DIAGNOSTICS // 1.0
Ostranauts 1.0 Problems & Fixes Checklist
A safe troubleshooting order for Ostranauts 1.0 save, loading, mod, missing-content, and Internal Affairs Woes quest problems.
Quick answer
What you need to know
Protect the save first, confirm the game finished updating, test without mods, and compare the problem in a fresh 1.0 game. If Internal Affairs Woes stalls after the confrontation, other players report the same dead end, but there is not yet a verified dialogue choice that completes it.
Use this order
- Back up the affected save.Do not keep testing destructive changes on the only copy.
- Confirm the update finished.Restart Steam and verify the game reports the expected build.
- Disable non-Core mods.In MODS, clear mod checkboxes and inspect any MISSING, ERROR, or red version warning.
- Retry once in the same save.If the problem disappears, restore mods in small groups.
- Compare with a fresh 1.0 game.Missing station or plot content in an old world is not the same as a universal game bug.
- Collect a useful report.Record build, save origin, active mods, location, exact action, and whether the issue reproduces fresh.
Problem shortcuts
Compare with a fresh 1.0 world; old generated systems can lack new content.
Check MODS for MISSING or ERROR, then remove local/Workshop duplicates.
The declared target version is older than the running game. Treat it as a compatibility warning.
Use the Ship Editor import feature and begin a fresh 1.0 run.
Use the focused checks below. The current public discussion confirms the symptom, not a universal solution.
Internal Affairs Woes stuck after “rough them up”
A player report describes exhausting the post-confrontation dialogue without getting a new objective, and replies report the same stall. That makes this a known player-reported dead end, but the thread does not prove which dialogue branch, stat check, timer, or game state is intended to advance the quest.
- Keep a save from before the confrontation.Do not overwrite the only point where you can test another branch.
- Record the exact last objective and dialogue choices.This distinguishes a hidden prerequisite from a broken state when reporting it.
- Retest without non-Core mods.Use a copy of the save; this check does not imply that mods caused the problem.
- Do not follow an invented dialogue sequence.No public source checked on August 10 documents a reproducible completion route.
- Abandon only if you accept losing this quest branch.Some players chose to abandon it, but that is an exit from the dead end, not a verified fix.
What this page does not promise
A clean mod-free reproduction can still be a real 1.0 bug. This checklist narrows the cause; it does not claim that every launch issue has a local fix.