Ticket	Summary	Component
#214	Changing Resolution Causes GUI to become “Squashed”	UI
#306	[Linux] Possible crash when Deleting messages on mass	UI
#325	Repetitively loading a game causes everything to disappear apart from the UI	Graphic
#351	Possessing something while a Event with Camera shift occurs causes crash	Code
#381	Starting new game after sandbox fail state causes black screen	Code
#417	Instability in sessions lasting longer than 40min	Code
#10	Colonists can wear AtmoSuit inside base.	AI
#49	unique objects can be built outside of rooms	Code
#56	Material textures are not order agnostic in xml file reading	Code
#62	Cave in save state issues.	Code
#81	Lander issues on load	Graphic
#89	Imp moving fossil becomes broken on load	AI
#91	Colonists ask for Workshop table even when one is built.	AI
#115	Multiple Airlocks cause AI confusion	AI
#116	Airlock can be placed and built halfway into wall.	Code
#122	Colonist can become stuck in corners of rooms	AI
#125	Colonist stuck between walls while attempting Repair of Workshop drill	AI
#138	IMPs can attempt to pull plants from Lab containment	Code
#146	Room objects can be built outside of room along cave walls.	Code
#148	Colonist/IMPs can become stuck between walls when building rooms.	AI
#158	Colonists walking through walls.	Code
#172	L peice Room layouts are considered vaild.	Code
#207	Mail stacks up on load	Code
#222	[Settings] Texture options issue	UI
#226	IMP moves Water Barrels to odd locations.	AI
#244	Dogs Maintain Inertia when the game is paused	Code
#247	Colonist sleeping in midair	Animation
#253	Debris blocks interaction points.	Code
#264	Colonist alive on load	Code
#268	[User] IMP pathing issue	AI
#286	Interaction points not detecting walls correctly	Code
#289	Sample object task does not instantly cancel	AI
#291	Missing Text	UI
#294	Colonist stuck in cave wall	AI
#295	Phantom Water barrel	Code
#296	Utility bot AI usability issues	AI
#310	Max Zoom out causes graphical artefacts at screen edges	Graphic
#326	Multiple Storage rooms cause issues for IMP’s moving waterbarrels	AI
#329	IMP Issues	Code
#332	IMP possession – Clipping through walls.	Graphic
#334	Colonist difficulty with Ration boxes	AI
#335	Unable to click other objects when tracking another object.	UI
#342	Landers and Microwave towers are not removed	AI
#345	Research not appearing on tapes.	Code
#350	[FPM] infinite drop of Rubble	Code
#362	IMP group behaviour during mining	AI
#368	[Tutorial] Objectives only completable in linear route.	UI
#384	[Mission – Stratospheric Sulphates] Rubble that is picked up is removed from counter	Code
#395	Pausing gamed does not stop objective mail	Code
#398	Room Walls being built incorrectly overlapping	Graphic
#400	List of all wall based object/rooms that clip	Code
#401	Possession camera is slightly lower	Graphic
#403	Loading during a mission fail/complete causes CTD	Code
#410	Utility bot AI not starting once built	AI
#411	IMP stuck at fossil stand with extra fossil	AI
#418	Colonists and other NPC’s pass through locked doors	AI
#419	Next Danger key not working	UI
#420	[Config] Save/load key binding text is swapped	UI
#422	Menu does not pause time	Code
#423	Tech that does not unlock	Code
#426	IMP can become blocked by Doors while in Possession mode	Code
#427	Blueprints are removed by explosives	Code
#428	Multiple Key bindings can be assigned the same key	UI
#322	Toilet animations do not line up with the colonists	Animation
#5	Colonists Pass through Doors	AI
#13	Colonist lander animation offset midway through	Animation
#20	Megacephalalgia clip regularly with each other during animations and walking.	Graphic
#45	UI scaling to 150% cuts off 3/4 of the rendered screen.	UI
#65	Start Up crash : 3rd Party program interference: “Evolve”	Code
#101	Possible to build around airlock blocking it	Graphic
#104	Locked Doors cannot be unlocked unless clicking on frame.	Code
#117	Airlock / rockwalls clipping	Graphic
#119	Menu UI is easy to mis-click to due large click boxes.	UI
#135	[sound] Atmogen/3d printer upon loading a save will play their start up noises	Sound
#155	Colonists wandering through objects	AI
#166	Smoke Wind Direction PFX not consistent	Graphic
#205	Illumination of Hydroponic Trees depends on side of lighting source.	Graphic
#225	Hopper can be placed midway through walls	Code
#256	[sound] earthquake effect loops in ESC menu	Sound
#308	IMP will hold Building materials forever if interrupted	AI
#314	Some colonists have faces that morph when moving.	Animation
#319	IMP Robots and possibly other entities will finish doing their interrupted animation after being possessed.	Animation
#328	Colonists eyes are not displaying properly or are missing.	Graphic
#330	IMP possession – Looking at ground on intial	Code
#344	Megacephalalgia replay death animation on load.	Animation
#354	Megacephalalgia come back to life	Animation
#360	[Menu] Crew Selection – Menu Header is highlighted on first colonist selection	UI
#361	IMP Pick up animation playing in areas without rubble.	AI
#363	[Possession] Forced Mails cause Greyout	Graphic
#373	[Crew Selection] UI buttons have inaccurate selection boxes	UI
#377	Air vent Clipping	Graphic
#380	Colonist reuse toilets directly after using them a second time.	AI
#390	Pausing the game doesn’t stop the countdown timer.	UI
#394	Geothermal Gen blocked Interaction point	Code
#402	Fill room function does not remove rubble	Code
#404	Trees changing growth state between saves.	Graphic
#405	[Research] Data in the Terminal spawns new email on load	UI
#406	[Possession] Utility bot is backwards	Code
#413	Megs Heavy Windmill interaction Clipping	Animation
#415	Explosive decal does not remove on Room builds.	Graphic
#50	Floor “Rubble” model can appear under pre-built rooms	Graphic
#315	Mail UI Shifting Over	UI
#316	Megacephalalgia’s eyes are not displayed at certain angles.	Graphic

Ticket

Summary

Component

#214

Changing Resolution Causes GUI to become “Squashed”

#306

[Linux] Possible crash when Deleting messages on mass

#325

Repetitively loading a game causes everything to disappear apart from the UI

Graphic

#351

Possessing something while a Event with Camera shift occurs causes crash

Code

#381

Starting new game after sandbox fail state causes black screen

Code

#417

Instability in sessions lasting longer than 40min

Code

#10

Colonists can wear AtmoSuit inside base.

#49

unique objects can be built outside of rooms

Code

#56

Material textures are not order agnostic in xml file reading

Code

#62

Cave in save state issues.

Code

#81

Lander issues on load

Graphic

#89

Imp moving fossil becomes broken on load

#91

Colonists ask for Workshop table even when one is built.

#115

Multiple Airlocks cause AI confusion

#116

Airlock can be placed and built halfway into wall.

Code

#122

Colonist can become stuck in corners of rooms

#125

Colonist stuck between walls while attempting Repair of Workshop drill

#138

IMPs can attempt to pull plants from Lab containment

Code

#146

Room objects can be built outside of room along cave walls.

Code

#148

Colonist/IMPs can become stuck between walls when building rooms.

#158

Colonists walking through walls.

Code

#172

L peice Room layouts are considered vaild.

Code

#207

Mail stacks up on load

Code

#222

[Settings] Texture options issue

#226

IMP moves Water Barrels to odd locations.

#244

Dogs Maintain Inertia when the game is paused

Code

#247

Colonist sleeping in midair

Animation

#253

Debris blocks interaction points.

Code

#264

Colonist alive on load

Code

#268

[User] IMP pathing issue

#286

Interaction points not detecting walls correctly

Code

#289

Sample object task does not instantly cancel

#291

Missing Text

#294

Colonist stuck in cave wall

#295

Phantom Water barrel

Code

#296

Utility bot AI usability issues

#310

Max Zoom out causes graphical artefacts at screen edges

Graphic

#326

Multiple Storage rooms cause issues for IMP’s moving waterbarrels

#329

IMP Issues

Code

#332

IMP possession – Clipping through walls.

Graphic

#334

Colonist difficulty with Ration boxes

#335

Unable to click other objects when tracking another object.

#342

Landers and Microwave towers are not removed

#345

Research not appearing on tapes.

Code

#350

[FPM] infinite drop of Rubble

Code

#362

IMP group behaviour during mining

#368

[Tutorial] Objectives only completable in linear route.

#384

[Mission – Stratospheric Sulphates] Rubble that is picked up is removed from counter

Code

#395

Pausing gamed does not stop objective mail

Code

#398

Room Walls being built incorrectly overlapping

Graphic

#400

List of all wall based object/rooms that clip

Code

#401

Possession camera is slightly lower

Graphic

#403

Loading during a mission fail/complete causes CTD

Code

#410

Utility bot AI not starting once built

#411

IMP stuck at fossil stand with extra fossil

#418

Colonists and other NPC’s pass through locked doors

#419

Next Danger key not working

#420

[Config] Save/load key binding text is swapped

#422

Menu does not pause time

Code

#423

Tech that does not unlock

Code

#426

IMP can become blocked by Doors while in Possession mode

Code

#427

Blueprints are removed by explosives

Code

#428

Multiple Key bindings can be assigned the same key

#322

Toilet animations do not line up with the colonists

Animation

Colonists Pass through Doors

#13

Colonist lander animation offset midway through

Animation

#20

Megacephalalgia clip regularly with each other during animations and walking.

Graphic

#45

UI scaling to 150% cuts off 3/4 of the rendered screen.

#65

Start Up crash : 3rd Party program interference: “Evolve”

Code

#101

Possible to build around airlock blocking it

Graphic

#104

Locked Doors cannot be unlocked unless clicking on frame.

Code

#117

Airlock / rockwalls clipping

Graphic

#119

Menu UI is easy to mis-click to due large click boxes.

#135

[sound] Atmogen/3d printer upon loading a save will play their start up noises

Sound

#155

Colonists wandering through objects

#166

Smoke Wind Direction PFX not consistent

Graphic

#205

Illumination of Hydroponic Trees depends on side of lighting source.

Graphic

#225

Hopper can be placed midway through walls

Code

#256

[sound] earthquake effect loops in ESC menu

Sound

#308

IMP will hold Building materials forever if interrupted

#314

Some colonists have faces that morph when moving.

Animation

#319

IMP Robots and possibly other entities will finish doing their interrupted animation after being possessed.

Animation

#328

Colonists eyes are not displaying properly or are missing.

Graphic

#330

IMP possession – Looking at ground on intial

Code

#344

Megacephalalgia replay death animation on load.

Animation

#354

Megacephalalgia come back to life

Animation

#360

[Menu] Crew Selection – Menu Header is highlighted on first colonist selection

#361

IMP Pick up animation playing in areas without rubble.

#363

[Possession] Forced Mails cause Greyout

Graphic

#373

[Crew Selection] UI buttons have inaccurate selection boxes

#377

Air vent Clipping

Graphic

#380

Colonist reuse toilets directly after using them a second time.

#390

Pausing the game doesn’t stop the countdown timer.

#394

Geothermal Gen blocked Interaction point

Code

#402

Fill room function does not remove rubble

Code

#404

Trees changing growth state between saves.

Graphic

#405

[Research] Data in the Terminal spawns new email on load

#406

[Possession] Utility bot is backwards

Code

#413

Megs Heavy Windmill interaction Clipping

Animation

#415

Explosive decal does not remove on Room builds.

Graphic

#50

Floor “Rubble” model can appear under pre-built rooms

Graphic

#315

Mail UI Shifting Over

#316

Megacephalalgia’s eyes are not displayed at certain angles.

Graphic

This latest update introduces changes to saving, the settings menu, new items, new research perks, vast improvements to the object and room placement system as well as complex creature and ecosystem simulation changes.

Here’s Simon’s video of the latest build:

New Objects and Equipment

Portable Solar Panels

Quick to build, these additional new solar panels will provide less energy but are more convenient for a starting base. The existing solar arrays now require a full workshop to build and provide a higher output.

Flares

Flares will appear in the area a capsule will land. This helps the new colonists navigate their way to Maia and lets the player know that something will happen in that spot soon. Colonists will also be able to place them to distract animals.

New Decorative Items

New aesthetic items have been added. Cypress and Dracaena plants can be placed to make the base feel a lot more like home.

Multiple Save Files and Options

Players can now save their game to several slots along with the existing f5 quicksave. Allowing for you to have multiple bases on the go with zero hassle.

Save and load buttons have also been placed on the pause menu and an option has been added for those wanting to quickly abort their missions and return to the main menu.

By going into the settings, players can create different key bindings which allow players to customise the controls to their liking and also enables people using alternate keyboard layouts, such as AZERTY, to play. The bindings are saved in human readable xml so can be modified by third party programs and shared between machines.

Improvements to Object Placement

When placing a blueprint of an object it may turn amber, to indicate a sub-optimal placement. This might make it more difficult to build or might indicate that the objects function will be impaired.

Colonists are now better at considering whether a complex chain of actions can be fully completed, leading to less time wasted by the colonists on jobs they give up on half way through.

Players are now also able to place priority orders for their colonists. Do this by double clicking a blueprint you have placed. These orders with be prioritised over most tasks, but will upset colonists by going against their own judgement and freewill.

Players may also notice that when placing a room the blueprint appears as a grid, this visual improvement makes it easier to understand how objects are placed.

Creature Updates

There has been various updates to the creatures on Maia including improvements to animation and AI. Also, some creatures are now able to breed.

Voxnocturnus

The Voxnocturnus that travels Maia’s plains at night will now find and create burrows to sleep in during the day.

Proto Birds

The unknown proto birds food sources have changed. This will encourage when to invade bases more and to eat other dead creatures.

Megacephalalgia

Megacephalalgia will now have migration patterns which means new packs will appear on the map. They also have new reactions to each other and idle actions.

Emails and Announcements!

The emails have been updated to relate to colonist skills. Your inhabitants will complain for even more reasons such as lack of robots, need for equipment and give unsolicited feedback on the base you have created.
The emails will have a lot more personality so you can get to know your doomed colonists. In addition to this, the announcer will now alert you on even more issues and events.

Research Changes

Overall the researching in Maia is more balanced, new perks will be unlocked at different times dependent on what kind of research is being collected. Several interesting new research perks have been added to the game that provide the player with more options and choices on how to run their base. Colonists will discover new ways to create stable energy, how to capture animals and treat infections faster. Research advancements in computer technology and social compliance are also possible. The full list of research perks can be found on maiawiki.com

Also, probes can be found outside on the planet’s surface. These can be selected and used to gain research.
The research perks are also now tiered so players will not be able to unlock certain research perks until they have done the related one before.

Other Changes

When walking or running or waiting with no idle animation, colonists turn their heads to look at what is interesting them.
Outdoor wind directions on smoke and other effects balanced and corrected.
Drift added to many effects such as snow, dust, ash and embers to cause the particles to float about naturally.
Bum scooting animations for megacephalalgias are now more satisfying.
Better hypothermia emails
Repair bot works faster, smarter.
Trees grow in group to create forests.
Plants grow more naturally, maxing out at over fifty thousand individual entities.
IMP can now destroy plants in first person mode.
Less poetry emails.
UI sounds added for several interactions.
Sound balancing on many items.
Necropsy table visibility fixed.
Meteorites are now easier to select.
Build priorities and needs tweaked.
Fix for ambient occlusion pass not being used.
Colour bleeding added to the SSAO effect and increased.
The Bloom system reduced in scale to save memory.
Lights are now individually scaled for different rooms.
Internal reflection threshold increased. To give more interesting lens flares.
Graphics update and optimisations.
SSAO is now working with AA and without it
Spinning turret bug fixed
Fix for corrupted files.
Typos fixed in several descriptions. New descriptions added.
Colonist’s now think about base design
Colonists now think about alarms
Keybinding saved to XML
More consistent code for warnings and problem status on all sub objects.
Tree sample priority has been raised.
Workshop table no longer missing on Linux builds.
Save file changes
Room updating optimised
Several loading issues fixed
Various code cleanups
Particle FX now on less threads, and updated more optimally.
Linux graphics fixes for Intel and ATI machines. Game now build against up to date libraries and tested on Ubuntu 16.04
Cave-ins will now spawn at the centre of the screen when using debug cavein command.

We’re looking forward to update 0.56 which we’re already hard at work on. To see live development head over to dev.maiagame.com.

Simon has been live streaming development every Friday over on Twitch. Make sure to follow him to be notified when he goes live.

We hope you enjoy this update, please let us know what you think over on the Maia forums or on Twitter.

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Maia Update 0.55: Pressure Drop

New Objects and Equipment

Portable Solar Panels

Flares

New Decorative Items

Multiple Save Files and Options

Improvements to Object Placement

Creature Updates

Voxnocturnus

Proto Birds

Megacephalalgia

Emails and Announcements!

Research Changes

Other Changes