[img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//38973288/a29bf005f5db9e0d5de1f9416f2ebda20508886f.png[/img] Hi everyone, check out our latest Devlog diving into Major Update 1: Starfarer: [previewyoutube=Towb2brEiCo;full][/previewyoutube] Sean hates it when I ask him to make one of these, so if you enjoyed it do please give it a thumbs up to help him forgive me :) As we enter a new month I’ll also use this post for our July Dev Transmission! At the beginning of the month, we followed up the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1252680/view/4235154200342543684]Starfarer Major Update[/url] with a patch – you can read about all those changes here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1252680/view/4383774438051194459 Aside from the Devlog and Patch above, co-op – which is the headline feature of MU2 – has been our priority. Co-op is split into two areas on SENTRY; Combat and the Campaign. The combat co-op requires a lot of technical support but is reasonably straightforward from a design perspective. The Campaign co-op is the exact opposite; it being turn-based doesn’t require any of the same level of technical investment as fast-paced FPS/TD combat gameplay does, but ensuring it works well with progression sharing etc. involves a lot of design planning. That means during the development of MU2 we’ll likely run two public beta branch tests. The first would be in a demo format that allows players to really hammer the co-op combat gameplay and flush out any issues there that we can work on, with the latter beta branch test being the fully fledged campaign co-op. We’ll keep you updated with our progress! With all eyes on co-op this month, this’ll be Adam’s focus for a while. We’re expecting Sean and Alex to increasingly work on other areas while Adam is ploughing through his co-op tasks – but more on that in the next Dev Transmission… [h3]From the Community![/h3] I’ll finish off with some cool stuff from the community – I’m often posting impressive gameplay clips to various short form video sites (TikTok, FB/Insta Reels and YT Shorts links below) and it’s always cool to see the amazing skill levels on display. Here’s some fan art from Twitter user CN_Blackraven, imagining the Soldier enemy and Auto Turret as female variants: [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//38973288/6d8c54afc2fb24fd445d69793e7b7c75aef0ba97.png[/img] SENTRY dating sim when? Finally Discord user “The Darter” has made it his personal mission to escape every level and go where no designer ever intended. Here’s a screengrab of one of his escapades, getting into the Server room under the glass floor in Mainframe: [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//38973288/c59957208792ea2f23c1218ad904aa49ef64a3a5.png[/img] If you can see it, The Darter has probably been there. If you’ve got any interesting gameplay captures, fan art or anything cool you’d like to show us – share them on any of our socials or send them direct to me via our Discord. We’ll share it (with your permission of course) on our various channels and we love seeing it – I’ve been sent some exceptionally awesome stuff recently I’ll share in a future Dev Transmission. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//38973288/3c5c57ef9b7808d5336d601fa75e9410d29fca25.png[/img] Keep telling us your thoughts! We keep track of them all in a big list and even if we don’t respond to every single post/review, be assured we read them all. You can reach us on all these places: [list] [*][url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1252680/discussions/1/]Steam forums[/url] [*][url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6FGX1jCxMUqdlB_d6KsztQ]YouTube[/url] [*][url=https://twitter.com/FirebladeSoft]Twitter[/url] [*][url=https://www.facebook.com/FirebladeSoftware]Facebook[/url] [*][url=https://www.tiktok.com/@firebladesoftware]TikTok[/url] [*][url=https://www.instagram.com/firebladesoftware/]Instagram[/url] [*][url=https://discord.com/invite/TsHGWHquEH]Discord[/url] [*][url=https://sentrygame.com/newsletter]Newsletter signup[/url] [/list] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//38973288/3c5c57ef9b7808d5336d601fa75e9410d29fca25.png[/img] Thanks for all the support and if you haven’t done so already, please leave a Steam review! [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//38973288/d72b3dc65d188dfeb26c93a6e943e6e4a21274d0.png[/img]