NobleTom is the new map developer

Survival 1.5 is out ! @everyone
The big stuff
Everyone gets beamed aboard the spaceship between planets
Four ship rooms, opened by Spaceship research (was Habitat) : Xeno-Lab (lvl 1, turn Mutagen drops into zerg mutations), Duplicator (lvl 3, copies an item every 10 min), Bot Lab (lvl 5, Healer/Miner/Fighter Bots) and the Priest (lvl 7, mystery gambling shop).
Arc Spire replaces the Steel Tower : chain lightning on the nearest enemy.
Gold Pool : your spare gold goes to the commander automatically.
New ground on every world (by faelhs ), new interface, 70+ item models and loading screen.

New stuff to craft and find
Electrum (Iron + Gold Bar) and Gunpowder (Coal + Stone) in the Melting Pot.
Stun Grenade : Shockwave Grenade + Lodestone.
Liquid Luck replaces the Potion of Haste. Healers get Sacred Shield at level 5.
Supply drops, plus a glowing circle on the ship that sends items down to the planet.
Various secrets and honestly there’s too many things to list

Changes
Melting Pot comes earlier, costs no wood, build as many as you want.
Neutron Bomb only hurts enemies, then leaves a zone that hurts everyone for 40 s.
Potions heal 25% / 50% of max life. Power Armor cooldown 30 → 20 s.
Bigger salaries. Balanced scaling for large parties.
Mining/Crafting rebalance.
Less chat spam.

Fixes
Ion cannons don’t hurt allies anymore.
– pool works properly. Tips don’t come back after -rmk.
30+ small bugs that made the map feel clunky.

Survival 1.501
Power Armor rework : you wear it the moment you pick it up, no inventory slot. It shows as a Gear skill with its stats and modules.

New : modules. The Armory is now the Gear Workshop. Basic and Heavy armors are gone, replaced by four Power Armor upgrades. (@Wibbert )
Marine guns work the same way : pick one up and it’s equipped. Click the Gear skill to drop it, e.g. for a Scout Tower. The Gear Workshop also sells gun attachments. The Weaponery is now the Arsenal and has the Templar cloaks.

New : Mind Control Gun. Knowledge 10 Marines can buy it in the Arsenal. It’s what enables Communicate now.

New bots : a Repair Bot that fixes nearby buildings for free, and a Recycler Bot that eats Stone, Coal and Lodestone off the ground and turns every 12 into Gold Ore (cleans up the late game).

Faster worlds : waves come quicker, each world is 90 s shorter to make up for the new ship stop.

Bosses buffed
Bug Lord (Phobos) ramps up over the fight : cleaves, crits, stealths more often.
Lava Lord’s shield lasts 5s now (it just wasted time).
Mutated Spider has to get much closer to hit you.

Quality of life
Buildings go up in 10 s. Herb Beds can’t be attacked.
Warp Gate and Melting Pot need less Stone.
Salaries +20% for the new gear.
Tower kits and Wood Packs stack to 5 ; repair from further away.
Duplicator takes 4 min and can copy bots.
Iron Ore is rarer.
Liquid Luck and Potion of Defense need higher alchemy.
Alien Artifacts IV and V swapped.

Bug fixes
Fixed aggro and pathing bugs.
God’s Revive works (instant, 10 min cooldown).
Normal Hydralisks no longer use boss lines.
Liquid Luck icon disappears when the effect ends.
Rejuvenation Orb can be crafted (Health Stone + Mana Stone in the Melting Pot).