I've been hearing some reports of the game crashing in a most-unusual way. I'd like to release a new version to add better error logging, as well as updated versions of .NET and MonoGame (to see if that happens to fix anything).

BUT: I know there's gonna be SOMEONE whose save game I break, no matter what I do, and I'm sorry about that :| to prevent as much as possible, though, let this post serve as a warning: in ~10 hours, I will release Mysterious Space 0.8.6, which will absolutely break any existing save games.

it will also, hopefully, solve issues related to multiple instances of the game running simultaneously, and will provide way-better logging of the initialization process, in case anything goes wrong. and if we're REAL lucky, the .NET and MonoGame upgrades will solve other issues, as well.

plus, you know, new accessories, weapon effects, general gameplay fixes, and other things I'd been working on this weekend. full changelog here: http://mysteriousspace.com/changelog/0-8-x/