Week 42 (October 12th – 16th) Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 42. 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 Building Tool UX improvements have been tested Ore distribution design in safe zone and nearby areas […]
Week 41 (October 5th – 9th) Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 41. 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 Building Tool UX improvements have been designed New Mining Job has been tested and configured Durability […]
Week 40 (September 28th -October 2nd) Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 40: Design Features Ore Collectors adjustable power consumption design has been finished Universal Tool usability improvements regarding ship blueprint have been designed Armor system testing is underway, values have been fixed and tested based on feedback Material design: density values of heaviest ores have been fixed to make them less painful for ships to carry around First phase of transponder re-design has been completed and code tasks were created Stations DURATΞCH Spaceship shop has been added to Starting station Crusader’s “Nate” has been placed back […]
Week 39 (September 21st -September 25th) Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 39: Design Features Player head health has been increased, players are now able to die from headshots Repair Job gameplay improvements have been worked on Mining Job gameplay rework has been finished, mostly to accommodate new tutorial features Armor update design and related math have been finished Asteroid belt design and material configurations have been started for higher progression tiers User Interface UI and walkthrough features for the Repair Job tutorial have been worked on Improvements have been made to the Demolition Job tutorial experience […]
Week 38 (September 14th -September 18th) Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 38: Design Features Infantry combat changes Damage reduction done to torso from other body parts has been reduced to 30% (originally 70%) A headshot multiplier of 1.2x damage has been added Antigel damage has been decreased from 40 to 30 Antigel hipfire accuracy has been decreased a bit Following weapons have been re-tuned: Long Rifle Rail Gun Repeater Pistol Ore distribution in the new belt has been fixed: ores are now more locally distributed and Valkite can now be found from the belt New power […]
Week 35 (August 24th -30th) Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 35: Design Features Two versions of Urchin have been added to the Demolition Job Demolition Job rewards have been tested and balanced Refuel terminals have been added to ore towers Radioactive materials and trade design have been worked on User Interface The foundations of the Advertisement Designer were tasked The finalization of the Ship info page design is in the works Stations Work Hub update: Assembly hall has been removed Hall for the upcoming repair job has been placed Platform for landing and take-off has been […]
Week 34 (August 17th -21st) Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 34: Design Features Design for the remote explosives has been finished and is now being implemented Design for mining laser changes is underway First version of the Ore Collector design has been finished and is now being implemented Design for “Transfer all”-feature for all connected containers in mining backpack has been worked on Progression design for Demolition Job has been finished Cutting Tool has been added to Demolition Job New shipwrecks have been added for Demolition Job: Carrier and Vasama Vanette “Total mass” text in Universal […]
Week 33 (August 10th -14th) Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 33: Design Features Design for a more customizable quickbar system has been done. Basic movement and resizing features have been designed as well as the ability to bind each quickslot individually without having to go through the settings menu Material tooltip design has been updated One new Spatha shipwreck has been added to Ship Demolition Job Tooltip descriptions for crystals have been fixed from “Ore” to “Crystal” Design for Ship Demolition Job tutorial phase is progressing, programming tasks have been created Tweaks in material and blueprint […]
Week 32 (August 3rd -7th) Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 32: Design Features Demolition Job: Pincer shipwreck has been designed and added to the spawn list Demolition Job: the scrap attractors position has been adjusted so collected parts won’t float through the floor Damage model tests and adjustments have been made 14 new ships have been added to the game’s economy configurations Inventory tooltips for items have been improved to include more information Design for Cosmetics Shop UI is underway Design for the ability to change the position and properties of quickbar(s) is underway Design for […]
Week 31 (July 27th -31st) Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 31: Design Features Improved tooltips that show materials and extra information have been worked on The new auto reload feature with Buzzsaw in the Demolition Job has been tested: the scrap attractor mass limit in the Demolition Job has been increased by 5% A new version of the mining backpack has been designed: 6 additional slots, all item slots dynamic, can hold small (one handed) items or medium (two handed) items Armor weigh and density adjustments and tests have been made Spaceships have been modified to […]
A new Starbase video is here! Another month or so of the Starbase Alpha has come and gone, with new features added to the game, new player-made ships, and new events. This video showcases new features that have been added to the game and includes a collection of clips from the gunship battle events we have held. Find out what’s been going on in the Starbase universe lately by watching Starbase – Closed Alpha News July below! Join the discussion and on the official Starbase Discord, and don’t forget to wishlist Starbase on Steam!
Week 30 (July 20th -24th) Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 30: Design Features Work on the Demolition Job continues: instancing area and instructions terminal have been added, and the job has been tested Design work for beam welding continues New pyramid plates have been added to economy Material progression and balance design has been worked on Damage model update design has been worked on Asteroid belt material distribution planning is in the works Blueprint design is underway: blueprint obtaining and progression have been worked on User Interface Design for the Cosmetics Shop item and cart pages […]
