Abiotic Factor - Crush Depth Major Update! 8-12-2024

Strap on your flippers, Crush Depth is now LIVE!

Crush Depth is our first major roadmap milestone since releasing into Early Access back in May and it is jam packed with new content for your scientific brains to explore! As such, we’ll try to keep this short and relatively spoiler-free so you can get out there with untainted minds.

NEW UPDATE - 0.9.0 - "Crush Depth"

Beyond The Labs
The story continues in the GATE Cascade Research Facility - first with a bold journey into the dark gauntlet of Security Sector and then a big splash in the watery Hydroplant! Each locale - and other worlds beyond - contain new resources, enemies, and [REDACTED]!

For obvious reasons, that is pretty much ALL we will say about the new locations. We want you to experience and explore at your own pace and without any preconceived notions about what to do, where to go, or how to conduct your scientific progress. And yes, you can continue your existing saves if you want - though you might find a few changes throughout the early game too, especially with the new boon of Fishing and whatnot.

We hope you enjoy exploring these new Sectors and portal worlds as much as we enjoyed building them. And don’t forget to bring a flashlight.

Fishing
Need a break from the day-to-day mad science? Tired of the same old Pest-burger? Grab some office supplies, cobble together a Makeshift Fishing Rod and cast your line! The new Fishing skill can be leveled to unlock fishing-related recipes and increase your general skill in acquiring those feisty fish.


And if you’re not in the reading mood (worn out from getting all those PhDs no doubt) Community Manager Criss has new informative vlog ready for your viewing eyeballs:

With fishing also comes a whole new bait system (simply hold your Reload key to add bait to a rod) and many new ways to get certain resources - and a few new things you may not expect. And you better believe that Reload feature is a sign of things to come.

One thing you can expect is fish. You will get fish when fishing. Usually. Different fish can be caught in different types of water, and there’s even a few sneaky variants that may lurk below. As with most things in the GATE Cascade Research Facility, we’ll leave the thinking up to you.

Water, Water Everywhere
Well, not everywhere, but a lot of it, to be sure! We’ve even added a couple new spots to swim and fish about! The swimming system has been updated a bit for better navigation, and some new items lay in store to help you where you might need it. We won’t say more on this topic, because we feel we’ve said just the right amount.