We're excited to announce we're working on a new game called Star Renegades! Watch the teaser trailer: WISHLIST Star Renegades here: and please help spread the news: Thanks again for your support, without our community and players, we wouldn't be able to continue making cool games! Love, The Massive Damage Team
Greetings Commanders! We're back from Gamescom and have some awesome news this week in terms of content for you all! I’ll start first with this one... We have added a NEW difficulty for you guys - WARNING: not for the faint of heart! Ur-Admirax is the new difficulty level above Grand Admiral! Can you handle the heat? Or will it be the end of your fleet?! We have also rebalanced ground combat en…
We're showcasing Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition at the Indie Arena Booth. We're giving away Halcyon 6 pins and you can buy H6 at a special discount. Come visit us in the Indie Arena Booth area in Hall 10.1 if you're at Gamescom! Also, please accept our apologies for slow responses on the Steam forums and emails this week as we're doing 12hr booth days at Gamescom until we're back home next Monda…
Welcome everyone to the launch of Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition! First off, a big THANK YOU to our Kickstarter backers and our player community for being amazing and providing great feedback on our game. We wouldn’t be here without you and this Lightspeed Edition is the result of your support! Steam store link: *Note: everyone who buys Lightspeed Edition will receive Halcyon 6 Classic for free…
Hello Commanders! Some of you may have noticed this already but if you check your Steam Library, you'll notice that we've added a copy of Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition to all owners of Halcyon 6 (H6:LE will be playable on Aug 10th!). Also, for anyone new that buys Lightspeed Edition from Aug 10th onwards, they will get a copy of Halcyon 6: Classic as well (tell your friends ːsteamhappyː) That's…
Hi Commanders, With August just around the corner, we are sooo close to v1.4 Lightspeed Edition! This will be the last time Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander will ever be on sale, so grab a copy if you haven’t done so yet- OR be that awesome friend and grab one for your pal as well If you’re curious about more details regarding some of the major changes for Lightspeed Edition, we will be putting ou…
Hey Commanders, We're please to announce Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition ! A community-driven, reworked, rebalanced take on the original game along with new features and content, optimized for faster progression for an action packed adventure on board your favourite starbase. Out on August 10th, this one’s FREE for all our existing players of course . A big thanks to you, our player community for…
Hello Commanders! First off, a big hearty welcome to all our new community members coming in from our 50% off Steam Sale (one more day left, tell your friends ːsteamhappyː ) !! Without further ado, here's the list of today's hotfix notes: Bug Fixes and Enhancements · Fixed bug with to hit % not being calculated properly · FPS lock now switches from 30 to 60 FPS, no more unlimited option · Fixed…
Hi Commanders! Today’s hotfix will be a small one. Bug Fixes · Fixed bug where player does not receive 20 fuel for the Upgrading · Refinery Quest at Ghost Head · Save game patch for players stuck on the Chruul Seeder mission · Fixed bug with O'Brien's second event firing before the first happens · Various minor bug fixes, UI tweaks, and game engine optimizations Annnnd that’s all folks! Update…
Hey Commanders, Today's hotfix is a quick one to address some bugs that were identified thanks to our awesome community! Bug Fixes & Enhancements · Added keyboard scrolling to Tech Research screen · Fixed bug with ending cinematic sometimes getting cut off · Fixed bug with diplomacy being affected after destroying a possessed raider fleet That's it for today! As for our HUGE update.. it's so bi…
Hey Commanders, We're still working away on that HUGE update and I'll spill the beans on that very soon! In the meantime, we've been fixing some issues that have popped up, thanks to all our forum posters on following up on bug reports with save games and error logs, they have been VERY HELPFUL!! Bug Fixes & Enhancements · Grand Admiral achievement added to Steam Achievements · Fixed bug with g…
Hey Commanders, We're back from our brainstorming cottage retreat (some of you might've seen some cool pics on our social media thingamabobs) fresh with ideas for Halcyon 6 and beyond! This update is a quick patch to fix up a few things with morale and other little bits. There is a much bigger update we're working on but we'll announce that in a bit. Here's today's patch notes: What's New + Imp…
Hello explorers! So, cool story: did you know The Morale Booster update (aka v1.3.1.0) is out right now? We're back with another milestone update for Halcyon 6 that includes a brand new Crew Morale mechanic! Affected by your decisions in quests, events, and diplomatic actions, Crew Morale levels provides bonuses - or incurs penalties - as you explore. Onto the details... and there are a lot! Th…
Hello space travellers! It's update day for our favourite pixel galaxy and this time... there's loot. v1.3.0.0, hot off the proverbial presses introduces an Equipment System! These consumable and non-consumable items can be found in various ways and allow for some pre-mission emergency preparation for your Starships. Micromanagers, planners, and collectors - rejoice! Let's dig in, shall we? Wha…
Happy holidays, Space Explorers! Welcome to v.1.2.1.0 update! There's a big batch of Fleet UI changes, some fixes and long-awaited Quality of Life stuff, and some fun and frivolous Holiday-In-Space thematic tweaks! Let's get into the details, shall we? What's New + Important Changes - Ironman mode is here! Punish yourselves at will, commanders. - We've added credits! (thanks again, backers <3)…
Some of you might still be working through your Combat & Customization playthroughs. Well, buckle up. This Diplomatic Diversions FREE DLC is a game changer. FREE Diplomatic Diversions DLC: introducing 25+ faction based missions and quests! - Whole new landscape: Act 2 has 25+ new missions and quests for all factions - You CAN'T catch them all: with multiple prompts, conditions, and outcomes, th…
You might have heard us refer to Halcyon 6 as a love letter to the games we used to play and how it scratches a nostalgic-sized itch. So teaming up with IndieBox to offer a special, physical Collector's Edition of Halcyon 6 was a no-brainer. It was written in the stars! The Halcyon 6 box comes with some unique collectibles (no hints, but we've seen the goodies and they're good), the Halcyon 6 O…
Hello explorers! We know we thank you all A LOT for your thoughts and feedback about Halcyon 6, but we mean it. We’ve been reading and listening and here’s what we heard: you dig Halcyon 6 but could be soooo much cooler! After addressing your feedback on resource collection in v1.0.0.4 - Hello Satellite Drones! - our focus was on combat. The Combat and Customization Update is here! Our main goa…
Hello explorers! We know we thank you all A LOT for your thoughts and feedback about Halcyon 6, but we mean it. We’ve been reading and listening and here’s what we heard: you dig Halcyon 6 but could be soooo much cooler! After addressing your feedback on resource collection in v1.0.0.4 - Hello Satellite Drones! - our focus was on combat. It’s here! The Combat and Customization BETA is here! Our…
Hello Folks! Yep, it's time for v1.0.0.8! While this is a smaller housekeeping/quality of life-type update, it DOES include one of your much-requested changes: Starbase rooms can now be scrapped! General Bug Fixes and Enhancements : - Starbase rooms can now be scrapped, freeing up space to build new and different rooms! - Fixed a bug where an under-construction satellite drone could be deployed…
Hello Commanders! Fresh on the heels of v1.0.0.4 and v1.0.0.5, make room for the appropriately numbered v1.0.0.6! We've been deep in the forums and your reviews, gathering feedback about those little quality of life changes and tweaks you'd like to see. While we can't incorporate every suggestion we receive, we have tried to find and address the common themes or points of confusion we've seen.…
We meet again, space travellers... As we mentioned in our recent Dev Transmission and the v.1.0.0.2 patch notes , we've been one part amazed and excited about Halcyon 6's reception and one part nose to the grindstone. In case you missed it, v1.0.0.3 was released last week, with some quick changes to the end-game. That makes this update v1.0.0.4! Let's get to the goodies: SPACE CHORES NO MORE! W…
Hello explorers! As we mentioned in our recent Dev Transmission , it's been an amazing week for us and we're humbled by the reception that Halcyon 6 has received! Our whole team has been SO excited watching all the feedback and vids and tweets and streams pop up. But, amidst all of that, we've been working on this v1.0.0.2 patch! Let's get to the details... What's New + Important Changes : - Ma…
Oh my stars. It's been an amazing week for us and we're humbled by the reception that Halcyon 6 has received! We've been pouring over forum posts and Let's Plays and Twitch Streams and trying to take in all your feedback and commentary - and we are loving every minute of it . But, as we said in our launch post: we've only just begun... So, what's next? v1.0.0.2 drops this week : We'll be pushin…
Hey everyone, After two years of development, we're super excited to finally launch our game today! First off, a big THANK YOU to all our Kickstarter backers and Early Access players who supported us early on and truly helped to improve the game throughout our development cycle! Our first priority over the next little while is squashing bugs and fine tuning our balance. For those on Linux, plea…
Hey everyone, I just wanted to give you all a heads up regarding tomorrow afternoon's deployment of our Pre-Release Update.. this will be the full game available for Early Access players to try out (and give us feedback in the forums, please!). And yes, this update will invalidate your old saves since developing Act 2 and 3 have greatly changed the game systems. Going forward, we will try very…
Hey everyone, we've got a quick update on the release date as it's been pushed back a bit but we're locked into this new date: Halcyon 6 Release Date: Sept 9, 2016 We know a lot of you are anxious to play the full game and we're just as anxious to get it into your hands but we need the extra time to give it a bit more love and polish. We've also hired the wonderful people at EvolvePR to help us…
Hey everyone, here's an update on our launch plans: We're leaving Early Access and launching Halcyon 6 on August 26th! About a week before that, we'll have an early build including Act 2 and Act 3 for everyone to play. We'll likely be patching fast and furiously during that week so if you want to wait until the dust settles and play after launch, we totally understand that. Mostly, we wanted to…
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