- The sea of stars stretches on; you and I will meet again - 27 July 2026
Long time no see, everyone. It's me, your old friend — the Answer Machine (问答机), the writer of the Lightracer series.Since Lightracer: For Judge came out, it's been far too long since I last talked with you all in a formal way like this. Many of you have @'d me in the groups, left comments on the official account, and sent private messages asking what's going on — but for various reasons we've never been able to give a clear reply. So first, let me say I'm sorry.On leavingThe truth is, everyone from the original Lightracer team has now left Smartmelon Games (诸葛瓜).Please don't read too much into it — there's no drama or hidden story here. The main reason we left is that my inspiration has run dry these past few years. Ever since Lightracer: Set Sail launched in 2020, Lightracer Sparks and Lightracer: For Judge have used up nearly all the sci-fi ideas I'd stored away. On top of that, a fe…
- "Lightracer: For Judge" officially released & series bundle launch - 8 January 2025
Dear Amenders, It's been a while since we last connected. We are thrilled to announce that the third installment of the "Lightracer" series, "Lightracer: For Judge" is now officially available on the Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3042680 Additionally, we have introduced a special bundle for the "Lightracer" series. If you already own "Lightracer Spark," you can enjoy an exclusive 10% discount on the bundle, bringing the price down to just $8.09. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/49073 A heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you for your unwavering support of the Lightracer series. Your love and encouragement mean the world to us. Warm regards, Smartmelon Games
- The sequel to Lightracer: Spark is confirmed to participate in the October 2024 - 14 October 2024
Dear Amender, long time no see! The Demo of "Lightracer: For Judge", the sequel to "Lightracer: Spark" is now Launched. This Demo contains the complete first chapter and part of the second chapter. "Lightracer: For Judge" is a strategy simulation game with a long science fiction story. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3042680 You will become a Judge who controls the life and death of millions of people in a highly developed dystopian world. Make judgments in the treacherous and ever-changing interstellar situation and find yourself in the unevenly distributed future society. This is a strange world full of science fiction and space exploration elements, and it will also be an epic of civilization that finds hope in difficult and desperate situations. For more exciting content, please download the Demo version for trial and find out in the game. Please note: · If you use the default re…
- 《Lightracer：For Judge》gameplay reveal - 10 September 2024
This video reviews the release history of the Light Chaser series, and also brings some forward-looking information about "Lightracer：For Judge". https://store.steampowered.com/app/3042680 If you are interested, please add the game to your wishlist. This is very important to us! At the same time, "Lightracer：Spark" has also ushered in a new round of discount. This work is the previous series of "Lightracer：For Judge". It has interconnected plot stories and a common game world view. If you want to try the story first of series, please don’t miss it. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2094270
- The Newest title “Lightracer:The Judge" Unveiled - 23 July 2024
Dear Amenders, It's been a while since we last connected. Today, we are thrilled to announce the latest title to the "Lightracer" series by Smartmelon Games: "Lightracer: For Judge." The story of this new game is set in a highly advanced dystopian world where you'll take on the role of a judge, making judgments in the midst of intricate and treacherous decisions. You will wield authority to either find solutions or become a part of the administrative machine. Prepare for an epic science fiction saga as well as a civilization epic of seeking hope in dire straits. "Lightracer: For Judge" is the third title in the "Lightracer" series, promising an unparalleled and profound sci-fi narrative. In this game, you will encounter life-and-death trials and moral dilemmas. Your choices will determine whether you become a dutiful bureaucrat, a fearless reformer, or even the supreme ruler of civiliza…
- Lightracer Spark V 1.3.3 Patch - 17 January 2024
After a period of waiting, "Stars Will" has finally been updated to include an English version. Thank you to all the Amenders for your patient companionship. The starry sea, a long voyage, we will reunite. Thank you all for your support! Content Update: DLC2 "Stars Will" now supports English. Fixes: Fixed typos in the text.
- Lightracer Spark V 1.3.2 Patch - 17 November 2023
Fix a bug where the tile cannot be occupied when the region is sustained in combat status. Fix a bug where the opponent NPC military forces are sustained in combat status after allied military forces have been erased by the skill of Avatar.
- Avatar system and the new war system！ - 16 November 2023
Amenders: The second free DLC 'Stars Will' for 'Lightracer Spark' released on Nov 16th. In order to provide you with a better gaming experience, the DLC2 "Stars Will", the English version will be postponed to January 2024. Because we are a Chinese Dev team, we will give priority to using Chinese during development, and then ask a professional localization team to process it into English. The localization work for DLC2 was more complicated than expected, so we had to postpone the release of the English version. We will make full use of this time to polish copywriting translation and UI adaptation. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you. thank you for your support! But you can now play the following content: We have reworked the combat system and added a new "AVATAR" system, hoping to make the combat experience more in line with the amenders' expectations. Introduction to the av…
- The development plan for the Lightracer Series. - 27 October 2023
Dear All Amenders, We have just finished our exhibition tour at the 2023 World Science Fiction Conference. It is an honor to participate in the world-class sci-fi event and communicate closely with all the great designers and sci-fi fans within this industry, and we would like to express our special gratitude to all Lightracer's players who attended. We are currently continuing to develop our second free-download DLC - Stars Will and will be releasing it within November following our plan. Today we will tell more about the Lightracer series further development plan after the DLC2. When designing the framework of Lightracer: Spark, we like to maintain the core of stories-telling, while exploring innovative gameplay, to achieve a game experience that combines both TRPG style and strategic gameplay of some sort. Until recently, we have noticed that some parts of our system operations are t…
- Join our BETA testing to experience avatar system and the new war system - 27 September 2023
Amenders: We have received a lot of feedback since the release of Lightracer Spark, and we would like to sincerely thank you all. Many of them are discussions about the combat system, believing that the current combat operations are too cumbersome and inconsistent with the perspective of advanced civilization. To this end, we have reworked the combat system and added a new "AVATAR" system, hoping to make the combat experience more in line with the amenders' expectations. At present, this content has been initially developed. Next, we want to work with the amenders to make the new version of the combat experience more perfect. So we plan to start beta testing before the official version is updated. Beta testing is open to everyone, and interested amenders can switch to the corresponding branch to experience it. There will inevitably be experience deficiencies or bugs in the Beta test ver…
- Lightracer Spark" V1.2.3 Patch - 22 August 2023
Greetings to all Amenders, We have fixed some bugs and made some optimizations for the current version. -Optimized the mouse cursor display effect -Adjusted the mechanism of adding points to player attributes to prevent the occurrence of negative attribute superposition due to the use of the module -Fix the wrong value of If you encounter problems in the game or want to discuss the game content with more friends, welcome to join the official Discord Fortune and prosperity to the Amenders！
- Lightracer Spark" V1.2.2 Patch - 10 August 2023
Greetings to all Amenders, We have fixed some bugs and made some optimizations for the current version. Bug fixes: -Fix the bug that the mouse cursor state is locked and cannot click on the jurisdictions -Fix component dynamic consumption display bug -Fix the digital currency market upgrade event Bug Content adjustment: -Typo adjustment -Translation adjustments （"Ant-Plant Union" to "Hive-Plant Union", "Council" to "Hive Council"） -In the Originium chapter, special slots are disabled in the Mamma Federation to prevent problems when special buildings are retracted -Removed the window button in windowed mode to prevent accidental touch. -Reduced upkeep cost of "Lost Watchers", increased army size. If you encounter problems in the game or want to discuss the game content with more friends, welcome to join the official Discord Fortune and prosperity to the Amenders！
- First Free DLC "Grey and Green" Released - 8 August 2023
Amenders, The first free DLC "Grey and Green" of Lightracer Spark has been released, you can download and play it now. Go to a tidal-locked world and change the fate of insect civilization in the conflict between machinery and life. The new lowest discount of Lightracer Spark, $10.39 after the discount, lasts for a week. Attention please, free DLC needs to be claimed manually before it can be played in the game. In the past few versions, the game has added new content like random events and the star child system. Additionally, some operations have been modified, such as the army movement option that can now be accessed by right-clicking. Players who return to this game after playing the first version should pay closer attention to the in-game guide to avoid missing important information.
- The New Lowest Discount Of Lightracer Spark! - 7 August 2023
Amenders, The Steam Visual Novel Fest is in full swing, and "Lightracer Spark" was invited to participate in this event, which coincides with the release of the free DLC "Grey and Green", hoping to present more exciting and rich stories to everyone. ■ Discount Rate 20% off, $10.39 ■ Duration From 10:00 AM on August 7th to 10:00 AM on August 14th (PT) May the courage, dreams, and wisdom brought by science fiction never fade away.
- First Free DLC "Grey and Green" Coming Soon - 4 August 2023
Amenders, The first free DLC 'Grey and Green' for 'Lightracer Spark' will be released on August 8th. Grey and Green introduce a twin civilization formed by one species, Communal Colony and Swarm Forest. Communal Colony coexists with the giant plant Zera on the bright side of the planet, they can modify their body through genetic technology. Swarm Forest lives on the dark side of the planet. In the eternal cold and darkness, they live through mechanical power. On that day, Lightracer Spark will start a 20% discount for a week. Add it to your wishlist on the DLC page now to receive a notification.
- Lightracer Spark" V1.1.3 Patch - 29 June 2023
Greetings to all Amenders, We have made some optimizations for the current version. Experience optimization: -In the army movement operation, the path selection is changed from to - Prologue no longer triggers random events -Adjust the UI layout of the army detail window -Adjust the UI layout of storage and some other entrances -Optimize the coefficient formula related to NPC army replenishment and jurisdiction If you encounter problems in the game or want to discuss the game content with more friends, welcome to join the official Discord Fortune and prosperity to the Amenders！
- Fan-art prize adjustment - 28 June 2023
Amenders, After "Lightracer Spark" was launched, we started a fan-art activity. So far, we have received many enthusiastic players' works, novels, paintings, videos etc. Thank you for your support. original link In order to repay everyone's enthusiasm, we decided to increase the number of prizes. The adjusted prizes are set as follows. Prize setting: 1 Special prize: Choose one from following 3 consoles, Sony Play Station 5 console with a controller, Microsoft Xbox Series X console with a controller, Nintendo NS console (OLED version) with red and blue Joy-Con. 1 First prize: XBOX Elite Wireless Controller Series 2. 3 (increased to 5)Second prizes: Amazon.sg eGift Card $58. 5 (increased to 10)Third prize: Amazon.sg eGift Card $15 At the same time, when we release the free DLC "Green and Gray" in August, we will add a DLC-related theme for players to make fan-art, so that everyone can fr…
- Lightracer Spark has launched a limited-time discount! - 5 June 2023
Amenders, In order to celebrate the Lightracer Spark's participation of the G-Fusion Game Fest 2023 held this weekend, the game has launched a limited-time discount this week, interested amenders should not miss it! ■Discount: 10% off ■Time: June 5th 10:00-June 12th 10:00 PST Friends who plan to participate in the exhibition, don't forget to come and play with us at booth D40 in the indie game area. We have prepared some small gifts and look forward to meeting you.
- Lightracer Spark" V1.1.2 Patch - 30 May 2023
Greetings to all Amenders, We have made an optimization update. Content fixes: - Fixed list not refreshing when acquiring new jurisdictions Thank you for your long-term support and love for Lightracer Spark, and you are welcome to participate in our fan creation activity. Activity details：Click here Join the event on this page: wjx.top/vm/YalQQBJ.aspx (The URL might be blocked, please copy it to the browser to open) If you encounter problems in the game, or want to discuss the game content with more friends, welcome to join the official Discord Fortune and prosperity to the Amenders！
- Lightracer Spark" V1.1.1 Patch - 29 May 2023
Greetings to all Amenders, We have made some optimization updates. Content fixes: -Fix the problem that Originium Star Child Initialization acquisition gets wrong -Fixed the problem that the briefing content of was unreadable in the copywriting Thank you for your long-term support and love for Lightracer Spark, and you are welcome to participate in our fan creation activity. Activity details：Click here Join the event on this page: wjx.top/vm/YalQQBJ.aspx (The URL might be blocked, please copy it to the browser to open) If you encounter problems in the game, or want to discuss the game content with more friends, welcome to join the official Discord Fortune and prosperity to the Amenders！
