Lightyear Frontier Update Patch Notes v0.1.373 Mar 27

Hello, Exofarmers!

We've been working hard to roll this patch before the Easter Holidays so y'all can enjoy an improved mech farming experience over the long weekend ahead! Hold on to your visor, folks, we squashed a lot of bugs in this one!

Lightyear Frontier Update Patch Notes v0.1.407.0 Apr 15

Changes

Using the "Help I'm stuck" option inside the Vault will now take you out of the Vault, and reset the Vault progress

Added a failsafe to grant player the Vault reward if they somehow managed to finish the Vault and get out without picking it up

Tweaked Hydro Splash size to work more as intended

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Increased maximum field of view to 150
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Decreased minimum field of view to 60
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Removed “Clam Filtering” request from Ulf

Minor update to photo mode HUD layout to accommodate for longer and bigger prompt texts

Bug fixes

Significantly reduced the size of save files to fix issue where the game could fail to save after long sessions

PIP-3R Ambient Dialogue setting will now be saved between sessions

Fixed issue where pickups would often fly away far behind you if you tried to use the Vacuum Harvester while moving

Fixed rare crash when gathering items with the Vacuum Harvester

Fixed issue with plots were the mounds would stay when the plot was destroyed

Existing floating mounds will disappear and decay after a while if player leaves them untouched

Sign Post menus can now be exited without also opening the pause menu

Added an additional timeout to "Checking for Rewards"-prompt to prevent getting stuck forever

Fixed Irrigation Hose charging effects not replicating correctly in multiplayer

Fixed issue regarding silos letting you attempt to add more items even though it would exceed the weight limit

Added missing UI feedback prompt when trying to add items to an already full silo

Fixed issue regarding loss of gamepad UI navigation when opening an inventory menu with too many items

Fixed issue with some construct holograms that did not save correctly

Fixed issue where entering and exiting vault would cause new duplicated resources to spawn for the host

Fixed issue where you'd go back to your initial spawn location if you saved the game in the vault elevator after just leaving the vault

Fixed issue where clients could sometimes get stuck in the vault after rejoining a saved game

Vault cables will now reset when loading the game to fix issues where they could get stuck under the ground/other side of walls

Fixed issue regarding Buy/Sell entries being interactable while not being on screen in the merchant menu

Fixed issue regarding sprout cannon getting stuck on "On Cooldown" prompt while not having any ammo

Fixed issue regarding clients not receiving UI prompt when a mech part failed to spawn on dock

Fixed issue regarding interact button prompts stop showing on HUD after you looked at an inactive animal nest

Fixed issue regarding "Fertilized" status UI not resetting properly when looking away from a mound

Fixed compost to have correct amount of items spawned

Fixed so that hazard events won’t start while player is in day transition animation

Fixed issue regarding Fertilizer indicators still being visible even though the plant had gone past the "Seed" growth stage

Fixed issue where spawning hazards could get stuck in the air around the Dam

Players will now go into Emergency Protocol if they go to the area behind the Dam

Fixed issue with items in production becoming done right when clicking sleep and not during the night

Fixed issue with pickups not despawning correctly

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Fixed item pickups not being saved
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Fixed some inputs potentially blocking others, e.g. binding "Toggle Map Menu" to "D-Pad Up" would block "Next Setting" in photo mode

Fixed fully upgraded and fully charged Hydro Splash sometimes not fully watering small plants/soil

Fixed issue regarding signpost display text starting as "Text Element" instead of being blank

Fixed issue regarding Small Sign not saving text between sessions

Fixed rain and other ambient particle effects sometimes being in the wrong location relative to the player

Fixed issue regarding Next Setting and Previous Setting bindings for Photo Mode not accepting held input

Added missing physical material on coal. Should now be more effective to gather with the spike saw

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Fixed various crashes
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Let us know in the steam forums or over on our Discord if this patch did indeed fix the things and hopefully we can say good bye to the gravity defying plot mounds once and for all!

Happy farming, folks!