Planetaries v1.8 – Major Loading / Optimization
2025-11-21Hello explorers, Thank you all once again for the amazing support, feedback, suggestions, and bug reports. To everyone in the Planetaries community — on Steam, Discord, and beyond — we truly appreciate your kindness, patience, and continued support for the project. This update is another big step forward. A major focus of v1.8 is optimization, including huge improvements to loading systems, streaming performance, foliage, lighting, and texture management. 🌌 Patch Notes: • Fixed loading issues • Fixed minor animation bugs • Fixed additional loading-related issues • Fixed minor inventory bugs • Fixed lighting and rendering issues • Tweaked certain sound effects • Improved loading screen • Improved overall texture streaming (significant improvement) • Improved foliage optimization • Improved overall performance (major optimization pass)
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• Improved and tweaked shadow optimization • Improved streaming loading times • Improved and tweaked player roll mechanic • Improved the player’s ability to dodge melee attacks using better maneuvering • Improved & tweaked Boss AI movement • Added Virtual Streaming Texture support • Added new loading system • Added New Boss: Destroyer Bot • Added Mini Boss: Destroyer Bot Variant • Added New Pirate Boss: Duelist • Added Destroyer Bots to world enemy spawns • Added Boss Beacon POIs across the world Thank you again for your support. We wish everyone a great, chill, and happy weekend — and happy gaming!
