The Long Drift

This update makes the early-game experience and combat controls smoother.⚔️ Manual Fire ReworkManual fire is now unlimited. No more managing ammo — shoot whenever you want, as much as you want.For anyone who wants to play a bit more actively, this puts combat directly in your handsAlong with this change, the ammo/magazine UI has been removed, and manual fire now deals 80% of normal shot damage.🛠 Other Bug Fixes & ImprovementsImproved Early-Game GuidanceFixed inaccuracies in distance and achievement trackingImproved the responsiveness and performance of the upgrade-availability indicatorFixed an issue where shake effects lingered on some UI elementsFixed menu button alignment and spacing issuesNumerous other minor bug fixes and stability improvementsThanks to your feedback, we're continuing to refine the game. Safe travels out there! 🪐

🚀 The Long Drift is now available!A quiet little universe that lives in the corner of your screen. Send ships drifting between planets, stations, and resource zones—then get back to your day. Come back to new discoveries, growing colonies, and faster ships.━━ What you'll do ━━• Travel between planets, space stations, and resource zones• Gather materials and expand across the cosmos• Upgrade your gear and build ever-more-advanced spacecraft• Complete quests and found colonies on distant worlds• Break past the speed of light as your tech evolves• Let it run passively—or take the wheel and make active calls• 26 Steam Achievements to chaseThank you to everyone who played the demo and wishlisted along the way. This is just the start of the drift—I'll keep updating based on your feedback, so please share your thoughts and report anything odd.See you out among the stars. ✦

Patch NotesAdded an option to automatically mute the game when it is not in focusFixed an issue with incorrect speed upgrade value calculationsFixed a bug where speed would become fixed at 10 km/s at very high speedsRebalanced Colony progressionMinor ui/ux improvements