patch · January 11, 2025
Ostranauts Update 0.14.2.8 Revamps HUD and Speeds Up Saves
Ostranauts version 0.14.2.8 is live on Steam, bringing faster save loading directly into memory, HUD and MegaTooltip visual overhauls, and specific fixes for inventory item stacks and building menus.
Blue Bottle Games released patch 0.14.2.8 for Ostranauts on Steam. The update tackles several long-standing user interface pain points, streamlines save game loading to reduce hard drive wear, and adjusts plot-related antagonist behaviors.
Interface and Build Menu Changes
Holding the Left Alt key highlights both nearby interactive objects and UI hotkeys, accompanied by a new early-game tutorial step. The MegaTooltip matches the visual style of the rest of the HUD and displays human faces again, while general UI tooltips are smaller. In the PDA build menu, generic walls, floors, and doors sit at the top of the list for faster access. Item condition tags use less intense colors to avoid visual clutter.
Save Performance and Bug Fixes
Loading a save game bypasses hard drive temp folders entirely, opening straight into memory to reduce read and write operations for SSD users. Deleting a save file from the main menu no longer triggers a null reference error. A bug that deleted entire item stacks when an individual item changed damage state is fixed, and stack counts update correctly in inventories. Racks no longer block light or cast shadows, and human characters no longer display floor bump maps on bare arms or legs.
Gameplay and Plot Adjustments
The plot-related antagonist crosses over to new ships exclusively via airlocks and operates less aggressively. Completing certain branches of this plot causes the threat to lie dormant, shrink, or disappear entirely. Dialogue reply options for flirting no longer share the same name as initial flirtation moves.
Why this patch matters
This patch delivers quality-of-life improvements that make building, inventory management, and loading screens smoother while dialing back frustrating antagonist mechanics.