Starsector 0.95a Update! - Let's Play #1 - So Many NEW FEATURES! Contacts! Skill System! New Ships!

[@matthewy2j]

As a member of Sseth's merchant's guild, this pleases me.

[@arthurmorgan2861]

Shalom Friend

[@AsherGames]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@GuyAWhite-rk3se]

Shalom

[@yoloswagtron6920]

Hey hey people

[@markoerakovic9899]

@@AsherGames Any info are they working on stability that is fps issues on radeon cards? its unplayable almost on those

[@DarkRipper117]

The merchants guild is pleased with your coverage .....here are some shackles...

[@AsherGames]

That sounds super friendly and I'm sure nothing bad could possibly be coming next. Thanks!

[@DarkRipper117]

@@AsherGames stay long enough to be surprised 😏 by your friendly neighborhood african warlord...👍🙂

[@Channel-ev8yb]

@@AsherGames 😏

[@Escalusfr]

Shekkels =/= shackles...

[@GiaZera]

Du hast "Shekkels" falsch geschrieben, mein Freund

[@ShneekeyTheLost]

They changed the tutorial by removing your ability to use Transverse Jump in tutorial to close the exploit the Spiffing Britt publicized, but other than that, I don't think there were many other changes.

[@AsherGames]

I played the tutorial on a side save and the only thing I noticed that was a big divergence was the addition of the Ancyra Research Facility in the Galatia system. Unless I missed a MAJOR lore drop the first few times I played through the game, visiting there before you open the gate gives you some hushed messages about just how bad the person who broke the gate screwed up and some context for on planet riots. But otherwise the progression is the same.

[@antimattercarp2720]

@@AsherGames You access what seems to be the main campaign by doing missions for them BTW.

[@kraosdadafusfus8034]

There's actuslly a lot of hidden goodies. Even one once thought as an impossibility in the lore.

[@alexbotsama7086]

fractalsoftworks.com/2021/03/26/starsector-0-95a-release/ looks like quite a few significant changes to me

[@kraosdadafusfus8034]

I'll give you a hint. Supposedly, Phase ships larger than a cruiser are impossible.

[@elementalterror]

Well, seems like the youtube algorithm decided that i'd be playing this and watching alongside for the foreseeable future.

[@AsherGames]

Well I'll find some time to thank the robot overlords who brought you here at some point. Welcome aboard and I hope you enjoy the ride.

[@Enceos]

Starsector looks and feels like the next-level Space Rangers game.

[@AsherGames]

That's an apt comparison for sure.

[@lagrangepoint9386]

Fuck, that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

[@truegamer7245]

Remember when this game was called StarFarer? God I missed this game and I still cant believe how I managed to forget about it, so glad that it managed to pop up in my recommended today to remind me of its existence!

[@AsherGames]

Glad you're enjoying it! I only found out about it last year so I'm a latecomer to it. But my thoughts were seriously "where has this been in my life?"

[@Bradley_UA]

Lol, when was it called starfield?

[@truegamer7245]

@@Bradley_UA around 2012 if I remember correctly, could be 2015 for all I know

[@truegamer7245]

@Mihan Mihan OH SHIT, RIGHT, ya let me fix that. bro thanks for that, i would have never seen that typo in a million years!

[@milanstevic8424]

I really loved that name, bought it at that time, but someone dropped a trademark claim or sth starsector is just too generic for my taste, but I got used to it I guess

[@Teck_1015]

Just found this playlist after hearing about starsectors update. Can't wait to see the new stuff and efficient ways to Mount & Blade in space :)

[@AsherGames]

Welcome aboard. I can't promise total efficiency but I do learn a lot from my mistakes. There's a lot of great stuff written in the comment sections for the videos that should be helpful if you're trying to come up to speed on the game.

[@GravitasZero]

Just got into starsector, and I am so happy to have found this gem of a game. It is simply so good. I hope the mods get updated for this new version, I really want to try some of those cool looking mods

[@AsherGames]

There's definitely some great mods, especially the ever famous Nexerelin total conversion mod along with custom factions. But definitely get used to the vanilla game first. There's a lot here to learn and a lot here to do.

[@HughMansonMD]

Nexerelin 👌

[@SubaruSamurai]

Recently got into SS for the first time last week and I'm blown away by how fun it is, I'm always thinking of how to improve my fleet or my next trade route. This video was a fun watch as well, keep up the good work. 👍

[@AsherGames]

Thanks and I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. There's definitely multiple avenues to explore in improving your fleet, and I really like the freedom this game gives you instead of forcing you to do just one thing.

[@fergusmacrae7590]

Just bought the game yesterday, thanks for pumping these videos out, I'm learning as I go watching this playthrough :)

[@AsherGames]

Thanks. hope you enjoy

[@sjoerddz]

hell yeah dude lets go, started playing this game 2 days before the update and still playing that version. Watching your series to learn the new version in advance for when I do make the jump!

[@AsherGames]

Awesome! Hopefully you can pick up a lot of good stuff so that when you move to the new update you can hit the ground running.

[@oculardegenerate3254]

This video is the only reason I new to check for this update. I've been playing .9 for months, .95a is a lot better. The AI is much formidable and engaging Edit: The story point system is absolutely fantastic and the flavor additions are excellent

[@AsherGames]

Story points are definitely my favorite addition to the game. It gives you so much freedom to do stuff you might not otherwise be able to do.

[@jalomcurameng530]

When I first heard your voice, I thought you were Mathas from Mathas games lol. Great starsector video with the new update!

[@AsherGames]

Thanks for the kind words. It's good to know that I can be mistaken for someone who's partially known for his voice. Now I'm wondering if Mathias has ever played Starsector...

[@jalomcurameng530]

@@AsherGames he has made a few starsector videos before from the previous version with his storytelling style presentation

[@ColinTimmins]

I thought that too when I heard his voice. Very similar. =]

[@Ragmon1]

Same here.

[@StardragonEX2]

Nice game, I think I'm really gonna buy it. KZbin recommend me this video. I didn't know this game existed, specially because I just buy games on Steam almost all the time.

[@AsherGames]

Yeah, I have a feeling this game will get really big once it does get listed on Steam. But it's kind of like RimWorld in that way -- a lot of people end up hearing about it by word of mouth but really enjoy it. I hope you enjoy it as well.

[@MortenErCrazy]

welp, i know what im doing for the next couple months

[@AsherGames]

Agreed. This was a very pleasant "have a nice weekend surprise" for me. There's so much to do even if I'm playing unmodded.

[@Boon2Dock]

Galatia academy has a very deep (and profitable) storyline. I can really boost you into the midgame if one knows where to invest the money.

[@AsherGames]

I'll keep a look out for that. I haven't read any spoilers or anything but I did notice some interesting dialogue when I did play through the tutorial on a side save. Correct me if I'm wrong but it's a new addition to 0.95, right?

[@Boon2Dock]

@@AsherGames Yes, I played through a lot of the quest line and It is a centerpiece of the update.

[@AsherGames]

@@Boon2Dock Excellent. I look forward to it because the little tease that you can get in the tutorial piqued my interest.

[@ecokecok1376]

Well this video popped in recommendations while I was watching a record of my lectures.. But I will be back to watch it for sure

[@AsherGames]

I'm not sure how I got recommended alongside lectures but I'll take it! Enjoy!

[@10101001100111001011]

The marine's experience is here again? Wow, i came to know Starsector like a year or something ago and couldn't experience the "crew/marines ranks" hope this is a neat comeback

[@AsherGames]

There's definitely a lot I'm still learning about the new update but it would be nice to see Crew and Marines diverge and would be interesting to see Marines rank up.

[@10101001100111001011]

Alex take that away because couldn't handle all the errors and bugs that came with different ranks, maybe we'll see it again in the future like it was before

[@richardvaldes3959]

I used to love the crew ranks

[@kaptainkraze1954]

Came across this game recently and just purchased it. Awesome fun and can't wait to see what the future holds!

[@AsherGames]

Enjoy! There's so much to dive into!

[@Polar_Onyx]

from what I've seen the new story (and new ships) are only discoverable by following the tutorial and talking to the officer at the bar at Jangala, he gives you more missions later on. I think you might be able to check now but if he doesn't show up then you will have to restart.

[@AsherGames]

I guess we'll have to see. I haven't read too much into the new story content to not spoil it for myself but it feels like it would be a major oversight to make anyone who skips the tutorial miss it when there are so many returning players.

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

Just got this game yesterday, It runs incredibly smooth, I'm really enjoying the early game-play.

[@AsherGames]

Thanks! Enjoy your play through and take your time. There's nothing wrong with starting slow and just wandering around on Easy difficulty.

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

@@AsherGames I have a habit of jumping in on the higher difficulty settings, I’ve been playing video games since 1984, some old habits are hard to break, but I am having a total blast.

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

@@AsherGames Keep making your videos. They are very good and I enjoy watching them.

[@adamstevenputrus5673]

Love the game will be watching your entire playthrough brother

[@AsherGames]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy your own play through as well!

[@miguelgordillo3257]

About to dive into this. I don't know how I've never heard of this game. Using Seth's code to try it but I'll def be dropping cash if I like it.

[@AsherGames]

It's well worth the purchase. Have fun!

[@NicholasBrakespear]

Oh god... I only just started playing Rollercoaster Tycoon 2, barely remembering to eat. Been a while since I played this... now I'm going to have to play it again. Last time I didn't emerge for a solid month. I'm doomed.

[@AsherGames]

You're only doomed if you side with the Hegemony. Enjoy the new content! There's a lot of it.

[@jessebudge8272]

Love the vid👍🏻👍🏻

[@AsherGames]

Thanks!

[@GuyAWhite-rk3se]

KZbin recommended you to me I like what I see so far keep up the good work bro.

[@AsherGames]

Thanks for sticking around and I'm glad to have you. Enjoy!

[@GuyAWhite-rk3se]

@@AsherGames I gotta ask did you take your youtube name from the pather planet in-game?

[@AsherGames]

@@GuyAWhite-rk3se The Pathers stole it from me, obviously. In truth, since I put this at the start of my last Starsector series, I got the name from an old ZZT game series called Chrono Wars. ZZT was a MS DOS shareware game making program that I found on AOL back in the day published by Tim Sweeny of then Epic Megagames. Last I heard Mr. Sweeny's doing pretty well now, but the name Asher Wells comes from ZZT.

[@GuyAWhite-rk3se]

@@AsherGames Oh ok I didnt game much when I was younger and what I did play was when I was in kindergarten to 3rd grade all I remember is red alert, fallout, and starcraft.

[@DmytroBogdan]

This game need to come to Steam

[@danielbudney7825]

I do love this game. It hurts me to watch you put a Flux Distributor on a ship, though. You should read the tooltip sometime.

[@chillax319]

With this update. Two years later I finally got into actually learning more about how to play this game and...you know, play in it. First time I got sucked too hard into mods and got overwhelmed even more by my lack of strong will of not go "ooh that faction looks fun, ooh this one too, ooh what this does....". So yeah. Mods are downloaded but turned off now.....

[@AsherGames]

Congratulations! There's definitely a lot to do but there's also plenty of value in just choosing one thing and riding it as far as it will go. Sometimes analysis paralysis can just be a bunch of good choices.

[@chillax319]

@@AsherGames I suppose adding, like 4 new factions and nexerlin mod that pretty much overhauls how factions work was not a smart move even 2 years ago for a newbie : p

[@davidbass6780]

I accepted a bounty. Flew to the area and it even said which specific planet to look around at. Saw the bounty ships, just, they were derelicts. Both ships in the bounty were the only two that were derelict. Suspicious...

[@yuyoshi1602]

Hey hey people, sseth here

[@yers7638]

I can't believe that i discover this game in a KZbin comment section

[@AsherGames]

The gold is in the comments... sometimes... maybe. But welcome aboard!

[@sterlingbradford7454]

Great content! Keep it up.

[@AsherGames]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm definitely having a lot of fun so far.

[@avatharbehemoth]

as soon as i saw this vid i updated the game. i think ill start a new game :)

[@AsherGames]

Have fun. There's a lot of new and interesting stuff out there.

[@l3lackoutsMedia]

How did i miss out on this gem for so long?

[@AsherGames]

It's one of those great games that hasn't had any marketing outside of word of mouth. I hope it gets a big push once the developer intends to release it on Steam. The game deserves all the praise it gets.

[@dennissluijk1789]

@@AsherGames do you know when they want to release it on steam? I don't have paypal so i can't get the game right now, but it looks really fun.

[@Bradley_UA]

There was an update!!! Oooooooooo thanks for the video Although I have to point out the guy in the video seems to be completely clueless, he the first battle he was wondering if he can fight it or not, while having a cruiser and three destroyers against a destroyer, and then didn't understand the outnumbered enemy is fleeing, and then didn't understand a thing about how weapons work or that a high tech cruised outfluxes a low tech destroyer with no effort... So yeah, not impressed, but still thanks for the news.

[@AsherGames]

I appreciate the feedback, although I wouldn't exactly call myself clueless. Still, I'm always looking to improve my play. If you're looking to watch someone with a bit more experience running a 0.95a save I'd recommend Wadestar -- he's been doing Starsector for awhile and is currently going the Pirate route.

[@elperronimo]

Starsector modded is still 10x better than this release unfortunately, in fact the game has been done for months now thanks to them. nevertheless, happy to see a new update even if the development is going so slowly

[@AsherGames]

Agree, mods add so much to the base game. However, with the blistering rate that hotfixes are being pushed out, the mods will definitely have to wait.

[@Capt.Steele]

One of the great things about this update is that it adds a significant amount of quality of life improvements, as well as tools and increased accessibility for modders, so I'm looking forward to the new generation of mods that will come out from this.

[@AsherGames]

@@Capt.Steele agreed, there are fantastic mods out there for Starsector and I look forward to diving into them after this play through.

[@rpscorp9457]

Nexelerin is the only must have imo, but theres several other high priority mods that have significant QoL features, like stations and terraforming.

[@hamnporkgamer]

Awesome

[@AsherGames]

Hope you enjoy!

[@gabriel7037]

How has the black market been made riskier, exactly? I still buy/sell almost exclusively from them and haven't gotten in any real trouble

[@AsherGames]

I think I kind of overestimated it starting out, however, eventually if I keep trading as I have been I do get more inspection patrols following me and wanting to search me. It does become more frequent. And then sometimes they'll "scan" your ships and then damage one of your ships if they don't find anything. It's easily repaired, just annoying.

[@gabriel7037]

@@AsherGames I've had that one too, it was cool having an interaction that wasn't just an NPC going "I'm slightly angry now". Maybe I'm getting lucky though, sure I'm getting scanned a lot, but nothing bad comes from it

[@spartan456]

@@gabriel7037 Late to the party, but I haven't noticed any weird changes with the black market either. I've traded enough harvested organs to repopulate entire colonies and not a single peep from any patrols. I'm pretty sure it's actually identical to the way it used to be. The only time patrols ever gave me any crap in the previous version is if I accidentally traded on the black market while the transponder was on, or if I got caught by a patrol who ran into me while my transponder was off. The likelihood and frequency of patrols intercepting you is directly proportional to your suspicion. Trading on the black market with the transponder on instantly raises suspicion, and the more transactions you perform, the higher the suspicion goes. Getting caught with your transponder off does the same thing. Higher suspicion, higher chances of being stopped or intercepted by patrols. When I was still new to the whole game I would frequently get caught with my transponder off, so I remember constantly dodging patrols (because I was already suspicious just by virtue of being stopped so many times with the space equivalent of a broken tail light). But I eventually got really good at figuring out the best ways to time when you shut it off and when you turn it on, and I guess I still remember how best to do it because I haven't had to deal with any patrols at all so far.

[@grealy13]

this game is fucking sick!

[@AsherGames]

Agreed. It's really good and I'm not tired of it yet. Not even close.

[@bryan0x05]

psst *looks around* would you be interested in some space heroin?

[@AsherGames]

Dunno, you got any kidneys? And maybe a few meters of nerve tissue?

[@justonesnelson1263]

Games improperly named, should be called supply sector as a large part of the start game is just running missions to get supplies so you can have enough supplies to go and grind more supplies

[@AsherGames]

Resource management is definitely something that you get used to at the start. If you feel like you're burning too many supplies early, definitely park some of your bigger ships at an abandoned space station so that you can give yourself some breathing room. You can run exploration missions with a very lightweight fleet, or you can flip goods between planets to build up a cash stockpile early on. Both strategies are viable and shouldn't put TOO much of a strain on a lightweight fleet's supply count.

[@justonesnelson1263]

@@AsherGames some very good advice and don't get me wrong I'm fully addicted and invested into this game but my advice to new players is its a game that's easy to play but difficult to master.

[@janicmeier1]

do some bounty hunting missions most there are 2 at the same region your fleet is to big to make money whith long journey missions or leave some at the storage

[@AsherGames]

I like stacking missions as together and trying to run in the same direction when I can.

[@ColinTimmins]

You sir have good taste, a sub from me. Great video.

[@AsherGames]

Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad you're enjoying so far.

[@Weslykan]

I like the gameplay but you need to read a bit more carefully because you're mistaking hegemony bounties that give you rep with them for pirate bounties that give you negative rep. You took the good bounty and left the pirate one

[@AsherGames]

Thanks for th kind words and the feedback. I definitely got my wires crossed there and I'll do my best to pay more attention. I'm kinda in info overload as is at the moment.

[@casslane3932]

iv never got mods to work with this game but i had the most fun ever in a space game as a smuggler you truly feel like a criminal scum bag so fun

[@AsherGames]

Yeah, smuggling definitely feels like you're doing something illegal. It's really satisfying when you know the patrol picket is coming after you but you can just outrun them before they catch up.

[@casslane3932]

@@AsherGames yep or better yet get make them corrupt plus while it is a great way of making money it isnt super easy at the start

[@rpscorp9457]

mods are extremely easy to install...have you ever been to the discord?

[@casslane3932]

@@rpscorp9457 no my freind installed them and told me its a ram issue so i changed how much ram my computer gave star sector and it did work but the game only lasted 10 mins before it crashed im sure after covid my freind can see what iv done wrong hes way better with this stuff than i am actualy recomended this game its brilliant best one on the market

[@rpscorp9457]

@@casslane3932 Those settings are controlled it the vprams file, which you will need notebook++ to edit and configure. By default the game only uses enough memory and page file to run the base game itself, without mods. The more mods you add, the more memory you will need. I set mine from 1536 to 24000. Dont edit the VPram file though without reading a tutorial on it.

[@jmp01a24]

You should check out ELITE. Its a space trader game classic.

[@AsherGames]

That's one of those games that has been on my radar for awhile (even picked it up for free off of the Epic Games Store) but I just haven't brought myself to install yet.

[@jmp01a24]

@@AsherGames The newest version is really good, but the original came out in 1984 for the BBC home computer. On a cassette if I am not mistaken.

[@meat1590]

Oh shit it got updated.

[@AsherGames]

Yup, it's good!

[@artyomgunard4491]

FINALLY

[@AsherGames]

And the update is well worth the wait.

[@ikermittmann2041]

Good stuff! Just started playing starsector around a week ago and I'm pretty much clueless around ships and combat. Should I reset my world for this update??? Looking forward for this series!

[@AsherGames]

The update has a lot of new stuff so if you're still learning the game there's no hard in cutting bait and just learning from the newest version. Best advice I can give for combat is to do the in game tutorials, don't outrun your support, and try your best to never get overloaded. Good luck!

[@mendozakoby]

Imo, use autopilot until you get a capital-class ship Big ship means mistakes are more forgiving, they're often slower too so you get the hang of manoeuvering

[@GeneralFuct]

I believe the saves are incompatible anyway.

[@Tanth1982]

A comment for the captain!

[@AsherGames]

Thanks!

[@Akideoni]

Finally

[@AsherGames]

There's very few games where I'll wait two years for a content drop but Starsector is definitely one of them.

[@Akideoni]

@@AsherGames its definately worth the wait... with the system finally more streamline, oh the additional plots..

[@noodlerat7191]

Yo super cool video good job man. Whats the mod for more avatars? (If its a mod) new to the channel :p

[@AsherGames]

Thanks! I'm pretty sure it's just one of the portrait packs on the fractal softworks forums. I don't remember the name right now though.

[@elQueFaltaba]

Oh! 0.95 already!? How do I update my game? I don't recall it having an auto-update feature and it's not in Steam yet ..

[@AsherGames]

There's no auto-update. You just need to download the new client from the Factal Softworks website. I ended up doing a new install on an SSD instead of using my old install on my old hard drive, but you should be safe pointing the exe to install over your old game files to update.

[@_BRawlR_]

I don't understand this game well but it seems cool

[@AsherGames]

It's definitely one of those games you can immerse yourself into and just go with the flow. Technically you can win by destroying everyone else. But you can also just exist in a world that's constantly trying to kill you. It's fun.

[@_BRawlR_]

@@AsherGames I refuse to play on easy but I failed the tutorial lol

[@AsherGames]

@@_BRawlR_ I've failed the tutorial as well. turns out that starter fight or other potential fights can be really tough especially if you do a random start

[@Leverquin]

is galaxy random generated?

[@AsherGames]

In the base game there is a set of core worlds in the middle of the map that are always going to be in pretty much the same locations with the same factions controlling planets. But beyond those core worlds, all of those systems are randomly generated.

[@blazzinghastevelasco5814]

I love the game! Where can I buy this? Its not available in steam :(

[@jacobhecht4473]

google Star Sector or Fractal Softworks and it should be the first result

[@karlshaner2453]

The game is not on steam?

[@AsherGames]

Not until the 1.0 release. For now you can purchase directly from the developer Fractal Softworks

[@RebelAstronaut55]

There will be a steam version for this game?

[@AsherGames]

At some point I believe there will be. But this game is a lot like Rimworld in that right now it's under development and only available for direct purchase from the Fractal Softworks. It's worth getting now in its current state if you can swing it.

[@RebelAstronaut55]

@@AsherGames I already purchased it. I saw that this game has a lot of potential and I decided to buy it and with this I can help for the development. Thank you for the reply. Kind Regards,

[@RebelAstronaut55]

@@AsherGames And one more think you you could help. Do you know if there are some mods for this game.

[@dontaccoll]

so we have cryptovolcanic worlds, how cool is it

[@AsherGames]

It's cooler than being cool!

[@zacheryeckard3051]

@@AsherGames Could even say it's ice cold.

[@rpscorp9457]

if you used the planetary mods, weve had them for over a year:). Alex incorporated a lot of mods made by the community.

[@AsherGames]

@@zacheryeckard3051 alright alright alright alright

[@AsherGames]

@@rpscorp9457 I love it when Devs work with the modding community. I think I had just gotten used to those kind of planets from a mod so I didn't think a second thought about it. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@ikko93]

Ther problem is still the lack of Ships and new Weapons.... I mean really after such a long time still no more. Makes no sense to me, New Faction can be addet later but at least give us something, I mean iam happy that at least the modder do the most of the work so the Game dont gets boring. If you need Inspiring Content look at all the Mods.

[@Slanderbot]

Aw no mods :c

[@AsherGames]

It was a conscious decision. I started this series the day 0.95a dropped, so I didn't want to constantly have to fight mods breaking. There will be a very modded series in the future though.

[@gameplaysuffering1620]

[REDACTED]

[@AsherGames]

[Laser Noise Intensifies]

[@TheBest-cs7qg]

starseco

[@AsherGames]

It's good stuff!

[@dr.lexwinter8604]

Jesus dude, your audio is terrible. Watch your levels. That intro was ear bleed.

[@AsherGames]

It's weird. I don't know if I'm just listening to things differently or have things set differently but I don't usually get complaints about my audio anymore since I got a new microphone last year and did work to make sure that when I was streaming the audio and game volume were balanced enough. But when I do get complaints, it's binary. It's either things are fine or things are awful and ear crushing. I still haven't found a setting that works for everyone, and it isn't helped when I have to use something like WebEx for work and it automatically sets the gain on my mic to 100. That's not what happened here though. Pretty sure what happened here was that I was excited because I just happened to catch the new update drop while I had an hour window to record between finishing work early and picking up my kids from school. My settings hadn't changed from when I been recording my old Starsector series. I was just louder than normal. Sorry it ended up falling into the ear stabbing spectrum for you.

[@Cenourafnord]

Até 2030 sai a versão 1.0, está pior que Game of Thrones.