Community21 Dec 2020v1.1 - It's nearly here!With an update so big it keeps breaking character limits on Discord, the Cloudfire Studios team has been hard at work since the v1.0.18 update. Currently in beta and coming out later this week is our monolithic v1.1 update, packed with a lot of requests from our community, including new buildings, a research map, new camera options, upgraded lasers, copious amounts of balancing and more. With c…
The Summer Sale is here! Starport Delta is 25% off during the Summer Sale , so now is a good time to grab a copy for you or a friend! We're excited by some of the changes around Steam, including the new Points shop . We can't wait to see which reviewers start getting Community Awards as well! Following on from adding "Normal" and "Challenge" difficulty modes to the first two missions in v1.0.16…
Following on from our updates to the sandbox mode in v1.0.15 , this update adds a new difficulty selector to the first two missions of the campaign. We'll be revisiting each mission and rebalancing each to provide a "Normal" and "Challenge" difficulty mode, under the assumption that the ones that don't have this selector are already in "Challenge" mode. If there's a mission you're stuck on or f…
This update focuses mainly on our sandbox mode, where players can design and build their stations in a more free-play environment. We've pushed the previous 'easy' sandbox up to being 'normal' and added a new 'easy' sandbox which is closer to an earlier version of the easy sandbox, with some additional tweaks. The new 'easy' mode only has space pirate attacks and meteor showers for the disaster…
This week we've focused on some balancing updates. We've been listening to feedback from the Starport Delta Discord community and game reviews, continuing to make adjustments so that everyone can enjoy as much of the game as possible. We've also added in some regular bug fixes from things that our players have communicated to us. If you have any ideas, we want to hear them! We read every bit of…
Continuing our commitment to having Starport Delta in as many languages as we can manage, this week adds support for Japanese! There's also a some bugfixes and balancing updates, a mix of things we've noticed and discussions on our own Starport Delta Discord community . At the moment Japanese support is marked as beta while we get our players and translators to review and test the new localizat…
As the team settles in to work on our regular updates, we know that a lot of players use Discord! We've added support for their Rich Presence to show what mode you're playing in Starport Delta. There's also a variety of bugfixes and balancing updates, largely at the request of our own Starport Delta Discord community ! Also this week the official Starport Delta Soundtrack launched! We had hoped…
That's the end of launch week! We managed to get 7 updates out during launch week to rapidly improve on player feedback as much as possible, and for a studio of two people, that was a lot of updates! We will keep on listening and keep improving. A common request that we mentioned in previous news was the request to be able to make your own rules, to pick which environment you play in and how it…
One the of the most common bits of feedback that we've had from players so far has been the request for controls around time. Thank you for everyone who has shared that specific bit of feedback in your reviews and on the Steam discussion boards! It's been common enough that it got bumped to the top of the development requests. This is a feature that's been discussed and experimented with a lot…
Its been a bit of a rocky start to the launch of Starport Delta. We have received a lot of good feedback. Some people struggled with some key parts of the gameplay. So we are making our firsts steps just 62 hours after launch to rectify some of those issues. A number of missing translations have been added. Thank you to all of those who pointed that out. We have also made some initial steps to…
It's finally here! Starport Delta is now available! Come and meet the characters of the Starport Delta universe in the campaign as you help troubleshoot their stations. Compete against the community in online leaderboards weekly challenges and giveaways. If you haven't already, take the plunge and join our community on Discord! Build. Expand. Defend. How do you build your starport? For more inf…
Its been almost two years and we are almost there, just 12 hours away! The release date for Starport Delta! At 7:00pm PDT / 10:00pm EDT Starport Delta will finally be available for purchase on Steam. What better way to spend all of those self-isolation hours at home, than building a thriving space station, fighting off pirates, dealing with deadly space worms all while reaching the top of the l…
It's been a busy month for the Cloudfire Studios team, first with Dreamhack in Anaheim as a part of the Indie Playground and then PAX East in Boston before returning to New Zealand. We've also started seeing some coverage of the beta versions of the game, with an increasingly active group of beta players providing great feedback and competing for top spots on our leaderboards. Everyone is welco…
This week Starport Delta heads into its final alpha phase as the Cloudfire Studios team prepares to showcase at Dreamhack in Anaheim as a part of the Indie Playground , and then onwards to Boston to return to PAX East ! Come check us out at Booth #I-419 at Dreamhack! There are lots of great games at PAX East , and Starport Delta is at Booth 32080! We'll be bringing some pretty sweet pins along…
Time for another closed alpha update to Starport Delta from the Cloudfire Studios team! This update adds ship AI updates, new voice content and various other updates and fixes, including a new website! What's new · new Starport Delta website! · AI updates for select ships · add new voice content · add some new dialogue to the final mission · finalise tutorial scripts · start adding new tutorial…
Time for another closed alpha update to Starport Delta from the Cloudfire Studios team! This update adds a new loading screen, performance optimizations and various other updates and fixes. What's new · add new loading screen · performance optimizations for buildings · adjust trade agreements to be unavailable for a period of time when declined/terminated · adjust detection on which buildings a…
Time for another closed alpha update to Starport Delta from the Cloudfire Studios team! This update adds a host of new animations, a new leaderboard system and various other updates and fixes. The Cloudfire team is also pleased to announce that we've been invited to showcase Starport Delta at the inaugural Dreamhack Anaheim in 2020! Grab your tickets and come support all the great teams and gam…
Time for another closed alpha update to Starport Delta from the Cloudfire Studios team! This update adds more voice acting, changes to the space pirates and various other updates and fixes. What's new · add lots of new voice over content for almost all characters to briefings and missions · add jaw motion to characters speaking · add visual effect to show some buttons more clearly · update spac…
Time for another closed alpha update to Starport Delta from the Cloudfire Studios team! This update adds more campaign content, voice acting, sound effects and various other updates and fixes. What's new · unlock the eighth campaign mission · add new voice over content, primarily for the Holo Assistant · add new sound effects · add new visual effect when repairing buildings · add new lip moveme…
This week we are showcasing our building details UI. Every building in Starport Delta has its own operation details. These details vary from building to building but can include: · missing and met dependencies · integrity level of the building · cost of upkeep · population working or residing in the building · operational items that the buildings make use of · evacuation progress · trade agreem…
Its that time again! Its a closed alpha update to Starport Delta from the Cloudfire Studios team! This update adds more music, population evacuations, and various other updates and fixes. What's new · new game trailer! · add a new set of music · add evacuations · add camera shake to space worm roar · add Steam hooks for recording stats · add new military transport ship · add new trade agreement…
This week we have our release date announcement trailer. Starport Delta ! The Cloudfire Studios team is hard at work getting ready for our launch on the 27th of March 2020! Build. Expand. Defend. How do you build your starport? For more information follow: Starport Delta on Facebook Starport Delta on Instagram Starport Delta website Cloudfire Studios on Twitter Cloudfire Studios on Facebook Clo…
Time for another closed alpha update to Starport Delta from the Cloudfire Studios team! This update adds a new campaign mission, new disasters, new music and various other updates and fixes. What's new · unlock the seventh campaign mission · add electrical storm as new disaster · add radiation burst as new disaster · add two new sets of music · add some 3D models for the mission objectives and…
The Cloudfire Studios team are pleased to announce our integration with Audiokinetic's Wwise audio engine for Starport Delta ! This integration has allowed us to have a fully situation-dependent musical score so that as circumstances change, Wwise's interactive audio responds in kind. When the going starts to get tough, we use Wwise to amp up the intensity of the music and provide a more immers…
Time for another closed alpha update to Starport Delta from the Cloudfire Studios team! This update adds a new mini-quest system, a new music system, UI updates and various other updates and fixes. What's new · add new security scan mini-quest system, searching the station for resource rewards · add new UI to show daily income and expenses for you Space Bucks · add view of selected building and…
The Cloudfire Studios team are excited to announce that we are bringing Starport Delta back to PAX East for 2020 ! We'll be at booth 32080, so if you're going to PAX make sure to stop by, say hi and give the game a go! We had a great time at PAX East in 2019 (has it really been a year ?!) meeting players and fans, talking with other gamedevs and seeing some of the other great games on display.…
Time for another closed alpha update to Starport Delta from the Cloudfire Studios team! This update adds a new disaster, a new UI element and various other updates and fixes. What's new · add space worm attacks as new disaster · add new UI for detailed building information · finish updating the grid system to replace network grids and buildable area hover effects · update meteor showers to dest…
This week we have the updated trailer for Starport Delta ! The Cloudfire Studios team is hard at work discovering new alien life forms to cause mayhem provide new challenges for our players. We're looking forward to launching in March 2020! Build. Expand. Defend. How do you build your starport? For more information follow: Starport Delta on Facebook Starport Delta on Instagram Starport Delta we…
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