We haven't done one of these in a while, but it doesn't mean that we haven't been hard at work.
Before we continue, A very warm welcome to our latest patron, Admiral Chewie. We're excited to share our journey with you and all our other patrons!
Before we dive into the actual changelog for the dev version, here are some of the drafts for the backgrounds from Episode 2
2020-11-06 10:38:39 +0000 UTC
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Here's the final draft for one of the music tracks from episode 2 for you to listen to. I confess a lot of the coding has been done while listening to this in the background. We took it in a slightly different direction, but are pleased with the results so far.
Our tracks are normally available on our Commander+ tiers, but we wanted to share this particular track with all of our patrons. If you plan to use this track in your own creations, let me know and I'll issue you the standard CC ...
2020-11-03 05:54:46 +0000 UTC View PostOur brave human crew members onboard the UIC Tabitha (and other human starships) need to eat to stay strong and healthy. It would be an abrupt, anticlimactic ending if the whole crew died of starvation. But what exactly do our crew members eat?
Depending on player choices in episode 1, Mayvheen can be seen with a protein bar snack at the start of Episode 2. You can’t live on snacks alone, so we had to go do some research.
Astronauts on the ISS eat somewhat regular food, and each...
2020-11-02 09:02:40 +0000 UTC View Post
I don't normally share much of my personal life, as it's not all that exciting most of the time. I wasn't able to do much coding or writing this week as I volunteered to help teaching some youngsters how to sail. (un)fortunately there wasn't anything that resembled a stable internet connection for miles.
I wanted to share a video of us sailing at high speed, but Patreon wants me to either upload it to Youtube or Vimeo, and I'd prefer not to do that. (I'll see if I'm able to upload the v...
2020-10-29 19:11:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Our patrons have voted, and we have a winner! Meet Toothless, the face of the fictional cat Cleo from Infinite Stars. She will be forever immortalised in the game.
Toothless will also receive a box filled with a lifetime's worth of internet fame and bragging rights. Her owner and caretaker will receive a high res version of the game art that we will be using for Cleo.
Thank you to everyon...
2020-10-20 06:32:09 +0000 UTC View PostA fan wrote a short story about Katya on the Lemmasoft forums. You can read the original here. <3
"Katya" (a short fan-fiction, inspired by "Infinite Stars Episode 01")
by J. Kiln
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Screams... that was when it became undeniable that something was wrong.
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Fantastic news! We received Veera's combat armor outfit, ready to be used ingame for episode 1 and any future episodes!
Some of the design elements feel a little too medieval, but it's something we can live with for now.
It's back to work for us, but we wanted to share a quick peek at her outfit!
2020-10-13 06:35:49 +0000 UTC View Post
We are super happy about making the top 3 feature! It's definitely not something we were expecting or even dreamed of!
Thank you to all of our patrons! Your support has kept us motivated to continue working on Infinite Stars. We can't wait to share the second episode with you!
If you aren't a patron but you don't want to miss the release of episode 2, don't forget to hit the follow button on Patreon!
2020-10-12 10:03:23 +0000 UTC View PostHi, just a quick reminder that if you haven't voted yet for your favourite cat to be used as the reference for Cleo, you still have some time. We'd like to wrap it up so we can move on to new, more exciting things!
Our character artist has been affected by some bad hurricane weather (They are OK) but are stranded without internet for the next week or two. This shouldn't affect the release date too much as mos...
2020-10-09 12:03:46 +0000 UTC View PostGreat news. The core story for Episode 2 is in its final draft, and we'll be sending it through to our editors shortly.
The opening of Episode 2 will depend on the choices you made in Episode 1. This is something that we want to continue implementing, where minor decisions you made might continue to influence the story
We are still hesitant to put an exact date on the patron release, but I can say it will be ready for beta testing soon(ish).
We'll be teasing Veer...
2020-10-06 11:52:30 +0000 UTC View PostOne lucky cat owner will have their feline friend immortalized in a video game forever, and it is up to you, our amazing patrons, to decide who the famous cat will be!
You can head on over to this post to review our four finalists, and Cleo's description ingame will be changed to matched the appearance of the winning kitty.
Who do you think should be drawn and used as the ingame sprites for Cleo?
2020-09-29 15:50:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe time has come for our patrons to vote on what they think Cleo should look like in game. Here are our four finalists. They are all so pretty and cute, but we can only draw one of them to be immortalised in game.
The winning pet owner will have bragging rights, while also receiving the images that will be used ingame to portray their feline ball of cuddles and nails.
First up is this gorgeous black cat. We don't have much of a backstory, but just look at that majestic attitude. ...
2020-09-29 15:49:49 +0000 UTC View Post
With Episode 2 we've started working on more reusable backgrounds that will be used in future episodes. The personal quarters is one of the first backgrounds for episode 2.
Sleeping in zero gravity is a nightmare. An example is the astronauts on the ISS that sleep in sleeping bags to keep them from drifting away. Another danger in zero gravity is pockets of carbon dioxide that could potentially form around a person's head. The ISS has several counter measures to prevent this, and ...
2020-09-28 11:30:14 +0000 UTC View Post
"People can be classified as being mostly happy, or mostly sad. Everyone is born the same so what sets them apart? Love. Even in this fantastic day and age, humanity remains social creatures that crave the love of others. It’s what drives us. Love heals us, and once healed, we have no reason to be sad."
Meet Dr. Kiaria Amaya, the UIC Tabitha's doctor.
Our patrons have voted, and decided that she wears contact lenses. She does however still wear her gla...
2020-09-23 11:33:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
Caba recently finished the last background for Episode 1, which will be implemented post haste. (The images above are some exploratory sketches for your enjoyment) Zaph is also still busy with Veera's armor outfit.
The first draft for Episode 2 has also been completed and we're knee deep in the second draft.
We've also received several cat entries casting for Cleo's appearance. We'll give it a few more days before putting something together for you to vote on!<...
2020-09-22 07:19:48 +0000 UTC View PostWhat a title!
Episode 2 is shaping up. We’re about ⅔ through the draft. If all goes well we should have a complete first draft by end of the week, maybe earlier.
We changed our process slightly from how we created the first episode. With the first episode, we did a lot of the writing directly inside our engine. It made coding easier but made editing a nightmare. We’ve since changed this. We believe that ultimately it will allow us to deliver more polished stories,...
2020-09-14 12:41:21 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the first Cephilusk commandos made contact with humans after jumping through the Sol Gate, humanity was astonished to learn that the squid-like aliens were able to speak fluent Mushkaraq (The lingua franca creole language that formed over the centuries and adopted by almost all of humanity.)
It was assumed that the mechanical Cephilusk machines that formed the construction convoy and started the Discovery War had somehow learned the language and passed the knowledge on t...
2020-09-10 19:41:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This is Lochem's character art, ready to be used in Ren'Py or any other Visual Novel engine.
The art is licensed as CC BY-NC-SA
When giving credit as outlined in the above license, please do so as follows:
Lochem's character art from Infinite Stars - https://www.patreon.com/infinitestars
2020-09-10 19:04:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi patrons, I need you to help us decide on the looks for Dr. Amaya.
She is the doctor on the UIC Tabitha. We'll be able to use both sprites, but we need to settle on her default, everyday look.
So we're asking you to help us decide. With or without glasses?
2020-09-09 17:41:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi. I trust everyone had a fantastic weekend? Also a very warm welcome to all our new patrons!
The writing for the second episode is coming along nicely.
Caba111 has been busy with the Drop-Drone Interior background used in Episode 1, the last one that needs replacing. We should have delivery by end of the week. Once implemented, all the required backgrounds for Episode 1 will be complete and Caba can start on backgrounds for Episode 2.
I've attached a short audio clip for C...
2020-09-07 11:15:48 +0000 UTC View Post
This is Lahkhadia's character art, ready to be used in Ren'Py or any other Visual Novel engine.
The art is licensed as CC BY-NC-SA
When giving credit as outlined in the above license, please do so as follows:
Lahkhadia's character art from Infinite Stars - https://www.patreon.com/infinitestars&nbs...
2020-09-03 06:56:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm sure by now you have seen the new shuttle interior used in episode 1. This fantastic drawing was done by Caba111, our newest BG artist.
We started off with a brief and some rough sketches. The initial sketch looked closer to this:
We knew we wanted the controls on the left, a screen in the middle and a door on the right. The sketch above was great, but the perspective wouldn't work, a...
2020-09-02 14:25:49 +0000 UTC View Post
This is our older shuttle BG image done by Ava Kuehner, our previous BG artist, ready to be used in Ren'Py or any other Visual Novel engine.
The art is licensed as CC BY-NC-SA
When giving credit as outlined in the above license, please do so as follows:
Raymond's character art from Infinite Stars - ht...
2020-09-01 11:10:54 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off, a very special shout out to all our new patrons, especially BaasB and Ca1ibre. Each and every patron makes a big difference. The fact that people are enjoying what we are creating is surreal. Thank you.
In preparation for our public launch tomorrow, we've been scribbling away at the new backgrounds, and thanks to Caba's hard work during a busy week we are able to share some screenshots with you!
2020-08-31 09:07:56 +0000 UTC
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The inviting smell of synthetic coffee and the hubbub of voices had evaporated a while ago and the only other customers, a young couple, were leaving. The chair in front of Lochem was still empty. Time was up.
He had to make a decision. It was clear now that Angelique never intended to meet him here. She knew him too well. She knew that this was a decision he had to make for himself. If she had done as he had asked and met with him today, he wouldn’t have had the strength to give the ...
2020-08-27 07:50:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Drop-Drones were developed during the TPA (Terran Protectorate Alliance) era before the Discovery War started and they were the primary workhorse for surface-to-orbital and orbital-to-surface logistics.
Drop-Drones are large enough to store a practical amount of cargo, while still being small enough to fit into smaller interplanetary starships.
Their key design parameters focused on modularity and reusability when it came to freight transport as they evolved across several prototy...
2020-08-26 12:37:30 +0000 UTC View Post
With all of our posts, it can sometimes be difficult to find what you are looking for. We created this map to assist you in getting to the important things.
(updated on 2022-10-07)
Episode 1&2&3 - Latest Public Build (Free Tier) - [Itch.io] 2020-08-26 07:59:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Our patron early access build has arrived! I want to thank each and every one of our patrons for helping make this a possibility. Our total income is still a drop in the bucket, but the show of confidence and source of motivation you have been providing is something that no amount of money can buy.
We’re excited to share our early access build with you. You can get the game here with the password: “P... 2020-08-24 10:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I wanted to give all our patrons a sneak peek at our new, soon to be implemented Patreon Tier Stickers!
In the meantime we’re still fixing the last few issues that our beta testers are identifying.
I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!
2020-08-21 08:32:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Those of you that were invited to the beta testing would have noticed the lovely new main menu ship (It’s the same one used in our Patreon banner)
As a treat we wanted to share how we got to that design.
First we played around with several ship designs before deciding on a direction. My personal favorites are the two on the right.
After finding the right direction, (Remember the post from earlier 2020-08-20 08:07:52 +0000 UTC View Post