Starground v0.12 was released on March 13, 2025 as a stable release in the Early Access v0.12 update series.

New Enemies

• Antoid Husk, a basic shambler enemy that will eventually be moved to a new zone (next update)
• Moleshroom, a ranged enemy that pops up from underground in random spots in the room
• Peckii, a flying mosquito enemy that will circle around you, applying regeneration to other enemies

Additions

• Introduced a dungeon fishing room
• Introduced ranged weapons
• Introduced a ranged tab to the Tool Bench
• Introduced The Chumbo gun part
• Introduced The Season's Rite gun part
• Introduced the Blightbone gun part
• Introduced the pistol grip gun part
• Introduced the sniper scope gun part
• Introduced the pistol barrel gun part
• Introduced the rifle stock gun part
• Introduced the sniper barrel gun part
• Introduced the finger gun grip gun part
• Introduced the aviator sight gun part
• Introduced the Peckii enemy
• Introduced the Moleshroom enemy
• Introduced the Antoid Husk enemy

Changes

• Upgraded the engine to 4.4, greatly improving performance and overall stability of the game
• Brightened the red warning color
• Changed the game so incomplete Research now has red numbers
• Changed the game so the weapon recharge noise doesn't play unless a tool can be used
• Raised the light node limit from 64 to 256
• Changed the game so effects with shorter lengths will not override longer current effects
• Changed the game so all effects are cleared on death
• Changed the game so poison clouds will fade out
• Changed the game so poison clouds now apply an effect instead of it's own damage
• Adjusted the sprite for item cooldowns
• Changed the game so Mini-Diadematuses now no longer deal damage, but instead apply slowness
• Changed the game so Diadematuses now emit a poison cloud when a player is close by

Fixes

• Corrected a problem where effects that last 1 second do not apply their damage at the end
• Corrected a problem where space elevators didn't work
• Corrected a problem where Dreadcap was not immune to poison
• Corrected a problem where Space Hub NPCs would be saved, causing them to build up
• Corrected a problem where applying effects did not check for resistances

Official announcement

https://steamcommunity.com/games/2793380/announcements/detail/601898753190789577