Archean is a realistic and immersive engineering sandbox / space sim.
In this game you start on Earth but 3 billion years in the past, in the Archean eon.
This game (and its custom engine) is being developed by a single programmer in a small team of two.
What kind of game is it (currently)?
* Engineering Sandbox
* Solo or Multiplayer
* Open World
* First person
* Space Sim
* Full size Earth and Moon
* In-game coding
* Creative mode
* Fully ray-traced graphics
What we will add in future versions:
* Survival mode
* Full scale solar system
* A focus on exploration
* LOTS more content
* Vehicle Destruction and PVP
* SDK for modders
In this game you start on Earth but 3 billion years in the past, in the Archean eon.
This game (and its custom engine) is being developed by a single programmer in a small team of two.
What kind of game is it (currently)?
* Engineering Sandbox
* Solo or Multiplayer
* Open World
* First person
* Space Sim
* Full size Earth and Moon
* In-game coding
* Creative mode
* Fully ray-traced graphics
What we will add in future versions:
* Survival mode
* Full scale solar system
* A focus on exploration
* LOTS more content
* Vehicle Destruction and PVP
* SDK for modders
The Linear Track Update
[h3]Youve been waiting for it. After hinges and pivots here comes the Linear Track!
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Full changelog:
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Social links: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941660/Archean/
The Linear Track Update
[h3]Youve been waiting for it. After hinges and pivots here comes the Linear Track!
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Full changelog:
- Added LinearTrack component
- OreScanner: Added checkbox in GetInfo (V) to include altitude in the scan output
- Updated default black color used on components to metallic
- Removed rough metallic texture patterns (brushed metal procedural textures)
- Fixed ItemJunction causing server crash when doing an infinite recursion with ItemConveyor
- Fixed Fluid Tanks emptying themselves when connected to a pump that is not connected to anything else
- Fixed Container not updating build's mass until it is interacted with
- Fixed full Volume causing increasing temperature as we try to send more fluid to it
- Fixed CTD when resizing screen to < 32 pixels
- Fixed Beacon transmitting data when unpowered and not transmitting on initial frequency
- XenonCode Nodes: fixed wrong variable substitution when the variable character is the last char of word inside an expression/statement
- Increased Wheel GearRatio display precision in GetInfo(V) and synchronized MotorSpeed and WheelSpeed to be displayed from values computed in the same tick
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Social links: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941660/Archean/
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Minimum Setup
- OS: Ubuntu 22.04 or Manjaro
- Processor: quad coreMemory: 8 GB RAM
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 20 series (GTX not supported)Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 2 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: AMD not supported yet
Recommended Setup
- OS: Ubuntu 22.04 or Manjaro
- Processor: 8 coreMemory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 30 or 40 seriesNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 2 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: AMD not supported yet
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