Unity Player Security Patch
Patch for Unity Player security issue: CVE-2025-59489


Patch for Unity Player security issue: CVE-2025-59489

Greetings commanders! Most of you probably know that I've spent the past 4+ years working on a follow-up to Starcom: Nexus , called Starcom: Unknown Space . It's not a direct sequel, but another chance to explore a new universe, with new enemies and allies, and a new story. (Mayb

Greetings commanders! As many of you know, the Starcom follow-up title "Unknown Space" has been in Early Access for the past 18 months. Neither a direct sequel nor a reboot, the game gives players a chance to explore a new universe, filled with new enemies and allies, discoveries

It's been almost 3 years since Starcom: Nexus graduated from Early Access and I've spent most of that time working on the follow-up title. Based on player survey responses, I've kept the core gameplay close to the original, while at the same time trying to improve a number of fea

It’s been a little over two years since Starcom: Nexus graduated from Early Access. Shortly after graduation, I posted a survey to find out what players liked most, and what areas they felt could use improvements in a follow-up title (more about this in a bit). Since then, I’ve r

Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, I've considered what I want to do beyond state my support for Ukraine and condemn the terrible violence ordered by the Russian president. I've decided that any sales revenue that Steam identifies as being from the region (Russia, Ukrai

Starcom: Nexus has now been fully translated into German and Russian! Select your language from the language dropdown in the game's main menu to set your preference. The game has over 70,000 words of text in its conversations, anomalies, discoveries, etc., so there may be some er

Version 1.0.10 is now live on the default branch. This is a relatively minor patch from a gameplay perspective, but a large amount of text has been moved into localization files in preparation for translation work. It's been tested in Beta by a couple dozen brave commanders on th

Exactly one year ago today, Starcom: Nexus launched into Early Access. Thanks to the support, playtesting and feedback from the thousands of players to experience its evolution, the game is now ready for general release. In that time, there have been many updates, new features, a

Build 1.0.4 is live on the default branch. This is a minor quality-of-life update. Change list: Several new music tracks, changes to environmental music logic Increase visibility of "!" planet icons on map Map/game zoom speed options Experimental Polish localization Minor bug and

For Steam users patiently waiting for Starcom: Nexus to graduate from Early Access, it's almost here. On December 12, after one year in Early Access, the game will enter full release. The year anniversary is actually a coincidence, I originally planned for the very start of Decem

Release Candidate 1.0.3 has been promoted to the default branch. If you've been playing 0.16, you can continue playing in that version by switching branches as described here. Here are the major changes from 0.16 to 1.0.3: Quick save system: player can now save (almost) anywhere

Release Candidate 1.0.3, currently available as an opt-in Beta, will be promoted to the default branch next week. This version fixes a number of bugs, adds some minor quality of life improvements, adds several new anomalies and missions and provides a bit more direction for the p

Starcom: Nexus is closing in on graduating from Early Access into general release. It's been quite a journey so far. Since launch, the size of the game universe has more than doubled. We've added new races, new missions, new technologies and weapons, lots of new anomalies, contro

Version 0.16.1 is now live on the main, "default" branch. If you have been playing 0.14 (the current default build) there are quite a few changes, particularly in the late game. This is the first version with an ending to the story line. Non-spoilery list of changes since 0.14: E

Update 0.16 is now available as an opt-in Beta. Assuming no major problems, that version will become the default branch sometime next week. To opt-in now, you just need to right-click on the game in your library, choose properties and go to the Betas tab. There is no password. Cl

Version 0.14 is now live on the main, "default" branch. Here's a list of non-spoilery changes since 0.12.x (version 0.13 was an opt-in only branch): Drone launcher tech Warp hopper "shockwave" tech Faster deep space "cruise" speed, techs to boost More sectors More planet anomalie

Starcom: Nexus has now been updated to 0.12.4 on the main, "default" branch. The previous default was 0.10.3, so if that's the last one you played, there are quite a few changes. Here is the spoiler-free list of the major ones if you missed last weekend's update. Universe is now

Update 0.12 is now available as an opt-in Beta. Assuming no major problems, that version will become the default branch next week. To opt-in now, you just need to right-click on the game in your library, choose properties and go to the Betas tab. There is no password. Click here

Greetings Commanders, The game has been updated to 0.10.3 on the main branch. Save games are not compatible with content updates, but if you were in the middle of a game, don't panic. Your save game is still there and can be accessed by rolling back your client. See here for inst