New Stars DevLog #16 - Black Holes, Improved Avatars and UI, and more...
No more black spheres. Black holes are now animated and distort light. Old black holes:
New black holes:
No more cute ai-generated creatures. Species avatars have been improved, and should now be more suitable for the sci-fi genre and are also human created. This format of avatars should replace any planned 'animated avatars' (for now at least) due to development constraints, and larger priorities.
The UI has changed to a cyan colour as 'Cobalt' did not match the gameplay very well. Also, outlines are now more thin. Additionally, new holographic SFX is replacing old sounds to maintain a more consistent and futuristic theme.
There has also been feedback about the icons being too basic, which is mostly true. This was a 'UI art-direction' taken from last year, although I am experimenting with a new style of icons.
Public playtesting is underway, and as of writing, 50 players currently have access. If you would like to request access, you can do so on the Steam page. Public-playtesting should continue for the near future, because it's better than no public playtesting, although closed-beta will also continue to provide another much-needed layer of potential feedback.
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Feel free to comment your suggestions below. View the Changelog: newstarsgame.com/changelog. Playtest New Stars: adamjr.xyz. Wishlist New Stars to support development. This page is intended to be a development preview, which may not reflect the final state of the game. Credits: - Star satellites icon by Lorc under CC BY 3.0
[ 2023-09-10 22:44:18 CET ] [ Original post ]
Development has started on the 'Solace' update. It is aims to consolidate the single-player gameplay towards an early-access standard by mostly focusing on bug fixes and refining the core gameplay, along with bringing lots of general improvements.
New Black Holes
No more black spheres. Black holes are now animated and distort light. Old black holes:
New black holes:
New Avatars
No more cute ai-generated creatures. Species avatars have been improved, and should now be more suitable for the sci-fi genre and are also human created. This format of avatars should replace any planned 'animated avatars' (for now at least) due to development constraints, and larger priorities.
Other News
UI Changes
The UI has changed to a cyan colour as 'Cobalt' did not match the gameplay very well. Also, outlines are now more thin. Additionally, new holographic SFX is replacing old sounds to maintain a more consistent and futuristic theme.
There has also been feedback about the icons being too basic, which is mostly true. This was a 'UI art-direction' taken from last year, although I am experimenting with a new style of icons.
Public Playtesting
Public playtesting is underway, and as of writing, 50 players currently have access. If you would like to request access, you can do so on the Steam page. Public-playtesting should continue for the near future, because it's better than no public playtesting, although closed-beta will also continue to provide another much-needed layer of potential feedback.
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Stay tuned for more updates...
Feel free to comment your suggestions below. View the Changelog: newstarsgame.com/changelog. Playtest New Stars: adamjr.xyz. Wishlist New Stars to support development. This page is intended to be a development preview, which may not reflect the final state of the game. Credits: - Star satellites icon by Lorc under CC BY 3.0
New Stars
adamjr
adamjr
2023-12-19
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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
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https://newstarsgame.com
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New Stars is a 4X strategy game, on a galactic scale. Explore new worlds, build mega-structures, and found prosperous interstellar colonies. Go head-to-head with alien empires and build the greatest empire to survive the test of time, or be the last remaining in the galaxy to succeed.
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Customize your empire from world preferences, eight different ideologies with their own bonuses, hundreds of empire icons and more. Customize a unique galaxy based on your preferences. There are five different galaxy sizes to choose from.
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Unique empires, species, and clans exist within a customizable and procedurally generated galaxy with limitless possibilities, and thousands of unique planets, stars and worlds. Some planets have valuable resources that can be collected.
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Explore star systems and discover new secrets of the galaxy, and find clues to your lost home. Discoveries such as white dwarfs, ancient ruins, lost ships, and much more can be found within the abyss. Some planets have hidden features that increase their value.
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Expand your empire across new stars to new frontiers, and build strong colonies that will power your galactic economy. Collect natural resources from planets and stars using starhubs. Beware of pesky space pirates that may plunder your resources for their own gain.
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Merge ships into one fleet, and combine them against your adversaries. Defend against attacks by upgrading starbases, or fortifying your colonies. Research new ship types or advanced military capabilities to get an edge over your alien foes.
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Declare wars, trade resources, make agreements, declare friendships, share intel, forge galactic unions, and much more. Some empires may be openly hostile or require appeasing, others may be cooperative, and some may be integrated into your empire.
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Construct military starship presets with unique turrets. Unlock larger ships and more powerful turrets to allow your empire to get an edge in interstellar warfare.
There is much to do in New Stars and you choose how to play.
New Stars is in development, so there is more yet to come...
Customize your empire from world preferences, eight different ideologies with their own bonuses, hundreds of empire icons and more. Customize a unique galaxy based on your preferences. There are five different galaxy sizes to choose from.
Unique empires, species, and clans exist within a customizable and procedurally generated galaxy with limitless possibilities, and thousands of unique planets, stars and worlds. Some planets have valuable resources that can be collected.
Explore star systems and discover new secrets of the galaxy, and find clues to your lost home. Discoveries such as white dwarfs, ancient ruins, lost ships, and much more can be found within the abyss. Some planets have hidden features that increase their value.
Expand your empire across new stars to new frontiers, and build strong colonies that will power your galactic economy. Collect natural resources from planets and stars using starhubs. Beware of pesky space pirates that may plunder your resources for their own gain.
Merge ships into one fleet, and combine them against your adversaries. Defend against attacks by upgrading starbases, or fortifying your colonies. Research new ship types or advanced military capabilities to get an edge over your alien foes.
Declare wars, trade resources, make agreements, declare friendships, share intel, forge galactic unions, and much more. Some empires may be openly hostile or require appeasing, others may be cooperative, and some may be integrated into your empire.
Construct military starship presets with unique turrets. Unlock larger ships and more powerful turrets to allow your empire to get an edge in interstellar warfare.
There is much to do in New Stars and you choose how to play.
New Stars is in development, so there is more yet to come...
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