Stars Reach News

GUILD SPOTLIGHT – SHAPE

Guild Name: Stellar Habitat and Aesthetic Planning Experts

Guild Nickname: SHAPE

Founding Date: February 17, 2025

Guild Specialty: Architects, Interior Designers, Furniture Makers, Artists and similar professionals

Current Leader: Djoser

Game History: Stars Reach native guild. Pre-alpha and beyond!

Guild Motto: “We’re here to help SHAPE your homestead into home!”

Guild Inside Joke: Rotate it 16 times and it’ll fit.

Recruitment contact info: https://discord.gg/vYmYYnfWaT

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PRE-ALPHA PLAYTEST SCHEDULE: 4.20 - 4.26

[h2]TUESDAY April 22nd[/h2]

PLAYTEST 10:30am - 2:00pm PST

[h2]THURSDAY April 24th[/h2]

STREAM 9:00am - 10:30pm PST
PLAYTEST 9:00am - 12:00pm PST
PLAYTEST 5:00pm - 8:00pm PST

[h2]SATURDAY April 26th[/h2]

PLAYTEST 10:30am - 2:00pm PST

THE STARSIDE WEEKLY – 4.18.2025

The first waves of Kickstarter backers have now come into the game.
Most people have filled out and returned their Kickstarter Backer Survey. Check your spam filter if you can’t find the survey. We need this to fulfill your rewards.
Instructions for joining the playtests will come in an email from FirstLook.gg, not from PlayableWorlds.com.
Our next new playtest build is expected on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
What is Hortus Renovare? A celebration of the origin of chocolate-covered strawberries? GUNC will explain! This is our first Stars Reach holiday-themed celebration and the players created it.
Content Creator Burke Black had his first Stars Reach livestream last night. You can catch the VOD here:
Dev Interview with Engineering Director David Pitkin:
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Controlled Chaos interviewed Carneros:
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Kickstarter late pledges are still available but this may wind down soon: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starsreach/stars-reach
Screenshot of the Week: hooby is building hanging gardens (work in progress)

GUILD SPOTLIGHT - THE TRADE FEDERATION

Guild Name: The Trade Federation

Guild Nickname: -TF-

Founding Date: March 6, 2025

Guild Specialty: Trade, City, and Planet development

Current Leader: Pintu (Lead) and Muirghen (Co-Lead)

Game History: Star Wars Galaxies, SWTOR, WoW, EVE Online, Star Citizen, and Foxhole

Guild Motto: Our motto is to be the unrivaled leaders in intergalactic trade, delivering superior goods across the stars with unmatched speed, reliability, and excellence.

Guild Inside Joke: The real leader of this guild is Pintu's Golden Retriever (As per the pets channel in our discord)

Recruitment contact info: https://discord.gg/ucy8BFCdDv

FIRESIDE CHAT: WHAT'S NEW? WITH RICK AND DAVE

What's coming soon and what to expect from the next build(s)?

Check out the latest Fireside event hosted by Rick and Dave, and get ready for something... new!

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