Hey everybody, and welcome to the Tubular Upgrade! The Oxygen Not Included team is going on holiday break so we're squeezing in an early smaller update before we go on vacation. We'll resume our normal update schedule when we return in January.

What's New?

Tubes

Advanced tube technology has been introduce to the world of Oxygen Not Included as a new tier of transportation, above ladders and fire poles. Using refined plastics, you can now craft new Tube buildings throughout your base and drastically improve travel time while sending your Dupes on a ride.

Key Features

• Transit Tubes: New Transit Tubes, Transit Accesses, and Tube Crossings have been added to help your Duplicants zoom from place to place in futuristic style. Tubular!
• Ice Sculptures: Build new glittering ice sculptures in your base for a well-earned decor boost... but be sure to turn the thermostat down.
• Berry Sludge: A "delicious" new recipe has been whipped up at the Microbe Musher, creating a sludge of mashed up berries with an exceptionally long spoilage time.
• QOL, performance enhancements, and more: This will, as usual, address many important bug fixes and game crashes, but more importantly it will drastically improve frame rate and functionality in late game saves or bases that met certain conditions (like a great deal of items in storage, for example). Those who saw frame rate crawl in earlier games should see a major change, so get back out there and push the limits of your base expansion!

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the system requirements?
Specs are likely to change, but currently these are the requirements we have. It is highly recommended that you do not purchase if you aren't over this spec as we may have to raise the spec in the future. 

• OS: Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit or Windows 10 64 bit
• Processor: I5 2.0 GHz Dual core(or AMD equivalent)
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (AMD or NVIDIA equivalent)
• DirectX: Version 11
• Storage: 1.5 GB available space

How often can we expect new updates while you're in Early Access?
All new content is being released as part of our regular game Upgrades every six weeks. Check the update timer in the main menu to see how long to go until the next update!

Is there OSX support for this game?
Yes![forums.kleientertainment.com]

What about Linux?
Also yes![forums.kleientertainment.com]

What about other platforms(consoles/mobile)?
There are no plans to support any other platforms at this time.

I found a bug/have a suggestion. What should I do?
Come let us know about it on the forums[forums.kleientertainment.com]!

Will there be multiplayer?
There are currently no plans to add multiplayer.

Our 6 week Upgrade schedule will resume in the New Year, and our next update after the Tubular Upgrade will land on February 8th. 

Thank you again for supporting our game, and happy holidays from everyone at Klei!

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Originally posted by Ipsquiggle on the official Klei Forums:
https://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/85205-tubular-upgrade-preview-and-holiday-break/

Hey gang!

We're happy to announce the launch of our latest content preview, The Tubular Upgrade! Now, using their discovery of plastic refinement, Duplicants can zoom quickly and safely around your base with brand new Transit Tubes! Just set up some tubes, connect an access point, and WHOOSH! You're ready to propel your Dupes at lightning fast speeds.

If you'd like to help test us test this new Tubular content, the upgrade will be available for open testing one week before it goes live. We always appreciate your feedback!


And while we've got you, we'd also like to let you know that over the holidays, the team will be taking a two week break, then resuming our 6 week update schedule starting in the New Year. Our next update after the Tubular Upgrade will land on February 8th.

Thanks for supporting our game, and happy holidays from everyone at Klei!


The following content is available in the Tubular Upgrade preview:

• Transit Tubes, Accesses, and Tube Crossings
  
• Ice Sculptures
  
• Berry Sludge recipe
  
• QOL and performance enhancements
  Please be aware that game performance in testing may be reduced as we prepare to make major improvements for release. While your game may run worse during the Open Testing period, this is because we are gathering the information we need to make it better, and are happy to take any bug reports or feedback on performance issues you may have during this time. Thanks!

Check the patch notes[forums.kleientertainment.com] for the most up-to-date changes!


"Open testing" means players get to test drive new content early and give us feedback and suggestions before it goes live. Because this is a preview of the upgrade being released on December 14th, it's pretty likely you'll encounter bugs or crashes while playing these builds. We'll try to fix any problems that crop up as quickly as we can, but it's possible you'll lose progress in your games while playing the preview.

Please also be aware that once a save is loaded in the Tubular Upgrade preview, it cannot be reopened again in the Automation Upgrade or previous builds.


Post it up on the Bug Tracker and we'll fix it as soon as we can. If you can attach a copy of your save file to your report, that helps us even more as we can pinpoint the source of problem more quickly.


Nope! If you'd prefer to only play a stable build, you can continue to play in the current Early Access branch until the Tubular Upgrade releases in full on December 14th. Playing the Open Testing build isn't necessary, but it helps us a lot to receive your feedback and reports - if you're interested, try it out!


There's no sign up or registration for becoming an open tester. If you own Oxygen Not Included and want to test the Tubular Upgrade preview, all you have to do is play the Open Testing build on Steam.


Just switch your branch on Steam using the instructions below:

• In Steam, click on Library > Games.
  
• Scroll down to Oxygen Not Included.
  
• Right-click and select Properties.
  
• Go to the BETAS tab.
  
• In the dropdown, select the name of the branch you want to play. In this case, the branch name is "tubular_upgrade_preview"
  This branch does not require a password.
  
• In that same Properties window, go to the Local Files tab and press "Verify Integrity Of Game Cache."
  
• Your game will be updated to the the previous branch.
  
• Launch and play Oxygen Not Included

Also, for Linux users, don't forget to check out the Oxygen Not Included Early Access, now available on Linux[forums.kleientertainment.com]!

Happy holidays!

Originally posted by Ipsquiggle on the official forums[forums.kleientertainment.com]
Hello friends,

We've got an early present for you: Oxygen Not Included is now available for Linux!

This time around it's available for everyone by default, so no branch fanciness needed this time, just download and play!

(Because of updating the game on steam, all platforms will see a download today, but there are no new changes. The game is on AT-243285.)

The Linux version of the game is still undergoing testing though, so please let us know in the bug tracker if you notice any issues. We look forward to hearing how it goes.

Enjoy!