So what are you most happy about in the upcoming update?

[monkeystyxx]

For me, it's definitely visitor rescue.

Nothing more annoying than have a visitor gunned down, and yet you're unable to help them without 'capturing' them and annoying their faction.

Hopefully the same gets applied to the random refugees that crash-land on the planet, too. It's a bit harsh that your only option is to capture them and chuck 'em in prison, when they've done nothing wrong except crash into the planet. I'd like to be able to heal them up and ask them if they'd like to stay (THEN capture them if they say no ¬_¬) instead of chucking them in prison.

[Notho]

I know it's not a huge thing, but I do look forward to being able to rescue visitors. I always roll my eyes every time one is injured and the best I can say is, "Well, thanks for the stuff."

Fixed

[Cimanyd]

I know it's not a huge thing, but I do look forward to being able to rescue visitors. I always roll my eyes every time one is injured and the best I can say is, "Well, I didn't like your faction anyway."

I prefer this.

Two of my colonies had a captured incapacitated ally as their fourth member (so, first recruitment). In A8, you can even make friends with the angry faction again. Eventually. After they attack a few times and you release the survivors.

[Coenmcj]

No love for the tale system?

With all due respect friend, unless the Tale system will be adding buffs or nerfs to things based on what gets put on them I truly could care less for Tales. I mean yeah it's neat and cool for the first 10-15 times you get to read a new story but unless they actually add something to the gameplay it's something that's going to get stale over a certain period of time.

Eh, fair point. But as a self-proclaimed 'story generator' by the dev one would hope it is more important.

[ITypedThis]

I voted for "new crops" because reasons.

Reasons that involve being a private tester. (You know what I'm talking about Ramsis. )

Just know that it is awesome.

[huyderman]

Drinking, because I've been wanting more ways to deal with bad moods among the colonists. I've had too many colonies caught in a bad-mood death spiral; getting them hammered might give me a window to fix things.

Engravings sound really cool too, and being able to rescue visitors will help my bad conciousness for just leaving them there to die...

[Ykara]

Drinking. Definitely.
Drinking cause of some traits like neurotic, especially when combined with depression. I had such a colonist and she had like on mental break a day. In Alpha 9 i can give such colonists a barrel full of beer a day and hope that it helps.

[Vexare]

I know it's not a huge thing, but I do look forward to being able to rescue visitors. I always roll my eyes every time one is injured and the best I can say is, "Well, sucks for you."

Yes, this is my biggest favorite on the list and looks like it's getting the most votes so it's a popular fix. It just makes no sense your colonists wouldn't help out allies and IF they do help out they become enemies for it? No sense.

I like to tell stories with my game and this fix will make storytelling much better and I don't have to 'recruit' them to make it interesting. Releasing them back to their own colony to gain favor seems much more interesting.

[loc978]

It's always the little common sense things we can't do that bug me the most... so of the available choices, I voted visitor saving.

My absolute #1 awesome new feature, though:

Jan 13
    Colonists, when hauling to stockpiles, always haul the max amount they can carry, and drop the extra nearby if the target cell can’t hold it all.

[RickyMartini]

Hopefully the same gets applied to the random refugees that crash-land on the planet, too. It's a bit harsh that your only option is to capture them and chuck 'em in prison, when they've done nothing wrong except crash into the planet. I'd like to be able to heal them up and ask them if they'd like to stay (THEN capture them if they say no �_�) instead of chucking them in prison.

Well also in A8 it's possible to capture them, feed them and treat them right and then release them if you want to give them their freedom.

[Argon]

The hauling system being fixed, maybe I can make it to 10 years now without being frustrated by a killbox choked with shortbows pistols and shoddy slate shivs.

-Argon

[BetaSpectre]

That there's an update :3!

[Daemoneyes]

The hauling system being fixed, maybe I can make it to 10 years now without being frustrated by a killbox choked with shortbows pistols and shoddy slate shivs.

-Argon

grenades or hauling droids (mod) or reprogram mechanoid (mod)

[Cryonist]

I like the indoor trade beacons, no more messing with 'no roof zones' anymore.

[ShootyFace]

I'm excited for everything, but I honestly can't wait for the tales system and engraving, as much to see the story of my colony told as well as to see what other people's crafters and colonies dish out. Hoping we get it this week, dieing to try this alpha out more than any other, really.