Hello Navigators!
This month has been a busy one getting ready for Game Con Canada. Nevertheless, work has continued for the first minor release for Stellar Navigator. I’m excited to get this one out to everyone as the new marker system is really shaping up and quite enjoyable to use, and of course the quality-of-life improvement, orbital period and cloud toggle are to come!
Beta Branch
Despite the very real possibility of issues cropping up in Stellar Navigator as it makes its way to full release, I am keen to do everything feasible to ensure that the galaxies that all of you create throughout Early Access will stay with you right up to the full launch and beyond.
However, and as always, it is important for each of you to back up your data prior to any update to Stellar Navigator.
This can be done by finding the Stellar Navigator folder in My Documents/My Games and making a backup copy of it.
So, what about this Beta Branch?
Well, to ensure as smooth a release as possible with each new version of Stellar Navigator coming out in Early Access, I want to get as much feedback as possible from both my internal testers, but also the community. That said, I will be introducing a new Stellar Navigator stream using Steam’s Betas. What this means for all of you Navigators is that you, at your discretion, may pull the absolute latest available version of Stellar Navigator before it’s released officially on the store and play around with it.
Due to the potential instability of the development build, access to it will come with a few expectations:
- You only access the development build after you have copied the data folder out of My Games/Stellar Navigator.
- You understand that it is possible to lose or corrupt data using these development builds, and there is nothing the developer can do to retrieve this data.
- Whenever possible, you provide feedback and issues discovered while working with the development branch.
Other than that, I hope many of you decide to experience the latest updates to Stellar Navigator and join in the exploration and development of this wonderful application!
How do I get access to the beta development build?
You may sign up for access to the beta through this link: https://www.stellar-navigator.com/beta-sign-up
All that will be asked for is your Discord username as it appears in the Stellar Navigator Discord server.
Well, that’s it for this month! In next month’s update I hope to share some highlights from Game Con Canada and show off more exciting things happening in the development of Stellar Navigator.
Until then, keep looking to the stars 💫