Starward Rogue Update 1.013: New Rooms, New Enemies, and Balance Work

[x4000]

Original: http://arcengames.com/starward-rogue-update-1-013-4-new-enemies-performance-fixes/

This one is rather big!  Nothing too giant individually, but there's a whole heck of a lot of things in this one.  First of all, there's 14 new rooms from community members, boss updates and additions, new enemies, updated and overhauled drones, and balance to feats.  Among many, many other things.

More to come soon!  Because of the recent layoffs we are in a slower development phase now, so the updates won't be daily.  But there will be one or two a week at the very least, and likely more than that (particularly thanks to community contributions and our awesome volunteers).

As I noted last update, we've also resumed working on Stars Beyond Reach, and are now working on our other next project as well (Keith on the one and Blue and I on the other, respectively), so we have a plan for moving forward as a smaller company now.

[crazyroosterman]

that's all good but I have to ask is this new game anything to do with that old intended survival game? id be pretty hyped for a survival game from you!.

[x4000]

Survival game aspects are definitely part of it, yes.

[Misery]

Survival game aspects are definitely part of it, yes.

I was wondering when the first infuriatingly vague hint about that was coming.

It's all part of the tradition, after all.   


I dunno how you manage to keep all that stuff to yourself when making these really.  I can never resist the urge to just point out things that I know are upcoming for SR here.  Well, no... I've kept SOME details under wraps, but still.

[crazyroosterman]

Survival game aspects are definitely part of it, yes.

wicked! are testers going to be involved with this? considering the simultamus (not a real word I know but I'm using it any way) development I some how don't they are I don't think Id have the time to test 2 games I'm so incredibly hyped about any way. ps I wonder will this be on the same kind of scale as starward? or something medium ish like tlf?

[x4000]

The project I'm working on is... very new to what Arcen has ever done before.  I am so freaking tempted to tell you a lot of things, but I won't.   Suffice it to say, Blue and I have been learning lots of new things in order to make this happen.  But lest you worry too much, I have a lot of history with this sort of thing in the past.  Just... not with unity.  And never in a game we've made before.

[Misery]

I am so freaking tempted to tell you a lot of things, but I won't.

[crazyroosterman]

The project I'm working on is... very new to what Arcen has ever done before.  I am so freaking tempted to tell you a lot of things, but I won't.   Suffice it to say, Blue and I have been learning lots of new things in order to make this happen.  But lest you worry too much, I have a lot of history with this sort of thing in the past.  Just... not with unity.  And never in a game we've made before.

sounds....different also unity?! holy shitballs WHEN was that engine made by the way?! I keep seeing that super old engine pop all over the place its crazy.

[ptarth]

The project I'm working on is...

Easy. Robot dating sim with special uncensored images if you preorder. Plus an amazing crafting system to build your own robot house for that special robot.

[Captain Jack]

The project I'm working on is... very new to what Arcen has ever done before.  I am so freaking tempted to tell you a lot of things, but I won't.   Suffice it to say, Blue and I have been learning lots of new things in order to make this happen.  But lest you worry too much, I have a lot of history with this sort of thing in the past.  Just... not with unity.  And never in a game we've made before.

sounds....different also unity?! holy shitballs WHEN was that engine made by the way?! I keep seeing that super old engine pop all over the place its crazy.

Unity 1 was 2005. It's gone through five major versions since then, and Unity 5 came out last year. It's like saying Unreal 4 is old because the first one came out in 1998.

The project I'm working on is...

Easy. Robot dating sim with special uncensored images if you preorder. Plus an amazing crafting system to build your own robot house for that special robot.

This is the closest guess in the thread. The fact that it's the ONLY guess in the thread is completely unrelated. Completely. 

[Cinth]

I am so freaking tempted to tell you a lot of things, but I won't.

How is this different than any other game in the works.  Give him time to slip up and start spilling the beans

[crazyroosterman]

The project I'm working on is... very new to what Arcen has ever done before.  I am so freaking tempted to tell you a lot of things, but I won't.   Suffice it to say, Blue and I have been learning lots of new things in order to make this happen.  But lest you worry too much, I have a lot of history with this sort of thing in the past.  Just... not with unity.  And never in a game we've made before.

sounds....different also unity?! holy shitballs WHEN was that engine made by the way?! I keep seeing that super old engine pop all over the place its crazy.

Unity 1 was 2005. It's gone through five major versions since then, and Unity 5 came out last year. It's like saying Unreal 4 is old because the first one came out in 1998.

The project I'm working on is...

Easy. Robot dating sim with special uncensored images if you preorder. Plus an amazing crafting system to build your own robot house for that special robot.

This is the closest guess in the thread. The fact that it's the ONLY guess in the thread is completely unrelated. Completely. 

hu I thought it was the same version being used since its original was a thing guess that sounds about right also ptarths idea sounds amazing for arcen they could even fit it in to their existing lore.

[x4000]

Yeah, Unity is getting more mainstream now because it's getting far more powerful.  We've been using it since version 2.x, in 2010.  We did the whole 3.x thing as soon as that came out, then 4.x eagerly, then went meh to 5.x until the last couple of weeks.  Because of this new project.  And now it's awesomeness.

[ptarth]

....

Notice he didn't say anything about my guess. Which means I'm completely right.

You might ask, "Is there really a market for such a high quality game?"

Well, a pigeon dating sim sold over 240k copies...
And I like robots...
Not that way...

I hope the Invader kills you all.

[Misery]

....

Notice he didn't say anything about my guess. Which means I'm completely right.

You might ask, "Is there really a market for such a high quality game?"

Well, a pigeon dating sim sold over 240k copies...
And I like robots...
Not that way...

I hope the Invader kills you all.

Well I've hit my point of "I'm not sure what's going on anymore".

Another tradition properly followed.