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Starside Weekly - 11.07.2025

[p]IMPORTANT UPDATE NEXT WEEK[/p][p]Our next content update, scheduled for next week, will be an important one. This will be the “GovBot Update” introducing player self-governance, claiming a planet, choosing a town mayor, the mechanics of zoning your town, citizenship, and much more.[/p][p]The team has been working hard on this, and we’re excited for you to try it.[/p][p][/p][p]FULL RESET COMING WITH GOVBOT UPDATE[/p][p]There is a larger scope to the testing of this next update. After all, the GovBot Update includes the planet ownership feature first revealed in our Kickstarter reward tiers. [/p][p]To implement it (and also to evaluate it), we will need to do full character wipes. Character wipes would also break ownership ties to homesteads effectively orphaning the beautiful constructions on Akacala and other planets. The solution is a full wipe.[/p][p]We are telling you this now so you can plan, screenshot, record video, etc.[/p][p][/p][p]REDBEARDFLYNN COMMENTS ON VISUAL UPDATES[/p][p]Redbeardflynn is excited for these visual upgrades but also for what comes later down the line when we also update visuals for hard surfaces, creatures, and characters. He calls this a huge step in the right direction (and we agree with him!)[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]PLAY WITH THE DEVS + CONCEPT ART LEAKS[/p][p]Yesterday’s livestream includes a group play session on Akacala with a break to look at concept art for upcoming kiosks of various sorts. We also looked at the newest in-development version of the drone light providing illumination on a dark night.[/p][p]These streams are Thursdays at 9:00 AM Pacific/noon Eastern. You are welcome to join us in game, watch us on:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] or catch the recordings.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]NIGHT OF THE VEIL EVENT[/p][p]Courtesy of the Galactic Union of Natural Conservation (GUNC), we have our first player-created holiday event known as the Night of the Veil. Come along on this video record of the event and see what you missed. [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]THE LAST DAYS OF AKACALA-VEGAS – AKAVEGAS[/p][p]Chef Jerek pays homage to the amazing city that developed near the travel portal on Akacala. Very creative, Chef![/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]COMMUNITY POWER: GUNC GUILD[/p][p]Join Thomas for the first episode of a new series called Community Power. [/p][p]The goal of these videos is to showcase what players do or create when playing Stars Reach. We’ll interview members to learn the culture, goals, and activities of the group. [/p][p]This first episode features GUNC, the Galactic Union of Natural Conservation. [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]PLAYTEST SCHEDULE[/p][p][/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]
[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]