As of Tuesday the 19th, Alpha is feature locked. That means whatever feature is ingame that’s going to be released is in in some form. A bunch of bugs to sort out, balancing to be done.
Warp Gates
Region Network
Depending on the next few days, we hope starting next week we’ll have a public branch on Steam for players to try out Alpha 2 early and give feedback and help us track down bugs prior to the actual release. It’ll be optional, and probably fairly buggy the first few days so please remember that when the time comes.
Star System generation has been tweaked, so while visually some things are a bit tighter packed, there should no longer be any overlap. Moon regions should no longer interfere with other moons and planets. Asteroid regions should no longer overlap with any other regions either.
We’ll cover more of the changes when the public branch is made and when Alpha 2 is finally released.
Take the helm of a starship as you explore, blast or trade your way through the cosmos in a procedurally generated sandbox universe where every tile matters. Use your ship to explore unknown star systems, become a pirate preying on trade routes or do work for the military as your fate is in your own hands.
Key Features:
Every object is made up of tiles, which can be destroyed, created or changed allowing for very tactical combat
Procedurally generated universe — Enter a different seed and each universe is different
Multiple factions — Each with a dozen or more starships
Near-real Newtonian physics allowing for a better space-like experience — Use a tractored ship as a shield against attacks or use it to smash into the enemy
Ship customization — Change the color of the tiles of your ship for the ultimate in self-expression (coming soon)
Trade system — Have a bunch of stuff you don't want? Travel to a nearby tradepost and sell it, or buy that crucial upgrade you need (coming soon)
Manufacturing system — Gather key materials and use it, along with specialty labs, to create new ships and components, or upgrade existing ones
Single Player and Multiplayer — Play singleplayer or multiplayer on LAN or Internet
Cross Platform — Windows, Mac (coming soon) and Linux (coming soon)
Ongoing Free Updates — Continue to receive updates as features and content are added
MINIMAL SETUP
OS: Ubuntu 14.04
Processor: 1.7 Ghz Core 2 DuoMemory: 2 GB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB VRAM. SM 2
Storage: 300 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Requires 64bit operating system