Final reply from Simon, quite amazed at the support from Strawdog
Hi, I’m pleased to let you know that there is now a patch available that fixes this issue. Again, we are sorry for the inconvenience and hope you enjoy playing Space Ark. If you enjoy it, we have a Facebook page you may “like”! https://www.facebook.com/spaceark We have also now setup a Steam forum also: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1370 Many thanks/Best regards, Simon Simon Morris Technical Director