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Ostranauts
Ostranauts
IndieRPGSimulation
Blue Bottle Games · Kitfox Games·$19.99
Apr 24, 2026 · 3mo ago

Fire guardrails, and emotional clobber relief

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

Other changes4

  • Fire safety / gameplay stability
    • Fires no longer ignite on characters, carried items, or items inside containers to prevent accidental self-harm and equipment loss.Should not ignite on characters, carried items, or inside containers
    • Tutorial derelict updated to prevent fires from starting on it during the tutorial sequence.Should not ignite on the tutorial derelict
  • Emotional clobberCooldown or spacing between emotional clobber events increased to prevent rapid repeated events.Not occur in rapid succession
  • Saves compatibilityProgress from 0.15.0.0 onward should load without issues in the hotfix patch.Saves from 0.15.0.0 and later compatible

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Ostranauts · Apr 24, 2026
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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. 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
  5. 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.

  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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