Starsector (fka Starfarer)
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Starsector (fka Starfarer)
I picked this indy game up recently on the recommendation of a friend, and it's amazing.
https://fractalsoftworks.com/
Top down, space fleet management RPG sim with character levels / xp, purchasable skills, officers, quests, missions, a storyline, bounties, exploration, tactical (very!) real time pause-able combat, and colony founding / industry in a very, very hostile universe.
It's kicked my arse repeatedly, and yet I'm not frustrated, I keep going back for more .
Oh, and it's extremely modable.
Well worth a try if you fancy something different (and cheap, ~£12 iirc). It's currently on version 0.91 so in theory is getting quite close to release. That having been said I think they do about one release a year......
https://fractalsoftworks.com/
Top down, space fleet management RPG sim with character levels / xp, purchasable skills, officers, quests, missions, a storyline, bounties, exploration, tactical (very!) real time pause-able combat, and colony founding / industry in a very, very hostile universe.
It's kicked my arse repeatedly, and yet I'm not frustrated, I keep going back for more .
Oh, and it's extremely modable.
Well worth a try if you fancy something different (and cheap, ~£12 iirc). It's currently on version 0.91 so in theory is getting quite close to release. That having been said I think they do about one release a year......
I can't breathe.
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I think I bought this a good five or six years ago and had some fun with it, but I haven't played it since because I was waiting until they finished it...which I thought would only take a couple of years!
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You may well have done. By all accounts there's a lot more to it nowadays so you might want to download it again and give it a spin .
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Starsector is a great game, being playing it for years, great modding scene around it to.
Huge new influx of players since SsethTzeentach dropped his video. Link
For move viewing material I'd recommend This youtube channel
as he has been playing the game for years, as well as regularly hosting AI controlled PvP fleet building tournaments, and has many playlists showcasing most of the main mod factions.
Huge new influx of players since SsethTzeentach dropped his video. Link
For move viewing material I'd recommend This youtube channel
as he has been playing the game for years, as well as regularly hosting AI controlled PvP fleet building tournaments, and has many playlists showcasing most of the main mod factions.
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Bookmarking - cheers for the recommendation. One for "as the nights draw in" time of year
During summer time just... evaporates.
During summer time just... evaporates.
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Can't recommend Starsector enough - it's a great game! I like the fact that you can play it however you want. Want to be a smuggler in a single ship? Sure! Pirate fleet raiding colonies? Why not! Explorer selling data to the highest bidder? Go for it! Want to set up a colony to do all your trading for you? Fill your boots.
I love the fact everything you do has repercussions... things like using the black market matter. If you sell stuff illegally through the black market, there's a chance that it'll fall into the hands of the criminal underbelly and they'll use it in their pursuit of loot!
Go buy it.
I love the fact everything you do has repercussions... things like using the black market matter. If you sell stuff illegally through the black market, there's a chance that it'll fall into the hands of the criminal underbelly and they'll use it in their pursuit of loot!
Go buy it.
Your comment about when you bought it made me dig for my receipt, and like you it was a while back (Jan 2012)!!! It's a testament to the dev that he's still going, and I think he had a recent sales boost thanks to a prominent youtube channel featuring the game.
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Another year passes, and Alex has released another epic patch for Starsector!
In a nutshell, the following top level changes have been made to the game:
Download links are here -> https://fractalsoftworks.com/blog/
In a nutshell, the following top level changes have been made to the game:
- Complete story missions and uncover some of the mysteries of the Sector
- Face new endgame enemies and acquire their technology, including new weapons and a unique capital-class ship
- Make playstyle-altering choices using a revamped skill system
- Customize your playthrough – mentor officers, specialize colonies, make permanent alterations to ships, and more
- Raid the core worlds for what you need using a targeted raid system
- Improve your colonies using lost technology
- Build relationships with contacts and gain new opportunities
- Take on many new types of bounties, choosing the challenge level you want
- Incorporate automated ships into your fleet
- UI scaling and support for 4k monitors
- Ship AI and combat balance/gameplay improvements
- Several new ships
- Mercenary officers that temporarily increase the strength of your fleet
- Many modding-related improvements
- Numerous quality-of-life and other improvements
Download links are here -> https://fractalsoftworks.com/blog/
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Anyone tried to install the latest version and got .exe blocked by Win10?
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Yea, it's a known "feature" of Windows 10 / Windows Defender. It's because it's not been downloaded by many people and will have not been through their cloud virus screening thingymajig enough times to prove it's safe. I asked the dev about it ages ago and it's a recurring theme:
https://twitter.com/search?q=%40amosolo ... yped_query
You need to manually keep the file (I think you press 'More Info' or something like that).
https://twitter.com/search?q=%40amosolo ... yped_query
You need to manually keep the file (I think you press 'More Info' or something like that).
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Bought it in 2017 and only spend a few hours with it. Guess I will give it another spin and report back what I find!
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Here is my experience so far:
Started a new game
Help some muppet to take care of a pirat problem in his system
Aquire new ships in the process
Ships need fuel, flue costs money
I am broke
Decide to sell of a few ships
No more fuel problem, Yay
Discover a smuggler, kill them
Take their drugs, sell them, this angers the locals who are apperently anti drugs
Remember how to do silent running
Find a station that sells space heroin for cheap and a station that buys it high
We are in buisness now boys
Do a few trade runs
The locals apperently catch wind of it, because they upgrade their sector security from a hand full of ships to a **** ton of ships
Almost get cought smuggling drugs but escape
Back to being broke
I run out of fuel and get dragged into an unknown system
There are pirates waiting for me
Kill the pirates, get fuel, Win Win
Decide to focus on becoming a drug Lord
Get some nice routes and also discover the missions in the bars which are nice
Make some credits and call it a day.
So far, so great, will play again!
Started a new game
Help some muppet to take care of a pirat problem in his system
Aquire new ships in the process
Ships need fuel, flue costs money
I am broke
Decide to sell of a few ships
No more fuel problem, Yay
Discover a smuggler, kill them
Take their drugs, sell them, this angers the locals who are apperently anti drugs
Remember how to do silent running
Find a station that sells space heroin for cheap and a station that buys it high
We are in buisness now boys
Do a few trade runs
The locals apperently catch wind of it, because they upgrade their sector security from a hand full of ships to a **** ton of ships
Almost get cought smuggling drugs but escape
Back to being broke
I run out of fuel and get dragged into an unknown system
There are pirates waiting for me
Kill the pirates, get fuel, Win Win
Decide to focus on becoming a drug Lord
Get some nice routes and also discover the missions in the bars which are nice
Make some credits and call it a day.
So far, so great, will play again!
"The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are. Imagine how much happier we would be, how much freer to be our true individual selves, if we didn't have the weight of gender expectations." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The game looks interesting but my wish to get it collides with my principle not to pre-order or buy unfinished games.
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Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)
Only been playing this game for the past month, it's not as wide in scope as X3 but at least the trading and combat is more fun, owning colonies is also really nice, I love the way this game handles passive income.