Developer posts and news about this game.
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
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
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
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
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 s
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
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
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
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
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
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 Pira
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
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