patch · December 18, 2025

Ostranauts Update v0.14.5.20 Fixes Docking Collisions and Inventory Issues

Ostranauts update v0.14.5.20 addresses critical collision issues for large ships undocking from ground stations and moves the inventory trash slot. The patch also updates auto-vent behavior and fixes PDA saving bugs.

Blue Bottle Games has released update v0.14.5.20 for Ostranauts, delivering a hotfix targeting inventory management, ship docking, and quality-of-life snags.

Ship Docking and Environment

Large ships will no longer be destroyed or collide with the ground when pushing back from ground stations. Damaged doors have had their non-functional Access Locks option removed to prevent confusion. Additionally, autovents now default to a closed state on power-up instead of open, preventing unexpected atmospheric loss during power cycles.

Inventory and UI Adjustments

The inventory trash slot has been relocated from the top left to the bottom left to reduce mis-clicks, and its timer now ignores fast-forwarding while resetting properly when new items are added. Click-swapping items in container grids no longer makes new items invisible outside the grid, and PDA item installation painting now maintains item rotation between clicks.

PDA and Save Fixes

PDA Vizor presets and saving operate more reliably. Players experiencing broken settings in older saves can use the new pda reset command in the debug console to restore defaults. The Box Sled ship has been removed as a standard starting option to prevent accidental player suffocation, though it remains available via the ship broker. Finally, characters no longer get stuck in infinite teleport loops when standing up from chairs, and the bash action remains available on items after loading a save.

Why this patch matters

Update v0.14.5.20 resolves several frustrating survival traps and UI quirks, making routine tasks like undocking and inventory management much more reliable.