Dev Journal
Star Control: Origins - The Lore We Know So Far
Players have been contributing questions to the Lore Google doc . There is a lot even we don't know yet about this universe. It's a strange, complicated and ancient place and many of those who do know are not very cooperative with us for various reasons including excuses like "You're just meat" (whatever that means) and "Seriously, you're just meat". So let's go over what we do know as of November 14, 2087. [POSSIBLE MINOR SPOILERS] A few assumptions about you If you... [read more]
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A Guided Tour of Star Control: Origins BETA 1
It has been over 20 years since the last Star Control game was released. Today, we open up Beta 1 of Star Control: Origins in the form of Star Control: Origins - Fleet Battles. While the main game of Star Control is about exploring the galaxy, meeting various aliens, investigating strange new worlds all within a living universe, we also include a combat mini-game that we call Fleet Battles. In Fleet battles, you assemble a fleet from a group of ships and then engage in battle with... [read more]
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Star Control: Origins - Beta 1 Schedule
Greetings! Beta 1 is fast approaching and we want to give you a tentative schedule of what to expect. BETA 1: November 16 This is the Super-Melee beta. Super-Melee is a ship vs. ship combat game. In it, you assemble a fleet of ships. You have a total of 100 points to use for your fleet with ships costing between 5 and 20 points depending on the ship. You will be able to battle against the computer with various difficulty level or against other players via the Internet in eit... [read more]
News
Star Control: Origins Pre-Orders Begin Today
Explore the Galaxy. Investigate New Worlds. Squish Some Hostile Aliens. Pre-Order Star Control: Origins Today for a Limited Time Discount! Star Control Bundle - $29.99 $26.99* (Includes a Star Control: Origins key, access to the Super Melee beta will be in late 2017), Star Control: The Ur-Quan Masters (Star Control & Star Control II), Star Control: Kessari Quadrant (Star Control 3) Also available on GOG or Steam ... [read more]
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Stardock CEO talks Star Control: Origins with Ars Technica
Hungry for some Star Control info? Ars Technica gives you a new taste of what we've got in development! The article features a new dev trailer, exclusive screenshots, and an in-depth interview with our CEO Brad Wardell. Check it out: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/stardock-ceo-talks-star-control-origins-player-crafting-and-upcoming-beta/ [read more]
Dev Journal
Star Control: October 2017 update
It's been a year since we posted the last big public update on the new Star Control. Last year, we began the Founders Program! Thank you all that joined. In the next two weeks, we will be ending the Founder's Program as we prepare for a public Beta program. If you want to join the Founder's Program it's not too late yet . A new tier Right now, we have Founders and Lifetime Founders. Both get access to our internal vault of stuff. Lifetime Founders get ev... [read more]
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Video games normally take liberties with the size of the universe. We know the universe is big but we frequently trivialize the immense size of the galaxy. Even scientists seem to trivialize this with questions like "Why haven't we detected aliens?". The answer might be because our radio signals haven't even reached a trivial distance of the milky way galaxy. Our solar system out to Jupiter. Zooming way way out to our local neighborhood. Now this is zo... [read more]