Hey there everybody,

it's been a while, how is everyone doing? We have two announcements for you today. One is concerning the game's name and the other is about our big upcoming update.

We've been discussing the game's name for some time now, and although we still like it we've noticed that it doesn't really tell you what sort of game to expect. Lots of players have mentioned that they were expecting something like a simple shooter, and were completely surprised by the massive Space Adventure they found. Because of this, we've decided to add a(nother) subtitle to the current name, which will give new players a little taste of what to expect going in. We went back and forth with lots of ideas, until we found one that we're now very happy with.

And that subtitle is... "A Space Odyssey". Some people might recognize this from somewhere, but it's a name that nicely describes the sort of adventure you're getting yourself into, don't you think? :)

The second announcement is that we're about to release the game's next update, and boy oh boy it's going to be a big one! Lots of players have asked for it, we've talked about it for some time on the forums, and now it's finally here: The Modding Update! With this update, all the game's files will be open to exchange, edit and add to. Instead of the current compiled format, the game is going to load all the data files directly in plain format, so instead of OVL you'll have TXT, PNG and LUA files to play with. After this update, you're going to be able to mod ships, weapons, characters and dialogue, just to name a few.

The update is coming next week, so get your digital pens and text editors prepped and ready. We're super excited about this update and are really looking forward to all the awesome stuff you guys are going to create!

There will be lots of other cool stuff, as well as the usual bug fixes and improvements. As always we'll have a nice juicy changelist for you.

Oh, and we also updated the game's description on the Steam page!
Catch you next week for the modding bonanza!

As always, everyone is welcome to join us on our Discord channel, to chat and hang out:
https://t.co/mP7xcmkHA4

To be the first to know when the update is out, you can follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CrunchyLeafGame

Hey there everybody,

it's been a while, how is everyone doing? We have two announcements for you today. One is concerning the game's name and the other is about our big upcoming update.

We've been discussing the game's name for some time now, and although we still like it we've noticed that it doesn't really tell you what sort of game to expect. Lots of players have mentioned that they were expecting something like a simple shooter, and were completely surprised by the massive Space Adventure they found. Because of this, we've decided to add a(nother) subtitle to the current name, which will give new players a little taste of what to expect going in. We went back and forth with lots of ideas, until we found one that we're now very happy with.

And that subtitle is... "A Space Odyssey". Some people might recognize this from somewhere, but it's a name that nicely describes the sort of adventure you're getting yourself into, don't you think? :)

The second announcement is that we're about to release the game's next update, and boy oh boy it's going to be a big one! Lots of players have asked for it, we've talked about it for some time on the forums, and now it's finally here: The Modding Update! With this update, all the game's files will be open to exchange, edit and add to. Instead of the current compiled format, the game is going to load all the data files directly in plain format, so instead of OVL you'll have TXT, PNG and LUA files to play with. After this update, you're going to be able to mod ships, weapons, characters and dialogue, just to name a few.

The update is coming next week, so get your digital pens and text editors prepped and ready. We're super excited about this update and are really looking forward to all the awesome stuff you guys are going to create!

There will be lots of other cool stuff, as well as the usual bug fixes and improvements. As always we'll have a nice juicy changelist for you.

Oh, and we also updated the game's description on the Steam page!
Catch you next week for the modding bonanza!

As always, everyone is welcome to join us on our Discord channel, to chat and hang out:
https://t.co/mP7xcmkHA4

To be the first to know when the update is out, you can follow us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CrunchyLeafGame

Hey y'all,

there are just two small fixes in this update, so this is going to be a quick one.

We got a report of an exploitable money bug, where you could retrieve crew you just dumped to double their amount in your cargo. Thanks to Mr. Kins for pointing this out!

We also fixed a rare crash, that could occur if you finished a story beat at a certain number of docks. Thanks to CorSec for reporting this one!

Fixes / Improvements

• Fixed exploitable money bug, by making crew reduce correctly when dumped
  
• Fixed rare crash connected to story progression and station tv news

You're welcome to join us on our Discord channel, to chat and hangout:
https://t.co/mP7xcmkHA4

And you can keep up to date what's going on with us and the game on our Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CrunchyLeafGame

Hey y'all,

there are just two small fixes in this update, so this is going to be a quick one.

We got a report of an exploitable money bug, where you could retrieve crew you just dumped to double their amount in your cargo. Thanks to Mr. Kins for pointing this out!

We also fixed a rare crash, that could occur if you finished a story beat at a certain number of docks. Thanks to CorSec for reporting this one!

Fixes / Improvements

• Fixed exploitable money bug, by making crew reduce correctly when dumped
  
• Fixed rare crash connected to story progression and station tv news

You're welcome to join us on our Discord channel, to chat and hangout:
https://t.co/mP7xcmkHA4

And you can keep up to date what's going on with us and the game on our Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CrunchyLeafGame

Hey everyone,

it's been a while since launch now, so we thought it was about time for a little content patch to come your way! Today we're adding and fixing lots of smaller stuff, but the main focus of this update is going to be adding crew, pirates and bodies floating in space!

Once you've destroyed a ship, there used to not be much left of it after. We always wanted to add more debris and give you the feeling that you can gobble up some more reward once you've destroyed a target. So now, now when you blow up someone, there's a good chance you'll see them (or at least their remains) floating around in space after. You can even fly over and tractor them up! There is also a good chance some parts of the ship are salvageable as tradeable goods, usually Titanium, but occasionally also more valuable things!

When you go exploring derelicts and find survivors or deceased inside, you will now also find those bodies outside for optional tractor-beam rescue. Later, you can fly anyone you captured/collected in derelicts or in battle over to a station and unload them for some pricey rewards.

There's a whole lot more, like some pretty cool water effects on Jelnu station, Nebula Jellies now protecting you, and some sweet new warp effects. We've also fixed a bunch of things, mostly because of your great feedback on the forums! Here's the complete list:

Features / Gameplay

• Added crews of ships floating in space after they're destroyed
  
• Added bodies and crew floating outside derelicts after you found them
  
• Added bodies, crew and pirates unloadable at stations, for a reward
  
• Added more random debris drops from destroyed ships
  
• Added paying for drinks at the bar (!!!)
  
• Added cool water effects to Jelnu station pool
  
• Made Nebula Jellies on your ship negate any possible Nebula damage
  
• Added Warp Bubble Effect - can be toggled in options
  
• Added Warp Distortion Effect - can be toggled in options
  
• Added Tutorial pointer to Camera UI button

Fixes / Improvements

• Fixed bounty hunting targets sometimes not spawning
  
• Removed ships sometimes randomly dropping upgrades
  
• Fixed Gang Attack Mode calculation
  
• Increased penalties for destroying civilian ships and cops
  
• Made Wingers only approach player if currently has less than 2 crimes
  
• Fixed Smugglers sometimes making immediate double request for trade
  
• Made recorded crimes more structured, now they add up sequentially
  
• Made missile warning only appear if missile is close to you
  
• Made Nebula Jellies not targetable anymore
  
• Fixed spelling in random news articles
  
• Fixed double reward for bounties
  
• Fixed upgrade dialogue in conversation not showing right
  
• Changed some upgrade descriptions to fit into dialogue
  
• Fixed larger ships sometimes showing wrong shield effects when hit
  
• Fixed Walker Base position on all resolutions
  
• Improved some of the bar signs and Jelnu pool background
  
• Various spelling fixes in Dialogue
  
• Fixed escape velocity barrier for Tapley
  
• Added more information on how to use buoys in the description
  
• Added a message if you try to buy upgrade without enough cash

You're welcome to join us on our Discord channel, to chat and hangout:
https://t.co/mP7xcmkHA4

And you can keep up to date what's going on with us and the game on our Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CrunchyLeafGame

Time to get out there and save some space souls! :D

Hey everyone,

it's been a while since launch now, so we thought it was about time for a little content patch to come your way! Today we're adding and fixing lots of smaller stuff, but the main focus of this update is going to be adding crew, pirates and bodies floating in space!

Once you've destroyed a ship, there used to not be much left of it after. We always wanted to add more debris and give you the feeling that you can gobble up some more reward once you've destroyed a target. So now, now when you blow up someone, there's a good chance you'll see them (or at least their remains) floating around in space after. You can even fly over and tractor them up! There is also a good chance some parts of the ship are salvageable as tradeable goods, usually Titanium, but occasionally also more valuable things!

When you go exploring derelicts and find survivors or deceased inside, you will now also find those bodies outside for optional tractor-beam rescue. Later, you can fly anyone you captured/collected in derelicts or in battle over to a station and unload them for some pricey rewards.

There's a whole lot more, like some pretty cool water effects on Jelnu station, Nebula Jellies now protecting you, and some sweet new warp effects. We've also fixed a bunch of things, mostly because of your great feedback on the forums! Here's the complete list:

Features / Gameplay

• Added crews of ships floating in space after they're destroyed
  
• Added bodies and crew floating outside derelicts after you found them
  
• Added bodies, crew and pirates unloadable at stations, for a reward
  
• Added more random debris drops from destroyed ships
  
• Added paying for drinks at the bar (!!!)
  
• Added cool water effects to Jelnu station pool
  
• Made Nebula Jellies on your ship negate any possible Nebula damage
  
• Added Warp Bubble Effect - can be toggled in options
  
• Added Warp Distortion Effect - can be toggled in options
  
• Added Tutorial pointer to Camera UI button

Fixes / Improvements

• Fixed bounty hunting targets sometimes not spawning
  
• Removed ships sometimes randomly dropping upgrades
  
• Fixed Gang Attack Mode calculation
  
• Increased penalties for destroying civilian ships and cops
  
• Made Wingers only approach player if currently has less than 2 crimes
  
• Fixed Smugglers sometimes making immediate double request for trade
  
• Made recorded crimes more structured, now they add up sequentially
  
• Made missile warning only appear if missile is close to you
  
• Made Nebula Jellies not targetable anymore
  
• Fixed spelling in random news articles
  
• Fixed double reward for bounties
  
• Fixed upgrade dialogue in conversation not showing right
  
• Changed some upgrade descriptions to fit into dialogue
  
• Fixed larger ships sometimes showing wrong shield effects when hit
  
• Fixed Walker Base position on all resolutions
  
• Improved some of the bar signs and Jelnu pool background
  
• Various spelling fixes in Dialogue
  
• Fixed escape velocity barrier for Tapley
  
• Added more information on how to use buoys in the description
  
• Added a message if you try to buy upgrade without enough cash

You're welcome to join us on our Discord channel, to chat and hangout:
https://t.co/mP7xcmkHA4

And you can keep up to date what's going on with us and the game on our Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CrunchyLeafGame

Time to get out there and save some space souls! :D

Hey guys,

Once again, we've got a bunch of minor improvements and then one major fix. The major fix is for the random music crash that happens to some players. It was very hard for us to reproduce, but we're reasonably certain this fix should kill it off once and for all.

The rest of the changes are Quality of Life related, and aim to make things better in general, like making cargo containers easier to see and smugglers offering you fairer prices when you're out of fuel, but also fixing some annoyances, like a map bug that could happen when you used the "show on map" button right after zooming on the map. Check out the full list:

Fixes / Improvements

• Fixed random music crash "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION"
  
• Made all cargo containers draw their name in-world, so they are easier to see
  
• Fixed dates not rolling over after last day of month
  
• Made docking helper not pop up right after undocking
  
• Made tractor beam particles go other way, now coming from the asteroid
  
• Fixed "show on map" bug, where you'd sometimes be stuck in the local map
  
• Fixed Raal letting you keep your turret, even though switching to Fighter ship
  
• Shortened station dialogue for paying fines
  
• Made map reminder not show when getting attacked by JBO
  
• Repositioned map overlay info to fix overlapping text in console mode
  
• Made smuggler offering fuel much cheaper
  
• Fixed unmuting sound not playing music as chosen
  
• Fixes in various dialogue and cutscene scripts
  
• Fixed being able to pay fines on Walker Base although you didn't have the money
  
• Made any negative amount of player money resort to just 0
  
• Made space battle police man not show up on Walker base or pirate stations
  
• Fixed button prompt for winger formation
  
• Fixed Vasquez appearing in contacts after you get call to Rub Ba 3
  
• Small improvement to comms signal when hailing ships or stations
  
• Fixed junk in BD-946 system not giving reward
  
• Minor improvements to mission completion screen
  
• Fixes Largo not changing position after every dock, when playing new game
  
• Made bounty missions fail if you leave the system without killing target
  
• Added system information to bounty missions

And we also want to say a big THANK YOU to all our awesome players! Thanks to hkfog, srcleaves, Insomniac, Hidden Boss, luckyluca001, Relthor, CinderAsh, Hillius, veryinky, kajidiablo, Apocalypse, Ordinary Time, JazzyJet, Niall, Limmin, ¿dlǝɥ, Yuki Kumagawa, ancalimon, ChaosRepeated, nobrien, Hazmatt, Terra Blade, DemonSemon, NormireX, Travis, snv, KillerKetchup, CheddarHead, BlackLabel, Typo91, omegacat, Hanekem, Percopius, Stilgar, Kung Fu Sandwich, gamerCez and Raatha for all your bug reports and your feedback! <3

As always, you're very welcome to join us on our Discord channel, to chat and hangout with us Devs and the other players:
https://t.co/mP7xcmkHA4

And you can keep up to date what's going on with us and the game on our Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CrunchyLeafGame

Happy Largo hunting everyone! :)

Hey guys,

Once again, we've got a bunch of minor improvements and then one major fix. The major fix is for the random music crash that happens to some players. It was very hard for us to reproduce, but we're reasonably certain this fix should kill it off once and for all.

The rest of the changes are Quality of Life related, and aim to make things better in general, like making cargo containers easier to see and smugglers offering you fairer prices when you're out of fuel, but also fixing some annoyances, like a map bug that could happen when you used the "show on map" button right after zooming on the map. Check out the full list:

Fixes / Improvements

• Fixed random music crash "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION"
  
• Made all cargo containers draw their name in-world, so they are easier to see
  
• Fixed dates not rolling over after last day of month
  
• Made docking helper not pop up right after undocking
  
• Made tractor beam particles go other way, now coming from the asteroid
  
• Fixed "show on map" bug, where you'd sometimes be stuck in the local map
  
• Fixed Raal letting you keep your turret, even though switching to Fighter ship
  
• Shortened station dialogue for paying fines
  
• Made map reminder not show when getting attacked by JBO
  
• Repositioned map overlay info to fix overlapping text in console mode
  
• Made smuggler offering fuel much cheaper
  
• Fixed unmuting sound not playing music as chosen
  
• Fixes in various dialogue and cutscene scripts
  
• Fixed being able to pay fines on Walker Base although you didn't have the money
  
• Made any negative amount of player money resort to just 0
  
• Made space battle police man not show up on Walker base or pirate stations
  
• Fixed button prompt for winger formation
  
• Fixed Vasquez appearing in contacts after you get call to Rub Ba 3
  
• Small improvement to comms signal when hailing ships or stations
  
• Fixed junk in BD-946 system not giving reward
  
• Minor improvements to mission completion screen
  
• Fixes Largo not changing position after every dock, when playing new game
  
• Made bounty missions fail if you leave the system without killing target
  
• Added system information to bounty missions

And we also want to say a big THANK YOU to all our awesome players! Thanks to hkfog, srcleaves, Insomniac, Hidden Boss, luckyluca001, Relthor, CinderAsh, Hillius, veryinky, kajidiablo, Apocalypse, Ordinary Time, JazzyJet, Niall, Limmin, ¿dlǝɥ, Yuki Kumagawa, ancalimon, ChaosRepeated, nobrien, Hazmatt, Terra Blade, DemonSemon, NormireX, Travis, snv, KillerKetchup, CheddarHead, BlackLabel, Typo91, omegacat, Hanekem, Percopius, Stilgar, Kung Fu Sandwich, gamerCez and Raatha for all your bug reports and your feedback! <3

As always, you're very welcome to join us on our Discord channel, to chat and hangout with us Devs and the other players:
https://t.co/mP7xcmkHA4

And you can keep up to date what's going on with us and the game on our Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CrunchyLeafGame

Happy Largo hunting everyone! :)

Hey guys,

we just wanted to let you about the game's test branch here on Steam. It's a way to get your hands on the newest game version early and help us find any bugs that might have slipped in, before the update is released on the general Steam branch.

Here's how you get it:
- Go to your Steam library
- Right click "3030 Deathwar Redux" and select "Properties"
- Select the tab "BETAS" on the top right
- Now use the dropdown menu above to select the "test_dev" branch
- Back in your library, a [test_dev] should appear behind the game's title
- Launch the game

Case in point, we just updated that branch to version 1.07 RC, which includes a possible fix for the random music crash some people were experiencing. You can find more information on it here:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/464360/discussions/0/2765630416830809129/

Let us know what you think, and stay safe out there! :)

Hey guys,

we just wanted to let you about the game's test branch here on Steam. It's a way to get your hands on the newest game version early and help us find any bugs that might have slipped in, before the update is released on the general Steam branch.

Here's how you get it:
- Go to your Steam library
- Right click "3030 Deathwar Redux" and select "Properties"
- Select the tab "BETAS" on the top right
- Now use the dropdown menu above to select the "test_dev" branch
- Back in your library, a [test_dev] should appear behind the game's title
- Launch the game

Case in point, we just updated that branch to version 1.07 RC, which includes a possible fix for the random music crash some people were experiencing. You can find more information on it here:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/464360/discussions/0/2765630416830809129/

Let us know what you think, and stay safe out there! :)