Stratos News

Hey all,
For this update I’ve done some work on the tutorial and would love to hear your feedback on it.

• I’ve started working on different biomes and have included some architecture for the snowy region.
  
• Updated map
  
• Some bug-fixes
  

https://discord.gg/qZ6aHn9

Hey all,
I’ve just launched an update to Azure which features the Quest System, Ship Painting, Map changes, UI overhaul & bug fixes.
There’s a lot of content creation still to do, but features are coming into place.

I'd love to hear your feedback here or at https://discord.gg/qZ6aHn9 !

Hey all,

Good news - I’ve just put version 0.8.1 live!


[h2]Hygiene[/h2]

• Mess has been replaced with a ship-wide and room-based Hygiene stat.
  
• Rooms will get progressively messier each hour, with dust, mess then mice appearing if uncleaned.
  
• Labourers will clean them automatically if the Hygiene value drops too low.
  
• Poor Hygiene will reduce Happiness and increase the chance a crew member will become sick.
  
• Crew members with lower Resistance will be the first to become sick.
  

[h2]Happiness[/h2]

• Happiness is now a ship-wide stat, updated on the hour.
  
• Sources of Happiness & Unhappiness include Hunger, Thirst, Wages & Hygiene
  
• Unhappy crew may leave the ship
  
• Crew lower higher Fortitude will be the last to leave if too unhappy
  
• Visiting a new island will boost happiness on that hour
  

[h2]Washrooms[/h2]

• Washrooms will provide a bonus to Hygiene stat, helping prevent crew from getting sick
  

[h2]Navigation Deck[/h2]

• These external rooms provide Navigation power, which is required to search for special islands
  

[h2]Library[/h2]

• Adds to Happiness
  

• Moved the Sun & Moon to be onscreen while in the normal mode
  

Hey all,

After a radical overhaul of gameplay mechanics, I’m happier with the direction the project is going and just pushed the latest version on to Steam.

• The main game mode now features a 2.5D camera
  
• Ships now consist of sections and rooms
  
• Sections extend your ship length wise
  
• Rooms can be built and stacked
  
• Crew members can be assigned to rooms to provide functionality
  

With this change, categories in the Workshop will no longer be compatible, and essentially disabled – sorry to anyone this annoyed.

Many features are still missing- ones that would make it a game rather than a sandbox. If you’d like to check out the full-game through the demo, then I’d love to hear your feedback here or on Discord @ https://discord.gg/qZ6aHn9

Thanks everyone and cheers for your patience!

Hey all,

After some burnout and deliberation, I became disheartened with the direction the project was going and have reverted the design back a fair bit. The more complex ship-building system will be shelved for now, and re-implemented later in a reduced scope.

Constructing the ship is now as previously designed- with a room based system. This should provide a much tidier and user-friendly approach to progress & allow me to focus on other gameplay mechanics.

I’m much happier and more confident with this approach, but I apologise to anyone affected by the change.