Sol Trader

Chris Parsons · Revelation Games

Released: Jun 6, 2016
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 10:53 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

17 Sep 2018Developer post
Sol Trader 1.4.2 - and 75% off today!
Hello all, I've just pushed a new build of Sol Trader this morning for you! The key new feature is the optional reduction of generation time - helpful if you're on older hardware or testing mods. There are also a few bug fixes for you. Option to reduce generation time to only 50
Hello all, I've just pushed a new build of Sol Trader this morning for you! The key new feature is the optional reduction of generation time - helpful if you're on older hardware or testing mods. There are also a few bug fixes for you.

Option to reduce generation time to only 50 years, which means generation is four times quicker. Choose it at the bottom left of the generation screen.
Fixes a couple of reported crash bugs with generation and death
Fix a few gameplay bugs around what children are capable of
Add a missing string for the research paper mission
The game is also 75% off for another few hours if you're still on the fence! Until next time, Chris
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09 Jun 2018Developer post
Sol Trader 1.4: New ship, improved UI, history in game
The latest version of Sol Trader is released! As well as many crash fixes, we have some significant new features to show... New ship: the Puma The Puma is a sleek, fast ship which you can fit with up to three separate guns. What it lacks in cargo space it makes up for with an imp
06 Jun 2018Developer post
Sol Trader turns two! 1.4 around the corner, 75% off
Sol Trader celebrates its second birthday today! To mark the two year anniversary of being released, I've spent some time chasing out old crash bugs and adding a few new gameplay features. I've added UI improvements, including better notification support and integrated history ev
07 Jul 2017Developer post
New build: 1.3.3
Hi all, The builds are coming thick and fast! As more people have been playing the game recently due to the new builds, more bugs are being reported and fixed. Your saved games from the previous version should work fine with this release. Here's a list of changes: Unblock AI when
Hi all, The builds are coming thick and fast! As more people have been playing the game recently due to the new builds, more bugs are being reported and fixed. Your saved games from the previous version should work fine with this release. Here's a list of changes:

Unblock AI when 2 agents get stuck. This was a nasty bug and should cause characters to behave normally in longer running games - they should now be more reactive in general (follow you onto your ship, turn up for meetings, or run the transit mission you paid them for, etc).
Fixed academic manuscript mission to be completable
Proper version number on main menu now
Fixed missing string on certain locations
Enjoy! Any problems post on the forums either here or at http://forums.revelationgames.co. Please do post screenshots of any error messages, and attach zip files of a save games if relevant. Thanks! Chris
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07 Jul 2017Developer post
New build: 1.3.3
Hi all, The builds are coming thick and fast! As more people have been playing the game recently due to the new builds, more bugs are being reported and fixed. Your saved games from the previous version should work fine with this release. Here's a list of changes: Unblock AI when
Hi all, The builds are coming thick and fast! As more people have been playing the game recently due to the new builds, more bugs are being reported and fixed. Your saved games from the previous version should work fine with this release. Here's a list of changes:

Unblock AI when 2 agents get stuck. This was a nasty bug and should cause characters to behave normally in longer running games - they should now be more reactive in general (follow you onto your ship, turn up for meetings, or run the transit mission you paid them for, etc).
Fixed academic manuscript mission to be completable
Proper version number on main menu now
Fixed missing string on certain locations
Enjoy! Any problems post on the forums either here or at http://forums.revelationgames.co. Please do post screenshots of any error messages, and attach zip files of a save games if relevant. Thanks! Chris
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05 Jul 2017Developer post
New build: 1.3.2
Hi all, A quick point release for you all, to fix a couple of crashes discovered in the 1.3.1 release. NOTE: This build will reset your game options - you'll need to set resolution and sound levels etc again. Sorry about that. Fix crash when filtering conversations by planet or s
Hi all, A quick point release for you all, to fix a couple of crashes discovered in the 1.3.1 release. NOTE: This build will reset your game options - you'll need to set resolution and sound levels etc again. Sorry about that.

Fix crash when filtering conversations by planet or ship
Added enable VSync option to help faster computers manage frame rate better.
Fix bug on windows with conversation icons going super large when vanishing!
Stop game attempting to autopilot to own ship
Changed keyboard input for flight slightly in an attempt to fix a weird stuck keyboard bug that happens only on a very few computers.
Enjoy! Any problems post on the forums either here or at http://forums.revelationgames.co. Thanks! Chris
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05 Jul 2017Developer post
New build: 1.3.2
Hi all, A quick point release for you all, to fix a couple of crashes discovered in the 1.3.1 release. NOTE: This build will reset your game options - you'll need to set resolution and sound levels etc again. Sorry about that. Fix crash when filtering conversations by planet or s
Hi all, A quick point release for you all, to fix a couple of crashes discovered in the 1.3.1 release. NOTE: This build will reset your game options - you'll need to set resolution and sound levels etc again. Sorry about that.

Fix crash when filtering conversations by planet or ship
Added enable VSync option to help faster computers manage frame rate better.
Fix bug on windows with conversation icons going super large when vanishing!
Stop game attempting to autopilot to own ship
Changed keyboard input for flight slightly in an attempt to fix a weird stuck keyboard bug that happens only on a very few computers.
Enjoy! Any problems post on the forums either here or at http://forums.revelationgames.co. Thanks! Chris
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03 Jul 2017Developer post
New build: 1.3.1 released
Dear all, I've just released version 1.3.1 of Sol Trader, which fixes a number of niggling issues in 1.3 and improves gameplay balance. NOTE: this version will invalidate save games. If you want to continue with an older save, then do the following to stay on an older version of
Dear all, I've just released version 1.3.1 of Sol Trader, which fixes a number of niggling issues in 1.3 and improves gameplay balance. NOTE: this version will invalidate save games. If you want to continue with an older save, then do the following to stay on an older version of the game:

Right click on the game in your Steam Library and choose 'Properties'. Click the 'Betas' tab.
Enter the beta access code ’soltraderversion13’ and click 'Check code'
Choose the ‘version1.3’ option from the drop-down list
Wait for your game to update and play!
Here's a list of changes:

New feature: Organisation charts are now available on a tooltip over the organisation name, and also by clicking on the small organisation button in the middle panel heading.
New feature: Communes are now Parks: hippies still hang out there, but so can everyone else. It's another place you can find people socialising during the day, who perhaps don't like visiting bars.
New feature: History generation now prioritises jobs in low-population cities. This has the effect of rebalancing things so that Frontier Space and the Outer Alliance have more people than before, so it's easier to progress.
Made the AI more likely to choose to go to work, even for non-essential jobs.
Increased speed of history generation by 5% and dropped save file footprint by 40%.
Stopped traders getting stuck when selling goods.
Stop the player from asking for an introduction to someone who is dead.
Fix crash when landing in a place with a destroyed ship.
Fixed Missing Strings in profession choices.
Fixed bug where having map open whilst landing would cause weird effects.
Characters now tell you the missions they have available on the tooltip before you start speaking to them.
Triple-click on a navigation label or arrow will now start autopilot.
Made Tiger I slightly lighter and therefore faster.
Sleep/work/launch are now icons at the top of the screen, so that they don't conflict which each other.
Enjoy! Let me know if you have any issues. Chris
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03 Jul 2017Developer post
New build: 1.3.1 released
Dear all, I've just released version 1.3.1 of Sol Trader, which fixes a number of niggling issues in 1.3 and improves gameplay balance. NOTE: this version will invalidate save games. If you want to continue with an older save, then do the following to stay on an older version of
Dear all, I've just released version 1.3.1 of Sol Trader, which fixes a number of niggling issues in 1.3 and improves gameplay balance. NOTE: this version will invalidate save games. If you want to continue with an older save, then do the following to stay on an older version of the game:

Right click on the game in your Steam Library and choose 'Properties'. Click the 'Betas' tab.
Enter the beta access code ’soltraderversion13’ and click 'Check code'
Choose the ‘version1.3’ option from the drop-down list
Wait for your game to update and play!
Here's a list of changes:

New feature: Organisation charts are now available on a tooltip over the organisation name, and also by clicking on the small organisation button in the middle panel heading.
New feature: Communes are now Parks: hippies still hang out there, but so can everyone else. It's another place you can find people socialising during the day, who perhaps don't like visiting bars.
New feature: History generation now prioritises jobs in low-population cities. This has the effect of rebalancing things so that Frontier Space and the Outer Alliance have more people than before, so it's easier to progress.
Made the AI more likely to choose to go to work, even for non-essential jobs.
Increased speed of history generation by 5% and dropped save file footprint by 40%.
Stopped traders getting stuck when selling goods.
Stop the player from asking for an introduction to someone who is dead.
Fix crash when landing in a place with a destroyed ship.
Fixed Missing Strings in profession choices.
Fixed bug where having map open whilst landing would cause weird effects.
Characters now tell you the missions they have available on the tooltip before you start speaking to them.
Triple-click on a navigation label or arrow will now start autopilot.
Made Tiger I slightly lighter and therefore faster.
Sleep/work/launch are now icons at the top of the screen, so that they don't conflict which each other.
Enjoy! Let me know if you have any issues. Chris
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06 Jun 2017Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Ealdorlight is a procedural storytelling fantasy RPG
Ealdorlight generates a world, the history of the locations in that world, the histories of the people within the locations in that world, and then it lets you wander around taking on quests. Some of those quests will involve hitting people. Combat is turn-based but there are no
06 Jun 2017Developer post
Sol Trader follow-on Ealdorlight goes on Kickstarter at 4pm today
Dear all, I've deliberately avoided going on about this on here, but I thought you'd like to know that my next game is going live on Kickstarter at 4pm UK time today! Visit Ealdorlight’s Kickstarter Campaign (This post is deliberately a little earlier than 4pm to give you a sneak
06 Jun 2017Developer post
Sol Trader follow-on Ealdorlight goes on Kickstarter at 4pm today
Dear all, I've deliberately avoided going on about this on here, but I thought you'd like to know that my next game is going live on Kickstarter at 4pm UK time today! Visit Ealdorlight’s Kickstarter Campaign (This post is deliberately a little earlier than 4pm to give you a sneak
28 Apr 2017Developer post
Sol Trader 1.3 released!
Now that I’m back after some time away with family and training away from home, I’m able to support a new release of Sol Trader: 1.3 is now finally released after a length beta period. Here are the highlights: You can now chat to characters directly on the right if they’re in the
Now that I’m back after some time away with family and training away from home, I’m able to support a new release of Sol Trader: 1.3 is now finally released after a length beta period. Here are the highlights:

You can now chat to characters directly on the right if they’re in the same location as you
Pirate Chief and criminals are now more likely to try to destroy you
Fix a bug where you’re not paid enough for a mission
Dignitaries now fly around a little less than before to make it easier to pin them down
Inter-faction missions now pay slightly less
Business trips now pay slightly less
Taxi missions now pay slightly more
Talking to your criminal parents will no longer cause them to forget who you are
Fix crash where a character develops an opinion of the player mid-conversation
Fix crash when showing GUI for a ship the AI is driving
Fix crash where a character would attempt to sell a good on a ship they’ve lent to the player
Can now initiate conversations when paused - will restart the game but at realtime speed
Fixed the Tiger II achievement
Thanks - let me know what you think! Chris
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28 Apr 2017Developer post
Sol Trader 1.3 released!
Now that I’m back after some time away with family and training away from home, I’m able to support a new release of Sol Trader: 1.3 is now finally released after a length beta period. Here are the highlights: You can now chat to characters directly on the right if they’re in the
Now that I’m back after some time away with family and training away from home, I’m able to support a new release of Sol Trader: 1.3 is now finally released after a length beta period. Here are the highlights:

You can now chat to characters directly on the right if they’re in the same location as you
Pirate Chief and criminals are now more likely to try to destroy you
Fix a bug where you’re not paid enough for a mission
Dignitaries now fly around a little less than before to make it easier to pin them down
Inter-faction missions now pay slightly less
Business trips now pay slightly less
Taxi missions now pay slightly more
Talking to your criminal parents will no longer cause them to forget who you are
Fix crash where a character develops an opinion of the player mid-conversation
Fix crash when showing GUI for a ship the AI is driving
Fix crash where a character would attempt to sell a good on a ship they’ve lent to the player
Can now initiate conversations when paused - will restart the game but at realtime speed
Fixed the Tiger II achievement
Thanks - let me know what you think! Chris
Original post
13 Mar 2017Developer post
Sol Trader 1.3 out soon: get a sneak peak
Hi all, Sol Trader has update 1.3 on the way! Get an early look at the latest UI and gameplay improvements by helping to beta test it! There are a wealth of things for you to try out: You can now chat to characters directly on the right if they’re in the same location as you Pira
Hi all, Sol Trader has update 1.3 on the way! Get an early look at the latest UI and gameplay improvements by helping to beta test it! There are a wealth of things for you to try out:

You can now chat to characters directly on the right if they’re in the same location as you
Pirate Chief and criminals are now more likely to try to destroy you
Fix a bug where you’re not paid enough for a mission
Dignitaries now fly around a little less than before to make it easier to pin them down
Inter-faction missions now pay slightly less
Business trips now pay slightly less
Taxi missions now pay slightly more
Talking to your criminal parents will no longer cause them to forget who you are
Fix crash where a character develops an opinion of the player mid-conversation
Fix crash when showing GUI for a ship the AI is driving
Fix crash where a character would attempt to sell a good on a ship they’ve lent to the player
Can now initiate conversations when paused - will restart the game but at realtime speed
Fixed the Tiger II achievement
Here’s how you test:

Right click on the game in your Steam Library and choose 'Properties'
Click the 'Betas' tab
Enter the beta access code ’soltraderbeta’ and click 'Check code'
Choose the ‘beta13’ option from the drop-down list
Wait for your game to update and play!
If you hit any bugs, please do report them on the Technical Support forum here on Steam so that I can fix them before releasing 1.3 at the end of the month. Until next time, Chris
Original post
13 Mar 2017Developer post
Sol Trader 1.3 out soon: get a sneak peak
Hi all, Sol Trader has update 1.3 on the way! Get an early look at the latest UI and gameplay improvements by helping to beta test it! There are a wealth of things for you to try out: You can now chat to characters directly on the right if they’re in the same location as you Pira
Hi all, Sol Trader has update 1.3 on the way! Get an early look at the latest UI and gameplay improvements by helping to beta test it! There are a wealth of things for you to try out:

You can now chat to characters directly on the right if they’re in the same location as you
Pirate Chief and criminals are now more likely to try to destroy you
Fix a bug where you’re not paid enough for a mission
Dignitaries now fly around a little less than before to make it easier to pin them down
Inter-faction missions now pay slightly less
Business trips now pay slightly less
Taxi missions now pay slightly more
Talking to your criminal parents will no longer cause them to forget who you are
Fix crash where a character develops an opinion of the player mid-conversation
Fix crash when showing GUI for a ship the AI is driving
Fix crash where a character would attempt to sell a good on a ship they’ve lent to the player
Can now initiate conversations when paused - will restart the game but at realtime speed
Fixed the Tiger II achievement
Here’s how you test:

Right click on the game in your Steam Library and choose 'Properties'
Click the 'Betas' tab
Enter the beta access code ’soltraderbeta’ and click 'Check code'
Choose the ‘beta13’ option from the drop-down list
Wait for your game to update and play!
If you hit any bugs, please do report them on the Technical Support forum here on Steam so that I can fix them before releasing 1.3 at the end of the month. Until next time, Chris
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13 Dec 2016Developer post
New build: 1.2.2
Hi all, Another new point release of Sol Trader for you to enjoy! Here's the list of fixes: Show the working hours on the GUI so you can see when you are supposed to work. Made ship components the same cost across all ships Closed exploit: Can only now eject people from your own
Hi all, Another new point release of Sol Trader for you to enjoy! Here's the list of fixes:

Show the working hours on the GUI so you can see when you are supposed to work.
Made ship components the same cost across all ships
Closed exploit: Can only now eject people from your own ship
Can no longer eject whilst paused
Fixed smuggling GUI crashes
Disallow introductions to existing family members
Luring people for an eject is now only possible if you are a at the 'blue' level or higher with them
Prevent repeatable delivery of special gifts from powerful people
Fix crash where ship blows up whilst in mid-jump transition
Fix typo in missions file
Fix crash where ship blows up the same frame it overlaps a jump gate
Fix incorrect relationship labels on GUI
Until next time, Chris
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13 Dec 2016Developer post
New build: 1.2.2
Hi all, Another new point release of Sol Trader for you to enjoy! Here's the list of fixes: Show the working hours on the GUI so you can see when you are supposed to work. Made ship components the same cost across all ships Closed exploit: Can only now eject people from your own
Hi all, Another new point release of Sol Trader for you to enjoy! Here's the list of fixes:

Show the working hours on the GUI so you can see when you are supposed to work.
Made ship components the same cost across all ships
Closed exploit: Can only now eject people from your own ship
Can no longer eject whilst paused
Fixed smuggling GUI crashes
Disallow introductions to existing family members
Luring people for an eject is now only possible if you are a at the 'blue' level or higher with them
Prevent repeatable delivery of special gifts from powerful people
Fix crash where ship blows up whilst in mid-jump transition
Fix typo in missions file
Fix crash where ship blows up the same frame it overlaps a jump gate
Fix incorrect relationship labels on GUI
Until next time, Chris
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30 Nov 2016Developer post
New build: 1.2.1 with rare crash fixes
Hi all, There were a few rare crashes and some bugs in 1.2 which I've now fixed and released in version 1.2.1: Prevent players hiring a ship twice Prevent players buying a ship they've already hired without returning it first Guard against weird situation when character is alive
Hi all, There were a few rare crashes and some bugs in 1.2 which I've now fixed and released in version 1.2.1:

Prevent players hiring a ship twice
Prevent players buying a ship they've already hired without returning it first
Guard against weird situation when character is alive without an AI
Prevent crash when clicking on conversation options very quickly
Prevent crash when hiring a room after other character has left chat
Prevent saving after death
Prevent close chat crash when GUI hasn't caught up
Prevent corrupt opinions crashing game
Fixed data for opinions and added better validation
Stopped an endless positive loop exploit when ordering drinks or asking about another's story
Prevent ejection of character whilst still in base
Show how to quit a mission on the "Launch Ship" tooltip to aid the player with too many passengers
Enjoy! Until next time, Chris
Original post
30 Nov 2016Developer post
New build: 1.2.1 with rare crash fixes
Hi all, There were a few rare crashes and some bugs in 1.2 which I've now fixed and released in version 1.2.1: Prevent players hiring a ship twice Prevent players buying a ship they've already hired without returning it first Guard against weird situation when character is alive
Hi all, There were a few rare crashes and some bugs in 1.2 which I've now fixed and released in version 1.2.1:

Prevent players hiring a ship twice
Prevent players buying a ship they've already hired without returning it first
Guard against weird situation when character is alive without an AI
Prevent crash when clicking on conversation options very quickly
Prevent crash when hiring a room after other character has left chat
Prevent saving after death
Prevent close chat crash when GUI hasn't caught up
Prevent corrupt opinions crashing game
Fixed data for opinions and added better validation
Stopped an endless positive loop exploit when ordering drinks or asking about another's story
Prevent ejection of character whilst still in base
Show how to quit a mission on the "Launch Ship" tooltip to aid the player with too many passengers
Enjoy! Until next time, Chris
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Sol Trader

Updates & announcements

Sol Trader 1.4.2 - and 75% off today!

Sol Trader 1.4: New ship, improved UI, history in game

New ship: the Puma

UI improvements: Notifications

History now runs in-game

Sol Trader turns two! 1.4 around the corner, 75% off

Sol Trader is 75% off this week!

New build: 1.3.3

New build: 1.3.3

New build: 1.3.2

New build: 1.3.2

New build: 1.3.1 released

New build: 1.3.1 released

Ealdorlight is a procedural storytelling fantasy RPG

Sol Trader follow-on Ealdorlight goes on Kickstarter at 4pm today

Sol Trader follow-on Ealdorlight goes on Kickstarter at 4pm today

Sol Trader 1.3 released!

Sol Trader 1.3 released!

Sol Trader 1.3 out soon: get a sneak peak

Sol Trader 1.3 out soon: get a sneak peak

New build: 1.2.2

New build: 1.2.2

New build: 1.2.1 with rare crash fixes

New build: 1.2.1 with rare crash fixes