Update me!

So after pre-ordering the game and playing it for a month or two, I decided to step back a bit and wait for it to update since it gets a bit boring after your characters get wiped so often due to updated and so on.

After that I got addicted to a certain game, which I'm not going to mention, and forgot about Starbound for a 'while'. Now I found it on my Steam games list and decided to play.
I was wondering whether you guys could just some up the recent updates in a paragraph or two.

TL;DR- I haven't played Starbound in a long time and want an update/summary on what I've missed.
(Sorry, just wanted to use this emoticon. It's legendary.)

 

Paragraph one: Most recent and game-changing updates are in Nightly branch, which you must opt-in to play and then follow PantyManMaxwell Demonic's instructions (he has a sticky writeup FAQ in the support section). Once those steps are followed exactly, you can experience a lot of new stuff like Monster AI, novakids, Ship AI, old busted ships, new hotness ships, and new biomes.

Paragraph two: Do it. I dare you.

 

Correction: it's legen... Wait for it.. DARY!

So yes, getting into the updates stuff, you haven't lost anything, BUT as @Akado has said you can opt into nightly builds.
A part from this, check out the daily blog update post where you can check out what the devs have been working on and the stuff that they add each day (fyi if you didn't know it's at www.playstarbound.com )

Cya!

-KyPTeD

 

When was the last time you played, last update was april 26 2014. and what Akado said there is a nightly branch you can check out its pretty fun if you don't mind some of the bugs and visual glitches

 

Ummm... I know it says that it's REALLY broken right now, but I don't think this is supposed to happen:

Any solutions for fixing this?

 

Check out the Nightly Support Section in "In-Game and Billing Support".
Here is a really useful thread you should also visit!
http://community.playstarbound.com/...ching-check-here-first-updated-8-15-14.81537/

 

You're going to have to delete some or all of your local files to get it working, so I wouldn't try out the nightly branch unless you're willing to lose your stuff.

 

starbound.config just to start.

 

There should just be a megathread for this "people who haven't played in ages and want to be updated" thing.

 

I agree

 

No, there should be an update for people who haven't played for ages and want an update.

For the rest of us too. The gap between the last stable update and now is quite long for an early access title.

 

For a quick way into nightly after setting In steam: copy your stable player/ universe folder to another location on the computer, and delete star bound.config .

That should work.

 

The best way to do that is to check nightly as others have said, but if you just want the skinny on the most recent stuffs: linky
A couple notes:
SAIL = Ship AI system that gives missions and such.
You start with a broken engine or something like that, and have to repair before you can go other places.
There's a central hub area being added soonish, an outpost you can reach from a stargate-type device above the starter planet.
Matter manipulator will be an upgradeable device, and a quite powerful one at that. It'll also be able to move liquids.
Heat/Cold system (instead of just cold) I believe is being planned now.

 

Heat? Where did you hear this?

 

Ah, nothing guaranteed yet apparently, my apologies.

http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/heat-doesnt-kill-you.83053/#post-2167837