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New Demo is live!

[h2]Discover the latest updates in Star Ores Inc. today![/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]After a successful playtest and several days of intense work analyzing your feedback and polishing the demo, it’s finally here:[/p][p][/p][p]The new demo version is now available! So: power up your laser and head into the mine![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]🏗️ New Buildings[/p][p]For the first time, you can unlock buildings in the demo![/p]
  • [p]Use the Smelt-O-Tron to refine ore into ore bars[/p]
  • [p]Automate ore mining with the Drill[/p]
[p][/p][p]🪨 Discover Karnite[/p][p]A new mineral awaits in the expanded mine: Karnite
It’s significantly more valuable than regular ore and can be sold for a higher price.[/p][p] [/p][p]🪴 Decorate Your Station[/p][p]You can now unlock and build decorations to beautify your station and mine and they offer additional effects too.[/p][p] [/p][p]💾 Save Your Progress[/p][p]You can now save your game!
Up to three save slots are available in the demo.[/p][p] [/p][p]🤖 More Robots[/p][p]Discover and repair new helpers to assist with transporting materials.[/p][p] [/p][p]💥 Improved Mining[/p][p]Many of you felt the mining was too monotonous. That’s why we’ve upgraded the system with the following:[/p]
  • [p]Weak spots on rocks that speed up mining[/p]
  • [p]No more holding down the laser button[/p]
  • [p]Progress is no longer reset when interrupted (only slowed down for minerals)[/p]
[p] [/p][p]⚙️ Additional Improvements[/p][p]Alongside the major changes, we’ve added some quality-of-life updates:[/p]
  • [p]Jumping, running, crawling are now possible[/p]
  • [p]XP system reworked with more ways to earn XP[/p]
  • [p]Partial deliveries are rewarded that means you’ll earn money if you can at least complete one of the requests[/p]
[p] [/p][p]🐞 Bugfixes, Bugfixes, Bugfixes[/p][p]Thanks to your help, we’ve fixed numerous bugs, including the “start blocker” bug that prevented some players from getting into the game.[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]We hope you enjoy the new demo! Just like last time, we’d love if you could take a few minutes to fill out our survey.[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]Now have fun playing, and don’t forget to add Star Ores Inc. to your Wishlist 😉[/p][p]Galactic greetings,[/p][p][/p][p]Alex & David[/p][p]BlackBeak Games[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]💬 Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/VYZV4GyY[/p][p][/p][p][/p]