To have a good time the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar mission, area science ’em up Astroneer has turned its consideration slightly nearer to house in an enormous replace and time-limited occasion. Available now and operating till August 31st, System Era Softworks are sending gamers to the barren moon of Desolo to seek for the NASA lunar lander. Players who uncover the previous relic will get an opportunity to pose for a photograph alternative (utilizing its still-functioning TV cameras) and unlock some commemorative goodies. Of course, there’s a bit extra to the replace, as you may see within the video under.
The lunar lander mission appears moderately mundane when in comparison with the plush and unusual alien worlds of Astroneer, however it’s a superb reminder of what precise area science seems like. Slow, cautious exploration to dusty, empty locations, hoping for a grand discovery however nonetheless simply joyful to be standing anyplace however Earth. On a extra sensible word for present gamers, they’ve added a pair of latest T-platform modules and storage silo varieties to 3D print and develop your space-base with. You can by no means have an excessive amount of Science Stuff, and it’s impolite to only go away it mendacity round. Go tidy up your base.
One final cute bonus on this patch: You can discover supply airbags containing fireworks. Each planet offers completely different colors, so that you’ll need to scour all the photo voltaic system with friends if you wish to placed on an actual present. There’s additionally been just a few bug fixes (totally defined in the patch notes here), and some high quality of life options added. Rovers at the moment are self-righting and not require you to get out to flip them again onto their wheels. Players can now extra simply clear up stray ‘wrecked’ platform legs utilizing a shredder, and tooltips will let you realize when your mutant seeds are rising.
Astroneer is at present 25% off on Steam, Humble and the Microsoft Store, lowered to £17.84/€20.99/$22.49. The game can be a part of the Xbox Game Pass subscription on PC, so in the event you’re signed up, no want to purchase it.
