ZeroSpace is a cinematic RTS with an epic sci-fi story where your decisions determine the fate of the galaxy. Powered by Pros!
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Latest Updates from Our Project:
Gunship, Aster's Turret, and Bastion Model Revamp
18 days ago
ā Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 10:52:48 AM
Updated Protectorate Models
We're excited to share some visual updates for Protectorate! Our team has been hard at work refining the models across the protectorate, weāve chosen to highlight the Gunship, Asterās Turret, and the Bastion here. These have all been given a revamped look to better reflect their unique roles on the battlefield, enhancing their visual distinction and overall impact in-game.
The Gunshipās updated model we showed last month is now in game, it features sleeker lines and more pronounced weaponry, helping to give it a stronger identity among the Protectorate lineup.
We've also updated Aster's Turret with more detailed features, ensuring it now clearly represents its function on the battlefield.
New Gunship and Aster's Turret, featuring a sneak peek of our work on the Predator.
The Bastion has been reinforced with enhanced armor details and a more imposing structure, emphasizing its role as a frontline unit.
The Bastion here is the high poly model, before it is in game
Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to polish and refine the game!
Exciting News from Ironward!
We're thrilled to announce that ZeroSpaceās partner studio, Ironward, has just revealed their latest game, Atre: Dominance Wars!
Set in a richly detailed world where magic can shape the fate of civilizations, Atre: Dominance Wars is a 4X RTS that combines classic and modern gameplay elements. Players will explore and conquer a procedurally generated world, building powerful armies and crafting magical artifacts to aid in their quest for supremacy. As an Elder, a mighty being with ambitions of Godhood, your decisions will alter the very fabric of the world around you. Every choice matters, and with the right strategy, you can rise to ultimate power and become unstoppable.
Check out their trailer and wishlist their game on Steam to stay updated on its release. Weāre incredibly proud to support their journey and canāt wait for you to experience what theyāve been working on!
Have a Voice in the Game
We'll be recording some more unit voicelines soon! If you'd like to add your ideas to the voiceline forums, head over to our Discord and they might be added into the game! Ā
August Update: Future Games Show, Galactic Warfare First Look, New Tilesets, Xol Progress & More!
about 1 month ago
ā Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 11:50:00 AM
ZeroSpace at the Future Games Show!
We are excited to announce that our most recent trailer will be showcased at the Future Games Show at Gamescom! The show starts on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 1pm PT, 4pm ET and 10pm CEST across Twitch, YouTube, X, GamesRadar, and more. Our segment kicks off at 4:19pm ETābe sure to tune in then to show your support!
Galactic Warfare
Take the first look at Galactic Warfare! Dive into our persistent, massively multiplayer galaxy mode. Choose your alliance, team up with friends, and conquer territories.
New Map Tilesets
Weāre excited to unveil a sneak peek of our new map tilesets for ZeroSpace! Our team has been hard at work developing stunning snow and ice environments, along with additional maps.
Xol Progress
Weāve also been making steady progress on our highly anticipated fourth faction, the Xol. Weāre eager to continue sharing our progress and expect to begin internal playtesting later this year!
UI Revamp Progress
To provide a more intuitive and visually appealing experience, weāll be updating our user interface! Check out a couple of our most recent mock-ups below and let us know what you think!Ā
The Visual Updates
These changes are still a work in progress, but they aim to make the units more recognizable, while also strengthening their visual connection to the ZeroSpace Universe!
Gunship Model Update
Flux Model Update
Updated Control Tower Model
Grell Retexturing
We hope you enjoy the new look and feel of these updated modelsālet us know what you think!
Thank You, Commanders! š«”
We can't thank you enough for your continued support for ZeroSpace! Since weāre still working on firming up the next playtest dates, there will be an announcement in our next update with the next Alpha dates!
Your feedback has been an amazing help in shaping the game, and we're excited to share these new updates with you. Whether you're a long-time backer or just joining our community, we're thrilled to have you on this journey and we hope to see you on the battlefield!Ā
š Watch the World Premiere of the ZeroSpace Campaign Trailer on IGN - LIVE NOW!
4 months ago
ā Wed, May 29, 2024 at 07:03:27 AM
Your attention, Commanders!
We have a strategic communique of the highest priority that demands your immediate attention. The Starlance Studios team has secured a critical victory in the war effort:
The exclusive reveal of the ZeroSpace Campaign Trailer on the biggest gaming website in the galaxy -- IGN. Watch it here. Share it with your friends. The more eyeballs we can get on the trailer right here, right now, the more YouTube will show it to gamers who might not yet be converts to the righteous cause of this incredible genre of games.
Thank you for your support. Here are a few other updates from the front lines:
Development Progress
Weāve implemented tons of new additions since our last update. Hereās a peek into our latest progress:
Galactic Warfare
In addition to ZeroSpaceās cinematic single player campaign and fine-tuned PvP modes, one piece of our vision that we believe has a tremendous amount of potential is Galactic Warfare ā a persistent, massively multiplayer galaxy where you and your friends team up to control territory for your chosen alliance.
Weāve been putting a lot of work into design, infrastructure and engineering to make Galactic Warfare happen. Weāve been particularly heartened to see the community reaction to Helldivers II, which has a community-driven metagame that is similar in spirit and design to what weāve been building. You can see Galactic Warfare teased in the campaign trailer released on IGN today, and weāll share more behind-the-scenes work on this feature as it matures.Ā
Hereās roughly how it plays: pick your alliance and expand your territory while earning incredible upgrades for your faction. Journey down to a planet's surface to engage in single player and co-op battles to capture a planet for your alliance. Level up and evolve your faction to get access to new units, abilities and technology. Capture and fortify stronghold planets with outposts and defenses that ruin your enemies' army and ensure that you still hold onto the valuable resources and upgrades hidden within the planet's surface. Fight for your friends, for your alliance ā and for the fate of the galaxy.
Campaign
During our latest testing period we released the first iteration of our Prologue! This includes creating tons of assets from scratch that now weāll be able to use in future cinematics and gameplay, like all new environments, spacecrafts, and character models.
Xol
The Xol are in the works! Weāve been crafting their character models, in-game abilities, and animations!
Survival Mode
Our new game mode, Survival Mode, is now available to play during testing periods! Team up with a friend or go solo as you fend off waves of enemies for as long as you can!
Here's to the RTS Revolution!
Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for ZeroSpace. We couldn't have come this far without you. Stay tuned for more updates, and donāt forget to check out our exclusive trailer on IGN's YouTube channel on May 29th! In the meantime, please consider wishlisting ZeroSpace on Steam and joining our Discord community to stay connected with fellow RTS fans.
'Til next time, Commanders!
- The ZeroSpace Team
Get Ready for the ZeroSpace Alpha Celebration! HUGE giveaway, tournaments, development updates and more! š
6 months ago
ā Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 12:41:10 PM
Attention, commanders! The next phase of the ZeroSpace Alpha kicks off Friday, March 22nd at 12:00 PM EDT. Itās packed with new content, huge updates based on your feedback, another $10,000 tournament, and more.
This time, weāre raising the stakes with a massive CELEBRATION:
The ZeroSpace Alpha Celebration
Weāre calling on the entire RTS community to ā”GENERATE AS MUCH FLUX AS POSSIBLEā”! In this massive event, you can enter to win some incredible gaming goodies (and the chance to immortalize yourself in ZeroSpace!) simply by participating in the Alpha and helping fuel the ZeroSpace hype machine as we forge the future of Real-Time Strategy together! Up for grabs:
š„ļø Not one, but THREE grand prizes: MSI GTX 4070 Supers š±ļø TEN runner-up prizes: Logitech G403 Prodigy Gaming Mice š¤ TWENTY ZeroSpace DLC for free for life š½ Roles in-game as one of FIVE NPC characters š Naming rights for one of 50 stars in the ZeroSpace Galactic Map!
There are TONS of ways to ā”GENERATE FLUXā” in the celebration:
š Play in the Alpha! š Submit your #PlayOfTheDay on Twitter, YouTube and Discord - every day, whoever submits the most-voted #PlayOfTheDay will be DMed a secret code worth 500 FLUX! šŗ Watch ZeroSpace content creators! š Tune into the Alpha Tournament broadcast! š¬ Tell your friends on social media!
š Alpha Dates & Times: Friday, March 22 at 12:00 PM EDT through Friday, April 19 at 3:00 PM EDT.
šSteam Keys: If you played in a previous Alpha, youāre already in! If this is the first Alpha phase you have access to, watch your inbox for an email from BackerKit with your Steam key. If you purchased a friend key, look for an email from Starlance later this week.
šŗPros & Creators: Are you a pro player or content creator with a following, and want ZeroSpace access? Drop us a message [@aweesomesauce on Discord] and weāll see if we can get you sorted out.
šPrologue Coming Soon: Weāre putting the finishing touches on our first campaign mission for ZeroSpace, so youāll be getting your first taste of the epic, galaxy-spanning story soon. Look for news on when the Prologue will launch later during the Alpha!
1v1 Tournament
We loved seeing how far the pros could push the game last Winter, so we couldnāt give up the opportunity of having another tournament!
šø$10,000 Prize Pool šŗLive on https://www.twitch.tv/playzerospace on April 20th and 21st š16 players will qualify via the ranked ladder, and 16 will come from an open qualifier. š„To qualify via the ranked ladder, players are required to livestream ZeroSpace for an average of 6 hours per week. Deadline to qualify from ranked ladder: April 19th 4PM EDT Open Qualifier Date/Time: April 13th 11AM EDT
2v2 Updates & Tournament
Weāve got a brand-new 2v2 map for you to sink your teeth into this Alpha ā and to show it off, weāll be sponsoring a 2v2 tournament run by a to-be-announced content creator!
More details about the tournament will be shared on discord during the Alpha ā stay tuned!
New Mercenary Faction, Units, Heroes, and gameplay updates!
Arandi: The 5th mercenary faction has arrived! Use their technological prowess to dominate the battlefield
Shade: A corrupted Arandi - turned "Endari", this melee unit has uninterrupted phased movement and haunts the enemy who dares kill them.
Horned Mech: The horned mech is a unique fresh concept we're playing with, each auto-attack is a projectile that continues its slow trajectory in a line, damaging any units it passes through.
Phoenix Guard: An elite Arandi infantry unit, who unlike other civilization's infantry - it can fly!
Amplifier: Spellcaster with the ability to mind-control enemies for a short duration and a passive aura that spawns hallucinations of nearby allied units that have died.
Time Warper: An advanced Arandi Ship with the ability to teleport units to it and set up a phasing zone that slows time for enemies (attack speed and move speed)
Additional New Units!
Legion Dreadnought: The air counterpart to the Terror Tank is finally here. The dreadnought has a powerful (further upgradable) Bombardment ability, natural "detector" and can be customized to sense units in a large radius, teleport, and increase the power of its deadly beam attack.
Legion Rhino Rider: Our third Legion Barracks unit, Rhino Riders are selected by the Inquisitress herself. They rely on very small amounts of energy to knock-back enemies.
Valkaru Sensor Bot: Now playable, the Sensor bot offers through Valkaru the perk of early and relatively cheap surveillance and detection.
Wing'd Behemoth Redesign: The community spoke, and we listened. The Behemoth is in the process of being overhauled and its new design includes a transformation through which it morphs into a majestic creature with wings!
Protectorate "Vulture" (Final name TBD): This unit will bbe taking the place of the Avenger as we felt that Protectorate 'mech' was rather immobile and difficult to bargain for objectives with. Stay tuned as this will be released during the Alpha!
Heroes:
Mondar & Torq: These two brothers are one of a kind (2-in-1 hero). Split up, pass the hammer back and forth and use its chain lighting to electrocute all who oppose the Valkaru's will.Ā
I'olin: Triarch of the Arandi, I'olin can quickly teleport short distances, collapse space-time to create a black hole and use a powerful energy orb which returns to her to destroy her enemies.
Mera: Protectorate Commander Mera (melee) is perhaps the most agile hero in the game. She protects nearby allies via shields, and can increase her attack and movespeed during fights.
Hel: Marran General and Ambassador, Hel is the stealthiest and most precise of snipers, a strong scaling hero also equipped with a knock-back grenade to help him keep his distance.
[NEW] Mercenary unique faction bonuses:
Mercenaries are a core mechanic in ZeroSpace, Each faction will now also provide a unique passive bonus, reinforcing their identities and offering new unique avenues for play and strategy:
User Interface - Weāve completely overhauled our UI design to bring a more modern feel, and to highlight some of our mechanics. This is only our first pass and weāve got some cool things planned that we canāt wait to get implemented.
Weāre particularly interested in your feedback on the Tab Wheel, a new UI feature weāve implemented by popular demand.
Weāve made some big updates to Grell building textures to give them more detail and make them look more realistic which weāre pretty happy with - what do you think?
Sound Updates
Weāve been hard at work on an overall sound cleanup and polish pass. But the audio changes weāre really excited about are the š£ļøhundreds of new lines of voiced dialogue weāve been recording to deepen immersion and bring the game to life.
Some units now interact and express themselves based on context: attack move, patrol, hold, formation, ability use, killing an enemy unit, whether theyāre in a group or alone ā and so many more. Some hero units have over 100 unique lines!
This is a work in progress, and not all units are currently implemented, but weāre really excited about how this change makes the game feel more alive, and canāt wait to hear your feedback.
Coming Soon This Alpha:
But, of course, thatās not all. Weāre hard at work on ZeroSpace and have plans for additional content drops throughout the Alpha. Hereās what youāll be able to get your hands on. Stay tuned to the Discord and social media channels: weāll be calling on the ZeroSpace community to help us unlock some of these features and updates with shared community FLUX goals!
Survival Mode Grab a friend and gear up to see how long you can last in this action packed survival mode where the waves just keep on coming.
Campaign Prologue Coming up soon weāve got our first campaign mission and cinematics to showcase. Get ready to learn how the ZeroSpace story all begins!
And More! An additional 2v2 map! 2v2 matchmaking! Live balance updates! Bug fixes!
Thank You!
A heartfelt thank you to the entire ZeroSpace community for your support so far. Your energy keeps us invigorated to create the best game we can for RTS fans everywhere.
We recently held a community art contest in our discord which received stunning submissions including a physical diorama, and a Terror Tank themed song. Please give them some love on our in the #zerospace-art channel on Discord!
ZeroSpace February News Round-Up!
7 months ago
ā Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 09:34:52 AM
Happy February, Commanders!
Weāre here with a monster update on everything thatās been going on in the world of ZeroSpaceās development and community. Read along for an Early Alpha and Winter Bash round-up, a recap of our visit to Dreamhack, a host of development updates ā plus news on how you can vote on the 7th Mercenary Faction!
Winter Bash Wrap-Up!
The latest phase in the ZeroSpace Early Alpha ā the Winter Bash ā wrapped up with a massive $10,000 tournament casted by Wardi, CatZ, Nathanias, Tasteless, and Artosis!
In December, we brought ZeroSpace to RTSā hometown: DreamHack Atlanta. It was a rousing success ā we got to put the game in the hands of dozens of SC2 pros, commentators and luminaries, and get invaluable feedback from thousands of members of the RTS community. Check out our highlight reel to relive the hype:
Development Progress
Weāve been hard at work across the spectrum of ZeroSpaceās development. We canāt thank our Alpha players enough for their thoughtful feedback. Hereās the highlights on what weāve been working on:
Meet the Artemis
The new Protectorate air unit, the Artemis, effectively engages both air and ground targets. Its "EMP'' ability disrupts enemy forces in a line, which knocks back, slows, and drains energy from units. Equipped with three healing beams to help your army, the Artemis can simultaneously attend to multiple units, ensuring sustained combat effectiveness for allied forces
Team Colors
Weāve added in Team Colors to help with visual clarity. Now, you can easily identify which player every unit belongs to!
Weaver Rework
In its original form, the Weaver wasnāt seeing much usage, as it was hard to justify the cost for the utility gained. To address this, weāve added an aura to the Weaver that doubles friendly healing, and completely reworked the Weaverās Active ability. Its new ability āCocoonā traps the targeted unit in a cocoon, making it invulnerable, and heals if the unit is an ally.
First Look at the Rhino Rider
Gaze upon the Legionās Rhino! A swift, melee unit ideal for scouting yet relatively tanky. The Rhino's passive ability delivers a single-target knockback and bonus damage upon activation, requiring full mana to unleash its power.
Vote on the 7th Mercenary Faction
The time is here: weāre calling on our Backers to cast your votes to decide which of three possible Mercenary Factions weāll introduce!
Hop over to the ZeroSpace Discord and find the poll in the #backer-voting channel
Here are your candidates:
Sanctuary, a vital space station in the Orion Quadrant, serves as a crucial hub for cross-species medical emergencies, catering to planets lacking specialized medical expertise. Funded by a complex system of government taxes, bounties, and favors, Sanctuary relies on loyal Mercenaries, survivors indebted to its services, who often work for minimal fees. The Trade city of Jevis, located beneath Sanctuary, contributes significantly to revenue, housing the most diverse alien population in the known Galaxy.
The Endari, a subfaction of the Arandi, have tapped into the dimensional energies too often, becoming peaceful. Shunned by the main Arandi faction, they are hunted down as the Arandi claim they are possessed by creatures from the other side. Despite appearing dim-witted, the Endari possess immense powers.
The Edolians are tree-dwelling species with a slow and defensive nature. They pride themselves in their ability to gather information, infiltrate and wage an efficient war behind the remote operation of drones and covert units. They are considered cowardly by many other species.
More to Come!
Next up for ZeroSpace is the March Alpha, which will include a sneak peek of our single-player campaign, some new heroes, Arandi as a fully fledged mercenary faction, some game mode surprises weāre cooking up, and much more! The March alpha will start on the 22nd and end on April 19th.
If you're looking to join in on the fun, check out our BackerKit! You can also enter our Discords art contest for a chance to win a key for this upcoming Alpha period. The contest will close on February 29th, so make sure to submit your entries to our art contest forum!
Thank you as always for your incredible passion and support. If youād like to be notified of ZeroSpaceās release, be sure to Wishlist us on Steam!
