It's hard to believe that it has been nearly 2 years since our first discussions of what would ultimately become Into the Stars. Today we're finally able to share the fruits of those conversations, countless hours and lots of love and support from people like you.
Starting right now, you can download the Full Release of the game on Steam and GOG. To celebrate, we've just put out a Release Trailer that was a joint collaboration between Alden our Art Director and MetricMinds. Check it out:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=637802775
As you'll see once you have a chance to play, there have been a ton of changes since the 0.5 Update. In that time we were able to sneak in a few new features before shifting gears to polish and optimizing the game as a whole. Here are a few of the areas we focused on the last few months:
Preset Loadouts
One of the most common requests made during Early Access was for the ability to forego the Ship Customization at the outset of your journey and simply dive into gameplay. We’ve addressed this by adding three Preset Loadouts (Combat, Balanced and Long Haul) that offer distinctly unique approaches to the journey while providing formidable module & resource combinations. Once players have a feel for the trials of space flight they can return to fully Customize their ship.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=637809124
Shuttle Mission Additions
After revamping Shuttle Missions with the 0.5 update by adding meaningful choices and structure to each interaction, we still wanted to push the system forward. That’s why we’ve added custom background art and unique audio environments for each encounter. What’s more, we’ve doubled the amount of Shuttle Mission content in the game by adding 50 Planet and 25 Ship Explorations.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=604871336
Shuttle Mission Additions
Finally, we added a number of story elements, localization for 6 languages and completely overhauled the User Interface. Steam Achievements, Trading Cards and dozens of enhancements round things out.
Changelist for Update 1.0
- Added Preset Loadouts
- Long Haul
- Balanced
- Combat
- Custom (complete ship loadout – As previously seen in game)
- Doubled Shuttle Mission Content
- 50 new Planet Explorations
- 25 new Ship Explorations
- Added 100 Shuttle Mission Backgrounds
- New Art Specifically tied to each mission event
- Custom Audio environment for each background/event combination
- UI Overhaul
- Optimized performance for improved loading
- Brought a lighter/unified approach to each screen
- Added dynamic Gameplay Tips to Loading Screens
- Added Tile Threat and Civilian icons to Notifications
- Localization Full text and voiceover localization for 6 additional languages
- German, Spanish, French, Russian, Polish and Italian
- Ark Discovery
- Finding each adds to Total Score
- Location called out on Map
- Steam Achievements
- 10 new goals for players to complete
- Story Elements
- Updated intro trailers for improved story background
- Added story details to Main Menu for further details
- Tuning Added ability to interact with Trade Ships from a distance (Object interaction unified)
- Added 3 new Main modules to create more interesting resource combinations
- Adjusted time in sectors for Pursuit Mode (Slightly more difficult)
- Doubled the view distance for object chevrons – No more pixel hunting!
- Updated Planet Descriptions to remove references to Human compatibility and to clearly state resources available
- Changed in-game fonts
- Significantly increased module health penalties for weapon damage / events
- Large increase to number of Civilians found on Ark ships
- And dozens more... Over 350 Fixes and Improvements since 0.5 Update!
See the complete list on the Development Blog.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=637809530
Into the Stars is on sale now at 10% off for a limited time. The digital deluxe edition is also available which includes the HD Soundtrack, Digital Art Book, Exclusive Wallpapers and a handy Star Map!
We truly hope you all enjoy the release today and we'd like to thank you once again for the fantastic support you've shown our small team. Without you, this game that would have never been made, and we're eternally grateful for your help in bringing our dream to life!
Cheers,
The Fugitive Team
