Quoting: Guestand don't even get me started on how everything is written in a tiny font that is very hard on your eyes that it really discourages reading the stuff.

Tiny font? :huh: Huh, I didn't notice any difference from the normal size.

Though I do have a small niggle with the UI now: whenever you finish a chapter in an archaeological expedition you get a pop-up with some interesting flavor text, but to continue the excavation you need to…do nothing. Like, just close the pop-up, it continues automatically. However, the only button with text on it at the bottom of the box is "Abort dig", which I have almost reflexively clicked on several times because it's where I expect an "OK" or "Continue digging!" button to be. :)

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Pretty fun! I love the new archaeological excavations; they're like much more involved, multi-step anomalies. I also like the sound of the mega-structure rework, but it'll be a few hours till I can actually try it out. :wink:

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Just added it to the wishlist. I found this blurb on the Steam page which I thought was pretty funny:

The galaxy demands ethically sourced, fair trade exotic pets, and you're the one to supply it. With a certified joy-detecting space elevator, only creatures that are happy, fed, and comfortable can be exported to the market. Farm local produce and make extravagent meals to charm the creatures, or just give them a little bit of personal attention.

Can't wait to see people being economically incentivized to make things happy, fed, and comfortable no matter how they personally feel about them. :D

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Seems interesting. Vaguely reminds me of Slime Rancher but with multiplayer, which is a big draw, as it might appeal to the friend I usually play with who's always looking for a new game to try.

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Can't wait for Danny2462 to get his hands on all this new stuff! I can only imagine in rapt horror the new ways he'll find to spaghettify the universe… :D

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I took advantage of the free weekend to try it. I've been vaguely aware of the game's existence since it came out but never looked that much into it until my housemate started playing it and suggested I'd like it. Now, after a solid 10-hour play session, I've bought the First Colony Edition bundle for what feels like a steal, and can't wait to try out the actual terraforming stuff. :)

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Oh wow, I restart Steam after getting the pop-up notifying me of the update, and suddenly I have 56 games queued up to download shaders. ^_^

Edit: Hmm, now Steam completely freezes every 2–4 shaders it downloads for some reason. :S: Oh well, guess I'll just have to keep killing and restarting it.

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Oh, interesting! Sounds kinda like the system in Civ V: Brave New World where you excavate relics from archaeological sites. I actually proposed implementing something like Civ V: BNW's culture victory system last year (because I find it to be really fun and interesting trying to collect and organize sets of artifacts and great works); time to read up on this new expansion and see how similar it sounds. :D

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Reminds me of a mix between The Incredible Machine and Lemmings (which I've never actually owned, just played on someone else's computer long ago). And it comes out on my birthday? Eh, I'll wishlist and see how much it is when it comes out.

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Ooo, One Finger Death Punch and Battlezone II are running now! OFDP is listed as "bronze" on ProtonDB and BZ II is listed as "borked", and now both just run! :) Though I haven't tested them hardly at all yet, and OFDP at least won't run full screen…time to do some testing and write some ProtonDB reports!

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