Starside Weekly – 5.16.2025
BUILD NOTES | FROM THE DEVS | SPOTLIGHT | NEWS/PRESS | LORE
SCREENSHOT OF THE WEEK: Lastditchplan/Gorgo (B.R.E.a.D.)
Your weekly update on Stars Reach
- What are the players doing this week?
- Building the largest building in Stars Reach: https://youtu.be/377j5t5NRCM
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- New folks experiencing Stars Reach:
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- Befriending Jackalopes:
- New Q&Raph video talks about changes for 24/7 operation and the in-game economy:
- Coffee with the Moderators – Did you ever wonder what they look like? We had a livestream chat with coffee, tea, and minor leaks. If you think you might want to join our moderation team, you will want to watch this VOD.
- Controlled Chaos interviewed Sean Grady
- We grew our team by 1 animator and 2 artists! We still have design and engineering positions open: https://www.playableworlds.com/careers/
- Playable Worlds’ Eric Goldberg is teaming up with Mitch Lasky to present at GamesBeat Summit 2025 on Tuesday, May 20th: “How to Navigate the Games New Normal” https://gbs.venturebeat.com/schedule
- Backer Invites + Discord Backer Badge. Almost all of the backers have submitted their survey, but if you haven’t then search your email box. If you submitted your Backer Surveys before May 6th:
- New testers got an invite from FirstLook with a playtest schedule and instructions. (Check your spam folder if you don’t see it!)
- Existing testers will not get a new invite, your Discord role should now show a Backer badge. Not yet? Log into FirstLook.gg and synch.
- Can’t find it? Email support@playableworlds.com
- Kickstarter late pledges are still available but this may wind down soon: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starsreach/stars-reach
- Check out our Web Store! At the Galactic Bodega, you are not just a meatbag. https://starsreach.com/store/
