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The Away Team: Lost Exodus is now free!Mar 18, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsAll good things must come to an end. After hanging on for years, we are closing our doors officially. Underflow Studios is shutting down. The Away Team will be free on steam and itch.io going forward with very minimal support. We are proud of the community that joined us, the friends we made, and the memories we shared. As this chapter of our lives come to an end, please remember that it's just a chapter and not the whole book. There are other ways for us to share and create art. We will always have creativity and passion. The Away Team v2.13Jan 3, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, space travellers! Today's patch contains fixes for a number of memory leaks, and should address an obscure crash related to custom character names. We have also reworked how character name colors are assigned, making them consistent across all platforms. Base character colors are now more in-line with their sprites, and custom character colors are drawn from a pool of pre-defined colors (this can be edited in assets/general/character_related/custom_colors.json if desired). For full details, check the Patch Notes thread, and as always, if you encounter any problems, let us know!2.12 ReleasedOct 1, 2020 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/12139385/3eadebfc034c3dbacec502cfeb1e4fa271826d9a.png Greetings, space travellers! Today's update contains a number of miscellaneous fixes and tweaks for edge cases surrounding achievements. We've also added a number of command line parameters/launch options for testing, troubleshooting, and running on low-end systems. For full details, check the Patch Notes thread, and as always, if you encounter any problems, let us know!v2.11 ReleasedSep 1, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, space travellers! Today's teeny update includes a fix for in-game challenges not unlocking for endings under certain conditions. For full details, check the Patch Notes thread, and as always, if you encounter any problems, let us know!v2.10 ReleasedJun 12, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsUpdate: A hotfix has been added to 2.10 that addresses character names not appearing in a certain dialogue branch in Story5 Greetings space travellers! Today's update includes a number of core tech upgrades and low level changes that should improve the stability of the game. In addition to this and several more explicit crash fixes, we've also increased the likelihood of multi-planet sectors. For full details, check the Patch Notes thread, and as always, if you encounter any problems, let us know!v2.9: Time keeps on tickingApr 4, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, space travellers! Last week's update includes a number of fixes and tweaks that make the third story mission (Clarke 67) a little more forgiving, as well as fixes for the sector clock and zero planet sectors. For full details, check the Patch Notes thread, and as always, if you encounter any problems, let us know!v2.8 Released: Resolution selection improvements, minor tweaksMar 6, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings space travellers! Today's update includes some improvements to the sector clock, some mission tweaks, and some changes to how default/fallback resolutions are handled. For full details, check the Patch Notes thread, and as always, if you encounter any problems, let us know!v2.7 Released: Minor fixes, Minor additionsFeb 14, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings space travellers! Today's update includes a fix for the sector clock and a small piece of new character-specific narrative. For full details, check the Patch Notes thread, and as always, if you encounter any problems, let us know! P.S. Happy space Valentine's Day for those who celebrate it. May we find room for a little more love in all our worlds v2.6 Release: Minor Fixes, Steady and Strong.Jan 24, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHey Spacefarers! Today we are pushing v2.6 which includes a few minor fixes to the game. We also wanted to point out for windows users if you get a crash it should create a .dmp file now in the applications root directory. This was a feature added in 2.5 that has been slightly overlooked. Getting down to the general patch notes, it's various soft fixes and crash fixes that should added some more stability and strengthen the flexibility of the application. Things like uninitialized variables shouldn't cause issues anymore. If they do they should be clear and easy to track down now. This should help a few fixes we have been seeing in our Support Discussions and I'd like to thank everyone who cares enough to leave us feedback. It is extremely valuable as we don't invade your privacy and collect data automatically like a lot of games do in order to get at these crash reports. Full patch notes can be read here at our Patch Notes thread Thanks, Underflow Studios Michael BruneThe Away Team v2.5 Released!Dec 17, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/a8771ca19d234a501a7a4db9be8036619c9ca368.png Greetings space travellers! Today, we are proud to finally announce that The Away Team's demo and soundtrack are now officially available. Alongside this, we are also releasing a patch that brings in a few new features. The Away Team's Soundtrack is available for US$5, and includes a mix of 16 ambient and melodic tracks in FLAC format. This has been long-requested, and we're glad to get the high quality versions of the game's music tracks into fans' hands. If you're new to both or would like to gift both to a friend, we've also made the game and soundtrack available together in a bundle. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/cf5d359d5d6fdbb3ffdabf9e575353e189c10c53.png The new Away Team: Lost Exodus demo offers prospective players the opportunity to have some first hand experience with the game before committing to the full version. Including 8 characters, two side missions, two story missions, and one set of random event missions, it's a little taste of everything. If you've been trying to work out whether The Away Team is for you, or haven't quite found the right way to recommend it to a friend, the demo lets you do that hassle free. The demo can be installed from the Steam store page, and any progress made in the demo will carry across to the full version of the game. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/e149857600d027645f519db320883ae10341e1e8.png Last, but certainly not least, we have released the 2.5 update to the game itself. This is not a large patch, but it does contain a number of small additions that we hope will make players' experiences more enjoyable. Added in-game "Challenges" screen for viewing achievements and achievement progress Added a clock/time counter to the sector screen Added two "Cheats" that allow players to modify gameplay to suit personal preferences Added tooltips for food, fuel and time in the sector screen https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/ee1ae833abe24a00af405abe5cfce58c00e9f915.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/430aca78ed7bdd6a503aaffe16988690d5187730.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/bf9de87575b8e1372a00f7af2cf1d975fe0993af.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/4fcc257f2b3141d856cff88641b862e1ebaece3e.png For a full list of changes and fixes, see our Patch Notes thread. Enjoy!The Away Team: Mementos, Measurements of Time and a little more.Nov 4, 2018 - Community Announcements​Hey Spacefarer​s! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/1397fe826a29488c2afa96928c0845d377576806.png We have this great new article that talks in-depth about mementos and how we focused on creating memories. You can read about that here: https://underflowstudios.com/away-team-lost-exodus-making-memories/ ​Additionally we have this gource video that details 5 years of development on The Away Team. Measuring time in games can be rough especially as you shelve and unshelve or contract out to other projects. Of course I'd never be able to finish The Away Team and wrap everything up with a large patch if it wasn't for our contractors and especially Josh "Cheeseness" Bush. As proud as I was before, I am even more proud to have made The Away Team with all these people​. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34R3oJUgHvw Lastly we pushed out a patch to help gain feedback and address some minor bugs. You can see the changelogs here​ -- Michael BruneLost Exodus update is now live!Oct 22, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, space travellers! It is with great pleasure that we announce that The Away Team's Lost Exodus update is out and available to play right now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t12HtZWVxxQ In addition to bugfixes, stability improvements and good old typo corrections, the Lost Exodus update includes: Expanded story, increasing the game's mission content to over 120,000 words Enhanced sector exploration with new ship handling, random event missions and asteroid fields Fancy new ship graphics A new crew role experience system A new unlockable character with their own story arc to explore Over 50 “memento” items for crewmembers to collect 11 new Steam achivements A new character editor with Steam Workshop integration Improved sprite rendering Clearer text and an optional dyslexic-friendly font You can find changelogs for this and future updates in the new patch notes thread. Some things you might be interested in checking out before you play: We partnered with long-time fan Jason Silverain to put together an introduction to the new in-game character editor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYM-o-MaG4M Some of our wonderful testers also uploaded their own characters to the new Steam Workshop page for you to take with you on your adventures across the universe. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/b44d4101f8addf1bcf72fc4b6a29e56529d9e2da.png We're publishing write-ups that delve into the kind of effort we put into the Lost Exodus update on the Underflow blog, in this post, we take a look at the process behind expanding and refining the design of the Argo. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/75fdb50d36fad3b400da1aa4dfe2f175fa8d22f2.png Lastly, we'd like to extend a thank you to everyone who has been patient as we put this update together, and an extra big thanks to those who helped us test the game and make sure it was ready to come out of the oven. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/a9ea3b3d8bfcd052d541fd1ce74ade85f05cebbd.png Enjoy!Lost Exodus update to release the 22nd, along with a price change!Oct 6, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/a4c3293209b89dad94f36d21bed76092c68f48a9.png Greetings, space travellers! We are proud to announce that The Away Team's upcoming update, Lost Exodus, will be launching on Steam and Itch.io on October 22nd! https://youtu.be/AZqXnaq4PAo Lost Exodus polishes and builds upon The Away Team's core choose-your-own- adventure and real-time space exploration experiences by adding more content, improved gameplay, and an in-game character with integrated Steam Workshop support. There are a lot of changes to go over, and we'll be digging in in more detail with a proper changes, but for now, here's a rundown on the key stuff: Expanded story, increasing the game's mission content to over 120,000 words Enhanced sector exploration with new random event missions and asteroid fields A new crew role experience system A new unlockable character with their own story arc to explore Over 50 “memento” items for crewmembers to collect A new character editor with Steam Workshop integration Improved sprite rendering Clearer text and an optional dyslexic-friendly font Additionally we are announcing today that the game’s base price will be increasing to $8.00 to coincide with the update’s release. A lot of effort, talent, and love has gone into making both the original game and this update, and w feel strongly that the new price of $8 will better reflect and honor that. If you'd prefer to get in early and pick up The Away Team or gift it to a friend at the lower price of $2.00, we understand. We are really looking forward to sharing what we've been working on with new and existing players on the 22nd, and hope you'll celebrate with us by checking it out :) If you'd like to check out some screenshots of the new bits and pieces ahead of us updating the store page, you can check out our presskit here: http://press.underflowstudios.com/sheet.php?p=The_Away_Team​Redesigning The ArgoAug 16, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsWe recently wrote up a great and art filled article about our design and redesign of the ship you play as in The Away Team, called Argo. You can see the fully progression of the ship and more but here is a preview of our humble beginnings: https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/e8b2eede51e660fdbbdae6b82e148385469f75a1.png So check it out at: https://underflowstudios.com/the-away-team-lost-exodus-redesigning-the-argo/Coming Soon: Lost ExodusJun 24, 2018 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/8934dc45e3446b0f0dcf0bdc53a9b5563b1dad66.png Hi everybody! We are very excited to to let you all know we have been hard at work on a large update that rounds out The Away Team while keeping the core game that you (hopefully) know and love. The big features we have been working on for the Lost Exodus update include: New adventures to explore New in-game character creator (with offline support for sharing as well as Steam Workshop integration) New gameplay features focusing on searching and survival More ways to track current status and progress UX improvements Many bug fixes! We're not quite ready to talk about dates, but we are excited to share what we've been working on with players, and we're working hard to get it into people's hands as soon as its ready! The small update that went out today includes some small changes in preparation for the Lost Exodus update, but nothing that is visible to users except an updated background for the main menu. Thanks, Michael BruneMac Edition Released!Oct 4, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsHey All, Mac Edition is here! Additionally this update brings massive stability and a new credits button in game. (Finally!) As well as I am proud to announce we are releasing on Itch as well. One known bug on windows is that the steam overlay causes a crash on exit. This is directly because we are including steam's dll and that dll is throwing an exception after hanging on exit. DRM free versions are not effected by this. Nor does the linux version appear to be effected. I will be working on resolving that crash quickly. -- Michael BruneMac Edition Released!Oct 4, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsHey All, Mac Edition is here! Additionally this update brings massive stability and a new credits button in game. (Finally!) As well as I am proud to announce we are releasing on Itch as well. One known bug on windows is that the steam overlay causes a crash on exit. This is directly because we are including steam's dll and that dll is throwing an exception after hanging on exit. DRM free versions are not effected by this. Nor does the linux version appear to be effected. I will be working on resolving that crash quickly. -- Michael BruneUpdate 2162674 is live!Sep 30, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsSmaller things this time: -Replace 'sentient' with 'sapient' in Tux's bio. - Added check to prevent CharacterManager::randomCrew() and CharacterManager::randomCrewIgnoringCrew() from returning dead crewmemebers. - Added missing quotes from copper1.lua. Added edge case handling for when comedian says 'That's what she said' in response to their own line. -Overwrite previous Linux log instead of appending. Update 2162674 is live!Sep 30, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsSmaller things this time: -Replace 'sentient' with 'sapient' in Tux's bio. - Added check to prevent CharacterManager::randomCrew() and CharacterManager::randomCrewIgnoringCrew() from returning dead crewmemebers. - Added missing quotes from copper1.lua. Added edge case handling for when comedian says 'That's what she said' in response to their own line. -Overwrite previous Linux log instead of appending. Linux and Windows Stability UpdateSep 6, 2017 - Community Announcementshttp://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12139385/9e77743266d90db58f68f4cbf6c600ad705f0b9a.png Hey All, A wonderful stability update coming through the pipes. The majority, neigh, entirety of the patch brought to you by Josh "Cheeseness" Bush. There is also a new character exclusive to the linux version called Tux. Tux can be seen as the image for this announcement and features awesome Linux attributes and traits. Additionally I'd like to thank Windóusico for helping test the linux versions with Cheeseness. Thanks all, Michael Brune

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