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Space Station Designer - Visuals, gameplay, and polishing update
Dear Station Designers, Last month we unveiled Space Station Designer version 00.06.00, which included new gameplay features, improved visuals, and various QoL improvements. We made some good progress this past month ac…
Announcement12 changesFixGameplay - Space Station Designer
Space Station Designer - Release Date Announced
We’re thrilled to announce that Space Station Designer is coming on November 18th! This is the second large game from Polar Motion, the creators of Buzz Aldrin's Space Program Manager. The game is under heavy developmen…
Event4 changesCompatibilityGameplay - Space Station Designer
Space Station Designer - Visuals, gameplay, and QoL update
Dear Station Designers, Back in late March we released Space Station Designer version 0.5.130, which featured dozens of improved gameplay mechanics, QoL additions, bug-fixes, and general improvements. After another thre…
Event24 changesFixGameplay - Space Station Designer
Space Station Designer - Slitherine Next: Checkpoint
We had a great chat yesterday with Ignacio, Lead Developer at Polar Motion, diving into new insights and updates as the team prepares the game for release. If you missed it, don't worry: you can now watch the full lives…
Store3 changesGameplay - Space Station Designer
Space Station Designer - Gameplay Fine-Tuning & QoL Update
Dear Station Designers, Back in late November we released Space Station Designer version 0.5.90, which focused exclusively on polishing the overall game experience. After nearly four months of work, today we're unveilin…
Patch notes32 changesFixGameplay - Space Station Designer
Dev Diary #15: The influences behind Space Station Designer - Part II
Welcome to the fifteenth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous entry (Dev Diary #14), we discussed some of the influences behind the game, including NASA's Space Station Freedom and various techni…
Patch notes11 changesUI/audioGameplay - Space Station Designer
Space Station Designer | Polishing Update
Dear Station Designers, Back in early September we released 'Space Station Designer' version 0.5.72, which included a series of improvements and a whole revised set of Interactive Tutorials. Today we're happy to unveil…
Patch notes15 changesFixGameplay - Space Station Designer
Dev Diary #14 - The influences behind Space Station Designer - Part I
Welcome to the fourteenth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the two previous entries (Dev Diary #12 and Dev Diary #13), we went deep into the details of the Lunar Orbit station. In this entry and the next,…
Patch notes4 changesGameplayCompatibility - Space Station Designer
Dev Diary #13 - The Lunar Orbit Station - Part II
Welcome to the thirteenth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous entry, we covered some of the details behind the Lunar Orbit station, including information about its location at the Earth-Moon Lag…
Event7 changesGameplayCompatibility - Space Station Designer
New Update - Space Station Designer v0.5.72
At the end of June we published 'Space Station Designer' version 0.5.60. We have continued making progress since then, and today we're proud to share 'Space Station Designer' version 0.5.72 with all of you. This new ver…
Patch notes15 changesFixGameplay - Space Station Designer
Dev Diary #12 - The Lunar Orbit Station - Part I
Welcome to the twelfth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. The last two entries covered the two stations available in higher Earth orbits: the GSO station and the L2 station. In this new entry, we're going to s…
Patch notes7 changesFixGameplay - Space Station Designer
Dev Diary #11 - Stations in Higher Earth Orbits - Part II
Welcome to the eleventh Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous entry, we started a two-part series that covers the two stations available in higher Earth orbits. The previous entry discussed the de…
Patch notes5 changesFixBalance - Space Station Designer
Dev Diary #10 - Stations in Higher Earth Orbits - Part I
Welcome to the tenth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous entry, we wrapped up a seven-part series that covered the various mechanics available in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) station. Beyond LEO, S…
Patch notes5 changesGameplayMaps - Space Station Designer
New Update - Space Station Designer v. 0.5.60
A few months ago we published 'Space Station Designer' version 0.5.47, which included the first implementation of the 'Lunar Space Elevator' megaproject, along with a series of Quality of Life (QoL) improvements, bug fi…
Patch notes20 changesFixGameplay - Space Station Designer
Dev Diary #9 - The station in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) - Part VII
Welcome to the ninth Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous entry, we covered two important revenue-generating mechanics: Modules Leasing, and Commercial Services. In this article, we'll cover two…
Event8 changesServerGameplay - Space Station Designer
Dev Diary #8 - The station in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) - Part VI
Welcome to the eight Dev Diary entry of 'Space Station Designer'. In the previous article, we discussed the process for manufacturing commercial goods in microgravity and selling them on Earth. In this entry, we'll cove…
Event12 changesBalanceGameplay
