After the announcement of Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, many fans probably assumed that development on Astroneer would cease as System Era Softworks turned its attention to the new project. Fortunately, it seems that’s not the case. Not only is the developer planning another free update for the game this November, but it’s also being accompanied by a paid DLC that’ll enable players to take their constructions to new and greater heights.
The new DLC Astroneer: Megatech will introduce massive structures for players to build and additional methods for collecting and transporting the materials needed to craft them. The free update will complement the DLC by helping everyone get the mega-structure ball rolling, and it’s all due to release sometime this November.
System Era Softworks has yet to release a full description of what exactly is coming in the Astroneer: Megatech DLC, but it has stated that players will be able to take base building and automation to an entirely new level using both new and existing technologies. Considering the scale of the structures shown in the trailer, ascending to those new heights will probably be necessary in order to build them.
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