Captain Starshot

Double Door Games · Breda University of Applied Sciences

Released: Jul 9, 2019
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 09:05 GMT

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09 Jul 2019Developer post
Captain Starshot: Release & Farewell
Greetings Captain! The full release of Captain Starshot is officially live! ːsteamhappyː With the full release come a couple of new updates as well, check them out below! Updates New Difficulty After defeating the boss on normal mode you unlock the hard mode option. In hard mode
Greetings Captain!
The full release of Captain Starshot is officially live! ːsteamhappyː With the full release come a couple of new updates as well, check them out below!
Updates
New Difficulty
After defeating the boss on normal mode you unlock the hard mode option. In hard mode aliens are more agressive and really do not like you boarding their ships... The boss also has a new trick up it's sleeve!
This difficulty setting can be found in the options menu.
The Eversplitting Eye
A strange new miniboss is waiting for you on the second to last ship. Slaying it will give you a unique upgrade!
Better descriptions
We've taken another look at the descriptions for modifiers and abilities. We've also added arrows indicating the effect of modifiers.
Changes & fixes
Changes

Added more enemies to the second to last ship
Increased the health of the rolling enemy by 25%
Increased the requirements for all damage-based abilities
Increased the requirements to fire the helmet 5000
Doubled the requirements to trigger shield coin
Increased the requirements for lucky stickers to proc from 5 to 7 enemies killed
Increased the aggro range for the pet eye
Pet eye now deals 12 damage instead of 2
Increased the speed at which the pet eye starts attacking nearby enemies
Increased boss health by 120%

Fixes

Fixed achievements not working properly!
Made the master volume slider turn down all sounds, not just a few of them
Shield coin now displays a shield when activated
The mortar ability now only plays a sound if it has a target
Fixed the segments of the cursor causing errors
Homing bullets now target the next closest enemy if their original target died
Homing bullets will now become normal bullets if they cannot find an enemy
Fixed mortar attempting to murder pet eye
Fixed homing bullets following pet eye
Blood bullets is now a modifier and can no longer be instantly picked up
Fixed unlimited clone. It no longer keeps cloning your crew
Fixed a bug that caused movement-based abilities to trigger more frequently if you had more of them
Known issues
There's a whole list of issues, improvement points and bugs that we are aware of. Some of them are already fixed but were not able to get tested so they were not included in this update. You can find the list here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1037410/discussions/0/1638661595045746166/
Captain Starshot OST
We have added the soundtracks from the game as free DLC so you can take it with you on your own adventures!
Find it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1110820/Captain_Starshot__Soundtrack/?beta=0
There is also an OST Video of the Soundtrack! You can find it here on our Youtube channel:
https://youtu.be/8nsFsbG5Lqc
The Farewell
The team would like to thank everyone for playing Captain Starshot and giving us feedback. It helped us improve the game tremendously. Thank you all!!
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02 Jul 2019Developer post
New: Arsenal update!
Updates Meta progression & New abilities Completing certain challenges will unlock new abilities for you to discover. This also means there's a bunch of new upgrades and abilities for you to check out and destroy aliens with. Space upgrades Upgrades & modifiers now also c
22 Jun 2019Developer post
NEW: Invasion update!
Salutations Captain! That's right, the second update! After the first update we've been getting loads of new feedback from you. We've done our best to improve the game accordingly, check it out! Updates Minimap We've been getting feedback that a lot of players had trouble navigat
Salutations Captain!
That's right, the second update! After the first update we've been getting loads of new feedback from you. We've done our best to improve the game accordingly, check it out!
Updates
Minimap
We've been getting feedback that a lot of players had trouble navigating through the ships. After some alien implementation we have upgraded your HUD to include the layout of each ship to guide you through your heroic endeavors.
Wave system
The game was too easy according to many of you. Aliens have now stepped up their game. Clearing rooms inside a ship will now spawn new waves with increasing difficulty.
Store
The aliens have upgraded their ship to include snack machines. For Captain Starshot this means he can purchase some new juicy upgrades for him and his crew!
Space shooting
We have heard the feedback that it was difficult to shoot in space so we made some improvements ːsteamhappyː
Fixes & improvements
Fixes affecting all environments

Players were able to skip the analytics notification by pressing 'quickstart' during the introduction video. We've changedit so that the first time you launch it you are not able to quickstart so you will have to check out the analytics disclaimer. Any sessions after that you will be able to skip. This means some of you might need to re-watch the entire thing.
New menu art
Space objectives. When warping to another sector you will encounter a space station giving you a bit of narrative guidance.
The User Interface should now consistently indicate the correct amount of crewmembers, with their correct health.
There should no longer be rooms missing in the generation
Options Menu settings are saved between sessions now.
Health can no longer be picked up when the player is already full health.
Health pickups spawned from abilities now properly get removed from the ship
Sniper enemy can no longer leave the room when it teleports.
Keys are now orbs and have new visuals that better fit the game
Pickups now show if you can pick them up.
Health pickups now display a message if you cannot pick them up
Abilities now display a message if you cannot pick them up (detailing why (crew max abilities / no crew))
The death sound no longer plays twice when a turret dies in space
Abilities and modifiers without art have been disabled
Known issues
There's a whole washinglist of issues, improvement points and bugs that we are aware of. Some of them are already fixed but were not able to get tested so they were not included in this update. You can find the list here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1037410/discussions/0/
Thank you all for the feedback. Please keep it coming!
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14 Jun 2019Developer post
NEW: Hyperdrive update!
Salutations Captain! Over the past few days you have communicating your feedback to us through our Discord server, Steam reviews or the Steam discussions page. And we have heard you! ːsteamhappyː Updates Hyperdrive You are now able to boost while flying in space! Be wary of speed
Salutations Captain!
Over the past few days you have communicating your feedback to us through our Discord server, Steam reviews or the Steam discussions page. And we have heard you! ːsteamhappyː
Updates
Hyperdrive
You are now able to boost while flying in space! Be wary of speed tickets tho ːsteamfacepalmː
On foot objectives
A lot of you have expressed that it was very unclear when you were able to unboard. In many cases you were able to unboard after clearing the final room. However this is not communicated properly making it seem like the game would just randomly give you the option to unboard.
With the Hyperdrive Update you will have to destroy the ship's engine before you're able to unboard. Happy shooting!
Fixes & improvements

On foot fixes
Health pickups should be easier to pick up.
Damage numbers now indicate when you hit to a protected target, such as the Boss Shield.
Damage numbers now work on Destructibles.
Fixes affecting all environments

Segmented health V1 has been uploaded. Its been reported there are some issues that are being ironed out.
General bugfixes
The introduction can now be skipped properly by pressing Q.
The PatchNotes Menu can be reached and used.
Shooting while aiming close to the character should no longer cause the bullets to fly the wrong way.
Various visual issues with the player while shooting. (Feet not animating during animations, animations playing multiple times if shooting multiple bullets at the same time, muzzle flash not showing on last shot)
Options button in Pause Menu should now show hover feedback properly.
The boss now shows damage numbers in the correct places.
The game now closes properly after you close it.\
Players should no longer be able to fall through the bossroom.
Others
The pause menu can be closed with P/ESC when opened.
Known issues
There's a whole washinglist of issues, improvement points and bugs that we are aware of. Some of them are already fixed but were not able to get tested so they were not included in this update. You can find the list here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1037410/discussions/0/
Thank you all for the feedback. Please keep it coming!
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12 Jun 2019Developer post
A small thank you to the players
Greetings Captain! The team is working hard to improve the game and your help has been invaluable. Feedback provided to us on the discussions page, Discord server or anywhere else is helping us iron out bugs and gameplay inconsistencies. We also wanted to shine some light on the
07 Jun 2019Developer post
Captain Starshot now available in Early Access!
Our team is very excited to announce the official release of Captain Starshot! Thanks to the numerous Captains flying out during Beta we have managed to significantly improve the game. We hope you like the new blasters & are willing to test them out on some alien scum! Since
31 May 2019Developer post
Development Log #9 – Homestretch
Welcome back, Captain. The team has been hard at work on the finishing touches for most of the games features. Here is a little bit of what you can expect to play very soon. Upgrades! Augment your captain and crew with various items of human and alien origin. Upgrades are split i
30 May 2019Developer post
Development Log #8 – Space Improvement
Greetings Captains, This past week we have been focusing on making improvements in the Space section of our game. Based on feedback we received from multiple sources, we reworked the player ship movement and control scheme to make it feel spicier. The enemy ships now feature more
28 May 2019Developer post
Development Log #7 – Captain Starshot back to work.
Welcome back captain. Having returned from a 3 week holiday the team is ready to get back to work. The focus right now is to get the game ready for early access. This means tying up loose ends and making sure there are no massive bugs present anymore. Players falling through the
28 May 2019Developer post
Development Log #6 – Work, aliens and more work.
Hey Captains! We have been hard at work for the past month. Discussing, creating and iterating to alien perfection. (Also, check out this amazing icon) Because of our long lasting silence this will be a double update! So without wasting any time with talking about it, let me show
27 May 2019Developer post
Development Log #5 – The Return!
Hello Captains, For the past 2 weeks the team has enjoyed a well deserved vacation, but now we are back and ready to work. Before we left for vacation however we showcased the game at Breda University of Applied Sciences where we got amazing feedback and we’d like to thank everyo
23 May 2019Developer post
Development Log #4 ~Art/Audio Update!
Welcome back Captain, This week we have been busy on implementing a lot of art and perfecting the image of our game. We hope you enjoy the following and look forward to hearing feedback. Our first player ship. This will be the ship you use to pilot around the galaxy we have creat
23 May 2019Developer post
Development Log #3 ~Action Time
Greetings Captain, For our vertical slice design-wise we aim to deliver a fun, challenging and engaging experience of players boarding a ship, navigating through its rooms accompanied by your squad whilst facing off against the enemy crew. Creating that gameplay starts by creatin
23 May 2019Developer post
Development Log #2 ~ PCG Magic
Hello everyone, This week we have been hard at work on a tool to create procedural levels in our game, we called the tool Universe Tool. Our brave team of programmers have been working with QT to provide a tool for the rest to use. The tool utilizes grammar graphs and rules to cr
23 May 2019Developer post
Development Log #1 ~The Concept
Introduction Throughout our development we will be posting updates and sharing our progress with anyone interested to read! Following is an update on design and art department. They’re excited to show you what they have been working on. Take a look. The Captain of A Crew As a cap