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:

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 <3

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121640/The_Wandering_Village/

Like we did with our other games Niche and Nimbatus we are launching a Kickstarter campaign for The Wandering Village where you can support us and get some awesome rewards in return! The campaign will be live for the next 30 days, please make sure to check it out :)

We also set up a new Discord server[discord.gg] for the game. Come and join us to share your ideas about the game, chat with us and meet other fans!

Cheers & Thanks
Stray Fawn Studio

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

Dear Drone Engineers,

We just uploaded a hotfix for Nimbatus to fix a critical bug:

• 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

​Dear Drone Engineers,

We just released a new update! We looked through all the features that you suggested and upvoted in our forums[strayfawnstudio.com] 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:
 
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 [discord.gg]to participate!

Alternatively, we are doing a giveaway on Twitter where you can win Steam Keys for the game too!

• Drone Part Multiselection: Press Ctrl and click on multiple drone parts or press CTRL and drag a rectangle to select multiple parts. If the parts are of the same type you can edit them all at once.
  
• Drone Part Templates: You can create templates of drone parts, store them and use them when building different drones.
  
• New Racing drone skin awarded for the Speed Demon achievement
  
• New Tutorials to learn magnets and tags
  
• Free camera option for the programmer captain
  
• Exit without save button for the drone workshop

• Wheels
  
• Grappling Hook
  
• Ballast Tank

• Improved Brawl mode: When getting a draw in brawl the winner is now determined by the amount of damage each drone has dealt.
  
• Removed sensor upgrade for programmer, minimap is always fully visible
  
• Made resource container transparent when droneparts drop into it
  
• Added effect for dropping items into container
  
• Added linear option for springs,  this allows for better suspension for wheels
  
• Added condition to competitive modes that limits drone part stacking

• Fixed threat level not updating when starting a new game
  
• Fixed bridge upgrade not working correctly in sandbox mode
  
• Added fail state to bio barrel mission when too many bio barrels were destroyed
  
• Fixed drones in versus races spawning at weird angles
  
• Fixed bug where undo/redo did not work after changing drone skins

Because we fixed the fuel and part stacking exploits, we had to reset the racing leaderboards.
Please keep on requesting and voting for new features for future updates! And we hope you enjoy all the new things we added in this one :)

Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio

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Dear Drone Engineers,

We just released a patch on the preview branch. Please help us test the fixes and 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.

• 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 game does not update automatically or you can't see the preview branch

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!

• Added Exit without save button

• Realigned the drone part configuration window
  
• Improved sticky wheel interaction with rigidbodies
  
• Improved visuals clarity for grappling hooks

• 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 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 game does not update automatically or you can't see the preview branch

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!

• Drone Part Multiselection: Press Ctrl and click on multiple drone parts or press CTRL and drag a rectangle to select multiple parts. If the parts are of the same type you can edit them all at once.
  
• Drone Part Templates: You can create templates of drone parts, store them and use them when building different drones.
  
• New Racing drone skin awarded for the Speed Demon achievement
  
• New Tutorials to learn magnets and tags
  
• Free camera option for the programmer captain

• Wheels
  
• Grappling Hook
  
• Ballast Tank
  
• Added linear option for springs, this allows for better suspension for wheels

• Improved Brawl mode: When getting a draw in brawl the winner is now determined by the amount of damage each drone has dealt.
  
• Removed sensor upgrade for programmer, minimap is always fully visible
  
• Made resource container transparent when droneparts drop into it
  
• Added effect for dropping items into container
  
• Added linear option for springs

• Fixed threat level not updating when starting a new game
  
• Fixed bridge upgrade not working correctly in sandbox mode
  
• Added fail state to bio barrel mission when too many bio barrels were destroyed

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 game does not update automatically or you can't see the preview branch

Dear Drone Engineers,

We just released the 1.0.9  patch to fix some of the newly reported bugs.

• 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 in reverse on a race track
  
• Fixed bug where “Reset Galaxy” after dying in sandbox didn’t work

We already have over 100 new ideas and suggestions for the next update!
Please keep upvoting and adding new suggestions in our forum for the next update:
https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/index.php?/forum/96-11-update-feature-requests/

Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio

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