Starsector: Best space combat 13 years in the making - 0.96 out (2023 update)

Dan_Theman · 2021-02-02T22:36:21.940Z

KevinC:

… and have an awesome Christmas present!

Some year!

TurinTur · 2021-02-02T22:38:17.764Z

You are making it worse by replying!

…oh shi

rhamorim · 2021-02-09T19:08:51.845Z

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Alexander Mosolov (amosolov)

Ivaylo (Starsector dev, and my best friend from high school) has been battling cancer for years. The hospital he's being treated at will no longer accept his insurance, and he needs all the help he can get. Thank you so much for anything you can do! gofundme.com/f/help-ivaylo-…

6:35 PM - 9 Feb 2021 62 33

KevinC · 2021-02-09T19:10:07.960Z

Oh damn, the poor guy. Thank you for posting that.

EDIT:

After 15 surgeries, 4 rounds of chemo and 6 rounds of radiation therapy

Ugh I can’t even. Fuck cancer. Also, he has kids. Double fuck cancer. Going to throw some money his way. To have to deal with insurance crap at the same time… just unconscionable that this sort of thing can happen.

Left_Empty · 2021-02-09T19:49:37.508Z

Thanks for sharing this R.

BrianRubin · 2021-02-09T20:22:18.390Z

Yes that is a very worthy reason to bump this thread.

ShivaX · 2021-03-08T19:33:57.076Z

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Alexander Mosolov (amosolov)

Updated in-dev patch notes for Starsector 0.95a! This is the last batch before the next release, aside from possibly a few minor things depending on remaining playtesting. Also: a gif with a sneak peak at the new Hyperion and its AI. fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.ph… https://t.co/HFpuT2Pxhs

6:46 PM - 8 Mar 2021 91 11

Me after bumping the thread:

Rock8man · 2021-03-08T19:36:57.919Z

Wow, if that gif is created by flying a ship manually with a gamepad, that could be incredibly fun, trying to line up a shot on the rear of the ship.

Is gamepad support in the cards?

BrianRubin · 2021-03-08T20:03:09.792Z

I was waiting to get really angry, but this delivers.

MisterMourning · 2021-03-08T23:28:17.019Z

Yes, a screenshot and some news is a forgivable reason to bump this thread. Otherwise my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

Also that AI did that very smoothly, probably better than I could do myself!

I realize with every additional post the next person who sees the thread count updated will be increasingly hyped, and here I am adding to their disappointment. 😢

BrianRubin · 2021-03-09T00:04:36.595Z

No it’s fine to react to some actual good news OH I DID IT AGAIN

Fishbreath · 2021-03-11T14:43:23.312Z

MisterMourning:

Also that AI did that very smoothly, probably better than I could do myself!

This is one of the great things about Star~~farer~~sector: although it has some exploitable flaws, the ship AI generally is a much better pilot than I am.

Fishbreath · 2021-03-26T17:25:42.580Z

I’m happy to say that this thread bump coincides with the release of 0.95a.

TurinTur · 2021-03-26T17:28:46.462Z

Fishbreath:

I’m happy to say that this thread bump coincides with the release of 0.95a.

Yesterday he was compiling release candidates, but given the glacial pace of development, my guess was a 3 day wait.

Oh well, here it is!
http://fractalsoftworks.com/2021/03/26/starsector-0-95a-release/

Starsector version 0.95a is now out! Here are some of the new things you can do in this release:

Complete story missions and uncover some of the mysteries of the Sector

Face new endgame enemies and acquire their technology, including new weapons and a unique capital-class ship

Make playstyle-altering choices using a revamped skill system

Customize your playthrough – mentor officers, specialize colonies, make permanent alterations to ships, and more

Raid the core worlds for what you need using a targeted raid system

Improve your colonies using lost technology

Build relationships with contacts and gain new opportunities

Take on many new types of bounties, choosing the challenge level you want

Incorporate automated ships into your fleet

Some of the other additions and changes in this release include:

UI scaling and support for 4k monitors

Ship AI and combat balance/gameplay improvements

Several new ships

Mercenary officers that temporarily increase the strength of your fleet

Many modding-related improvements

Numerous quality-of-life and other improvements

This is by far not an exhaustive list. The full patch notes, and the comment thread, are here

lordkosc · 2021-03-26T17:28:48.639Z

Getting so close to 1.0 !

#believe2029

tylertoo · 2021-03-26T18:04:35.405Z

I’m not re-installing until we get 0.95m. Then it’ll be ready.

easytarget · 2021-03-26T18:13:44.213Z

Well what do you know, a legit bump on this thread. Time for a new campaign.

orald · 2021-03-26T18:22:45.004Z

I don’t understand the naming of the releases.

0.8.1a released 6/3/2017
0.9a released 11/16/18
.9.1a released 5/10/2019
.95a released 3/26/2021

Were there other releases in between?

dbaum · 2021-03-26T18:29:43.939Z

The first number changes for a major patch (though 0.9 → 0.95 was done because we had to fit in a major pass between 0.9 and 1.0).

The second number, .1, does larger balance changes/fixes and is generally done once after everyone’s had a go at a major patch for a while. Thousands of people always find stuff that we missed in testing.

The trailing letter is for iterating critical hotfixes of actual errors/crashes.

TurinTur · 2021-03-26T18:42:06.225Z

TurinTur:

Quoting myself from May 2019!

If my prediction of 650 days was true, it should release on Feb 15 2021. If not, then things are even slower than I predicted!

And well, I did predict something wrong here: I guessed after 0.91 we would have 1.0. But no, he is preparing 0.95. Se you in 2023, I guess.

I failed by 25 days.