The Colonists 1.5.16.1

Hi everyone,

This month's update has a new frontier, a new boats panel along with some improvements and fixes.

September Frontier
This month you get a small headstart in the desert where the race is to produce beer and bread as well as squeezing a medium monument in. Good luck!

Boats Overview Panel
There's a new panel available in the top left of the screen where you can view all of your boats and their current status.

Mod Support News
Mod support is nearly there and will be entering a beta this month. Follow progress on Discord (https://discord.gg/thecolonists) or look out for more news on that soon.

Release Notes
[NEW] Boat list panel - lists all the boats in your colony
Added options to unlock all campaign missions and clear all campaign progress
Spruced up buildings list panel and building entries in resource production, demand and storage panels
Fixed military campaign savegames resetting difficulty to 'normal' when loading a savegame
Fixed data leak in AI players which could cause saving to fail in very long and very large games
Changed vegetable and wheat farmbots to prioritise seeding over harvesting
Fixed issue where upon construction, storage yards with rules already added would not necessarily source resources from the closest buildings
Fixed bug where storage yards could show up twice in the resource demands panel
Resource will no longer self-destruct when arriving at a road post which a newly created transport rule which would affect the resource's journey. If full ban, resource will attempt to turn around and find a destination. If ban except storage rule then resource will search in all directions for a valid storage yard
Fixed issue with water jumping when changing game speed
Fixed issue with harbour's import rules being ignored when sourcing expedition resources via boat routes
Fixed import rules of train station being ignored when direct connection to harbour which is sourcing expedition resources
Added difficulty info to in-game scenario panel
Disabled up/down arrows and added message in resource demand panel about building construction priority
Fixed issue where destroying a building which had en route resources whilst the building panel was up could cause resource en route highlight icons to incorrectly remain visible
Fixed issue with colony ship printing duplicate bots after placing/removing buildings at tick 0
Fixed potential rare issue where building height adjustment could get locked
Changed map editor water so it stays at maximum height to make easier to distinguish underwater tiles
Show challenge complete screen even if no trophy earned
Now only shows challenge complete screen when started as a challenge game (i.e. challenges won't register in campaign mode)
Fixed boat challenge victory condition goal not updating unless panel reopened
Updated Unity version to hopefully fix alt tab crash/freeze issue
Fixed hitting Return or Escape not advancing OK Alert Windows like 'New Version' available
Campaign screen now resizes and adds a scrollbar for squarer resolutions
Fixed an issue where custom maps wouldn't run if an AI player was first in the player list
Fixed up some progress bar alignment issues on construction, dismantling, expedition and military panels
Increased size of resource progress bars a little on construction and upgrade panels
Fixed surface miner bot appearing black when zoomed in very close
Fixed not returning to main menu when trying to load a savegame that couldn't be found
Fixed gold icon incorrectly showing against military times in campaign screen

Added the option to use procedural generation when creating a custom map
Added in-game leaderboard button for campaign and custom maps
Added warning about existing export rules when dismantling a building
Export rules can now be changed during dismantling
Export rules now apply to resources reclaimed from dismantling
Fixed error and potential freeze when loading savegames where a bot printing queue contains a bot for a non-existent building
Fixed surface deposits not being see-through when in priority selection mode on a surface mine
Fixed the game placing an initial field tile when clicking on the no farm fields warning icon
Fixed monument boosts not being removed during dismantling
Fixed incorrect messaging on subpanel when placing non contiguous farm fields
Fixed 'Flora_42_Name' showing up in certain places
Fixed game time using plurals of month and day incorrectly
Printer now doesn't go through animation for bots that no longer need to exist

Christmas trees, presents and snowbots are back!
Added option to hold [Shift] when adding Whitelist/Blacklist buildings to keep panel open
You can now remove the Colony Ship road post if you have 'free road post placement' setting active
Fixed workshops being dismantled showing up as idle
Fixed water-breaking bug when destroying a harbour or boatyard on water above sea level and game loading issue after that
Recompleted Korean translation (thanks to interp)

NEW Chocolate Factory and Cocoa Farm! Supply your Level 3 Residences with chocolate
Fixed some issues with tooltips not showing up when hovering over farm fields
Fixed watchtower not resetting priority target after being captured
Added help section to research panel
Fixed tooltip staying open when right-clicking to close window whilst hovering over 'all resource' rule on a vehicle transport stop
Fixed right-clicking to close window whilst hovering over resource still opening the resource panel
Added tech icons to construction and upgrade panels
Better messages when farmbot is idle and waiting for something to grow
Steam achievements are reapplied on opening game, in case they didn't didn't register with Steam at time of achievement

It's Harvest Time - Pumpkins and the Pumpkin Farm are back!
Players now can replay old Frontiers but times won't be recorded
Added tracking information for Challenges in the mission info panel
Increased max train speed by 25%
Added skippable warning to deleting savegame in load game window
Added beer to alcohol category preset
Fixed saved SFX volume not being applied on opening the game
Fixed deconstructing workshops counting as idle
Fixed an instance of possible space port ship freeze
Fixed visual ui bug with resource rules overflowing on boat/station stops
Fixed bug with being able to place train tracks below sea level
Fixed import building selection sometimes including irrelevant building types

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Random Map Generator! Procedurally generate maps with various settings in either main random map mode or in sandbox mode
New mission info panel - better contextual information about the mission or map you're playing, including an option to edit sandbox settings mid-game
Fixed some instance of auto terrain adjustment not working correctly when placing road and paths over broken terrain
Fixed placing harbours over existing roads causing issues
Top left buttons now have a selected state
Few more localisation fixes

Added challenges panel so you can keep track of your progress and a notification screen for when you complete a challenge
Added option for x8 speed (use at your discrection, your framerate may suffer a bit)
Added option to invert zoom
Added extra sub-panel on boats and trains resource panel to show which resources are being unloaded and added details to harbour's boats panel to show a boat's status with that harbour
Added visual to show upgrade range of a watchtower when on upgrade panel
Improved performance a bit when rendering wheat fields
Fixed bug when pressing Escape on the 'unsave progress' window
Fixed error when storage yard sourced resources beyond capacity, caused by having a combination of rules which exceeded capacity
Fixed bug where demand groups couldn't be reordered in resource category panels (e.g. fuel)
Fixed edge case where enemy colony ship would self-destruct if entrance tile was captured but none of the main tiles
Fixed an issue with very busy harbours where incoming resources could potentially get sent to the wrong storage pile and eventually bring everything to a halt
Fixed bug where if a boat's transport route is cleared whilst it's heading from the queueing location to the dock then the next queued boat wouldn't be triggered
Improved resource movement behaviour on very busy large harbours with multiple road posts
Added extra stackbot for harbour
Some small AI improvements
Turned default ambient occlusion setting for linux to off

Hi everyone,

The Achievements update for The Colonists has just gone live! Here's all the info including new mechanics, fixes and tweaks:

Achievements
There are 27 achievements to collect including special speed-run challenges based on four of the campaign missions. Each challenge has a unique goal and each has three levels to achieve, Expert, Champion and Legendary, the last of which will require the smartest and most efficient colonies to complete!

Storage Yard Mechanics
Storage yards now creates 'demand' in the same way as other buildings. These demands are visible resource demands panel and can be moved up or down the priority list, again like demand types. The 'weight' of a storage demand is based on the fill percentage of the resource at the storage yard. For example, say you have a lumberjack hut and two storages yards ('A' and 'B') and 'A' has a rule for 5 Logs and 'B' for 10 Logs. The first Log will go to 'B' (wherever it is located), the second Log to 'A', the third to 'B', the fourth to 'B', the fifth to 'A' etc.

So in summary, the weight for each storage destination is determined by 1) fill percentage 2) total potential storage 3) distance. This new behaviour gives you a more even and controllable distribution of resources to multiple storage yards around your colony.

Storage Yard to Storage Yard
Utilising the new demand mechanic above, resources can now be sent from storage yard to storage yard. You can set this up by creating import or export rules on the relevant building.

Patch Notes

• Hotkeys (default [C] & [V]) for copying and pasting settings of buildings (export & import) and road posts (blacklists and whitelists)
• Small Storage Yard now only requires logs to build
• Added multi-selection to resource selection panels
• Added resource group presets to blacklist resource selection panels
• Added expedition resources to demand panels
• Changed idle port and station stackbots to prioritise load and unloads of vehicles first
• Items waiting at harbour or train station are now rechecked for optimal routes when a new route is added
• Adding an import rule now forces an resource export check at the targeted building if source building already had an import rule
• Fixed issue with resources being incorrectly routed in and out of large harbours
• Fixed salt being able to mined with L2 surface mine
• Fixed bug which occurs when placing a watchtower when the logs demand panel is open
• Fixed export from space port bug when selling rule is removed and resource are waiting to be loaded
• Fixed bug when clearing a boat route and assigning to an expedition while boat is docked at harbour
• Fixed bug with vegetables in vegetable plots displaying weirdly after a little while
• Fixed bug with vegetables not showing up on game load
• Fixed hit box on vegetable resource
• Fixed issue where sometimes a train wasn't created due to miscalculation of train route limits
• Fixed lumberjack pathfinding not being completely accurate in finding the nearest tree
• Fixed bug where, when a building's panel is open, the green in-world highlight markers weren't being created when a new resource was assigned to the building
• Fixed issue where multiple top left panels could be overlaid after entering and leaving the research or map screen
• Fixed not being able to set fuel consumption buildings as export on storage yards
• AI enemy can now cancel research if project has been idle for too long
• AI enemy has smarter placement of fletchers
• AI enemy has smarter upgrading of watchtowers
• Fixed bug with en route resource highlighters not always showing up correctly
• Fixed order of medals in mission goals panel
• Fixed internal tree count when if lumberjack chops a tree which leaves your territory during the chopping process
• For export and import building lists, disabled already existing options
• Vegetable Farm construction time and resources now same as Sheep Farm
• You can now sculpt tiles with trees on
• You can now sell Logs at the Space Port for a small amount of money
• Small storage yard and steel mill have an extra stackbot
• Bots are now printed in the order of oldest first instead of most recent first
• Improved accuracy of distance sorting for priority layer buildings (lumberjacks, foresters, miners)
• Removed rogue underwater clay deposit on 'Island Hopping' mission
• Added option to show the game tick alongside the day

NEW! Improved AI for enemies in military campaigns including a new Hard mode
New military campaign map
Added Christmas decorations! Spruce up your colony with some seasonal christmas trees, presents, candy canes and snowbots!
Fixed an issue in some instances with resources that are waiting at harbour not getting rerouted
Fixed storage yards not showing in storage panel for resource categories (food etc)
Fixed an error related to rerouting a boat that is currently queueing to same harbour

New Campaign MissionsThere are two new single player campaign missions where your goal is to earn money by buying and selling resources in the market as well as managing construction of your grand monuments.

Custom Map LeaderboardsEach custom map in Steam Workshop now has its own leaderboard where players can compete for the best time!

New Help & WikiWe have a new help site explaining more features and strategies in depth as well as a wiki containing the stats for all the buildings, resources, research, and more.
New help: https://www.notion.so/The-Colonists-Help-0f8b20f71a96426490fbfbff5511e3bb

Bug Fixes & ImprovementsThere have been bug fixes and small improvements too, you can check out the full patch notes here: https://www.notion.so/Patch-Notes-f0b271ceafc34a3a8330adf3034cb18f

Next Update & TranslationsFollow on Discord for the latest on the next updates which will include a brand new AI Hard mode as well as new AI campaign missions to challenge yourself against.

We've also been testing some localisations of the game - if you're interested in contributing to a community translation of a language then please get in touch, full info here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/677340/discussions/0/1735469327939468875/