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Starfend

Also known as Starfend, s, starfend

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16 May 2026

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Update notes for 05/15/2026

NEW — Wave Buff Cards - Attack Range — A new color-coded buff card, one per gun color. When picked, permanently increases the attack range of all guns of that color. The more you stack it, the farther your fleet reaches…

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#2A776d agoAnnouncementStone Inventory Filters Finding the right stone in a large inventory just got easier. The stone inventory panel now has a filter bar with 13 buttons — one for each of the 10 stone colors and one for each of the 3 tiers.…Announcement1 changeGameplay
#7A9F7d agoAnnouncementNew Features Main Drone Shield The Main Drone now has an active Shield ability. Press Shift to activate it and block incoming damage. The ability has its own cooldown UI and 4 new sound effects. Shield is also available…AnnouncementImpact 704 changes
#A4DC9d agoAnnouncementStarfend — Build Update | May 2026 ⚙️ Settings & Controls Full Settings screen with Audio, Video, and Controls tabs Audio: Individual sliders for Music, SFX, Voice, and Cutscene volume; Tips toggle Video: Fullscreen tog…Announcement1 changePerformance
#050E11d agoAnnouncementFull Audio Overhaul The game now has sound effects for virtually every action: ship placement and destruction, drone hits, stone shop interactions, dash recharge, skill tree upgrades, game speed changes, and more. Tower…AnnouncementImpact 603 changes
#372618d agoAnnouncementStarfend — Update Notes Meteors - Meteors now grow larger as waves progress and visually shrink as they take damage - New LavaRock shader with glowing emissive cracks that deepen as the meteor loses health Coins - Destr…AnnouncementImpact 657 changes
#986518d agoSecurityNew Features - Leaderboard on Main Menu — the global ranking is now accessible directly from the main screen, no need to start a match. - Main Menu button on Prepare Screen — you can now return to the main menu directly…SecurityImpact 806 changes
#75F821d agoAnnouncementAbilities Overhaul The Abilities screen has been redesigned to make every choice feel more meaningful. - Smaller, tighter point pool — The total point cap has been reduced from 240 to 100, earned at 1 point per victory.…AnnouncementImpact 652 changes
#752B24d agoAnnouncementNew Feature: Buff Stones (Meta-Progression) A new meta-progression system has been added, Buff Stones. Stones persist across matches and give your guns permanent damage boosts. Stones - Stones come in 3 tiers, each gran…AnnouncementImpact 705 changes
#9E7827d agoAnnouncementUI Visual Polish - Wave buff cards now display a color-coded frame that matches the cannon color of each buff — makes it much easier to read your choices at a glance - All in-game tooltips (gun stats, drone stats, enemy…AnnouncementImpact 603 changes
#403221 Apr 2026AnnouncementNew Features - Keyboard shortcuts for upgrade selection — when the buff card screen appears between waves, press 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 to select the card in the corresponding position. Speed shortcuts (1/2/3) return to normal…Announcement1 changeUI/audio
#77B920 Apr 2026AnnouncementNew Features Speed Control & Score Multiplier - Press 1, 2, or 3 during gameplay to set game speed to 1×, 2×, or 4×. - Your final score now reflects how fast you played — running at 4× speed can quadruple your leaderboa…AnnouncementImpact 703 changes
#8BC919 Apr 2026AnnouncementNew Features Tips & Hints System - Added an in-game tips system that displays helpful hints during your matches. - 6 onboarding tips guide new players through the first session, followed by 14 gameplay tips that rotate…AnnouncementImpact 603 changes
#476019 Apr 2026StoreHey everyone, I'll be straight with you: after updating Starfend consistently for over a year, I stepped away from development for about 12 months. Life happened. But I never stopped thinking about this game — and now I…StoreImpact 756 changes
#384415 Apr 2026AnnouncementWave Buff System — Major Overhaul The post-wave buff selection has been completely expanded. 30 buff cards are now available — one for each cannon color across three bonus types: - Crit Power — increases critical damage…AnnouncementImpact 707 changes
#0B5A14 Apr 2026AnnouncementNew Features Wave Buff — Choose a bonus after every wave - At the end of each wave, a selection screen appears with 3 random buff cards. - Each card gives +0.1× Crit Power to a specific cannon color for the rest of the…AnnouncementImpact 708 changes
#096611 Apr 2026Announcement🛸 STARFEND — UI UPDATE IS HERE The interface got a full makeover. Everything looks sharper, cleaner, and way more like an actual game now. --- ✨ NEW LOOK - Completely redesigned UI with a sleek dark theme across the wh…AnnouncementImpact 603 changes
#0C6905 Apr 2026AnnouncementDrone Movement Controls Update We've improved camera/drone movement controls to make them more intuitive: - W/S — moves forward and backward in the direction the camera is pointing, always on the horizontal plane (witho…AnnouncementImpact 502 changes
#33AF04 Apr 2026SecurityUpdate Notes New Features - Added Mini Drones with a gun bonus system and dynamic rotation when not targeting enemies - The game now automatically distributes main menu resources across drones before each match, no manu…SecurityImpact 906 changes
#C95F28 Apr 2024AnnouncementHey there, gamers! Today, I am super excited to show you the latest upgrade in Starfend that's going to change the way you battle those meteor waves. That's right, we're talking about unlocking mini drones for your cann…Announcement