We are happy to announce a new update to Stardust Vanguards 1.2 which activates achievements and sets them live on Steam. You can now earn 26 of these achievements as you play.

• The Swarm Cometh -Call a 100 RP squadron into battle.
• You've Got No Arms Left! - Get a "Pyrrhic Victory" post-battle status (win with the most troop losses).
• Emerald Coalition: "Let's Do This!" - The green team wins a single battle.
• Who Needs Bullets Anyway? - Get an "Honorable" post-battle status (never fire bullets).
• Extreme Sport - Play a match of Space Ball.
• Apparently We Suck - Lose an entire war to the pirates.
• A Bountiful Harvest - Win a round while also being a bounty target.
• Amber Federation: "Put Up Your Dukes!" - The yellow team wins a single battle.
• Azure Singularity: "Initialize Attack Pattern!" - The blue team wins a single battle.
• Vanguard Immolates Punk - Assassinate a VIP unit.
• Martyr - Get a "Sacrifice" post-battle status (your team won while you were eliminated).
• Scarlet Kingdom: "For The Kingdom!" - The red team wins a single battle.
• Maze Without Cheese - Complete a round in "Stadium Epsilon."
• Cadet - Complete all 10 survival waves on easy difficulty.
• Give Me Bullet Hell - Play a custom battle with infinite ammo.
• Oh, That's Just Excessive - Play a custom battle with insane amounts of reinforcements.
• I Challenge You To A Duel - Complete a round of deathmatch.
• Uno, Dos, Tres - Get a tri-kill.
• Home, Home on Lagrange V - Complete a round in the "Colony Attack" arena.
• Super Bomber Vanguards - Complete a round in the "Grid" arena.
• Serve & Volley - Deflect a bullet into another player.
• Lieutenant - Complete all 10 survival waves on medium difficulty.
• Commander - Complete all 10 survival waves on hard difficulty.
• Completionist - Unlock all arenas, stadiums, and game modes.
• Participation Ribbon - Get a "Most Boring" post-battle status (have no other statuses).
• Admiral - Complete all 30 survival waves in endurance mode.

We are happy to announce a new update to Stardust Vanguards 1.2 which activates achievements and sets them live on Steam. You can now earn 26 of these achievements as you play.

• The Swarm Cometh -Call a 100 RP squadron into battle.
• You've Got No Arms Left! - Get a "Pyrrhic Victory" post-battle status (win with the most troop losses).
• Emerald Coalition: "Let's Do This!" - The green team wins a single battle.
• Who Needs Bullets Anyway? - Get an "Honorable" post-battle status (never fire bullets).
• Extreme Sport - Play a match of Space Ball.
• Apparently We Suck - Lose an entire war to the pirates.
• A Bountiful Harvest - Win a round while also being a bounty target.
• Amber Federation: "Put Up Your Dukes!" - The yellow team wins a single battle.
• Azure Singularity: "Initialize Attack Pattern!" - The blue team wins a single battle.
• Vanguard Immolates Punk - Assassinate a VIP unit.
• Martyr - Get a "Sacrifice" post-battle status (your team won while you were eliminated).
• Scarlet Kingdom: "For The Kingdom!" - The red team wins a single battle.
• Maze Without Cheese - Complete a round in "Stadium Epsilon."
• Cadet - Complete all 10 survival waves on easy difficulty.
• Give Me Bullet Hell - Play a custom battle with infinite ammo.
• Oh, That's Just Excessive - Play a custom battle with insane amounts of reinforcements.
• I Challenge You To A Duel - Complete a round of deathmatch.
• Uno, Dos, Tres - Get a tri-kill.
• Home, Home on Lagrange V - Complete a round in the "Colony Attack" arena.
• Super Bomber Vanguards - Complete a round in the "Grid" arena.
• Serve & Volley - Deflect a bullet into another player.
• Lieutenant - Complete all 10 survival waves on medium difficulty.
• Commander - Complete all 10 survival waves on hard difficulty.
• Completionist - Unlock all arenas, stadiums, and game modes.
• Participation Ribbon - Get a "Most Boring" post-battle status (have no other statuses).
• Admiral - Complete all 30 survival waves in endurance mode.

Features

• Lightning-fast local (shared screen) multiplayer dueling that rewards precision
  
• Summon reinforcements as you earn reinforcement points (RP) by taking out enemies
  
• Random event system with dozens of NPC space pirate scenarios. Trivial line attacks, pincer tactics, transport convoys, mercenary squads, fleet blitzkriegs, and more!
  
• Space pirates are gunning to win the battle themselves. Will you team up with your rivals to stop them or use the moment to your advantage?
  
• Unlock 13 different battlefields each offering unique offensive and defensive strategies
  
• Deathmatch, Team Battles, Conquest (King of the Hill), and Space Ball Mode (soccer style capture the flag)
  
• Cooperative Mode for 1 to 4 players with shared lives across three different difficulties and an endurance mode through all three
  
• Custom Deathmatch options let you build your perfect battle. Infinite ammo, swords only, reinforcement variables, pirate event regularity, and more!
  
• Rocking in-game soundtrack

Note:

• OS: Ubuntu 10.10 or higher. SteamOS+
• Processor: 1.5 GhZ (w/ SSE2 instruction set support)Memory: 512 MB RAM
• Memory: 512 MB RAM
• Graphics: Shader Model 2.0 Support (generally anything newer than 2004)
• Storage: 200 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: K/B can be used as an input for one player. At least one additional Microsoft Xbox 360 controller required (or direct input device equivalent). Looks best in 1080P (1920x1080) or 720P (1280x720).