BlocksBeyondTheStars Daily: Suit-Up and Tinkerer Releases Land
Back-to-back releases v2026.10.5 and v2026.10.6 shipped Crystal Net 2 with scanner and bio-lab fixes, then worn-suit systems with gloves and target lock. The pattern is active gear moving from inventory to worn slots, and hidden building and science systems made visible in the UI.
Duration: PT2M24S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from BlocksBeyondTheStars Daily.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: BlocksBeyondTheStars Daily
- Published: 2026-10-05T04:01:07Z
- Audio duration: PT2M24S
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Good morning, it's Monday, October 5th, 2026.
The headline is back-to-back releases — version 2026.10.5, the tinkerer release, followed hours later by 2026.10.6, the suit-up release — shifting active gear from inventory to worn systems, and making building circuits and lab work visible where players actually use them.
First, the suit becomes a system. PR 2309 moves worn slots to a Suit tab paper doll with a slot picker pulling from the backpack and, aboard ship, the cargo hold. A gear strip surfaces active lamp, jetpack, glider and stealth, with stealth now on B and radar contacts on the compass. That lands with four module…
Second, building and science get discoverable. PR 2273, Crystal Net 2, adds moving blocks and lifts, new devices and ports, an owner plus alliance rule, pre-built world circuits, nets aboard parked ships, and bounded catch-up on return. PR 2272 fixes the counterpart complaint — ship scan results now open in the…
Polish matters too. PR 2305 closes long-standing dialog gaps — Escape is consumed, gamepad B closes interviews and filters, overlays no longer stack, and a train cab canvas leak is fixed. Three whatsnew syncs keep twelve community languages current.
What's…