Long time player loving the game!

[dunkmujunk]

Played ST on and off for many years now, always loved the game. I'm most definitely still a rookie at best. Got the urge a week ago to play again, and I purchased the full version this time, which I really should have done a long time ago. Love it!! I've done some heavy research this time around and I've been able to actually gain footholds on difficulty levels above Challenging. I'm having a blast playing (as always) and just wanted to let the devs know.

Bit of a silly post, I know. I just wanted to put it out there. Hoping there is still a bit of life left here on the forums.

[fallen]

Thanks for the support and the encouragement!

The #1 thing you can do for any developer is to leave a review <3

Hope you will check out some of our other games as well which are a bit more easy to jump into in their own ways -- Templar Battleforce, Star Traders: Frontiers are all set in the same universe.

[ntsheep]

There's plenty of life here it's just pretty wild,

[slayernz]

dunkmujunk if you have any questions about ST, sing out - even though it's an old game, it's still an incredible example of programming and going from Free to Paid is a massive leap in terms of what you get and what your experience is

[ntsheep]

Yes, when the First cat and I aren't derailing threads for the glory of the Queen. We do give out helpful advice and tips. All jokes aside, don't be afraid to ask

[dunkmujunk]

Thanks everyone. I do have a question thread brewing, just need to get it a bit more focused and concise. Also my in game situation has changed a bit over the past couple days, so I have some new questions forming.

[slayernz]

Oh dear, not sure if I can do both focused AND concise

[Cory Trese]

Thank you so much dunkmujunk for stopping by and taking the time to post.

Game development is often a sea of endless negativity, it is so nice to sometimes see a positive post.

Thanks for your support. We will keep trying to improve our craft and make better and better games!

[dunkmujunk]

Thank you for providing so much entertainment for me! I'm getting my family ready for a big move in about a year and have been working my butt off to save money, leaving almost no time for console gaming. ST has been a god send, and I look forward to getting into the other games in your library.

[slayernz]

dunkmujunk to give you a little purpose when playing STRPG (although annihilating Steel Song is always a legitimate goal), there were a number of community challenges that we had. They are as good now as they were when we ran it and are perfect for forcing you to learn techniques or a play style that you wouldn't necessarily normally try.

startradersrpg.proboards.com/thread/4994/st-independent-contractor-challenge

startradersrpg.proboards.com/thread/5454/true-zealot-community-challenge

startradersrpg.proboards.com/thread/6334/january-community-challenge-collector-traders

startradersrpg.proboards.com/thread/13893/community-challenge-wf-shortage

[dunkmujunk]

The "Independent Contractor" is giving me anxiety just reading about it. My bread and butter lately has been avoiding Blockade, Spy, Assassinate, and Capture missions early. And I don't think I've ever ran any of the Trade type missions.

This one will not end well.

[slayernz]

Trade missions are super easy and probably your bread and butter missions early on. Don't forget though, that even before you do take on missions, you can buy and sell goods and just deal with encounters - especially blowing up Steel Song ships. Once you boost your pilot + a bit of stealth + tactics (or whatever your skill mix), then sign up your first contract.