- Developer Update 2022 - 23 April 2022
Developer Update Wow, it's been over two years ago since I last posted an update. The reason I wanted to post something is because I felt that I should post something as a sign of life and yes, I still very much care about this game that I spent 4+ years of my life on. The reason I haven't posted anything is because I didn't feel I had anything worth while to talk about. Of course the pandemic hit and since then everything's been sideways. First of all I want to once again show my gratitude to those who've left reviews, posted tidbits about the game and/or their experience. It's always appreciated and I do keep tabs on the game. A few things I'll point out is that this news post is mostly me talking about what I've been up to and what I am currently working on. I wish I had some sort of concrete news regarding STARDROP itself but I honestly don't have much. The project itself is now not…
- STARDROP Production Report - 17 March 2020
Foreword First of all I hope all of you are in good health. It's a bit of a scary time but we're all in it together. Make sure to keep yourself and your loved ones sanitized and try to minimize contact outside. Wish you all good health! Reporting Production Today I wanted to take some time to share something with you all which I think might be interesting for some of you. Sitting on a lot of old alpha footage videos which I recorded during development, I wanted to put them together in a blog post ever since way back when. I finally managed to do just that and felt it was the right time to share them here. I go over some of the thoughts that went into my decision making regarding gameplay and showing through footage what the first iterations of the object scanner looked like for instance. What content was cut and early work in progress footage from early levels that ultimately got re-mad…
- Merry Christmas - 23 December 2019
Hi everyone! Today I'm posting this update with not much to show. I do have plans for the future (I know, I keep repeating myself) and was planning to not say anything because there's nothing much to talk about. Except for one thing. When I started development back in 2015 I was alone. Once I was lucky enough to find Robert (John) and Aryn (Aryn) to play their respective roles I was mostly busy prototyping. I can't remember exactly how and when but I was contacted by someone who wanted to help play-test the game. I value play testers a great deal, because they do things that most other gamers only do by accident. Finding ways to break the game, repeat that until they know how to and report. So, this guy's online handle was Sensi. He's from France and his English was terrible. However, he was one of those people that if you're lucky might meet once or twice in your life who are incredibl…
- The best of Unknown Pleasures 2019 - 20 December 2019
It’s been a weird, weird year for games. My perspective has been particularly odd and hard to square, as I’ve now been full time staff here at RPS for nearly six months. Six months! That’s … oh my god, I still haven’t extended my rent. It’s quite strange suddenly being able to talk about games in real life without having to apologise, but other than that it’s nice. In that time I’ve played somewhere around 1,200 to 1,300 games (an exact count is impossible for boring reasons), almost all of them little known. There have been many, many excellent games. There’s a refrain you see around the internet sometimes that “this was a bad year for games”, and I’ve honestly never understood it. I lived through the 2000s, people, I remember that wasteland. But this year, even after a solid 2018 , has been so replete with interes…
- It's Halloween in STARDROP! - 28 October 2019
It's that time of year again! Hi everyone, so I hoped I got have added a lot more to this news post but some setbacks have damped things a bit. I will save that for last because right now you can celebrate Halloween in STARDROP! A few specific locations have been spook-e-vied once again this year with some choice Halloween themed decorations! Rascal has also joined in the fun and put on his costume hat! It's all in good fun of course and none of these decorations will play a part or should I say, haunt the actual game itself. You'll be able to view some of these decorations on board Aryn and John's ship and in Aryn's apartment as well. I love Halloween myself and it's fun to get a bit spooked this time of year. I hope that you'll have some fun with the event as well. The Halloween content will be available every year from Oct 21 until Oct 31. It's an automated feature so I won't have to…
- STARDROP S-VR Update - 12 August 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2F5bc1b1a16ef0636651f0bb6e90268cf82be6f1ff.jpg Welcome To The Super-Virtual Reality Facility Another day another update. I decided to polish up the weapon mechanics I have been experimenting with a little bit to get it at a decent playable state. I tried to not have the gameplay a simple carbon copy of most other shooters but I also didn't want to make anything overly complicated nor very difficult. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2F2ce4690fea4fa13a1070e1de2f4eaa86dd05b319.jpg What I ended up with after thinking about how to add it into the game I settled with the idea of some sort of enhanced Virtual Reality system. (In-game VR not actual VR). Thus S-VR (Super Virtual Reality) was born. You're able to access the S-VR Facility in two ways. First is by simply starting a new…
- STARDROP Content Update - 28 June 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2F787c3b76c80b235528d5443fee15489acfcf9936.png Foreword Hi everyone! It's been a while since I posted anything and lots of stuff has been going on behind the scenes. First of all I wanted to thank everyone for the support. I read all the reviews (Sorry if I didn't comment on yours) and I've listened to all the feedback be it positive or negative I appreciate it all. Today's update is a moderate one. Expanding on the main game just a little bit but I think it's an interesting one none the less. So, I just finished adding a small new section to the game. I'll go over that in more detail down below. I also wanted to talk a little bit about the future of STARDROP and discus a little bit what happened in between the game's release and now. I've also addressed some more bug fixes and tweaks and a small new addition. htt…
- Unknown Pleasures: It s a Mystery - 18 March 2019
Oooh, we’ve got a bit of a “mystery” theme. Between slow burning stories and the rare survival of a… ah, survival game, this week’s selection of Unknown Pleasures is leaving me thoroughly unresolved. Leaving a trail of gross keyboard crumbs this week: space friends, snow lesbians, and evil geometry. (more…)
- Post Release Everything - 16 February 2019
Oh my... Hi everyone so the game released and lots of things have been happening since. It seems that there are some bugs popping up that I was unaware of and it feels a bit overwhelming. I am working on fixes, some may take longer than others so I am currently prioritizing everything. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2Fb5116f8981b4a182205734cb9371cf955c68383f.png Let me share my thoughts So, I was pretty darn confident with the state of the game and while it's not as if the game is unplayable in most cases (I went through it a few times before release and I felt it was ready for release) but I'll admit that there are issues I never knew about and issues I did know about but they have different side effects which I could not foresee and I am frantically scrambling myself looking into all these things. To anyone new here, this is my first game. I…
- STARDROP - 1.0 Released - 14 February 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2F12c36fa315d128225e2d732743ccc620023bef14.jpg Dear Community STARDROP has left Early Access. I'm not sure what to say after having worked on it for so long it feels a bit surreal. I'm happy with where the game is at but I still got a few bug reports that I will be looking into and fix in the next few days and I want to make clear that while the game is fully released, I will, as always, continue to patch out bugs and I will keep listening to any new reports. It's been an insane ride and I'm glad with all the positive response the game has gotten so far. I'll be honest and say that I am incredibly anxious. knowing there are still some bugs in the game that made no sense to me. I've given myself extra time to work on bug fixes and I am confident that overall the game should be stable enough and I understand that so…
- STARDROP - Delayed, OST Released - 1 February 2019
I'm So Sorry Hi guys, yes I know, STARDROP has not yet been released! How, Why? I'll do my best to explain. It's important to note that I've been going back and forth on this decision but I believe it's for the best. But before I go into that, I wanted to quickly share the fact that the OST has been released. STARDROP Official Soundtrack Released https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2Fbadf5ea1e08846fae0203c247e709061c04437e1.png This soundtrack contains the full remastered versions of all the tracks in the game in high quality mp3 format. Adam has done an amazing job with it and I'm proud to be able to share the whole thing with everyone. These tracks will be in the new build I'm working on. It's currently on sale as well. You can check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1020140/STARDROP__Oiriginal_Soundtrack/ Personal Reasons This one's…
- STARDROP - Leaving Early Access Feb. 1 - 18 January 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2Fec1a5a1824dbbb9495090fc0eaadad3ab10517bb.png Dear awesome community. In less than two weeks STARDROP will leave Early Access on February 1st, 2019. After working on this title for almost four years it's time to release it in full. The main campaign is finished and I have been and still am going over lots of smaller details and bugs while polishing here and there. I'm very happy with the state the game is currently in and I have been updating the public build the past few days. I've also been able to use a lot of the bug reports that you guys sent in over the years to do my best and fix issues. I'm incredibly grateful for that and I hope you'll keep reporting stuff so that I can make the game better and better. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2F002b25815a4c1cb1f36c4367b97%25E2%2580%25A6
- STARDROP - Happy Holidays !!! (End Of Year Update) - 26 December 2018
Hi Everyone Man what a year this has been. So much has happened I can't even remember all of it. Okay so, first things first. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I've been laying low for a bit this month, recharging my spirit for the last hurrah. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2F0e40041faff1794cd7a9d910dbd616fd28d014f4.jpg In this update I'll go over some important topics. I found out about an issue not even ten minutes ago and am busy working on an update. I also have set a date for the game's final release. Here goes! STARDROP - Sequence Breaking Issue I can't say this is a bug because it's more or less out of my own stupidity. I have no clue how long this problem is in the game and how or when it sneaked itself in here. My guess it's because of me testing stuff out and then I forgot about it. The Issue: Anyone is able to skip an entire chunk…
- STARDROP - Souvenirs Update - 23 November 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2F95548f9050319d177badf3723e27118b02fdb6d7.png Today will mark the release of a new feature, an improvement on an existing feature and Aryn's apartment complete re-make !!! All of these tie together and below I will explain why and how. Inspection System Refined The inspection feature has been tweaked to make rotating objects a lot more natural. Objects can now be rotated properly along the Z and X axis, meaning you'll be able to take a proper look at them and not rotate in an odd manner. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2F685cada78371f2bd620e36c75b191400a22a71fd.jpg While a significant improvement, it's not the most interesting of today's updates. Souvenirs (Collectibles) The inspection system has been under-utilized when I implemented it. After I realized just how much I…
- STARDROP - Final Chapter Released + More - 14 November 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2F745724d340cb478857bcda178bd6b60cf44128d1.png Hey Everyone. Today is a very important personal milestone. The base narrative is finished and the game can be experienced from start to finish. Now, before I go onto the meat of this news update, I have to stress the fact that while the story is pretty much done, development is not. Not just yet at least. IMPORTANT: German localization is not yet implemented and will be added in a few days. There's a lot that I want to say in this post, since it's the second most important update till date. I don't finish a game's narrative every day, surely not when it's been in development for so long. But, there's a bit more that I want to talk about, so, I will now go into the details of this update. Hold on to your butts. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/ima…
- STARDROP - Halloween Update - 24 October 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2F304d126d4f18144a0c411944df23d5e84f42e22c.png Hi everyone! So, I wanted to do something fun this year for Halloween. I know it's a bit odd to have seasonal holiday events in a single-player game but I couldn't help it. I like this kind of stuff. So, I had some assets lying around that I used for Play with Gilbert (My other game) and figured I'd reuse some of them for Halloween. I also included a bunch of other stuff in this update, including story related ones, so read on! It's Halloween In STARDROP! I made sure that the Halloween stuff is only visible in areas of the game that don't take place within the main story. I won't spoil where exactly but Aryn's own spaceship is one area. The Halloween content will be available every year from Oct 21 until Oct 31. It's an automated feature so I won't have to fiddle with…
- STARDROP - German Localization Added & More - 16 October 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2Fe827014bb894e4a5d635aa90bd6892a8460284dd.jpg Hello Everyone As I'm working towards the completion of the main story portion of the game (Chapter 4: Part Two) me and the team have started to bring back some localization features. A community member has even stepped up and has helped us translate the game to German. But there's more to talk about which I will do right here in this post. Let's go! Community Localization Files + Guide Available A number of people have offered to help translate the game into a different language and I decided that now is a good time to start localizing the game in an umber of languages. We will cover Russian and Dutch internally and have received help from a community member to translate the game to German. And now anyone who wants to help can easily do so. I've written up a Communit…
- STARDROP - Trading Cards Are Go! - 8 September 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2Fa8e9db77e1b0b49d5fcb372121a7f60271066081.png Trading Cards Added A small update while I'm working on Chapter 4 - Part Two. Most of you probably have noticed by now that trading cards finally have been added. I did my best to make the cards and the rewards varied and fun. Pretty much all of the images have been created specially for the cards, this includes backgrounds and card images and obviously the emoticons and the badges. I hope you'll have fun with them. Furthermore A number of changes and fixes have been released as well and I also extended the cargo level on the SD-01, adding in security cameras and two androids that you'll need to bypass. I think this adds a bit more tension and makes the area have a bigger presence within the game. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F2680%25E2%2580%25A6
- STARDROP - Achievements Unlocked - 21 August 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2Fe02c1407f5d3fc98da0080d3eabd71d5a114e5ad.png Hi Everyone A small update here but one that I think you guys will like, so let's get to it! Achievements Well, it took some time but I finally added in the first set of achievements! This first set is pretty much me testing out the waters. I also did not want to make them insanely difficult but I also wanted those who do find secret areas to be rewarded for them beyond finding said secret areas and getting some extra back story info. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2Fe0fa8d397df663a282e4a7c034cfb7f1d1af5f6e.jpg I am also still contemplating what kinds of achievements I would like to add in the future, so here's your chance to share ideas! I also would like to point out that the Chapter 4 completion achievement is not yet, er,…
- STARDROP - Content Update August - 14 August 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26803372%2Fbc8f5f2f7ede06e9f15031c3d2e921b56276db65.png Another Content Update Hi there, fellow operatives! I'm fairly certain a few of you guys have noticed the updates coming in from Steam and I wanted to address them in this new update. Most of these are cosmetic. I went through pretty much every level and have populated them with more, smaller props to add more detail to these areas as well as making them feel lived in. I won't point them all out but I'll show a few that I believe to illustrate what I'm talking about best. Performance Update An important topic I want to discus before going over the visual aspects is that I been able to optimize the game in an important factor. The game runs smooth on medium settings but now it will run smooth on high end epic as well. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/publ…
