After the last round of closed betas, I’ve been very busy working on all the things needed to get Starcom: Unknown Space ready for Early Access. As I’ve said before, I’m aiming for a 2022 release and I still feel good about that timeline. Expect a more specific date soon. I’ve done a lot since the last news update, here’s a minimal-spoiler summary of the significant items: [list] [*] New mission/story lines [*] Two new alien races [*] New anomalies, conversations, discoveries [*] New technologies [*] Changes to item drops [*] Changes to existing mission flows [*] Increase anomaly, drop reward scaling [*] Enemy weapon variant [*] Initial achievement set [*] Command crew portraits [*] Various dev tooling improvements [*] Additional game options for performance and QoL [*] Misc. bug fixes from player feedback and error logs [/list] I’m still working on some of the new content, but plan to start a new round of closed-betas soon, hopefully next week. Because of the large number of changes, I’ll probably break the test into 2-3 groups, so if there is a game-breaking bug that slipped through my tests I’ll be able to patch it before the next batch goes out. Again, if you’ve signed-up for the [url=http://www.starcomnexus.com/survey/]mailing list[/url] you’re eligible for the random test invite. A few YouTube streamers have done sneak peeks of the game play. Obviously, these contain some spoilers, but if you haven’t played Starcom: Nexus and are unsure what kind of game this is, these may help give a sense: [list] [*] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld-pZw_7CJ4&ab_channel=SplatterCatGaming]Splattercat[/url] [*] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cechtE4irUY&ab_channel=Nookrium]Nookrium[/url] [*] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccvKrLwrzuU&t=4s&ab_channel=Dad%27sGamingAddiction]Dad’s Gaming Addiction[/url] [/list] As a solo dev making a game in somewhat of a niche genre, I’m very grateful to YouTubers/Streamers for the visibility they’ve given my games (and indie games in general). All for now, until next update!