Week 18 (May 3rd – 7th) Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 18 of 2021! Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues. Design Features Large Generator functionality for Capital Ships has been designed and tasked Easy Build […]
Week 17 (April 26th – 30th) Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 17 of 2021! Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues. Design Features Mining backpack: progress bar indicating slot capacity should now be relative to the […]
Week 16 (April 19th – 23rd) Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 16 of 2021! Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues. Design Features Legacy visual instructions removed from Mining job Mining Backpack fixes tested, work on […]
Week 15 (April 12th – 16th) Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 15 of 2021! Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues. Design Features Mining Backpack fixes have been tested, building/fixing now works with materials in backpack […]
Week 14 (April 5th – 9th) Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 14 of 2021! Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues. Design Features Mining Backpack changes have been tested (two dedicated ore slots added and ability […]
Week 13 (March 29th – April 2nd) Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 13 of 2021! Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues. Design Features Triangle and Box thruster nozzles now affect thruster’s total thrust Buying blueprint […]
Week 12 (March 22nd – 26th) Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 12 of 2021! Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues. Design Features Design for solid version of pipes and cables that can transfer resources and […]
Hello everyone! The Early Access release of Starbase is now targeting May 2021, and we plan to announce the exact release date in April! We’ve decided that we need a bit of extra development time to make sure that the game is in line with our vision. In the meantime we continue to run the Closed Alpha test until launch, while working hard on many important gameplay loops and big new features that will be added to the game during April. We know the community has been waiting eagerly for the public release, but we promise the wait is worth […]
Week 11 (March 15th – 19th) Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 11 of 2021! Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues. Design Features Ship Diagnostic Scanner has been finished and added to shops and Ship Designer […]
Week 10 (March 8th – 12th) Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 10 of 2021! Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues. Design Features Weapons no longer leave empty magazines in inventory when the magazine is spent […]
Week 9 (March 1st – 5th) Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 9 of 2021! Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues. Design Features Ship Diagnostic Scanner has been tested: working as intended, more throughout testing continues […]
Week 8 (February 22th – 26th) Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 8 of 2021! Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues. Design Features Spawn orientation has been fixed on Reconstruction Machines: players will now face “away” […]
