Having a "Zero Player" option is on the roadmap albeit for internal testing/benchmarking reasons. Its something we may consider opening up to players as well as kinda a spectator mode.
[quote quoting="post"] Okay, I love the gameplay. It feels super smooth. Although something about the sounds is bothering me. They're either too quiet or just right. And 90% of the time, they're too quiet and so I gotta constantly glance to the right side of my screen to see if I even delt damage or the bullet was just outta range. It's weird. Although I'll give em credit for the ship creator. As it's about as freeform as you can possibly get with such a thing. Amazing work on that. Anot
You can pause the game by pressing the ESC key
Welcome to the Star Control Origins: Fleet Battles BETA! Here is a quick guide to get you started! Important for Steam users: Make sure you are using the "Star Control Origins - Fleet Battles BETA" product. Crafting Fleet Battles comes with pre-built ships that we feel are pretty cool. You can also build your own ships through the Crafting screen. Choose "Crafting" from the main menu <li
Hey Folks! Please check out the latest changes to gameplay and bug fixes below: Gameplay Homing missile damage reduced from 15 to 12 Homing missile max turn rate reduced from 120 to
[quote who="Kavik_Kang" reply="4" id="3694843"] This is the exact gamepad that I am trying to use... https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod
[quote quoting="post"] SCO isn't recognizing my gamepad. I checked and it is still working fine in Mortal Kombat. I would also want thrust to be forward D-Pad and break/reverse to be back D-Pad, not buttons. [/quote] What brand is the gamepad? You can remap the controller inputs. Go to Options > Controls. Click the input to remap and then controller button. Sorry to hear about your trouble updating your drivers.&nbs
Hello everyone! We have a really big update for you that includes lots of gameplay and balance adjustments, local multiplayer, Workshop support, and more. Read below for details. IMPORTANT This update is found on a a Founders-only branch on Steam. To access it Select Star Control: Origins SMB Beta in your Steam Library list, Right-click and select Properties Enter the code: VIPScryveFTW Press check co
[quote who="Kavik_Kang" reply="5" id="3694166"] This build doesn't like my computer, it is crashing a lot, so I haven't played it much yet. But I will keep trying to play it. I am loving this! But it's definitely not what the audience is expecting of Star Control. Not that there is any big problem, but just like in the original Space Wars the gravity well at the center needs to be an option, or the gravity nee
Thanks for the feedback everyone. We just posted a fairly large update including balance and gameplay changes. We'd love to get your thoughts on it.
[quote who="Kavik_Kang" reply="3" id="3694156"] Thinking about this more... since the fast player knows the map will shrink, and it will be harder for them to win once it does, simply the threat of the map shrinking will make them want to engage and destroy the enemy before the map begins to steadily shrink down into a boxing ring. You might wind up being to find a balance in this where the threat of the map shrinking solves the problem to the point that it rarely ever gets to that
Hello folks, We have a pretty massive update for SMB for you. Please read below for all of the details. Updates Enabled Ranked and Unranked Multiplayer. Note: Ranked Multiplayer does not allow for custom ships Added support for remapping input keys Removed the hated leash mechanic. Instead, players battle it out in a fixed sized arena. If the battle goes too long the arena will gradually shrink. &
Hey folks, We're working on a large patch for later this week. In the meantime, we have prepped a small patch for you to address some sound and texture problems. Change Log Updated SFX for the mowlings, measured, and some UI Compressed textures atlases for the ship parts. This should be make crafting screen use a little less memory. We'll have a better solution soon.
Great feedback! Thanks!!
[quote who="jsboshoff" reply="18" id="3692950"] Quoting awetasticadventure, reply 5 Go to your stardock account and download section, copy product key and then add a game to steam via product key. I cant find the download section you talk of. If I go to account I see Profile, Login,
[quote who="dennylc" reply="3" id="3692886"] Playing Super Melee, single player. I can press W to thrust and use the mouse buttons to use the weapons/abilities but the A and D keys do NOT rotate the ship. Kind of hard to play without the ability to rotate. I tried other keys as well and my ship will NOT rotate. [/quote] This is very odd. Are you using a non-standard keyboard (Dvork) or have your language settings set to non-english (some other languages have diffe
What ship were you playing with?
Welcome to the Star Control Origins: Fleet Battles BETA! Here is a quick guide to get you started! Important for Steam users: Make sure you are using the "Star Control Origins - Fleet Battles BETA" product. Crafting Fleet Battles comes with pre-built ships that we feel are pretty cool. You can also build your own ships through the Crafting screen. <
[quote who="Awkbird" reply="8" id="3661691"] Thanks for the introduction, Patrick. I'd welcome some regular interaction with Stardock in more of an officially moderated capacity. Brad's updates are great, but it will nice to have another voice providing some community interaction on a more regular basis. [/quote] Yup. We plan on be more active in the new year.
Definitely not crickets. We have 11 inches of snow on the ground here and they're all dead now :) But the team is nice and toasty and still busy at work here.
[quote who="Hunam_" reply="4" id="3661614"] We're not interested in the tech. We're interested in the promised development process which we paid for and get subatomic snippets of. Sorry for being blunt, but the founder's program isn't living up to the promise in my eyes. [/quote] One of my goals for the New Year is to get you all more involved with the process.
Hello! I am Patrick Shaw and I recently joined the Star Control team as a producer. I thought I'd drop by and introduce myself before the holiday. I've been working at Stardock for a little over a year now on GalCiv3, Escalation, and Political Machine. But my industry experience goes back almost 18 years. Let's start off with some ice-breakers: <p style="padding-left: