Universe Update: Everything to Know Since ~2015
If you're like me, you played Starmade as a 9yo, grew up, graduated college, and watched it from a distance for like 10 years. You, like me, probably want to know what's happening to the game, now that it's under (rather substantial) development again. Well, I've done some sleuthing about on the discord, the github, etc.
Here's what you need to know:
- The "Skies of Eden" server emerges. The leader of this server goes by a few names. TheDerpyGamer, Video Goose, and Garret Reichenbach. Garret has developed an array of mods for his server and integrated significant mods which overhaul how resources work in starmade.
- Build Tools Overhaul is released, with an array of new shipbuilding tools that help
- A few days ago: New launcher announced more publicly, and huge performance improvements reported. The prior universe update pre-releases are also soon to be made part of the base game, but are currently accessible on the dev branch.
Whew, okay, that was a lot, exciting stuff. You might be wondering, "how do I follow the game's development like you?"
I gotchu:
Official Discord With Main Announcements (Moreso than Steam)
- Development Discord with Live Git Commit Feed of Development
Note, my steam download doesn't work, but you can find the new launcher in the github releases.
Can I get a Sneak Peak?
I think you can, on the Skies of Eden server, where most of these changes are already integrated through modding. You'll need to run the dev build of starmade through the new launcher, and directly connect to the IP address. Here's their discord!
Tell your friends, this very special game is making a slow but steady comeback, culminating in the universe update's integration, and continuing polish.