Hey there, making a cool space game, remember me? Still working on it... :)

It's been quite a while since the last time I wrote to you. I feel I don't make the time often enough to write and talk about all the latest features, so time to fix that! Here are some of the things I've been working on in the last few months.

I now procedurally generate 200 years of history before starting a new game. This means every character you meet already has a family tree. They have parents, partners and children; they have chosen careers, made friends and may have gained enemies.

Your player character is woven into this history as they are created: before the game even starts you make meaningful choices from your character's birth which will affect your ability to complete in-game missions and goals.

See a video demo »

Aamar my artist has put together a wonderfully atmospheric background to the game which looks just fantastic, especially when it moves. The space dust has a strong bloom effect applied to it which really adds to the mood.

He's also been working on some new ships for the game, and some proper debris from explosions, but I'm not quite ready to show those yet. Next time!

In order to force myself to talk about the game more, I'm going to try and put out week notes: weekly videos describing what I've been working on in the last few days.

I'm also live streaming the development of the game and have several hours on the internet already, if you'd like to see just how the game is made under the hood.

Visit the YouTube channel » 

Now that the hundreds of generated characters all have a full backstory, with existing careers and relationships, it's time to get them all into the game proper so you can interact with them.

Expect to see lots of updates around adding pirates, haulers, merchants, starfleet officers, and more: all flying different types of ships...

Very soon now I'm planning to release an alpha version of the current game for free as a one-off. Watch the twitter account for an announcement.

You can also buy alpha access, which gives you a full copy of every future build as they become available, including the finished version of the game.

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Thanks for reading,

Chris