Drifter 0.8.1 is now live! This is the second release in the 0.8.x series, codename "Event Horizon". In addition to a number of bug fixes we've finally completed the initial implementation of the faction system. You can't interact with it just yet but once factions are fully implemented it will allow all kinds of interesting things like faction specific missions, equipment and ships. WHAT'S NEW…
Drifter 0.8.0 is now live! This is the first release in the 0.8.x series, codename "Event Horizon". The biggest reason we're moving so quickly from 0.7.x to 0.8.x is that we've finally implemented Lua script support and in-game missions are now completely scriptable instead of the horrible mission templates we were using before. Because the Lua API for Drifter is still very new we are currently…
Drifter 0.7.2 is now live! This week's build is mostly UI fixes/cleanup and bug fixes. The full details as to what's new in 0.7.2 are listed below and are also over on the wiki:
Drifter 0.7.1 is now live! The biggest thing is Material Synthesis is now fully functional! There's still quite a lot of polishing and balancing to be done but now that I'm back on track we'll be doing that in the next few weeks. Feel free to head to an Industrial type system and have a poke around. Right now I have blueprints for the new "synthesis materials" which are basic building blocks of…
Drifter 0.7.0 is now live! This is the first release in the 0.7.x series, codename "Defiant". Note: We've got a new trailer and new screenshots up on the store page, so you should definitely check those out! Because I’m going to be in Seattle next week for Steam Dev Days I really didn’t want to delay updates any further so I decided to go ahead release 0.7.0! We managed to get the bulk of the i…
Drifter 0.6.14 is now live! There's probably not going to be a build next weekend as we're pretty much in the final stretch for 0.7.0 and instead we'll be pushing on finalizing that so we can get it out before the month is over! That said this week we've still got some new icons and a bunch of solid bugfixes lined up. The full details as to what's new in 0.6.14 are listed below and are also ove…
Drifter 0.6.13 is now live! Not a huge update this week but we're still moving closer to 0.7.0. I'm even hoping next week's build will be the final 0.6.x build! That said this week we've got some new icons and bug fixes for you. The full details as to what's new in 0.6.13 are listed below and are also over on the wiki:
Drifter 0.6.12 is now live! Still plugging along on Material Synthesis! In the meantime, I've added some (often requested!) number formatting for better readability and Sven has been working on some new sound effects and icons for this week's build! The full details as to what's new in 0.6.12 are listed below and are also over on the wiki:
Drifter 0.6.11 is now live! Things continue to come together for 0.7.0! The Material Synthesis UI is nearly done and I've also embedded Lua support this week as the first step towards adding scripting to the game. For example one plan is to replace the current mission system with fully scriptable missions, which is pretty exciting! There's really a ton of stuff that will come out of this script…
Drifter 0.6.10 is now live! Work continues apace towards 0.7.0! I've been working away on the Material Synthesis UI this week which is coming along nicely. That said this week's build features a bunch of new launcher icons that Sven's been busy with and I've fixed a few bugs and tweaked the NPC cargo drops so they're not quite so ridiculous. The full details as to what's new in 0.6.10 are liste…
Drifter 0.6.9 is now live! We did a lot of under the hood work on making way for the new material synthesis system. That said I also tweaked the AI to make projectile weapons a little more accurate and beam weapons less accurate (as they were nearly impossible to dodge before). Also Sven has cooked up a ton of new icons! The full details as to what's new in 0.6.9 are listed below and are also o…
Drifter 0.6.8 is now live! This week's build includes some new goodies to play with along with the usual bug fixes and polish. For example we've added some new modules and a few new procedural mission templates to spice things up! That said, the full details as to what's new in 0.6.8 are listed below and are also over on the wiki:
Drifter 0.6.7 is now live! This week's build has some new stuff and fixes but is a little light on new features because we ended up putting in quite a lot of work towards 0.7.0 and some under-the-hood cleanup. That said, the full details as to what's new in 0.6.7 are listed below and are also over on the wiki:
Drifter 0.6.6 is now live and we've got a bunch of new stuff and fixes! Some of the highlights of this week's build include: - A Cargo Scanner module which can scan both ships and fixed containers - Some NPCs now have random cargo in their holds (for you to scan, and do nothing illegal with, surely) - Floating containers and ore now display what they contain instead of simply "Container" or "Or…
This week's build is now live! The biggest change this week is NPCs are now created using a new algorithm which gives them different ship equipment and weapons. This algorithm determines the "difficulty" of the NPC based on the current system's safety rating and chooses its weapons, armor, etc. based on this. I haven't really done a lot of balance testing on this, so hopefully this first attemp…
Drifter 0.7.0 is still in the works but as a part of restructuring my development process we're moving to weekly builds starting today. Old habits are hard to break but the way I was working on the game previously was just not working out and it took me some time to take stock and try and fix things. That said hopefully this will help keep development from stalling out again and also it will me…
Featuring a number of quality of life improvements, new icon artwork, and a number of bug fixes you can get the details of what’s new and fixed on the wiki: Drifter 0.7.0 and Beyond Thank you for your continued patience as we work towards 0.7.0. Despite my attempts at trying to increase the frequency of updates we have fallen behind in that regard and I apologize for that. The good news is we h…
Drifter 0.6.2 has been released! Before I talk a bit about the update I just wanted to say that now that 0.6.2 is out and it isn't hanging things up, I'm going to attempt a new development track system as we move towards 1.0. Basically we're going to be working on two release tracks going forward with a small release every week or so and a bigger update being worked on in tandem with a longer ~…
The Beginning of the End Don’t worry this isn’t a post about how we’re giving up. It is in fact the complete opposite of that! Drifter has been in development for quite some time, almost going on 4 years now! It’s been somewhat slow going at times mainly because it’s a fairly big game and we’re a pretty small team. That said we definitely wouldn’t be here and Drifter wouldn’t exist as it does i…
Drifter 0.6.1 has been released! The biggest change for 0.6.1 is the UI overhaul started in 0.6.0 is now nearly complete. Most of the UI in the game now supports keyboard and gamepad interaction. It's not quite 100% but it should be pretty good for couch gaming at this point. We've also updated and added a number of new item and equipment icons. In addition to this there are a large number of U…
After perhaps far too long Drifter 0.6.0 (code name "Narcissus") has been released! This is a very substantial update that includes a large number of improvements, additions, and bug fixes to the game. As well, considering the under the hood changes I've taken the time to make in 0.6.0, I am working to avoid any more long development delays and get to actually completing Drifter some time befor…
Just so folks see this and realize that we're alive and kicking and Drifter is still being worked on I figured it'd be appropriate to post an announcement about it. Basically version 0.6.0 is coming sometime this week and along with it will be the first set of station interiors, 5 new ships, some new equipment, UI improvements and a bunch of under the hood changes that nobody will notice but wi…
Drifter 0.5.3 has just been released! This release is primarily a bug fix release, but I've fixed quite a few! For a full list of changes and fixes, please visit the Drifter wiki page for the current build here:
Drifter 0.5.2 has just been released! This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements. Improvements include the long-awaited addition of ship modules and manual docking! I've only included 3 modules in this update as I had to re-write the module system once already and I want to make sure that it's working properly before I add more. For a full list of changes and fixes, please vis…
Drifter 0.5.1 has just been released! This release includes a number of bug fixes and improvements. Improvements include the addition of an auto-save feature, HUD adjustments, and UI tweaks to address player feedback. For a full list of changes and fixes, please visit the Drifter wiki page for the current build here:
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