Polar Motion · Slitherine Ltd.
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Dear Station Designers, Last month we published Space Station Designer version 00.07.00 , which brought a significant upgrade to the visuals. With less than one month to go before the game's release on November 18th , we're pushing ahead and tidying up the loose ends to ensure a
Welcome to the seventeenth Dev Diary entry for Space Station Designer ! In our last entry, we covered the history and Newtonian physics behind the Space Elevator concept. Now, if the math works out perfectly, you might be wondering: ‘ why don’t we have a Space Elevator on Earth r
Dear Station Designers, At the end of July, we published Space Station Designer version 00.06.50 , which included improved visuals, new gameplay features, and general improvements. We continue making progress towards the release date on November 18th , and today we're happy to sh
Welcome to the sixteenth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'! Today, we're looking at the real-world science and history behind one of humanity's boldest concepts: the Space Elevator. What is a Space Elevator? A Quick History Lesson The space elevator isn't a modern scien
Dear Station Designers, Last month we unveiled Space Station Designer version 00.06.00 , which included new gameplay features, improved visuals, and various QoL improvements. We made some good progress this past month across various areas, and today we're pleased to share Space S
We’re thrilled to announce that Space Station Designer is coming on November 18th ! This is the second large game from Polar Motion , the creators of Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager . The game is under heavy development, and there is a closed beta available for players who ar
Dear Station Designers, Back in late March we released Space Station Designer version 0.5.130 , which featured dozens of improved gameplay mechanics, QoL additions, bug-fixes, and general improvements. After another three months of work, today we're unveiling Space Station Design
We had a great chat yesterday with Ignacio, Lead Developer at Polar Motion, diving into new insights and updates as the team prepares the game for release. If you missed it, don't worry: you can now watch the full livestream here: View game page As development progresses, we’d lo
Dear Station Designers, Back in late November we released Space Station Designer version 0.5.90, which focused exclusively on polishing the overall game experience. After nearly four months of work, today we're unveiling Space Station Designer version 0.5.130, featuring dozens of
Welcome to the fifteenth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous entry ( Dev Diary #14 ), we discussed some of the influences behind the game, including NASA's Space Station Freedom and various technical and history books we used for reference. In this entry,
Dear Station Designers, Back in early September we released 'Space Station Designer' version 0.5.72, which included a series of improvements and a whole revised set of Interactive Tutorials. Today we're happy to unveil 'Space Station Designer' version 0.5.90, which is exclusively
Welcome to the fourteenth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the two previous entries ( Dev Diary #12 and Dev Diary #13 ), we went deep into the details of the Lunar Orbit station . In this entry and the next, we'll take a small break from covering game mechanics and
Welcome to the thirteenth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous entry , we covered some of the details behind the Lunar Orbit station, including information about its location at the Earth-Moon Lagrange Point (L1 ), its associated orbit control and attitude
At the end of June we published 'Space Station Designer' version 0.5.60 . We have continued making progress since then, and today we're proud to share 'Space Station Designer' version 0.5.72 with all of you. This new version comes with a lot of cool stuff that we're sure you'll e
Welcome to the twelfth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. The last two entries covered the two stations available in higher Earth orbits: the GSO station and the L2 station . In this new entry, we're going to start another two-part series with the goal of analyzing the
Welcome to the eleventh Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous entry , we started a two-part series that covers the two stations available in higher Earth orbits. The previous entry discussed the details behind the station in Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). In t
Welcome to the tenth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous entry , we wrapped up a seven-part series that covered the various mechanics available in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) station. Beyond LEO, Space Station Designer allows us to establish stations in hig
A few months ago we published 'Space Station Designer' version 0.5.47 , which included the first implementation of the 'Lunar Space Elevator' megaproject, along with a series of Quality of Life (QoL) improvements, bug fixes, and new content. We've been very hard at work since the
Welcome to the ninth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous entry , we covered two important revenue-generating mechanics: Modules Leasing, and Commercial Services. In this article, we'll cover two more mechanics related to the LEO Station: 'Earth Facilities
Welcome to the eight Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous article , we discussed the process for manufacturing commercial goods in microgravity and selling them on Earth. In this entry, we'll cover the basics of two more revenue-generating mechanics: Modul