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Blue Bottle Games · Kitfox Games·$19.99
Oct 29, 2021 · 58mo ago

Ostranauts Patch 0.6.12.8 Is Live!

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Ostranauts patch 0.6.12.8 fixes door interaction, NPC behavior, police ship traffic, boarding permissions, and a naming quirk for Fixer; broadly focused on AI issues and gameplay quirks with several bugfixes.

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  • Airlock / Doors
    • Fixed a bug that prevented airlocks from opening when the player tried to open them manually, restoring direct access.Bug caused airlock to not open when player attempted to manually open itFixed
    • Airlocks no longer ignore player input when NPCs attempt to open doors during undocking, preventing being trapped.airlocks ignored player input due to NPC interaction during undockFixed
  • NPC aggression / conduct
    • NPCs no longer take out frustrations on the player when not on the player's crew, reducing unfair hostility.Disgruntled employees of other companies would frequently target the player regardless of crew statusFixed
    • NPCs no longer treat the player as “the boss” in inappropriate contexts.Boss-like targeting of the player in unrelated incidentsFixed
  • Police ships / AI behavior
    • Police ships will now hover at a safer distance until the player undocks, reducing accidental collisions and push-outs.Hovered/ bumped ships near the player during undockingHover at a safer distance until undock
    • Police no longer have casual boarding permissions at K-Leg, avoiding unintended interruptions.Police could board player ships casually at K-LegPermissions updated to stop casual boarding at K-Leg

Bug fixes1

  • Fixer naming referenceThe Fixer no longer accepts themselves as a reference, fixing an incorrect self-reference.Fixer referenced themselves as a voucherFixed

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Patch history

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  1. Roster Helmet Toggle and Hour Indicator, Autotask Stillness, Tracking Alarm FixJul 17, 2026 · 1mo

    Hotfix 0.15.1.17 adds helmet auto-removal toggle, an hour indicator in the roster, keeps captain/crew still when Autotask is off during free time, and silences tracking alarm when controlling crew on a station.

  2. Fix for Random Pausing, Battery Swap BugJul 14, 2026 · 1mo

    Hotfix 0.15.1.15 fixes random pause bug and battery swap reliability, plus debugging log spam cleanup.

    +1
  3. Overheating Reactors, Ship Instadeath, and Other FixesMay 8, 2026 · 3mo

    Hotfix addressing overheating, ship explosions, weapon accuracy, AI targeting, and reactor behavior with several reliability and UI fixes.

    +3
  4. Fire guardrails, and emotional clobber reliefApr 24, 2026 · 3mo

    Hotfix addressing unintended fire ignition and rapid emotional clobber events, with save compatibility note.

  5. Everybody's Ugly, Poofing Items, and Other FixesApr 23, 2026 · 3mo

    Hotfix v0.15.0.19 for Ostranauts fixes loot RNG bug, disappearing items, LA Aerostat duplication, NPC undocking issues, and various null reference fixes.

    +1
  6. Hotfix (0.15.0.18) for nulls and other issues reported in Fire in the HoldApr 22, 2026 · 3mo

    Hotfix 0.15.0.18 for Fire in the Hold fixes several stability, UI, and flow issues including docking safety, NAV visibility, encounter flow, null references, and tutorial resilience.

  7. Hotfix for null reference in ship piloting tutorialApr 21, 2026 · 3mo

    Hotfix addressing a null reference during ship piloting tutorial transit undock step.

  8. Fixes for Broken Ships, Selection Dragging, and WhodunnitOct 10, 2025 · 10mo

    Hotfix v0.14.5.15 fixes selection dragging, ship loading and naming, whodunnit stability, and maintenance refill adjustments to reduce overfill.

    +4

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