Holiday cheer is coming to Starbound, Chucklefish confirmed this week, and fans of the studio’s galaxy-spanning sandbox game can even look forward to visiting taking part in a beloved tradition when Starbound ’s next big patch is released. And those without patience can even start exploring the new content now, provided you’re willing to brave Starbound’s unstable development branch.
Just when it looked like we knew everything about Starbound 1.2, the massive update currently being tested by some members of the Starbound community, but a brief update from Chucklefish confirms the studio had a few more pieces of content to squeeze into the patch. The last minute additions won’t necessarily appeal to everyone, particularly the scrooges among us, but should bring a smile to anyone (including yours truly) who enjoys a bit of holiday content in their games.
Why, you ask?
Because Space Santa is here!
A new build of Starbound, dubbed 1.2.0 RC2, includes all of the sandbox game’s 2016 holiday content, including interstellar Kris Kringle. The red-suited vendor can be found wandering the Outpost, selling a variety of festive items to any interest consumer, where he’ll presumably remain until sometime after Christmas. The new patch also includes other small tweaks, like new graphics for improved weapons, and new areas for ancient vaults.
Here are the 1.2.0 RC2 patch notes posted on the Starbound blog:
Added upgraded graphics for all upgradeable weapons
Celebrate the holidays with the variety of festive items bought from Space Santa at the Outpost!
More areas added to ancient vaults
Improvements to loading speed for dungeon worlds
Various bugfixes and tweaks to boss behavior and sounds
Fixed an issue where crew would duplicate
For more on the changes in Starbound 1.2, check out the blog post published alongside the new unstable build. Then head down to the comments section and let us know what you’d like to see in the next big Starbound patch and/or during the game’s upcoming holiday festivities.
Starbound is currently available on Windows, Mac and Linux.
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