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Between the Stars is a space action video game with traces of RPG, management and roguelike elements. In it, we’ll live our adventure advancing in the universe and upgrading our ship, Captain and crew in order to be able to withstand the space war that is currently being fought.
Stations function as a supply point across space. In them the majority of the services a Captain could need are available; a weapons store, hiring crewmembers, stash, repairs, contracts…
There are also special stations where parts of the story or different surprise events happen, in them we will live risky situations which we will have to overcome in order to pursue our path for peace in space.
In stations, we’ll take care of everything related to our ship and crew. Visiting different stations and looking at what they have to offer will make you much more prepared for the dangers of space. Not all stations are the same, and you need to know where you are going to get the best offers in order to optimize your benefits and combat effectiveness.
Not every station we find in the universe will be friendly. Depending on the decisions you make and towards what faction you help, many will change their opinion about you, for better or for worse.
The system that generates stations is procedural. It functions with different modules that adapt to each other to form random constructions. These modules are categorized by faction and function. This allows ships to dock in docking points independently of how they are formed.
Remember you can play the demo and give us your feedback!
Download the playable demo on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/727130/Between_the_Stars/
Or on this direct link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v_xS_DMrFUIQS2VzaCarVuyJsht-nyH7?usp=sharing
fuckthisshitwebsite
Is the name an Elliot Smith reference? If so, bravo!
Jasugun
Downloaded the demo played it and loved it. Waiting the release of the full game. Of course
Jagadid
But is there an economy? I need my fix and X4 isn't coming soon enough.
Havok707
You had me at Freelancer.
BillbockD
Look like what X4 should have looked like :D
IamTrying
Demo you say....
gleely
@OP I played the demo please release it so I can throw money at you
IsolatedGames
Haha! We're glad you liked it! You can throw money our way via our kickstarter!
aurathas
Hey, I just streamed this today, it was a lot of fun. I can't wait to see what you guys do with it! Good luck with the Kickstarter!
IsolatedGames
Thank you!
clamytoe
Any future Linux support?
IsolatedGames
Yes, we will release a linux version a few month after launch. We're only two devs and we can't launch different versions at once.
FoxVoxDK
While I'm a nerd for Space Sims, the one I'm waiting for atm is X4, but I'll try yours once I'm done with my current X3:AP LitCubes Universe
FoxVoxDK
Your game also kind of gives me the Starpoint Gemini/Warlords vibe, which is a good thing. Freelancer/Tachyon anyone? :D
asrai86
I played the demo last week and absolutely loved it! The end of the prologue crushed me too. You're onto something solid here
IsolatedGames
Thank you! We're glad you liked it!
JDwriter
Has it got customisable ships? Not just a wide variety of ships, but the ability to make Frankenstein creations of a ship
JDwriter
It does look great
MagWasTaken
Played this demo last night after seeing I had the game on my wishlist, its going great
IsolatedGames
Thanks a lot!
SilkyZ
lappagew01
FREELANCER ALPHA 1-1
meandizzle
Please don't be as repetitive as Everspace, Please don't be as repetitive as Everspace, Please don't be as repetitive as Everspace.
IsolatedGames
We´ll try it. We´ll try it.
Execfist
Leaving this, ".", here
RyanForehand
I'm stealing this
CaptainFishstick
I'm stealing this
RobinYiff
Freelancer like game...? WANT!!!
jMercer1998
Next time I get the chance I think I’ll try it.
IsolatedGames
Thanks a lot ;)
TacoBellBody
All space games - Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew
jinko82
please for the love of god back this! the demo is freaking amazing and i have put in money. such an amazing game by a small group.
IsolatedGames
Thanks!
GreatLake
Looks like a cool concept, I'll download the demo and give it a try!
IsolatedGames
Nice! Thank you!
zettovyker
Played the demo, then immediately backed it for $250. I have faith in what your team is going to do - god speed.
IsolatedGames
That's amazing! Thank you so much for your support!!
home3d
Wow! Out of nowhere.. this looks like a game i want to play.
Mercenarity
The demo's a nice diversion, but I'd still love quest-active areas of space that aren't filled with fine colored haze.
IsolatedGames
Sure!
Mercenarity
Looking forward to it! Game's filling my Freelancer void. Any chance of a broadside cam? I get snapping issues when trying to look side on.
IsolatedGames
Yes. We'll try to improve the camera system.
WeylandYutaniCorp
Played it. Grabbing loot and the controls are both a little weird. The missions and story are interesting. Overall, 5/7
YourLocalGarbageMan
Also got a hold of the demo, it's fun but damn the controls are goofy. Also so much inspiration from Elite Dangerous they should pay em lol
Tokipudi
A perfect score then.
IsolatedGames
Thank you. We'll try to polish all that aspects in the final version!
ShadusMacAoidh
There's a lot of things I would suggest looking at. I wouldn't call them BUGS, though. Do you want them in bug report? In a reddit? What?
IsolatedGames
Like you want, you can send a bug report or create a post on steam forums but a reddit would be fine too.
ShadusMacAoidh
Okay. I'll start writing it up. It's mostly QOL things, like the lack of a charge bar for docking (like hyper speed has).
sirkelly55
I love freelancer so much,I'm definitely going to try this out thanks op!
FeydRuathaHarkonensPoisonDagger
I loved Freelancer! I'm going to definately check this out soon!
IsolatedGames
Thanks to you for playing!
PaperCl1p
Playing the demo now, is the screen supposed to be hued red? 2: Are the "salvage pods" loot boxes? If so this game is DOA in this genre.
PaperCl1p
3: The controls/docking system is rough. Is there a reason you can't do the mouse controls that Freelancer perfected?
IsolatedGames
Salvage pods are just random stuff. You can only get them in game as reward. There will be NO paid content in the game at all.
PaperCl1p
Excellent to hear! Is the red hue on the 1080 a known problem?
IsolatedGames
Do you mean the red hue of the ambient lighting? It's given by the sun color, we have to reduce the intensity with the red suns.
ALoveLikePi
All I care about. Can I mine? I wanna farm fucking shit. I'm part Chinese. Mining and crafting are so enjoyable.
swipesomething
Im currently playing Avorion, mine space rocks and build your ship out of it
spookyu
Eve Online would be your jam then.
ilhares
I, too, would enjoy a single-player Eve Online. ;)
echtogammut
Do you enjoy games with VIP and Ultra VIP exclusive mining zones and gear?
whatmustido
I suggest X3: Albion Prelude or X3: Terran Conflict. You can mine and use the materials to build weapons and goods to sell.
claverflav
Factorio
ALoveLikePi
Yeah I have about 400 hours in factorio
RobinYiff
Check out Galaxy on Fire 2 on android and iOS.
MuffinProof
Do you love New Eden?
Vorchin
You might like Avorion then.
gleely
this
Tweettotheknee
Have you considered going pro and moving to North Korea?
PixelSprite64
Have you tried Minecraft?
ALoveLikePi
I prefer Terraria. But yes. I have a few hundred hours...
C0mtraya
If you love mining you should checkout Avorion: https://store.steampowered.com/app/445220/Avorion/
C0mtraya
It got multiplayer (you can play it also solo) and you can go crazy with the ship creation:
(not mine)
C0mtraya
(I hope the dev of this post don't get angry at me because i link another space game here ;) )
HoneNathan
Have you p;layed Freelancer Discovery?
ALoveLikePi
No but can I mine?
PaperCl1p
Lol yea
ALoveLikePi
Can I craft?
PaperCl1p
Hmmm maybe... I can't remember
HoneNathan
Too much some would say! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wQy-XcCl60
ALoveLikePi
Some people are wrong, mining is life. I always pick mining as a profession
Jagadid
Avoid Elite. Revise at the end of the year tho. Maybe they'll fix it.
HoneNathan
Well back when I played it was by far the most profitable one. Ah good times pirating miners... Then they started mining with battleships.
FrilledMeg
Looks nice, just don't get the Star Citizen syndrome going on please. I'd like to play the space thing sometime while I still live
thorgod
And your son and grandson also alive
HughLaurie
Yeah I bought into Star Citizen last year. What a waste. Excited for Bethesda's space sim though, they actually get shit done.
gleely
wwwwwwwwwwwwwhat? Bethesda Space Sim?
HughLaurie
Starfield. They announced it at E3 but no content is available yet. They made it sound like an open world (Skyrim style) space RPG.
mormacil
Check out Limit Theory.
virtia
Unfortunately, I think the odds of that ever coming out have converged on "never" at this point.
Jetison333
There was a while there were it looked like that, but nah it's coming. He's got more people working on it now
virtia
Per the most recent stuff on the forums, not anymore he doesn't. It's back to Josh as a solo act.
mormacil
What? Shit. I stop following closely and the whole thing goes off the rails again, damnit!
Jetison333
Wait what?
LiquidFire3
Star Citizen syndrome?
FrilledMeg
The dude who also had a big hand in Freelancer is very bad at having big ideas that actually become games in a timely manner.
Keru
Really, his biggest issues is that he refuses to compromise on those big ideas, thinking that just throwing money at it will solve it.
BenSnow97
You mean Chris Roberts? Also, we've seen less from Cyberpunk and so far they had a similar timeline for a much smaller game
Jusmar
Probably because they're a traditional game studio and they don't trumpet every little but fix and patch as the biggest advance in gaming.
BenSnow97
Kinda close, since Star Citizen is crowdfunded they can't just go dark for five years. The other option was a publisher like EA, they >
MithridateEupator
CD Projekt Red has recently created one of the best games of all time so they get some slack.
BenSnow97
I don't think there is anything wrong with either of them, good games take time to develop. CD Projekt Red can just afford to keep quiet >
LiquidFire3
Ohh ok. Thank you for explaining. :)
AlmightyVerb
They got a ton of crowdfunding, feature creep happened, and now they're way behind. Should be great eventually, but it's going to be awhile.
FrilledMeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHUbzzKJXBc I find this is a fun watch if you want additional info. It's a veritable clusterfuck
ipushbuttons
A guy kickstarted a game called Star Citizen in 2011, he has generated almost $200,000,000 and the game still isn't out yet 7 years later.
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Steppdeckenwolf
*2012
G4M5T3R
The original target was 6Mil, can you really blame them for increasing the scope of the project with 200Mil at their disposal?
ThomasThundersword
Yes, actually. the correct dev philosophy is to launch then keep building, since they went past (minimum viable to be good) and into
ThomasThundersword
2/2 Let's keep adding entirely new features (unnecessary for the -core- game) instead of launching and then doing Major updates
Cpbarnet
The Target was 500k. You can fault them for having missed release date by 4+ years when their targeted crowd support was exceeded 400000%
Cpbarnet
40000%*
G4M5T3R
That original date was based off a different concept though. Essentially Squadron 42 with less content. Idk money talks and 199.5M says alot
ThomasThundersword
Last i heard, they are currently being sued by cryengine.
ilhares
On what grounds, other than being incredibly slow?
ThomasThundersword
IIRC. they had a sweetheart deal with cryengine, where they got a discount but had to heavily promote cryengine when they marketed.
ThomasThundersword
it gets rather technical from there, but you can read all about it with a quick google. idk if its been resolved yet.
ThomasThundersword
2/3 but then they switched part way through the build to amazon lumberyard which is based on cryengine, but unrelated, violating some terms.
HughLaurie
$200 million?!
SteamingTheCat
Per this article from Jan 2018, it's 175 million. So yes probably 200 mil by now
HughLaurie
That's enough to build a friggin empire. That's more than some game companies are worth that actually make and release games. I'm floored.