ZeroSpace November Update: DreamHack, Early Alpha Details, Development Progress & More!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Dec 07, 2023 at 10:23:39 AM

ZEROSPACE WILL BE AT DREAMHACK ATLANTA!

(December 15-17)

We couldn't pass up the chance to be at DreamHack Atlanta - an event near and dear to the RTS community's heart. Come play ZeroSpace before anyone else at our booth, and watch pros battle it out for the first time. 

• Play ZeroSpace!
• Mercenary Faction Showcase
• Pro Showmatches
• Chat with the Developers

EARLY ALPHA & NEW YEAR'S EVENT!

(December 18-24, January 5-15)

Join us for the ZeroSpace early alpha! We’ll be kicking things off with an initial testing period just after DreamHack. We’re also excited to announce that after a short holiday break we’ll have our first ever ZeroSpace live event in January!

The December segment will include matchmaking, vs A.I., custom games with friends, & 2v2!

For Backers at the Stellar Warlord level or higher, watch your emails for a Steam key soon!

New Year's Event

The Live Event in January will launch with additional features such as:

• Leaderboards
• Achievements
• Daily goals

You’ll be able to gain points and earn prizes! You’re also invited to’ll also be able to  live stream and share your experience playing the game throughout the January event!

Early Alpha Tournament!

To top it all off, we’ll be commemorating the event with an Official ZeroSpace Early Alpha Tournament! The tournament will have open sign-ups with priority given based on MMR. Stay tuned as we’ll have more details about the event and the tournament as we get closer!

If you or your friends are interested in joining the alpha testing experience and missed the original Kickstarter campaign, you can still support us on BackerKit and gain access to Early Alpha!

Otherwise, wishlist us on Steam to be notified of ZeroSpace's release!

NEW JUNGLE TILESET

This is still a work in progress, but we're too excited not to share!

MULTIPLAYER

We’ve been hard at work refining our Multiplayer experience! Here’s just a few exciting items we’ve been working on:

Attack Based Energy System:

This is an alternative to traditional energy systems where you gain energy passively, instead, you’ll gain energy by attacking. While this isn’t a final feature, our initial testing has gone well and we’re excited about the possibilities it brings us (such as balancing abilities via attack speed and range). This lets us have powerful abilities that don’t feel imbalanced, as the difficulty involved in unlocking them serves as a balancing factor.

2v2:

We’ve been busy testing out 2v2s, figuring out map elements that suit the game mode, potential win conditions, and how different faction abilities work with each other.

One of the main challenges we’ve faced is readability, so we’re attempting to address this by adding team colors and changing minimap icons.

Refining Grell:

While we’re feeling good with the Grell overall, there’s a few units we’re looking into re-designing. The main unit we’re looking at is the Skrelling. Previously, the Skrelling was a simple air unit that fired projectiles for small damage.

Currently, we’re testing several iterations of the Skrelling, one of which being the Skrelling Swarm. This is a costlier, fast swarm with iterations being tested to go between air and land depending on its target. This would make the Skrelling better specialized in combat against small numbers of units, making it great to pick-off reinforcements. Although very exciting, we would like some additional time to flesh this build out, and it may not be ready during the Alpha playtesting.

ART

Our art team has been doing some amazing work! Since you’ve last seen, they’ve worked on everything from animations, adding details to the characters, sets for the campaign, to the jungle tileset you’ve seen above.

THANK YOU!

We greatly appreciate all of the support we have received from the community so far, and we are so excited to continue showing you our work!

Please help spread the word about ZeroSpace to your friends, and don’t forget to Wishlist Us On Steam & Join Our Discord!

- The Starlance Team

Check Out Cataclismo! Plus: New Unit Videos & Discord Roles Update
over 2 years ago – Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 08:33:05 AM

Greetings, Commanders! A few updates for you this fine Tuesday:

First up: check out Cataclismo, which just went live on Kickstarter! The RTS renaissance continues, and we’ve had our eye on this particularly innovative spin on our beloved genre:

About the Game: "Cataclismo is a gloomy mix of real-time strategy and tower defense featuring LEGO-like construction. Click pieces together to creatively build fortresses and defend against the waves of Horrors that emerge from a dangerous mist. Rebuild humanity through a story of hope, resilience, and community from the creators of Moonlighter and The Mageseeker - A League of Legends Story."

The team at Digital Sun Games were big supporters of ZeroSpace during our Kickstarter, and we’re excited to root them on at the beginning of their campaign! Give them a look and consider backing Cataclismo.

ZeroSpace Video Round-Up

As we prepare for Early Alpha in December, we’re also continuing to put together more video content showing off the factions, units, and features of ZeroSpace. Here are a couple vids you might have missed on our YouTube channel!

An overview of the Weaver - a Grell spellcaster capable of mending allies and trapping enemies:

And here’s the Strider, a Protectorate fortress-on-the-move, serving as a mobile bunker:

Discord Roles & Updates

Finally, make sure to join the Discord if you haven’t already, and check your Kickstarter messages for our note where we requested your Discord username so we can grant you the correct roles on the server.

Currently, we’ve delivered the “Backer” role for everyone who filled out the survey (and had joined the server as of last Friday), and moving forward, we’ll be granting the Backer and Alpha/Beta access roles based on your pledge level. Role grants will take place each Friday in October, so make sure to fill out the survey and join the Discord.

We’ll be holding community events, starting with a Halloween costume contest this month, so come join the fun!

More soon. <3

-The Starlance Team

Heads Up! Discord Backer Role Survey Incoming
over 2 years ago – Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 01:35:38 PM

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500k down! 🥳 Just hours to go. THANK YOU!
over 2 years ago – Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 08:50:27 PM

Wow. With your help, we've smashed through $500,000 in Kickstarter funding for ZeroSpace, and we can't thank you enough for helping us deliver on our vision for the game.

With that, you've unlocked a seventh mercenary faction, and Kickstarter backers will get to VOTE to choose. We'll be showing you concept art and in-game unit art so that you can decide which faction we include for the launch. Watch for details on that vote soon!

Can we hit $550k before the deadline? If we do, your support will guarantee an additional CAMPAIGN ENDING that the backer community will get to vote on, as well. 

The RTS renaissance is here. Your support helps guarantee a rich future for fans of the genre.

7th Faction Vote and Arandi Faction Reveal — Kickstarter Ends in Under 48 Hours!
over 2 years ago – Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 12:02:30 PM

Greetings Commanders,

Time is running out! We're down to the final 48 hours before our Kickstarter campaign comes to a close. This is the critical moment where every contribution can tip the scale, helping us deliver an unprecedented, next-gen RTS experience.

In exciting news, we're thrilled to reveal the Arandi Faction to you all. That's not all — we're updating our 500k Stretch Goal. Now, it will be a community vote to determine the 7th Merc Faction, giving you a voice in choosing from at least three distinct options.

If you haven't yet seized the chance to be part of this game-changing experience, now's the moment. And for those who have, amplify your impact by spreading the word to friends and fellow gamers. Each dollar pledged brings us one step closer to realizing a revolutionary RTS that the community deserves. 

Wishlisting ZeroSpace on Steam has a big impact. It's how we gain organic visibility—the more wishlists we get, the more attention Steam directs our way. Just a few clicks can make a real difference. If you haven't already, please wishlist us, and maybe encourage your friends to do the same. Join the conversation on Discord to stay updated!

Wishlist Link to share:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/1605850/ZeroSpace/

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/zerospace 

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Arandi Lore:

“Beyond the boundaries of familiar space, the Arandi Empire stands as a testament to time and knowledge. Living far beyond mankind's domains, the Arandi are the oldest known empire in the galaxy.

As a civilization, the Arandi have reached self-sustaining levels to where the expansion of their borders is trivial and exceedingly uninteresting to them. Instead, they like to explore the cosmos; meeting new sentient life-forms and learning their ways, with the hope to bond together in celebration of their common origin as children of the stars. The Arandi are unmistakable in appearance, with flowing tendrils used in varied tasks, some as complex as connecting to and operating advanced technological machinery.

The Arandi's mastery over interdimensional energy is a marvel to behold. With it, they reshape the very fabric of existence—warping physical objects or traveling vast distances in the blink of an eye; there are whispers that the Arandi have even found a way to escape death. Yet, this formidable power is shrouded in secrecy, zealously guarded by their leadership trio, the Triarchs. Their relationship with the Endari, kin who share a similar energy mastery, is fraught with tension and distrust, casting a complex web of interstellar politics.

While their pursuits are largely peaceful and introspective, one should not be fooled. The Arandi's military, though rarely venturing beyond their borders, possesses technological might that remains unrivaled, serving as a silent reminder of their dominion in the galaxy.“