Small update with two small things: 1. Someone on Discord reported a crash when moving around without a scanner. Seems like it was related to how I generate random log messages. The crash has been fixed 2. While at it I ported the game to Godot 3.5.3 LTS which should have some nice engine bug fixes and optimizations.

[ 2023-12-26 12:46:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings Captain! Another minor update I've been wanting to add to the game for some time now. Some people thought the random log messages that show up from time to time where quite fun but from the beginning I was planning to make them more relevant with dynamic information showing up from time to time to help new players figure out what's happening. This is the major update this week. You'll now see messages like:

• Captain, We're running out of space!
• Captain, Engineering might have broken some stuff... again.
• Analysis show that Jerg have (play the game!)
• Hold down the mouse click to force move to your desired location
• and many more!

Other minor bug fixes:

• Fixed an important crash that happened when enemy ships stepped on Energy Anomaly
• Display proper movement speed modifier for human battleship

[ 2022-01-28 02:36:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings Captains! Seeing as things seem to have gone well with the interruptible crafting I've tried hard to add interruptible pickups as well. Hopefuly, that should drastically reduce YASD. [previewyoutube=W5D5XQbAFHE;leftthumb][/previewyoutube] After watching Brian play a few games I also noticed a few issues with Anomalies that have now been fixed and I've tried to balance a few more items and fixed a major issue with the way I handled difficulty scaling which made it so that planets would drop up to 140 items on easier difficulty! See you all in 1.0.4!

[ 2022-01-16 08:53:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi Captains, Just a little heads up to let everyone know I've activated the Steam Auto-Cloud feature. If you have any issues with syncing your savegame in Steam let me know!

[ 2021-12-17 03:53:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Fixes a crash I missed when entering side-branches because of a data file that was outdated. Sorry to anyone who experienced the crashes.

[ 2021-12-16 03:05:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

Captain on Deck!

Finally it's time to call this new update v1.0.0. The game has been in Alpha for more than 1 year now and it's grown quite a bit with hundreds of new items, enemies, stories and monsters. This will hopefully not be the last update for Solar Rogue! There are still many things I want to add but I'm pretty happy with the current state of the Game. To celebrate version 1.0 I've spent some time adding some more content to explore and discover :

• Nebulas can now appear in certain level and cripple your scanners, be careful!
• Hotswap and Backup systems can now be equipped for interesting new bonuses
• Each systems now have a different Hue based on the sun's type and color to make each level a little more unique
• Requested by nearly everyone : Interruptable Crafting to avoid YASD!
• Many items drop rates and stats have been tweaked

Of course, there is also a whole lot of bug fixes, polish and quality of life improvements

What's in store for the future?

So what are these ideas for future update you may ask? Well here's a few things from my wishlist:

• More Space stuff (Quasar, Pulsar, Asteroids, etc.)
• More Ships (Dreadnaught, Freighter, Interceptor, Cruiser, Corvette, etc.)
• New Gameplay (Ai Personality Core, Boarding parties, Cloaking, etc.)

The Space stuff would be similar to the new Nebulas but affect your ship in different ways. Quasar could be sources of free energy. Pulsar with their strong EM waves could cripple a ship's shields and so on. There are still many speciality ships that could be added. Feighter would have minimum armaments but be able to carry more than even a battleship. Cruisers would carry smaller ships similar to the Jerg Queen. Just like Bomber are basically slower Scout, Interceptor would be Faster Scout. With enough ship it might be possible to have different starting scenarios where you would be able to choose which ship you want to start in. One of the major feature I would like to add eventually is the ability to do something with the ships you leave behind. Your crew would still be in the mothership but you would be able to install Personality Core AIs in other ships to create a giant armada that would work for you. This would drastically change the style of Gameplay and would only come into play late in the game so it is something I will need to spend a lot of time developing.

[ 2021-12-15 03:28:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Since I've mostly been working on fixes for Version 1.0 I figured I might as well release them incrementally so everyone can enjoy them! This is a minor update to fix a bunch of random bugs and small quality of life improvements.

• Fixed a few random crashes. Mostly issues with bad JSON data.
• Small UI tweaks (colors, visuals, dialog sizes and such)
• On PC you can now right-click units to automatically see an item's description instead of having to click on the look button!
• Fixed "Cooled" EMP not cooling
• Fixed Bren's Story (in the Crew section) that wasn't working as intended

[ 2021-05-17 06:21:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

If you're stuck and the game keep crashing after the update let me know and I'll make an updater to fix the savegame too. Sorry for the inconvenience!

[ 2021-04-14 04:09:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Finally something that's been on my todo list for a really long time but that required a lot (and I mean a LOT) of changes, it's time for ships to do more than just shoot lasers at each others! Ships (both players and enemies!) will be able to equip tools and weapons that can hack into other ship's computer. You'll be able to choose which system to disable with the new Remote DataHack weapon and if you're in a pinch you'll be able to disable every enemy ship around you for a while with the a powerful EMP blast! Watch out for cooldown on that EMP tough!

New in Update 6

• Electronic Warfare Stats, Weapons, Utility and Effects
• New Grab Dialog will not only allow picking up resources faster but also be more discerning about what you want to bring aboard
• Added a prompt to warn player when starting a new game will delete your previous save
• Added an option to disable the camera auto-follow player

Major Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash when changing recipe in the converter dialog
• Fixed containers regenerating their content when picked up

[ 2021-04-12 00:36:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Major changes for the Alpha 5! I'm even considering making it the last release before 1.0 depending on how many things I need to iron out after such a massive release! What's new in release 0.5.0 - Jerg branch complete with story and boss fight! - Vorg branch complete with story and boss fight! - New death and victory animations - New sounds - New HUD layout - New items - AI improvements - Bug fixes Be sure to check it out because now getting to the end is not enough! To get a really good high score, you'll need to venture into the Jerg and Vorg branches where powerful bosses await! To do this you'll have to figure out the best strategy to target the bosses weaknesses and build a custom ship capable of handling them!

[ 2020-11-21 01:01:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Thanks to several player who reported the crash. I'm very sad it slipped through the cracks when I was testing Alpha 4. Hopefully there won't be anything else major until Alpha 5. Minor fixes and improvements will come in Alpha 5 along with a complete UI overhaul and some new content as usual!

[ 2020-09-25 05:33:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Release of Alpha 0.4 (v0.4.3)

• New Defeat / Victory Theme Song by Marek J. Smagala
• Big rework of the Visuals. New & Improved Fog of War with stylish new space background and small rework of the UI (more in the work)
• Big Content Update! More than 130 new items added in the game with the idea of creating powerful synergies.
• The usual small Crashes and Bug fixes (nothing major)
• Various performance optimization should make the game even more fluid
• Many Balance changes to accommodate all the new items

With the new Content system I added in this release I'm hoping add even more tools and items easily for the next few update. One of the big plan would be a whole bunch of Electronic Warfare Utilities and Weapon to help cripple your ennemies! Along with this maybe some new ships and finally getting to polish the Jerg and Vorg branches. Do check the Human Coalition branch for a chance to purchase all the new items! Feel free to contact me at solar-rogue@ombarus.com or use the form on https://www.solar-rogue.com/

[ 2020-09-14 07:50:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

New features Mining Laser Speed Boost Utility Railguns! Emergency Warp Trading Ships! Human branch now end with the Human Coalition! Police AI. Attacks when you do something mean! Paletted colors for sun Added various sounds fx Victory Theme Bug Fixes Fixed Minor Visual Glitches Fixed Scanner FX becoming choppy AI hunt you down if they get hurt from far away Major Balance Changes to Jerg, Weapons, Speed and Energy Costs Fixed crash when dying while crafting Fixed crash for some random item spawn Fixed issue where ship would move when inside menus Performance improvements Stay tuned for Version 0.4. Lot's of things planned for the next update

[ 2020-07-17 06:58:29 CET ] [ Original post ]