v0.8.2.0

Starground v0.8.2.0 was released on September 4, 2024 as a stable release in the Early Access v0.8 update series.

Introduced the storage hub building
Introduced a roll cooldown progress wheel above the player
Introduced a noise that plays when the flashlight turns on or off
Introduced a new tiered Research type that has changing inputs depending on its level
Introduced a tiered research to increase the speed of Mover
Introduced track Blueprint to the automation zone
Introduced track Beautiful Moment to the automation zone
Introduced track Research to the automation zone
Introduced track Lair to the dungeon
Introduced track Yuck Puddle to the dungeon
Introduced boats
Introduced V2 Splitter
Introduced V2 underground Conveyor
Introduced the Faster Logistics research

Adjusted the recipe for Collector to use 10 copper instead of iron
Adjusted the appearance of player nametags
Adjusted the flashlight sprite to be smooth
Changed the game so crates drop fewer hearts and cheese
Refreshed the Biofuel sprite to avoid confusion
Made the player's collision shape a circle to help make navigation around tiny objects easier
Adjusted the Beach Ball recipe to use plastic instead of Wood (wood never really made any sense, and was always temporary until plastic anyways)
Slightly increased the size of the research menu
Adjusted the sizing of the "Requires" and "Unlocks" sections in the research menu
Changed the game so unlock icons in the research menu are better positioned and spaced
Moved track Grass Roots to the main menu
Refreshed track Lounge
Refreshed in-game translations
Adjusted the recipe of V2 conveyors to use 1 Copper Ingot instead of 1 iron ingot
Changed the game so the Better Automation research is now required for underground conveyors
Moved V2 conveyors to the Faster Logistics research

Corrected a crash related to an infinite research being selected
Corrected a problem where other player icons on the minimap were not tinted
Corrected a problem where picking a building or highlighting one while building a new one caused its overlay to not display
Corrected a problem where taking an item from a conveyor belt could make the next item in line instantly teleport
Corrected a problem where placing down a building into a network that is at low satisfaction would not display its low power icon
Corrected a problem where the minimap would not display the right color for newly placed buildings
Potentially fixed an issue related to the death screen not appearing when dying
Corrected a problem where mining the vending machine crashes the game
Corrected a problem where the spawn animation did not play when a player dies
Corrected a problem where settings for the minimap were not saved
Corrected a problem where beach balls would render on the map and never de-render
Corrected a problem where the player is still in build mode when killed while building
Corrected a perspective issue on the trashcan decorations in the Space Hub
Corrected multiple issues related to improper UI overlapping
Corrected multiple issues related to improper mouse focus priority
Corrected a problem where the research menu was unopenable on controller
Corrected a problem where long building descriptions would cause menu instability

Official announcement