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Due to additional reports of users experiencing game crashes, I've decided to rollback to version 1.17 while I continue to investigate the issue. If you are experiencing this issue and want to help, please check out the experimental branch.


The Mercury Fallen discord is a great place to get the latest information and join the conversation regarding the experimental branch.

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Thanks everyone for your patience while I work to resolve this issue.

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Howdy Folks!

Patch Update 1.19 is now on the experimental branch and aims to resolve game crashes that can occur during auto saves and extended play periods.

If you're experiencing poor performance or the game crashing after playing for a couple of hours, please give this experimental branch a try and let me know if it improves your experience.

This has been a hard issue to resolve as I've not been able to reproduce the behavior in my testing environments. I am working on further optimizations, but I wanted to get feedback on the optimizations so far.

Thanks everyone for the great feedback and let me know if you're still experiencing this issue. As it doesn't affect everyone I'm trying to get a general sense of how many users are affected by these issues.

What is the Experimental Branch and how do I access it?

Please let me know in the below Steam thread, or in the experimental channel on Discord, if you encounter any issues while using update 1.19 on the experimental branch.

Patch Update 1.19 Experimental Info & Patch Notes

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Patch Update 1.18 is now available. This update fixes various issues including a game breaking bug where you could deconstruct something critical to progressing in the main mission.

Thank you for the great feedback on the experimental branch. There are still some issues that are being looked into, but I wanted to get these fixes out the door. Check out the release notes below for the full list of fixes.

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• Optimized various UI elements to reduce memory usage
  
• Reduced memory overhead when returning back to the main menu. This should result in less time taken to return to the main menu as well as reduce instances of the game freezing.
  
• “Game Saved” text now appears in the lower middle of the screen when the game is saved.
  
• Fixed: Unable to assign object display objects in info panel in some instances
  
• Fixed: Able to deconstruct Terraformer Regulator structure from construction queue.
  
• Fixed: Colonists are stuck performing an action if that action is removed by changing job roles in some instances.
  
• Fixed: Threading issue related to colonists collecting items on the floor. This could lead to various unexpected behaviors.
  
• Fixed: Job action data not clearing correctly when changing job roles.
  
• Fixed: Colonist action data not correctly cleaned up after certain actions are performed. This can cause performance issues over extended play times.
  
• Fixed: Internal error can occur if clicking through story choices too quickly.
  
• Fixed: Wall lights not contributing to room lighting value in some cases.

Howdy Folks!

I recently released Patch 1.18 and, unfortunately, had to roll back to update 1.17 due to various reported issues. After making some extensive code changes I’m re-releasing Patch Update 1.18 on to the experimental branch for testing. This update includes what was previously included as well as some new fixes and tweaks.

In addition to fixing the issues with the first release of 1.18, I made some extensive code changes to reduce memory overhead and resolve longer play times causing the game to become unstable. While I’m pretty sure I’ve worked out the kinks, I want your help to track down any lingering issues before pushing it out to the main branch.

What is the Experimental Branch and how do I access it?

Please let me know in the below Steam thread, or in the experimental channel on Discord, if you encounter any issues while using update 1.18 on the experimental branch.

Patch Update 1.18 Experimental Info & Patch Notes

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Howdy Folks!

This is a tiny patch update to fix patch update 1.18. Please let me know if you encounter further issues related to being unable to return the main menu or colonists no longer performing actions after 30+ minutes of play time. Thanks everyone for your understanding!

Howdy Folks!

Thanks for all the great feedback and support! Patch Update 1.18 addresses a few reported issues. Be sure to check out the release notes below for a list of fixes.

As I’ve mentioned previously, I have been working on a new video game project. I’ve made a good bit of progress, but have been slowed down somewhat due to switching from Unity to the Unreal game engine. Stay tuned for more info regarding that project, as well as Mercury Fallen patches, and if you want to help support future projects be sure to become a patron[www.patreon.com].

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• Fixed: Threading issue related to colonists collecting items on the floor. This could lead to various unexpected behaviors.
  
• Fixed: Job action data not clearing correctly when changing job roles.
  
• Fixed: Colonist action data not correctly cleaned up after certain actions are performed. This can cause performance issues over extended play times.
  
• Fixed: Internal error can occur if clicking through story choices too quickly.
  
• Fixed: Wall lights not contributing to room lighting value in some cases.

Howdy Folks!

Patch 1.17 is a small patch to address some reported issues. Keep all that feedback coming! It’s great to hear what you like and what you don’t.

I’ve been working to get a wiki up and running for some time, but I’m often extended in different directions. @darkfoxprime has been a major resource in filling in a majority of the wiki pages and, while it’s not totally complete, it’s ready enough for people to take a look.

Mercury Fallen Wiki[mercury-fallen.fandom.com]

I’ll be working to update more of the wiki moving forward. If you have any experiencing managing wikis and want to help then certainly reach out to me.

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Changes

• Fish food recipe now accepts fish chunks as in ingredient

Modding

• Mercury Facility default name now defined by uidefault.facility.name in lang.xml
  
• Crop items now use proper tags for fruit/grain/vegetable

Fixes

• Fixed: Incorrect description for whale miner vehicle
  
• Fixed: Unable to move any objects after attempting to move the aquarium with fish stocked
  
• Fixed: Xeno Alloy recipe requires 5 Titanium Billet or 5 Rutile Ore. This should be 1 Titanium Billet or 5 Rutile Ore.
  
• Fixed: Colonists eating unallowed foods if that food is in the same container as an allowed food.

Howdy Folks!

Happy New Year! It's a new year and a new patch update for Mercury Fallen. This is another small update to address some feedback and report. Thanks everyone for the amazing support!

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• Water trap loot table now defined in xml data
  
• Fixed: Colonists not delivering materials to vehicle bay queue if there is another vehicle in the queue when a vehicle is finished constructing.
  
• Fixed: Deep miner not mining valid tiles adjacent to a door
  
• Fixed: Spelling mistakes

Howdy Folks!

It’s been an amazing year for me and Mercury Fallen. After six years of early access development, the 1.0 version of Mercury Fallen was released in August. It has been amazing hear all of your feedback and I’m glad so many of you have enjoyed playing my game!

I want to wish everyone out there a happy and safe holiday and an even better new year. Thank you!

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