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Ostranauts
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Blue Bottle Games · Kitfox Games·$19.99
Apr 22, 2026 · 3mo ago

Hotfix (0.15.0.18) for nulls and other issues reported in Fire in the Hold

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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.

Bug fixes6

  • NAV station visibilityNAV station orbit visuals no longer render as invisible; NAV stations should render normally in view.invisiblevisible
  • Ceres plot encounterFixes the Ceres plot ending unexpectedly when an encounter was missing, allowing plot progression to continue smoothly.end abruptly due to missing encounterstable progression
  • Character creation nullsUsing skills/traits during character creation extensively and then undoing caused a null reference; fixed to prevent crashes.
  • NAV/Docking UI stabilityFixed several null reference issues in the NAV and Docking/COMMS UIs to improve stability.
  • Hallway conduit tutorialHallway conduit tutorial no longer breaks if you leave the map and return mid-tutorial.mid-tutorial progressresume from map return
  • Gas exchange particlesParticles spawned during gas exchange no longer trigger null reference exceptions.may cause null exceptionsno exceptions

Other changes1

  • Docking safetyFixes docking to a space station with another ship already docked so that the docked ship is no longer suffocated instantly.instantnot instantly

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

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

  7. 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
  8. Tutorial save/load/null fixesOct 4, 2025 · 10mo

    Hotfix patch addressing null reference errors during tutorial save/load and game transitions.

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