Category Development News

Dev Diary, Development News, Patches, Updates

ISG Dev Diary #19: 1.5 Beta Update available on unstable Steam/GOG branch

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Hello everyone!

We may have been a bit silent for the past few months, but rest assured, it was for good reason :) This dev diary’s topic is about the new and free! 1.5 major update; the improvements and what it brings new to the table.

Let’s explore some of the major changes of 1.5 Beta, and later on you can check out the details of the update and try it for yourself and offer your feedback to the Devs!

New Galaxy Shapes

This was a highly popular feature request by the community, and it finally makes it in for 1.5. On top of the squarish shape the game offered, we now also have Elliptical, Ring and Spiral-shaped galaxies!

It’s nice and pleasing to the eye to see different galaxy shapes, but even more interesting are the new gameplay dynamics that should emerge from the different galaxy...

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Nov 04, 2022
Development News, Expansions / DLC, News & Announcements

Interstellar Space: Genesis free update 1.2 and Natural Law expansion released!

Hello everyone,

we have two big news today!

Free update to version 1.2

Interstellar Space: Genesis’s free 1.2 update is now live for everyone! The update has been on the unstable branch for a while to make sure it would be ready for prime-time in the best shape possible. Testing went very well and we’re confident we’re in a very good shape. Thanks to everyone who played the unstable build and provided feedback!

Version 1.2 adds lot of new features, important QoL improvements, balance changes and bug fixes, many of which in response to player feedback...

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Nov 18, 2020
Development News, Updates

Interstellar Space: Genesis 1.1 Released!

Hello everyone!

Version 1.1 of Interstellar Space: Genesis is finally here, and is now available for everyone!!

This is massive free! update that takes the game to a whole new level, both in terms of gameplay and especially the looks ;) And, to commemorate this big achievement we’re launching a special promotion today where the game will be on sale with a 34% off discount for the next few days.

You can find the full change log for this big update below. For now, here’s the 1.1 trailer.

Version 1.1 is now available on Steam, Humble and Itch.io.

Compatibility note: Saves from previous versions are not compatible with 1.1. Also, custom races designed with previous versions will not work with this version and may cause game corruption...

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Apr 10, 2020
Development News, Patches

Updated to 1.0.7 – New automation options, colony base, AI improvements and much more!

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Hello everyone!

The 1.0.7 major update is here! And with it comes a host of new features, improvements, balance changes and several bug fixes.

This is a huge one. The highlights are the new automation options: – automated remote exploration, colony automation and automatic ship designs features. There’s also new galaxy configuration settings (including a star distance option), improved empire borders, AI improvements, the much requested Colony Base feature!, new leader skills, balance changes and much, much more.

The update is now available on Steam, Humble Bundle and Itch.io.

Compatibility note: The saves from 1.0.6 are not compatible with this new version, so you must start new games to experience the new update. As usual, if you find any issues please let us know. Check here for the b...

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Dec 19, 2019
Development News, News & Announcements

Quick Update #6 – Working on the 1.0.5 Patch

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Hello everyone,

just a quick update to let you know what we’re currently working on and when you can expect the next update to be released.

Quick preview on what you can expect from the 1.0.5 patch:

  • New production and research speed options (can be set individually for all players)
  • Improved map paths/lines (new visual animations and option to show only important fleet destinations)
  • Significant AI improvements in the higher difficulty levels (AI is expected to research better military technology, especially in times of war, refit their ships more often, build more and better equipped ships, send bigger and better balanced fleets for raids and invasions and their tactics will be improved in combat)
  • Battle Pods special system will offer more space to ship designs
  • Several balance changes
  • Per...
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Sep 20, 2019
Development News, News & Announcements

Interstellar Space: Genesis 1.0 Released!

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Hello everyone!

This is the day! We finally arrived! I’ve just hit the button to release Interstellar Space: Genesis 1.0. Thank you to everyone! We could haven’t made it without everyone who pre-ordered the game and provided feedback. You guys and gals were fantastic. Some of you have pre-ordered ISG about two years ago when it was still very unfinished and very ugly. Now, I believe the swan has grown and is now more beautiful, but it still has a lot of room to grow and evolve.

Here’s the game’s launch trailer that you can watch here:

You can buy the game on Steam, or DRM-free through the Humble widget (directly from our official site), Humble Bundle and Itch.io. You also get a Steam key when you buy from Humble widget, Humble store or Itch.io...

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Jul 25, 2019
Development News, Releases

Alpha 2a Released!

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Hello everyone!

We’ve just released Alpha 2a, which is an update to Alpha 2 released last week. This update adds a few new and important features, improved the diplomatic AI in some aspects and resolved a few major issues that were raised while playing Alpha 2. See all the changes in the release note below.

The update is available in the main branch of both Steam and Humble! For instructions on how to play the latest build please go here. On Steam you need to OPT out from the Beta branch and set to the “NONE – Opt out of all Beta programs” (if you did not opt in for the Beta unstable branch before you just need to open Steam, wait for ISG to be updated and off you go!). If you pre-ordered the game you can check how to get your Steam key here...

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Jun 20, 2019
Development News, Releases

Alpha 2 now available in the unstable branch!

Hello everyone!

We’re now releasing Alpha 2 to all of our backers! And, we’re pleased to announce that the game is now feature complete. This means that all the gameplay and AI are in now.

For instructions on how to play the latest build go here. On Steam you need to go to the Betas tab and set to the “unstable – Unstable Beta branch for Testing” branch. To unlock the unstable branch just insert the password interstellarsg in the field: “Enter beta access code to unlock private betas”. If you pre-ordered the game you can check how to get your Steam key here. On Humble, you have two branches to choose to download the game from. Just choose the download from the “Unstable” branch.

Since the last release in December of 2018, we resolved many issues and implemented many changes according to ...

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Jun 11, 2019
Dev Diary, Development News

ISG Quick Update #4 – Improvements, Ship Modules and AI

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Hello space emperors of interstellar space! We haven’t made one of these quick updates in a while so let’s take a look at what we’ve done and are doing since January of this year in our road to Beta!

We released the Alpha 1b build to our backers on December 27th 2018. The feedback was great and we got a big number of suggestions for improvement. January was all about working on all of those suggestions and many others we’ve received in the past. Many issues were resolved and due to that feedback we think the game is now much more balanced and fun!

February, March and the first two weeks of April were all about adding more ship modules to the game and to finish the AI...

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Apr 12, 2019
Development News, News & Announcements

Alpha 1b Released!

Hello everyone,

Interstellar Space: Genesis Alpha 1b is released! This update fixed several important bugs and added a considerable amount of balance changes which resulted in a much better experience than Alpha 1a, especially on the late game.

If you are on Steam, your game will update automatically. If you opted for testing out Alpha 1b when it was in the “unstable branch for testing”, you just need to go to your Steam “Beta tab” and select “NONE – Opt out of all Beta programs”.

If you’re on Humble, just download the game from your personal download link (check here if you can’t find it), and download from the “main” branch, which is the branch that is not tagged as “unstable”.

Save compatibility: Savegames from Alpha 1a (and from Alpha 1b under the unstable branch) may work on this...

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Dec 27, 2018