Starside Weekly - 10.17.2025
[p]PLAYTEST SCHEDULE[/p][p]![]()
[/p][p]With backend service migrations and new update installations planned, our playtest schedule has adjusted for the next week. Bear with us on the complicated test schedule.[/p][p]
A TOUR OF PLAYER CONSTRUCTION ON AKACALA[/p][p]If you wanted to go on the construction tour of Akacala but missed the stream, we have uploaded a recording to [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]. These buildings are amazing. Highlights for me were the grand piano, the roof terraces, the comfy living rooms, and the curated gardens.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p] [/p][p]GROKLUDO INTERVIEWS RAPH KOSTER[/p][p]Jeremy Ray, aka The Junglist, interviews Raph Koster for the Grokludo podcast. [/p][p]The conversation touches on game design theory, game history, Stars Reach’s cellular automata system, sustainability despite player terraforming, the dangers of fire and water, and much, much more. [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p] [/p][p]MASSIVELY OP COMMENTING ON STARS REACH
MassivelyOP points out two separate, unrelated hours of video – both worth watching. One is the tour of the player-built city on Akacala and the other is Raph’s History of Virtual Worlds presentation to the IGDA San Diego chapter. [/p][p]Regarding Akacala City, MOP commented that “What’s important to note here is that this city and its buildings all sprang up organically from concerted player effort without any specific system features added in the game’s test build.” Players organized themselves. And they did it on a test server knowing that it would be wiped at some point in the future. This is not yet a permanent world.[/p][p]https://massivelyop.com/2025/10/13/stars-reach-highlights-a-player-built-city-and-a-raph-koster-panel-about-online-worlds-evolution/[/p][p] [/p][p]CONTROLLED CHAOS INTERVIEWS SOUND DESIGNER KURT LARSON
This interview is a crazy one. Kurt has an immense personality and is a lot of fun. Controlled Chaos earns his name on this interview – even struggling at times with Kurt Harland Larson’s name. [/p][p]Come hear Kurt’s amazing background and the role he plays on Stars Reach.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p] [/p][p]PLAYED WITH THE DEVS LIVESTREAM
If you missed Thursday’s Play-with-the-devs livestream, we have a recording of the hilarity and pandemonium. Watch us defeat the dreaded Harror while dying repeatedly to many other creatures. For once, the Servitors were not disgusted with us. [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p] [/p][p]NEXT FIRESIDE CHAT - OCTOBER 25[/p][p]Please join Dave Georgeson (Qix) and Rick Reynolds (Carneros) at our next Fireside Chat at 9:00 AM on Saturday, October 24, 2025. [/p][p]We will be introducing a new game update and answering your questions. [/p][p]Join us on [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]. Saturday, October 25 at 9:00 AM Pacific / noon Eastern.[/p][p]
LOGO MERCH AVAILABLE[/p][p]We currently have three sets of logo merchandise in stock:[/p]![]()
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You can visit the store here: https://starsreach.com/store[/p][p] [/p][p]HOW YOU CAN HELP [/p][p]If there is one thing you can do to help us, you can wishlist us on Steam. This makes a difference for the algorithm and also helps on the day we eventually launch on Steam. Thank you for this support. [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]
A TOUR OF PLAYER CONSTRUCTION ON AKACALA[/p][p]If you wanted to go on the construction tour of Akacala but missed the stream, we have uploaded a recording to [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]. These buildings are amazing. Highlights for me were the grand piano, the roof terraces, the comfy living rooms, and the curated gardens.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p] [/p][p]GROKLUDO INTERVIEWS RAPH KOSTER[/p][p]Jeremy Ray, aka The Junglist, interviews Raph Koster for the Grokludo podcast. [/p][p]The conversation touches on game design theory, game history, Stars Reach’s cellular automata system, sustainability despite player terraforming, the dangers of fire and water, and much, much more. [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p] [/p][p]MASSIVELY OP COMMENTING ON STARS REACH
MassivelyOP points out two separate, unrelated hours of video – both worth watching. One is the tour of the player-built city on Akacala and the other is Raph’s History of Virtual Worlds presentation to the IGDA San Diego chapter. [/p][p]Regarding Akacala City, MOP commented that “What’s important to note here is that this city and its buildings all sprang up organically from concerted player effort without any specific system features added in the game’s test build.” Players organized themselves. And they did it on a test server knowing that it would be wiped at some point in the future. This is not yet a permanent world.[/p][p]https://massivelyop.com/2025/10/13/stars-reach-highlights-a-player-built-city-and-a-raph-koster-panel-about-online-worlds-evolution/[/p][p] [/p][p]CONTROLLED CHAOS INTERVIEWS SOUND DESIGNER KURT LARSON
This interview is a crazy one. Kurt has an immense personality and is a lot of fun. Controlled Chaos earns his name on this interview – even struggling at times with Kurt Harland Larson’s name. [/p][p]Come hear Kurt’s amazing background and the role he plays on Stars Reach.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p] [/p][p]PLAYED WITH THE DEVS LIVESTREAM
If you missed Thursday’s Play-with-the-devs livestream, we have a recording of the hilarity and pandemonium. Watch us defeat the dreaded Harror while dying repeatedly to many other creatures. For once, the Servitors were not disgusted with us. [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p] [/p][p]NEXT FIRESIDE CHAT - OCTOBER 25[/p][p]Please join Dave Georgeson (Qix) and Rick Reynolds (Carneros) at our next Fireside Chat at 9:00 AM on Saturday, October 24, 2025. [/p][p]We will be introducing a new game update and answering your questions. [/p][p]Join us on [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]. Saturday, October 25 at 9:00 AM Pacific / noon Eastern.[/p][p]
LOGO MERCH AVAILABLE[/p][p]We currently have three sets of logo merchandise in stock:[/p]
- [p]The Transplanetary League set[/p]
- [p]The Stars Reach logo set[/p]
- [p]The Infinite Worlds set[/p]
You can visit the store here: https://starsreach.com/store[/p][p] [/p][p]HOW YOU CAN HELP [/p][p]If there is one thing you can do to help us, you can wishlist us on Steam. This makes a difference for the algorithm and also helps on the day we eventually launch on Steam. Thank you for this support. [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]