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Game Description
StarDrive sets a new benchmark for the ‘4X Space Strategy’ genre. Starting with a single planet and a small number of space-worthy vessels, you must venture forth into the galaxy, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours. How you play is your decision. Use diplomacy or brute force. Trade, spy and research your way to galactic domination. Make friends, or create mortal enemies…The heart of StarDrive is its ship design and combat engine.
StarDrive takes a modular approach to ship design, allowing the player to create custom ships where the composition and placement of ship modules really matters to the performance of a ship.. In combat, if your portside armour is taking a beating, then rotate around and show them the starboard side! Hide behind a friendly capital ship’s shields; warp into and out of the fray, launch fighters, lay mines, and so much more.
Key Features
- Real time gameplay with a seamless zoom from a grand strategic view to a close-up action view
- Choose from 8 beautifully rendered alien races or design your own to lead into the stars; interact, negotiate and forge allegiances on your way to victory
- Expand your empire and colonize all kinds of planets, terraform and populate them and build them into specialized centers of trade or industry
- Research and unlock an array of technologies to improve your military and industrial capabilities
- Control your ships with classic real time strategy commands or jump into the fray by taking direct ‘arcade’ control of any ship in your empire
- Create your unique ship designs with the modular ship design system and determine your own fate in battle
- Create custom fleet formations and set rules of engagement in the easy-to-use fleet editor
- Steal technologies, incite rebellions, or rob your enemies blind with a rich agent-based espionage system
- Deploy ground troops from orbit to defeat the enemies’ last planetary defenses in ground combat
- Explore the rich universe that comes alive with random events, remnant elements, hidden treasures, deep space terrors and late-game threats
Announcements
ZeroSumGames: Developer's update (1.10)
Hi everyone. I have pushed out two small patches yesterday / today. Combined patch notes to 1.10: Fixed the bug where loading a mod would not load your modded ships StarDrive will now remem
ZeroSumGames: Developer's update (1.10)
Hi everyone. I have pushed out two small patches yesterday / today. Combined patch notes to 1.10: Fixed the bug where loading a mod would not load your modded ships StarDrive will now remem
The Steam Summer Sale - Day 3!
The Steam Summer Getaway Sale continues! Today's Daily Deals include:Tomb Raider 75%Borderlands 2 66% offResident Evil 6 50% offThe Witcher 2 75% offRPG Maker VX Ace 66% offStardrive 66% offMars: Wa
Patch Notes 1.14A
This latest patch does a lot of tinkering under the hood of StarDrive. You should see substantially better performance memory-wise and in the late game. You should also see much better play out of th
Interview: Endless Space and StarDrive developers talk about 4X design
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ZeroSumGames: Developer's update (Patch Notes 1.13)
Fixed Heavy Siphon beam to have the buff from last patch Ships with supply bays will no longer resupply other ships with supply bays Shamelessly stole ThomasGideon's arc art Fixed a
Daily Deal - StarDrive, 50% Off
Today's Deal: Save 50% on StarDrive!*Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!*Offer ends June 29th at
Patch Notes 1.15
Here is the changelog for the 1.15 patch. I think many players will appreciate both the fixes and the additions, and it also holds some good stuff for modders. Fixed an issue with the Fletchette ca
StarDrive 2 Development Log
Here is a video log update of our development progress on StarDrive 2! http://youtu.be/xz0OI-K-Oak
State of the Game
Greetings people of Earth. We have seen some confusion floating around the internet about the state of StarDrive - rumors that StarDrive is a dead or abandoned game. To help clear that up, we wante
ZeroSumGames: Developer's update (Patch Notes 1.11 and hotfix 1.11B)
1.11 Added Russian language support Changed a number of fonts around to support russian characters; let me know if you see any oddities Fixed repair drones, which were accidentally dis
StarDrive 2 Development Log
Here is a video log update of our development progress on StarDrive 2! http://youtu.be/xz0OI-K-Oak
State of the Game
Greetings people of Earth. We have seen some confusion floating around the internet about the state of StarDrive - rumors that StarDrive is a dead or abandoned game. To help clear that up, we wante
PC Gamer talks StarDrive, Endless Legend
Come check out this cool story about 4x games that PC Gamer has done. A meaty chat. http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/04/25/interview-endless-space-and-stardrive-developers-talk-about-4x-design/
Patch Notes 1.14A
This latest patch does a lot of tinkering under the hood of StarDrive. You should see substantially better performance memory-wise and in the late game. You should also see much better play out of th
Patch Notes 1.15
Here is the changelog for the 1.15 patch. I think many players will appreciate both the fixes and the additions, and it also holds some good stuff for modders. Fixed an issue with the Fletchette ca
PC Gamer talks StarDrive, Endless Legend
Come check out this cool story about 4x games that PC Gamer has done. A meaty chat. http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/04/25/interview-endless-space-and-stardrive-developers-talk-about-4x-design/
StarDrive 2 blasting off in September
As recently as 2012, I could approach people in the street, look them square in the eye and ask their opinions on space, only to receive a blank-faced reply of "Never 'eard of it guv." But now, oh no
ZeroSumGames: Developer's update (Patch Notes 1.11 and hotfix 1.11B)
1.11 Added Russian language support Changed a number of fonts around to support russian characters; let me know if you see any oddities Fixed repair drones, which were accidentally dis
ZeroSumGames: Developer's update (Patch Notes 1.13)
Fixed Heavy Siphon beam to have the buff from last patch Ships with supply bays will no longer resupply other ships with supply bays Shamelessly stole ThomasGideon's arc art Fixed a
