New Stars News

Techs and building costs are now in-line with the wiki and are a lot more consistent.

[h2]Fixed[/h2]

• Fix: Tech -> Base cost ignores prerequisites for non-repeatable technologies
  
• Fix: Graphics -> VSync not applied when starting game, if previously enabled [required manually re-enabling after starting game].
  
• Fix: Colony -> Building base costs are very inconsistent and unpredictable.
  

[h3]Added[/h3]

• Wiki -> wiki.newstarsgame.com
  
• Main Menu -> Galaxy visual selectable from main menu
  
• Pause Menu -> Restart button to pause menu
  

[h3]Improved[/h3]

• Galaxy -> Hyperlanes are now coloured to match galaxy
  

[h3]Removed[/h3]

• Empire -> Naval capacity (not union naval capacity) -> Arbitrary bottleneck to expansion
  

[h3]Note[/h3]

• Previous saves may no longer restore the galaxy same visual (before this update), but future saves now will.
  
• There is still a bug preventing some settings such as 'Galaxy Visual' from syncing after exiting to main menu and starting a game, although this is not new.
  
• The new wiki is being developed, so this update was heavily delayed.
  

Changelog: https://newstarsgame.com/changelog

[h2]Added[/h2]

• Add: Scroll Camera -> You can now move by hovering to corner of screen
  

[h2]Improved[/h2]

• Ubiquity -> Planet HUD -> World indicator shows colour of planet, rather than suitability for clarity
  
• System Name Text -> Planet HUD -> World indicator shows colour of planet, rather than suitability for clarity
  

[h2]Optimized[/h2]

• Events -> New event batching system that supposedly makes events run more efficiently
  

[h2]Fixed[/h2]

• Fix: Planet HUD -> Name text becomes grey in system that is being explored, making it hard to see
  
• Fix: Planet HUD -> World indicator is not shown until planet is fully explored
  

Development on New Stars started two years ago today. Here are some recent changes.

[h2]More Optimizations[/h2]

• Saving the game no longer lags.
  
• AI now mostly uses multithreading.
  
• Unnecessary event calls have been reduced which decreases CPU load as well.
  

Other changes and bug fixes are viewable at newstarsgame.com/changelog.

I now plan to focus more on optimizing daily lag spikes in future updates, since most monthly calculations have already had multithreading optimizations.

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[h2]'New Worlds': Colony Management Prototype[/h2]

I'm working on a new demo for a colony management prototype (built from scratch), which is planned to eventually be playable for free on newstarsgame.com when it is ready.

The idea is that interacting with a more tangible procedurally-generated world that you can see, will likely be more enjoyable and engaging than an imagined world from a UI panel.

You can see a preview of its current state here:


It might not have No Mans Sky level of detail in world generation, as it's in its early stages, but there is a lot more features planned with it. If the future demo goes well, it's possible to integrate it into New Stars.

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[h2]Development Update[/h2]

Development will be slower until June, due to IRL exams. Admittedly, I didn't do well in the last exams, as a significant amount of my time dedicated towards releasing the project, so it means I will have to resit them, and the game may take slightly longer to reach a full-release state.

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[h3]Stay tuned for more updates...[/h3]
Feel free to comment your suggestions below.

🪵 View the Changelog: newstarsgame.com/changelog.
🕹️ Playtest New Stars: adamjr.xyz.
⭐ Wishlist New Stars to support development.

This page is intended to be a development preview, which may not reflect the final state of the game.

[h2]Improved[/h2]

• Improve: Colony -> Add info to tooltip about migration for clarity.
  

[h2]Optimized[/h2]

• Optimize: Starbase Label HUD -> Should only update when siege progress changed, colony created, or month passed.
  

[h2]Note: 'GATEWAY' Update[/h2]

• The 'Meta' update mostly focused on post early-access support, and optimizing monthly updates.
  
• This update will continue this, but may largely focus on reducing daily lag spikes.
  
• Development may be a lot slower during this period, due to external events, so it may take a few months longer to complete NS to a full release standard.
  

View changes from previous updates: newstarsgame.com/changelog.