update · September 11, 2025

Ostranauts Inventory Overhaul Update Replaces Ground Window

Ostranauts version 0.14.5.5 overhauls the inventory system by removing the ground window in favor of direct world interactions. The update also consolidates pockets, adds a paperdoll Trash slot, and resolves various AI and save loading errors.

Ostranauts version 0.14.5.5 delivers a major overhaul to how players manage items. The ground grid window is gone, allowing players to pick up and drop items directly into the game world.

Inventory System Changes

Players can now interact directly with items in the world instead of relying on a dedicated ground window. Pockets and pouches are consolidated under their parent inventory window, and paperdoll and item grid windows can be moved, pinned, and unpinned. A new Trash slot in the paperdoll permits the discarding of unwanted items. The inventory UI remains open until items on the cursor find a valid storage location or are discarded.

AI and Gameplay Fixes

Sleeping AI characters wake up automatically if they oversleep or suffer from suffocation. AI units no longer drop items endlessly on AUTOTASK mode and correctly pick up items when space exists only in carried sub-containers. Broken bones heal correctly over time, EVA suit batteries no longer drain when equipped in a hand slot, and San Diego mall features adequate cooling for non-EVA suit occupants in new games.

Audio and Modding Additions

Visits to VORB and VNCA feature new music tracks composed by Josh Culler. Modding support expands to include face animation definitions driven by loot.json text files and support for animated sprites such as the new Heater Model B example.

Why this patch matters

This update removes friction from item management by matching player intuition for world pickups while addressing vital stability bugs and AI behaviors.