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Half-Life inspired survival game Abiotic Factor reveals new upgrades for 1.0Jun 5, 2025 - PCGamesNThis might prove controversial, but I'm not sure I need Half-Life 3. Sure, a concluding act to the tale of Gordon Freeman, Alyx Vance, et al would be nice, but I think I'm getting all the Half-Life I crave courtesy of Deep Field's survival game Abiotic Factor. Heavily inspired by Valve's shooter, specifically the underground world of the Black Mesa lab, it's set to hit 1.0 this summer after more than a year in early access, during which time it's racked up a 96% user rating. In a fresh look at what's in store, Deep Field reveals some transformative new features that I can't wait to get my hands on. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: 96% rated survival game Abiotic Factor is going up in price, so get it cheap now Half-Life inspired survival game Abiotic Factor unveils frosty new update Beloved Half-Life style survival game Abiotic Factor just got an all-new region SR #22: Second Look at Cold FusionJun 4, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, esteemed colleagues! So long as time remains linear (we have it on good authority that it shall), we are inching ever closer to the Cold Fusion (1.0) release of Abiotic Factor where we answer (or ask) even more questions about your fate in the GATE Cascade Research Facility. Questions such as: Will Dr. Thule ever get his coffee? Will Dr. Cahn ever give us the words of approval we crave? Will Abe ever figure out how to get that submarine up and running? Will Janet ever get her “me time”? Time will tell. And time, after all, is probably linear. Onward to… Residence Sector. The Shopping District. The Botanical Lab? These are all just words. Let’s throw some images out there, shall we? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/ac5b5247f7cb51cdd0a7c5f2df126c19991a78f1.gif Updated Roadmap The roadmap has received an update. While it’s not fully comprehensive, it does feature some of our favorite new things arriving in Cold Fusion. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/26b7b07c812aff52adee8b403abc52ff8c2fbb6a.png The Praetorium Little is known about this clandestine vault. In the depths of this sanctuary, where order is kept, Clericum stalk the shadows of the archival halls. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/94bc122641ebb891dd8446c67489e3bb1908857f.gif In Cold Fusion, if you’ve not made a point of upgrading your equipment with the Enhancement Bench, doing so before venturing further would be most prudent. Cubicles and Grid Snapping Ahh, the office cubicle. The pinnacle of space saving efficiency and individualism in the workplace. There is nothing more satisfying than pressing your own cubicle seamlessly up against your coworker’s cubicle, which is why gridsnapping is getting added - for now, just for cubicles. Maybe other things later? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/0e024d59adbd2d71ac09cf9213f36b001e28311e.png Oh, Taco Mine Yearning for something that almost imitates Mexican cuisine? GATE’s* got you covered. Or rather, Jimmy’s got you covered. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/2585e6ddc59ecca67deef33a842e380fe85f39fe.png *GATE is not currently focusing on the food court as much as it once did. Power Leeches We sent a lot of feedback about the so-called Power Leeches to Dr. Thule and he said he can definitely contain their electrical discharges. He went ahead and built something or other and turned it on and now we have a much bigger problem. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/b312b627e08cee7f1d7861532b5a83c61a789152.gif Wow, thanks Dr. Thule. Really came through for us there. Still, he assures us that as a result of this, the smaller ones will be less of a nuisance in the future, so that’s something to look forward to. The R.A.I.N Shower Whether you’re growing a third arm or just a bit smelly, this decontamination shower will get you right as R.A.I.N. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/c784560796a9e4d0780fb61e2357f0098149a19c.gif T4 Storage - The Compact Crate The new Compact Crate will allow even more storage space to help you minimize the clutter in your base and/or maximize your loot gremli...Abiotic Factor’s Sandbox SettingsMay 28, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, esteemed colleagues! No two scientists are exactly the same, just as no two days in the Facility are exactly the same! If you want a truly personalized experience in the GATE Cascade Research Facility, Sandbox Settings can help you create it. This little introductory post should help get you started on your scientific sandboxing journey. What can you modify? Firstly, to get started, either start a new game or select an existing save and click Modify Sandbox Settings to see what’s what! The modifiable settings are organized into three categories, World, Enemy and Player. World - World settings are focused on the environment and the Facility itself, and how all of that operates outside of you, the scientist. These settings affect things such as time of day, loot spawn rates and weather. Enemy - Enemy settings are centered on enemy NPCs and their statuses such as respawn rate and health. Player - Player settings are about you - primarily things to do with your character’s hunger and thirst, item durability and respawn penalties. By hovering your cursor over the name of each setting will pop up a tooltip to explain what the setting does and how changing it may affect things. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/11b752f27b692a01004e5def47d662a601c4ed49.gif If you ever feel like things have gotten a bit out of control through your relentless tinkering, you will always have the option Reset Sandbox Settings at the bottom of the page to reset everything, as well as the ability to reset individual settings using the arrow button next to the settings you have modified. This will show up on a setting if it is in a non-default state. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/12cba9ac268e2d63aa39c01f2d28bd0a1295706e.png Common Questions Can I change Sandbox Settings on an existing save? Yes, you can change your Sandbox Settings at any time from the Modify Sandbox Settings when selecting a world save. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/ea3e5b5ae18fa44c016634309ab64aa2a20d6f60.gif Can I modify survival mechanics, like hunger and thirst? While we don’t recommend major changes here as many game balancing and features focus on these mechanics, yes, you can still modify or disable them if you want to and we’re not going to stop you! By scrolling down to the Player settings you can set both Hunger Drain Rate and Thirst Drain Rate to 0 so that these stats will never drain. You can still eat or drink for fun, as is its primary function. If you do eat or drink you’ll still see your satiation status pop up for a moment but they will now always be full. There are some other options for things like Fatigue Drain Rate, Item Weight Multiplier (encumbrance) and Item Durability as well. Can I decrease enemy spawn rates? Yes indeed. Scroll to Enemy settings and change the multiplier for the timing between enemy spawns, Enemy Spawn Rate. The default is 1. This value determines how frequently enemies respawn. A lower value will increase enemy respawn timers, whereas a higher value will cause enemi...Peer Review #7May 23, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, esteemed colleagues! What would science be without robotics? Thankfully, due to our esteemed artistic colleagues, we don't have to wonder! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/a8b0cca6337f6ccfd13ec0aa9a3ae891ad43a580.jpg Waterbot by synchrojay on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/b5e77bd38a2b47cf9f5f58be8a0e6f3dfee0fd79.jpg Lego Defensebot by mleon on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/bc1071ffca913ac7eb9985297f6ad764ee08d849.png Best Boi by Robyn on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/ca2f4f733abbbef5e778da4a87d824ac9a6d8e26.jpg Defensebot by DeathWolf on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/8f2feac46c4054956e42a01467c950a3a56f47d7.png The Occurrence by LostAlyx on Reddit {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/8a9ae0e957b2d34222c609b0eb929dede8902b7e.png Bot by Dolt1372 on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/d6563efda7a8865a1a0594d38f2856ce988e45b7.png Mini Bot by stradorious on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/84fbd12e0c7d3b0fdc02f3e70bfc8f134165a25f.png Bots by Blackraven鸦 on Discord Thank you all for joining us for this thrilling robotics presentation. It's amazing to see how far science has come thanks to all of you amazing minds at the GATE Cascade Research Facility! Until next Peer Review... Onward -- to science. Join the Scientific Community! Discord Newsletter YouTube Bluesky Twitter Join the Research Division Today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/ SR #21: Home WorldsMay 1, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, esteemed colleagues! For today’s Status Report we’re doing a bit of Home World Q&A! So many questions, so little time. Would you like to learn (and see) more about Home Worlds? Splendid. Right this way. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/1106e5e8ef79ba6f0941de06eb7e2830f265bd17.png Home Worlds FAQ What is a Home World? Home Worlds are portal worlds focused on giving you a place to live your cozy scientist life, away from the hustle and bustle of the GATE Cascade Research Facility! You can use this space (as little or as much as you’d like) in the same way you’d use any other base building location in any other portal world. You can craft, cook and grow plants, and time will pass as usual within this space. Speaking of space… Do Home Worlds have a lot of building space? Home Worlds will always feature a good amount of open space for base-building. While it will vary from world to world, most will have at least one location we consider “the building spot.” But knowing you folks, we’re underestimating exactly where you can manage to cram in a refrigerator. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/e56d6fba4a27fdb5a385d9b87b20674cf55afa26.png Do Home Worlds contain furniture and other items? Home Worlds will sometimes contain their own unique furniture which you can package up and bring back to the facility, if you’d like! There won’t be any weapons or “useful” items in these places. Unless you consider a different fish variant to be useful. Which you might. And more to the point, you can bring your own furniture IN, creating and setting up whatever you want, just as you can in other Portal Worlds. How do I get a Home World? For now we’ll just have one Home World that will be available on 1.0 launch, and that is the Torii Home World, which can be found as part of the Supporter’s Edition. We’d like to remind all scientists that early access scientists are receiving that entire package free of charge, so at this moment, you don’t have to do anything to get it if you’re already playing! Scientists reading this later (hello future scientist!) may be required to purchase the Supporter’s Edition to access the Torii Home World. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/f309091e29ac55dd55abf27b23d55ee782e609f6.png Wow, that’s a very pretty lake, why isn’t the rest of the game this good looking? how about you shut u– What kind of content will I miss if I don’t have any Home Worlds? Out of respect to the scientists who may not have these worlds in the future, we’ve set a few rules for these Home Worlds. First, if the host owns the Home World (e.g. Supporter’s Edition in this example) then everyone who joins their server will have access to that location and everything within it. Secondly, these Home Worlds are meant as purely cozy and/or cosmetic spaces to set up your base / farm / art gallery – or whatever you want to use them for. They don’t feature new NPCs or lore. They may feature a meaningful lore location (like Torii) or simply exist as part of one, but that’s about it. These ...Peer Review #6Apr 28, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, esteemed colleagues! From Pests to Skinks to as yet undiscovered Immurement Subjects, there’s always room in a scientist’s heart for a scaly little friend. This month’s Peer Review is here to highlight our scientists’ pet preferences, which we found are surprisingly evenly matched between the Skink and the Pest. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/9acd400597fc39a4811addd43adfba4e98aa6d99.png Breach by Ccrack on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/d7f096df83cd1241dac2acf543e40f6fbff2d4f4.png A Skink For Everyone by ЯНДЕКС ПОХОРОНЫ on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/1c63304ee0f81edbbd92affee9115993d34de1c3.png Ceramic Skink by fish on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/85e35de96245877d8a1d6ffa1be5198f8c464584.png My Son by VanceKey on Reddit {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/2fd1c18d59ea76729189d12c996b734144aec7cf.jpg Cuts by Moonbeast on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/0ba10b8d0df0d2e691f3da359dcee32c77383f3b.jpg Hoppy Potato by The Doctor on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/98df83e24a9578ac48cc8365d73815b58b91e5a3.png GUYS! by Longeth Dayv on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/4b3afb9da357cf4d3cade39ca7ee592d42e4405e.jpg Team Building by MeoChine on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/266f459a0d44fce89483fa965e4d3104ee22186b.jpg Anticipation by eobard on Reddit {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/d903271f027ac0128ee3c9a371b5bbf0c78afb9f.png Lego Pest by CalamariSteve on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/ecaba18ef0cb88516ca9220938d8bb14fc4d7a45.jpg Stepped In It by maxalate on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/212c4154ed2eac687895cdcbbe232bd3c1e39c0d.png Goofballs by Trusy on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/f7a08e06c2024e3bd9ec500a588f680ba1fbc3c1.jpg Some Memes 2 by Kailunsite on Steam Out of sheer scientific curiosity, are there any other IS you’d like to adopt as a pet? Please leave a submission below for a member of GATE’s Biological Division to review. And, as always, thanks to our scientists for their tireless contribution to the arts and the sciences. Onward -- to science. Join the Scientific Community! Discord Newsletter YouTube Bluesky Twitter Join the Research Division Today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/ Sale Ending Soon!Apr 24, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, esteemed colleagues! Abiotic Factor is on sale for one more week before the price increase as we get nearer to our 1.0 release! This is the cheapest the game will be for a very long time, we highly recommend you pick it up, not only because of the sale but also because of the rewards you will get for purchasing before launch. If you buy Abiotic Factor ANY TIME before now and 1.0 release you will receive the Early Access Rewards and the Supporter’s Edition with several new cosmetics and a Home World (more info on that later). We decided to give you all this stuff because of the immense help the community has been during Early Access and we wanted to give something back. Here are the exact specifics laid out below. Before May 1st $19.99* Receive Early Access cosmetics (immediately) and Supporter's Edition (on launch) After May 1st $34.99* Receive Early Access cosmetics (immediately) and Supporter's Edition (on launch) After 1.0 launch $34.99* No extras *all prices in USD, regional pricing may vary Thank you for all your support through Early Access. The exact date of 1.0 is still To Be Announced but as you can tell from our movements, it is not far off, and we have a lot of work to do before then, including launching on two consoles at the same time! https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/ If you require further details or information, you can watch this very serious video below. Q: What if I WANT to pay more for Abiotic Factor? A: Uh, alright. If you still want to give us more money for some reason, there will be some merch in the future. You can always buy a copy for a friend and be sure to leave a positive review - that helps a lot! Thanks for navigating the GATE Cascade Research Facility with us! Onward -- to science. Join the Scientific Community! Discord Newsletter YouTube Bluesky Twitter 96% rated survival game Abiotic Factor is going up in price, so get it cheap nowApr 20, 2025 - PCGamesNWhile some might be scouring for the next drop of Half-Life 3 news, I've moved on. Valve's defining, epochal sci-fi FPS may one day return, but Abiotic Factor is already delivering what I actually want from a scientific fight for my life against mysterious, alien threats. Drawing clear inspirations from the tales of Gordon Freeman, the co-op survival game is preparing to hit 1.0 in the summer - but its price will be increasing before then, developer Deep Field Games confirms, so take this last chance to grab it at its cheapest while you can. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Half-Life inspired survival game Abiotic Factor unveils frosty new update Beloved Half-Life style survival game Abiotic Factor just got an all-new region Scientific survival game Abiotic Factor teases explosive, Lovecraftian update You should buy our favorite co-op survival game of 2024 on sale now for $20—because the price goes up to $35 in MayApr 17, 2025 - PC GamerWe had a tough call last year awarding our GOTY for best survival game—it ultimately went to single-player driving survival game Pacific Drive, but only by a razor thin margin because of these two words: Abiotic Factor... Read more.Pricing AnnouncementApr 17, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, esteemed colleagues! Today we're going to talk about pricing at 1.0 launch, and some other details - including a surprise! Please watch the video below to discover the precious information that lies within. We're On Sale Until May 1st! https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/ Pricing Announcement Cold Fusion (which is 1.0) looms ahead -- and as you can see from the video we've done a lot! However, we're going to be very busy for a time while we finish up THE ENTIRE GAME. Stay tuned for more news about that, and more - soon. See you on the other side. Onward -- to science. Join the Scientific Community! Discord Newsletter YouTube Bluesky Twitter Half-Life inspired survival game Abiotic Factor unveils frosty new updateApr 5, 2025 - PCGamesNDespite continued rumors, I'm not prepared to hold my breath for a Half-Life 3 announcement quite yet. But Valve's epochal series lives on in spirit with the magnificent Abiotic Factor, a boisterous survival game that draws inspiration from the worth of Black Mesa and Aperture Science. Boasting a spectacular 96% Steam review score - earning it the elusive 'overwhelmingly positive' rating - it's one of the best co-op games in recent years, and developer Deep Field Games is gearing up for its departure from early access with the first big reveal of its next update, Cold Fusion. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Beloved Half-Life style survival game Abiotic Factor just got an all-new region Scientific survival game Abiotic Factor teases explosive, Lovecraftian update Half-Life inspired survival game Abiotic Factor just got a new world Abiotic Factor's next update will bring a whole new upgrade system and fix attacks on your base: 'We've heard a lot of feedback about base assaults and how they just kinda stink'Apr 5, 2025 - PC GamerIt's only been a couple of months since Abiotic Factor's Dark Energy update cascaded out of its Black Mesa-ish science lab. But developer Deep Field Games is already heavily into production on the game's next block of content. This week, it provided the first look at the new update, titled 'Cold Fusion', and it's shaping up to be another substantial addition to the Half-Life inspired survival game... Read more.First Look at Cold FusionApr 2, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, esteemed colleagues! Summer is fast approaching and the weather is soon to heat up. Well, we can’t have that so let’s cool things down with our first close look at some Cold Fusion content. This one is a doozy, and it’s just a fraction of what we’ve been pulling out of our science brains. Put on your coat, eat a spicy Royal Pepper, and make sure you’ve communed with the █████ ██████ and let’s head to… Residence Sector {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/6bc27e0d1b153a5274affff85ecfece7f19635e7.gif Something is causing Residence Sector to fall well below optimal living temperatures… {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/22995728b888caf3e3b45eac2c8059eaa51485dd.png Is this the result of an experiment gone awry? An incursion from an unknown Anteverse, perhaps? Maybe it’s just the consequences of your actions made manifest. The important thing is that you must science your way through it to see this journey to an end. Or at least, that would be the hope, wouldn’t it? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/361dcd639d46fd6cd964c56bd02543a583b972a4.png The New Upgrade System We’ve all been there. Your favorite armor or weapon was crafted long ago when you were just a wee, unhatched egghead – and it’s now out of date for the current foes you face. You may love the buffs but not the numbers once you’ve delved to deeper levels of the Facility and you wish you could upgrade that trusty Tech Spear or improve that Makeshift Armor. In science, we try not to wish. We create, we strive, and we test. And the culmination of this work is the Enhancement Bench, and it can surely make your dreams come true. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/c3226bf1142d24491cbaae2af50526ebb0d8be8c.gif Building this new station (unlocked around Manufacturing Tier) will give scientists access to an upgrade system for weapons, armor, and a few other item types. For weapons alone, we have about 15 to 20 permutations in the works, but don’t quote us on that exact number - we’re still working out a few of the details. Haters and Gatekeepers An additional bonus of the Enhancement Bench is that any military-grade weapons you send through this process will come out the other end with substantial improvements, and no more biometric locks. These firearms will often be a bit more science than military and can even change the way the weapons operate, dealing additional damage types and changing them from the more rapid-fire bullets. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/22f9d418438931a2150254287982b15c82384259.png Upgrades are optional and not always the immediate best choice - sometimes they’re aimed at specific playstyle preferences! If you prefer the original design, you can still proceed as normal. Speaking of proceeding as normal, what about that one military-tier gun you keep asking for? The Gatekeepers utilize a tier of weapon we classify as Artifact weapons, which essentially means you’ll need to find another tier of Biometric something or other. Why didn’t we say Biometric Armwraps? Because we’re not doing Armwraps for T...Peer Review #5Mar 28, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, esteemed colleagues! GATE needs its Keepers just like scientists need their art supplies. In this Peer Review our talented colleagues have seen the Gatekeepers in a whole new light and decided to make them into muses! Enjoy this amazing art! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/9ba49457c64bb91464980021bdcec8cd285fa42f.jpg Mystagogue Sketch by floortank.avi on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/5ed1c496e1f3ce4c1d1ff76f012804aee7aa3950.png Witch by Ardaku on Deviant Art {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/aa7cfb6d53fd5cf1d93cdb8080d3efa83f5a84dc.jpg Invaded by eobard on Reddit {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/5068ff40f1de2bd60f98d19d6b21767c309fe5c1.jpg Special by Kailunsite on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/f3b2900c2aabe4b377ef851a96e9a241d6e9e5fd.png Jotun & Chieftan by SPINE on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/2c888213adcfaf3a2ca55951dbff6bed572ae87e.png Mystagogue by Drehende Toilette on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/e2e0b83532c4e1ae357d29725129675d885c769d.jpg Chieftan by lobotomized on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/97ed3cebf87e4bfa9d6bed90707abc397322821f.png Lego Jotun by CalamariSteve on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/472fe0ae392e178281d9565cfcbbfe0db006afba.gif Fear by NoRed on Discord Thanks to our scientists of the arts for their consistent efforts in the creative field! Onward -- to science. Join the Scientific Community! Discord Newsletter YouTube Bluesky Twitter Join the Research Division Today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/Q&A Vlog 3Mar 13, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, esteemed colleagues! It’s been some time since our last Q&A vlog so Design Director Zag and Community Manager Criss put together this video to remedy that! Some Q’s and Abbreviated A’s For those who are sick of hearing Criss and Zag’s voices, here’s an abbreviated version of the Q&A’s from the vlog! Q: Will you be releasing on consoles? A: Yes! In case you missed the announcement, we are releasing on PS5 and Xbox series S and X. We'll have crossplay so you'll be able to play with Scientists across all platforms if you'd like or you can opt out if that's not your thing. If you're worried about any networking issues or other problems with this change, don't worry, that's already in the game! So if your stuff's still working, you've passed through the veil of unsure-ity. Q: Will the price of Abiotic Factor be going up? A: Yes, this is very important! The price will be going up sometime in the near future. We've expanded the game a lot during Early Access and we think the price should reflect that. We will be having a lot of sales and other opportunities to get it cheaper until then, so make sure you check those out and scoop it up. And, as is our way of doing things, we'll let you all know well before that price increase takes effect. If you happen to be reading this between March 13th-20th, we’re on sale for 20% off RIGHT NOW as part of the Playstack Steam Spring Sale! 🌸 From here on out this Q&A will contain SPOILERS about current late-game content, so if you haven't finished the Dark Energy content yet, we'd recommend caution! Q: Will you guys fix that weird issue in Security Sector where the hint for the next objective is hidden by the door you can't get through until you complete that objective? A: Fine! Yes, we messed up a little bit with our level design. Yes, we'll fix it. Gosh! Fine! Moving on moving on! Q: Will there be new enemies in Cold Fusion? A: Oh yeah, there’s going to be a heap of new enemies! Well… there’s going to be a few new enemies. At least a handful of new enemies. Yes, there will be new enemies! You're going to see maybe some new troop types from the Order. You might even see some old… remixes, let's say. And maybe even some entities. Q: Are we going to get some Gatekeeper weapons or Tier 3 Armwraps? A:I'll do you one better. We're going to actually ditch the idea of Tier 3 Armwraps. We'll keep Tier 1 and Tier 2 but we have a whole bunch of plans involving weapon upgrades and allowing you to unlock the biometric locks on those weapons when you upgrade them. We've even got some armor planned that may have integrated Armwraps… So that is actually a big reveal. I'm just going to leave it right there for now, let you think about that a bit. Let you chew on it. Q:Is there going to be another Leyak? A: You worry too much. Q: Jetpack or Jump Pack? A: You know I actually like the Jump Pack better. You can really negate fall damage quite well with it. But hey, listen. We may rebalance some stuff. We may shuffle some items...Spanish LocalizationMar 4, 2025 - Community Announcements¡Bienvenidos, estimados colegas! At long last, we’re encantados to announce that Latin American Spanish is coming to Abiotic Factor in our next major update 1.0 - also known as Cold Fusion! Prepare yourself, because it’s getting súper frío. Current Planned Languages for 1.0 * English * Japanese * French * German * Portuguese * Russian * Simplified Chinese * Traditional Chinese * LatAm Spanish We’d love to continue expanding Abiotic Factor’s localization over time, but it’s also quite expensive given the word count, and that includes the Compendium, which still needs to be localized before launch. We hear a lot of other languages requested, and as always, we’re looking to our scientific community for feedback and we’ll try our best to meet those requests. Why, even the other day, Dr. Stern suggested to us that he sees Esperanto as being one of the world’s leading languages by the year 2000! We’ll see if he’s right. That’s all we’ve got to report for today as the team dives back into work on the next major update. ¡Adelante - a la ciencia! Join the Scientific Community! Discord Newsletter YouTube Bluesky Twitter You can also join the Research Division today on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/Peer Review #4Feb 14, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, lovely scientists! Ahh, love. That feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you meet that special someone’s eyes and they pause to stare longingly into yours. Then they collapse in on themselves and retreat into another dimension until your fated paths cross again. If you agree then IS-0091 is your soulmate and this special Valentine's Day Peer Review is for you! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/e772d833088bd9566ea0e168432bf220859ee18f.jpg Beautiful Crochet by Western7273 on Reddit {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/53cfd29fc0e5ef25984ef64fd7a83c959f783b60.jpg Hydroplant by Raszard on Reddit {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/c4a18875c37d5f0c3e46b45622e0ebe39278b987.jpg Leyak Lamp by Demon_Hyper on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/0a55e9cc6df61e94d8e03b718f5d7368e1aebd51.jpg I ❤️ U by PhilosPHX on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/d7295736025ca55361779a607acbfd77838b3623.png From left to right: Leyak by claire_dragoness on Discord Janet Doesn’t See by Schmoseph on Discord Leyak Appears by CHMcat on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/edef8c3ec63fb07d31cae538a6c6fe2c35aa01c0.png For Your Eyes Only by cartoonmeat on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/a97b192417eb73b0049c3c6ba032546972df516b.jpg Jump Scare by nephriticusjade on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/10e2dccf318e313cb138c2cd6b7542d8fcd6359f.jpg Home Sweet Home by 星露谷养猪厂总经理 on Steam {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/29c71924692f73b44be4b4cc7ed346d6a084300a.png Hug by fishie on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/208ac1b0d0321126a06025a7a4b491271c941874.png From left to right: Shy by moat on Discord Leyak by John Army on Discord Leyak-chan by Giant Hat on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/45e5080cce1476cf4df45abcfc8262b299ab3f75.png Thule & The Leyak by Dezurii on Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/af64301bf47ecb58eecb4da1cd8f60d82f1ba393.jpg See You by PhilosPHX on Steam Alright, that’s enough love. Plug the X-Ray Turret in. Don't forget to wear your Valentine's Day themed tie (added in last week's Bonus Update) we’ll see you in the next Peer Review! Onward -- to science. Join the Scientific Community! Discord Newsletter YouTube Bluesky Twitter Join the Research Division Today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/ Hotfix 0.10.0.15580Feb 13, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/6e110cf9aae9480e8e7c1ea54790e532892ac681.png Greetings, scientific server searchers! We’ve released a hotfix to solve a very specific server browser issue for some of our scientists. Hotfix v0.10.0.15580 Changes: Fix for network initialization error, that was causing some scientists to not find any servers. Thanks to those who submitted their reports and helped us track down this issue! Thanks to everyone for all your feedback, and thanks for treating your scientific colleagues with respect and kindness, from here to Discord to reddit! Remember, we're all in this together. Especially now that those console eggheads are on their way. Onward to science! ❤ The Deep Field Team Console AnnouncementFeb 12, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, esteemed colleagues current and future! After a lot of very secret behind-the-scenes scientific work that no one spotted, we are extremely excited to announce that Abiotic Factor is coming to consoles on the day of our 1.0 launch - the Cold Fusion update! Playstation 5 At 1.0 launch, Abiotic Factor will also be coming to PlayStation 5 as part of the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog! Play online with your fellow scientists, with optional crossplay with Steam and Xbox scientists. Xbox Series X/S Abiotic Factor will also be available on Xbox Series X and Series S on 1.0 launch! You can play online with other scientists day one as part of Xbox Game Pass, with optional crossplay to play with Steam and Playstation scientists. See you in the Facility! Thank you for all your incredible scientific work in the GATE Cascade Research Facility and we look forward to meeting all of the brilliant new minds looking to join the Research Division! Onward -- to science. Join the Scientific Community! Discord Newsletter YouTube Bluesky Twitter You can also join the Research Division today on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/Dark Energy Bonus UpdateFeb 11, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43009981/3266582d7c25c16257d889222e3940d5faeaf47e.png Greetings, groupies of the Unlost! Today’s update is special. A bonus, if you will. We were getting ready to wrap things up for our main Dark Energy efforts, and we decided, heck, maybe you just need a little more incentive to craft Rocket Launchers. Or maybe we had a bug or two to fix. There’s really no way to know for sure, it could be a thousand different reasons. But the end result is this update. Please update your game and servers when you get a moment away from scientific study. If you don't receive an update, verify your game files. EDIT: We dropped another tiny patch that fixes the trinket reward issue in this update. Science is hard. Enjoy! Bonus Update v0.10.0.15549 Changes: Scientist Customization: NEW FABRIC: Valentine’s Day Fabric 2025. Permanently unlocked for all scientists. A new fabric to show you that you’re the repair item to our heart. Or something of that nature. Facility & Portal Worlds: Fixed furniture not properly resetting in Portal Worlds. If a container has items in it, it will no longer reset in a Portal World, by design. This will also prevent your items from being deleted or lost if you stored them in a container in a Portal World. If you want a Portal World original container to reset, you will need to fully empty it from now on. Put in additional fixes to ensure Force Fields in Shadowgate do not reset under certain specific conditions. A nullified Force Field should now remain nullified forever. To help with later traversal, Night Realm’s larger gates are now opened automatically after certain Nightspheres are destroyed. (This will only occur when the area is reloaded, but you can still manually open these as you reach them as well.) For easier return trips, the front gates of Canaan now remain unlocked if unlocked during a previous trip. Fixed one pool in The Encroachment not being fishable. Updated the fish-splash particle effect when catching fish in The Encroachment and Power Services whatever-the-heck-that-is water. Fixed Tram clipping through rocks on Data Farm to Power Services route. Fixed missing water volume in Mist Reactor control center. Greatly improved visibility and appearance of Mist Reactor and weather there-in, and the specific night time appearance of the location is now more properly consistent. Mist Reactor is now always properly hot, even at night. Removed some accidentally solid water collision in an unknown location, at some unknown ending area, something something spoilers. Progression / Narrative Changes: Mist Reactor interior door no longer requires a higher level keypad hacker. In Mist Reactor, Abe & Janet lines have increased in volume to be more audible under the music and environmental conditions. Improved readability on Mist Reactor objectives, including initially outlining them. A few of the quieter Manse holograms have been increased in volume. Swapped the location of two Manse holograms found within Mist Rea...
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