New QoL Patch OUT NOW - Final Echoes Plus

Ver.1.3.1 | #46575 | 01.003.016 | 1.3.16.0

Greetings scientists,

Great news, Forever Skies Ver.1.3.1 is out now! We’re calling this the “Final Echoes Plus” patch, as it includes various features and fixes based on your feedback on The Final Echoes Update. We’ve also added a few features that we originally had to cut from the update, but we've since found some time to revisit and deliver them after all.

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Before we get into it, we quickly wanted to let you know that Forever Skies will be 60% off on Steam! The discount will be live in just a few hours. So if you were considering taking the plunge, there has never been a better time to take to the skies. The offer ends on November 4th.

What's Included in Ver.1.3.1?

Let's take a look at some of the highlights of The Final Echoes Plus. We have mostly focused on QoL features, suggested by YOU for this patch. In fact, three of the four showcased features below came from the top of our Feature Upvote board.

Airship Strafing - Let's begin with the feature that was the top-most requested addition on our Feature Upvote board. With over 1,200 upvotes, we’re excited to be including airship strafing in Ver.1.3.1. Simply toggle between turning and strafing via the Helm controls to make handling your airship a whole lot easier. This feature will be available to players right from the start of the game.

Sidequest: Surely, It’s Black Magic - This side quest takes players to the Odyssey Theatre Landmark in the New Nature biome. This side quest gives players a second chance to pick up the rewards that were made available during the Spring Event from earlier this year. The rewards, which are a range of airship decor and glass paint blueprints, are now permanently available in the game via this quest. Bringing the total number of side quests in Forever Skies up to 20.

Improved Sticky Notes - The current Sticky Notes have been improved and made more intuitive. You can now select any combination of options to fill in the five available fields. Choose from different categories, such as Resources, Rooms, Directional Arrows, Consumables and more.

Automatic Airship Doors - It’s a simple addition to the game, but having doors that automatically open and close, especially in larger airships, can make a world of difference. And if you wish to keep some doors manual, that’s ok too, as players can toggle between the two settings.

On top of all this, the patch also includes additional improvements and fixes. Check below for the full patchnotes.

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Patchnotes

ADDED:

• Added Airship Strafing, allowing players to move their airship sideways for more precise manoeuvring.

• Added new steering icons to the Airship Controls to make movement options easier to understand.

• Added a 50% strafing speed bonus when using Surplus energy.

• Added Automatic Doors for both Basic and Organic airship structures.

• Players can now configure compatible doors to open automatically, making movement around the airship more convenient.

• Added the Odyssey Theatre landmark

• Added the new side quest “Surely, It's Black Magic”

• Players can now extract batteries from the world without needing to have a charged Extractor

• Added new Sticky Notes content and expanded the note interaction system.

• Added clearer messages when another player is interacting with a note in co-op.

• Added additional note-related interface elements and navigation support.

• Added additional Crossbow-related unlocks to Hornet Nests and Breakable Switches.

• Added Crossbow and Knife-related unlocks to enemy encounters.

CHANGED:

• Improved materials and visual details on selected airship modules, including floors, windows and cockpit elements.

• Clarified the objectives for “Find Noah's Hideout” to better communicate the requirement for multiple turbines.

FIXED:

• Fixed issues preventing players from rebinding the Airship Boost

• Fixed incorrect keybinding behaviour when switching between Speed Boost and Speed Lock.

• Fixed an issue where players could pick up or relocate a note while another player was using it.

• Fixed missing interaction warnings when a note was already in use by another player.

• Fixed clients not correctly rotating towards their snap target in some situations.

• Fixed an issue where Stun Mines could not be stacked properly.

• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to duplicate Mines using the inventory sorting function.

• Fixed Balloon Expansion not working correctly with automatic crafting.

• Fixed an inconsistent crafting cost for the Left Root Wing.

• Fixed “The Cockroaches Plan” objective reappearing after loading a save where the quest had already been completed.

• Fixed an issue where players could fly their airship under the wall into Biome 2

• Fixed an issue with incorrectly configured Card doors in side quests, which could cause other doors to unlock when opening one

• Fixed robotic enemies failing to spawn after using the lift twice in succession.

• Fixed an issue that made the Mantis bodies difficult to loot.

• Fixed Automatic and Filtering Deck Extractors showing an unusable “Open” interaction prompt.

• Fixed Power Generators playing sounds while still in placement preview mode.

• Fixed an issue with the Soft Cushion interaction displaying incorrect information when no Friendly Insect was present.

• Fixed Workshop latched doors changing their state incorrectly after loading a saved game.

• Fixed incorrect interaction and weather information formatting on the Weather Device.

• Fixed Paint Tool tooltips not updating correctly when switching tools.

• Fixed Airship HUD moves when aiming at a Device with long name

• Fixed the storm timer not resetting correctly after changing Storm Frequency settings.

• Fixed missing meshes on Wind Turbine structures.

• Fixed collision issues in the Infected Garden.

• Fixed selected interior door frame collision issues.

• Fixed several material issues affecting organic floors, windows and cockpit elements.

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Your feedback is what makes improvement patches like these possible. If you haven't already, please do consider leaving us a review, as they help us immensely in getting the game seen and for our team to see how changes and additions like these are received by our community.

Many thanks, speak soon!

Team FFH