A thread on the forum that started out discussing potential weapon logistics (how to transport large and bulky weapons) then turned to the topic of ammo replenish. The question is whether agents should have “infinite pockets” for ammo. Chris from 5LS had the following to say […] the agents have 2 slots for weapons to […]
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Dev Diary #08: Steam Early Access release by end of year
The latest Dev Diary by 5LS is up! Weapons, effects and environments are all looking good. There is also some information regarding release plans: We are looking at a Steam Early Access release by end of the year, and alpha and beta releases before that!
Dev Diary #07: Code update
The latest dev diary is here, and it is packed with information about the coding side of the game development. read it here.
Survey e-mails not gone out yet
There’s a thread on the forum where people are wondering whether the survey e-mail (asking backers about their preferred delivery platform, shirt size, name for NPC) have gone out yet. This thread got a reply by 5LS teammember Mitch recently, who had the following to say: Hey everyone. To clarify, no, you haven’t missed out […]
Crowdsourcing interview with Brent Waller
Radio New Zealand has an interview up with Brent Waller, member of the 5 Lives Studios team behind Satellite Reign. The interview is mostly about Brent’s LEGO set, but it also discusses crowdfunding in general and Satellite Reign is mentioned. Listen to the interview here.
Dev Diary #06: video preview!
Another dev diary is here, this time it’s a video preview! Looking excellent so far!
Brent Waller side project: Ghostbusters LEGO
Brent Waller, environment artist on the 5LS team, does some amazing LEGO designs as a side project. One of his creations, a Ghostbusters design, has now been selected by LEGO to be made into an actual mass-produced LEGO set that you will be able to buy in a store. Great job, Brent!
Satellite Reign expected to go into full production early 2014
There is a thread about the Release Timeline over on the forums, and Chris posted this in it: We have a a loose schedule atm as we are still in pre production. We expect to go into full production early next year and should be able to give everyone a bit more of an idea […]
Dev Diary #4
Head over to the official Satellite Reign website to read the latest dev diary. It includes a confirmation of the latest stretch goal reached, concept art for buildings, and information about the Red Star and Eternals factions. Also, the backer forum is now up.
The Question of Permadeath
The matter of agent death has been discussed on Satellite News before (read it here). Recently, a thread on that topic has emerged over on the official forum and drew the attention of one of the devs, Chris. Several forum users mention that they would like to see permadeath in the game – at least […]
