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Night Node closes down - Orbital Gear becomes free

13 Dec, 2023

Dear Orbital Gear Community,

After a decade of living the indie dev life, we have decided to close down Night Node. In order to preserve Orbital Gear it will become free to play. The game will no longer be supported and the servers might get shut down at some point. However, even if the servers are down the single player mode, Time Trial, should still be playable.

The pricing is planned to change on December 21 at 06:00 PM UTC. The Night Node team would like to thank you for your support over the years and hope you can still come back and enjoy the game with your friends whenever you feel like it.

With regards
Night Node Studios

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Patch v1.3.3 Changelog

21 May, 2015

Fixed:

The black pause fadeout effect should now only be visible for the paused player in local multiplayer.
Issues with controller support on Mac has been resolved, they have been verified to work with a XBox 360 controller using the "Tattiebogle" drivers.

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Patch v1.3.2 Changelog

26 Mar, 2015

Fixed:

Dedicated Server

Dedicated servers should now be joinable again.
The dedicatedserver.cfg file is no longer case sensitive.
A dedicated server can select the best region automatically by setting region to "none" or "4".
A dedicated server can be hosted on the Australian servers by using region "au" or "5".
Game audio should now be muted when hosting a dedicated server.

GUI

The upper-left Deathmatch interface now always show your score in the second slot unless you are leading the game.
The filter options in the server selection screen is now working again
The Prism team should now have their stats updated in the score screen.
The hurt indicator should now show when taking lethal damage.

Balance:

Phase Orb will no longer affect invulnerable players.

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v1.3.1 Changelog

10 Mar, 2015

Fixed:

Re-enabled confine cursor option in the options menu, whoops! (Windows only)
Fixed an issue with the top friend leaderboard after completing an Orbital Trial attempt.
Mech Selection button should now be working properly.
Non-host players should no longer be able to shoot during the invulnerability period after spawning.
Pulse Rifles should no longer create an effect in the middle of the map when it shoots.

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v1.3.0 Changelog

10 Mar, 2015

Added:

Completely redone all the menus and interface to make it less buggy and contain a few new features.
Added support for local multiplayer with split-screen where up to four local players can battle it out against each other.
Added full controller support.
*You can play the game in its entirety with a controller, all menus are redesigned with a controller in mind without sacrificing the mouse input.
*The controller can be used for both local and online multiplayer. When playing alone you can freely switch between the controller and keyboard/mouse input.
Added Australia as a new region.
Added four new mechs to choose between
Added a reconnect button in the main menu which you can use to reconnect to the Orbital Gear servers in case you temporarily lose internet connection.
While offline you can still play local multiplayer and if you have connection to Steam you can also play Orbital Trials.
Added quick play buttons for both Deathmatch and Orbital Warfare. Quick play will attempt to connect to the best server, in case there is no server online you will host a game which other players can join.

Fixed:

Projectiles should now consider the player rotation when spawning.
Increased level change time to 15 seconds, up from 10.
Scoreboard is now localized depending on your set language.
Orbital Warfare matches will now not start until at least one player has chosen a team.
Added automatic region selection which selects your best play region depending on your ping to each of the regions.
You can still change which region that should be connected to in the "Online Multiplayer" menu.
Some minor fixes on levels where asteroids could be stood upon in some cases.

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v1.2.5 Changelog

25 Nov, 2014

Added:

(Windows Only) Added an option to confine mouse cursor within the game window, the mouse confine is only active when in a game (not in the main menu).
Added frame limiter for Dedicated Server, set it in the "dedicatedserver.cfg" by writing "ServerUpdateRate = 60" (or any other number that you want). If you don't define the update rate, it will default to "as much as possible".

Fixed:

Discharger now shows its hit-effect when hitting buildings and targets.
Existing Satellite Turrets should now be visible for players who join after a Satellite Turret has been created.
Satellite Turrets should now use way less bandwidth than before.
Other player's Hornet Missiles should now look better (less "jaggy" trail and smoother movement) and use less bandwidth.
Hornet should now always play its death animation when it's destroyed.
Hornet trail should no longer instantly disappear when a Hornet is destroyed, it will now fade out over time (purely cosmetic).
Issues with some particles not playing upon a projectile's death should be fixed.
Netcode has been rebalanced which should mean less lag when there's a lot of players in a game.

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Patch v1.2.4 Changelog

4 Nov, 2014

Fixed:

An object leak has been removed which should resolve the low frame rate during longer play sessions.
Some slight fixes in gravity has been done on some maps (to avoid players getting stuck in areas of no gravity and the like).
The map name "Killzon" has been corrected to "Killzone".
Players should no longer get stuck on the sides of platforms.
Players should no longer be able to stand on asteroids and rock formations.
The movement slow effect from the Chain Gun should no longer remain on the player if it's shooting with the Chain Gun when a game ends.

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Patch v1.2.3 Changelog

28 Oct, 2014

Added:

Added host migrating!

Fixed:

The amount of data sent to a new player who's joining a server have been reduced.

About:
Host migrating means that a match will now continue even after a host has left the game, during the migration you might see energy cores and main cannon charging stutter some. The increased bandwidth and CPU usage for being a host is minimal so if you are able to play the game you should also be able to play as a host.

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v1.2.2 Changelog

20 Oct, 2014

Fixed

Fixed an issue with the Kasainami enemies in Orbital Trials.
Reworked how score is sent to connecting players as it seemed to frequently crash dedicated servers.

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Patch v1.2.1 Changelog

16 Oct, 2014

Fixed:

Fixed a gravity issue on the Death Match version of Open Battery.
Fixed issues regarding Turret and Hornets, reduced CPU usage and log errors.

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