update · September 16, 2026

Space Station Designer Update 00.07.00 Revamps Visuals and Adds Orbit Planning Mechanics

Polar Motion has rolled out update 00.07.00 for Space Station Designer ahead of its November launch, bringing comprehensive visual polishes, new financial tracking features, and orbit-based module costs. The patch also addresses community-reported bugs with the Escape key and docking ports.

Polar Motion has released version 00.07.00 for Space Station Designer ahead of the scheduled November 18 release date. This patch overhauls visuals across all scenes, introduces station management statistics, and implements planning constraints tied to orbital positioning.

Gameplay and Management Systems

Version 00.07.00 introduces a stats tracking system covering finances, astronaut data, and station statuses across all orbits. This screen lets players monitor revenue streams and expenditure trends. These metrics do not populate retroactively in save files created prior to this update. Additionally, space station modules now factor in cost and mass multipliers based on the specific orbit.

Visual Enhancements and UI Optimization

Developers completed a visual pass across all scenes, updating lighting, post-processing, camera framing, animations, and materials for the main space station screen, Earth Facilities, and the Russian launch pad. Visual glitches on the Tourists Deluxe Quarters Large, Nuclear Reactor Small, and Hydra resupply spacecraft are corrected. UI background memory usage is cut in half, and incorrect icons are replaced.

Quality of Life and Bug Fixes

The Escape key now functions reliably across all game screens. A toggle button was added to the main station screen to show or hide module indicators. Fixes resolve an invalid game state triggered by pressing the Escape key repeatedly in Production Lines, as well as an issue causing docking ports to render incorrectly.

Why this patch matters

Update 00.07.00 gives players tools to manage orbital finances and module logistics while fixing interface bugs ahead of the 1.0 launch.