Enhancements · Added a display setting to switch monitors in fullscreen modes · Increased Piercing Turret range · Decreased enemy strength for higher difficulty values · Raised initial camera position when spawning on the ship Bug-fixes · Fixed difficulty increasing when playing again after losing · Fixed UI scaling for ultrawide monitors while on the ship · Restored the delete action on select…
Enhancements · Added the ability to change mineral colors to support colorblind players · Discount all buildings by 1 scrap if it's their first building. Players can now trade their starting wall for any building that starts at level 1 before the first planet · Removed infinite setup time before placing wall. The first tutorial planet still provides infinite setup time until progressing to the…
Enhancements · Changed planet time quota calculation to be independent of Starlight Drill Starting Level upgrade · Added Building Cost Reduction upgrade · Removed scaling player economy and level up costs. Costs are now fixed and can become discounted through Starlight upgrades · Added building scaling costs. Buildings become ~20% more expensive with each planet when traveling away from spawn ·…
Enhancements · Changed button highlight effect to orange and increased pulse speed to increase visibility · Factory and Mineral Synthesizer no longer activate during setup period · Added slight pitch variation to button hover sound effect · Added Upgrade Shop tooltips · Mineral Fortification Lab starts at level 4 · Added Cargo Bay player level requirement for buildings that start higher than le…
Enhancements Tutorial Rework · New players are now recommended to select the Orientation difficulty · Tutorial planets only appear in Orientation difficulty · Orientation only has 1 jump before Boss Planet · Narration and subtitles to help players progress · Tutorial planet first day starts after player has built enough buildings to survive the first night · Increased Starlight Drill speed on O…
Enhancements · Reworked the difficulty selection screen to support more unlockable Promotions · Added planet animation when switching between difficulties · Reduced jumps from 10 to 8 to win · Building upgrades are aways the first action · Changed boss planet enemy types to BOSS Bug-fixes · Fixed the main menu ship from twitching at a weird angle on startup · Fixed inventory building upgrade co…
Enhancements · Player level and mining upgrades persist between planets · Added player inventory · Players automatically store up to 6 buildings in their inventory to place on the next planet for free · Added Cargo Bay · Added a Boss planet · Changed fuel system to 10 jumps + boss planet · Changed Starlight debt victory condition to boss planet · Reduced planet first day duration · Changed lase…
Enhancements · Added an employee handbook! You can see your unlock progress for upgrades and see information about the classes you've unlocked. More information will be added here in the future. Bug-fixes · Fixed discord button linking to the store page :facepalm: · Fixed hotkeys not working in some situations · Fixed Starlight Drill resource pools not resetting when upgrading · Fixed building…
Enhancements · Converted panels and tool tips to new UI artwork · Updated selected unit UI to be larger and more prominent · Added upgrade shop panel Bug-fixes · Fixed steam and discord buttons not fading when leaving main menu · Removed tooltips on unlocked difficulty buttons · fix client not returning to menu when clicking return to menu
Hello everyone! We're excited to announce that we have released our first public demo as part of Next Fest! Starlight Mining Company is a unique spin on the tower defense genre. Travel from planet to planet, harvesting all of the starlight crystals while protecting your operation from getting destroyed. Defend against endless waves of enemies by building a base, upgrading buildings and leveling…
Enhancements · Added building-type specific bonus objectives · Added "meters traveled" bonus objective · Decreased mineral amounts by 25% Bug-fixes · Fixed some end of planet calculations · Fixed some main menu title texts to include "Demo" · Cleaned up some legacy game elements that are no longer needed
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