THE STARSIDE WEEKLY – 5.02.2025

Build update: Skills and World Changes
World Update: Adhesion changes
World Update: the solid & liquid density values of many substances was updated in the new build.
XP Changes (rates of XP gain have been equalized roughly across professions)
Mining resource rates have been rebalanced around the new hardness values
In preparation for artisan crafting, resources now have more interesting stats
Secure Trade is now an option alongside gifting when standing near another player. Camps and homesteads are not necessary for trading.
Significant rework of skill trees in preparation for artisan crafting
Backer Invites + Discord Backer Badge. If you submitted your Backer Surveys before April 27th:
New testers got an invite from FirstLook with a playtest schedule and instructions. (Check your spam folder if you don’t see it!)
Existing testers will not get a new invite, your Discord role should now show a Backer badge. If it hasn't updated, log into Firstlook to sync. Still missing? Email [email protected]
Backer Survey Reminder: If you haven’t filled out your Backer surveys yet, please do so ASAP.
Please note that the invites from completed surveys are merged weekly. We want to get you into the playtest as fast as possible, so the sooner you complete the survey, the sooner you can come playtest with us!
Coffee, Chaos, and Cosmic Merch: Catch the latest Stars Reach stream with dev insights, new gear reveals, and a whole lot of community love:

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Our next Fireside Chat will be tomorrow, Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 9:00am Pacific on twitch.tv/playstarsreach
Kickstarter late pledges are still available but this may wind down soon: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starsreach/stars-reach