Author: EsKa

[devlog] Free Camera (and vacations)

EsKa

Snap1576Hey there !

So far 1.05 seems to hit the mark with no major bug report and no particular issue needing an urgent fix. It looks like I can take a few days off without worrying about critical bugs, which is great as I will be away until early August. I will still answer emails but anything game, website or paypal related (including donation processing) will have to wait until I am back. Oh also, many thanks to joeyeti on the forum for contributing to the wiki manual.

Let’s get back to the game 🙂

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Unending Galaxy 1.0.5 Released !

EsKa

Snap1571Unending Galaxy 1.0.5 has just been released.

The main features of this new release are the new sound library (support for directional sounds, multiple speaker configurations) and the new faction policies which allow you to set your stance toward the pirates and manage who can access your territory. There’s also quite a few “ease of use” improvements like the ability to see what a dock builder is building and its progress. Multiple bug fixes are included too. The full list is in the article below, you can also check my previous article regarding those changes if you missed it.

As usual, it can be found in the download section. If you already bought the game, the deluxe edition should be available at whatever store you bought the game from or through the download key you got by email.

While at it, the first mod for Unending Galaxy has been released by Paul, it’s a whole new faction called Starborn Dominion. It is available on our forum here.

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[devlog] 1.0.5 Release Soon

EsKa

Hi there !

Snap1570Let’s start with the general news. The Space Game Junkie website is doing what looks like quite a complete let’s play of Unending Galaxy in five parts. I haven’t watched it yet, but you can find it on YouTube. Of course, here’s the usual reminder that Unending Galaxy is on Steam Greenlight, don’t forget to vote, that will help immensely.

The next release (1.0.5) is nearly ready and should be released in a few days. Like the previous builds, it won’t feature anything revolutionary but it will fix many small issues and include a few of your suggestions while still keeping savegame compatible with previous 1.0.x versions. So, let’s get to what has been done so far.

Enjoy 🙂

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[design] What Next ?

EsKa

title06Hey !

First, a reminder that Unending Galaxy has been submitted to Steam Greenlight, so please consider giving it your vote, that would help immensely. People who already bought the game on other market-places will get a free key when the game gets released on Steam. And in case you missed the post, the 1.0.0.1 version has been released too.

That being said, let’s see what awaits us in the next phases of development. Of course, we’ll have a few maintenance patches to fix and improve the existing stuff, but that shouldn’t take very long. What we’re going to see here are more long term and larger themes. As with all posts labeled “design”, those are general ideas that may be either integrated fully, with modification or even discarded entirely. I do not have an ETA for those general ideas, and you are welcome to comment and contribute. Also, note that I am going to take a couple weeks of (much needed) vacation, and as such, I won’t be as responsive as you’re used to this month.

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Unending Galaxy 1.0.0.1 Released

EsKa

CIhwbnRWgAEiGYo.png largeHey !

First of all, general news about the game. We are on Steam Greenlight now ! Please consider giving the game your vote, that would help a lot. People who already bought the game at another store will receive a free steam key if/when it gets released. I am also currently writing a fairly long article about the future additions planned for the game.

That being said, here is a new version of Unending Galaxy which fixes most of the bugs that have been reported so far. This new version is both mod and savegame compatible with 1.0. Both the deluxe and the basic editions have been updated. As usual, if you bought the game in a store, download the updated package, otherwise your download key should work as usual.

Notes and changelog are in the full article.

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Patch Soon

EsKa

Hi there,

The 1.0 release seems to work well for most. Approximately 10 trivial to medium bugs and 2 different, rare crashes have been reported. The bugs have already been fixed. Crashes are being investigated and should be fixed as well. There’s a couple small improvements to the simulation itself too alongside some spell-checking (you’re welcome to contribute if you find grammatical / spelling errors).

The patch alongside the full updated package will be available during the week and it shouldn’t have an impact on existing mods or savegames. It will be available for both the basic and the deluxe editions.

Unending Galaxy 1.0 Released

EsKa

After a full year of development, Unending Galaxy has just been released as a stable 1.0 build. While the quest to make an all-in-one space simulation is far from finished, it’s still a nice milestone in itself. I can’t thank enough everyone who’ve shown support in any way, shape or form, it means a lot.

As usual, I will detail the changes and explain what’s going to happen next in the full article.

The key new features are:

  • New events including a short storyline.
  • Procedural map generation
  • Improved colony integration
  • New tutorial mode with a couple missions
  • Plenty of additional content and fixes.

Download the Game | Changelog | Documentation (being updated)

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