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Stars Reach
Stars Reach
Massively MultiplayerRPGEarly Access
Playable Worlds, Inc. · Playable Worlds, Inc.·$29.99
Aug 28, 2026 · 4d ago

Early Access Hotfix 8.4.6

AI summary2d

Hotfix 8.4.6 improves performance on cold planets, fixes marketplace listing visibility, stabilizes homestead placement and loss, and addresses server crash detection.

Bug fixes4

  • Market Place Listing Fix
    • Resolved a serialization issue that prevented players from seeing their items on the sell tab after an update; previous sales are now interactable again.Fixed listing visibility for items up for sale
    • Players can now interact with their prior marketplace listings as expected.Interact with previous sales restored
  • Homestead Placement and LossesCorrected the half-tile offset introduced in the previous update; does not retroactively fix already placed homesteads.Fixed half-tile offset from last update
  • Server CrashesRemoved the detector temporarily to assess impact on crash rate; a new system is planned to replace it.Partial fix for crash-causing water/lava background sound detector

Other changes5

  • Performance and Stability
    • Optimizations around trees and flora on very cold planets reduce rendering/processing load, boosting frame rates on those worlds.Improved performance on very cold planets
    • General stability improvements to the game to reduce crashes and hitches.Improved stability
  • Homestead Placement and Losses
    • Prevents accidental loss when starting placement multiple times, ensuring the on-cursor homestead isn’t consumed.Added safeguards to prevent loss of homestead on placement
    • Always show homestead boundaries during placement to simplify targeting and placement accuracy.Automatic boundary visibility during placement
    • Prevents resources from being consumed mid-placement; resources are used upon final placement.Homesteads/camps consumed only when placement final

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Stars Reach · Aug 28, 2026

Patch history

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  1. Early Access Hotfix 8.4.5Aug 26, 2026 · 6d

    Hotfix 8.4.5 focuses on performance and stability, plus numerous quality-of-life and crafting/inventory improvements, with further server reliability tweaks and known issue notes.

  2. Hotfix 8.4.4Aug 24, 2026 · 1w

    Hotfix 8.4.4 focuses on reducing loading screen timeouts and improving server crash diagnostics, with a note that a larger gameplay hotfix is coming soon.

  3. Early Access Hotfix 8.4.3Aug 21, 2026 · 1w

    Hotfix 8.4.3 focuses on performance stability, crafting progression fixes, UI/monitoring improvements, and a broad set of bug fixes across Haven/Crucible, XP, and various systems.

    +3
  4. Early Access Update 8.4.0Aug 21, 2026 · 1w

    Major gameplay, progression, and UI updates across newly added Haven map, Xenobiology tweaks, crafting improvements, and extensive bug fixes.

    +3
  5. Performance Update August 19, 2026Aug 19, 2026 · 1w

    Performance improvements and bugfixes for CPU load, framerate stability, and character deformation issue.

  6. Open Horizon Hotfix 7.3.2Apr 8, 2026 · 4mo

    Fixed UI loading issues for inventory, skills, and crafting; healing emote (/dance) can now heal others and associated dancers removed from TPL Space Station.

    +1
  7. Hidden Fog 1.2 Update NotesDec 19, 2025 · 8mo

    Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes: settings saving, longer day/night cycles, less aggressive erosion, and fixes to Xyloslicer and terraforming delays.

  8. Hidden Fog 1.1 Update NotesDec 19, 2025 · 8mo

    General quality-of-life improvements across UI, memory efficiency, graphics defaults, onboarding hallway tweaks, and assorted bug fixes.

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