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If you've ever watched Firefly or The Expanse and thought you could do better. If you're a Star Trek fan and think you could handle the rigours of being a sapce captain, Galactic Junkers is the game for you.
The only problem is - your crew are idiots. But you can overcome that...right?
The Galactic Junkers is now on sale with 75% OFF. Who knows how this happened (you're welcome).
My systems recommend that you act quickly before the captains become aware. This message is set to self destruct in exactly 6 days 23hrs 59minutes.
M.O.E Your Loyal A.I Companion
Game Patch #1
Thanks so much for the support during the launch of The Galactic Junkers!
Today we are pleased to share a new patch based on your feedback, comments, and bug reports.
We want to make sure the game is the best it can possibly be and continue to work through the list of feedback! Keep your thoughts coming to us on the Steam Community Hub and our official Twitter.
Here are some of the main fixes that we have included in this update!
Gameplay Fixes & Improvements
Reduced automatic system degradation rate, and system degradation is no longer faster with more users.
Reduced the health of cookie cutters.
Removed some speech bubbles from player crew.
Characters stop moving when given an overwatch command.
Orders can be given to crew whilst they're ragdolled or in the middle of exiting a console.
Screen edge camera rotation is turned off by default.
A single laz gun comes free with every purchase of a new ship turret.
Ship steering input resets while in the interior view.
Player’s crew being shot doesn't cancel a move order.
Updated crew card selection highlights to be more clear.
Made subsector circles more visible on the map.
Speech bubbles do not block input.
Adjusted the default camera position on the Goliath-class ship.
Improved mining behavior when using an aft-mounted mining laz.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a crash that could occur on moving characters between ships.
Fixed a memory leak that could degrade performance.
Fixed some bugs where crew would receive unexpected target positions upon orders.
Fixed bugs where characters could end up in strange places during some missions.
Fixed strange behavior on a couple of shipwreck models.
Stopped characters dipping through the floor while recovering from a ragdoll state.
Prevented civilians trying to hitch a ride on the player's ship.
Fixed a bug where tutorial instructions could block other missions.
Fixed two-handed weapons trying to enter the wrong inventory slots, or not storing correctly in a locker.
Made sure purchased robots transfer to newy-purchased ships properly.
Ensured all weapons on an owned Orca-class ship can be viewed on the ship screen.
Prevented the medipod on the Orca-class ship from remaining permanently unpowered.
Fixed a bug that could cause inventory icons not to display properly.
Gun models load on a newly purchased ship if the player bought extra weapons before buying a weapon system.
Fixed a bug where unmanned weapons could fire after loading a save.
Prevented a way of making items disappear in character item exchange UI.
Locked the camera from moving while a text input field is selected.
Fixed a bug preventing the wardrobe screen from scrolling after repeated openings.
Sleeping characters wake up when booted out of bed on transfer to a new ship.
Stopped the wrong character from taking a spacesuit or helmet off when swapping items in a locker.
The Galaxy Overview
Today we wanted to discuss the universe within The Galactic Junkers. Based on our own universe, there’s a vast galaxy to explore with interesting things to discover in each one.
Here is a bit more information about some of the planets in the game's universe. Of course, this isn't them all, we want to give players some surprises to explore and discover too!
Mars Station is the heart of the Union, where High Command controls the system with an iron fist. The Union is the largest faction in the solar system and is constantly fighting the pirates in all their forms all the while wearing cool red and black leather and wearing sweet official looking hats and helmets.
Venus Station is another one of the Union sectors, it is famous for being the home of Eclipse Space Munch. The advertising slogan “When you can’t find a sandwich, Eclipse Space Munch will do” has made Space Munch the food of choice for most of humanity, many of whom have never even seen a sandwich, let alone tasted one.
Moving through Saturn, you'll discover the Saturnians captured their station from the Union a few years ago and now protect their space ferociously, if you ever visit be sure to bring a heavy laz weapon on overload as a present as the Saturnians take no prisoners.
Not many ships ever voyage to Pluto. The Plutonians have grown strange out there and no one really knows what they look like under their helmets anymore, just that they breathe in a weird green gas to survive.
Orbiting the Planet Uranus, The Uranite pirates run a tight ship there. Discipline is their watchword and they love nothing more than writing up a good Captain’s Log to peruse on those nights when being out in the middle of nowhere gets a little boring.
Visiting Mercury can be a risky endeavor, The Mercs are crazy. It is believed the heat and engine fumes get into their heads. High Queen Vanir rules this sweaty part of space and loves her 80s memorabilia.
Neptune Station is the royal court of the Neptunian Queen. Watch your manners there, they love formality even when they are blowing you out of an airlock into the vacuum of space.
That’s not all, there are many more wonderful places to visit; if you’re feeling flush with cash, there’s the Titan, the most expensive cruise liner ever built, it screams luxury and doesn’t smell like an armpit, or if you find yourself on the other side of the law. They say the Star Cube is the most secure prison station in the Union, so that might be worth a visit, though if you do go there you probably don’t have a choice.
TOP TIP When traveling the solar system, always remember, Derelict spacecraft are brilliant sources of scrap and supplies, Cookie Cutters will eat anything and In these troubling times, whenever your tummy rumbles, reach for an Eclipse Space Munch bar, and go forth, brave adventurer!
Console Announcement
Hello Captains!
Following last week's successful launch on PC and Xbox, we are excited to announce that The Galactic Junkers is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5!
We've always wanted to make the game accessible as many people as possible, and are over the moon to be able to share our game with even more people. Take a look at the trailer if you haven't already!
Thank you for the incredible support and kind words. Our time has been spent listening to your feedback, thoughts, and comments as we continue work on the next game patch. Stay tuned!
Get ready to explore strange new worlds, meet weird new people, try dodgy food, and boldly fumble where no space captain has fumbled before. Take a look at our NEW launch trailer!
Budding space captains can jump behind the helm of their very own spaceship and scour the galaxy on the lookout for derelict ships to board. But beware of pesky bounty hunters who are hot on your tail and don't forget to keep an eye out for those troublesome aliens that lurk in the vacuum of space.
Assemble your crew, and storm ahead on an adventure of a lifetime. You won't be diving in alone, you'll have your ship's built in AI system (known as M.O.E) to help guide you along the way.
The destruction of the Earth would be known as the Great Cataclysm. By some miracle it didn’t take the whole solar system with it, but it did force humanity to spread further into the reaches of space, living on space stations and whatever ships they could find. No one knew what caused it but everyone was too busy foraging for scrap metal and any cool memorabilia to really care any more.
Now fighting each other, either as members of the Galactic Union, or the many pirate factions, humanity is trying to make a living in this dangerous place, so it is important that any adventurer knows their opponent and where to find them.
Finally, we wanted to send a massive thank you for your continued support.
Thank you for allowing us to make our dreams a reality. We feel incredibly lucky to have the support from such a great community and being able to work with each other.
- Mark & James
New Steam Next Fest Developer Stream!
INCOMING... INCOMING...
M.O.E here to inform you that there is an upcoming live broadcast for The Galactic Junkers. I have checked your diary and it's perfectly possible for you to be in attendance.
Join developers James & Mark right here on Steam on Saturday 18th June @ 17:00 BST / 18:00 CET / 09:00 PST to get involved and learn more about the game.
We have thoroughly enjoyed watching you play the game, and hear all of the feedback and thoughts. The developers are taking it all on board so that the game at launch can be perfect.
Keep your feedback and thoughts coming on Twitter and Steam Community Forums!
Player #032 had the most unfortunate situation with a laser gun this week after forgetting the safety lock. Ha. Ha. Ha. Humans, eh?
M.O.E Your Ship's Friendly AI
Join us for our developers live Stream - Wednesday 15th June at 5pm BST/6pm CET
Captains! As your trusty on-board supervisor (M.O.E to those unfamiliar), I’ve got some very exciting news for you.
The Galactic Junkers is part of Steam Next Fest!
That’s right, you’ll get a chance to try out causing chaos for me in our very own demo.
To celebrate, the powers that created me will be doing a live stream right here on Steam, showing off all they’ve created. Make sure to join them on Wednesday 15th June at 5pm BST/6pm CET/9am PST. They didn’t programme me to know more than those times, I’m a computer not a clock.
M.O.E Junkers HQ
Steam Next Fest Announcement
INCOMING... INCOMING...
The Galactic Junkers will be attending Steam Next Fest with an exclusive new Demo on June 13th. The developers are now almost ready to share a preview demo with the world.
The Galactic Junkers need you more than ever before!
The developers have been listening to feedback from their humans test subjects during the closed beta test. Work continues to make the game the best it can possibly be.
A public thank you to Test Subject #543. The way you commanded your crew to victory during the closed beta test was most impressive.
Test Subject #1564, however, your performance was laughable. You have a lot to answer for. The crew spend forever cleaning up your mess. I hope you redeem yourself on June 13th.
Humans. Please do follow us on Twitter to keep in touch.
See you on June 13th for the Steam Next Fest activities.
