Howdy Folks!

A huge thanks for all the great feedback, bug reports and support. As a solo developer it’s always a challenge to balance everything that needs to be done to create and finish a game. Mercury Fallen has been an amazing adventure and I’m super excited to be looking towards the final version of the game. There are just two more major content updates until the final release.

My goal, after 1.0, is to continue to support Mercury Fallen while I shift gears to work on a new project.

The open market update will introduce the trade platform. This will allow passing space ships to drop by and trade various items, discoveries and more. Tech Fragments and Bio Samples will be used as the means of currency during trades.

Additional POI locations on the surface are being added that will contain a new set of data logs. These data logs will provide additional background and lore regarding the planet and its previous inhabitants.

The Open Market update is coming along nicely and should be entering the experimental branch within the next couple of weeks. Keep an eye out if you want to help test the latest and greatest content.

This update will add the final set of missions, research and progression for the primary campaign. Even after completing the campaign you will be able to continue playing.

Both the this update and the previous update will include additional smaller tweaks, fixes and polishing.

While the Return To Sender update will bring Mercury Fallen to version 1.0, there will still be further patches and updates to the game.

Thank you to the people who have submitted bug reports. Just a quick reminder that if I don’t know about the problem, I can’t fix the problem. If you spot an issue or a bug please be sure to contact me about it as I may not know it exists. Be sure to check out the bug reporting page[www.mercuryfallen.com] and contact me via info@mercuryfallen.com or via the discord server[discord.gg].

If you have a moment and want to give me some feedback then be sure to check out the latest survey!

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Howdy Folks!

We've made it through a whole month of 2023. Gratz. In celebration of this momentous event here is a small patch update. :) Thanks for the support everyone!

• When moving an object, you can now place it overlapping it’s existing footprint
  
• Fixed: Object not displaying footprint after being moved
  
• Fixed: Various issues related to power consumers not connected correctly to power networks. This caused an issue where power consumers would appear to have power even though they shouldn’t. After a save/reload, however, the power consumers would correctly show as not having power.
  
• Fixed: Power consumers not connecting to the correct power network when moved in some instances
  
• Fixed: Colonists not going to the closest deconstruct target when deconstructing
  
• Fixed: Receiving notification of a mission complete for a completed mission. This could occur if the optional objective is later completed after the required objectives had been completed.

Howdy Folks!

Here is another small patch update to address a few reported issues. Thanks for the feedback and reports! :)

• Pressing escape will now end construction placement mode
  
• Fixed: Colonist schedule type buttons overlapping
  
• Fixed: Game crash if loading game while an object is in placement mode
  
• Fixed: Equipment attribute effects being applied multiple times after loading a save game in some instances
  
• Fixed: Storage expander equipment being applied incorrectly in some instances
  
• Fixed: Visual effect for very damaged machines showing at the bottom left corner of map after loading a save game

Howdy Folks!

Thanks for the great feedback and support. Here is another small patch update to address some reported issues.

Patch Notes

• Vehicle auto-explore action will now send the vehicle back to the facility if there are no tiles left that it can explore
  
• Colonist cards and passenger list icons now show a skull over the colonist portrait if the colonist is dead
  
• Adjusted the look of the expedition list items to avoid overlapping elements
  
• Fixed: Water conduits not providing water to machines in some instances
  
• Fixed: Game crash if a returning expedition has a dead passenger
  
• Fixed: Expedition list only shows one expedition even though multiple exist
  
• Fixed: Expedition incorrectly stating that it is waiting for supplies

Another quick hot fix to fix the fix for the fix. Found stasis capsules should now correctly contain colonists. Let me know if that is not the case. :)

• Fixed: Unable to open lost stasis capsules after loading a save game in some instances

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and Holiday. This is just a quick hot fix to address a critical issue.

• Fixed: Unable to open found stasis capsules

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring except for me pushing out a hotfix.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and Holiday. This is a quick hot fix to address a reported issue related to colonists awakening from stasis capsules dead, but not quite dead. I've saved Christmas from zombies!

Anyhoo, check out the patch notes below and I'll be back with more next year. :)

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Release Notes

• Fixed: Colonist needs are being calculated while in the new game screen. If left long enough this caused those colonists to die when being taken out of the stasis capsule.
  
• Fixed: Colonists that would have been dead in a stasis capsule due to the above issue will now be “correctly” alive when opening the stasis capsule.
  
• Fixed: Starting supply chest no longer has the correct items after saving and reloading

Howdy Folks!

Hope everyone is having a great holiday season so far. I’ve been hard at work on what was supposed to be a patch update. The result, however, is another content update. Whoops.

The Move It update is not exactly what was planned on the road map, but I got sidetracked with adding some new decorations and the ability to move placed objects around. There are a host of new tweaks and fixes as well. Thank you all for the amazing feedback and support. Have a merry/happy Holiday and/or Christmas! 🙂

Objects can now be quickly and easily moved around. Simply click the Move Object button in the footer section of the object info panel. This allowed for easier decorating and optimizing colonist workflows. While most objects can be moved, structural objects such as walls, doors and the elevator can not be moved using the new object move function.

The wall sign and wall poster have been added to the game. Once placed they can be configured on what to display. Some sign and poster options are unlocked as part of existing research projects.

I’ve made a few tweaks to colonist behavior to help make them a bit quicker when gathering items and performing actions. I’ll be working on more balance-related changes in an upcoming update.

Colonists will now factor in the distance from a previous inventory position when calculating multiple inventories to pick up from or drop off to. The old method only factored in the distance from the colonist’s initial position for all checked inventories. This change should mean colonists take less time gathering items when getting the items from multiple inventory locations.

Colonist action speed has been sped up overall. They will still perform more quickly based on their level, but their overall speed range has been increased.

Each time a colonist fails to perform an action, their success chance will now increase slightly. The success chance will continue to increase until they finally succeed at the action, at which time the success chance will return to normal. This should reduce instances of colonists, especially at lower job role levels, getting into long cycles of failure when mining or crafting for example.

Mercury Fallen is currently 25% off for the rest of the week. It’s a great time to pickup or gift a copy!

Be sure to check out the full release notes below for all of the additions, changes and fixes.

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Additions

• Added a “Move Object” action button to info panel footer for applicable objects. This allows the player to easily moved placed objects/machines. Structural objects like walls and flooring can’t be moved.
  
• Added wall sign furniture with 12 sign variants (some require relevant research)
  
• Added wall poster with 4 poster variants.
  
• Robot Uprising scenario has a slightly different starting story
  
• Overslept mission replaced with a robot specific mission in the Robot Uprising scenario
  

Changes

• Can now copy/paste algae farm settings
  
• Can now copy/paste aquarium settings
  
• Beds reduce colonist fatigue a bit faster
  
• Water flowing in conduits now brighter to better show water flow
  
• Storage containers no longer show the “allowed items not set” icon if the container isn’t constructed yet.
  
• Colonists will now factor in distance from previous inventory position when calculating multiple inventories to pickup from or drop off to. The old method only factored in the distance from the colonists initial position for all checked inventories.
  
• When picking up items on the ground, colonists will now check for additional items to pick up in a larger radius.
  
• Colonist action success chance increases by a small amount each time they fail an action until the action succeeds. This minimizes colonists getting stuck in long failure cycles.
  
• Increased colonist work speed range. Colonists will still work faster at higher job role levels, but the over all speed has been increased.

Modding

• GDGameScenario now has an intro_story tag. This is the story that will play when starting a new game with that scenario

Fixes

• Fixed: Misspelling in the challenge scenario description
  
• Fixed: Unable to reach 100% success chance for builder job role even at max level/attributes
  
• Fixed: Colonists not choosing the closest valid target when deconstructing
  
• Fixed: Electric consumers connecting to incorrect conduit network if two different networks are available in some instances. This caused machines to be unpowered even though they are clearly connected to a power network with power.
  
• Fixed: Game soft locks if right-clicking a build button in the object build menu
  
• Fixed: Active object selection still selected when selecting a new object to build
  
• Fixed: Incorrect description for Beetle Miner vehicle
  
• Fixed: Water flowing through conduits showing random darkened conduits in some instances

Howdy Folks!

Hope everyone applicable had a happy and healthy Thanksgiving yesterday. I had a good Thanksgiving that I spent with some family.

As a solo developer I really love sinking my teeth into developing new content and making the game great, but in order for the game to continue to be developed, I must also spend time marketing the game. Self promotion is something I struggle with, but promote I must. So onward to the marketing and a sneak peek at the end.

The Steam Autumn Sale is upon us and Mercury Fallen is now 25% off! It’s a great time to grab a copy, gift a copy and tell your friends.

Be sure to nominate Mercury Fallen for the Labor Of Love award on the store page.

[www.redbubble.com]I recently announced the release of the first wave of Mercury Fallen Merch available here[www.redbubble.com]. Be sure to go check it out and get some sweet merch.

If you want to help support development of Mercury Fallen and future projects I hope to create, then be sure to become a patron[www.patreon.com]. Your support, for as little as $1 a month, would be amazing.

Now for the part every one is here for. Thanks for much for not scrolling to the end to get to the good bit. As I’ve mentioned before I’m working on some smaller patch/content updates before moving on to another larger content update. In the next patch update I’ll be adding wall posters and wall signs.

Like planters and hologram emitters, you’ll be able to choose what is displayed on the sign/poster after it’s placed and constructed. Some poster/sign options will be unlocked via research. I’m also working on some additional options for the holographic emitter, but it may or may not make it into the next content update. Keep an eye out for more updates.

Thank you all for the amazing support and feedback.

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