Inter-Solar 83 News

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Just a quick update to say that the final stages of revisions and bug fixing has started for the new update to both the free demo and the closed alpha. In addition to adding non-VR play this will also bring HOTAS support for all players including in VR along with a host of other updates.

Watch this space!
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[p][/p][p]Starting with the next patch, Inter Solar 83 will now be available to play without VR! Play the latest in space exploration games on your monitor!

What's more, you will also be able to use game controllers including HOTAS, with the ability to customise all your control inputs.

Lots more features are also being upgraded including an overhaul of the star map and the personal wrist computer. More updates to follow!

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Hi all,

The demo has just had a big update to bring it in line with some of the features of the closed alphas...to give you a taste of what you are missing on the Patreon!

You now have access to the ships inventory, mining laser and can explore the vase asteroid ring of a gas giant! Or take a break and play a few rounds of "Captain Splarn" on your console!

Remeber if you actually want your hyperdrive to work so you can visint endless new star systems you need to sign up for the closed alpha over on the patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/c/FirstTimeGames


Many thanks to all those who have already joined are are giving great input on what features they want to see!

The latest update to the closed alpha is now live! This one was a lot of work as it needed entirely new back end code for generating planetary rings, managing inventories and resources and physics-based projectiles! I'm hopeful the next patch will move much faster as it will build on these new features.

• New Features Include:
  
• New asteroid models and generation system.
  
• Rework of gas giant rings to include millions of asteroids and dust clouds.
  
• Deployable/retractible mining laser.
  
• An 8-bit game to play on your console!
  
• A new inventory system.
  
• New cargo console to collect and dispense items.
  
• New models and cockpit detail.
  
• Enhanced planet graphics.
  
• New sound effects.
  
• Streamlining and optimization.
  
• Bug fixes.
  

Again, many thanks to the paid backers who have made working on this project possible. If you'd like to join them and get immediate access to this build click here!

Hi All,

Firstly, apologies, I'm aware I haven't really been updating the steam page with news regularly enough, focussing more on updating via Patreon and Discord... my new years resolution is to keep ALL channels updated!

So what's new in the closed alphas in the last few patches?

Well...

• Life bearing planets!
  
• New planet graphics
  
• Shipboard warning system
  
• New targeting system
  
• Ship's scanner module
  
• Temperate management and effects
  
• Many new control panels
  
• Catastrophoc Failures and Player death
  
• Overhauled Orbital Physics
  
• New save system implemented
  
• Updated menus
  
• Volumetric fog
  
• New Particle effects
  
• New airlock display
  
• Many new terrain models
  
• Rework of atmosphere systems
  
• new sounds
  
• Streamlining and optimization
  
• Bug fixes galore!
  

And many other minor features. In short its been all systems go here, and the patches are rolling out very regularly. Get access to all this right here - https://www.patreon.com/FirstTimeGames/