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Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Mon, 16. Sep 19, 14:16
by RegisterMe
I picked this indy game up recently on the recommendation of a friend, and it's amazing.

https://fractalsoftworks.com/

Top down, space fleet management RPG sim with character levels / xp, purchasable skills, officers, quests, missions, a storyline, bounties, exploration, tactical (very!) real time pause-able combat, and colony founding / industry in a very, very hostile universe.

It's kicked my arse repeatedly, and yet I'm not frustrated, I keep going back for more :).

Oh, and it's extremely modable.

Well worth a try if you fancy something different (and cheap, ~£12 iirc). It's currently on version 0.91 so in theory is getting quite close to release. That having been said I think they do about one release a year......

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Mon, 16. Sep 19, 16:16
by pjknibbs
I think I bought this a good five or six years ago and had some fun with it, but I haven't played it since because I was waiting until they finished it...which I thought would only take a couple of years!

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Mon, 16. Sep 19, 17:11
by RegisterMe
You may well have done. By all accounts there's a lot more to it nowadays so you might want to download it again and give it a spin :).

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Wed, 18. Sep 19, 05:22
by OmegaKnight
Starsector is a great game, being playing it for years, great modding scene around it to.
Huge new influx of players since SsethTzeentach dropped his video. Link

For move viewing material I'd recommend This youtube channel
as he has been playing the game for years, as well as regularly hosting AI controlled PvP fleet building tournaments, and has many playlists showcasing most of the main mod factions.

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Wed, 18. Sep 19, 20:55
by Chips
Bookmarking - cheers for the recommendation. One for "as the nights draw in" time of year :)

During summer time just... evaporates.

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Wed, 18. Sep 19, 23:59
by Tycow
Can't recommend Starsector enough - it's a great game! I like the fact that you can play it however you want. Want to be a smuggler in a single ship? Sure! Pirate fleet raiding colonies? Why not! Explorer selling data to the highest bidder? Go for it! Want to set up a colony to do all your trading for you? Fill your boots.

I love the fact everything you do has repercussions... things like using the black market matter. If you sell stuff illegally through the black market, there's a chance that it'll fall into the hands of the criminal underbelly and they'll use it in their pursuit of loot!

Go buy it. :D
pjknibbs wrote:
Mon, 16. Sep 19, 16:16
I think I bought this a good five or six years ago and had some fun with it, but I haven't played it since because I was waiting until they finished it...which I thought would only take a couple of years!
Your comment about when you bought it made me dig for my receipt, and like you it was a while back (Jan 2012)!!! It's a testament to the dev that he's still going, and I think he had a recent sales boost thanks to a prominent youtube channel featuring the game.

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Wed, 31. Mar 21, 16:12
by Tycow
Another year passes, and Alex has released another epic patch for Starsector!

In a nutshell, the following top level changes have been made to the game:
  • Complete story missions and uncover some of the mysteries of the Sector
  • Face new endgame enemies and acquire their technology, including new weapons and a unique capital-class ship
  • Make playstyle-altering choices using a revamped skill system
  • Customize your playthrough – mentor officers, specialize colonies, make permanent alterations to ships, and more
  • Raid the core worlds for what you need using a targeted raid system
  • Improve your colonies using lost technology
  • Build relationships with contacts and gain new opportunities
  • Take on many new types of bounties, choosing the challenge level you want
  • Incorporate automated ships into your fleet
Some of the other additions and changes in this release include:
  • UI scaling and support for 4k monitors
  • Ship AI and combat balance/gameplay improvements
  • Several new ships
  • Mercenary officers that temporarily increase the strength of your fleet
  • Many modding-related improvements
  • Numerous quality-of-life and other improvements
Check out the full changelog here.
Download links are here -> https://fractalsoftworks.com/blog/

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Thu, 1. Apr 21, 08:33
by mr.WHO
Anyone tried to install the latest version and got .exe blocked by Win10?

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Thu, 1. Apr 21, 12:06
by Tycow
Yea, it's a known "feature" of Windows 10 / Windows Defender. It's because it's not been downloaded by many people and will have not been through their cloud virus screening thingymajig enough times to prove it's safe. I asked the dev about it ages ago and it's a recurring theme:

https://twitter.com/search?q=%40amosolo ... yped_query

You need to manually keep the file (I think you press 'More Info' or something like that).

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Fri, 2. Apr 21, 16:02
by clakclak
Bought it in 2017 and only spend a few hours with it. Guess I will give it another spin and report back what I find!

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Tue, 6. Apr 21, 15:02
by clakclak
Here is my experience so far:

Started a new game

Help some muppet to take care of a pirat problem in his system

Aquire new ships in the process

Ships need fuel, flue costs money

I am broke

Decide to sell of a few ships

No more fuel problem, Yay

Discover a smuggler, kill them

Take their drugs, sell them, this angers the locals who are apperently anti drugs

Remember how to do silent running

Find a station that sells space heroin for cheap and a station that buys it high

We are in buisness now boys

Do a few trade runs

The locals apperently catch wind of it, because they upgrade their sector security from a hand full of ships to a **** ton of ships

Almost get cought smuggling drugs but escape

Back to being broke

I run out of fuel and get dragged into an unknown system

There are pirates waiting for me

Kill the pirates, get fuel, Win Win

Decide to focus on becoming a drug Lord

Get some nice routes and also discover the missions in the bars which are nice

Make some credits and call it a day.

So far, so great, will play again!

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Fri, 30. Apr 21, 21:24
by KarlSten
The game looks interesting but my wish to get it collides with my principle not to pre-order or buy unfinished games.

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Fri, 30. Apr 21, 21:49
by chew-ie
No gog, no game :)

Re: Starsector (fka Starfarer)

Posted: Sun, 16. May 21, 11:25
by theeclownbroze
Only been playing this game for the past month, it's not as wide in scope as X3 but at least the trading and combat is more fun, owning colonies is also really nice, I love the way this game handles passive income.