<s>
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
voxel-based	O
sandbox	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Czech	O
independent	O
developer	O
Keen	O
Software	O
House	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
developmental	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
joined	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
early	O
access	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
following	O
years	O
of	O
active	O
development	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
selecting	O
or	O
joining	O
a	O
world	O
with	O
specific	O
settings	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
asteroids	O
(	O
an	O
"	O
empty	O
world	O
"	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
picked	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
available	O
starting	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Construction	O
begins	O
by	O
choosing	O
any	O
block	O
from	O
the	O
Engineer	O
's	O
inventory	O
,	O
and	O
placing	O
it	O
anywhere	O
in	O
open	O
space	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
voxel	B-Algorithm
grid	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
blocks	O
have	O
attached	O
keypads	B-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
manipulate	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
other	O
specific	O
blocks	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
large	O
block	O
is	O
placed	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
it	O
intersects	O
terrain	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
(	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
asteroid	O
or	O
planetary	O
surface	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
station	O
is	O
created	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ships	O
can	O
be	O
deliberately	O
moved	O
and	O
rotated	O
by	O
external	O
forces	O
and	O
a	O
player	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
powered	O
and	O
have	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
thruster	O
,	O
and	O
cockpit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
gyroscopes	B-Application
on	O
a	O
ship	O
will	O
increase	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
rotate	O
in	O
space	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
the	O
inertial	O
dampeners	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
effective	O
,	O
more	O
thrusters	O
must	O
be	O
added	O
in	O
each	O
direction	O
in	O
which	O
dampening	O
is	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astronauts	O
floating	O
in	O
space	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
,	O
backward	O
,	O
upwards	O
,	O
downwards	O
,	O
left	O
,	O
or	O
right	O
without	O
restriction	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
jetpack	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
disables	O
their	O
jetpack	B-Application
within	O
a	O
gravitational	O
field	O
(	O
either	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
a	O
planet	O
or	O
a	O
structure/asteroid	O
with	O
a	O
gravity	O
generator	O
)	O
,	O
movement	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
a	O
plane	O
perpendicular	O
to	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
net	O
gravity	O
field(s )	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
falls	O
off	O
a	O
structure	O
while	O
within	O
a	O
gravity	O
field	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
fall	O
into	O
space	O
until	O
out	O
of	O
range	O
of	O
the	O
gravity	O
generator	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
jetpack	B-Application
will	O
automatically	O
enable	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	O
and	O
planets	O
consist	O
of	O
terrain	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
substantially	O
differ	O
from	O
blocks	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
possible	O
to	O
destroy	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
cannot	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
them	O
unless	O
in	O
creative	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
manipulate	O
asteroids	O
or	O
planets	O
using	O
a	O
space	O
tool	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Voxel	B-Algorithm
Hands.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Inventories	O
in	O
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
are	O
very	O
flexible	O
and	O
work	O
in	O
a	O
whole-ship	O
manner	O
rather	O
than	O
in	O
an	O
individual	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
common	O
slot	O
system	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
volumetric	O
system	O
,	O
measured	O
in	O
litres	O
,	O
with	O
every	O
item	O
having	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
volume	O
and	O
every	O
inventory	O
a	O
certain	O
capacity	O
that	O
it	O
cannot	O
exceed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planets	O
in	O
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
types	O
of	O
planets	O
,	O
themed	O
after	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
Moon	O
,	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
Titan	O
,	O
Europa	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
alien	O
"	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
skin	O
can	O
be	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
helmet	O
,	O
suit	O
,	O
boots	O
,	O
or	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
traded	O
or	O
sold	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Market	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
skin	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
for	O
free	O
in-game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
three	O
sets	O
:	O
the	O
Veteran	O
Set	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
awarded	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
owned	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
and	O
played	O
between	O
August	O
and	O
September	O
2017	O
;	O
the	O
Medieval	O
Set	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
awarded	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
also	O
own	O
Medieval	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
;	O
and	O
the	O
Golden	O
Set	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
awarded	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
purchase	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
indie	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Keen	O
Software	O
House	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Implemented	O
as	O
a	O
voxel-based	O
sandbox	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
asteroid	O
field	O
in	O
space	O
,	O
built	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
VRAGE	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pre-release	O
alpha	O
build	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
single-player	O
"	O
creative	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
250,000	O
copies	O
in	O
four	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Keen	O
Software	O
House	O
announced	O
that	O
two	O
key	O
milestones	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
have	O
been	O
achieved	O
:	O
survival	O
mode	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
announced	O
their	O
second	O
engineering	O
game	O
,	O
Medieval	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sandbox	O
game	O
about	O
engineering	O
,	O
construction	O
and	O
the	O
maintenance	O
of	O
architectural	O
works	O
and	O
mechanical	O
equipment	O
using	O
medieval	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
was	O
made	O
freely	B-License
available	I-License
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
to	O
the	O
public	O
to	O
allow	O
easier	O
modding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
officially	O
released	O
out	O
of	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
alongside	O
The	O
Survival	O
Overhaul	O
Update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
New	O
small	O
and	O
large	O
cockpit	O
blocks	O
designed	O
for	O
better	O
downward	O
visibility	O
than	O
existing	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Additional	O
engineer	O
suit	O
models	O
and	O
emotes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
block	O
texture	O
overlays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
22	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Adds	O
vending	O
machine	O
and	O
ATM	O
blocks	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additional	O
suits	O
,	O
block	O
texture	O
overlays	O
,	O
Safe	O
zone	O
textures	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
faction	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Adds	O
Dispenser	O
and	O
jukebox	O
blocks	O
,	O
a	O
transparent	O
LCD	O
panel	O
(	O
useful	O
for	O
creating	O
custom	O
HUDs	B-Application
)	O
,	O
various	O
interior	O
furnishings	O
and	O
window	O
blocks	O
,	O
new	O
catwalk	O
blocks	O
,	O
railings	O
,	O
stairs	O
and	O
half	O
stairs	O
,	O
a	O
rotating	O
warning	O
light	O
fixture	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
collection	O
of	O
decorative	O
metal	O
crates.Frostbite	O
PackAdded	O
a	O
new	O
planet	O
(	O
Triton	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Frostbite	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
19	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Adds	O
the	O
Frostbite	O
Scenario	O
,	O
the	O
Antenna	O
Dish	O
,	O
decorative	O
engineer	O
cadavers	O
(	O
skeletons	O
in	O
suits	O
,	O
for	O
atmosphere	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
7.5m	O
wide	O
by	O
5m	O
tall	O
airtight	O
door	O
block	O
,	O
an	O
offset	O
door	O
,	O
a	O
blizzard-themed	O
block	O
texture	O
overlay	O
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
"	O
I	O
’m	O
Cold	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Checking	O
suit	O
vitals	O
display	O
"	O
emotes	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
LCD	O
posters.Sparks	O
of	O
the	O
FutureAdded	O
Global	O
Automatic	O
Weather	O
to	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
24	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Includes	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
decorative	O
neon	O
tubes	O
,	O
sci-fi	O
versions	O
of	O
various	O
blocks	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Ion	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Atmospheric	O
"	O
thrusters	O
,	O
LCD	O
panels	O
,	O
Interior	O
walls	O
,	O
button	O
panels	O
,	O
sliding	O
doors	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
button	O
panels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
25	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Adds	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
wheels	O
with	O
airless	O
tyres	O
,	O
an	O
exhaust	O
pipe	O
block	O
,	O
a	O
buggy-style	O
cockpit	O
,	O
two	O
automotive-style	O
lighting	O
blocks	O
,	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
"	O
barred	O
"	O
window	O
blocks	O
,	O
two	O
view	O
port	O
blocks	O
,	O
three	O
flavours	O
of	O
Storage	O
Shelves	O
(	O
with	O
crafting	O
recipes	O
that	O
correspond	O
to	O
the	O
items	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
shelves	O
)	O
,	O
three	O
block	O
texture	O
overlays	O
(	O
"	O
Concrete	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Dust	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Rust	O
2	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Retro	O
future	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Scavenger	O
"	O
engineer	O
suit	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
new	O
character	O
emotes.Warfare	O
IAdded	O
3	O
pistols	O
,	O
2	O
handheld	O
rocket	O
launchers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Uranium	O
Heist	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
22	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Adds	O
the	O
"	O
Fire	O
Cover	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Half	O
window	O
"	O
blocks	O
,	O
a	O
weapon	O
rack	O
block	O
,	O
five	O
new	O
"	O
passageway	O
"	O
blocks	O
,	O
an	O
embrasure	O
block	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
emotes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Assault	O
"	O
suit.Heavy	O
IndustryAdded	O
magnetic	O
plates	O
and	O
plate	O
armor	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
28	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Adds	O
a	O
Large	O
(	O
7.5m	O
by	O
7.5m	O
)	O
Magnetic	O
plate	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
truss	O
beam	O
blocks	O
and	O
Industrial	O
conveyor	O
pipes	O
,	O
a	O
decorative	O
cylindrical	O
column	O
block	O
,	O
a	O
vertical	O
button	O
panel	O
,	O
remodeled	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Large	O
Hydrogen	O
Tank	O
;	O
Large	O
Cargo	O
Container	O
;	O
Refinery	O
;	O
Assembler	O
;	O
and	O
Hydrogen	O
Thrusters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
4	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
A	O
model	O
and	O
texture	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
nuclear	O
reactors	O
;	O
battery	O
blocks	O
;	O
airtight	O
hangar	O
doors	O
;	O
rocket	O
pod	O
and	O
gatling	O
gun	O
;	O
and	O
couch	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
28	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
-AutomatonsAdded	O
grid	O
AI	O
blocks	O
and	O
event	O
controller	O
that	O
made	O
automation	O
of	O
your	O
ships	O
and	O
drones	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
13	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Emotion	O
Controller	O
,	O
Saddle	O
Cockpit	O
,	O
Compact	O
Saddle	O
Cockpit	O
,	O
Robot	O
Helmet	O
Skin	O
,	O
Plastic	O
Armor	O
Skin	O
,	O
Warning	O
Signs	O
,	O
Top	O
Mounted	O
Camera	O
,	O
Angled	O
Interior	O
Walls	O
,	O
Inset	O
Light	O
Block	O
,	O
Pipework	O
Blocks	O
,	O
Access	O
Panels	O
,	O
Air	O
Vent	O
Fan	O
,	O
Automaton	O
Programmable	O
Block	O
,	O
Automaton	O
Timer	O
Block	O
,	O
Automaton	O
Sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Engineers	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
4th	O
best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
of	O
2013	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
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