- Small Hotfix - 12 November 2025
Seems like some enemy spawns (Large beehive, tortoice) were broken in the last update. This patch should fix them so they work again.
- Patchnotes 1.1.5 - 27 October 2025
We uploaded a small update to fix the wrong link to our discord server. Here is the correct invite Link: https://discord.gg/w3e9zevz7H
- Hotfix - 7 October 2025
This is just a small hotfix to fix a security vulnerability of the unity engine.
- Steam Awards 2020 - 26 November 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, It's that time of the year again: Steam Awards! There are all kinds of different categories and if Nimbatus was your top game this year in any of them, we would greatly appcreiate your vote :) Thank you for taking the time and happy thanksgiving! Cheers, Stray Fawn Studio
- Our new game The Wandering Village just launched on Kickstarter! - 13 October 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, We just launched the Kickstarter campaign for our next game: The Wandering Village! The Wandering Village is a brand-new city-building simulation game where you build a settlement on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Have a look at our trailer to get a feeling what the game is about: About the game Mysterious plants are spreading all over the earth, emitting toxic spores as they grow. A group of people seeks shelter on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Becoming their leader, players build both their settlement and a symbiotic relationship with the gentle beast to survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world that now surrounds them. For more information about the game please visit the Steam page and don't forget to wishlist it
- Developer Broadcast today and other news - 1 October 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, To celebrate the ongoing Space Sale we are doing a developer stream today from 5PM to 6PM CEST. Make sure to check in and win one of the 4 Steam keys we will be giving away in the chat of the livestream on our Steam page! In other news, we are currently super busy preparing the Kickstarter launch of our new game: The Wandering Village! It's a city-building simulation game where you build up a settlement on the back of a giant, wandering creature. If thats sounds like something you're interested in, make sure to head over to Kickstarter and click on the Notify button! Cheers & Thanks, Stray Fawn Studio
- Nimbatus Hotfix 1.1.3 - 31 August 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, We just uploaded a hotfix for Nimbatus to fix a critical bug: Patchnotes 1.1.3 Fixed that missions on asteroid fields could not be completed anymore. If you notice any other bugs, please let us know on discord or in our forums. Thanks for testing! Cheers, Stray Fawn Studio
- Nimbatus 1.1 Update - 25 August 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, We just released a new update! We looked through all the features that you suggested and upvoted in our forums and picked the ones that we liked most and were within our time limit. The two most notable changes are the new multiselection feature that let's you select and edit multiple drone parts at once by pressing CTRL. And the dronepart template system where you can create templates and use them accross your drones. Here is a video showcasing the new features: Discount and Drone Building Contest To celebrate the update, Nimbatus is 25% off for the next two weeks! Also we are running a drone building contest in our Discord, where you can win Steam keys for Nimbatus. Head over to our Discord to participate! Alternatively, we are doing a giveaway on Twitter where you can win Steam Keys for the game too! Patchnotes 1.1.2 New Features Drone Part Multiselection: Pres…
- Patchnotes 1.1.2 Preview - 18 August 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, We just released a patch on the preview branch. Please help us test the fixes and improvements :) Patchnotes 1.1.2 Improvements Added confirmation dialog for exit without saving Made collision detection of hook continuous to avoid clipping through other parts Grappling hook does not attach to parts with frictionless coating anymore Reworked grappling hook visuals Banned ballast tank from sumo and brawl Update 19.08: Added a new condition so part stacking is not possible anymore, thus ballast tanks can be used again. Bugfixes Fixed wireless fuel and energy exploit by destroying a decoupler Happy testing! Cheers, Stray Fawn Studio Here is how you can get the preview build on steam: – Open your Steam library – Right click on Nimbatus in the Steam library – Select Properties / Beta – Select the Beta tab – Select preview from the drop down – Restart steam in case the ga…
- Patchnotes 1.1.1 Preview - 6 August 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, We just released a patch on the preview branch. Thanks for testing! Let us know on the Discord or in the Forums when you find new bugs! Patchnotes 1.1.1 New Features Added Exit without save button Improvements Realigned the drone part configuration window Improved sticky wheel interaction with rigidbodies Improved visuals clarity for grappling hooks Bugfixes Fixed grappling hook alignment issues when set to fixed rotation Fixed grappling hook winch speed affecting firing distance Fixed grappling hook range being infinitely extendable Fixed ballast tanks ignoring certain physics properties Fixed duplicate ballast tank description Fixed skin toggle not working correctly on ballast tank Fixed drones in versus races spawning at weird angles Fixed bug where undo/redo did not work after changing drone skins Happy testing! Cheers, Stray Fawn Studio Here is how you can get…
- New 1.1.0 Update on the Preview Branch - 14 July 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, We just released a preview build of the 1.1.0 update for Nimbatus. It would be awesome if you could test this build and report any bugs you can find! We looked over all suggestions posted here https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/index.php?/forum/96-11-update-feature-requests/ and picked the features that have the most upvotes and match the time scope and theme of this update the best. The two new drone parts: wheels and grappling hook, need to be tested in the brawl / race and sumo mode so we can decide if we can allow those parts or if we have to ban them for the competitive modes. For that we've created a separate drone pool for this preview version. So please play the competitive modes using the new parts and give us your feedback! Patchnotes 1.1.0 New Features Drone Part Multiselection: Press Ctrl and click on multiple drone parts or press CTRL and drag a rec…
- Patchnotes 1.0.9 - 27 May 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, We just released the 1.0.9 patch to fix some of the newly reported bugs. Fixes Fixed bug where survival tutorial prompts you to build a drone even though you’ve already built one Fixed bug where survival tutorial tells you your drone uses too many parts when you’ve deleted it Fixed audio bug with resource tank that caused lag Fixed timezone related crashes Fixed that the Launch Button for downloaded drones was not aligned with the screen height Fixed increased battery recharge effect breaking Fixed printing of motorized hinges and flippers Fixed sound of motorized hinges and pistons Fixed death wall in versus races breaking when waiting after race has ended Fixed UI when browsing steam drones and nothing is selected Fixed download screen when downloading a drone from steam Fixed bug where sensors targeting “next waypoint” would stop working after a while when going…
- Community voting for Update 1.1 Features - 20 May 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, Launch week is now almost over. Since the launch is going well, we're happy to announce that we will be able to release a major free update for Nimbatus soon! A big thank you to everyone who bought the game and helped us to spread the news. We want to hear your feature suggestions and ideas :) Head over to our forums where you can post and upvote your favorite ideas/suggestions for the 1.1 Nimbatus update! This can be new drone parts, game modes, locations, enemies, editor improvements or anything else that comes to mind. Please read the rules before posting. https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/index.php?/forum/96-11-update-feature-requests/ We will look at the top-voted suggestions in the forums mid-June and decide which ones we'll add to the game! Cheers, Stray Fawn Studio
- Patchnotes 1.0.8 - 19 May 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, Thanks alot for reporting all the Bugs! We just released the 1.0.8 hotfix to fix the main bugs you've reported over the weekend. Improvements Added the possibility to import drones from files for the programmer captain Programmer captain doesn’t receive useless mother ship upgrades as rewards anymore Updated Credits Fixes Fixed bug where no save files where shown, even after starting a new game Fixed crash when flying on planets, was related to minimap memory usage Fixed hull repair cost not updating correctly in sandbox mode Fixed mothership upgrade rewards of lower level downgrading your upgrade level Fixed hammerhead not spawning in “destroy hammerhead at core” mission Fixed cryotank mission where the mission target would be the broken container instead of the tank. Also removed colliders of broken container. Fixed being able to use more weapons than you actuall…
- Nimbatus - Full Release - 14 May 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, The day has come, we just released Nimbatus on Steam and it's 25% off during launch week! :D After 1.5 years and 5 major updates during Early Access, Nimbatus has now reached its 1.0 version and it was an awesome journey! Thank you for supporting us, giving us feedback and reporting all the bugs. https://store.steampowered.com/app/383840/Nimbatus__The_Space_Drone_Constructor/ We also just released the trading cards and the official soundtrack for Nimbatus! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1252890/Nimbatus__The_Space_Drone_Constructor_Soundtrack/ To give new and recurring players an overview of the game, check out this new gameplay intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXWlxelXCrg We put together a guide if you want to help us spread the word: https://www.nimbatus.ch/support-nimbatus/ Once again, thanks to everyone who gave us feedback and supported us whil…
- Patchnotes 1.0.7 - 12 May 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, We just uploaded a patch (1.0.7) addressing the following things: Changes Made Nimbatus warp drive invincible to lower programmer captain difficulty Changed warp drive container collision layer to "Enemy Structure" Fix drag and drop of drone parts Fixed bug where opponent drones could unlock achievements for you Improved sound effects of ice planets Added music to the survival mode outro Cheers, Stray Fawn Studio
- Patchnotes 1.0.6 - 7 May 2020
We just uploaded a patch (1.0.6) addressing the following things: Thanks for reporting the bugs! Keep on testing! New Features New Keybind Settings in the Main Menu Small visual changes in the Tournament Screen Improvements Resource Tank now more accurately displays how full it is Improved visuals of fossil Added sound effect for deploying resources into container Fixed background color of gameover screen to use the correct shade of black Balancing Initial resource amounts now differ depending on the selected difficulty / mode Balanced frostbomb and jumpfish missions on higher difficulties Improved final mission. Added shortcut after you found warp drive Balanced blackbox mission: Less wreckage and no large bees on low difficulty Rebalanced corp outpost mission Buffed starter weapons slightly, added some weapon upgrades Balanced prices of mothership upgrades Balanced rate at which the r…
- Nimbatus - Drone Creator Release & Building Competition! - 30 April 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, We just released the Nimbatus Drone Creator! ːsteamhappyː The Drone Creator is the free standalone drone editor from Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor. You can build and test drones using all the drone parts from the full game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243130/Nimbatus__Drone_Creator/ Please note: The Drone Creator does not include any planets, missions, story elements or competitive challenges. Drones can be exported and used in Nimbatus. To celebrate the release, we host a drone building competition! The deadline to enter a drone is May 7th. Winners will be announced shortly after and will receive 1 of 3 Steam keys for the full game! Here is how you can enter the building competition: - Build the smartest, coolest looking or most creative drone using the Nimbatus Drone Creator. - Create a GIF of the drone (press F9 to create a GIF of the last 10 se…
- Patchnotes 1.0.5 - 29 April 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, We just uploaded a patch (1.0.5) addressing the following things: New Features New Keybind-Settings in the main menu Small visual changes in the Tournament Screen Bugfixes Fixed stretched fire and frozen effects in final corp mission Made the Weapon Workshop UI larger so the text fits better for the different languages Fixed Bug where downloaded drones had no deploy cost The Preview in the Weapon Workshop now shows locked upgrade effects again Fixed bug where amount of certain weapons was not saved correctly Fixed bug where “Freely unlockable weapon upgrades” sandbox setting didn’t work unless “Drone part unlocking” was also active Fixed bug where resolution changed after entering main menu. The resolution now only changes when you press the apply button. Fixed Bug where the Drone Description Input Field could not be deselected and scrolled out of view. Fixed trans…
- Patchnotes 1.0.4 - 22 April 2020
Dear Drone Engineers, We just uploaded a patch (1.0.4) addressing the following things: Adjusted spawn location of fossils to be further away from the core Adjusted terrain strength of all planets to make digging easier with upgraded weapons Balanced difficulty of destroy pirates mines missions UI: new icon for enable / disable borders Added fail-safe to corp fracking mission, towers destroy themselves when they fly too far away Balanced firefly mission, gave fireflies better swarming behavior New visuals for test drive enemy spawners Added small objects you can pickup to the test planet Fixed bug where galaxy map could load endlessly if you had any upgrade maxed out Changes corp mines radius indicator color and adjusted particle effect size to match damage area. Added health-bar indicator to small corp mine. Fixed particle collisions with Nimbatus Container Balancing: Made shortcut in…
