Star Dynasties

[Martok]

^  That's pretty much been my mentality on the game (so far) as well. 

[Martok]

Well this is a bit of a surprise:  Star Dynasties is already exiting Early-Access next month (exact date still to be determined).  In addition, the 10-turn demo is being updated as well: 


https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1194590/view/2959415117273574959

It's by no means necessarily bad news, but I do I think most folks were expecting the game to stay in EA for a while longer.  I'm curious as to what has prompted this decision, as well as what the game will be like in its "full" 1.0 release state.  I guess we'll find out in the next month or so. 

[bbmike]

...I'm curious as to what has prompted this decision...

Where'd that gif go? Ah, here it is:

[Undercovergeek]

heh, what bbmike said i would imagine

[Martok]

You know, I wouldn't be that surprised, especially given that the publisher is Iceberg Interactive. 

I'd *like* to say it's great that (intentionally or not) they've taken so many 4x and space-strategy games under their wing over the last decade.  However, the support -- or lack thereof -- that they seem to give their developers is really starting to give me pause.  It makes me wonder/worry if Glenn Pawley (Star Dynasties' lead developer) is getting screwed over by Iceberg...or at least, is about to next month when his game officially goes live. 

[Martok]

The game is releasing in just two days (September 1st): 


https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1194590/view/2956038141938009538



The accompanying Day One patch will include a couple new features, the most notable of which is Colony Improvements.  It replaces the previous "Infrastructure" system, and should help make planets feel a little more unique and less generic.  I'm glad to see Glenn responded to player feedback in regards to this. 

[Martok]

Goodness knows when I'll get around to actually playing it, but the game officially dropped today, along with a release-day patch.  Iceberg also posted a dev interview/game overview: 

[Martok]

A new blog is out.  It looks at the upcoming improvements to spies, secrets, and general skullduggery (which until now has been rather lacking): 


https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1194590/view/2876102328831087945




Glad to see Glen continuing to address major issues, and that he's working on fixing them.  Two common critiques I've seen so far is that the game is somewhat bland, and/or that it's too limiting in what the player can do; hopefully the improvements to Intrigue help address both these things. 

[Martok]

A new patch, and a modding contest: 


https://steamcommunity.com/games/1194590/announcements/detail/3118175248893782462







The major feature from this new update is the ability to scout for potential new members to add to your House.  Your House's expansion is no longer limited to marriage & childbirth. 

I'm sad I will no longer be able to seduce dead characters, though.