Hey everyone, today our quick update will present what we’re working on right now in preparation for the next release.
The team is working hard on all development fronts. We finished adding all the colony events. When a colony event is generated, sometimes it triggers immediately after colonization, other times a few turns later. Next, we’ll be adding the galactic events.
We’re also working on the starmap revamp activities, fine tuning all the map objects and adding animations and other effects. The zoom and pan features are already in. The starmap is looking good and should help provide a good immersion feeling when it’s finished.
The system view is also different now, more realistic. All the objects are now in orbit around the star, including the fleets present in the system, monsters and even survey ships shall hang around when they’re surveying the system.
About the music, we are working with strong names in the video game industry. We have a brand new main menu theme and one new starmap theme completed. They sound great! 
We will give some fresh exciting news soon!
Ships are currently being re-textured with PBR textures, which will provide a more realistic feeling. We think they will become great!
Characters are being animated to help with the experience when dealing with other races or with game events like research breakthroughs. We’ll also be designing in-game cutscenes to provide unique footage according with the context of each game.
The current plan is to finish the gameplay, improve the AI and keep working on the graphics, animations and music in preparation for the Alpha release. Then, we’ll see what happens. We may decide to do Steam Early Access or we may go into a “closed-beta” stage until we’re ready for the final release.
In the meantime, if you want to have a look at the game at its current state, and haven’t pre-ordered yet, you can do so here. Feel free to open threads and discuss any topic you’d like in the forums. We’re making the most complete and comprehensive Turn Based Space 4X ever developed, and we count with your support to make it happen! So, please pre-order and play Interstellar Space: Genesis today, and soon you will Discover the Unknown.