Greetings scientists!
The streak of regular content patches continues as we have just moved EA.1.5.3 from our beta branch, to live status for all Forever Skies Steam owners! Speaking of Steam, Forever Skies is currently 25% off in the Steam Summer Sale! We’ve also got 3 different bundles for the Summer Sale with our survival friends from:First Dwarf | The Riftbreaker | Volcanoids
You can get an extra 10% off Forever Skies and any of those 3 games using our bundles. Links are at the bottom of the post.What's Included In This Patch?
Since the release of Early Access, many players have told us how they love the Friendly Insect bug found in the first Underdust location and that they wish they could do more than just look at it. With this in mind, the next content patch puts the spotlight on our friendly insect pet, making it not just wholesome, but practical too!
“Pet the bug” is a feature we have had planned since we announced it on our first roadmap in June 2023, but we didn’t want to just stop there.
The hat and harness options are purely cosmetic. However, we hope the backpack will be a game-changer for players. Give your pet this attachment from the customization menu and have it join you on your adventures away from the airship.
Are your pockets getting full while you explore? Offload some of those resources into your pet’s backpack.
New Airship Decor
EA.1.5.3 isn’t just about your pet, as we have also added some new Airship decorations alongside it, including the highly requested Stairs Room module, in both left and a right variant.
We have also added an Amber Kingside Bed which lets you recover Energy quicker, a Crystal Ceiling light and Crystal Wall Lamps for decoration!
What Else?
As we continue to add more languages throughout Early Access, we’re excited to announce that EA.1.5.3 will be adding full Japanese and Korean localization. Also, if you were one of our Kickstarter backers, your in-game rewards are ready and have been added alongside this patch. Check your associated email for more details!3 Forever Skies Bundles Available
For the Summer Sale we’ve decided to open up 3 different bundles with our friends from First First Dwarf, The Riftbreaker, and Volcanoids. So if you already own Forever Skies you can grab an extra 10% off any of these games using our bundles. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/41771/Volcanoids_x_Forever_Skies/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37896/FOREVER_SKIES_X_THE_RIFTBREAKER/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/42411/First_Dwarf_x_Forever_Skies/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------< Below you can find the full changelog for the new patch…NEW CONTENT:
Pet:- Friendly Insect “Pet” interaction added
- Friendly Insect companion can follow the player during exploration
- Friendly Insect companion, while equipped with backpack, unlocks additional inventory slots
- Friendly Insect companion can be customized
- Yellow Backpack and Footwear are unlocked when the Friendly Insect is first placed on the Soft Cushion
- Crafting recipes for Friendly Insect items available through a new set of green Data Cards
- Three colored sets of the Friendly Insect’s outfits (headwear, footwear and backpack)
- Amber King Size Bed - enhances the sleeping process too
- Crystal Lamp (left and right)
- Sprinkler Lamp
- Stairs Room (left and right)
- Neon Plant
- Japanese
- Korean
CHANGED:
- Soft Cushion trigger for opening pet’s equipment screen
- Soft Cushion cannot be picked up while there are Friendly Insect’s equipment items “connected”
- Aquarium for Moths name changed into Moth Vivarium
FIXED:
- Pig Smile Seeds icon fixed so it can match all the other small plant seeds
- Fixed crash on loading saves from beta’s build with early Stairs Room crafting recipe.
KNOWN ISSUES:
- If a piece of debris moves an airship while the Friendly Insect is following the player, the Insect will automatically stop following.
- Sometimes the Friendly Insect cannot follow the player to Underdust Locations.
- Friendly Insect has problems leaving and walking into the lift in Underdusts
- There is currently no boiled version of the Neon Plant.
