Devlog

• v1.0.2 - Pinned recipes and bug fixes
  November 08, 2025 by Cairn4

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  Had the brain cells to finally get this small update live! Added ability to pin a crafting recipe's ingredients to the HUD. Steam: Added some warning text for when game modes or settings would disable... Continue reading

  
• Mar 15, 2025 Godot Port Update
  March 16, 2025 by Cairn4

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  #devblog

  Some general stuff worked on over the last month... Learned about started using Godot Resources for storing data instead of json in a lot of places. Learned about Godot localization , started to migra... Continue reading

  
• Jan 24, 2025 Godot Port Update
  January 25, 2025 by Cairn4

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  #godot, #buildnotes

  Wait, what? I had been toying around with the idea of porting MewnBase to Godot for a bit - the engine's been a lot of fun to play in and learn, but wasn't sure about redoing a whole game in it. But o... Continue reading

  
• v1.0.1 Hotfix
  November 19, 2023 by Cairn4

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• MewnBase v1.0!
  November 01, 2023 by Cairn4

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  Hard to believe the dev-log entries that say I started working on this little game way back in 2015 ^_^; Spoilers: scroll way down for a few old screenshots from back then. If you're reading this, tha... Continue reading

  
• v0.55 - November Update
  November 12, 2022 by Cairn4

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  New Features and Changes New item: Rock Pile made from a stack of 20 Rocks, can be placed on ground. Gates now look nicer when placed in a row or column next to each other. Opening/closing one will au... Continue reading

  
• v0.54.2 Hotfix
  June 20, 2022 by Cairn4

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  Fixed a source of lag that was most noticeable when walking around inside habitat modules. Turned off debug rectangles in the Launchpad destination popup. Fixed an issue with the new popup animations... Continue reading
• v0.54.1 Hotfix
  June 18, 2022 by Cairn4

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  #bugfixes

  Fixes a freeze-up on macOS when going into the Load Game menu. Hides the "Browse to Saves folder" button in the Load Game menu on systems that don't support it, and disables the button if the "saves"... Continue reading
• v0.54 - June 2022 Update
  June 14, 2022 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes

  New Features Mining Rig: New base module that uses a lot of power, but will continually harvest ore and other resources automatically. Brought back Refined Scrap. Recycler now deconstructs items as we... Continue reading

  
• v0.53 - Creatures and Rocketry Update
  February 16, 2022 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes

  New Features More hostile creatures: Slug, Fire Slug, and Fire Crab. New Volcanic biomes that increase in frequency as you travel farther away from the Lander. To finish a mission, you now construct a... Continue reading

  
• v0.52.2 Hotfix (Auto-Crafter, Item pickups)
  May 25, 2021 by Cairn4

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  Small update that addresses a few bugs found since the last release... Fixed issue where Auto-Crafter would duplicate job orders after reloading a saved game. Can now use the Dozer to harvest Dead Tre... Continue reading

  
• v0.52.1 - Creature and Vehicle Tools!
  May 02, 2021 by Cairn4

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  #buildnotes

  Finally promoted the unstable/testing build for 0.52 to stable! Thank you to everyone that helped test it out over the past few months. A Creature! First hostile creature! Some kind of rock-crab. Fend... Continue reading

  
• v0.52 (unstable) - Creatures & Vehicle Tools
  February 22, 2021 by Cairn4

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  There's a new set of builds up that are marked "unstable" to test out features for v0.52! It adds the first of the new creatures to the game! Adds a Vehicle Repair Kit (repairs vehicle damage) - consu... Continue reading
• v0.51.1 Hotfix
  September 24, 2020 by Cairn4

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  This patch just fixes an issue where the new Dozer vehicle wasn't saving and loading it's trunk storage properly... Continue reading
• v0.51 - Dozer Vehicle & Auto-Crafter Update
  September 21, 2020 by Cairn4

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  New and Updated Added Dozer vehicle that can drill through rock piles. (hold spacebar to run the drill!) Added Auto-Crafter robot that can make and collect items at adjacent modules; including growing... Continue reading

  
• v0.51 build 4 (Unstable / Testing)
  July 03, 2020 by Cairn4

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  #buildnotes, #test

  Another build for testing out new features for v0.51 - including: The Auto-Crafter bot (and some new fixes for it so that it can collect seeds from Greenhouses). Ability to queue up crafting items eve... Continue reading
• v0.50.2 Hotfix
  May 06, 2020 by Cairn4

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  Small update that addresses a few bugs found since the 0.50 release: Fixed issue where toggling window/fullscreen would always disable vsync. Fixed issue with the construction-caution-line overlay whe... Continue reading

  
• v0.50 - Creative Update
  May 02, 2020 by Cairn4

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  #buildnotes

  Hello! This update has also made some changes and additions to the types of game modes in the game. It adds a Creative Mode : play the game with free crafting and unlimited oxygen, hunger, and health... Continue reading

  
• v0.49.1 Hotfix
  January 07, 2020 by Cairn4

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  Small update to address some recently found issues: Fixed new issue where base modules wouldn't begin construction. Fixed shift-click behavior with buggie trailer to be consistent with normal storage... Continue reading
• v0.49 - December 2019 Update
  December 31, 2019 by Cairn4

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  #buildnotes, #update, #libgdx

  Happy New Year everybody! MewnBase has had an awesome year in 2019 that went far beyond all of my expectations. A big thank you to everybody for taking a chance to try it out, showing it to your frien... Continue reading

  
• v0.48 - June Update
  June 17, 2019 by Cairn4

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  #buildnotes

  New Items Torches that can be placed on ground Chemistry Lab module Blueshrooms, Chemicals, and Battery Cells Improved Shovel Stone Walkway and Wall tiles Light Sensor switch Updates/Changes Updates t... Continue reading

  
• v0.47 - March Update
  March 13, 2019 by Cairn4

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  New Modules Wind turbine - new means of power generation. Lightning rod / collector - protects you and your base from lightning strikes. Large battery - stores almost 3x power what normal battery modu... Continue reading

  
• v0.46.2 Hotfix
  January 10, 2019 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes, #bugfixes, #localization

  Small update with updated localization files, and fixes to some recently found issues: Localization updates, and updated list of top contributors in the More Menu. Player's health now saves properly... Continue reading
• v0.46.1 Hotfix
  December 13, 2018 by Cairn4

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  #bugfixes, #devlog

  Just a small update that hopefully addresses some of the new issues found over the past week: Fixed a crash bug with lightning strikes. Also fixed lightning strikes so that they don't drain ALL of a b... Continue reading

  
• v0.46 - Nov 2018 Update
  November 15, 2018 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes

  The biggest MewnBase update since 0.45! Finally managed to get this update wrapped up and out the door! There's always the temptation to just add one more thing to an update, but really... this update... Continue reading

  
• v0.45 - Resource Regrowth, Airlocks
  July 17, 2018 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes

  Resources This update hopefully fixes an issue with longer-lasting game sessions, where resources (especially ice/water) become tougher to obtain after you've collected all of it around your base. Now... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix v0.44.2
  July 02, 2018 by Cairn4

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  #hotfix, #buildnotes

  Fixes some bugs reported by players on the Discord server or via email :) Fixed issue where after saving->loading a game, the shovel and jackhammer would be not visible on the player, even though the... Continue reading
• v0.44.1 - HUD redesign, Lightning, Discord
  June 29, 2018 by Cairn4

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  #buildnotes

  A bunch of random things have all finally congealed themselves into this update over the last couple months, I'll try and touch on at least the more notable changes: HUD Redesign The in-game HUD had b... Continue reading

  
• v0.43 - Scrap recycling, tweaks
  April 24, 2018 by Cairn4

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  Scrap Recycling To deal with an excess of scrap later in the game, you can now you can research the "Recycling" tech and build a scrap recycling module. Smelt down scrap into "refined scrap" first, th... Continue reading

  
• v0.42.4 - macOS and other bug fixes
  April 03, 2018 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes, #macOS, #bugs, #hotfix

  A small update to hopefully fix some player-reported issues. Some fixes to the macOS build process to hopefully address the game crashing on launch. It will sometimes still silently crash the very fir... Continue reading
• Hotfix v0.42.2
  March 02, 2018 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes

  Attempts to fix a few user-report issues in 0.42: Some keyboards and usb devices get incorrectly detected as a "controller" - disabled controller usage by default, since it's still a work-in-progress,... Continue reading
• v0.42 : Research Update
  February 24, 2018 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes

  Oy! It's been a while since the last update, and a lot going on since then: a few holidays, and moved with my family into our new house :phew: - but finally got this update to the point where I think... Continue reading

  
• v0.41 - Some inventory and UX stuff
  November 07, 2017 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes

  New gameplay hazard! Items that the player drops on the ground run the risk of "blowing away" during sandstorms. So consider keeping your valuables in a Cargo Container ;) Check out the video below... Continue reading
• 0.40 - Animated logo, bug fixes, balancing
  October 28, 2017 by Cairn4

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  MewnBase 0.40 includes some minor balancing tweaks and bug fixes. New animated logo on the main menu. Greenhouses now always drop an extra seed when collecting your grown plants. Power Generator now a... Continue reading

  
• v0.39 - World Gen Options, LWJGL3
  October 13, 2017 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes

  A fairly light update as far as features go, but laying the ground work for next bigger biome update. When you create a new game, there's now a World Settings popup where you can specify a seed value... Continue reading

  
• Experimental builds, and other PSAs
  September 09, 2017 by Cairn4

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  #psa

  Hey everybody! First of all, a big hello to all the new MewnBase players from this past month! August was one of the most successful months the game has ever had in sales. But with lots of new players... Continue reading
• Hotfix v0.38.2 - Walk speed, bugs
  September 04, 2017 by Cairn4

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  Another quick update that re-adds the faster walk speed when walking on Pavement tiles. If a Pavement tile is under a Habitat Module, it still applies a walk-speed bonus. Also fixed a few inventory b... Continue reading
• v0.38.1 - Build on Pavement, Chunk Saving
  September 02, 2017 by Cairn4

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  Just a quick update that lets you build and place items on top of Pavement tiles. It also fixes a bad bug where game saves could get into funky states when you die and reload to your previous autosave... Continue reading

  
• v0.38 - Cat customization, save slots.
  August 16, 2017 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes

  Quick note : v0.38 should migrate and work with existing saved games. But if you're super attached to your current saved game, you might want to make a backup of your existing 0.37 game and world some... Continue reading

  
• v0.37 - Rain Collector, Cargo, Buggie fixes
  July 20, 2017 by Cairn4

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  New Added Rain Collector. Added "outdoor" cargo container. Added keyboard shortcut for toggling fullscreen mode. Buggie now shows up on mini map. Changes and Bugfixes Changed behavior of the camera wh... Continue reading

  
• Dev notes July 12, 2017
  July 13, 2017 by Cairn4

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  #mewnbase, #devblog

  Not a build-update just yet, just wanted to briefly talk about some things I've been working on over the past few days... Got tired of having to do the math to convert RGBA (0-255) values to RGBA (0-1... Continue reading

  
• v0.36 - Biofuel Generator, UI Improvements
  July 05, 2017 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes, #ui, #ux

  In this version, the main new feature is the Biofuel Generator . This item powers your base by running on green plants that you drop into it. It also replaces the Solar Panel as one of your starting i... Continue reading
• v0.35.1 - Minimap fixes
  May 26, 2017 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes, #mewnbase

  With the 0.35 update, I tried to make the minimap a bit overly complicated in the way it drew each chunk, and cached the minimap textures to disk (so that theoretically, it would have less to "redraw"... Continue reading
• MewnBase v0.35
  May 23, 2017 by Cairn4

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  #buildNotes, #mewnbase

  FINALLY. It's been wayyyyy too long since the last update. Sorry about that. Been really trying recently to just get it stable enough to get out the door for everyone to play. I definitely need to po... Continue reading