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Stellar Tactics combines a classic narrative driven, Party-Based RPG with turn based ground combat, space exploration and a deep character and ship customization system. You will build a team of elite mercenaries and explore a vast universe of over 200,000 systems.

Gather your team and embrace your destiny as you explore the far reaches of deep space.

Faced with inevitable destruction at the hands of a mutagenic virus and a irreversible cosmic event, the remnants of the human race embark on a sub-light journey across the vast expanse of space.

Many thousands of years later, they arrive at their destinations hoping to colonize distant worlds. The journey, however, has unexpected consequences, changing the sleeping passengers on each ship in untold ways, giving them frightening powers and amazing gifts.

You are an elite warrior genetically modified, bred for warfare. Your team will wake to investigate an occurrence on one of the ships that carry the remnants of your people, suspended in a deep sleep for the long sub-light journey. Your deeds, will change the destiny of those you protect. Choose wisely, as your actions will be reflected in the events that unfold when you reach your destination and you are unleashed into the void.

A fusion of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Stellar Tactics tells the story of a parallel warring species of human beings, genetic mutation, ancient alien civilizations, unprecedented power and hope. A compelling narrative of finely crafted lore specifically designed to mesh with an open ended RPG sandbox universe. A sandbox universe designed to entertain for many years to come with episodic content releases that will fill thousands of star systems with story and content.

Explore

• Delve into hidden bases, ancient ruins and caves on planets
• Scout derelict ships, abandoned space stations and anomalies
• Prospect and mine asteroid fields and planetary resource nodes
• Gather scanning data that can be sold for profit
• Pilot your ship across a massive universe in search of fame and fortune

Fight

• Fight, disable and board enemy ships
• Utilize Psionics - a powerful psychic energy - pyrokinesis, psychokinesis, cryokinesis and geokinesis
• Augment your weapons and defenses with modifications, devices and nano-technology
• Build your own specialists in a classless progression system - choose from over 300 skill perks to customize your team members

Trade

• Choose your ship - fast and light for smuggling or massive and slow for large loads of cargo - pilot 40 ships, each with a unique upgradeable configuration
• Establish the most profitable trade routes between systems
• Craft some of the most powerful gear in the known universe for use or trade
• Hack stations and place data buoy's for real time trading data

Loot

• Tons of loot, thousands of item combinations
• Five weapon tiers, from basic to epic including armor sets and legendary weapons dropped from hand crafted faction and world bosses
• Customize your team with upgrades and modifications
• Personal shields, devices and med-packs will keep you alive when used strategically

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Thank you for the info. Don!

It looks pretty cool. But… 200,000 systems? I guess it's going to be largely procedurally-generated then, with a low percentage of hand-crafted adventures.

Hello. Developer of Stellar Tactics here. Thank you for your interest.

While the universe is large, there will be a good amount of crafted content in additional to procedural missions and faction based AI generated encounters. The crafted content will be released in episodes, and I expect that the game, on release will have a minimum of 40-60 hours of hand crafted story related content.

In addition to that, missions of all kinds, faction based encounters, trading, mining and building your team can continue almost indefinitely.

My plan is to fill this large universe with hand crafted content in the form of episodes or DLC and to add features as I go.

Let me know if you have any questions. I'm always happy to answer them.

Welcome at the Watch, StellarTactics!

Welcome to the Watch! I got this game as a gift and haven't played it as of yet, but it most definitely is on my radar. Along with the crafted content coming out in future episodes, will there be additional other content released as well in the future updates?

Originally Posted by HiddenX
Welcome at the Watch, StellarTactics!

Thank you HiddenX!

Originally Posted by Carnifex
Welcome to the Watch! I got this game as a gift and haven't played it as of yet, but it most definitely is on my radar. Along with the crafted content coming out in future episodes, will there be additional other content released as well in the future updates?

Yes, I plan to add a number of features after the game is released. Right now the game on on Steam Greelight. My plan is to improve and expand the game for years to come. I'll be listening closely to the community and engaging them in the future of the game once the game is released (and likely earlier).

An example of a post release feature is something that was suggested on Steam - allowing team members to fly ships you have purchased as wing-men. At this time I cannot commit to features like this, but this is one idea that I really like!

Looks promising. I didn't think it was available yet. How did you get gifted a copy Carnifex?

Question for StellarTactics. The video show the ship moving through an asteroid field. Do we have to manually pilot the ship and dodge rocks? From the camera angle I'm guessing no.

Originally Posted by Lynchden
Looks promising. I didn't think it was available yet. How did you get gifted a copy Carnifex?

Question for StellarTactics. The video show the ship moving through an asteroid field. Do we have to manually pilot the ship and dodge rocks? From the camera angle I'm guessing no.

The game is not yet available.

Yes, you have total control of 40 different ship types from various manufacturers that you can purchase and upgrade. Each ship has it's own unique characteristics, hard-points and purposes. In the case of what you saw in the video, you will need to pilot your ship manually to avoid rocks. Or, you can stop in the middle of the asteroid field and mine minerals, gather them and sell them for profit. You can also send mining drones to harvesting nodes on planet surfaces. Nodes are found through scanning planets. Scanning data can be sold for profit.

Right now there are 37 mineral types, 17 rare earth minerals (worth a lot of money in the game) and 11 gas types that can be harvested.

Looks interesting! So great to see something set in space, but not in the usual 4X mold which has dominated since the Big Bang. You've got to drop the fancy font for paragraphs of text though.