Welcome to the Twilight Update – so named because, among many other things, we have listed to player feedback that night was too dark and slightly reduced the darkness. Please tell us if we got it about right.
Also in this update:
Tools and Weapons Refactor
We have changed almost all of the tools and weapons to a new underlying system of code that allows PQRV changes to occur (see next section).
We have also broken some tools (Terraformer, Harvester) into multiple tools (Terraformer, Depositor, Chronophaser, Harvester, Pruning Shears).
Crafting Stats Matter Now
Potential, quality, resilience, and versatility are now 4 factors to consider when selecting crafting inputs. PQRV, for short. You will hear this mentioned regularly in game.
New Shops to spend those Klaatus
The next time you visit the TPL Starbase, please visit the basic tool shop and the homesteader shop.
Homesteading Changes
Homesteading has been moved out of the Ranger skill tree and is now part of the Architect skill tree. Unlock the skills, purchase a single-use Homesteader from the TPL starbase shop, and place it in the world. Homesteaders are not refunded to you if you disband your Homestead later on. You will need to purchase a new one each time.
Resource Selection
When you are scanning for resources with your Terraformer or selecting which which resource to deposit with your Depositor, you now open a resource selection menu by tapping the Tab key. This also applies to planting sees with the Xyloslicer or Harvester.
Long-Range Scanning
At long last, there is a way to prospect for minerals or gems at long range.
And much more
You can now trade Klaatus (this is huge)
Your terraformer now ejects tailings from your hopper instead of gravel.
All professions now start with low-end tools to incentivize folks to craft better versions.
Upcoming Playtest schedule
Saturday, August 16, Dave Georgeson and Rick Reynolds will host our next Fireside Chat to introduce the new update. You can join us on View game page at 9:00AM Pacific / noon Eastern.
In yesterday’s Playable Worlds livestream, we jumped into the brand new Twilight Update and gave a demonstration of the all new long-range mineral scanning. Click here to watch the video with Thomas, Leric Dax, Signus, and Carneros.
The new Transplanetary League (TPL) logo merchandise has been a big hit. Check out our licensed merch in our Web Store! https://starsreach.com/store
We also have late pledges available on payment plans at our store
Backer Invites + Discord Backer Badge. Almost all of the backers have submitted their survey, but if you haven’t then search your email box.
New testers received an invite from FirstLook with a playtest schedule and instructions. (Check your spam folder if you don’t see it!)
Existing testers will not get a new invite, your Discord role should now show a Backer badge. Not yet? Log into FirstLook.gg and sync.
Can’t find it? Email [email protected]
Kickstarter late pledges are still available but this may wind down soon: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starsreach/stars-reach
Screenshots of the Week:
Chayce discussing the finer points of design with Justa Mirage
