Dear Space Engineers:
In order to bring you a better game experience, Astracraft will be undergoing maintenance on Apr 8, 2021 while keeping the server online. You can still play during this period, and the system will remind you to update after the maintenance is complete.
Update details:
[Joint-Cyber Hunter]
Recent anecdote: Gaia Galaxy is filled with "fissures" due to disturbances, but light has connected different worlds through these "fissures"...The first joint operation between space engineers and have begun. We will not be fighting alone in this endless universe!
Event Time: Apr 08, after the update — Apr 21, 24:00
1. Joint Check-in: Checking in 3 times from Apr 08 onwards will grant players with large amounts of Sourcestone and Star Coin rewards. Moreover, players can get for free the Joint Frame, "Charming Jade Fox". Get enchanted by the from the world of Cyber Hunter.
2. Limited-time discount: New skins are available from technological exchange! Joint-event's exclusive EMP Trap Skin, "Gravity", will debut during the first week of the event for the price of 60 Crystals in the Superpack. Pack also includes Joint Avatar "Leyla", Decal "Flying Diary", and Music Pack "Chill".
3. Joint Gift Pack: Energy Cannon Skin "Destroyer" will be sold at a discounted price of 680 Crystals in the Joint Gift Pack. The Pack also includes Joint Avatar "Max", Decal "Celestial Max", and Music Pack "Dance".
4. Droid-101: Gun Battery Builder Skin "Droid-101" will appear in the Supply Satellite's Cyber Hunter Joint Prize Pool during the event. The chance for "Droid-101" to appear is twice as high as other orange Skins if an orange skin is drawn.
5. Supply Satellite Bonus: The first Orange Skin drawn during the event will 100% be one that the player doesn't own!
6. Joint Mission: Joint Missions will begin as soon as the event starts. Completing corresponding missions will grant access to Joint Avatar "Zero", Joint Decal "Droid On", "Tangram", and other rewards such as Sourcestone, Star Coin, Superior Room Card, Check-in Card, etc.
[First Top Up Overhaul]
1. Receive a Top Up Pack worth 1288 Crystals when players make their first top up AND the value is at least 60 Crystals. 1 custom pack (choice between Energy Cannon Module "Cloudpiercer", Laser Cutter Module "Hellblade", Kamikaze Drone Module "Martyr", or 30,000 Star Coins), Steampunk Component Package, and Shiny New Diamond Frame. Players can test the modules displayed in the First Top Up screen. Test them before choosing one.
2. After the follow-up top up screen appears, purchasing at least 300 Crystals in one transaction will grant players a Follow Up Reward worth up to 980 Crystals (1 custom pack, choice between Sniper Cannon Skin "Operation Headhunt", Cluster Mortar Skin "Wild Lotus", Rotary Cannon Skin "Wicked Mistress", or 450 Sourcestones).
3. Players who have completed their first top up will have the first top up reset; it will still be possible to obtain the free custom reward, however Steampunk Component Package and Frame will not be available if the player already owns them.
[Festival Madness]
1. Event Time Extended: Festival Madness will be extended to Jun 30, feel free to invest into your desired treasures!
2. New Treasure: Sunset Maniac Set's Small Booster Skin "Fire Rat" will be available on the Super Sale after the Apr 8 update. "Feels like my butt's on fire with this installed. I can't help but roam around."
3. After the Apr 08 update, some treasures will be removed from the Festival Madness, and will be re-added in future versions. If the treasure has not been claimed after its time of removal, the prize and fragments will be returned in 24 hours. Players can check the fragments of removed treasures at "Redeem Reward"; they can be redeemed into Star Coins, or kept for future investment when the treasure is available again.
4. After the update, players can invest into the treasures Small Booster "Fire Rat", Grapple Launcher "Plunger", Howitzer "Joker", Rotary Cannon "Paint Splasher", Booster "Pinwheel Breeze", Cluster Mortar "Madcap Colors", Cluster Mortar "Melon Bomber", EMP Generator "Disco Boogie", Pulse Plasma Blade "Karma Claw", and Shield "Navigator".
[Player Experience Optimizations]
1. Many new parties were added in the Preset Parties! Go wild, dear Space Engineers! System has rewarded the party developers with 500 Sourcestones. Thank you for your enthusiasm and support.
2. The matching screen that appears after tapping "Return to Lobby" from the Matching interface is now draggable. Players can drag the window around to avoid it blocking buttons.
3. Optimized the "stop" Sound FX in Turbo Wheel "Fugitive".
[Bug Fixes]
1. Fixed some display errors in the sharing interface when some ARMS try to share to the Hatchery.
2. Fixed movement modules not appearing after installing Hovertech Module when players use old game engine packs.
3. Fixed clones remaining invisible to other players after play uses skill from the Core "Mirage Spirit".
4. Fixed special effects blocking the screen when Heavy Shield is being displayed in the Garage.
5. Fixed bug of being stuck in the ground due to slow model loading times when players use old game engine packs.
6. Fixed bug of players getting stuck on the roof of the Khan's Yurt in the Super Storm map "Laixi City".
7. Fixed bug of camera not pointing ahead of the ARMS after player respawns.
Other optimizations are still in the process of being implemented. We hope to hear your suggestions and recommendations in game and on major game forums. We will continue to work hard on making the game better for our players! (Best Wishes)