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Release Thanks and Post Launch Priorities

Howdi Star Truckers,

We just wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you for helping make the launch of Star Trucker so special for us Monsters.

We’ve been blown away by the response to our niche indie space sim, and we want you to know that we’ve been enjoying your streams, reading your feedback, and taking lots and lots of notes.
As we’re such a small team, it might take us a little while to address everything, but we’re putting together a plan for the future, and we hope you’ll stick with us as we iron out issues, deliver new features, and continue to enhance the game over the coming months.

While on that topic, we wanted to share our immediate priorities with you all…

[h2]Custom Key Bindings[/h2]

We’ve heard you loud and clear regarding the lack of key bindings. This feature has been bumped to the top of our list, and work has already begun on an initial implementation.

[h2]Balance Adjustments[/h2]

With so many new players comes a whole lot of new gameplay data. There’s a lot to digest, but in the short term, expect a variety of adjustments that should help provide a more consistent and fair experience.

[h2]Extended Controller Support[/h2]

We know how important extended controller support is to sim fans, and we’re gutted this feature wasn't ready for launch. The basics have been implemented ( we can confirm driving the truck using HOTAS is great fun!), but there's more work to do before it can be rolled out properly.

Oh, and it should go without saying, but we’ll also continue to squash bugs and work on performance optimizations as part of any future updates.

With that out of the way, we want to give a final shout-out to everyone who helped us over the finish line and release our first multi-platform game - the development support, the audio team at Laced, the incredible musicians and voice actors, Raw Fury for giving us the chance of a lifetime, and of course, all of our players, both old and new.

Thank you. You’re all superstars!

- Dan and Dave (aka Monster and Monster)

P.S. Cheers!

Xbox Game Pass' additions for September are basically Christmas for lovably boring prats who revel in the thrills of the simulated commute

STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I know, I say that a lot - certainly more than I should to readers who could literally be anywhere in the world and doing anything at the times I end up addressing them. It's justified this time though, I swear.

You see, Xbox has just announced the latest batch of Game Pass arrivals - the titles which'll be hitting the service during September - and they're almost all aimed at the particular genre of boring wanker I am, and that you may well be too.

September's list of Game Pass arrivals includes no less than three games all aimed at us wetwipes, in the form of Star Trucker, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, and Train Sim World 5. Can you hear that? It's the sound of a thousand lads called Keith who could yak about a five-speed transmission for hours and have their day made whenever they go on a rail journey violently orgasming. Now, cover your ears and give them some privacy.

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Come on, let's go space truckin' - Star Trucker has launched!

It’s been a long time since we started Monster and Monster ( waaaaaay back in 2011 ) and to be honest I don't think either of us imagined we’d be writing a post like this when we did.

As a two person indie team it’s been more than a decade of highs and lows but we’re grateful to still be here making the kind of games we love.

Star Trucker is the culmination of our many years working on different projects and proved to be a galactic sized challenge for such a small team. Thankfully we had some incredible people help us along the way and today we can finally release the game out into the universe.

We are also incredibly humbled by the community reception that got us here - from the Future Games show announcement, to the Next Fest Demo and massive exhibition halls at Gamescom full of eager players. Thank you!

Releasing a game like this is a big deal for a small team like ours. We hope you’ll bear with us on this long haul into the unknown as we collate community feedback and continue to support Star Trucker beyond release.

And lastly… Thank you again all for the support y’all have provided so far. It's finally time to shift gears, get comfortable in the cab seat and form up - we got ourselves a convoy!

- Dan & Dave ( aka Monster and Monster )

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In Star Trucker, players take the most open road of them all - space - in this Americana inspired retro sci-fi sim. Explore expansive sectors, overcome the challenges of zero-g physics and master a range of certifications and intergalactic hauls.

[h2]Key Features in Star Trucker include: [/h2]



  • Cruise the hyper highways, taking on a variety of jobs such as fuel-hungry long hauls and hazardous drop-offs to earn cash and unlock new content.

  • Use the galactic map to plan your journey and warp jump pointss, while keeping an eye on your fuel reserves and power levels.

  • Utilize the fully voiced, interactive CB radio to get the latest gossip from fellow truckers and swing by local garages to modify and upgrade your truck., request docking permissions or send out an SOS, and swing by auto shops to upgrade and improve your truck systems to gain access to new areas.

  • Kick back, crank up the cab hi-fi and cruise to a range of starburst blues, galactic rock and asteroid-influenced Americana, spotlighting unique tracks by acclaimed musicians like Tom Bromley from Los Campesinos! and award winning songwriter, Randall Breneman., composer Randall Breneman and more.



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Remember that we'll be streaming the game and answering your questions today at 9AM PT / 5PM CET / 4PM BST. You can join us in any of these platforms:

🔸 Star Trucker Steam page

🔸 Raw Fury Twitch channel

🔸 Raw Fury Youtube channel

And finally, if you have comments or feedback, join us on Discord or the Steam forums. We'd love to chat and know your impressions.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2380050

Star Trucker review: sci-fi escapism and oil-stained mundanity make for a muscular, purposeful driving sim


Keeping your eyes on the road isn’t easy when the horizon hosts crackling azure nebula; when the voluminous nightglow from the planet below makes even the gargantuan industrial indicators look like so many tiny, twinkling cat eyes. I, a terrestrial chump, cannot help be taken in by it all. But I get the sense all this spacey wonder is just so much unremarkable grease pooling at the rim of a diner plate for my Star Trucker. He’s seen a couple things, that’s for sure. Taken the long way round the spiral arm to slip past security checkpoints and offload cases of booze for off-the-record cash. Seen reduced-to-clear Ginster’s wrappers glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. Hummed that Freebird solo a thousand times while waiting for the traffic to thin out near the shoulder of Orion.


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Release stream incoming! Join us and the devs to celebrate the launch

Join us and Monster and Monster to celebrate the release of Star Trucker! We'll be streaming the game and answering your questions on September 3rd, 9AM PT / 5PM CET / 4PM BST. You can watch it in any of these platforms:

🔸 Star Trucker Steam page

🔸 Raw Fury Twitch channel

🔸 Raw Fury Youtube channel

- Raw Fury

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2380050