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#STARSECTOR GAME SHIPS UPGRADE#
#STARSECTOR GAME SHIPS FULL#

There's character skills that can boost it, but why intentionally cripple a game element? Also, my frigates keep getting between me and my target, with fatal consequences. The RTS elements are less successful, mainly because of the limited number (and quality) of commands you can give your fleet. Luckily there are various piloting aids - you can set some (or all) or your guns on autofire (which you would typically do for point defence and secondary armament), and you can lock your heading to follow the mouse pointer. You can point you ship one way, fire in a second, point your shields in a third, and have turn-and-strafe WASDQE controls. The game's also designed for someone significantly less malcoordinated than me. On the downside, one of my games ended in an ignominious death-spiral where I lost and engagement ended up with no supplies and no money - and not even being able to sell my only ship at a space station (you can't part exchange, you have to buy then sell). It's quite a nifty mechanic - you can jump a larger fleet if they're low on CR. You can bring various support ships (like freighters, that don't come into battle) etc.

#STARSECTOR GAME SHIPS FULL#

The basic game's fun, though there are stretches where it's hard to get into a fight you can win - smaller fleets run from you and bigger fleets are, well, big.Īpparently the latest version added a logistical element: you have fuel and supply costs, and it takes time for your ships to come back to full combat readiness (CR) after deployment. Over time you get better ships and a larger fleet, as well as various character skills, and you can start to challenge the larger fleets floating around the system. You pilot a single ship yourself (you can change ships mid-battle, but you have to take a shuttle a fly from one to the other) and give (limited) orders to the rest of your fleet.

#STARSECTOR GAME SHIPS UPGRADE#

You start in a single small ship and as well as being able to upgrade your own, you can buy extra ships for your fleet and take them into battle. It's an indie sandbox/fleet management space thing with a few RTS elements. This gives you an idea into how deep the game goes, considering the many things you need to think about during ship to ship combat.So, anyone else tried this out? I got directed to it from Scott Manley's youtube stream. If you want a look at some of the fun combat side of it, here's a quick walk-through of the basic tutorial. It has some of the absolutely coolest looking spaceships in any 2D space game. It's the combat and the ship design that really pulls you in though, it's just awesome.

This is easily one of my favourite indie games, it's been something I've personally followed since around 2011 and it was a personal purchase too because even back then it was impressive. Ship AI and combat balance/gameplay improvements.

Incorporate automated ships into your fleet.

Take on many new types of bounties, choosing the challenge level you want.

Build relationships with contacts and gain new opportunities.

Improve your colonies using lost technology.

Raid the core worlds for what you need using a targeted raid system.

Customize your playthrough – mentor officers, specialize colonies, make permanent alterations to ships, and more.

Make playstyle-altering choices using a revamped skill system.

Face new endgame enemies and acquire their technology, including new weapons and a unique capital-class ship.

Complete story missions and uncover some of the mysteries of the Sector.

Here's just a small slice of what's new in the 0.95a release: The gameplay carefully mixes together RPG mechanics, open-world exploration, tactical and exciting space combat with lots of ship and weapon variety and economics. Starsector, originally named Starfarer, is an absolutely brilliant top-down 2D open-world space game that's been going for years and a huge new release is finally out.