Solar Reign

Devlog

• Small Update to Include Controls and Settings Menus!
  April 15, 2023 by Crypticis

  This is a minor update that adds controls that are remappable, plus (maybe) controller support. Additionally, the controls and settings menus are accessible through the in-game pause menu... Continue reading
• A Whole New Experience: Biggest Update so Far
  April 08, 2023 by Crypticis

  Too much has changed to go over everything, so here are the biggest changes: Procedural Generation of 100 Solar Systems! Anomalies to explore! Spacewalking into stations! New and improved physics and... Continue reading

  
• Solar Reign | Overhaul of Graphics + New Features Coming!
  December 17, 2022 by Crypticis

  So much has changed that it is hard to write it all down. Simply put, the game has moved much more towards flight and action vs a point-click strategy game with flight. New footage and photos will hig... Continue reading
• Solar Reign Update 23: Quality of Life + More
  March 28, 2022 by Crypticis

  Wrote a new targeting system that works as intended. Replaced world map camera to one which is smoother and functions better (still needs work). Added a field of view system where ships that are a cer... Continue reading

  
• Solar Reign Update 21: Troop Leveling, New Weapons, and more!
  January 26, 2022 by Crypticis

  I haven't been able to update lately as I recently started going back to school full-time + working full-time. This leaves little time to work on the game but I have been doing what I can! Thank you f... Continue reading
• Solar Reign Update 20: Ship Customization, Production, and Resource Collection
  December 31, 2021 by Crypticis

  Updates: Improved main menu to have descriptions of factions. Improved responsiveness of main menus buttons. Worked on UI in general. Trying to improve feel and usefulness. Added a trading skill that... Continue reading
• Solar Reign Update 17: More Ships to Fly, Elections, and More!
  December 13, 2021 by Crypticis

  I appreciate the patience of those who have been following this project. This update was long and arduous but I believe It is very important in that it continues guiding the game in the direction I in... Continue reading
• Update 16: Combat Overhaul with Strategy
  November 12, 2021 by Crypticis

  Major Update: “Command Mode” system which is like RTS controls for combat. Currently can designate a point to go to, an enemy to attack, or an ally/player to follow. The unit currently select glow... Continue reading
• Update 15.2: Trade, Balancing, Graphics, and Bug Fixing
  October 22, 2021 by Crypticis

  Mechanic/Feature Updates: Ledger of prices of all trade goods at every station and the ability to sort by highest or lowest price. The ledger updates every 10 minutes (affected by time multiplier) to... Continue reading

  
• Update 14.2: Trade & Surrendering
  October 03, 2021 by Crypticis

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  Once again, thank you for following the development of Solar Reign. I am trying to spend more time working on it so expect more frequent updates. Major Updates: Added Trading Price change on purchase/... Continue reading

  
• Update 13: Even More NPCs
  September 24, 2021 by Crypticis

  The two tiny bullets below might seem like very little to add but it was a lot of work. As always, I appreciate all the interest in Solar Reign! Major Updates: All solar systems are now uniquely named... Continue reading

  
• Fixing download version!
  September 10, 2021 by Crypticis

  I just found out that I had been uploading the wrong version of the game. Rookie mistake! It is now fixed as it is Update 12!... Continue reading
• Update 12: More Solar Systems, NPCs, Factions & Ships
  September 10, 2021 by Crypticis

  Thank you for following the development of Solar Reign. It took a significant amount of time to work on this update due to life taking precedence, plus some loss of motivation. It happens every so oft... Continue reading

  
• "More Updates Than I Can Put In The Title"
  August 31, 2021 by Crypticis

  Major Updates: Time-based station building upgrades + graphics. Fixed bug of only one ship spawning when entering combat. Fixed bug that loading a game from the combat level not working. Added random... Continue reading

  
• Ownership, UI, Friendlies, and NPC Money
  August 23, 2021 by Crypticis

  First off, if you are reading this, thank you for showing interest in the game. I spend a lot of time trying to improve it and appreciate the time spent by others with it. Major Updates: NPCs now have... Continue reading

  
• Updated Recruitment UI + ToolTips + Balance
  August 18, 2021 by Crypticis

  Minor Updates: Added icons for recruitment and some additional elements to make the recruitment menu easier to understand. Improved tooltips to be more legible and matching closer to the style of the... Continue reading

  
• Fleet Menu!
  August 17, 2021 by Crypticis

  Major Updates: Added the Fleet Menu which shows current ships in the player's fleet along with how many ships out of the max the player can have. Clicking on a ship in this menu will show details such... Continue reading

  
• Simulation and UI Update
  August 17, 2021 by Crypticis

  Major Updates: Increased battle simulator complexity by having it calculate combat on an individual unit scale with independent health. Added a hotbar to allow accessing menus without using hotkeys. M... Continue reading

  
• Remade Building System, Weapon Skills, and Interactions
  August 10, 2021 by Crypticis

  Thank you for checking out my devlog! I am happy to share my progress with you and appreciate any feedback that can be given! Major Updates: Remade the building system to be less buggy and overall sim... Continue reading

  
• Faction Selection On New Game + Other Improvements
  August 09, 2021 by Crypticis

  Updates: Added the ability to select a faction when creating a new game. This will set who is your allies and enemies and determine where you can hire more fleet members. Improved saving to include wh... Continue reading

  
• Major Updates in Audio
  August 09, 2021 by Crypticis

  Minor Updates: The main update this time around is in the audio of the game. In previous versions of the game, there were only 4 songs that played randomly and the other audio was rather low quality... Continue reading
• Large Update in Gameplay Loop
  August 08, 2021 by Crypticis

  Updates : Added the ability to attack stations and take control of them for your faction. Added the ability to save the factions of stations. General bug fixes and menu updates including sound and fun... Continue reading
• Added the ability to save whether a NPC is defeated or not
  August 04, 2021 by Crypticis

  This is mainly a bug fix patch. I wanted to make it where, even though there's not a lot to do, you can save defeating NPCs... Continue reading
• Solar Reign Update: Settings, Controls, and Recruitment
  August 02, 2021 by Crypticis#devlog

  Updates Added a new settings menu and controls menu. Wanted to make the game a little more user-friendly. Controls have multiple modes for galaxy maps + battle maps. Settings include most of the basic... Continue reading