STARMANCER ROADMAP UPDATE

Fuel management would have added yet another layer of resource management, it would have created nasty situations of stranded ships, it would have made the economy less stable, and warfare would have had even great risks of breaking the game. The second item, fuel systems, did not get nearly as much work, and was dropped when it became clear it wasn't in line with what players wanted. The story sectors have been made a regular part of the game and can be explored for research points. Ultimately, we decided the work on the economy was much more needed, and larger than anticipated. We never had a clear plan on how it would have played out, but we started creating story-focused areas, and we had various ideas about new enemies that would pop up.

The first dropped feature, the story, was planned as an optional, long-term quest chain toward end-game action. Both elements were initially outlined, but were not implemented. While we're happy at Deimos Games with the state of the game, I have to recognize that two large planned features didn't make it to the final game - a planned storyline, and a fuel management system.

STARMANCER ROADMAP UPDATE

In short, every aspect of the game has seen an update - all of them based on player feedback.

New economy tools, including a transaction log, company finances.

New combat model with a quick-play skirmish mode.

Modular station complex to easily organize your production.

Upgraded stations with larger models and better docking.

We entered Early Access with a small and vague roadmap, planning on a few months of updates before a final release but we underestimated just how many ideas our players would have. We've released no less than twenty updates since August last year, some small, some huge. As an empire-building singleplayer game, you control a spacefaring company that could rule an entire planetary system - if you can make it happen. Helium Rain is a realistic space sim that blends trading, strategy, and realistic spaceflight action. Now, the time has come for a final release on Steam, as a polished and complete game. It's been more than a year since we announced our release into Early Access, and it's been more than four years since we started working on our realistic space sim. The game will ship with support for 4K rendering, supersampling, high-quality shading and post-processing effects. Helium Rain is built with Unreal Engine 4 and targets the most powerful gaming rigs. You can choose your colors, and of course, you can fly every ship in the game. You can customize the most important parts of your ships - your main engines, attitude control thrusters and weapons. It's up to you to decide if you will trade resources, start wars, or just avoid trouble. Helium Rain gives you an empire to build, but you will need to claim it for yourself, and defend it against your competitors. The planet is a near-infinite source of fuel, her orbits a swarm of asteroids, her irradiated moons a silent threat. The massive gas giant Nema is your new home. Most of our ships have more than thirty individual parts ! One planet, many enemies Aim for engines to pin down your enemies, or send them spinning around by destroying power stations. Every thruster on your ship plays a role. Your ships have generators, radiators, weapons, engines, cargo bays or life support systems - they all work together. We want to build a world that feels real.

Customize your ship, change your equipment, buy new gear.

Do as you please, whether you want to become a wealthy merchant or a fierce pilot.

Fly any ship of your fleet, including fighters, freighters or capital ships.

Helium Rain is a realistic space simulation game.

Take command of your ships, create your empire.

Starmancer roadmap