Update Information:

Hello spacefriends!

We're keeping the improvements train rolling today with the release of our latest Quality of Life Upgrade, QoL MK II! Our team has continued to scour their bug lists and review all the feedback you've given us here in the forums, and we've been working hard to improve our game systems and overall game performance.

A high level of focus in QoL Mk II has been directed toward adding tools to communicate how Duplicants are choosing jobs or moving around your base, giving you better, more efficient control of your colony. We've also added a whole batch of unusual Space Artifacts for you to display on your Pedestals, and some exciting new upgrades to the Printing Pod's capabilities. And we've knocked out all kinds of bugs and crashes thanks to your reports!

Throughout the rest of the QoL Upgrades we will be continuing to monitor your feedback for more information on how we can improve the game. We've made some serious progress on bugs and polish this update, but there's still lots more to come! We've got even more systems to balance and optimization to perform.

As of the QoL MK II release, Oxygen Not Included is now also available on the Epic Game Store. The game is still in Early Access, and we plan to follow the same Testing/Release schedule on Epic that we currently do on Steam. We're supporting both platforms that the Epic Game Store supports, currently PC and Mac.

A big thank you to everyone who participated in our open testing branch, we hope you enjoy QoL MK II!

What's New and Improved?

Printing Pod can now print objects other than Duplicants, to give your colony that little extra boost

Added a new priority to the Priority tool, "!!". This will make a highest-priority errand and put the base into Red Alert mode until the errand is complete

Added a new side screen for Duplicants which shows all the chores they can perform, and what order they will perform them in

Added a new "Errands" tab for buildings (other objects coming soon!) which shows what chores are available there and which Duplicants can work on those chores

Reports Menu now shows a more accurate and better categorized breakdown of where Duplicants are spending their time

Reports Menu now shows how many errands have been created and completed each day

"Long Commute Times" notification if Duplicants have a high percentage of travel time in a day

New Artifacts can be returned from space missions, either by astronauts or space tourists -- display them on Pedestals for high decor! Eggs can now also be placed on Pedestals

Rocket modules now have a "Launch Tower" background that shows where the rocket will land even after it has taken off

There have also been many bug fixes and minor improvements. Check out the full changelist <LINK TODO!!> for all the details!

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