Dubbed by the developers as QOLVOLUTION Part 2, a big update is coming for Autonauts. A new settlement mode was added for console players. The original mode is now referred to as Enlightenment.
Settlement mode is more structured, where evolving the settlement is more natural and you progress through the research tree in a more direct, guided route based on current game stage.
Enlightenment mode is more towards meeting the needs of your humans in order to progress them to “enlightenment”. The structure is loose and it’s up to the player to figure everything out. They say it’s more “hardcore” than settlement mode, where OTTO-0 greets you and that’s it, the player has to do everything and figure it all out.
Some notable change from the patch notes.
There’s a map option so bots don’t need to be recharged
There’s new options for script conditions around >= %Full and < %Full
A host of fixes put in place to resolve some issues around linked bots