Playtesting
There is currently a 96-hour playtest running – our longest yet. These longer tests are a kind of stress test that teaches us valuable information in advance of moving into 24/7 continuous operation.
The current test ends Tuesday, September 2, at 8:00 AM Pacific/11:00 AM Eastern.
The next test starts Thursday, September 4, at 9:00 AM Pacific/Noon Eastern.
Saturday, September 6, Dave Georgeson and Rick Reynolds will host Fireside Chat #47 to introduce the next update. We have moved the Fireside Chat from the Discord auditorium to the Twitch.TV channel. Please join us at 9:00AM Pacific/Noon Eastern at View game page
Rod Haza joined us on livestream to talk about bugs and bug reporting this week. You can see the video recording here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2552621772
Do you remember National Geographic Magazine? Fans have made an homage in the form of Galactic Geographic and it's excellent. Enjoy the first issue here: https://galacticgeographic.org/2025/08/25/the-first-journey.html
Controlled Chaos interviewed Stars Reach Moderator Leric Dax about his gaming and Stars Reach journey:
The Transplanetary League (TPL) logo merchandise has been a big hit. Check out our licensed merch in our Web 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:
ObsidianStone chooses land for their mushroom farm:
The bar inside Shae's Light – save Carneros a spot!: