Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Numbers for the Steam launch are in and they are looking good so far: triple digit sales numbers already in just one day!
Big thanks to everyone who bought it!
Let's hope, Monday's launch goes as well as this one :)
Find more details here: starbasesim.com/wordpress/2025/03/01/report-2025-f…
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Flight 8 is delayed to after the weekend, but what's still happening tomorrow is the next StarbaseSim update and Steam release at 8 pm UTC (2 pm Texas)!
So we can fully focus on that :)
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Flight 8 potentially launching just a few hours after the next StarbaseSim update launches on Steam (and EGS) on Friday, which is currently scheduled for 8 pm UTC (2 pm CST).
fixupx.com/starshipgazer/status/189382387230826120…
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Just pushed another small patch to fix some things that I forgot in last one and to prepare already something for Steam release. More about that soon, when I have the multiplayer running on Steam. It’s not just plug and play unfortunately.
Here are the changes for this one:
“2025-01-28:”:
[
“added Gameplay tab in main menu settings”,
“added option to log chat messages to Gameplay tab”,
“moved option to pause game from Video to Gameplay tab”,
“added hint to pause game option, that it does not work in multiplayer”,
“fixed debug logging spamming the log file when a script is running”,
“fixed one grid fin drag indicator not being updated”
],
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Dev Version Update with Massey QD and ship tanking is out for builders and other people that have access.
This one will become another Epic Games Store update for the retail version. After that, I will go for the Steam release, which has been pushed back by a month to allow for a bit more time. To make it right. I don't want to rush this again, or at least not as much.
Last days have been a bit busy for me, so that's why this post is delayed a little.
I'm also thinking about making more changes to supporting again. I'm getting tired of role management in Discord. I never liked the separate supporter only section much, and my main income is now coming from the store anyway.
So my current idea is to get rid of supporter only stuff for monthly and one-off payments and remove the section on Discord, so everyone sees everything right away.
There would be only one Discord channel wich has limited write permission, which is just for builders and other people that have access to the dev version. But everyone could read that channel. So everyone knows what's up with the dev version and there is no more secrecy around it. I want to have it all in the open.
So the only extra thing you could get is access to the dev version when you become a builder.
I still need to think more about the details of these changes, but something like this might happen very soon. This supporter management stuff has gotten too much. It's not even that it is too much work, it's just too annoying and I rather spend any little time that I can gain on updates for the store now, and of course - the steam release.
Thank you for the support! :)
Changelog:
"2024-12-06-dev:":
"added Massey's QD including bridge",
"added ship frost and more venting effects",
"added feature to show cause of explosion on control panel",
"added ship tank physics and panel",
"added first version of Pad A deluge and plumes",
"added day slider to sky panel",
"added Ability to move tracked point in tracking mode up and down",
"Added more despawn buttons to new 'other' panel and option to spawn with empty map",
"control panel has dedicated Massey panel now and reorganized some stuff into a new other panel and LS/BS panels",
"Script steps can now be time, altitude or velocity dependent",
"fixed Massey's plumes don't switch off when switching off deluge while flames are still impacting",
"fixed zoom fov resets when changing fov or quitting game",
"fixed Timing of script execution not being frame rate independent"
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StarbaseSim is coming soon to Steam! 🎉
As soon as this year. But you know how it is with these things: the more you ask about a release date, the longer it will take until release. So don't even start asking, instead wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3333060/StarbaseSim/
More details later. There is a roadmap now btw: starbasesim.com/tracking/roadmap_page.php
It's very preliminary. But it gives a rough idea of what to expect, and you can add your own ideas as suggestions!
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btw, the 1000 subs have been reached. You might have missed the short video that I released on that occasion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEmGC...
Here is the description again:
1000 subs reached! This is just a quick clip to celebrate this milestone.
Thanks for subbing everyone! :)
With that, the free Itch version finally got its update after half a year:
ashtorak.itch.io/starbase-simulator
For lack of something better and time, I re-used this one year old video from when I reached 1k followers on XTwitter, just with some audio added.
This is using the standard Lyra character model and bot. It's not exactly made for hundreds at once. For the 10k subs video I need to find something better :D
Important for Itch app users: I had to replace the Unity version with the Unreal one so that I can use patching with it. So when you update the "Unity version" in the App, you actually get the latest Unreal version now. But in the future you can just download patches for this then via the app. The Unity is version is not getting updated anymore, so it doesn't need to be patchable. If you want to play this, you have to re-install it. Also, it's probably better to de-install Unity version first instead of updating to not confuse the Itch app too much.
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Just 33 subs away to 1000 on the youtube channel!
Join to unlock the update of the FREE Itch version upon reaching that milestone!
In all honesty though, without the watch hours it isn't much of use for me directly as I still won't be eligible neither for Ads, nor for the membership stuff, which needs 3k watch hours.
It's still a big milestone though, so thank you all for subbing! :)
Also, tomorrow a long video about scripting will be released. Maybe that helps with watch hours :D
btw, there will also be a small patch as I noticed that the error messages were missing that should appear when you try to load a script that has a comma missing for example. It's pretty helpful to see that when messing around with the scripts, so it's worth a patch.
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I have set up a new system to have Bug, Feature and Known Issues Tracking in one place:
starbasesim.com/wordpress/2024/11/02/devlog-new-sy…
It also has an automatic road map feature - pretty neat!
Just note, that something being on there doesn't necessarily mean that it actually will be in that release or that not something else might be in a release instead. This will continue to be very fluid. But you will be able to see, when I have actually added something to the game, then it will be marked as resolved by me so that it goes into the changelog.
For the moment, I have just added the bare minimum. So this should be in the next releases as it is there. Just dates are tentatively of course. So don't get too excited over these. In the end it will always be soon™
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Important announcement: I'm working towards a Steam release now for the next update!
I'm still collecting the required fee. Chip in to help me with that: ko-fi.com/ashtorak
UPDATE: Goal reached! 🎉🎉🎉
That was fast! Thanks to Apmub and BonaFortuna, the latter coming in with a big one :)
I probably won't do another small update before, or it will be just in the dev version as I have lined it out in the roadmap (see other post).
I am going for Steam now since interest and sales have picked up quite a bit in the wake of Flight 5. So I want to continue trying to go full time on this. See this report for more:
starbasesim.com/wordpress/2024/11/01/report-2024-o…
Monthly reports will also be there from now on.
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Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3333060/StarbaseSim/
Also on store.epicgames.com/en/p/starbasesim-f7c528
Get older version without multiplayer on ashtorak.itch.io/starbase-simulator
Latest developments about the game: x.com/StarbaseSim