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1.0.5 — 28 October 2026

Catcher routing: J.O.O.N.A.S. selects the emptiest catcher in the nearest group. Catchers within 100 metres form the described grouping; when every catcher in that group exceeds 80% occupancy, deliveries go to the next group.

Packing and progress: the developer reports fixes for packing in large bases, distant hexes stuck at 99.9%, and dust-free sectors displaying 0%.

Loading: a recurring freeze about half a minute after loading some worlds is fixed on both DX11 and DX12.

Building: the patch adds placement on dusty ground, Move Mode and full refunds on removing pieces. Moving a piece takes what stands on it; attached belts follow where they can reach, so inspect connections after moving a base.

Garage and public crews: silo status explains blocked output; starting or switching to Public asks for confirmation and explains host moderation.

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1.0.4 — 25 October 2026

J.O.O.N.A.S.: no more dock trips, continued work without nearby players, improved navigation and capsule launches while moving between sectors. The developer describes cleaning as twice as fast; we have not benchmarked that claim.

Backups: up to five complete backups per save slot, a minute into each session and every 30 minutes, outside Steam Cloud. The game can repair damaged saves while loading.

Compatibility: older Proton startup issues are addressed; Windows defaults to DX11 to avoid AMD crashes. A save made in 1.0.4 cannot open in an older build.

Multiplayer and machines: ground synchronization is reworked, crew members can build belt junctions on others' belts, and “Could not pack a capsule” is addressed.

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1.0.3 — 24 October 2026

Crew upgrades: all players use the host's Upgrade Matrix and any member's purchase upgrades the crew.

Host controls: kick, ban and unban controls appear under Your Crew.

Deliveries and vehicles: belt-delivered dust and stone pay as they arrive; teammate-built junctions are fixed; removing a Garage no longer deletes stored vehicles.

Large worlds: heavily cleaned saves that appeared corrupted load again.

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Planned: 1.1 in December 2026

The 30 October announcement gives a December target for the first major content update. Proposed work includes additional production chains, materials, equipment, automation, buildings and later-game progression.

The developer says these features are in development and may change. No exact release day or guaranteed final feature list is provided. This guide will not use planned systems as instructions for the current build. S05