Star Explorers

Devlog

• Experimental Release Updated to Version 0.1.2
  July 03, 2024 by Schmidt Workshops

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  The Version 6.0 testing branch has a new update. A helpful player pointed out an issue that caused the game to crash to the desktop in the testing branch. If you approached the mothership for the firs... Continue reading
• Update 5.4.4
  September 13, 2023 by Schmidt Workshops

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  I have done a lot of updates to the game and it is at version 5.4.4 now. Here is a summary of all the updates and associated changes leading up to this. 5.3.0 The update is pretty simple actually, ven... Continue reading
• Star Explorers Version 5.2.9 - Announcement #6
  October 31, 2022 by Schmidt Workshops

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  Okay, screen resolution issues still happen in Star Explorers. In order to help prevent the game from making itself unplayable, I have added an extra button to the main menu... You can see a small red... Continue reading
• Star Explorers Version 5.2.9 - Announcement #5
  October 31, 2022 by Schmidt Workshops

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  One of the things I enjoy about Star Explorers is giving it that retro look and feel. The posterizing shader option (on the video options menu) will now include a PS1 style dithering effect. When comb... Continue reading
• Star Explorers Version 5.2.9 - Announcement #4
  October 31, 2022 by Schmidt Workshops

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  So a while ago someone asked for UI scaling in Star Explorers. I managed a kind of quick fix for this, which allowed you to maximize the game window, (thereby scaling the UI) but only when the window... Continue reading
• Star Explorers Version 5.2.9 - Announcement #3
  October 31, 2022 by Schmidt Workshops

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  Alien Interactions: Aliens will now interact with each other. They might fight each other, they might run away from each other ... they might do stuff that makes little sense, but that's the point! I... Continue reading
• Star Explorers Version 5.2.9 - Announcement #2
  October 31, 2022 by Schmidt Workshops

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  Okay, if you really want to enjoy this game, I recommend not reading further, and just go play the game knowing that I have updated the explosions. However, for the sake of being thorough, I will desc... Continue reading
• Star Explorers Version 5.2.9 - Announcement #1
  October 31, 2022 by Schmidt Workshops

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  A large number of new features and tweaks have been added. This is the first of several announcements that I will be describing. Update 5.2.3 Star Explorers now allows you to cap the framerate of the... Continue reading
• Star Explorers 5.2.2 Update
  July 19, 2022 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #retrogaming, #spacesim, #update

  Star Explorers has been updated to version 5.2.2! Players can now orbit a planet faster in order to speed up the day/night cycle. This is important especially on planets with a cold night time tempera... Continue reading
• Star Explorers 5.1.5 Experimental Release
  January 31, 2022 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #update, #maximize, #UI scaling

  This is an experimental update. I am not sure if it will be of value to players or not. The game has a few different modes for how it appears on your screen. Full screen is there, of course, as well a... Continue reading
• Star Explorers Nominated at IndieCade!
  October 20, 2021 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #indiecade, #award, #livestream, #free demo

  Great News! IndieCade has nominated Star Explorers for their coveted "Systemic Design" award! I am so thrilled and can't really believe this is happening. In honor of this event, I have posted a free... Continue reading

  
• Update 5.1.0
  September 08, 2021 by Schmidt Workshops

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  This latest update fixes several small bugs and makes a few enhancements to gameplay. The biggest issue was with the "drop beacon" command. Sometimes the main quest failed to trigger the beacon event,... Continue reading
• Star Explorers Update!
  August 19, 2021 by Schmidt Workshops

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  This is the official 5.0 Update I've been harping on about for over a year! What's New? There are a lot of new features and improvements in this major update, when compared to the previous version. I... Continue reading
• Testing Branch Updated to 5.0 Pre-Release 0.4.2
  May 15, 2021 by Schmidt Workshops

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  I've been steadily adding more content and improving things in the testing branch. Sorry I don't always update this page. But you can find out about what's going on more regularly on the Schmidt Works... Continue reading
• Star Explorers Optional Pre-Release 0.0.7 - for testing
  January 02, 2021 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #mothership, #altair

  This is a pretty big update. What I thought would take a week or so, ended up taking over a month. The Mothership Altair is now becoming a location to visit in-game! The Bad News! First, I apologize,... Continue reading
• Update 4.6.5
  September 08, 2020 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #update, #space, #exploration

  Thanks to the wonderful and growing Star Explorers community, I was able to identify and fix several small bugs, including a game breaking bug that somehow avoided detection for many years! It was gam... Continue reading
• Update 4.6.4
  July 23, 2020 by Schmidt Workshops

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  This update is somewhat experimental, and may still have some issues. However, it greatly improves Star Explorers' compatibility with different monitor resolutions. Ultrawide support Improved resolut... Continue reading

  
• Version 4.5 is Up
  January 28, 2020 by Schmidt Workshops

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  This version addresses a few issues... Radiation on Planets: The existence of radiation was not being stored correctly, so a planet with no radiation might have radiation the next time you landed on i... Continue reading
• Update 4.1A
  December 25, 2019 by Schmidt Workshops

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  Some small changes have been made to Star Explorers. Visiting caves and then dying or turning off the game before leaving could cause all the items in that cave to disappear. This has been fixed. Al... Continue reading
• Version 4.0 is Here!
  November 28, 2019 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #update, #towel, #freetowel, #hitchhikersguide

  Enjoy your free towel! (in game only) In celebration of the official 4.0 release of Star Explorers, I am offering everyone a towel (in game) free of charge! Use it as needed. Important Notice! Receivi... Continue reading

  
• Updated Demo
  November 05, 2019 by Schmidt Workshops

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  I have updated the demo again. It now contains a bit more explanation of what makes it a demo, and how it differs from the actual game. Basically, the demo generates a galaxy, just like the full ver... Continue reading

  
• Demo Again Working
  November 04, 2019 by Schmidt Workshops

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  UPDATE: I have just updated the demo " Star_Explorers_Demo_Update_Nov_4th.zip " this is the one that should work. UPDATE: I found the cause. I will upload a working version momentarily. Sorry for th... Continue reading
• Demo Available
  November 04, 2019 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #demo, #gamedemo, #space, #space-sim, #procedural, #procjam, #indiegame, #indiedev

  I just uploaded a demo version of Star Explorers for PROCJAM https://itch.io/jam/procjam It is Star Explorers, but there is a catch. There is no warp fuel in the demo galaxy ... so you can only warp... Continue reading
• Version 3.6 is up for Testing!
  October 28, 2019 by Schmidt Workshops

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  I have been working on Star Explorers quite a bit in the last few months. I have neglected to post updates here, due to a lack of activity, but recent comments have prompted me to do so. Version 3.6... Continue reading

  
• Star Explorers 3.0 is Here!
  June 08, 2019 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #indiegame, #spacegame, #starexplorers, #indiedev, #gamedev

  Star Explorers Version 3.0 is up and running! NOTICE: If you have not been following the recent updates, you may find that your saved games do not show up in the Load Game list. Skip ahead to the "Lo... Continue reading
• Version 3.0 is Coming Soon
  June 01, 2019 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #indiegame, #gamedev, #starexplorers, #update

  I am planning to launch the next version of Star Explorers soon. Version 3.0 is not heavy on new content, but it is a very thorough attempt to stabilize and streamline all the existing features in th... Continue reading

  
• "Mostly Positive" Reviews
  April 20, 2019 by Schmidt Workshops

  This latest review has brought Star Explorers into the "Mostly Positive" range on Steam. It brought a tear to my eye, because he described exactly what I wanted players to experience... Continue reading

  
• Star Explorers 2.0 is Available!
  February 09, 2019 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #new version, #2.0, #spacegame, #indiegame, #indiedev, #gamedev

  Star Explorers has been updated to Version 2.0! It is recommended that you start a new game. However, I have confirmed that old games will load in the new version. However there may be some hidden bug... Continue reading

  
• About Star Explorers
  May 24, 2018 by Schmidt Workshops

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  #starexplorers, #indiegame, #gamedev, #spacegame, #steamgame, #earlyaccess

  In October of 2013, I came up with the idea for a game. The idea had, at it's core, the essential features of the now well known game No Man's Sky. It would generate a galaxy, with different stars, pl... Continue reading