Developer posts and news about this game.
Enhancements Added a display setting to switch monitors in fullscreen modes Increased Piercing Turret range Decreased enemy strength for higher difficulty values Raised initial camera position when spawning on the ship Bug-fixes Fixed difficulty increasing when playing again afte
Enhancements Reduced setup time drop-off as you travel deeper into space Added "Next" button after beating a run to automatically select the next difficulty Added tooltip to "Next" button to communicate next difficulty name/description Bug-fixes Fixed some achievements unintentio
1.0 is out now! 1.0.1 Changes Fixed tutorial map generation that prevented the player from progressing Fixed missing tutorial arrow texture 1.0 Changes Added enemy weapons, including swords, pistols, spears, pitchforks, magic Reduced flame turret particle effects Added steam achi
Enhancements Added the ability to change mineral colors to support colorblind players Discount all buildings by 1 scrap if it's their first building. Players can now trade their starting wall for any building that starts at level 1 before the first planet Removed infinite setup t
Enhancements Changed planet time quota calculation to be independent of Starlight Drill Starting Level upgrade Added Building Cost Reduction upgrade Removed scaling player economy and level up costs. Costs are now fixed and can become discounted through Starlight upgrades Added b
Enhancements Changed button highlight effect to orange and increased pulse speed to increase visibility Factory and Mineral Synthesizer no longer activate during setup period Added slight pitch variation to button hover sound effect Added Upgrade Shop tooltips Mineral Fortificati
Enhancements Tutorial Rework New players are now recommended to select the Orientation difficulty Tutorial planets only appear in Orientation difficulty Orientation only has 1 jump before Boss Planet Narration and subtitles to help players progress Tutorial planet first day start
Enhancements Reworked the difficulty selection screen to support more unlockable Promotions Added planet animation when switching between difficulties Reduced jumps from 10 to 8 to win Building upgrades are aways the first action Changed boss planet enemy types to BOSS Bug-fixes
Enhancements Player level and mining upgrades persist between planets Added player inventory Players automatically store up to 6 buildings in their inventory to place on the next planet for free Added Cargo Bay Added a Boss planet Changed fuel system to 10 jumps + boss planet Cha
Enhancements Added an employee handbook! You can see your unlock progress for upgrades and see information about the classes you've unlocked. More information will be added here in the future. Bug-fixes Fixed discord button linking to the store page :facepalm: Fixed hotkeys not w
Enhancements Converted panels and tool tips to new UI artwork Updated selected unit UI to be larger and more prominent Added upgrade shop panel Bug-fixes Fixed steam and discord buttons not fading when leaving main menu Removed tooltips on unlocked difficulty buttons fix client n
Hello everyone! We're excited to announce that we have released our first public demo as part of Next Fest! Starlight Mining Company is a unique spin on the tower defense genre. Travel from planet to planet, harvesting all of the starlight crystals while protecting your operation
Bug-fixes Fixed shadow artifacts on some planets when zoomed in Fixed some building sound effects persisting after being sold
Enhancements Added difficulties: Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane (and support for future Endless) Unlock harder difficulties by beating previous difficulties Added popup explaining path creation and shift-clicking Bug-fixes Fixed issue where break rock tutorial step sometimes gets stu
Enhancements Added multiple enemy spawn locations Added visually distinct tutorial planet with lower difficulty Added Starlight Laser tutorial popup Planet ground color matches planet preview color in ship navigation Bug-fixes Reduced ground brightness on white planet Adjusted si
Enhancements Added building-type specific bonus objectives Added "meters traveled" bonus objective Decreased mineral amounts by 25% Bug-fixes Fixed some end of planet calculations Fixed some main menu title texts to include "Demo" Cleaned up some legacy game elements that are no