Astro4x news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.
- Latest observed playersNot available
- SteamPulse tracked peak1
- Units sold (VGI)No data available
- Revenue (VGI)No data available
- Review score60% positive
- Total reviews5
- Release dateMay 16, 2019
- DeveloperMrGrak
- PublisherMrGrak
Genres: Strategy, Early Access
Company pages: Developer: MrGrakPublisher: MrGrak
Astro4x Steam news
Astro4x news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.
Latest Steam announcements
- The Future of Astro 4x - 7 February 2024
Hello dedicated fans of Astro 4x, It has been about 5 years since there was any news or updates to this game. It has not been abandoned and I have plans for it. I will quickly summarize those plans and then explain the absence. Future Plans: 1. I'd like to completely redesign Astro4x to have more 4x elements and fix many issues (like small text and not scaling properly to different resolutions) 2. I'd like to make Astro4x completely free and refund anyone who purchased it (thanks Bartwe! ;p) 3. I'd like to completely change the art style, music, soundfx, ui, and design of the game What happened for 5 years? Well, I put Astro4x into early access in May of 2019, and I'm writing this in Jan of 2024. Later in 2019 I was working on a prototype game that got some attention on twitter. That turned into a game development contract and a kickstarter for my other game Lazr. My time and effort was…
- The AI Update - 25 May 2019
The Computer Opponents have been improved in Astro4x. Computer players will now attack nearby ships in a much more efficient manner. See gif below: https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34997079%2F45a59b6eb36fe8b4ab9168e5143ead2180ab6975.gif In this gif, the orange ai player is tasking each ship with a different target to attack. Prior to this update, the ai player would task all ships to attack the same ship, which led to states where the ai was easily beatable if baited correctly. Now, the ai is much, much harder to defeat. Unit visibility has been improved as well, now showing the selected units movement area in a better, simple visual manner : https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34997079%2F12ae6f375b4790081e9bd7f8abde61f75b1bc79e.gif In addition, the user now has more control over player ai. From the options screen, the user ca…
- The Packet Update - 24 May 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34997079%2Fe0c630efe4aaedf9582d65d6fe4e0755b9e27fc1.jpg This update rolls out the packet technologies. First, packets have been rebalanced to have 1 movement speed at first. Then, there are 3 technologies that allow players to accelerate their packets to warp 3, warp 6, and warp 9. A packet traveling at warp 6 moves 6 tiles per turn, for example. Packets traveling at warp 9 will destroy stars, removing them from the board for the rest of the game. Packets can still be jumped between stars and stations as well, allowing the players more angles to throw packets from. Functionally, this makes packets a useful defensive and offensive unit, that is very cheap to produce. Creating a packet still only costs 1 resource, even if the packet is set to travel at warp 9. In addition to the packet technologies, a counter technology has…
- The Research Update - 22 May 2019
This is an important update that lays the foundation for research in Astro4x. What is Research? Research, or technologies, are modifiers to the game that you can unlock with resources (that are generated each turn from your station and captured stars). The first modifier, or tech, is called "JumpGates". What Are JumpGates? JumpGates allow players to move ships (scouts, frigates, destroyers, jumpships, and packets) between stars they control, including their station. This allows for easier defense of stars, as well as opens avenues for more aggressive expansion, as every captured star now acts as a warp point for all your ships. Packets can also be warped to different stars, allowing players more options and angles for throwing packets. In the upcoming Packet Update, packets will be able to travel at warp 3, warp 6, and warp 9. this refers to how many tiles or squares a packet moves. a p…
- Widescreen Support + Windowed Mode Added - 20 May 2019
Astro4x now displays properly up to 4k, on 16:9 and wider monitors. Astro4x now has windowed 1280x720 mode as well. The computer opponents are much more challenging too. Some improvements have been made to the Help screen as well. Thanks, MrGrak
- Early Access Build Ready - 18 May 2019
Hello! Astro4x is finally ready for Early Access release. I've added a Help/Tutorial section to the game as well. Have fun! Thanks, MrGrak
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