This patch is preparing for the upcoming Steam release. It will be happening probably pretty soon. Maybe in like a week or two. Feel free to add it to your wishlist there if you use the platform and would like to give me some support.

It will not be absolutely free there as neither is adding games there but will not be expensive by any means. Just a means to show support or if you'd prefer to play it as standalone game (or on Steam Deck for example). The game will still be here absolutely free, the only difference really is the Steam achievements which can give the game some more goal-orientated structure if that's what you're into.

Of course this update isn't only about that either. There are two new types of crew members you can encounter and try to recruit to help you but it'll not be as easy as just asking. You might need to prove yourself worthy first.

Or they might be in a bit of a pickle and require some assistance from you before they can join your aid. But these crew members are very powerful and really worth the hassle. So these new crew member types have two new special encounters tied to them and also a few special trinkets that relate to them too.

There is also one new "normal" type crew member added. If you've played the game enough, he'll probably seem familiar and you might have some idea on what kind of effect they might have.

And of course there are some smaller fixes and tweaks too. Here is a list of the most notable ones:

• Added volume controls for music and sound effects
• Added few missing sound effects
• Fixed bug with getting stuck on abandoned ship event
• Added help text for spice dice
• Fixed some conflicts with pad & mouse controls
• Limited the zooming when the there is loads of cargo
• Fixed some sounds stacking too much and starting to sound rough
• Fixed some typos
• Fixed legacy trinket not making an exact duplicate of the crew member