V1.0.5 Patch Notes & Giveaway Competition!
Hello! こんにちは!
It’s been just over a month since the game launched! We hope that you are all enjoying the world of Orbitals.
To celebrate, we’re hosting a giveaway competition with some of the exclusive merch from our recent Kyoto pop up store!!
We also have some fixes being pushed live now - The patch notes are at the bottom of this blog post!
Giveaway!
To participate in the giveaway competition, all you have to do is post your funniest gameplay clip on either Twitter, Instagram or Discord for a shot at winning official Orbitals merch. Judges will pick a shortlist based on humour and creativity - the Orbitals community will then vote for their favourite moments on Discord and 10 winners will each get to choose an item from a selection of official Orbitals merch (you’ll even get an extra to give to your co-op partner!)

How to enter on Twitter/Instagram:
✅ Follow @Orbitals_Game (Instagram) / @OrbitalsGame (Twitter)
✅ Post your best gameplay clip
✅ Mention @Orbitals_Game (Instagram) / @OrbitalsGame (Twitter) and tag #OrbitalsGiveaway
Or enter in our Discord, rules are posted in announcements!
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Entries open 21:00 BST on 5 October (4 PM ET / 1 PM PT) and close 21:00 BST on 13 October (4 PM ET / 1 PM PT)
Public voting runs 19-23 October in our Discord
The name or handle of our winners may be publicly announced on socials
16+, open to the UK, EEA, US, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand (some regions excluded - check the T&Cs). Accepting original work only! Clips must be yours, no AI-generated entries, keep it suitable for all audiences. Winners are DM'd on the platform they entered through and have 7 days to claim. Please read the full terms and conditions here.
1.0.5 Patch notes
· Fixed various collision issues
· Fixed various camera issues
· General localisation fixes
· Fixed an issue with the player being sent to the main menu instead of the credits upon game completion
· Fixed an issue where the player gets stuck in the gunner seat after Push Cannon is installed
· Fixed an issue with the laser not moving in the hot floor section in the Frozen Depths
· Fixed odd behaviour with the mushrooms in Secret Gardens
· Fixed extra-long load times in the Asteroid Core levels and Frozen Depths
· Fixed the oxygen meter depleting but not killing the player in the Capy rescue section of Secret Gardens
· Fixed emote bubbles and character icons not appearing after the Forge section
· Fixed an issue where you can grab the Reactor Cassette after going back to the Settlement once finishing Frozen Depths
· Fixed an issue where the ground pound buttons in the Forge stop working
· Fixed an issue where the Liquid launcher can spawn on the top floor in the hot floor puzzle in Frozen Depths
· Boosted the volume of character dialogue during boss fights
· Fixed the parking spot for Supply Station disappearing
· Fixed an issue where Jump-pack text can stay stuck on the other player's screen
· Fixed an issue where Slap-stick score was getting out of sync online
· Fixed an issue where Slap-stick confetti would appear on the first hit instead of the 100th
· Fixed Animated Pile Of Junk animation inside the ship
· Fixed the Laser Tag respawn VFX appearing at invalid locations
· Fixed Maki saying "Well, that won’t fit… time for a diet, Mr. Snowball!" over and over again
· Adjusted the puzzle at the start of Frozen Depths to be less confusing.
· Fixed an issue where, when leaving the ship, half the host player’s screen would turn completely black
Thank you to everyone who has submitted a bug report, it really helps us get these fixes out! If you’d like to submit a bug report, you can submit via typeform or on the official discord!
Stay in Touch
To never miss any exciting news from us, follow the game’s official social channels:
Official Game Website: www.orbitalsgame.com
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orbitals_game/
Discord: https://discord.gg/orbitals


