Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game News

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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The first major update is now live. It adds many ‘quality of life’ improvements requested by the players:

• Customizable difficulty (for players who thought that playing on Underdog was too hard and playing on Hero mode was too easy)
  
• Animation speed slider (for players who wanted to speed up combat and stealth; you can set up it for all characters or enemies only)
  
• Follow and focus camera options
  
• Walking/running toggle
  
• Different inventory grid options
  
• Chapter ending slides
  
• Improved font readability (work in progress)
  
• Improved the help screen
  
• When leaving the Pit and the Habitat, listed quests that will be auto-resolved, giving you a chance to go back and finish them
  
• When fixing Romeo, listed the missing parts
  
• Numerous minor improvements, balance changes, and fixes.

Thank you again for your support. Happy New Year to you and your families.

- Added more dialogue with party members when arriving to the final area of the game.
- Added a journal entry for when you talk to Eli about the robot but didn't accept to destroy it.
- Fixed being able to start combat in Brotherhood's Habitat plaza sneak sequence.
- Fixed an issue with the gap in the armory incorrectly triggering the armory attack sequence.
- Fixed Stanton not being reachable in the alliance quest (needs a reload on the factory on old saves).
- Fixed energy weapons and vests selling for less than intended (they sell for more than regular weapons now).
- Added alternate solution to Justice building computers check.
- Fixed issue with map markers in Habitat top.
- Added energy ammo loot on energy turrets.
- Increased size of items in inventory/loot/trade, added scrollbar (auto-sort in old saves to adjust).
- Minor tweaks to level visuals and sounds.
- Fixed typos and journal issues.

The Steam Awards nominations are now underway and with so many people enjoying the setting and the story, we'd like to ask you to consider nominating Colony Ship for this prestigious award if you think it deserves more exposure.

We've received a lot of support and encouragement since release, more than we thought we would. It's humbling and overwhelming and we'll continue improving the game to deliver the best possible experience for you.