Greetings Outlanders,

It has been a month since our last update but we've been working just as hard as ever on Stars End, and we can finally release our new features to the testing community!

The servers are back online! This update has required a database wipe. Due to the amount of changes we'll be keeping a close eye on the game and releasing hot-fixes as necessary over the next couple days.

Game Update v0.540

Revamped Planets
Janson and Tigon have been redesigned from the ground up, including new Terrain, Biomes, Roads, Towns and several other handcrafted locations. Players are now able to survive and loot on both worlds with adequate resources available. (although building on Janson wont be easy until we add our Concrete Tier of Building Materials)

Space Flight
Space Flight has been revamped with 5 defined speed modes and improved speed handling. Ships will now detect what type of environment you are in and adjust speeds accordingly. New features added such as slowing down when close to the ground and UI fixes on the vehicles.
• Many bug fixes and handling issues addressed.
• New vehicle: The Janson Frigate. Players will get a chance to fly the JansonFrigate during a mission early on in the story. Another version of this Frigate which will support several passengers is arriving shortly.

Commercial Radio
No longer will you have to do the long haul between Janson and Tigon in silence. With the introduction of 5 radio stations to Stars End, players can finally travel in style! Cycle through stations or even turn the radio off! Most vehicles come with a Radio already equipped. But that's not all folks, an even larger selection of the Future's Greatest Hits will be arriving asap!

Hazards
Hazard system created and enabled on Tigon. Players now must find a Respirator, wear protective Gear or eat a herb called Diplazite in intervals, found throughout the environment, to protect yourself against poison deadly gasses!

Main Menu & Game Options
• Options have been implemented with graphics, audio and keybinding tabs with options stored locally on your PC.
• Several new graphics and audio options are available.
• Main menu and escape menu now share same options menu/settings.
• Improved layouts with more options added such as 'Go Back', Game Announcements and visual enhancements throughout.

Base building & Storage
Foundations have been removed and replaced with Floors. Place craftable Floors on the ground or snap them together to build your own custom foundation. Other base pieces have been adjusted to fit this new way of building.
• Storage Containers are now available in the crafting menu and placeable on your LandClaim. Containers support 100 stacks of items at a time, and have no weight limit (although theres a very good chance we could revise this down the road.)
• Loot Access Points are no longer craftable for your base but still exist in the environment.

Ladders
Ladder System created and ladder objects added throughout the Tigon environment (they will be craftable soon enough!) This feature has only just arrived so we'll be paying attention for any issues here once we go live.

Misc
• Voice Chat - completely new proximity voice chat system implemented and customizable via keybinding options.
• Changes to harvesting and crafting. Animations and audio now play for the set time it takes to create/retrieve the items.
• Path selection removed after Character Creation - leading all new players directly towards the Titan ship stationed near Janson. Players have the option to leave the story and travel in any direction at any time, unlocking spawns, building and fighting, as you explore the system.
• Several bug fixes for Horses
• New grass rendering system created and implemented on major planets. You'll see a general improvement in visuals across most major planets so far.
• Pistol movement has been reanimated in order for improved visuals when equipping a pistol in First Person mode.
• Many new item icons fixed or added.
• Plus countless other bug fixes and improvements throughout Stars End.

Edit 2 - Hotfix v0.537 - we had a major issue with players spawning in space so we've updated the Test Server.

• A fix for players spawning in space.
• Updated various old items spawning in containers.
• Tigon Jungle Path partially removed to encourage players to explore.
• Many Tigon foliage adjustments (including less large trees, more smaller trees, changes to the ruined city models to spawn in more places around the planet.)
• Options menu ingame improved and now stores all settings locally.

Edit 1 - Hotfix v0.536 is now on the Test Server.

• An issue for players opening a campfire lit by someone else resolved.
• BackpackShell recipe fixed.
• Clayton Train rail art improved.
• Added an extra call on network to ensure swapping clothes so it updates properly for players around them.
• Further fixes for player positioning
• Land Claim offsets no longer occur.
• Event Park in Clayton now disabled, until the next holiday folks!
• Pressing Escape will now close the various types of "How many?" popups in the Tab Menu.
• An issue with splitting a stack is fixed.
• Land Claims placement is cancelled if one already owned.
• An issue with deleting a Land Claim via the Ownership tab is resolved.
• Base placement ghost duplicates no longer occur under a players feet.
• Wood Stairs item fixed
• Accurate player count now displayed on server select screen
• Food, Drink and Fatigue warnings now show a lot less.
• Gravity in space locations is now heavier and should remove sliding.


Changelog - v0.535

• Universe positions now calculate differently, which should resolve vehicles, bases and player offsets occurring in the environment. It is working locally but needs to be tested on the network.
• Dropped loot will now show a Waypoint for the player after dying.
• Clothes and equips now dropping properly after death.
• Land Vehicle Damage when driving on the wrong surface is removed.
• Standard Maximum Weight increased from 300 to 500.
• Players now leave crouch and prone modes when entering a Vehicle or Ferry.
• Crouch and prone no longer bypasses encumbered.
• An issue with swapping out clothes items via loadout should be resolved.
• Fixed an issue with Horses displaying fuel & parts notifications.
• An issue with picking up placed objects on your Land Claim is resolved.
• Options menu configured on the back end and will now store you resolution preferences for the next time you play. (More options will be added asap including keybinding).
• Changed the way mission vehicles accept players, which should resolve ownership issues.
• Various new icons added.

Environment
• Redberry upgrades + fixes for terrain around the town
• Many fixes for plant and tree colliders, plus optimizations.
• Updated sidewalks and layout in Redberry
• Continued bed and sleeping bag fixes across the system.
• Platforms around Janson Orbital Station updated.
• New prison enabled on Culcairn Mountain.
• Jimm's Superstore added in Cartwright.
• Tiny POIs updated across planets.
• Main St in Torino fixed.

Bases
• Land Claims now show a Waypoint for the owner.
• Objects can now be placed on a Foundation.
• Base door pin prompt window realigned.
• Crafting Device ignition window realigned.
• Crafting Device ignition should now be synced
• Several fixes on base doors.
• Base placement is a lot smoother.

AI
• Peacekeeper Walkers & Troopers can now attack wildlife.
• Stationary Peacekeeper Walker AI type added.
• Fixed an error with Patrolling Troopers forced into crouch mode.
• Improved footstep sound playback in Peacekeeper Walkers: adjusted volume and falloff, now there's an AudioSource located at both feet to have better sound playback.

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Thanks to the community who have been providing lots of good information to track down and solve many of the major bugs and issues in Stars End! We are making good progress but there still are a few major issues to solve before we can look at adding more continent, (New Vehicles, Quests & AI Types).

Another major focus moving forward will be improved visuals. We plan to solve a few of these issues in a short time, such as improved oceans, higher density/performance in ground details like grass, and improved textures and lighting across the board. Some of you have requested a new Hyper-speed visuals for Space Vehicles and that's also something we would like to look at as soon as we can!

Stay safe out there, folks!

Edit: v0.534 is now deployed with several fixes.

-Major issue resolved with falling through terrain
-Errors resolved in Global Storage
-Mining Grazer working again on BP rocks
-Fixed dialog on Radar Quest End npc
-20 more slots added to Inventory, as it was filling fast.
-Iron Resource now obtainable from an Iron Deposit at Clayton Mine (and will also be added to other mines around the system as we create them.)


Changelog - v0.533

• Base placement network error resolved.
• Players now calculate their own universe positions earlier in load cycles.
• Added code to stop player art showing while in a loading screen, they will now show up to other players when they are fully loaded.
• Players can no longer drop items when inside vehicle or ferry.
• Item weight issues sorted.
• A lot of old item code removed.
• Ferry leaving Delta Outpost now arrives after ordering from Vendor.
• Fixed an error in reloading player owned vehicles after a server reboot.
• Fixed an issue with foliage renderer not spawning the last model in a list.
• Fixed hitboxes on GravCells for Janson Orbital Quest - much easier to control.
• Post-processing fixed in the intro.
• Clamping added to camera rotation inside ground vehicle, ferry and train.
• Third person camera enabled while sleeping.
• Fixed a bug where, after trying to wake up while still sleeping, the camera would not correctly go back to the previous mode.
• Player prevented from interacting with nearby objects while sleeping.
• Improvements to NPC's skin material.
• Beds updated across the system with various fixes (there are probably a few we haven't yet fixed!)
• Players can no longer run with stamina below 10.
• Stamina at zero will slow player movement.
• You now lose slightly more stamina while jogging (was previously almost zero).

Encumbered
• Encumbered added - you will no longer automatically drop items and can pick up anything, however it will slow your speed all the way until you can no longer move.
• Players no longer gain health or stamina while encumbered.
• Players get hungry, thirsty and tired twice as fast while encumbered.
• Now encumbered is implemented, MakeshiftBackpack now requires a separately made BackpackShell and takes a bit longer to craft.

AI
• Peacekeeper AI mode added where certain AI will only attack if provoked.
• Changed the way AI spawns, to avoid double AI respawning.
• Some changes to network positioning on AI.
• AI will no longer drop two loot containers when dead.
• Cleaned up AI code.
• Peacekeeper Mechanical Walkers added to Redberry, Clayton and Delta Outpost
• AI Troopers now spawn in Beta Prairie environment.
• AI troopers added to Mercantile Tower.
• AI Scout ships are re-enabled at Kallus Station and all Orbital Stations

We have also added new AI Wildlife types, spawning on planets as follows:

• Beta Prairie: ForestCub, Sandsnake & ForestRoach
• Tigon: Trawler
• Janson: IceMites, JansonBears & JansonCubs

Booster Drives
• Vehicles bought in a store or found in the environment no longer spawn with a Booster Drive and until you buy/craft one you will be mostly bound to the planet you are on.
• BoosterDrive is now craftable and its price has been raised to 60,000. You will need to mine asteroids to create a booster drive.
• Mission Vehicles remain the same and spawn with a Booster Drive where required.

Items
• Scrap cloth can now be used to stop bleeding.
• PlantFiber is now edible.
• Hide item added : A crafting resource found on dead animals which can be used in a variety of crafting recipes.
• MakeshiftBow now requires Hide, WoodSticks & ScrapCloth.
• Wood Arrow requires WoodStick, Flint & ScrapCloth.
• Sleeping bag requires ScrapCloth & Hide.
• Carpets now require Hide.
• Bread requires Dough.
• Sugar and Salt added for various recipes.
• Campfire now requires WoodLog, Rock and ScrapCloth.
• RawBugMeat item renamed to RawMeat and updated in various recipe's.
• CamoGreenBoonie item now wearable.
• Hat and Backpack vendors added to the Exchange.
• Clothing vendor at Exchange now has many more options.
• Mining changes: rocks on a planet will give you Rock + Flint, Asteroids give Rock + Iron. Iron is now much rarer and pricier.

Game Update v0.532

• Changed the way Ferry's leave a port on the back-end, in order to free up slots for more Ferry's to spawn. Additionally fixed a couple bugs in the Ferry spawning code.
• Players logging back in during the Resettlement Campaign mission will be asked if they would like to return to the objective location rather than moving you automatically.
• Players should now spawn with a full UCSpaceSuit when dying during the Resettlement Campaign mission.
• Fixed various issues with entering/exiting mission vehicles (requires testing)
• Attempts to correct the position offset on parked vehicles (requires testing)
• Raised the frequency of plant based resources spawning on Beta Prairie plus further foliage adjustments
• Optimizations to grass in Beta Prairie.
• Land claim price reduced to 500 credits.
• Horse price in Stables reduced to 300 credits.
• Abandoned vehicle spawns in environment on Beta Prairie increased
• Ferry speed increased on Janson Orbital - Delta Outpost route
• Ferry speed increased between major Space Stations: Hera, Kallus & Shoden
• Toll Droid Quest temporarily disabled in Redberry
• Fixed Lockhart Tower Position
• Various color fixes in the UI
• New! Combat staging area added on Beta Prairie. Access this enclosed testing area via the spawn screen - players will spawn in with weapons already equipped in order to test combat mechanics.

Game Update v0.531

• Fixed issues with strafing
• Issues resolved from running through walls (requires testing!)
• Issue preventing ships from entering cruise mode resolved
• Loading distances adjusted on Beta Prairie
• Foliage optimization on Beta Prairie
• Post processing Profiles per planet, so we can really start setting them apart. Applied to a few of the main ones so far.
• Mission ownership issues fixed getting into normal vehicle
• Mission ownership issues should be fixed when exiting a mission vehicle and re-entering
• Prison disabled (for reconstruction)
• Settler spawn point moved from prison to Culcairn Mountain Complex

Network
• Upgraded our network API to latest version
• Servers now show only for the game version you are on
• Fixed various errors on dedicated server
• Issues with Ferry not arriving have been resolved. (requires testing, it's hard to know if this one is fixed until the system is stress tested!)

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Thanks to everyone for sending in those bug reports! We've identified and resolved a few main issues now but there are of course more to go. Bare with us while we patch up the issues get back to adding more content in the near future.

Stay safe out there!

Vehicles
• Flight speeds adjusted in all air vehicles, plus air vehicles can now go faster in space without entering cruise or boost modes.
• Many land vehicle fixes implemented to stop them spinning out, or flying into the air, or flipping over.

Ferry
• Ferry takeoff and landing speeds during intro have been fixed, previously it was taking a bit too long.
• Ferry path adjustments coming into Delta Outpost on Janson.

Environment
• Titan Generation Ship: Added more NPCs in bridge, added airlock, lighting adjustments. Small bugfix in music areas.
• Cumberland Correctional Facility: Several issues fixed in the structure, and made a larger entrance to the cave below so players can actually find it, and leave the prison.

Fixes
• Some fixes for getting items out of containers which were too big for your bag (over-encumbered coming soon!).
• Weapons Mercant at the Exchange now sells ammo too.
• Music area adjusted in Janson Crater.
• Colonel Briggs waypoint fixed.
• Some art files have been disabled on a dedicated server (they shouldn't have been loading, will make the server require less resources/run faster).

Misc
• Increased NPC jaw movement.
• Enemy Spaceship AI disabled until we fix AI network issues.
• PrisonBlue outfit added for players spawning into the Cumberland via the Settler path.
• Controls info updated in escape menu.
• /UI chat command now functional for disabling the HUD and sending in those awesome screens!

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We've seen a lot of you log in today and has been great discovering other players around the environment, finally! In other news the servers have not (yet) crashed!

We will be releasing updates frequently over the next few days as we patch up the major issues that any of you come across.

Also, we will be soon adding player created screenshots to our loading screens. Requirements are the screenshots are at least 1920 x 1080 with the HUD disabled. Drop them into our discord at: https://discord.gg/starsend

See y'all in-game!

Welcome Colonists!

After a brief delay, that was totally outside of our control (we get to blame Windows update, hardware failure, and all hardware stores being closed for Christmas) - we are finally live!

So restart Steam to make sure you have the new SE update (over 1GB) - and lets get playing.

We recommend that you play the game on our main official server - it should be able to handle all of the players at once. But if you like - can can also click on Create Server button in the main menu, to either create your own singleplayer game, or host a public server.

Official server will be online in 5 hours or so!

Keep in mind - you have to play the game in English, localization is a total WIP.

Also for now - while entire solar system is there and explorable (using Ferry network) or by flying a space ship, survival type of gameplay is only possible on Beta Prairie atm. So we hope to see everyone surviving, and fighting in Beta Prarie.

Also for the first playthrough, we highly recommend you start the game with a tutorial (Outlander scenario) - it also shows some mid to late game content, that will take you hours and hours of survival gameplay on Beta Prairie to see.

Also - unless it`s something absolutely game breaking - no need to post bug reports just yet, we have a list of 300 or so bugs that we hope to get through over the next couple of weeks, at that point we`ll start asking players for bugs and feedback.

So yeah - lets get it started, and we`r hoping this pre-EA launch goes better than Atlas. That already is a milestone...:)

Hey Everyone,

The time for a playable build release is approaching. Though I do have doubts about releasing it this Friday... looks like we might be couple of days behind. In any event, it`s time to start distributing the keys, as it will take us a few days to reply to everyone. We do hope to see couple of hundreds players take part in this round of testing.

How to get your SE Steam key

Send us an email to support@reverieworld.com

Subject: Stars End Testing Request

Inside please include a link to you Steam profile, if your profile is Private, include a screenshot.

If you have played any of our Kingdom War games before, please note that and list which once you have played.

Also please include couple of sentences as to how you can help us with testing Stars End this early on (previous experience with similar games e.t.c)

You will hear from us within 72 hours with your game key.

Be sure to check your spam and junk folder, our email to you might end up there.

To active a key on Steam, follow these instructions: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5414-tfbn-1352

Keep in mind the game will not work until it`s live in a few days.

Thanks for your help during these early development days! Keep in mind that this key - is yours forever, and gives access to the game for good - right now, through early access, and onto the final release.

We`ll keep you posted on our progress as we are wrapping up the Steam build.

Hey Everyone,

We have some very exciting news. After months of undercover work, we are finally bringing back the public build. We won`t get the hype train started though and describe all what awaits you... we`ll let you be the judge of what was accomplished during that period.

But keep in mind - the build that we`ll be releasing is far from even being called a pre-alpha. We still have a long way to go until Early Access lunch next year.

But the time has come where we really need to start testing out parts of the game, especially player relations, pvp, crafting and various server related issues.

And well - James and I can`t wait to play the game together with you guys!

Will keep you posted - and as of now ETA stands somewhere between a week to two weeks.

Hey Everyone,

It`s been a while... We`ve been busy, with rewrite of the game - from the game world to presentation.

We are finally getting to a good point where we will be ready to release another test build on Steam, aiming for the end of August. Lets say August 25th.

Also I think we can say with some degree of confidence that we should be ready to launch Early Access towards the end of the year.

Meanwhile - here`s three new screenshots to show our progress. Mores update and information to be revealed in August.