Independent Game Studio
This week I finished a second playthrough of what I am now calling version 1.0! The biggest change since 0.16 is the addition of “quick-save” almost anywhere, a frequently requested feature. I’m hoping some brave commanders will give it a try before I promote it to the default branch in about a week (if nothing … Read more
No, I’m not considering switching engines for Starcom: Nexus. This is a post oriented toward other developers, particularly new developers, who are facing decision paralysis in choosing an engine for their game. One of the most common question on /r/gamedev is “what engine should I use for my game?” It seems to come up almost … Read more
As posted previously, version 0.16 is the first public version that includes the full main storyline. Based on analytics and feedback on that, I’m working on version 0.17 which adds a number of requested features, fixes some bugs as well as streamlining the late game content. I’m hopeful that we’re close to version 1.0. If … Read more
I’ve had a very productive week, now starting on the features and content that will hopefully be in Beta 0.17. Here’s what I worked on: A new early-game mission and related anomaly. Modifications to friendly fire: Faster decay (aggo’d factions will forget faster) Clamped per incident (a single high damage attack won’t automatically aggro a … Read more
Starcom: Nexus is closing in on graduating from Early Access into general release. It’s been quite a journey so far. Since launch, the size of the game universe has more than doubled. We’ve added new races, new missions, new technologies and weapons, lots of new anomalies, controller support, and hundreds of improvements based on player … Read more