Bugs and other issues

This page is a list of bug encountered in Spacebase startopia as well as any possible workarounds.

Not be confused with Bugrathorians.

### The nature lovers bug

An unfortunate bug appears to affect the Bio Deck in Spacebase Startopia - Standard Edition (version 1.42), aliens, both visitors and staff get stuck on the Bio deck trying to fulfil their 'need for familiar flora' (nature). This causes their other needs to drop to critical levels and their anger to rise, ultimately causing them to leave the station. The only way to stop this is currently to use a H.E.D 'Fragrant grove ' on them while they are on their preferred bio deck soil. This will often allow them to move on to fulfilling other needs, hopefully before they reach 100% anger. While this 'fix' may work on individual aliens or even a group, it doesn't solve the underlying problem.

#### (Bug fix in Testing)

One possible way to prevent this bug may be to prevent all of the Bio deck being planted. Simply stop the dryads from planting every available bit of land. To do this wait until the bio deck is nearly covered in plants and then shut down planting via the terraforming menu.

Verdict: This seems to function as long as the game is not reloaded after saving.

### Security drones get stuck

Sometimes security drones will get stuck in buildings, such as the Refreshment center, while trying to scan an alien. This can prevent the building from working, so it best to send the security drone somewhere else to get it out of this situation.

### Un-pleasable aliens

Sometimes an alien will not be able to fulfil a need. For example they could have a need for nature, but their fulfil does not increase from standing on their preferred Bio deck soil. This has been observed effecting both 'need for familiar flora' and 'Fun'

No known fix.

### Mismatched expectation bug

Aliens who write messages about not liking certain things, like the snack-o-mat, are also listed as having expectations level 1, suggesting a mismatch between what there expectation level in using rooms and what they say about it. They also use the green smile symbol (positive vote) even when they are making a negative comment.

No known fix.

### Not so pressing needs bug

Aliens affected by this bug will seek out things to fulfil less pressing needs, for example they could have a high need to eat, at 0%, but choose to sleep instead when this is at 40%.

No known fix.

### How to you operate this chair? Bug

Leviathan’s clip though their chairs in the upper part of the security station.

No known fix.

### Version info bug

The game launcher (Epic) only states that the game in version 1.3, however the game menu itself states the game is version 1.42.

No known fix.

### No such thing as false arrests bug

When you force security to kick out or arrest an alien there is an option to cancel this, however, on several occasions I have noticed that your security bots will attempt to carry out that ejection/arrest order moments after you told them to stop, but this time the option to stop them is not available.

No known fix.

### Hotel needs bug

The Star hotel and Hotel space Inn are supposed to satisfy an aliens need for hygiene as well as sleep. This has not be observed happening.

No known fix.

### Can't find the home soil bug

This bug can happen when a new alien and Bio deck soil type is unlocked. If the Bio deck does not already have an example of this soil type before those alien come on-board, they don't seem to recognise it if you add it later, which causes their need for nature fulfilment to fall. New aliens, those that come on-board after you have changed a section of the Bio deck to the right soil don't seem to be affected by this bug.

Possible fixes.

1. Make sure to keep a patch of the preferred soil on your bio deck if it was present before you unlocked that category.
2. Slow time and quickly change a patch of soil to the correct type before its linked aliens come on board. Shutting down the Airlock may also work.
3. Hit the affected aliens with a H.E.D 'fragrant grove' this seems to allow them to recognise that their preferred bio soil type is present.
4. Open another Bio deck segment, if you can see the preferred soil in that section aliens should recognise it when you open that segment.

### Unfinished intro

The intro cinematic includes a section that appears to have missing textures.

### Z-ray scanner clipping problem

Aliens that lay on the z-ray scanner sink into it.

### Paying with money you don't have

Visitors can some time use buildings without enough money (energy) to pay for it. This can happen if lower cost facilities are not available. For example if you bought a refreshment center thought the VAL shop or traders before other buildings are available, then some aliens will still use it.

### Voice over error

In the mission 'viral vegetation' on of VAL's voice lines uses the wrong voice if you have chosen 'robot' for VAL's voice.

### Fading audio

As games go one, music can stop playing as well as sound effects disappearing.

Possible fix: Going to into the settings menu and selecting 'Apply' may restore sound.