and RT are responded to with awesome space facts - don’t miss out!

Finally, if you do have any questions pop them in the discussion group and we’ll answer anything you throw at us!

Speak to you soon!

- AurochMatt and the team of Mars Horizon

Greetings, Commanders! Our Satellite Uplink has detected a number of well-stocked resource deposits across the region. It’s time to increase your resource harvesting efforts and claim these precious nodes! Resource locations of levels 7 through 10 will be available until 7am (UTC) on Monday January 28th. Join the resource scavenging event now!

This weekend, we're also running a special Gain Resources Sustained Challenge, where players can compete to gain special tier 4 units. Have a great weekend, everyone!

From the frozen wastes of the north, down to the barren tundra, there are those who still follow the old ways.



Read all about it in next week’s announcement!

Coming soon..

Hi!

Today we're releasing a hotfix fixing an issues introduced in yesterday's update.

Gameplay changes:

• Now you get boost for watering crops if they are below 10% water when visiting a farm.

Improvements:

• Reduced volume of the tractor interaction sound.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed not seeing clothing of visitors using DLC items.

Hello!


Market (Work In Progress):

• Enabled event affecting [Weight Class] and [Brand] demands; as previously mentioned in Update #034
  
• Updated event database to be more easily configurable. This will result in less repetitive events with the introduction of new {event} token.
  
• Introduced 18 new {event} tokens. Ranging from natural disaster (Sinkholes, Heat waves, etc) to man-made event (Peace, chemical explosion, gas leak, etc); which will affect different market demands
  
• Event element UI is now more interactive and informative; displaying detailed info upon hovering. Last improvement to this element was in Update #006
  
• Numerous internal refactorings

Thank you

map 4 bigger
bugs fixes

if you found a bug please let my know it by email it to my

info@kessels.game.studio.nl

Ver 0.75.10

Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue where purchasing a card removes BGM.
- We found un-translated words, and they're removed now.

Hey!

Time to give you an update on what we have been doing. In short, A LOT of exciting stuff.

Currently (as in today) the plan is to release a BIG update for our game next week. The new update will include 5 new levels with a story, new enemy units, a new trap, balance changes and bugs! Wait, bugs? No no no, bugfixes.

The new stuff!

You have already seen the new slowing trap in the previous blog but for those who missed it here is the concept sketch that we love!


Now that's a winner!


Now let's talk about the new enemy units!

The GIANT (name is work in the progress if you have a great idea feel free to write it in comments)!

A slow behemoth of shark that can take a lot of punishment but also has the sweetest smile of them all. Just look at this glorious T-pose and his small little hat, cuteness overload! Definitely one of our favourites!


Cutest enemy of them all!


Next one is this chapters boss, General Throl. He is the right hand of King Nerus and a fierce warrior. In his eyes, Aerians are focusing too much on frivolous things and lack warrior spirit to stop the Aquator invasion!


ATTACK!!!

Throls major ability is to give other units around him a speed buff so they can overwhelm your defenses. He smashes his hammer on the ground and lightning strikes all nearby attackers (3 tile radius) which buffs them to move and attack faster (+25%) for 5 seconds and are visually electrocuted


And that would be it right now. We won't show any new levels just right now because in our eyes seeing them for the first time in-game is a more rewarding experience. Also, we can’t comment on any bug fixes or balance changes right now because even if the update should be only week away things can change!


But there is one more thing we should add. We are thinking (not promising anything yet) about streaming/showcasing on Steam all the new stuff next Friday when the update hits Steam. So get ready for that! Sweet Mother of Fishes knows that we aren’t!

See you next time!
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Please note that Chapter II is still in the testing stage, and many of its contents may differ from the final version. If you find any problems during the game, please let us know
Change
1. Supplementary Chapter II Tasks.
2. Adding more formulas.
3. Adding some special soil (fertile soil/insects) to the riverbank.
4. Urban Supplementary Plan #01.
①Fresh shelves will start selling fish.
② Adding some passers-by to each interior building.
5. Survival System Update.
①Change Basic Crafts Books into Survival Guidelines: Manufacturing Chapters.
② Circadian alternating system.
6. Tool Durability System.
Fix
1. Modify the attributes of some foods.
2. Corrected the information of a large number of items.