Developer posts and news about this game.
Bug Fixes On Aurelia the mission start point has been fixed so the boss fight does not immediately start when entering the level. Background Systems Changes The version of the Unreal Engine used by Alastrius has been updated from 5.8.0 to 5.8.2 Demo Updated to Version 1.1.7 as we
Since the games launch in March 2026 this sci-fi rail shooter has been titled 'Alastrius' after the large space battleship that escorts the player throughout the game. The game name has now been extended to Alastrius: Star-Fighter The main reason for this is Alastrius is planned
Gameplay Changes Tank bosses Sawblades hitpoints increased from 12,000 to 20,000 Tank bosses Sawblades now extend 45m further out and will attempt to hit the player. Tank bosses' Mine Layer now stays open for 5 seconds instead of 3 seconds. Tank mine and sawblade weapons added to
Gameplay Changes The Tank Boss on Cendoria can now deploy mines The Tank Boss on Eschalla can now deploy mines and sawblades Bug Fixes On Cendoria two enemy Artillery Tanks have been moved much further back along the road as they were incorrectly despawning after entering the tun
Gameplay Changes A Restart Mission button has been added to the pause menu. This works both in campaign missions and in the Training Simulator. Using the Restart button will begin the mission again setting any score for the mission back to zero. The players Missile and Bomb inven
Gameplay Changes A Sentinel, a Missile Turret and an Enforcer have been added to the Cendoria Mission to ensure the get 20 different score types Achievement is completable. In the Serenis Mission a further 40 Drones have been added to ensure the Destroy 120 Drones achievement is
Bug Fixes For the Interstellar Missile Bosses changed their speed to be controlled by each missile, this stops a bug during the Delta Station mission where the Missiles would instantly teleport into the Station.
NEW CONTENT IMPERIAL ENFORCER The Imperial Enforcer enemy type has been added, this powerful ship carries four turrets. The player can destroy it by either attacking the ship's strong hull, which will destroy the entire ship, or by taking out all four of the weaker turrets, which
Gameplay Changes The maximum range of the player's laser fire has been increased from 2 kilometres to 2.5 kilometres. In the Azara Ice Field small chunks of destroyable ice have been added along the flight path around the main ring. These Ringlets have 100 hit points and award 1
Gameplay Changes Battleship boss on Galletania extensively upgraded. Battleship boss on Velora hull replaced. The Pelaris Battleship bosses ‘Battleship Main Guns’ have been renamed to ‘Battleship Quad Turret’ in the scoring system. The Pelaris Battleship bosses main guns have bee
Gameplay Changes Gamepad aiming speed reduced by 20%. Precision aiming speed similarly reduced by 20%. Environment Changes The hangars containing unlockable Star-Fighters now have flashing lights. The derelict in the Azara Ice Field has similar lights as well. Audio Changes An al
Gameplay Changes The battleship boss on Pelaris has been extensively updated. The battleship bosses on Galletania and Velora have some minor updates due to shared assets with the Pelaris boss. Both of these bosses will be upgraded as well in a later update. Hit Points on all Reac
Gameplay Changes The Cruiser Boss in Cendoria now has its forward weak points lit up. The Heavy Cruiser Boss in Avalantare is now significantly upgraded from the Cendorian version. The Elite Cruiser Boss on Velora now matches the one on Avalantare. Enemy laser bolts will no longe
Gameplay Changes The Ichor Asteroid now has destructible crystal formations that require 800 hit points to destroy and award 2 points each. Illandor now has destructible trees that require 200 hit points to destroy and award 1 point each. User Interface Changes On the Level Selec
Gameplay Changes In Torvannah, Serenis and Ichor Asteroid the trains will now detach all following carriages when they start the boss phase of the mission. In the Ichor Asteroid the train has been increased in length from 60 to 72 carriages. This brings it into parity with the tr
Gameplay Changes When any enemy Fighter is destroyed it has a 40% chance of blowing up on the spot and a 60% chance of spawning a burning wreck that will spin out of control. This is to address feedback that it can be hard to tell when enemies are in their destroyed state. The Dr
Gameplay Changes When any Destructible Mesh is damaged one of 28 random impact sounds will play and when the Destructible Mesh is destroyed one of 3 random explosion sounds will play. All trees have their own set of damage and destroyed audio with a random pool of 5 sounds. Addit
Gameplay Changes After completing at least the first two missions whenever the player sees the Mission Select Screen course lines will now be drawn between all previously visited locations. The lines are colour coded according to the mission difficulty of the destination location
Gameplay Changes When boosting the player's camera following the Star-Fighter will stretch back further. When braking the player's camera following the Star-Fighter will pull in closer. Incoming enemy fire no longer absorbs the player's own laser fire, the two will simply pass st
Gameplay Changes Laser fire now applies damage in a 0.1 second interval instead of 0.2 seconds. If the player is holding the shoot button down they are now firing 10 times per second rather than 5 times per second. Visual laser fire sped up by 66% to better align the visual eleme