Did you get frozen so quickly the last few nights and then thawed out again in the morning? The days are getting longer again and so are the shadows where pixel death is waiting for you.
For this reason, we have decided to give you a powerful weapon and a fancy new move.
Oil is not only expensive, but it also burns well. Especially if an alien gets roasted in the process. To prevent the panicking creatures from accidentally knocking you over, you now have an extremely useful dodge ability.
In order for you to apply both of these in practice, there are a few additional new corners that you can explore.
That's the most important stuff in a nutshell!
Stay hydrated and we'll be in touch again soon!
Build 0.9.0
ADDED
Explorable locations in the new zone.
Decoy device as an interactable item.
Fertilizer as a new consumable item and related recipe.
Red hemp as a new plant and new consumable item.
Flammable oil as a new consumable item and related recipe.
New dodge ability.
UPDATED
Jump with seeder suit: more damage upon landing from a height; hold space for long jumps.
General CPU and GPU usage.
RAM Usage.
FIXED
Hatch door blocking the exit.
Sandboard while riding.
Sandboard during sandstorm.
Alien queen inside the dry lake not reacting to rifle hits.
Key rebinding.
Armor stand save error.
Depth of field after swimming.
Destroying a hemp plant in a farm plot leaving the seed stuck in the seed slot.
A small glimpse of the September update
Another wind is blowing. Guiding us deeper into the unkown. What lies ahaead is still a mystery, but there is also a glimpse of what we can expect:
The terrain expands with 4 completely new locations to discover.
3 new recipes for your daily survival.
A big memory optimization for a better and more fluent game experience.
Here's to another adventure in the vast arcane desert, so you won't get lost. Always follow the sight of the sun, it will guide you.
Hotfix to 0.8.5.1
Hi desert runners!
We heard you!
Here’s a hotfix taking care a of a few issues!
FIXED
Swimming underwater using a controller.
Tools and weapons are acting weird in hand on first hit after dismounting from the camel.
No clay pot dropped after consuming a Mushroom Soup.
Bed disappearing upon dismantling other objects.
Character 3d model appearing in overlay in crafting, map, or death panel.
Camel disappearing when dismounting inside the temple.
Conflicting controller and keyboard. “Disable controller” option added in settings.
Unable to close the setting menu with controller (coming back from new game).
Pineapple plant on a roof affecting the mobility of the floor below.
Survival Training with Starsand
“The life insurance of any species is diversity… Diversity guarantees survival. “ Isabel Allende
Hello everyone!
Starting today, the Survival Sale is kicking off, once again featuring diverse survival stories to play and Starsand is delighted to be a part of the action.
Starsand is inspired by a real-life story that took place in the Sahara Desert in the mid-90s. We have built a "what if" story from the dramatic real events and garnished it with plenty of challenges!
You will also encounter the diversity mentioned above in Starsand, but this diversity has already established itself in the desert and treats you as the non-indigenous species, so be prepared!
Have fun surviving!
The Enemy and Weapon Update
Hello survivor!
While you might have encountered desert-like conditions in the past weeks, we hope you’re chilled enough to tackle this new update for Starsand.
It features a new area inside the pyramid, formidable new devices to greet your multi-legged friends and new resources to help you survive.
But beware, the little rascals now have support from another creature and it is trying to diminish your digital life expectancy in little time.
We also packed some fixes into the game, and we hope that Starsand is taking the right path towards your goal of survival! (But still, don't forget to save as often as you can, if you know what I mean...)
Leave us some feedback here and on our social media channels, we’re eager to read it!
Talk soon!
Tunnel Vision and Toplitz Productions
Build 0.8.5 on Steam
ADDED
Two kinds of mushrooms (red and blue) as harvestable resources.
Mushroom Soup as a new consumable item.
A new type of alien creature.
A suit headset.
Canapa seeds and Canapa plant in a farm plot.
A fifth artifact.
A new area inside the pyramid.
The seeder rifle as an unique item.
Metal spikes (and its related recipe).
Landmine (and its related recipe).
CPU and GPU usage optimization.
UPDATED
The explosive barrel now takes one second to explode when hit by fire arrows.
FIXED
Camels getting stuck on the north border of the map.
Dismantle on the canopy.
An item disappearing from the farm plot’s fertilizer slot upon loading the game.
The plant growth under the base building.
The stamina decreases when using the sandboard.
A game freezes upon opening a recipe scroll.
Starsand now available for Steam Deck
Hello desert runners!
The nights in Starsand are cold and unwelcoming. That's when you like to lie down beside a fire and dream away. The last dream, however, was strange, as strange as this place.
Shortly after you had fallen asleep, you woke up in this dream, " roused " by strange noises from the depths of the desert. You got up and took a few steps, only to be horrified to realise that one of your nasty alien friends was shooting towards you at ludicrous speed! In a flash, you prepared to fight, but then the weirdest thing happened.
It stopped, dropped a small box in front of you, made an almost incomprehensible noise that sounded like "Play!" or something like that. Then it disappeared as quickly as it had arrived.
It was then that you truly awoke, and with it the revelation that you can now play Starsand with a Steam Deck!
We hope you've already picked up a copy, and we hope you enjoy this version of our game.
Tunnel Vision and Toplitz Productions
The Sandboard and Saves Update
Hello Desert Surfer!
From now on, every morning at sunrise you can grab your board, head out through the sand to the biggest of dunes and roar down in style, humming 'Surfin' Starsand', and leave your multi-legged adversaries baffled!
You may be surprised now, but sandboarding is real, the Nazaré is called Monte Kaolino or Pilat and we thought a little sand sport would keep your blood pumping going.
We also have a nice little quality-of-life improvement for you, you can now create multiple saves! Speaking of quality: Your dwellings still need new building parts? Now you can get them. Almost free delivery to your desert home!
How many camels watched your daring shoot down the dune? Tell us here or on our social media channels!
Tunnel Vision and Toplitz Productions
Starsand - Version 0.8.0. – The Sandboard and Saves Update
ADDED
Multiple save slots.
Canopy as a base building item.
Column as base building item.
Arch as a base building item.
Double doorway and double door as base building items.
Hatch and hatch door as base building items.
Curved junction as a base building item.
The Sandboard (discoverable).
FIXED
The loot chest in new locations.
Wrong text for the camel whistle.
The preview of the standing torch and the fireplace light.
Dismounting from camel and falling under the terrain.
The second sandstorm making items inside the base disappear.
Arrows stuck on beetles.
UPDATED
Base building menu categories.
Braziers at the pyramid's entrance can now be ignited.
The reload time for spike traps increased from one sec to three seconds.
Starsand - Version 0.7.0 – The Beetle Update
Hello Desert Runners!
Today's update comes with a strange note we found in the desert:
Dear Prudence!
I Want To Tell You: I’m So Tired! I’m Only Sleeping! But With A Little Help From My Friends I was Fixing A Hole. A hole made by a beetle. But this was Yesterday. Today I Feel FineIn My Life!
Here Comes The Sun.She Loves You. But I wanted Rain. The Long And Winding Road to the pyramids is Here, There And Everywhere. If I Needed Someone, I Want To Hold Your Hand, We Can Work It Out!
There is Something! Or?
I should stay!?
Wait, Let It Be, BecauseI Should Have Known Better!
No… Run For Your Life!
Help! ...
Don't panic!
It's not an enormous worm that wants to eat you for breakfast. That's what sandipedes or crocodiles are for! No, they are beetles that you can catch and keep in a terrarium (also new!). Consider them a substitute for the TV program since you've been involuntarily stranded on Starsand. There's even an extra album for the little rascals.
You can retrieve the insects out of the sand with a special tool. Gotta catch 'em all!
Of more practical use (unless you're a fan of binge-bug-watching) are the new modules for your clay shelter, allowing you to build a tower!
Have fun and we'll see you again soon with more news!
The teams from Tunnel Vision and Toplitz Productions
ADDED
A small clay stair for the simple clay set.
Curved walls and foundations (discoverable with recipe).
Beetles as collectible items.
Beetle album in the user interface.
An auger drill as a placeable item (discoverable with recipe).
Terrarium as a placeable item (discoverable with recipe).
Three ruined towers on the map.
FIXED
Items respawning upon loading game.
A camel in water.
A zombified crocodile.
Crafting an interactable item when the inventory is full would waste the resources for the item.
The armor stand panel is not updating on different armor stands.
RAM optimization.
PS: you may find some song titles in the text above, from a rather famous band that had nothing to do with beetles.
Starsand - The Updated Roadmap!
Hello Desert Runners!
Apart from sand, stones, bored camels and nasty apex predators, there are also the occasional interesting notes scattered around in the desert here. We found one of them:
It looks exciting, isn't it?
Let us know what merits your attention the most!
Stay hydrated at all times!
The teams of Tunnel Vision and Toplitz Productions
Starsand - Digital Supporter Pack Comic - Teaser Trailer
Hello Desert Runners!
Doors and portals are fascinating, aren't they? The curiosity of what lies beyond tempts us to pass that door, doesn't it?
So open the door for the Starsand Comic!
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This mini comic tells you a bit about a traveller, someone like you, and his insight on portals.
Would you like to know more? Pick up the Starsand Digital Supporter Pack. You will find the comic in it. Have you read the story? What did you like about it? Drop us a line in the comments and follow us on our social media channels for more information about our games!
Stay hydrated and watch out for crocodiles hanging around!
