Greetings scientists…
As per the title, the Combat Update is now live on our beta branch and can be played RIGHT NOW! EA.1.6.0 features two new location variants, combat mechanics, new resources, story route changes, performance improvements, bug fixes, and a few QoL improvements, including the highest-voted request on Feature Upvote regarding moving storage boxes! More cool items will be added when the Combat Update goes live on the main branch, but for now let's get stuck into what you can expect from the update in beta.????Combat Feedback Survey????
https://forms.gle/mTj9K4Hm8wEnLN6G6
Our team put a lot of work into the combat aspect of this update, so we're asking our avid beta testers to please fill our survey after playing. This way we can dig deeper into your feedback and thoughts on how the game is shaping up.Introducing Combat & Changes To Story




Moving Filled Storage Boxes & More
At the time of writing, the suggestion to move Storage Boxes is sat at the top of the pile of your feature requests with 500 upvotes on our Feature Upvote Site. We are excited to announce that this QoL feature is available with EA.1.6.0! Players can now move Storage Boxes with contents and move them wherever they like onboard their Airship, making customization easier than ever. Just hold down Q on the box you want to move and a “ghost” of the storage box will be created in your hands. Simply place it in your chosen spot and the box and its contents will be instantly transported! This will also work with Freezers and Cookers containing food and Engines containing fuel.
IMPORTANT REMINDER
If the game is played from an older save (from the ending of the 1st Underdust questline up to creating the Evolved Flora Hologram), some issues might appear in the progression. We recommend starting a new save or playing on a save in which the main questline has already been completed to avoid these problems. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are the full patch notes below:NEW CONTENT:
World: New Locations- Forbidden Garden
- New Nature Territory
- Mantis
- Webling Larva
- Webling Larvae Nest
- Crossbow bolt: Explosive
- Crossbow bolt: Poisonous
- Chirping Decoy
- Throwable Mine
- Stunning Trap
- Radial UI menu added for quick interactions with consumables and Crossbow ammunition select (hold C/D-pad Down)
- Crossbow auto-reload
- Using Consumables animation added
- Ability to relocate devices with items inside added (for now bound to hold Q/D-pad Down)
- Craft from Storage QoL is now available for the Airship Builder
- Fiberglass
- Motion Detector
- Liquid Oxygen
- Liquid Neon
- Moss
- New plants:
- Eelair
- Sulfur Plant
- Diver Pearls
- Summer Balm
- Siren Crown
- Moss Plant
- Boiled Summer Balm
- Boiled Siren Crown
- Speed Booster - Mobilty Booster
- Advanced Medkit
- Show Virus effects toggle in Settings
- PS5 Controller features (adaptive triggers, haptic feedback)
- Overall performance improved
- Additional quests guiding through combat update locations for players who have finished the storyline
- Main Quests changed from the 1st Underdust to include combat locations
- Stamina consumption while using Knife/Aircutter buffed for combat
- Crossbow ammo clip size changed from 5 to 10
- Crossbow shows indicators when reload or shooting is not possible
- Crossbow shows “Reload” widget only when reload is possible
- Crossbow automatically starts reload after shooting last loaded bolt
- Crossbow differentiates ammo spread between default and aiming mode
- Crossbow has a new set of animations and sounds
- Wrecked Crossbow has been moved in progression and can now be found in the Underdust: Tunnels location
- Pyrexia visual effects decreased when stamina is depleted
- Crosshair swing while being infected with Pyrexia reduced
- Raw Breathnut no longer infects player with Gastroenteritis virus
- Some posters were resized
- Quest log is scrolling when there are many unfinished quests on the screen
- Immunity Booster recipe resources changed to include new plants
- Bloom Airship modules’ recipes changed–they now require Fiberglass to build
- Fuel Tank’s recipe changed–it now requires Fiberglass to craft
- Moth Aquarium’s recipe changed–it now requires Fiberglass to craft
- Big Water Tank’s recipe changed–it now requires Fiberglass to craft
- Decorative Wings’ recipes changed–they now require Fiberglass to craft
- Moss Furniture set recipes changed–they now require Fiberglass to craft
- Lamps’ recipes changed–they now require Liquid Neon to craft
- Major sounds and music update
- Chitin now grants Hemorrhagic Fever sample when put into VSA
- Mantis Gland resource was removed from the 1st Underdust location (it is yet to be removed from the 2nd Underdust location. Item now has no purpose)
- Fixed issue with Pipes rotating with the airship movement
- Missing mass / weight of decorative Wings added
- Infected Garden performance tweaks
- Overgrown Lift performance tweaks
- Wind Farms performance tweaks
- Small Town performance tweaks
- Languages other than English lacks translation yet
- New locations are not finalised yet
- Some icons and proper names are missing
- The Throwable Mine, Stunning Trap and Chirping Decoy meshes are placeholders
- Throwing the Throwable Mine, Stunning Trap or Chirping Decoy inside the Airship is broken
- The radial UI is a work in progress
- If the game is played from an older save (from the ending of the 1st Underdust questline up to creating the plant's hologram), there might appear some issues in the progression. We recommend starting a new save or playing on a save in which the main questline has already been completed to avoid these problems.
- The pet's behavior in combat locations is currently a work in progress
- Crafting from Storage for Research Station is not supported (yet)
- Holding mine in crouch has a wrong idle animation
- Ant enemies do not work on Underdust
How To Access the Test Branch
- Open the Steam application on your PC and locate Forever Skies in your games library
- Right click - PROPERTIES- BETAS
- Put in the password: BlimpWorkshop
- From the dropdown menu select the beta branch tilted: beta_flight
- Press the blue “Opt into beta_flight…” button
- In your Games Library click on Forever Skies [beta_flight]
- Install the Test Branch

How To Create and Load Existing Saves into the Test Branch
- Your existing saves for the main game are stored in a different folder compared to your saves on the test branch. If you want to continue and test the game using your existing progress, you’ll need to do the following:
- Locate your save files on your PC. By default they should be stored in the following file path:
- C:\Users\
\AppData\Local\ProjectZeppelin\Saved\SaveGames\ - Select the save file that you want to test your progress on, right-click, copy.
- Located your Test Branch save file folder. By default they should be stored in the following file path:
- C:\Users\
\AppData\Local\ProjectZeppelin\Saved_BetaFlight\SaveGames\ - Paste your copied save file into this location
- As a precaution make a 2nd copy of your save file and paste it somewhere on your desktop or in a safe folder. This way you can ensure you have a clean, backup save just in case.