Lightyear Frontier’s Automation Update Brings Mechanisation to Mech Farming

Landing on March 5th, an abundance of overhauled systems, new progression content, and quality-of-life improvements will expand the possibilities of intergalactic agriculture.

Skövde, Sweden - 2 March 2026: Lightyear Frontier, the intergalactic open-world farming adventure from FRAME BREAK, is launching its newest update. The Automation Update, launching on March 5, 2026, will implement new features and overhauled systems to take mech-powered farming to the next level. Bringing plenty of quality-of-life improvements and player-requested features, including automated crafting, changes to the fuel system and a new Exofarmer jetpack for navigation, players will be freed up to further expand their homestead.

Watch the Automation Update trailer here.

Headlining this update is the highly-anticipated automation feature, enabling Exofarmers to hand off day-to-day item crafting through a self-operated “Automator” apparatus for different Crafting Constructs. Several other new refinements have also been added to the game–including streamlined energy production, building system changes, and new mech movement technology–to enhance the in-game experience and support scaled farm production.

In the Automation update, players can expect:

• The Automation Station: Exofarmers can now craft the brand new “Automator”, connecting it to the desired Crafting Constructs using Connector Pipes, and select the preferred recipe to automate processes using the available resources. The station can also be used to automate watering crops, pumping water into Watering Drone Stations, Water Troughs and the new Water Reservoir Construct from different bodies of water.
  
  
• New Progression Content: Adding new content to unlock, Milestone 12 introduces solar energy, increasing the Farm Center build limit to four. Alongside the increase comes a plethora of new Recipes for Crafting, Mod Chip and Parts, as well as three new Constructs, with the addition of the Solar Generator, Automator II and Automated Water Pump.
  
  
• Building Improvements Break New Ground: Gone are the days of traditional demolition, with click-and-drag now available to continually remove Constructs. New and existing Constructs also see updates to the alignment of build pieces with a refined snapping mechanic, alongside loosened restrictions and increased flexibility of where Constructs can and can’t be placed.
  
  
• Fuel System: Fuel is no longer required to use the Mech, but can be used to optimise and improve the experience, enabling Mod Chips, increasing Tool speed and enabling Boosting.

• Jetpack: A new addition to the Exofarmer’s core kit, the Jetpack supports aerial navigation to get a bird’s eye view of the Home Areas, and can be used in tandem with Tools and Build Mode to make build and painting easier than ever before.

• Quality of Life Improvements: Making farm life better than ever, game UI, animation and logic has all been optimised for CPU performance, and multiplayer has undergone extensive work to ensure that the framerate remains consistent and smooth.

Lightyear Frontier is available now on PC via Steam and the Xbox Store for $24.99/£20.99/€24,99. From 5-18 March, exofarmers can enjoy a 40% discount on Steam, and 40% off on Xbox between 10-23 March.

For more information, please visit the official website and follow the game on X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Discord.