- 1/11/17 - Week-long Sale! 20% Off! - 11 January 2017
Hi again! To celebrate the addition of Trading Cards and the (still in beta) mid-mission saving feature, Orion Trail is 20% off for the next 7 days! Grab it while you can! That’s all for now. Or is it? No, it is. - Dave
- 1/11/17 - Week-long Sale! 20% Off! - 11 January 2017
Hi again! To celebrate the addition of Trading Cards and the (still in beta) mid-mission saving feature, Orion Trail is 20% off for the next 7 days! Grab it while you can! That’s all for now. Or is it? No, it is. - Dave
- 1/10/17 - Price Cut! Trading Cards! Mid-Mission Saving Beta! - 10 January 2017
Well, hello there space fans. Dave here with an update for y’all. First off, we’ve (finally) added Steam Trading Cards! You can now collect all six cards, featuring Warp Weasels and the famed captain Ego Blondsmann. Also Tad. Collect them all, and you’ll earn backgrounds that feature gorgeous Away Mission art, and some nifty little emoticons to use your chatting heart’s desire. Next up, we’ve reduced the base price of Orion Trail to $7.99! Sweet space savings! Finally, we’ve also updated the game to Unity 5.4 to make it easier to support the game in the future. In addition to the engine upgrade, we’ve staged a new update that fixes a lot of bugs and grammar bads. This update also adds a pretty neat (and long time coming) feature: mid-mission saving! Halfway through the Long Haul and need to take a break? Quit and save! Warp Weasels warped into your fridge? Save and quit! Unexpected soft…
- 1/10/17 - Price Cut! Trading Cards! Mid-Mission Saving Beta! - 10 January 2017
Well, hello there space fans. Dave here with an update for y’all. First off, we’ve (finally) added Steam Trading Cards! You can now collect all six cards, featuring Warp Weasels and the famed captain Ego Blondsmann. Also Tad. Collect them all, and you’ll earn backgrounds that feature gorgeous Away Mission art, and some nifty little emoticons to use your chatting heart’s desire. Next up, we’ve reduced the base price of Orion Trail to $7.99! Sweet space savings! Finally, we’ve also updated the game to Unity 5.4 to make it easier to support the game in the future. In addition to the engine upgrade, we’ve staged a new update that fixes a lot of bugs and grammar bads. This update also adds a pretty neat (and long time coming) feature: mid-mission saving! Halfway through the Long Haul and need to take a break? Quit and save! Warp Weasels warped into your fridge? Save and quit! Unexpected soft…
- 12/21/15 - New Content, Characters, and Captain Forever: Remix Crossover! - 21 December 2015
Captain on the bridge! …forever! We’ve just finished QAing the new update and have deployed it to the live branch! We’ve added some new content (Encounters, Crises, Officers, Captains), options to change the Probability Drive animation speed, and a super-sweet crossover with Captain Forever! Happy holidays, and remember to always be excellent to one another. - Dave Content Update - v2015_12_17_85 New Feature: Probability Drive Speed Setttings In the options menu, you can now change the speed of the Probability Drive animation: Normal, Fast, and LIGHTSPEED! Trade Post Updates Removed a few steps from all Trade Post interactions. It should take significantly fewer clicks to navigate through these menus. Art and Animation Updates When you are low on Hull, the bridge is now on fire. Super-neat new teleport animations. Several Officers and Captains had props added and animations tweaked. New…
- 12/21/15 - New Content, Characters, and Captain Forever: Remix Crossover! - 21 December 2015
Captain on the bridge! …forever! We’ve just finished QAing the new update and have deployed it to the live branch! We’ve added some new content (Encounters, Crises, Officers, Captains), options to change the Probability Drive animation speed, and a super-sweet crossover with Captain Forever! Happy holidays, and remember to always be excellent to one another. - Dave Content Update - v2015_12_17_85 New Feature: Probability Drive Speed Setttings In the options menu, you can now change the speed of the Probability Drive animation: Normal, Fast, and LIGHTSPEED! Trade Post Updates Removed a few steps from all Trade Post interactions. It should take significantly fewer clicks to navigate through these menus. Art and Animation Updates When you are low on Hull, the bridge is now on fire. Super-neat new teleport animations. Several Officers and Captains had props added and animations tweaked. New…
- Ship Loadouts, Trade Post Changes and More! - 6 November 2015
It’s here! We’ve been hard at work ironing out any last minute bugs that cropped up with this new feature, but we’re very excited about the result. I’ll let the patch notes speak for themselves, but this update introduces the oft-requested feature to choose your starting loadout at the beginning of a mission. This new screen has also been added to the Trade Post structure (which have also received some cool additions). We’ve also added a sizeable chunk of content to boot! Be sure to let us know what you think! Your feedback has been instrumental for us to identify where to focus our efforts. - Dave Ship Loadout Update - v2015_11_6_79 New Feature: Starting Ship Loadouts At the beginning of each mission, you are now able to adjust how much of which resource you start with. Trade Post Updates Trade Posts now use the new trade interface that we have implemented. Different Trade Posts have r…
- Ship Loadouts, Trade Post Changes and More! - 6 November 2015
It’s here! We’ve been hard at work ironing out any last minute bugs that cropped up with this new feature, but we’re very excited about the result. I’ll let the patch notes speak for themselves, but this update introduces the oft-requested feature to choose your starting loadout at the beginning of a mission. This new screen has also been added to the Trade Post structure (which have also received some cool additions). We’ve also added a sizeable chunk of content to boot! Be sure to let us know what you think! Your feedback has been instrumental for us to identify where to focus our efforts. - Dave Ship Loadout Update - v2015_11_6_79 New Feature: Starting Ship Loadouts At the beginning of each mission, you are now able to adjust how much of which resource you start with. Trade Post Updates Trade Posts now use the new trade interface that we have implemented. Different Trade Posts have r…
- 10/19/15 - Balance Patch - 19 October 2015
10/19/15 - Balance Patch Howdy! As promised, we’ve deployed our new balance patch to the live branch of the game. You can get the nitty gritty of the changes below, but we believe these changes make successes always feel good to get, and make failures something that can actually be recovered from. We’ve also reverted the addition of the checkmarks to the probability drive, since these changes do a better job of toning down the difficulty overall, and having both changes in place was kind of overkill. Give the game a try and let us know what you think! We’ll be turning our focus to adding more content / features for the next update. I know I keep saying it, but thank you again for taking the time to give us feedback about the game - it really helps us know where to focus our efforts to keep making Orion Trail better and better. - Dave 10/9 Balance Patch - v2015_10_19_73 Balance Changes I…
- 10/19/15 - Balance Patch - 19 October 2015
10/19/15 - Balance Patch Howdy! As promised, we’ve deployed our new balance patch to the live branch of the game. You can get the nitty gritty of the changes below, but we believe these changes make successes always feel good to get, and make failures something that can actually be recovered from. We’ve also reverted the addition of the checkmarks to the probability drive, since these changes do a better job of toning down the difficulty overall, and having both changes in place was kind of overkill. Give the game a try and let us know what you think! We’ll be turning our focus to adding more content / features for the next update. I know I keep saying it, but thank you again for taking the time to give us feedback about the game - it really helps us know where to focus our efforts to keep making Orion Trail better and better. - Dave 10/9 Balance Patch - v2015_10_19_73 Balance Changes I…
- Today's Build Delayed to Monday (10/19) - 16 October 2015
Dave here with a quick update for y'all. We're in the process of testing the new balance of the game, but it needs a little more time in the oven. We wanted to make sure this new balance is actually making the game better, and we think it needs a few more tweaks. If we're happy with it sooner, we'll push it over the weekend, but expect to see it on Monday afternoon at the latest. Thanks again to everyone for their feedback! I look forward to getting this new build in front of everyone ASAP.
- Today's Build Delayed to Monday (10/19) - 16 October 2015
Dave here with a quick update for y'all. We're in the process of testing the new balance of the game, but it needs a little more time in the oven. We wanted to make sure this new balance is actually making the game better, and we think it needs a few more tweaks. If we're happy with it sooner, we'll push it over the weekend, but expect to see it on Monday afternoon at the latest. Thanks again to everyone for their feedback! I look forward to getting this new build in front of everyone ASAP.
- 10/14 - Bugfixes and Balance Tweaks - 14 October 2015
Hello again! We're deploying another patch that addresses some more itty bitty bugs, as well as some of the balance tweaks we've discussed in the Game Balance Feedback Thread. Give the thread a look over to see what else we have planned and chime in with your two cents. 10/14 Hotfix Patch - v2015_10_14_69 Fixed incorrect rewards for several steps of the Moonman Away Mission. Fixed incorrect rewards for Bravado Critical Success in Plana Terry Realignment. Incresed number of Checkmarks on the Probability Drive by two. This will likely change as we continue to make some of the adjustments outlined in this thread. Made various changes to the Ursa Major starmap to reduce difficulty. It requires less food and fuel to traverse now, so you shouldn't be as strapped for resources. Disabled several events where you lose stats. We still want to them, just not as many. Added art for the Space Ghost…
- 10/14 - Bugfixes and Balance Tweaks - 14 October 2015
Hello again! We're deploying another patch that addresses some more itty bitty bugs, as well as some of the balance tweaks we've discussed in the Game Balance Feedback Thread. Give the thread a look over to see what else we have planned and chime in with your two cents. 10/14 Hotfix Patch - v2015_10_14_69 Fixed incorrect rewards for several steps of the Moonman Away Mission. Fixed incorrect rewards for Bravado Critical Success in Plana Terry Realignment. Incresed number of Checkmarks on the Probability Drive by two. This will likely change as we continue to make some of the adjustments outlined in this thread. Made various changes to the Ursa Major starmap to reduce difficulty. It requires less food and fuel to traverse now, so you shouldn't be as strapped for resources. Disabled several events where you lose stats. We still want to them, just not as many. Added art for the Space Ghost…
- 10/13 - Minor Bugfix Patch, Game Balance Feedback Thread - 14 October 2015
Hello again, space friends. We're about to deploy a bugfix patch that addresses some small bugs we've seen crop up now that more people are playing the game. Patch notes are below. Also, I'd like to say that we appreciate everyone's honest feedback about the game. Early Access was helpful in ironing out some early issues with the game, but now that we have a larger group of players... well, playing it, we're able to get a much better picture of how the game feels overall. We’ve posted a proposed change list over on the forums, so we’d really appreciate it if you’d hop in and give us your two cents! We want this game to be the best it can be, and we need your help to do that. 10/13 Bugfix Patch - v2015_10_13_68 Fixed incorrect rewards for Nana Nutra Away Mission. Fixed incorrect button graphics and text for Nana Nutra Away Mission. Fixed text overflow for the Attack Critical Success for…
- 10/13 - Minor Bugfix Patch, Game Balance Feedback Thread - 14 October 2015
Hello again, space friends. We're about to deploy a bugfix patch that addresses some small bugs we've seen crop up now that more people are playing the game. Patch notes are below. Also, I'd like to say that we appreciate everyone's honest feedback about the game. Early Access was helpful in ironing out some early issues with the game, but now that we have a larger group of players... well, playing it, we're able to get a much better picture of how the game feels overall. We’ve posted a proposed change list over on the forums, so we’d really appreciate it if you’d hop in and give us your two cents! We want this game to be the best it can be, and we need your help to do that. 10/13 Bugfix Patch - v2015_10_13_68 Fixed incorrect rewards for Nana Nutra Away Mission. Fixed incorrect button graphics and text for Nana Nutra Away Mission. Fixed text overflow for the Attack Critical Success for…
- 10/9 Patch Notes: Release Candidate - 9 October 2015
Hello friends. This build is a doozy. We’re getting ready here to put some of the finishing touches on the game before we graduate it from Early Access on October 12th. We’ve squashed bugs, beefed up Trade Posts, added a sizeable chunk of new content, added the second to last Star Map, and introduced scaling encounter difficulty. Also, achievements are in! Yeah, achievements! Give it a play. As always, we want to hear what you guys think. Just because we’re hurtling towards our official launch doesn’t mean we won’t be listening. We are. Keep it space real. 10/9 Patch Notes Achievements Achievements have been enabled! Added achievements for the latest starmaps. Starmap Updates New Starmap: Quadrilateral Quadrant. Telchines Tangle has been renamed The Gates of McFadden. Space Montezuma’s Revenge and The Gates of McFadden have been drastically updated to be better in line with their earlie…
- 10/9 Patch Notes: Release Candidate - 9 October 2015
Hello friends. This build is a doozy. We’re getting ready here to put some of the finishing touches on the game before we graduate it from Early Access on October 12th. We’ve squashed bugs, beefed up Trade Posts, added a sizeable chunk of new content, added the second to last Star Map, and introduced scaling encounter difficulty. Also, achievements are in! Yeah, achievements! Give it a play. As always, we want to hear what you guys think. Just because we’re hurtling towards our official launch doesn’t mean we won’t be listening. We are. Keep it space real. 10/9 Patch Notes Achievements Achievements have been enabled! Added achievements for the latest starmaps. Starmap Updates New Starmap: Quadrilateral Quadrant. Telchines Tangle has been renamed The Gates of McFadden. Space Montezuma’s Revenge and The Gates of McFadden have been drastically updated to be better in line with their earlie…
- New Build: Tradin’ on the Trail - 25 September 2015
Hello again, fearless space travelers. We’ve recently announced on Kickstarter that we’ll be leaving early access on October 12th, which is pretty exciting! But we’ve got a long and windy space-road ahead of us, so let’s get to it. This update adds some more polish features (shiny stars, smokin’ ship when you’re low on Hull), as well as new encounters. We’ve also revamped the Wilky May and Ursa Major to both be longer and have include Trading Posts. Exciting! Check out the full notes below. See y’all next time! Patch Notes New Feature: Trading Posts These guys will appear during your travels, and you’ll have a way to trade resources. So long, redshirts, hello fuel! The structure is very similar to Away Missions. Currently, the only Trading Post in the game is The Space Alamo, so expect to see that one a lot. Let us know what you think! Starmap Updates Wilky May (Starmap #1) has been rev…
- New Build: Tradin’ on the Trail - 25 September 2015
Hello again, fearless space travelers. We’ve recently announced on Kickstarter that we’ll be leaving early access on October 12th, which is pretty exciting! But we’ve got a long and windy space-road ahead of us, so let’s get to it. This update adds some more polish features (shiny stars, smokin’ ship when you’re low on Hull), as well as new encounters. We’ve also revamped the Wilky May and Ursa Major to both be longer and have include Trading Posts. Exciting! Check out the full notes below. See y’all next time! Patch Notes New Feature: Trading Posts These guys will appear during your travels, and you’ll have a way to trade resources. So long, redshirts, hello fuel! The structure is very similar to Away Missions. Currently, the only Trading Post in the game is The Space Alamo, so expect to see that one a lot. Let us know what you think! Starmap Updates Wilky May (Starmap #1) has been rev…
