Pilots, Stellar Odyssey has officially entered Early Access.

Patch 0.2.274 launches with achievements, music, expanded settings, Versus matches with friends, and the return of the global leaderboards.

Update highlights

• Achievements Earn achievements as you fight, progress, and master the Arena.
• Music New music has been added throughout the game.
• Input and audio settings Rebind your controls and adjust audio settings to suit the way you play.
• Versus with friends Challenge your friends directly in Versus mode.
• Global leaderboards The global Arena leaderboards are back online.

Arena changelog

Features

• Added achievements.
• Added music.
• Added input key binding and audio settings.
• Added Versus mode with friends.
• Re-enabled the global leaderboards.

Balance and gameplay

• Increased the starting health of all enemies.
• Reduced Colossus health.
• The Colossus now splits into six shards during its third phase.
• Replaced the Glaive Runner's ultimate ability.
• Bosses can no longer be affected by movement or stun modifiers from weapons. Damage over time effects still work.
• Score is no longer earned simply by moving around.
• Reset the global high scores for the updated scoring rules and leaderboard relaunch.

Interface

• Updated the Dash, SP, ultimate charge, and weapon heat interface. These visuals are temporary.
• Increased the size of the health and shield bars.

Known issues

• Party and Versus interfaces may have visual and layout issues.
• The red hit overlay on bosses may remain active.
• Some upgrade selections may appear with no choices available.
• Selecting Fragment modifiers across all doctrines may cause performance degradation.

Thank you for joining us

Early Access marks the beginning of the next stage for Stellar Odyssey. We will continue improving Arena and building toward the Persistent Online Universe with help from your feedback.

Thank you for playing, reporting issues, and helping us shape what comes next.