Ostranauts Feature Patch (0.14.2.5) Is Live!
Patch 0.14.2.5 focuses on quality-of-life improvements and reliability: UI options for flashing lights, autopilot reliability and alerts, enhanced NAV ship logs, PowerViz animation, updated dock/undock visuals, and balancing tweaks to quests and autopilot behavior.
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- Autopilot
- Autopilot:Autopilot now less often causes reactor explosions or flame-outs with certain reactor designs.various scenarios→less likely to cause reactor explosions/flame-outs
- Autopilot:When autopilot disengages, an on-screen alert objective is shown, similar to proximity alarms.→alert objective added
- Quests for LA aerostatQuests to retrieve special parts from LA aerostat now pay better and have more reasonable requirements.→better payouts and more reasonable requirements
✚Bug fixes1
- AutopilotAutopilot:Fixed additional issues where autopilot could incorrectly balance FLOW/CYCLE, reducing flame-out risk.
◆Other changes10
- Options menu / Accessibility
- Options gained controls to adjust/disable sparks and flickering lights and spinning parallax backgrounds to reduce visual disturbance.→adjustable/disable
- New toggles to reduce flickering lights for better accessibility.→adjustable/disable
- NAV logsNAV logs overhauled to track significant ship events; accessible via NAV's Ship Logs button.→tracking significant ship events
- PowerVizPowerViz switched to pulsing line animation to better indicate power flow.yellow sprites per tile→animated pulsing lines
- New paperdoll spritesCharacter/prop visuals updated with new paperdoll sprites for tools.→new paperdoll sprites for laser torch, welder, screwdriver, hacksaw
- Undocking/Docking visuals
- Undocking no longer immediately triggers proximity alarm; the other ship's docking ring remains visible longer for clarity.triggers on undock→no alarm; shows receding docking ring longer
- Docking visuals updated to reduce confusion after undocking and show receding ring for a bit.immediate→delayed / receding ring shown
- Plotlines / contentSimultaneous progress on two redacted plots is now possible to complete in tandem.→now possible to complete if both started simultaneously
- Sparks / damaged lights / parallax backgroundAdded new preferences in Options to reduce flashing damaged lights, sparks, and dizzying parallax backgrounds.
- Quests balancing / fixesSeveral quests have had fixes and balancing applied; specifics are not itemized in the note.
subjects affected (10)
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Patch history
- →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.
- 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→ - 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→ - →Fire guardrails, and emotional clobber reliefApr 24, 2026 · 3mo
Hotfix addressing unintended fire ignition and rapid emotional clobber events, with save compatibility note.
- 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→ - →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.
- →Hotfix for null reference in ship piloting tutorialApr 21, 2026 · 3mo
Hotfix addressing a null reference during ship piloting tutorial transit undock step.
- 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.
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