Pixel Starships News

[h2]Hi Captains![/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p]The latest Pixel Starships Major Update is almost here! This one is going to be BIG.[/p][p][/p][p]The team is very excited about this release, and we’d like to preview some of the new content that all Captains can look forward to.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h3]Introducing: War Games![/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p]Introducing: War Games! Take to the helm, ready your Crew and engage the most advanced ships in the Galaxy![/p][p][/p][p]War Games pits captains against unique targets, each with their own specialty: the heavily armored Juggernaut’s multiple Shields, the Lancier’s extreme Laser firepower, the Carrier‘s swarming Craft capacity, or the Bombardier’s insane Missile payload.[/p][p][/p][p]Each War Game challenge tasks you with a particular Attack Vector:[/p]

• [p]Turkey Shoot: Destroy as many Enemy Crafts as possible[/p]
• [p]Sabotage: Deal as much System Damage as possible[/p]
• [p]Time Trial: Defeat the Enemy as quickly as possible[/p]
• [p]Disassemble: Disable as many Droids as possible[/p]
• [p]… & many more to be revealed![/p]

[p][/p][p]Final Ranks based on the best attempt during the challenge. All ranks reward a stash of valuable loot, and Leaderboards reset for each challenge.[/p][p][/p][p]Victorious captains will also be able to earn and display exclusive new Ribbons to highlight their achievements. Ribbons appear around your currently selected Pin.[/p][p][/p][p]Each Campaign has special Ribbon art. Once concluded, this art will not be available again.[/p][p]Outrank other Captains to claim your title as the ULTIMATE Commander-in-Chief!![/p][p][/p][h3]Ship Layout Saving![/h3][p][/p][p]Upon release, Captains can unlock Ship Layout Save Slots![/p][p][/p][p]This feature saves your current Rooms, Crew, Modules, and AI setup, enabling you to swap to your preferred strategy via the Shipyard whenever you like![/p][p]Slots are unlocked via Laboratory Research and are unique for each Ship Hull they own at their current Level.[/p][p][/p][p]Subscribers will also gain access to an additional Layout Slot.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Items![/h3][p][/p][h3]New Defense Hangar Room![/h3][p][/p][p]New levels will be added for several existing Rooms, but so will a brand new Room Design![/p][p][/p][p]                                       [/p][p][/p][p]The Defense Hangar (DFH) is available from Ship Level 8. It provides PLT-based Crew access to 5 new defense-focused Crafts.[/p][p][/p][p]            [/p]

• [p]Missile Turret Drone Defense drone equipped with a missile launcher to take out heavy crafts.[/p]
• [p]Laser Turret Drone Defense drone equipped with a small laser turret to take out attacking crafts.[/p]
• [p]Repair Drone Support drone craft that helps repair damaged ship rooms.[/p]
• [p]Shield Drone Specialized Drones equipped with a miniature shield generator to provide a small boost to ship shields.[/p]
• [p]Missile ECM Drone Special drones equipped with an ECM beacon that confuses enemy missile targeting, redirecting it to the drone instead.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Collection Perk Updates![/h3][p][/p][p]Crew Collection Perks will see several performance improvements.[/p][p][/p][p]A full breakdown of all Collection/Crew changes will be available upon release, but here are just a few examples:[/p]

• [p]Athletes – 100% Chance to Remove Status Effects – now triggers on Crew Repair instead of Attack.[/p]
• [p]Joseon Traders – Increase RPR by 1 – now applies to all Origin Room Crew for the entire Battle Duration.[/p]
• [p]Visiri – 30% Incoming Damage Reduction – now applies to all Crew in the same Room (and lasts longer).[/p]

[p][/p][p]Additionally, all Crews using the Arson Ability and Drakian Crew Fire Resistance stats will be improved.[/p][p][/p][h3]June AMA LiveStream[/h3][p][/p][p]We will be hosting an AMA session with Developers soon![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Players can catch the Live Stream on the Official PSS Discord on Monday, 16th of June at 02:00AM UTC (Sunday, 15th of June at 10:00PM EST).[/p][p][/p][p]If you would like to post a question, please post it in the Pinned June AMA thread under the pss-feedback section on Discord.[/p][p][/p][h3]PSS2 Stream in Steam Next Fest![/h3][p][/p][p]The PSS2 Team also has some exciting news – they will be streaming the game as part of this years Steam Next Fest![/p][p][/p][p]                          [/p][p][/p][p]Players can catch the Stream on the Official PSS2 Steam Page on Monday, 9th of June at 05:00PM UTC (Monday, 9th of June at 01:00PM EST).[/p][p][/p][h3]Cyanide & Happiness Ends Soon[/h3][p][/p][p]Warning Captain! Our collaboration Season with Cyanide & Happiness will soon be coming to an end.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Don’t forget to visit the In-game Bank or Season Progress Rewards to claim your Nuclear Waste Crew Pods before it’s too late![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Our next Batte Season, The Cosmos Cup, starts on the 13th of June.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]Want to join in on the discussion, or have Feedback or Suggestions you’d like us to see?[/p][p]Head over to the Feedback section of the Official PSS Discord or our subreddit to post your thoughts.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Good Hunting, Captains![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]-SavySoda Team[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[h2]Hi Captains![/h2]


We hope you have been enjoying the Mother’s Day mini-event.

In case you missed it, April’s Tournament winners received a Limited Edition Skin for the Armor Block, the Celestial Interwoven Refractive Roche Amplifier!

Alternatively, the Exclusive Gerbil Club Fleet Council Room Skin is now available in the Dove Store.


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[h3]New UGC Designs[/h3]

Today’s patch includes a MASSIVE 26 Room Skins and 8 Ship Stickers designed by players using the UGC submission tool:

Congratulations to Alaricdragon (Ancient Construct: Mining Laser), Pickleskebread (Rainbow Mining Laser), Raicike (Raven), FatFox27 (Powerfull Aquarium), L´OrionHDz (Digital Storage Solution), solar_flare (Cosmic Monolith), DROPSHIP01 (Entity Z), Niki1149 (Jellyfish Cloak Generator), Phantom1’0 (Charge-phase v5), 茜尔莎 (Dream Galaxy Holographic Screen), Aria Demerzel (Hope Alliance Transmission Room), Festrik Martigan (Tactical Fleet Council), _BoneNought_ (Plasma Pumpkin Launcher), PolluxTheSiniste (Infection Pit), 00932_342 (Qtarian Missile Launcher), Anna (Really Big Magnet), dot.com70 (Haj Relaxation Technology Chamber), Pomelette8a (Snake Eye Missile Pod), MacNcheeks (Bushy Armor Plating), Cappesun03 (Brick Armor), Cassiopeia343 (Scale Armor (Blue)), Zan Karl (Hacker LED Screen), Gwhiz (Mystery Block Armor), Артемидий (Energy Armor), The_Solar_Wrath (Safety Duct), Smarcle (Cheese Sticker), Pixaphy (Service Tunnel), Jimmothy420 (Federation/Pirate/Qtarian Banner Sticker), dresss (Federal Quack Dept. Sticker), Strategery (Awoo Sticker), MissileMike (Beware of Cat Sticker), and 渔场管理员 (Battlefield Angel Sticker)!



To Vote on future skins, or to submit your own design and earn Starbux every time the skin is purchased, please visit the official UGC Design Page.


IMPORTANT NOTE: UGC Creators now have the option to ‘Opt in for International Servers’ during submission. If the design is selected, this will provide an additional one-time reward upon being added to the game.

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Please find the latest Patch Notes below. This update is now available on Android, iOS, and Steam.

Please contact our Support Team if you experience any problems updating the game.

[h3]V0.999.22 Changelogs:[/h3]

• Cluster Missiles now have a 3-frame Volley Delay
  
• Hellstorm Missiles now have a 3-frame Volley Delay
  
• Recall Beacons now have a 1-second Cooldown
  
• Live AI Reward Stack Limits added to Ship Wraps/Stickers
  
• Tournament Targets now allow Attacking the same Fleet each day
  
• Androids no longer return to Origin Room when Idle

• New Items/Crews are now prioritized in Inventory Sorting
  
• Room Skins Menu now previews Room animations
  
• Room Skins Menu now identifies if a Skin is UGC
  
• Added Report Ads button in Settings

• Fixed a bug causing Equipment to appear behind Crews
  
• Fixed a bug causing a false +1 display in Training Stats gain preview
  
• Fixed a bug causing Scratchy/Reward Crate Items to display false duplicates
  
• Fixed a bug causing illogical shuffling of Crew Target Room positions
  
• Fixed a bug causing Copy/Paste AI options to appear as disabled at certain times
  
• Fixed a bug causing incorrect display of completed Android Device notifications
  
• Fixed a bug preventing AI editing for Borrowed Crews
  
• Fixed a bug preventing C&H Collection Perk from functioning correctly
  
• Fixed a bug preventing Kamikaze Crafts from receiving Damage Reductions
  
• Fixed a bug preventing correct Crew Stamina Regeneration
  
• Fixed a bug preventing Missile Skins from applying correctly
  
• Fixed a bug preventing Fatigue from being accounted for in Training Stats gain preview
  
• Fixed a bug preventing correct values for UGC purchase counts

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[h3]May AMA LiveStream[/h3]

We will be hosting an AMA session with Developers soon!



Players can catch the Live Stream on the Official PSS Discord on Monday, 19th of May at 02:00AM UTC (Sunday 19th of May at 10:00PM EST).

If you would like to post a question, please post it in the Pinned May AMA thread under the #pss-feedback section on our Official PSS Discord.
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Thank you to all players who have sent us feedback, which has led to many of the changes noted above. You can join these discussions in the Feedback section of our Official PSS Discord and subreddit.


Good Hunting, Captains!


-SavySoda Team

[h2]Hi Captains![/h2]


The Cyanide & Happiness! Event is now LIVE!

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[h3]New Rewards![/h3]


[h3]New Spice Trader![/h3]


[h3]New Crew Collection![/h3]


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Catch all the crazy antics and zany rewards available now.

Bonus points if you can spot all the Cyanide & Happiness references hidden around the Galaxy!


Good Hunting, Captains!


-SavySoda Team

[h2]Hi Captains![/h2]


We hope you have been enjoying the Eggstra-Planetary Easter festivities!

In case you missed it, March’s Tournament winners received a Limited Edition Skin for the Cloak Generator Room, the Celestial Cloak!

Alternatively, the Gerbil Ritual Repulsor, Teleport Repulsor Room Skin is now available in the Dove Store.



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[h3]New UGC Skins[/h3]

Today’s patch includes 7 Room Skins and 2 Ship Stickers designed by players using the UGC submission tool:

Congratulations to JimsCleaning (Blood Vessel), YangLionSpirit (Super Destructive Rave (Ver. B & C)), SPDStrife (Unstable Tesla Coil), Gwhiz (Backup Generator), Zachobruh (Alternate Hangar), ZuZu_D3s (Pen-Spam), Pumpkipie (A slice of Pumpkin Pie), and Lord Trist (Pirates Unite)!




To Vote on future skins, or to submit your own design and earn Starbux every time the skin is purchased, please visit the official UGC Design Page.

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Be prepared – this Month’s Tournament features the Spice War Reward scenario, with each Tournament Battle having a chance to drop Spice Trader Stockpiles.

Please find the latest Patch Notes below. This update is now available on all platforms.

Please contact our Support Team if you experience any problems updating the game.

[h3]V0.999.20 Changelogs:[/h3]

• Crew Stamina now regenerates at half speed while Crews are performing an Action but aren't moving
  
• EMP no longer resets Room Progress
  
• Plasma Discharger Reload Time decreased from 3.8 to 3 seconds
  
• Plasma Discharger Projectile Speed increased from 20 to 30
  
• Ion Core Build Time reduced from 180 to 90 seconds
  
• Unstable and Overcharged Ion Cores Build Time reduced from 180 to 100 seconds
  
• Shield Overcharger Reload Time increased from 10 seconds to 15 seconds
  
• Hwacha Volley delay increased from 1 to 3 frames
  
• Superlaser Volley delay reduced from 4 to 3 frames
  
• Railgun System Damage increased from 1 to 1.5
  
• Laser Blaster System and Crew Damage increased from 1.5 to 2
  
• Laser Blaster Shield Damage decreased from 0.75 to 0.5
  
• Plasma Bolt System Damage increased from 1 to 1.5
  
• Plasma Bolt Crew Damage reduced from 2 to 1.5
  
• Tracking Damage from Missiles no longer suffers a Damage penalty on hit
  
• Tracking Damage for all Missiles is now the same across all Levels
  
• Javelins now also deal 8 Tracking Damage
  
• Service Droids and Defender Droids will now return to Origin Room when Idle
  
• Defender Droid ATK increased from 2.7 to 3,
  
• Defender Droid Reload modifier penalty reduced from -25% to -15%
  
• Added a new level of Close Ranged Decoy Drone
  
• Close Ranged Decoy Drone can now launch up to 3 Craft per Activation
  
• Close Ranged Decoy Drone Base HP reduced from 2 to 1
  
• Added a new level of Long Ranged Decoy Drone
  
• Long Distance Decoy Drone Max HP increased from 2 to 3
  
• Cargo Space for Interceptors reduced from 2 to 1
  
• Cargo Space for Corsairs reduced from 3 to 2
  
• Cargo Space for Catapults reduced from 3 to 2
  
• Cargo Space for Firehawks reduced from 3 to 2

• Added toggle for Exterior/Interior view during Replays
  
• UGC Room Skins will no longer display for unavailable Rooms
  
• Added info pop-ups for AI Menu Copy/Paste exceptions
  
• Implemented in-game Credits Scene
  
• Added new AI conditions for Ammo
  
• Added new AI conditions for checking Friendly/Enemy Crew counts on Ship

• Fixed a bug causing Battles to freeze when using BFR Craft Skins
  
• Fixed a bug causing Crew Training Consumable Items to reset Crew selection
  
• Fixed a bug causing incorrect Missile Count AI checks
  
• Fixed a bug causing incorrect ordering of Crew Parts and Equipment
  
• Fixed a bug causing Prestige to display a visual duplicate Crew
  
• Fixed a bug preventing Collection Perk animations from disappearing
  
• Fixed a bug causing Crews to Target a fully occupied Room after Teleporting
  
• Fixed a bug preventing Account Deletion from resetting Tutorial
  
• Fixed a bug preventing collection of Crate Item rewards
  
• Fixed a bug preventing keyboard shortcuts from being disabled during Tutorial
  
• Fixed a bug preventing Weapon animations from resetting correctly
  
• Fixed a bug preventing Crew Training from properly registering Fatigue
  
• Fixed a bug preventing EMP on Modules from clearing on Urgent Repair
  
• Fixed a bug preventing Ability Info from functioning in Fleet Donations Menu
  
• Fixed a bug preventing Tracking Damage from being boosted by Symphony Perk
  
• Fixed a bug preventing Medical Perk from functioning on Enemy Ship
  
• Fixed a bug preventing Android notifications from saving for future sessions

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Thank you to all players who have sent us feedback, which has led to many of the changes noted above. You can join these discussions in the Feedback section of our Official PSS Discord and subreddit.


Good Hunting, Captains!


-SavySoda Team

[h2]Hi Captains![/h2]

We are thrilled to announce that we are collaborating with Explosm Entertainment to bring the world of Cyanide & Happiness to Pixel Starships!

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[h3]New Rewards![/h3]


[h3]New Spice Trader![/h3]


[h3]New Crew Collection![/h3]


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You won’t want to miss this one – Join us this April 24th to kick off the celebrations!


Good Hunting, Captains!


-SavySoda Team