Under A New Sun

Building Update - Out Now!

New Horizon Games

Survivors,

the Building Update is finally here! This update introduces a massive expansion to your construction options with brand-new building sets, advanced shapes for creative freedom, and a variety of gameplay improvements and additions to refine your survival experience. It’s been exciting to bring these structural systems to life, and I can’t wait to see the incredible bases you will design.

Below you’ll find the full list of changes and additions included with this update.

Update to v0.10.0

Triangular Building Pieces

  • Added triangular foundation buildings to every set (Sticks, Bricks, Planks)
  • Added triangular floor buildings to every set (Sticks, Bricks, Planks)
  • Added triangular roof buildings to every set (Sticks, Bricks, Planks)
  • Added triangular roof I buildings to every set (Sticks, Bricks, Planks)
  • Added triangular roof flat buildings to every set (Sticks, Bricks, Planks)

Plank Buildings

  • Added plank foundation building
  • Added triangular plank foundation building
  • Added plank floor building
  • Added triangular plank floor building
  • Added plank stairs building
  • Added plank stairs (1m) building
  • Added plank wall building
  • Added plank wall door building
  • Added plank door building
  • Added plank wall half building
  • Added plank wall window building
  • Added plank pillars building
  • Added plank wall (2x1m) building
  • Added plank wall sloped left building
  • Added plank wall sloped right building
  • Added plank roof building
  • Added plank roof corner left building
  • Added plank roof corner right building
  • Added plank roof flat building
  • Added plank roof top building
  • Added plank roof corner I building
  • Added plank roof triangular building
  • Added plank roof triangular I building
  • Added plank roof triangular flat building

Furniture, Tools & Other

  • Added indoor fireplace building (Campfires can no longer be built on stick or plank foundations)
  • Added plank shelf building
  • Added plank wall shelf building
  • Added plank chair building
  • Added novillium Pickaxe item
  • Added iron shovel item
  • Added novillium shovel item
  • Better tools (Axes, Pickaxes, Shovels) now grant chances to harvest more resources
  • Increased daytime length while reducing nighttime length (21/15min -> 23,5/12,5min)
  • Players now wake up at 06:00 (previous 07:00)
  • Adjusted nights to be brighter
  • Walls now visually show their front direction during placement
  • It is now possible to change the sail type of the sailboat dynamically
  • Reordered and divided building recipes for furniture
  • Redesigned the Inventory Crafting and Building categories for better navigation
  • Reduced overall building restrictions
  • Continuous build mode is now kept active for modular buildings
  • Pier building placeholders will now snap to each other
  • Renamed "Plant Fiber" to "Plant Scraps"
  • Renamed "Novillium Rod" to "Novillium Bar"
  • Renamed "Iron Rod" to "Iron Bar"
  • Save games now display the real-world time of day when saved
  • The smart watch now also displays the temperature in Fahrenheit
  • Items equipped when diving are now kept in hand during the dive instead of unequipping after every surfacing
  • Scaled down the tools model in the player's hand for better visibility (scaled down by 10%)
  • Disabled unnecessary processing ticks for building actors to improve performance
  • Fixed an issue where high-resolution displays caused visual blurriness
  • Fixed a bug where a player could become unable to sit down
  • Fixed a day count tracking error that occurred during sleep
  • Fixed the plank table displaying the wrong item image
  • Fixed a spelling typo for the word "Synthetic"
  • Maps now remain in the player's inventory upon death (Co-op)
  • Added a Death Loot Marker on the map (only visible to yourself and only available in Co-op)
  • Fixed a bug where client players wouldn't see the notification that a stronger tool is required (Co-op)
  • Added a fallback system for instances where client save data could not be found (Co-op)
  • Added an unlimited stamina command (/unlimited stamina)
  • General translation improvements and localized the game disclaimer text

Enjoy the adventure! New Horizon Games

This announcement was originally published by New Horizon Games on Steam on Jun 5, 2026.

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