The latest Pixel Starships Major Update is almost here! This one is going to be BIG.
The team is very excited about this release, and we’d like to preview some of the new content that all Captains can look forward to.
Introducing: War Games! Take to the helm, ready your Crew and engage the most advanced ships in the Galaxy!
War Games pits captains against unique targets, each with their own specialty: the heavily armored Juggernaut’s multiple Shields, the Lancier’s extreme Laser firepower, the Carrier‘s swarming Craft capacity, or the Bombardier’s insane Missile payload.
Each War Game challenge tasks you with a particular Attack Vector:
Turkey Shoot: Destroy as many Enemy Crafts as possible
Sabotage: Deal as much System Damage as possible
Time Trial: Defeat the Enemy as quickly as possible
Disassemble: Disable as many Droids as possible
… & many more to be revealed!
Final Ranks based on the best attempt during the challenge. All ranks reward a stash of valuable loot, and Leaderboards reset for each challenge.
Victorious captains will also be able to earn and display exclusive new Ribbons to highlight their achievements. Ribbons appear around your currently selected Pin.
Each Campaign has special Ribbon art. Once concluded, this art will not be available again.
Outrank other Captains to claim your title as the ULTIMATE Commander-in-Chief!!
Upon release, Captains can unlock Ship Layout Save Slots!
This feature saves your current Rooms, Crew, Modules, and AI setup, enabling you to swap to your preferred strategy via the Shipyard whenever you like!
Slots are unlocked via Laboratory Research and are unique for each Ship Hull they own at their current Level.
Subscribers will also gain access to an additional Layout Slot.
New levels will be added for several existing Rooms, but so will a brand new Room Design!
The Defense Hangar (DFH) is available from Ship Level 8. It provides PLT-based Crew access to 5 new defense-focused Crafts.
Missile Turret Drone
Defense drone equipped with a missile launcher to take out heavy crafts.
Laser Turret Drone
Defense drone equipped with a small laser turret to take out attacking crafts.
Repair Drone
Support drone craft that helps repair damaged ship rooms.
Shield Drone
Specialized Drones equipped with a miniature shield generator to provide a small boost to ship shields.
Missile ECM Drone
Special drones equipped with an ECM beacon that confuses enemy missile targeting, redirecting it to the drone instead.
Crew Collection Perks will see several performance improvements.
A full breakdown of all Collection/Crew changes will be available upon release, but here are just a few examples:
Athletes – 100% Chance to Remove Status Effects – now triggers on Crew Repair instead of Attack.
Joseon Traders – Increase RPR by 1 – now applies to all Origin Room Crew for the entire Battle Duration.
Visiri – 30% Incoming Damage Reduction – now applies to all Crew in the same Room (and lasts longer).
Additionally, all Crews using the Arson Ability and Drakian Crew Fire Resistance stats will be improved.
We will be hosting an AMA session with Developers soon!
Players can catch the Live Stream on the Official PSS Discord on Monday, 16th of June at 02:00AM UTC (Sunday, 15th of June at 10:00PM EST).
If you would like to post a question, please post it in the Pinned June AMA thread under the pss-feedback section on Discord.
The PSS2 Team also has some exciting news – they will be streaming the game as part of this years Steam Next Fest!
Players can catch the Stream on the Official PSS2 Steam Page on Monday, 9th of June at 05:00PM UTC (Monday, 9th of June at 01:00PM EST).
Warning Captain! Our collaboration Season with Cyanide & Happiness will soon be coming to an end.
Don’t forget to visit the In-game Bank or Season Progress Rewards to claim your Nuclear Waste Crew Pods before it’s too late!
Our next Batte Season, The Cosmos Cup, starts on the 13th of June.
Want to join in on the discussion, or have Feedback or Suggestions you’d like us to see?
Head over to the Feedback section of the Official PSS Discord or our subreddit to post your thoughts.
Good Hunting, Captains!
-SavySoda Team