Monday, March 10, 2008

Space Just Got a whole lot bigger


That's right. we've expanded the universe!

http://www.thefarreachesofspace.com/index.aspx

To see how, start the game on your desktop, get an update and play!

This is a feature, we've always had ready to go: the ability to add more clusters of stars on demand. What's demand? Well, the clusters we have so far, are meant to be a training ground, close enough together that beginning players can explore, get around and trade with slower ships. from here on out, the stars will be further apart, allowing players room to stake out territory, without bumping into each other.

In other news.. combat improvements.. If you look at news on the site from today, you'll see there was more then one set of battles going on. A couple, appear to be instigated, with the looser having found a bug.. It's been corrected, and when correct a few people that had ships sent to some form of aggression, well that aggression kicked in big time. .and a few more people lost ships..

We've also add a number of small improvements to the user controls, and continue to ramp up to the big ownership of planets..

Last, and not least, we've gotten the shipeditor online, and are currently working out a few hiccups.. in a short time, you'll be able to design ships (and use them after approval), and ship models.. Look for new warships, and freighters in the near future.
Pictured here, is the new Xakian Repair Station, design Courtesy of monofuel

enjoy.
Dan
aka Sideovs

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