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August Update

August Update

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Update on the latest development from the month of August: Local grid, debug phase & more ship components!

July Update

July Update

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July dev update: Save game validation, 3D navigation, drones and corvettes.

June Update

June Update

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Update on the latest development on Deep Space Settlement for the month of June: Drones, AI Nexus, Code Reflection.

May update

May update

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Development update of DSS for the month of May. Saved Game & Enemy Nexus.

April update, Scanning & Lighting

April update, Scanning & Lighting

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Update on our progress on April : Scanning mechanics and new lighting!

February Update / SFX

February Update / SFX

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SFX, access to rendering pipeline from the Mod API, scanning gameplay and the AINexus asset

Indie of the Year 2014 - Editors Choice

Indie of the Year 2014 - Editors Choice

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Here's our picks for the best and upcomming indies of 2014.

The state of development and about that Release date

The state of development and about that Release date

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First off, I want to thank everyone who has pre-ordered DSS and in doing so putting their trust in me and the team. I am very grateful to you all.

Mod and Indie News Recap

Mod and Indie News Recap

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We check out the some of latest modDB and indieDB headlines plus your weekly dose of Monday Night Indie.

Open for Pre-Orders now + Greenlight launch!

Open for Pre-Orders now + Greenlight launch!

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DSS is now taking pre-orders and is on Greenlight!

Recap

Recap

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Quick recap of the last few weeks. Skyboxes, a small Settlement, Dogfighting and designing a small Cruiser.

The Steam Greenlight Concept Edition

The Steam Greenlight Concept Edition

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This week we invite you to check out our new Greenlight Concept page and share some pretty images of Skyboxes.

Design screen skybox + enemy corvette B

Design screen skybox + enemy corvette B

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This week, I've built and textured a second corvette body for the enemy faction + I've finally created a non-space skybox for the design screen.

Enemy Corvettes - continued

Enemy Corvettes - continued

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Work on the enemy corvettes has continued and the first set of assets is done.

Enemy Corvettes

Enemy Corvettes

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This week, I've started work on enemy strike craft.

Labstation

Labstation

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2 weeks ago i've introduced the Labstation, this week the station hub itself and the science lab module are finished.

Stations and Resources

Stations and Resources

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This week it's all about stations and resources in Deep Space Settlement.

 ScreenShotSaturday 12/04/2014

ScreenShotSaturday 12/04/2014

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This week there's epic nebula skyboxes and the lab station.

 ScreenShotSaturday 05/04/2014

ScreenShotSaturday 05/04/2014

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Recap of the last few months and specifically the last week.

Visibility / stealth system and Fog of War

Visibility / stealth system and Fog of War

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Details about the visibility / stealth system and a video showing the fog of war render.

DSS Touch Support

DSS Touch Support

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Control DSS in-game camera using the touch interface on a Surface Pro.

Hooray for new GUI!

Hooray for new GUI!

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On this episode of Deep Space Settlement: old GUI gets kicked out for being too ugly, new moddable GUI settles in!

Turret Stations

Turret Stations

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Here's a new video showing in-game footage of the construction and use of turret stations as your primary defense system against any invaders.

Modding DSS - Preview of what is possible

Modding DSS - Preview of what is possible

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This article shows how DSS can be modded by adding a food resource and a population concept into the game.

Factory Station

Factory Station

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Here's a new video showing gameplay footage on how to build a factory station in Deep Space Settlement.

New Video!

New Video!

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Here's a short video showing 2 stations you can build in Deep Space Settlement.

Corvette Ship Customization

Corvette Ship Customization

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How customizing corvette ship design in Deep Space Settlement works.

Colony Station Preview

Colony Station Preview

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Preview of DSS colony station and the creative process behind its development.

Ship Classification and Scale

Ship Classification and Scale

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Classification and scale of ships in Deep Space Settlement.

Deep Space Settlement Presentation

Deep Space Settlement Presentation

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I am proud to present Deep Space Settlement to IndieDB! DSS is a real-time strategy game focused on empire building and grand-scale space battles.