Developer posts and news about this game.
This update modernizes all menus and UI-elements within them (buttons, text-boxes, drop-downs, etc.). The UI in Astrokill has largely remained unchanged for years, since gameplay has received the most attention. Previously, the UI was mostly implemented in Blueprints. I've nativi
This update brings ASTROKILL into the modern age with the latest UE4 version (upgraded 4 versions from 4.23 to 4.27). An upgrade to UE5 will happen in the next major update! In the meantime, this update leverages the latest atmospheric lighting features from UE4 to add planetary
This update improves reticle-recognition and fixes a long-standing issue with Steam stats and achievements not being updated properly. In addition to various stats, like kills and deaths, I'm now recording spawns as well. With regards to reticles, a solid line is now drawn from t
This update marks a fundamental shift in how the game works under the hood. There are a slew of improvements that increase performance, improve joystick & controller support, optimize HUD space, and future-proof the game. Besides a beefed up architecture, the HUD has been red
General - Ultrawide resolutions are now supported - Numerous display-issues have been fixed (vsync, windowed mode, etc.) - Gamepad support is greatly improved - Upgraded to UE 4.21.2 (from 4.21.1) Graphics - All graphics-settings are now saved using UE4's game-user-settings - Ant
General - Upgraded to Unreal 4.21.1 - Redesigned entire HUD with customizable colors - Replaced all existing asteroids and debris with new meshes and textures (more varied and realistic) - Mission load-times reduced significantly - Added color-themes that affect the entire HUD an
Visuals - Re-textured Holliman frigate and turrets (as seen in Snare mission) - Re-modeled lateral thrusters on Holliman engine (increased detail) VR - Added resolution-selection to VR-menu (sets proper resolution-scale for selected headset) UI - Increased resolution-scale range
Visuals - Re-textured Holliman frigate and turrets (as seen in Snare mission) - Re-modeled lateral thrusters on Holliman engine (increased detail) VR - Added resolution-selection to VR-menu (sets proper resolution-scale for selected headset) UI - Increased resolution-scale range
Gameplay - Added a new fighter variant (Sabre Quad) - Added a unique Sabre Medic skin (as shown below) - Decreased all level load-times and initial game load-time - Fundamentally changed VR support to improve playability and decrease motion sickness Visuals - Created a new Sabre
Gameplay - Added a new fighter variant (Sabre Quad) - Added a unique Sabre Medic skin (as shown below) - Decreased all level load-times and initial game load-time - Fundamentally changed VR support to improve playability and decrease motion sickness Visuals - Created a new Sabre
Gameplay - Increased size of fighters and interceptors by 50% - Decreased objective-capture time to 20s - Reduced difficulty of Menace mission and improved its level-scripting - Smoothed out automatic speed-limit braking - Lowered thruster-acceleration on interceptors - Raised th
Gameplay - Increased size of fighters and interceptors by 50% - Decreased objective-capture time to 20s - Reduced difficulty of Menace mission and improved its level-scripting - Smoothed out automatic speed-limit braking - Lowered thruster-acceleration on interceptors - Raised th
Gameplay - Added new mission Fury to end of Dominion campaign - Added new mission Guardians to beginning of Outer Belt campaign (replaces mission Maki Transit) - Added "rearm" squad-command (squad-members can be directed to rearm) - Added a laser super weapon (available in the Fu
Gameplay - Added new mission Fury to end of Dominion campaign - Added new mission Guardians to beginning of Outer Belt campaign (replaces mission Maki Transit) - Added "rearm" squad-command (squad-members can be directed to rearm) - Added a laser super weapon (available in the Fu
Core - Upgraded UE4 engine from 4.18.1 to 4.18.2 - Game-progress, key-bindings, and other saved data is now synced to the Steam-cloud Input - Joystick-axis values are now shown in real-time from the controls-menu (helps with mapping axes to the correct controls) - Modifier keys (
Core - Upgraded UE4 engine from 4.18.1 to 4.18.2 - Game-progress, key-bindings, and other saved data is now synced to the Steam-cloud Input - Joystick-axis values are now shown in real-time from the controls-menu (helps with mapping axes to the correct controls) - Modifier keys (
Core - Disabled unused plugins (specifically Android plugins) to help resolve a Linux crash - Recompiled Linux UE4 with this fix for AMD drivers: Gameplay - Tutorials no longer require all rings to be cleared (destroying large enemy vessel is enough) Bugs - Checking the joystick-
Core - Disabled unused plugins (specifically Android plugins) to help resolve a Linux crash - Recompiled Linux UE4 with this fix for AMD drivers: Gameplay - Tutorials no longer require all rings to be cleared (destroying large enemy vessel is enough) Bugs - Checking the joystick-
Core - Upgraded engine from UE 4.17 to 4.18 - Drastically reduced texture-memory usage by optimizing mip-maps - HTC Vive should now work via the OSVR plugin (needs testing) - Eliminated many unused materials and textures to lower required disk-space - Joystick-input is now fed th
Core - Upgraded engine from UE 4.17 to 4.18 - Drastically reduced texture-memory usage by optimizing mip-maps - HTC Vive should now work via the OSVR plugin (needs testing) - Eliminated many unused materials and textures to lower required disk-space - Joystick-input is now fed th