Ticket #1914 QOL- Research Tech tree tooltip extra data Ticket #1916 Elder species hovertank firing point fixes Ticket #1918 Disruptor tech NR mod disabled (has it automatically) Ticket #1919 Gaia terraformer filter fix, terraforming time fixes Ticket #1920 Planetary shield balance fixes, Fortress shield bioweapon and invasion immunity Ticket #1921 QOL- Custom species menu sorted by point amount and alphabetical
For Returning Players
If you are having control issues or settings issues: 1) Turn off Steam cloud save sync 2) Clear out your Local folder for Lord of Rigel which can be found at:
C:\Users\ YOUR USER NAME \AppData\Local\LordofRigel
3) Turn on steam cloud sync
If you have had Steam installs on different drives be sure to clear out local app data on each drive for LoR.
Alternatively you can delete the local data folders while the game is running with cloud sync on.
Release 1.0 Hotfix #1
Change Log:
Ticket #1912 Fix for case with rescued leader loop Ticket #1913 Fix for case where rebel factions impacted info screen spy data
Minor end turn optimizations
For Returning Players
If you are having control issues or settings issues: 1) Turn off Steam cloud save sync 2) Clear out your Local folder for Lord of Rigel which can be found at:
C:\Users\ YOUR USER NAME \AppData\Local\LordofRigel
3) Turn on steam cloud sync
If you have had Steam installs on different drives be sure to clear out local app data on each drive for LoR.
Alternatively you can delete the local data folders while the game is running with cloud sync on.
Lord of Rigel 1.0 Release
Lord of Rigel Leaves Early Access
It's been a long journey of development for Lord of Rigel. The project began as a conversation about what seemed to be missing in various 4x games and "MOO Clones" in particular with two takeaways being tactical combat and providing more to the end game. Some recent trends with autoresolve or simplified combat systems and quests seemed to pull games in a direction we didn't prefer.
Development is a road of compromises and there's aspects of the game not fitting with the original vision such as the switch to real time tactical, However with your feedback and comments during Early Access to add features liked from loved real time tactical space strategy games like Birth of the Federation and Sword of the Stars we think even some of the compromises have worked out.
The game you're now playing was started in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic as we reworked the game in Unreal Engine, and is the product of your feedback since Early Access began in October 2022.
While the types of space strategy games out are quite different than when we started, Lord of Rigel does aim to provide old school gameplay with reduced strategic micromanagement, a universe with some unique twists, and some surprises.
In the Beginning...
Changing to Unreal to the start of Early Access...
Release 1.0
Early Access Summarized:
Your feedback and reporting as a community has been crucial over the past year and a half, and over Early Access we've implemented the following key features:
Lithovore and Mechanoid species- The Tulocks and Synth
Custom species
Gigantic and Legendary Galaxies
Elder Species- The Rigelans and Arcturans
Diplomacy Victories
Final War
Galactic Tension and the Doomsday Clock
Megastructures- Dyson Spheres and Ringworlds
Additional ground combat units
Research Victory
Grand Menaces
In addition to these we've added numerous quality of life features based on your feedback (not an exhaustive list, but the major ones):
Leaders
Ship Refitting
Strategic AI overhaul
User Interface reskin and color selection
Event ticker filter
System sidebar in colony view
Cycling between systems and colonies in system and colony view
Player engagement options (chase, evade, circle) in tactical
Auto ship design generation in ship designer
Post combat report
Ship info tooltips
Loading and saving build queue presets
Sharpness graphics setting
Volumetric clouds
Planet shader rework
AI personality type indicators in diplomacy and info screens
Build queue item movement
Threat diplomacy options
Tactical scan option
Advanced New Game Settings
Camera Rotation and Zoom Sensitivity Settings
Game Soundtrack Download
The Lord of Rigel soundtrack is available for free download and is compatible with the Steam Audio Player. Lord of Rigel Soundtrack Download
Here is a preview of some of the tracks:
Bonus Content: Soundtrack and Artbook
In your local Steam install for Lord of Rigel is a bonus materials folder. This includes a high resolution version of the soundtrack, wallpapers, and the 76 page Lord of Rigel Historical Briefing (Art Book).
Community Guide
An official guide outlining game mechanics and some strategy hints is also available. The guide will be occasionally updated with additional hints and information. Lord of Rigel Official Guide
Steam Cards
Steam Trading cards are also now available for the game. Each card is a leader you can recruit in game.
What is in the Future
We're not planning on any large expansions or paid DLCs at this point. The game has ten playable species and two elder species, There are also numerous random events, leaders, and space monsters. However, some new technologies, leaders, events, and monsters may be in the future as community updates. Primarily the focus will be on critical bugs.
Lord of Rigel has always been envisioned as a single player game. There are also no plans for localization as we're a tiny independent team. That being said LoR was developed in UE4 and has data tables that can be modded including for text localization.
For Returning Players
If you are having control issues or settings issues: 1) Turn off Steam cloud save sync 2) Clear out your Local folder for Lord of Rigel which can be found at:
C:\Users\ YOUR USER NAME \AppData\Local\LordofRigel
3) Turn on steam cloud sync
If you have had Steam installs on different drives be sure to clear out local app data on each drive for LoR.
Alternatively you can delete the local data folders while the game is running with cloud sync on.
Release 1.0
Release 1.0 Change Log:
Ticket #1907 QOL- Tooltip Fade with Camera Ticket #1908 EA community members in credits Ticket #1909 Fix for GNN system expansion messages when using colony base Ticket #1910 Balance- Spiritualist and Spy Leader Skill Bonus Halved Ticket #1911 QOL- More "give" on Ringworld and Dyson Sphere system camera
For Returning Players[/h1 If you are having control issues or settings issues: 1) Turn off Steam cloud save sync 2) Clear out your Local folder for Lord of Rigel which can be found at:
C:\Users\ YOUR USER NAME \AppData\Local\LordofRigel
3) Turn on steam cloud sync
If you have had Steam installs on different drives be sure to clear out local app data on each drive for LoR.
Alternatively you can delete the local data folders while the game is running with cloud sync on.
Release Build 2024.12 Hotfix #6b
GNN Ranking Loop Fix Empire update system sidebar fix
Release Build 2024.12 Hotfix #6
Release Build 2024.12 Hotfix #6
Ticket #1906 QOL- Diplomacy, GNN, and Audience write text sound effect Ticket #1905 Fix for rare UI softlock with expansion lists
For Returning Players
If you are having control issues or settings issues: 1) Turn off Steam cloud save sync 2) Clear out your Local folder for Lord of Rigel which can be found at:
C:\Users\ YOUR USER NAME \AppData\Local\LordofRigel
3) Turn on steam cloud sync
If you have had Steam installs on different drives be sure to clear out local app data on each drive for LoR.
Alternatively you can delete the local data folders while the game is running with cloud sync on.
Release Build 2024.12 Hotfix #5
Release Build 2024.12 Hotfix #5
Ticket #1901 Rare instance where AI fleets would set to StarID0 Ticket #1899 Tactical Warp Dissipator Fix Ticket #1900 Autoresolve Warp Dissipator and Warp Nullifier Fix Ticket #1902 Fix for case of support ships triggering tactical instead of autoresolve Ticket #1903 Fix for case of skip cutscene and outpost construction causing turn stall Ticket #1904 Reduced subsistence tech now available to mechanoid species
For Returning Players
If you are having control issues or settings issues: 1) Turn off Steam cloud save sync 2) Clear out your Local folder for Lord of Rigel which can be found at:
C:\Users\ YOUR USER NAME \AppData\Local\LordofRigel
3) Turn on steam cloud sync
If you have had Steam installs on different drives be sure to clear out local app data on each drive for LoR.
Alternatively you can delete the local data folders while the game is running with cloud sync on.
Release Build 2024.12 Hotfix #4
Release Build 2024.12 Hotfix #4
Ticket #1890 Fix for rare case of UI not fading in Ticket #1891 Fullscreen and Fullscreen windowed options swapped Ticket #1892 Terraforming building description adjustment Ticket #1894 Smarter AI construction of terraformers Ticket #1895 QOL- Camera Pan, Rotate, and Zoom settings Ticket #1896 QOL- WSAD tied to camera pan setting Ticket #1897 Advanced government reflected in Info Screen Ticket #1898 Fix for mechanoid species computer tech tree filter Ticket #1893 Fix for rare case of fleet cancellation teleport
For Returning Players
If you are having control issues or settings issues: 1) Turn off Steam cloud save sync 2) Clear out your Local folder for Lord of Rigel which can be found at:
C:\Users\ YOUR USER NAME \AppData\Local\LordofRigel
If you have had Steam installs on different drives be sure to clear out local app data on each drive for LoR.
Release Build 2024.12 Hotfix #3
Changelog
Release Build 2024.12 Hotfix #3
Ticket #1889 QOL- Elder species NAP and Alliance tooltip mentions you're siding with one elder Ticket #1888 Xantus battleship HDR texture fix Ticket #1887 Spy leader bonus display fix Ticket #1886 Balance- Tolerant and Subterranean bonuses add instead of multiply Ticket #1885 QOL- Advanced Game Option to Set Research Pace Ticket #1133 Species color scheme pass
For Returning Players
If you are having control issues or settings issues, clear out your Local folder for Lord of Rigel which can be found at:
C:\Users\ YOUR USER NAME \AppData\Local\LordofRigel
If you have had Steam installs on different drives be sure to clear out local app data on each drive for LoR.
One week from 1.0!
Greetings Lords of Rigel! We are one week from 1,0 and this update has included several reported critical issues, two new technologies, and further adjustments to the AI based on feedback. Steam game avatars have been added for the 10 playable species. If you have the LoR demo you can use avatars for the four demo species.
What to Expect in 1.0
For everyone who has purchased Lord of Rigel you'll have some bonus materials in the game folder including the HD soundtrack and the artbook. The standard definition soundtrack will be available through Steam as a soundtrack for free download, Steam trading cards will also be available.
Lord of Rigel Game Guide
Additionally, a community guide has been launched which will be updated over the coming weeks with more hints, but provides an in depth reference to technologies and underlying game systems. Lord of Rigel Official Guide
What to Expect Later This Year
It's been a long road of development for Lord of Rigel. The game has 10 species, and two elder species with full fleets. There's plenty of leaders and unique space monsters to discover. That being said updates will be more in the form of "Free LC" with some additional technologies, leaders, events, and monsters.
If You are Returning to the Game
If you are returning to Lord of Rigel, or have played the demo before launching please make sure that all local app data for Lord of Rigel has been deleted. LoR uses Unreal Engine and the .ini files are kept in local data. We've added numerous controls and features over Early Access and not deleting the ,ini can cause control input and other settings issues.
