Thank you for your support! If you have any trouble with the game, don’t hesitate to send me an email (the contact into is on the right sidebar). Read on after the break for some notes about the alpha.
Download the alpha for your OS from a link on this page.
The alpha is coming, soon. In preparation for this, ahem, momentous event, allow me to present the first official version of Starfarer’s manual. Don’t worry, you don’t have to read the whole thing just to be able to start playing – the tutorial is supposed to take care of that.
There are a lot of mechanics in play though, and several missions are hard (and indeed, they’re supposed to be). So, if after playing for a while you keep losing horribly and tear out your hair screaming “WHY?!?” (or have some questions), the manual is a good place to find answers. It also features a handy 1-page summary of all the controls and shortcuts.
Let me know what you guys think!
Uploaded a few screenshots from the latest build. You can see some new ships, improved UI elements, and a poor Apogee-class cruiser get completely hammered by bombs.
Head over to the media section and check ’em out!
Alright then, back to coding. All those TODO items aren’t going to implement themselves. I wish they would, though.
Well, I finally beat the combat UI into reasonable shape, and was able to record a full playthrough of one of the earlier (and definitely easier) missions. The fleets are comparatively small, and so is the map, making for faster-paced action.
The mission briefing, to set the mood:
This is the first look at a continuous slice of Starfarer gameplay. Enjoy!
Hey, everybody!
I just wanted to let you know that Immortal Machines has just interviewed our very own fearless leader Alex! Oh yes.
I certainly enjoyed the podcast, so should you. Why? I’m not going to say that top secret Starfarer details are revealed. No, no. But you will find out how Russia has affected the development team (the game designs us). Have a listen, comrades.
P.S. Vegetables!
