Starside Weekly – 11.21.2025
[p]ON THE GOVBOT UPDATE[/p][p]The GovBot update is the talk of the town right now but perhaps you have not read through the entire patch notes: [/p][p]![]()
If you prefer to hear about it firsthand from one of the designers who worked on it, you can listen to the interview with Technical Designer Light Bates.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]FIRESIDE CHAT[/p][p]If you missed last weekend’s fireside chat, you can hear another take on the most recent update from Game Director Dave Georgeson.[/p][p]Also, Dave spends time talking about the roadmap and our priorities.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]PUBLIC LIVING ROADMAP[/p][p]Last week we posted our public, living roadmap and told you about it. Some of you quickly realized you can click on individual cards for more information.[/p][p]What others didn’t realize is that we are updating it frequently. We’ve updated it four times since posting it. It’s worth revisiting regularly.[/p][p]We haven’t received a lot of feedback other than you like it. We were expecting more questions and more comments on priorities.[/p][p]![]()
[/p][p][/p][p]MMORPG EXPLAINS STARS REACH ROADMAP[/p][p]MMORPG.com commented on our roadmap that we are “aiming for accountability and transparency about which features are planned and in that pipeline.”[/p][p]The author explains that we are in “full-fledged development testing, with occasional updates and playtests shared from the team.” [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]CONTROLLED CHAOS ALSO EXPLAINS THE GOVBOT UPDATE[/p][p]Did you know that the GovBot update lets you rule a planet in Stars Reach?[/p][p]While one might ask our first official major of any city in Stars Reach, Dr. Drake Vellaut, it turns out that one could also ask Controlled Chaos about this subject![/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]PLAYTEST SCHEDULE[/p][p]![]()
[/p][p]The playtest continues with GovBot Update from Thursday morning through Tuesday morning, December 2, USTZ (119 hour tests).[/p][p]
LOGO MERCH AVAILABLE[/p][p]We currently have three sets of logo merchandise in stock:[/p]
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[/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]
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][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]