TAXINAUT

Devlog

• TAXINAUT ROAD TO V1.0
  July 07, 2025 by mosgrom

  TAXINAUT V1.0 WILL RELEASE ON: FEBRUARY 5TH 2026 Two things will happen before that: 1 . At the end of this month (July) the price will change to: $19.99 / €19.99 / ₤19.99 2 . The next version wil... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.41
  July 04, 2025 by mosgrom

  Quick patch that hopefully solves possible crash when descending to planets with a traffic-grid (e.g. Xenis). Thanks, Anthony!... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.40
  July 03, 2025 by mosgrom

  1

  Possible small performance improvement on some planets Fix you start with "Tranza" cab company instead of "Metroid-cab" on new game. A new setting KEEP POSSESSIONS AFTER CYCLING that makes it so you d... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.36
  May 06, 2025 by mosgrom

  Quick patch for a very common crash when clicking the landing/mob-interaction/fare dialog nearly anywhere. Big thanks to DStar7 for reporting this!... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.35
  May 06, 2025 by mosgrom

  A new planet-type with a couple of variations and new mobs and NPCs. Some bug fixes. Some cute new additions to the UI. See: https://youtu.be/FN-qIF8eIts Fix user-input can remain disabled with no way... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.33
  March 26, 2025 by mosgrom

  1

  Ok, here is the first pure content update (well sort of). It has a new planet... Fix 2 pixel empty space at the bottom of the generated scenery shown above the dialog when landed that looks odd. Main... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.31
  March 08, 2025 by mosgrom

  Sorry, a quick update that fixes some bugs that have been really annoying me for a long time: Fix landing scenery on planets with traffic-lanes doesn't show lane tiles. Fix sometimes visible slight ga... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.30
  March 06, 2025 by mosgrom

  This update adds new commercial hubs but this time to the Dronx region. They're a little bit more dangerous than regular other planets (only a little, I'm starting light). Note that there's been a cha... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.28
  February 21, 2025 by mosgrom

  Again no new planets (I know) but more preparation for when more nasty planets will be added (next update?). nevertheless I think you might like this update. Attack certain mobs (e.g. thugs) will now... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.25
  February 09, 2025 by mosgrom

  1

  This doesn't add anything new to the game but there are now startup scripts in the installation-directory that should make it possible to run TAXINAUT on any platform (e.g. Linux or Mac) with Java >=... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.22
  December 02, 2024 by mosgrom

  You might like this one. It prepares for some more "nasty" planets that are going to be added soon by giving you more ways to "improve" yourself: There are now drinks and drugs that slow-down time (a... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.18
  November 07, 2024 by mosgrom

  1

  First of the content updates. It's not very big but I'm just going to push them out as I make them. This one adds a certain type of "commercial-hub" planets. You'll find them in the New Temple, Lordan... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.17
  October 09, 2024 by mosgrom

  I said no more but here's another quick update with some bug-fixes and some feature requests. Fix Settings don't fully save when going straight into NEW GAME after changing Settings. Fix some gnarlyne... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.16
  September 01, 2024 by mosgrom

  1

  Sorry. This is the last of these quick updates. This one adds some extra stuff to the recently added 2nd tutorial fare. Again to hopefully make the beginner's experience a bit smoother in case there's... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.15
  August 30, 2024 by mosgrom

  Another quick update to prepare for maybe some new players from the Steam Space Exploration Fest. This makes it so all planets (including gas-giants) can now be scanned by planet discovery scans (the... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.14
  August 28, 2024 by mosgrom

  Tiny update that adds a little tutorial fare that explains the need for anti-graviton charges on planets without spaceports. This fare only occurs at the beginning of the game so there won't be any di... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.12
  August 26, 2024 by mosgrom

  A small patch that fixes some reported crashes: Setting to show save-file name instead of VUDU amount. Fix crash when using repulsor in space. Fix crash when starting TAXINAUT the very first time. Fix... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.10
  August 06, 2024 by mosgrom

  Quick patch mainly to remove a possible crash due to a type-o in the previous patch. Fix story descriptions saying 'n left' at the bottom while this information is already mentioned right before it. F... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.9
  July 29, 2024 by mosgrom

  Small update: Fix unable to resume game after tabbing out of TAXINAUT while descending or ascending to/from planet. Tabbing back in should now resume the game automatically. Fix charm amounts don't re... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.7
  July 23, 2024 by mosgrom

  A spelling correction and fix a crash after loading any save-file recently created after the uncle situation... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.9.6
  July 15, 2024 by mosgrom

  Tiny patch fixing some issues: Fix systems without a checkpoint station but for which the player has a system map still don't show their gates in the system details. Known (but not discovered) planets... Continue reading

  
• TAXINAUT V0.9
  July 12, 2024 by mosgrom

  TAXINAUT VERSION 0.9 It was a bit of a fight (especially near the end) but here we are: TAXINAUT V0.9 . This marks a milestone in TAXINAUT's development where all the features are basically set and I... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.92
  May 20, 2024 by mosgrom

  I'm slowly crawling my way to version 0.9. This update adds hazardous regions to space. Some of the other fixes and changes: Fix possible crash during warp. Show title-screen background image darker t... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.90
  April 19, 2024 by mosgrom

  Patch that makes it now much more viable to find the Baco Plant and Covenant of Light (sources for anti-graviton charges and warp-jumps) without having to talk to the Moon Man. I'm still working on da... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.89
  April 13, 2024 by mosgrom

  A small update that adds gate-networks to some systems. See video: See also manual: http://www.mosgrom.net/taxinaut/manual.html#gatenetwork . Next I'll probably work on dangerous areas in systems. I'm... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.88
  March 22, 2024 by mosgrom

  A small but maybe significant update because it adds auto-pilot to TAXINAUT. See video: It also adds some bug-fixes, a new common planet type and a setting to hide completed storylines from your item-... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.86
  March 04, 2024 by mosgrom

  Small patch that fixes some crashes: Crash when entering a previously visited system by transport in system without station (this also caused crashes in other situations). Crash when leaving an expres... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.85
  February 29, 2024 by mosgrom

  1

  Tiny update that makes warp-jumps more "dramatic". See: Next I might do a round of bug fixes or something else (that's more fun to do like create some more planets)... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.84
  February 12, 2024 by mosgrom

  We're coming close to version 0.9. This is the last of the updates I had planned up to V0.9. I'm going to do a little round of bug fixes after this update and then make it version 0.9. After that I'm... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.80
  January 15, 2024 by mosgrom

  1

  Tiny patch (for Steam version) to fix that help isn't working. Sorry, never noticed myself because it only happens when TAXINAUT is installed under C:\Program Files... because of the space in "Program... Continue reading
• New version 0.8.78
  January 15, 2024 by mosgrom

  Very small update that just adds the ability to run TAXINAUT in a regular window. You can scale the window to your liking from 50% of 1920x1080 to 400%. (See manual ). All the settings now also have a... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.76
  January 12, 2024 by mosgrom

  1

  It took a bit longer but here it is: This one adds "Gongs". Gongs are mutations on your clone that improve your clone's abilities like improving the range you can squeeze out of warp-jumps, reducing i... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.71
  November 23, 2023 by mosgrom

  This is an exciting update for me because it finally introduces supported "widescreen" view where the main-view occupies the whole screen and the control-panel slides off screen. This is how TAXINAUT... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.69
  November 14, 2023 by mosgrom

  The main addition in this update is that the "Among The Stars" storyline is now fully implemented. It's not very long but it will enable you to find sources for various scans. Below is the technical c... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.65
  September 23, 2023 by mosgrom

  1

  Another small patch that fixes a number of things that were annoying me during my play-throughs: Fix Milox has too much health. Fix undiscovered but known planets show in the directory with full plane... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.64
  September 18, 2023 by mosgrom

  Another tiny patch. This one fixes some spelling errors and makes basic scans available at Catalogs... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.63
  September 14, 2023 by mosgrom

  A small patch that adjusts the prices on 'Laser' and 'Gun', and reduces the cooldown time on 'Laser Beam' (ship weapon). Also changed mentions of my email address (in things like the manual text etc.)... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.62
  September 13, 2023 by mosgrom

  It's been a while (I was on vacation, visited family etc.) but here's a new update. The main thing is that you now have a better way of getting weapons. You'll need to find a weapon dealer (e.g. throu... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.60
  June 19, 2023 by mosgrom

  You can now add mods to your ship at your home hangar (against increasing cost). Mods provide you with extra uses on an Item (like "anti-graviton charge") that are replenished for free every time you... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.58
  June 12, 2023 by mosgrom

  1

  A couple of small fixes and you can now buy different ships at some garages. There aren't that many different ones yet but that will come in the future. Fix when you revive in a system where the taxi-... Continue reading

  
• Patch version 0.8.56
  May 29, 2023 by mosgrom

  Another small patch which fixes some thing I noticed during my let's play. Fix starburst sometimes doesn't work when you have a fare. Fix taken callout suddenly shows as expired (while in actually it... Continue reading

  
• Patch version 0.8.55
  May 24, 2023 by mosgrom

  Tiny patch that fixes the possibility that some key storyline planets don't have the name of the system they're in (which they should have) but instead another planet in this system has that name. The... Continue reading

  
• Patch version 0.8.53
  May 17, 2023 by mosgrom

  1

  Another small patch in response to some issues that Luke brought up. Luke is the first that I know of to complete the full "Birdie" storyline. Congratulations Luke! Put some story & comeback items, dr... Continue reading

  
• Patch version 0.8.52
  May 09, 2023 by mosgrom

  Small patch: Fix crash in planet-information (from galaxy-map) or when talking to certain people on Yei planet because Yei trader has misspelled shop-item id. Fix new players still starting with "laid... Continue reading

  
• Patch "The great Luke" version 0.8.51
  April 21, 2023 by mosgrom

  Patch for several issues that Luke brought up. Thanks Luke! Fix crash when accessing certain storyline topic while in space. Fix certain storyline not completing when Player already has a stunbolt. Fi... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.50
  April 17, 2023 by mosgrom

  A tiny patch that fixes a crash on one of the first new storyline planets because of an incorrect image path. Thanks to Luke!... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.49
  April 14, 2023 by mosgrom

  This is a very small update fixing/improving 2 issues: 1. On some planets with traffic-lanes the lanes aren't shown when over water. 2. ALT-TAB not working on some systems (in particular Window 10/11... Continue reading

  
• Patch version 0.8.42
  April 12, 2023 by mosgrom

  Fix possible crash when loading save-file (or continuing). Thanks for reporting it Luke!... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.41
  April 12, 2023 by mosgrom

  It took a while...sorry 'bout that. I'll try to publish updates more regularly from now on. Only one storyline was planned but I ended up adding two. The "big" things are: Two new storylines, Shields... Continue reading

  
• Upcoming price increase
  February 10, 2023 by mosgrom

  Just a heads-up to those sitting on the fence about buying TAXINAUT: The price of TAXINAUT is going up significantly when the next update arrives. This will probably be within about a month but could... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.34
  November 28, 2022 by mosgrom

  Adds "Mob density" and "Limit mob density" settings you can use to reduce the overall number of mobs you encounter. "Mob density" will scale the number of mobs to the percentage set there. So if you s... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.33
  November 17, 2022 by mosgrom

  This update should make it easier to make vudu using your taxi-company membership and make it more feasible to carry weapons and drugs. Fix things like being on fire not removed when cycling. "LAND" i... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.31
  November 06, 2022 by mosgrom

  Quick patch for a crash when clicking on a star in the galaxy-map when it's your first time running TAXINAUT... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.30
  November 03, 2022 by mosgrom

  Sorry, quick patch on top of today's 0.8.29. This fixes something pretty serious I didn't notice before that makes it impossible to click the TAKE or PASS button on a passenger pickup when you're usin... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.29
  November 03, 2022 by mosgrom

  Very small patch that fixes some minor bugs: Fix possible crash when clicking "Carmino Reference" item. Fix manual missing section about new "Text size" setting. Fix focus placed on "back" filter item... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.27
  October 27, 2022 by mosgrom

  Adds possibility to select on of 3 text sizes: 14pt (the original/default size). 16pt 18pt Not everything is sized larger when choosing one of the bigger sizes. Things like titles etc. that were alrea... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.26
  October 26, 2022 by mosgrom

  Fixes a possible crash on the start screen introduced by the new controller support stuff... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.25
  October 25, 2022 by mosgrom

  Again not much for my friends at itch.io I'm afraid. Unless you have a way to map your controller to keyboard keys and your controller thumbstick to the mouse. If that's the case then this update adds... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.24
  September 28, 2022 by mosgrom

  Another collection of small bug-fixes and adjustments. Fix possible crash when opening SystemDetails (Thanks to Bai). Fix 'being a taxinaut' also completes when you rent a home after talking to Vietna... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.22
  September 24, 2022 by mosgrom

  This one fixes a few small things and adds the "Laid-back Yamo" setting that you can use to make Yamo perhaps less frustrating. Fix NonComplaintTraffic's accident(...) implementation was never used ca... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.21
  September 24, 2022 by mosgrom

  1

  Another tiny update of no use to my itch.io friends: it's just about Steam Cloud Saves...sorry... Continue reading

  
• (Important) new version 0.8.20
  September 23, 2022 by mosgrom

  Sorry, I made a little slip up in version 0.8.19 leaving a test setting on which causes you to only get fares to difficult sites. This has been fixed in this version (0.8.20). Sorry for the possible c... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.19
  September 23, 2022 by mosgrom

  Sorry not much here for itch friends, just added Steam Achievements. Steam Achievements. Fix you can always save at Places even if you have 'Allow manual save' set to 'AT SELECTED SITES' or 'AT ALL SI... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.15
  September 22, 2022 by mosgrom

  Fixes some minor bugs and adds a small new storyline. Fix Possible crash when redrawing MapInformation Directory ZoneRecords while just leaving a StarSystem (see drawZoneRecord(...)). Fix weapon deale... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.12
  September 19, 2022 by mosgrom

  This one fixes some bugs reported by various cabbies. One reported by Bai was particularly "dangerous" since it could corrupt your save-file: Fix TAXINAUT won't start on systems with some kind of assi... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.8.10
  September 15, 2022 by mosgrom

  TAXINAUT V0.8.10 IS OUT! IT HAS 2 YEARS OF CHANGES AND IT NOW COMES WITH A STEAM KEY. HERE'S WHAT'S NEW Full "Birdie" storyline: Sort of like "the main quest". It will take you well over 20 hours to f... Continue reading

  
• New (beta) version 0.8.8
  September 11, 2022 by mosgrom

  1

  Some more bug fixes and some scans and night-vision are now cheaper. + Drink & drugs are now cheaper and easier to use (you don't immediately consume them when you buy them but you can buy as many as... Continue reading

  
• New (beta) version 0.8.6
  September 08, 2022 by mosgrom

  1

  Some more small fixes... Continue reading

  
• New (beta) version 0.8.4
  September 04, 2022 by mosgrom

  1

  Hey! Another small update. This one balances a few things that possibly made it extremely hard to get through some of the first stuff with "The Moon Man"...Only this weekend have I had time to play TA... Continue reading

  
• New (beta) version 0.8.3
  September 03, 2022 by mosgrom

  Fix for a crash when clicking on the "ZONE INFORMATION" icon on a fare pickup panel. Also some other small stuff. Also the (to be released) Steam build and the Itch.io build are now exactly the same... Continue reading

  
• New (beta) version 0.8.2
  September 02, 2022 by mosgrom

  Space Game Junkie has invited me on another podcast (it will air on the 14th of September) to talk about the upcoming release (15th of September) of TAXINAUT on Steam Early Access . Because I couldn't... Continue reading

  
• Optional unsupported Linux version now available
  March 31, 2020 by mosgrom

  For those who would like to try there is now an UNSUPPORTED Linux version that you can download and use if you buy or have bought the Windows version. This Linux version is unsupported and comes with... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.7.67
  March 30, 2020 by mosgrom

  3

  Some big changes in this version: For one, dying is now different. It's called "recycling" and when you die instead of keeping all your damages and injuries they are all removed. However you will also... Continue reading

  
• Plan for the coming year
  March 20, 2020 by mosgrom

  1

  For the coming year I will be working towards getting TAXINAUT to V0.9 (and hopefully V1.0). To do this I'm planning to try and spread my time evenly over the following 5 areas (in order of priority):... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.7.3
  March 12, 2020 by mosgrom

  1

  No new content in this one. I've been mainly hunching over the problem with high res. displays. The problem was actually two problems: 1. Windows scaling (when not set to 100%) makes the game too big... Continue reading

  
• First release version 0.7.2!
  March 05, 2020 by mosgrom

  HURRAY! THE FIRST PUBLICLY AVAILABLE VERSION IS HERE! CHANGES FOR V0.7.2 - Fix save-game won't load because of mistake in version comparison. - Added 'find birdie' option to Vramirez dialog. - Unneces... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.6.92
  February 10, 2020 by mosgrom

  Some big changes in this version. The way the situation when you have landed is now shown should be to your liking. CHANGES FOR V0.6.92 - Fix tutorial and manual talking about blinking triangle for... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.6.89
  January 31, 2020 by mosgrom

  CHANGES FOR V0.6.89 - Drunk description now says you won't get annoyed and topics on other drunks cost less. - Fix Roadrage degrade showing full ui-effect (new item notification). - Cleaned up advic... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.6.87
  January 20, 2020 by mosgrom

  CHANGES FOR V0.6.87 - Fix production build not showing full crash notification. - Fix quit-nag not following day/night ui-colors. - Fix runners not counted as failed fares. - Fix Traffic.printStatus p... Continue reading

  
• New version 0.6.85
  January 09, 2020 by mosgrom#new version

  From now on I'm just mostly going to be posting the raw change log. So the first one includes some changes from the previous update. CHANGES FOR V0.6.85 - Fix annoying Mobs spawning in Player's face w... Continue reading

  
• New user directory
  January 08, 2020 by mosgrom

  Starting with V0.6.83 the user-directory will be the same as where you put the TAXINAUT game files (from the zip file). It was in something like C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\taxinaut because init... Continue reading