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v3.2 for Galactic Civilizations III is now available!

Galactic Civilizations III v3.2 takes faction personality traits into account, improves game AI, and more We're launching a version update today that increases the effects of a civilization's personality traits on diplomacy, conversations, and what ships to build. The Intrigue AI has also hired an accountant to better manage its taxes, and we've made a few adjustments to the Heroes of Star Control: Origins DLC. More details on the changes are below! v3.2 Changel... [read more]

12/12/2018 By redskittlesonly in GalCiv III News

NEW "Earth Rising" for Star Control: Origins is Now Available!

Establish humanity on the galactic scene among their newfound friends - and enemies in this 4-part expansion The story of Star Control: Origins continues today with Earth Rising, a 4-part expansion that covers humanity's expansion into the galaxy. Part 1: Aftermath is available to play today , while the other 3 parts will release over the next 6 months. In Aftermath, Star Control has ordered the construction of a new Star Control base in Epsilon Trireme. Not every alien is hap... [read more]

12/11/2018 By Tatiora in Star Control News

FREE Reinforcements DLC and v1.3 update is now available for Star Control: Origins!

Send in the Reinforcements! Stardock has released a new FREE DLC and v1.3 update for its space adventure game, Star Control: Origins. The DLC, Reinforcements, adds a dozen new ships to pilot in Star Control's combat mini-game, Fleet Battles. Challenge your friends, annihilate your enemies (and your friends for that matter, you do you!), and climb in the ranks of online competitive play with diverse and exciting new ships. Prepare for battle! Everyone will find something tha... [read more]

12/6/2018 By Tatiora in Star Control News

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Announced

The story of Star Control: Origins continues next week with Earth Rising , a 4-part expansion that covers humanity's expansion into the galaxy. The first part, Aftermath , will release on December 11, 2018. Earth Rising will add dozens of missions, new alien races, and a variety of ships. As Captain of Earth's first interstellar starship, your primary mission is to ensure the safety of Earth from hostile alien forces through a combination of diplomacy and combat skill, while ac... [read more]

12/4/2018 By redskittlesonly in Star Control News

Free Star Control: Origins DLC Arrives December 6

Stardock will release a new FREE DLC for its new space adventure game, Star Control: Origins. The DLC, Reinforcements, adds a dozen new ships to pilot in Star Control: Origins' combat mini-game, Fleet Battles. Star Control: Origins puts the player in command of Earth's first interstellar ship on a mission to save the earth from impending destruction at the hands of a hostile alien empire. During the course of the game, players will encounter dozens of alien civilizations, explore hundre... [read more]

11/29/2018 By redskittlesonly in Star Control News

Up to 75% off Stardock titles during the Steam Autumn Sale

Snag our games and expansions for up to 75% off* today! Star Control: Origins $39.99 Now $29.99 Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires. "Star Control: Origins feels like a near-perfect reboot." 9 / 10 – Gamewatcher Check out the full list of sales here! Additional Titles on Sale: Galact... [read more]

11/21/2018 By redskittlesonly in Stardock Entertainment Announcements

Star Control: Origins v1.2 arrives with Adventure Studio accessibility updates and more!

Access Adventure Studio from the main menu and make your own mods quickly and easily! The v1.2 update addresses player feedback about the collecting and selling of resources, adds upgrades and special rewards to the Terran Colonization quests, and more. For a full list of v1.2 details, view the changelog at the bottom of the post. Using Adventure Studio, create your own star systems, quests, characters, and much more in Star Control: Origins. You can upload and use other mods as ... [read more]

11/15/2018 By Tatiora in Star Control News

Galactic Civilizations III AAR: The Heroes of Star Control: Origins test game

As the Tywom like to say, HELLO, BEST FRIENDS! Just playing the start of a new GalCiv III v3.1 game with the Star Control DLC added. Let's take a look at what we can expect. The Setup Players have been asking for a way to customize the colors further than what was possible before and now they can do it. So if you're into ship designing, you're in for a real treat! Here is my super tame but very custom color scheme. Just starting up my game here w... [read more]

11/11/2018 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Sneak Preview: Galactic Civilizations III - Heroes of Star Control: Origins

This upcoming Monday, Stardock will be releasing a new DLC for its massive space strategy game, Galactic Civilizations III. The new DLC, Heroes of Star Control: Origins, will introduce 4 new major civilizations to play as complete with their own ship styles, parts, new traits, diplomatic behaviors, and AI for $5.99. It'll be available to purchase on Steam, GOG, and of course GalCiv3.com, starting Monday afternoon EST, November 12. About Galactic Civilizations Galactic Civiliz... [read more]

11/7/2018 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

v1.21 update brings additional language support for Offworld Trading Company base game and DLC

We've updated so that all of our released languages are now fully supported! Enjoy the full range of dialogue and story in Offworld Trading Company View the complete list of updates in the changelog below We want everyone to be able to experience and enjoy all of the story, dialogue, and nuances in Offworld Trading Company and all of its DLC. We've updated support for the following languages so that the translations now extend to all aspects of the game: Simplified Chinese ... [read more]

11/1/2018 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Through the eyes of the Galactic gods

Over on the GalCiv III Steam page, I asked players to post their saved games so I could check them out. And what I've been finding has been amazing and horrifying simultaneously. Players are able to do things that I wouldn't have thought of. This is why saved games are so valuable. Many times I get feedback from players who say "The AI needs to do X" and my answer is, "well of course, it already does that!" But there is some other thing that it... [read more]

10/31/2018 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

FREE Multiverse DLC for Star Control: Origins lets you create your own characters, quests, and more!

With the FREE Multiverse DLC, your only limit is your imagination! The Star Control universe is yours to shape and control with the free Multiverse DLC! Add your own star systems, quests, characters, and much more in Star Control: Origins. You can upload and use other mods as well. Engage with infinite new stories and experiences created by you and other players! The v1.1 update that accompanies the free DLC adds a new quest, some new character voices, and improves graphics and game... [read more]

10/25/2018 By Island Dog in Star Control News

Star Control: Week 4 Blog

Hello...BEST FRIENDS! We are currently working on version 1.1 of Star Control: Origins and the first free DLC called the Multiverse. We expect to have a beta version of v1.1 out this week for those who want to try it out. Multiverse The Multiverse DLC will open up Steam Workshop to modders who want to create their own stories, maps, custom settings, aliens, etc. for people to play with. This DLC will obviously evolve over time and get more features as we l... [read more]

10/16/2018 By Island Dog in Star Control Journals

Star Control: Origins - Multiverse & 1.1 Update Overview

Star Control: Origins has been out for for a month now and we've been flatout working on additional content, improvements to the game and making it as smooth as possible. From our forums to Discord and Twitch, we've been reading and hearing your feedback! Our first step towards making the best game for our fans is the 1.1 update. Here's a breakdown of what that includes: **Free Multiverse DLC** The most exciting thing for 1.1 is t he Multiverse DLC, which allows you to change the existin... [read more]

10/15/2018 By GGTheMachine in Star Control Journals

Star Control: Origins - Expansion plans

Greetings! With Star Control: Origins out and having already sold nearly 50,000 copies after only a week of availability we are now ready to talk about...THE FUTURE. We will be making an official announcement after version 1.1 (the big modding release) is available but we didn't want fans, especially those who are starting to finish the Origins adventure, to have to wait to know what's next. Needless to say, we've gone back and forth on the best way to deliver new stories, que... [read more]

9/28/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Star Control: Origins Prelude 13 of 13: The Modding of Star Control

Greetings! This is it! The very last of this Prelude series. I hope you've enjoyed them. So now let's talk about modding. To understand modding in Star Control: Origins, you need to understand how the game is structured. Everything that matters is in the \Assets directory. Meanwhile on your machine, in your documents folder you have: Each universe is equivalent to the Assets folder. If I want to create a whole new universe, then my changes would go ... [read more]

9/24/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Star Control: WEEK TWO news!

Greetings! Wow! What a fantastic week! Like many of you, we weren't sure what the reception would be. How many people are into space adventure/RPG games? I've even seen debates on what exactly is an RPG? Here's what we have planned for this week: Translation (Перевод) Russia is the #2 market for this game. With German a close #3. The translations came in a lot hotter than we expected due to the star and planet names. We are hoping very much to have a package from Moscow waiting ... [read more]

9/23/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

The Star Control: Origins adventure begins today!

Explore exotic new worlds, meet unique alien civilizations, and battle hostile fleets in Star Control: Origins! (and try not to get eaten) Take command of Earth's first and only interstellar starship in this exciting open universe space-adventure RPG! Your mission? To save Earth... at all costs and by any means necessary. The villainous Scryve have discovered humanity's existence and they're not too happy about it. They want to revoke our permission to exist, and ... [read more]

9/20/2018 By Island Dog in Star Control News

Star Control: Origins Prelude 12 of 13: The Critters of Star Control

In the previous Prelude , I mentioned that, early on, there was an expectation that a lot more time was going to be spent exploring planets than we ultimately chose to execute on. Today, let's take a look at the menagerie of creatures we had considered back when we believed that the planets would be where players would spend most of their time. We had a lot of critters designed for the planets. And I don't doubt that, over time, we will find a way to introduce them. But here ... [read more]

9/17/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Add the Star Control: Origins Original Soundtrack to your library on September 20th!

On September 20th, add the Star Control: Origins Original Soundtrack to your library! Featuring over 40 tracks from the popular open universe space adventure RPG, these epic songs will leave you excited to explore the galaxy. With over 40 compositions from renowned composers Mason Fisher ( Age of Wonders, Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor) and Riku Nuottajärvi (Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters), the soundtrack features several energetic and... [read more]

9/11/2018 By Island Dog in Star Control News

Star Control: Origins Prelude 11 of 13: The Environments of Star Control

The best laid plans... Let's talk about the environments of Star Control... Explore to explore, in order to explore some more... At one point, we expected players to spend a lot more time on planets than they actually do in the final game. I don't mean just a little bit more time, I mean a lot more time. Early on, we envisioned planet exploration to be the primary activity of the game. We were wrong. I don't know if there was something in the drinking... [read more]

9/10/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Star Control: Origins Prelude 10 of 13: The Art of Star Control

Back in part 9 , I touched briefly on the art style with the debate we had on having a "mobile" style UI vs. an immersive style UI. Today, I want to walk you through how the art style itself evolved during the five year development of Star Control: Origins. Let's jump right in.. A tale of two philosophies Let's take a look at Star Control II: If you look at the box and the screenshot below it, you get a sense that it's trying to convey a classic pulp Sci-... [read more]

9/5/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Explore the Universe in this brand new gameplay trailer for Star Control: Origins!

Experience a massive living universe in Star Control: Origins! Check out our trailer featuring all-new gameplay footage of diverse aliens, unique planets, and exciting quests below: Using your Star Control-issued lander, travel down to the surfaces of the many planets you come across and collect resources, complete objectives, and solve the mysteries of strange things you discover on the surface. The game is a living universe. You’ll encounter pilots, stranded travelers, and ... [read more]

9/4/2018 By Island Dog in Star Control News

Stardock Extends Technology and Gaming Partnership with AMD

Plymouth, MI. August 28, 2018 – Today Stardock Entertainment announced the extension of their technology and gaming partnership with AMD (NASDAQ: AMD). As part of the ongoing partnership, Stardock will optimize the upcoming Star Control: Origins for AMD technologies including AMD Ryzen ™ processors and Radeon FreeSync ™ 2 technology, as well as update the game post-launch with support for the Vulkan™ Graphics API. This collaboration follows ... [read more]

8/28/2018 By Island Dog in Star Control News

Star Control: Origins Prelude 9 of 13: The Lore of Star Control

One of the most difficult challenges we've had in developing a new Star Control game has been the delicate balance between the need to start fresh and the desire to satisfy hard-core fans of the classic DOS games. Today we will look at our solution to that conundrum. Star Control will be a brand-new game for most people. Given the number of comments we've seen on Facebook that can be summarized as "Oh this is inspired by Mass Effect!" or "This is just No Man's Sky with a... [read more]

8/27/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Don't miss the new Star Control: Origins Gamescom trailer “By Any Means Necessary”

"Captain, you must save humanity... by any means necessary." Check out our trailer featuring all-new gameplay footage below! Saving Earth - not to mention the rest of the galaxy - from a race of murderous aliens is no easy task. Your orders from Star Control are to save humanity - with no requirements about the choices involved. Will you make friends, or will you make enemies? Will you save other alien species during your travels, or will you obliterate them? Will you hug the Tywom,... [read more]

8/21/2018 By Tatiora in Star Control News

Star Control: Origins Prelude 8 of 13 - The User Interface of Star Control

Most fans of our previous games know that we make a lot of strategy games. Strategy games are all about having as much data on-screen at one time as possible. But Star Control isn't a strategy game, it's an action RPG. It took us a very... very long time to nail down the user interface we wanted for Star Control: Origins, mostly due to having to quit trying to make a strategy game UI for an RPG. Who is looking? Star Control: Origins was in development long enough... [read more]

8/20/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Adam Baldwin Joins Star Control: Origins Voice Cast

Today, Stardock Entertainment announced that international star Adam Baldwin is joining the voice cast of the highly anticipated science-fiction adventure game, Star Control: Origins . In Star Control: Origins , you explore the galaxy, investigate new worlds, contact new civilizations, and battle hostile aliens.. You are the captain of Earth's brand new, state-of-the-art ship, The Vindicator . Your mission is to gather allies to fight an ancient alien menace that threaten... [read more]

8/14/2018 By Island Dog in Star Control News

Star Control: Origins Prelude 7 of 13 - The Aliens of Star Control Part 2

In one of our other dev journals , we showed the pipeline of how aliens came to be in Star Control: Origins. The process started with the artists and the writers working in parallel. The artists would sketch up lots and lots of alien shapes, and the writers would design the history and lore and roles of the aliens. From there, the process would begin to merge to ensure that the final alien visual expression matched up with the lore for them. Today we're going to begin walking you... [read more]

8/13/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Star Control: Origins Prelude 6 of 13: The Ships of Star Control

Not all ships are created equally. This is particularly true for the ships of Star Control itself. In the year 2088, the United Earth Advanced Space Vehicle Program (UEASV) had done its best given the politics involved. But ultimately, what Star Control starts out with is a ship with very much the capabilities that a ship in 2088 would have, which is to say: it can... turtle around the solar system. The first long-range ship program - the Vindicator program - was designed to... [read more]

8/6/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Star Control: Origins - Ship Design Contest 2 (3rd - 20th August 2018)

Necessity is the mother of invention Welcome to the second ship design contest! Last year we held our first contest for people with a talent for unorthodox and innovative ship design. This time we have new prizes, an improved ship designer in Fleet Battles and just a little bit of alien oversight. How To Enter Read the contest details below. Create your amazing ship design in Star Control: Origins – Fleet Battles BETA. Upload it to the Steam Workshop. Submit your entry to t... [read more]

8/3/2018 By SchismNavigator in Star Control News

Star Control: Origins Prelude 5 of 13 - The Aliens of Star Control

For most people, Star Control: Origins will be the first Star Control game they've ever heard of. But long ago, back in the DOS days, there was a trilogy of Star Control games. The first Star Control game was essentially a Space Wars style game with a strategy layer. There wasn't really any "lore" with it. The second one, my favorite, was Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters. This game was filled with an epic lore that dated back over a quarter million years. The third one, Star C... [read more]

7/30/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Get ready to fly: Beta 3 for Fleet Battles releases today!

Pilots, to your stations! Fleet Battles just received another massive update and we can’t wait to see you online to try it out. We’ve added some new alien ships, devastating new weapons, new maps, a new feature called scavenging, and more. Buckle up - it’s time to fly! For full details on the updates, view the changelog at the bottom of the post. TOP CHANGES IN BETA 3 New Ships The Observer Now you see them...and now y... [read more]

7/26/2018 By Island Dog in Star Control News

Colonize the Universe with 4 Awesome Games: RimWorld, Planetbase, GalCiv III, and Offworld Trading Company!

Colonize the Universe in an EXCLUSIVE bundle that's out of this world: Get 4 highly rated games for only $39.99 * ! Tell a dramatic story of colonizing a distant planet in RimWorld, face the challenges of survival in harsh climates in Planetbase, rule an entire massive galaxy in Galactic Civilizations III, and engage in fast-paced RTS action against foes in the Martian stock market in Offworld Trading Company. Reg: $109.96 Special Sale Price... [read more]

7/24/2018 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Colonize the Universe with 4 Awesome Games: RimWorld, Planetbase, GalCiv III, and Offworld Trading Company!

Colonize the Universe in an EXCLUSIVE bundle that's out of this world: Get 4 highly rated games for only $39.99 * ! Tell a dramatic story of colonizing a distant planet in RimWorld, face the challenges of survival in harsh climates in Planetbase, rule an entire massive galaxy in Galactic Civilizations III, and engage in fast-paced RTS action against foes in the Martian stock market in Offworld Trading Company. Reg: $109.96 Special Sale Price... [read more]

7/24/2018 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Star Control: Origins Prelude 4 of 13 - The Mid Spur

Star Control: Origins is a space action adventure game. You are the Captain of a ship with a mission to protect Earth and explore the galaxy. From a technical perspective, Star Control is a story engine. We don't generate new quests. Instead, we are looking to populate a deep and rich world with hand-crafted Sci-Fi stories. But we won't be doing it alone. Much of our effort has been to create consumer (i.e. user friendly) apps like Adventure Studio, the Cit... [read more]

7/23/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Star Control: Origins Prelude 3 of 13 - Creating interactive stories

The Star Control universe is rich with interesting characters and species. From the cowardly Spathi to the horrifying Kohr-Ah, players will be frequently caught off guard by the juxtaposition of so many different experiences. In Star Control: Origins, the ever-so-needy Tywom are introduced. They will be your best friends whether you like it or not. Stardock is best known for its strategy games. Well, technically, we're best known for our software and technology, but w... [read more]

7/16/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Star Control: Origins - Freedom to Fail

Star Control: Origins lets you do a lot of dumb things. Starting off in command of humanity's latest and greatest spaceship, your orders are to travel to Neptune's moon of Triton. On the way there, you're free to fly into the sun and melt your entire crew or explore the planet Venus and watch your planetary lander immediately get obliterated. This game doesn't hold your hand in the way most RPGs do, where you're forced sit through a tedious tutorial and it takes a long time to encounter a pos... [read more]

7/11/2018 By GGTheMachine in Star Control Journals

Star Control: Origins Prelude 2 of 13 - So Many Planets

Greetings! Space is big. We know that. But how interesting is it? That remains to be seen. Let's take a look at the orbital bodies in our own solar system. Orbital Body Image Comment Mercury Basically a hot rock. Venus A poisonous, toxic hell. Mars A really cold desert. Jupiter Big ball of gas. Saturn Another big ball of gas wit... [read more]

7/6/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Star Control: Origins Prelude 1 of 13 - The Living Universe

Greetings! We now have an official release day: September 20, 2018! Almost five years since we began our adventure with Star Control. For this occasion we have begun to number these journal entries to count up to week 13, which is when the game gets released! 13 weeks...Not much time. So even though it's a Sunday as I write this, and my birthday, I'm pleased to share this blog to let you know where we are. The Living Universe You are the captain. This i... [read more]

6/29/2018 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

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