- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 23 July 2025 - 23:55:29 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
Cosmoteer release candidate 0.30.0 is now available for testing! (To play this release candidate, you must opt in to test it. Please see this post for info on how to test release candidates.)This is a release candidate for the long-awaited "MELTDOWN UPDATE", which adds new heat management mechanics, heat-based weapons, overclock modes for almost all other weapons and ship systems, and a new faction.Thanks for testing!RC1 Patch Notes:New Gameplay Mechanic: Heat ManagementSome new weapons and part effects now apply "heat" to the hull of individual ship tiles.Heat spreads out between tiles and slowly decays over time.If a tile has enough heat, a fire can start.Parts that are very hot will take more damage from enemy weapons.Heat can also be stored within some parts transferred between parts, and radiated away using new heat management parts (see below).Crew can now "repair" parts with hull ...