EARLY ACCESS ROADMAP

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Updated Timeline

Welcome to the Astronomics Early Access Roadmap where we will be detailing and tracking the current state of the game and what's to come in the near and distant future. Here is an updated timeline!

Astronomics Demo Launch
January 2024
Astronomics Playtest Launch
May 2024
Pirate Difficulty Playtest
July 2024
Progression / Manufacturing Playtest
OCTOBER 2024
TW GEMS REGION PLAYTEST
DECEMBER 2024
PRE-LAUNCH Playtest
JANUARY 2025
Media Preview & ANNOUNCEMENT
JANUARY 2025
Early Access Launch
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Content Update #1 - Steam Deck & Controller Support
MARCH 31, 2025
  • Steam Deck support
  • Controller button remapping
  • Steam Cloud Storage
  • New Equipment #1 - Portable Battery
  • New Equipment #2 - Defence Forcefield
  • New Blueprint - Gravity Well
  • Game Settings - Asteroid Timer Multiplier
  • Game Settings - Disable Pirate Toggle
  • Quality of life improvements
  • Visual improvements
Content Update #2 - Black Tidal Region - Liquid resources
MAY 31, 2025
  • New Region - Black Tidal
  • New Station
  • New Contracts
  • New Asteroid Classes x 4
  • Level 3 Pirate Activity
  • Liquid Resources
  • New Blueprint - Liquid Pump
  • New Blueprint - Resource Catapult
  • New Modification x 4
  • New Manufacturing Machine - Clarifier
  • New Freighter / Shuttle Upgrades
  • Ultrawide Support
  • Quality of life improvements
  • Performance improvements
Polishing + Bug Fixing + Quality of Life - Weekly Updates
JUNE / JULY 2025
  • Help / Debug options added to Pause Menu
    • Reset options for Command Bot / Astronaut / Workerbots
    • Support HUB with links
    • Console for added commands
  • Save Slots have additional data
  • Custom Game Settings Refactored
    • Custom Setting now save slot specific
    • Pirate Threat converted to range
  • Knowledge Base Refactor
    • New Career Progression Tab
    • New Resource Data Tab
  • Asteroids traveling in both directions
  • Surface Crusher Improvements
  • Visual Optimizations / Performance improvements
    • Reduced draw calls
    • Improved Gem Shaders
    • Reduced triangle counts
  • Bug Fixes
Content Update #3 - Better Bots Update - New tools and workerbot improvements
July 28, 2025
  • New Equipment - Toolbox
  • Workerbot Hardpoint Pickup
  • Workerbot Dispatch
  • Workerbot Order Assignment
  • Asteroids travel in both directions
  • Quality of Life Improvements
    • Improved Return to Station UI
    • Improved Radial adding back button
    • Cube Credits presented in tooltips
  • Bug Fixes
Content Update #4 - Ceres Vesta Region - Data Resources
October 10, 2025
  • New Region
  • 4 New Asteroid Classes
  • New Resource Type - Data Resources
  • New Contracts
  • New Manufacturing Machine - Computer
  • New Blueprint - Scanner
  • New Equipment - Data Cube
  • New Equipment - Molten Iron Hopper
  • New Asteroid Phenomena
    • [REDACTED] Phenomena
    • [REDACTED] Phenomena
    • [REDACTED] Phenomena
    • Jellyfish Phenomena
  • Performance Optimizations to larger Asteroids
  • Progression / Economy optimization for existing regions
  • 5 new music tracks
    • Medusa Mineral Region
    • TW Gems Region
    • Black Tidal Region
    • Ceres Vesta Region
    • Shopping / Station
Content Update #5 - CARTOGRAPHY UPDATE - Asteroid Map and Pirate Bases
November 28, 2025
  • New Repair Tool
    • Level 1 at TW Gems
    • Level 2 at Black Tidal
  • New Asteroid Map
  • New Pirate Bases floating through the Mining Claim
    • Pirate bases now determine threat level
    • Players can try to navigate safer routes
  • New Mining Turret Pirate
  • New Pirate Core Resource
  • New Contracts for Pirate Core
  • Optimizations to pathfinding algorithm
Holiday Update - Mk 2 Commandbot
December 24, 2025
  • New Commandbot
    • One extra tool slot
    • Two extra modification slots
    • Expanded inventory
    • Stronger Frame
    • Longer Battery
  • Commandbot quick swap loadouts
  • Holiday Decor
Content Update #6 - Transit Update - Monorail
February 11, 2026
  • New blueprint - Workerbot Monorail
  • Resource Catapult Overhaul
    • Player loaded
    • Launches anything dropped in its loading area
    • Can now be automatically sequenced and fed
    • Increased range
    • Blueprint moved from Black Tidal to Ceres Vesta
  • All Transit Point blueprints allow aborting construction if transit points are undesirable
  • Sell Resource terminal now has icon indicators next to resources indicating they are needed for Upgrade or that they will contribute to a contract
  • Reduced cost of Freighter and Shuttle upgrades
Quality of Life - Combat Update
March 19, 2026
  • New Tool - Level 2 Blaster
  • Improvements to the Defence Emplacement
  • Redesigned Pirate Turret
  • Revised Pirate landing locations to be more concentrated
  • Enhanced Pirate Behaviours and Feedbacks
  • Pirate Mining Bot now attacks player
  • Improvements to Forcefield - now block mining lasers
  • Redesigned Liquid Pump - Swapped rubber hose for solid metal pipe
  • Visual performance optimizations
  • Improved Jettison cargo experience
  • Fixes to resources physics. No more floating chunks
  • Various UI Improvements
  • Tons of audio improvements
Content Update #7 - NOBLECORE AG REGION - Gas Resources
TBD
  • New Region
  • 4 New Asteroid Classes
  • New Resource Type - Gas Resources
  • New resource collection mechanic
  • New Contracts
  • New Manufacturing Machine - TBD
  • New Blueprint - TBD
  • New Equipment - TBD
  • New music track
  • New Freighter Upgrades
  • New Shuttle Upgrades
Content Update #8 - ROCKWELL REGION - Hazardous Resources
TBD
Content Update #9 - HORIZONS UNLIMITED REGION - Deep Space Ventures
TBD
Content Update #10 - EARTH UPDATE -Journey Home
TBD
Astronomics ver 1.0
TBD


Breakdown of regions

Your mining claim in Astronomics is broken down into 8 different regions serviced by Cube Corp and 7 of its subsidiaries. The game will be launching into Early Access with the first three regions opened up.