{"id":6080,"date":"2025-08-29T15:26:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T22:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starsreach.com\/starside-weekly-08-29-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:26:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T22:26:50","slug":"starside-weekly-08-29-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starsreach.com\/fr\/starside-weekly-08-29-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Starside Weekly &#8211; 08.29.2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your weekly update on Stars Reach<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Playtesting<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is currently a 96-hour playtest running \u2013 our longest yet. These longer tests are a kind of stress test that teaches us valuable information in advance of moving into 24\/7 continuous operation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current test ends Tuesday, September 2, at 8:00 AM Pacific\/11:00 AM Eastern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next test starts Thursday, September 4, at 9:00 AM Pacific\/Noon Eastern.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:20px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/starsreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Playtest-Schedule-8.29_1920x1080.webp\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday, September 6, Dave Georgeson and Rick Reynolds will host <\/span><b>Fireside Chat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> #47 to introduce the next update. We have moved the Fireside Chat from the Discord auditorium to the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitch.tv\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitch.TV<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> channel. Please join us at 9:00AM Pacific\/Noon Eastern at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitch.tv\/PlayStarsReach\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitch.TV\/PlayStarsReach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rod Haza joined us on livestream to talk about bugs and bug reporting this week. You can see the video recording here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/2552621772\">https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/2552621772<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you remember National Geographic Magazine? Fans have made an homage in the form of <\/span><b>Galactic Geographic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and it\u2019s excellent. Enjoy the first issue here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/galacticgeographic.org\/2025\/08\/25\/the-first-journey.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/galacticgeographic.org\/2025\/08\/25\/the-first-journey.html<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Controlled Chaos interviewed Stars Reach Moderator <\/span><b>Leric Dax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about his gaming and Stars Reach journey:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; margin: 20px 0; padding: 0 16px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n  <div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 1000px;\">\n    <iframe\n      src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YI5k67VgcTQ?si=uECb_q4UNgw8EGeJ\" si=\"wSbTHp66_3uVVdMr\"title=\"YouTube video player\"      frameborder=\"0\"\n      allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\n      referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"\n      allowfullscreen\n\n      style =\"aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 20px; display: block;\">\n    <\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Transplanetary League (TPL) logo merchandise has been a big hit. Check out our licensed merch in our Web <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/starsreach.com\/fr\/store\/\"><b>Store<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:20px;\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/starsreach.com\/fr\/store\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/starsreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SR_TPL-recruitment-cache_Banner-copy.webp\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also have late pledges available on payment plans at our store<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Backer Invites + Discord Backer Badge. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost all of the backers have submitted their survey, but if you haven\u2019t then search your email box.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New testers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> received an invite from FirstLook with a playtest schedule and instructions. (Check your spam folder if you don\u2019t see it!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existing testers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will not get a new invite, your Discord role should now show a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Backer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> badge. Not yet? Log into FirstLook.gg and sync.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can\u2019t find it? Email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:support@playableworlds.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">support@playableworlds.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Kickstarter late pledges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are still available but this may wind down soon: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/starsreach\/stars-reach\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/starsreach\/stars-reach<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Screenshots of the Week: <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ObsidianStone chooses land for their mushroom farm:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:20px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/starsreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AGreatPlaceToFarmMushrooms-copy.webp\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bar inside <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shae\u2019s Light<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; 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