Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game News

- Improved walking civilians animation when turning around, and added more variety.
- Fixed not being able to report to Carlos on CH3 that you killed Morgan.
- Fixed potential issue with Warring Kingdom quest door not properly closing if player is right next to it.
- Fixed potential issue with Morgan quest door not properly closing if player is right next to it.
- Minor text fixes.

It’s been six months since Colony Ship was released and three years since we launched on Early Access. It wasn’t an easy journey and we’re grateful for the overwhelming support and encouragement we’ve received at every step of the way.

We’ll continue improving the game throughout 2024 and making your experience aboard Starfarer more enjoyable and memorable. This update (the seventh since release) adds:

• Improved Heart location (new quests and events)
  
• Improved ‘rooftop’ and ‘train station’ levels
  
• New and expanded dialogues
  
• New weapons and portraits
  
• More interactive events
  
• New world map
  
• Minor fixes and improvements

- Fixed not being able to ask the mutant trader about the rifle after the first dialogue.
- Fixed civilians walking in place when loading a save on the same map in the middle of combat.
- Fixed Hargrave having two energy SMGs.
- Fixed some lockpick checks in hydroponics giving less LP than intended.
- Fixed minor issues with dialogues.

Colony Ship wouldn’t be here without all of you who supported us in Early Access. It’s a huge help to indie devs, and a unique opportunity to shape a game and see it evolve.

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint is a squad tactics heist RPG by the Trese Brothers that started Early Access in October and I think is worth checking out. They’ve been getting some fantastic reviews comparing it to games like XCOM, Shadowrun, and Invisible Inc. It’s less of a cRPG than Colony Ship, but much more of one than most XCOM-likes, with squad member backstories and character-driven storylines playing a big role in the missions you can take on.



Like Colony Ship, it has in-depth combat and character build systems. It’s not possible to do total pacifist playthroughs but they do have extensive stealth and hacking options; you can go full ninja, guns blazing, or anywhere in between. Enemy units are independent, so you can pull off a lot of great ambush and diversion tactics; you just have to stay ahead of each levels’ ruthless security AI trying to detect intruders and use guards and security devices against you.



They’re aiming for some major replayability, and the Trese Brothers have a great reputation as developers. I’d say they’re off to a good start in EA with already over 40 updates since launch. If you’re looking for another game to help turn into a lasting gem in your collection, check it out.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021210/Cyber_Knights_Flashpoint/

The first update of 2024 is focused on the party members (we expanded the existing conversations where appropriate and added new ones). We'll continue adding more conversations throughout this year, but we don't want to overdo, so we'll go step by step and evaluate your feedback after each update.

Other notable changes:

- improved visuals in several areas
- improved journal entries
- minor balance changes (Controlled and Focused Bursts, Annihilator, energy SMG magazine size)
- new implant upgrade (Stress Response: when HP drop to 13 or less, Action Points +4, Evasion +12)
- bug and typo fixes
- engine optimization

if you're an existing player we'd like to thank you for your support and assure that we'll keep improving the game throughout 2024 and pay close attention to your feedback. If you're just discovering the game and wondering if it's for you, try the demo first or watch one of the impression videos:

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