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Star Ruler

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: Iceberg Interactive
Developer: Blind Mind Studios
Release Date: Sept. 16, 2011

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'Star Ruler' v1.2.0.0 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on March 21, 2012 @ 4:25 a.m. PDT

Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy.

Get the Star Ruler 1.2.0.0 Patch off WP (7mb)

Star Ruler v1.2.0.0

[Fixed] Fix being able to trade research back and forth infinitely.
[Fixed] Fix colonizers with weapons never firing at anything.
[Fixed] Fix crash related to buildings being destroyed in OnGlobalDamage events.
[Fixed] Fix crash when planets marked for autocolonization get destroyed.
[Fixed] Batched ship construction orders would not repeat correctly.
[Fixed] Rally points on dry docks would not save.
[Fixed] Fix some inaccuracies in the german translation.
[Fixed] Fix engines never activating when boarding a disabled ship.
[Fixed] Fix importing blueprints with no automation orders resetting to default automation.
[Fixed] Fix crash related to loading transfer orders.
[Fixed] Fix player-controlled ships in the galaxy not being visible when joining an MP game in progress.
[Fixed] Rennovating the same structure multiple times will now only occur once. (Duplicates will be removed when they are started)
[Fixed] Many simple data types in scripts were calling destructors needlessly.
[Fixed] Many simple data types in scripts were also using reference counting needlessly.
[Fixed] Fixed a crash in treaties.
[Fixed] Possibly fixed mousing over objects that weren't near the cursor.
[Fixed] Fixed star surface animation on newer NVIDIA drivers.
[Fixed] The Automate Research setting was not being saved if there was no queued research.
[Fixed] AIs are smarter about trade-per-second agreements.
[Fixed] Fixed some abusable aspects of the trade-per-second agreements.
[Balanced] Repair rates on nano armor are more sensible now.
[Balanced] Reverse inductors and Mind Sappers now use correct level scaling so they aren't uncounterable.
[Changed] Planetary shields now block chemical bomb damage to population.
[Changed] Updated AngelScript to the most recent version.
[Changed] Shields now wobble less and are less opaque until attacked.
[Changed] Improved error reporting for missing shader constants.
[Added] Added AngelScript JIT compiler! Significantly improves the performance of many aspects of the game, leading to generally improved framerate.
[Added] Added two new race portraits courtesy of Hazzard!
[Added] The Particle Editor and Model Configurator now have customizable backgrounds (see Game Data/EditorBackgrounds.txt), and can return to the main menu and quit from the interface.

Quick note for modders: Script classes may no longer have a method and member named the same. I'll be checking for this in the major mods and letting you know if there's any compatibility concern long before the patch goes out.

Star Ruler v1.1.0.0

[Fixed] Multiplayer clients could not create treaties.
[Fixed] Multiplayer clients could not retract treaties.
[Fixed] The subsystems that are linked are now correctly loaded and imported and will no longer change based on overlap.
[Fixed] Obsoleted blueprints would not be removed from various build lists until a blueprint was added/updated.
[Fixed] Second planet granted by "Developed Empire" trait now has regular amounts of HP.
[Fixed] Using modifiers on armor no longer causes the armor to take up space.
[Fixed] Explosion sound would play for multiplayer clients for silent destruction (colony ship, scuttle/retrofit).
[Fixed] Page Up/Down keybinds would not save.
[Fixed] Auto-colonize planet now works for multiplayer clients.
[Fixed] Auto-colonize lists are saved/loaded.
[Fixed] Undock all from the right click menu now properly removes auto-dock orders (unless forced) so ships won't immediately re-dock.
[Fixed] AIs are no longer prevented from expanding when the minimum ship size limit is set higher than their scout blueprint.
[Fixed] Planet rings/moons are saved/loaded and work for multiplayer clients.
[Fixed] Disabled ships are removed from control groups.
[Fixed] Research automation toggle is saved/loaded.
[Fixed] Selecting a planet after a ship with an obsolete blueprint no longer shows the planet as obsolete in the object information panel.
[Fixed] Fix system window becoming unresponsive after dry docks or planets got destroyed.
[Fixed] Fix selected object list scrolling to the top automatically.
[Fixed] Ships could stop moving altogether for multiplayer clients in high-lag situations.
[Fixed] Ore isn't erroneously shown in mouse overlay for ships with cargo bays.
[Fixed] Multiplayer clients would not always receive blueprints when capturing enemy ships.
[Fixed] Weapons with MultiPulseCost (Missile Racks) now have their reload progress displayed correctly.
[Fixed] Race profiles could not be saved for mods installed in My Games.
[Fixed] Number of owned planets listed in the system window for home systems to multiplayer clients was off by 1.
[Fixed] Governor dropdown in system window could be opened underneath other GUI elements.
[Fixed] Various display glitches related to structure removal and renovation for multiplayer clients.
[Fixed] Planetary conditions removed by the natural terraformers trait would still appear for multiplayer clients.
[Fixed] "Game Lost" message would not show up for multiplayer clients.
[Fixed] Asteroids created by planets being destroyed would not show up for multiplayer clients.
[Fixed] "Continue" main menu option did not work for mods installed in My Games.
[Fixed] AI could not properly cope with high starting technology levels.
[Fixed] Shipyard labor pool scaled asymptotically instead of exponentially, leaving labor severely throttled at high tech.
[Changed] The current value for stats are displayed on the object information window without hovering.
[Balanced] External mounts are now equivalently massive to the hull.
[Added] Complete, official, german translation of the game.

Star Ruler v1.0.9.0

[Fixed] Ships on hold or defend position stance will no longer move because of work with tool orders.
[Fixed] Homeworlds had less hitpoints than was normal for planets.
[Fixed] The game did not render while maximized.
[Fixed] Notification of new treaties only occurs when a new treaty is actually proposed, and a sound plays for each unique treaty proposed.
[Fixed] Boarding defense did not work.
[Fixed] Number suffixes on dates when saving were slightly wrong.
[Fixed] Culling of graphics nodes was horribly broken in virtually all cases. The game should perform much better with lots of ships in the galaxy, so long as they aren't on screen.
[Fixed] Under attack alerts would only appear once per system.
[Fixed] Choosing a govern via the right click menu didn't automatically enable that governor.
[Changed] The balanced start map option is now on by default.
[Changed] Reduced modification factors for shift/alt on camera movement.
[Changed] Notification icons can now be right-clicked to dismiss them.
[Changed] Planetary conditions are now visible after exploring, instead of only after colonization.
[Changed] Ordering a non-dangerous tool (Interdictor, Attractor, ...) to fire on your own ship no longer requires you to force / hold control.
[Changed] Shipyards now provide a small ammo generation / storage.
[Changed] System Window now lists Dry Docks (can be filtered out).
[Changed] Build on Best/Build on All from right click menu now take Dry Docks into account.
[Changed] Carriers on 'Hold Fire' stance no longer undock their fighters to engage.
[Balanced] Targeting Sensors now increase range by a much larger amount relative to their size.
[Balanced] Positive planetary conditions are now slightly more common than negative ones.
[Added] New ringworld model. Thanks WarStalkeR!
[Added] 5 new planet textures, 3 new ring textures and 2 new cloud textures. Thanks JonnyDawe!
[Added] System Blockades: if there are over twice as many enemies in a system as you have forces, none of your planets or ships will be able to access the galactic bank in that system.
[Added] Empires now have race portraits chosen from the race customization window. Thanks Hazzard!
[Added] Redid the tutorial to be more interactive and (we hope) more interesting.
[Added] New subsystem: External Mount. Linked sub system takes up no space (the mount always takes up 1.0 space), but takes damage after shields and before armor.
[Added] New subsystem: Chemical Bomb. Can only target planets, kills a lot of population but leaves structures intact.
[Added] Groups of haulers can now be ordered to "Keep Supplying This" on an object. The selected haulers will collect resources from the system they're in and supply them to the object, then return to the system they were originally in and repeat.
[Added] Added bind 'Focus on Object' to the options menu that mimics middle-mouse-click.
[Added] Added a 'Temperature Falloff' option to the new game settings (default on). Decides the distribution of planet types based roughly off of the temperature the planet would experience.
[Added] Added 'Spread out Empires' and 'Keep allies together' options to the new game settings (default on). Attempts to spread out non-allies and bunch up allies when generating the map, respectively.
[Added] Button on the message ticker to open a log window that displays a scrollable list of previous empire messages.
[Added] 'LAN' tab on the multiplayer menu to discover LAN games without needing to find the local IP manually.
[Added] New object information panel displaying more graphical information and with individually cancellable orders.
[Added] Added new weapon effects from Galactic Armory, thanks XTRMNTR2K!
[UI] Resizing the blueprints window now makes the layout circle bigger, making it easier to place sub systems on crowded designs.
[UI] Ordering a tool to fire that requires a forced order now prompts for it.
[UI] Queue Management window for Dry Docks now displays resource cost/progress.
[UI] Added notification icon for when someone declares war on you.
[UI] Added notification icon when a tech is leveled up, a link is finished, or a tech is unlocked.
[UI] Added notification icon when a planet is colonized or lost.
[UI] The 'Update Threshold' in blueprints is now more sensible - a value of 1 should update when all sub systems have been affected by 1 tech level increase.
[UI] 'New Game Menu' settings are now remembered between games. You may also save and load these settings.
[UI] Trade window hides clauses that can't actually be added to the treaty due to peace agreements or war declarations.
[UI] Holding shift while clicking a technology/link now queues it behind other techs but before repeated technologies.
[UI] Multiplayer window now remembers the last IP/Port entered for connect.
[UI] There is now a button directly opening the civil acts window next to the empire bank display.

Star Ruler v1.0.8.2

[Fixed] Taking over planets from AIs would sometimes prevent the planet from importing a particular resource.
[Fixed] Deleting a savegame deleted the wrong entry in the list.
[Fixed] Opening the options menu twice at the same time from the escape menu would crash the game.
[Fixed] Attractors did not function.
[Fixed] Dry Docks building other orbiting objects now no longer teleport some of those to close orbit around the sun.
[Fixed] You couldn't access a mod's effects in the particle editor.
[Fixed] Loading a game for multiplayer would allow clients to join the empire the host was controlling.
[Fixed] Effector data mismatch error could occur when loading saves with accented characters in blueprint names.
[Fixed] Jump Drives would sometimes retain orders in their previous system after jumping, causing them to fly back.
[Fixed] AIs would propose treaties involving goods and luxuries to empires with the "Eusocial Society" trait.
[Changed] AIs in the tutorial will no longer declare war on the player themselves.
[Changed] Updated French community translation. Thanks Mikey5887!
[Changed] Planet conditions are now tinted green or red according to whether they are beneficial or harmful.
[Changed] System rings are now off by default (replaced by the new information on the system plane).
[Changed] The system plane is now colorized to the color of the dominant empire in that system.
[Changed] The total available slots on a planet can now be seen after a system is explored, even if you no longer have vision.
[Changed] Using the right click menu to build ships now builds those ships on all selected planets or dry docks.
[Changed] Explicitly ordering tools to fire now works when the ship is on 'Hold Fire' stance.
[Changed] Boarding Parties can be explicitly fired from the right click menu, letting you set 'Hold Fire' and board without destroying the other ship.
[Changed] The Directed Spatial Manipulator no longer fires independently, but must be ordered from the right click menu to prevent wasting shots on insignificant targets.
[Changed] Updated Polish community translation. Thanks maxi!
[Balance] Halve all planetary damage reduction.
[Balance] Halve population reproduction rates.
[Balance] Halve population reproduction rates again when the planet is under attack.
[Balance] Decreased hull absorption rates to 30%/50%/70% for Light/Medium/Heavy hull respectively.
[Balance] Buff boarding defense.
[Added] Players can now toggle planets to allow or disallow importing or exporting resources.
[Added] Detonating the quasar now creates a chain reaction that causes most of the stars in the galaxy to be destroyed over time.
[Added] Added option to keep the mouse cursor in the window.
[Added] Added compatibility option for Intel Integrated GPUs.
[Added] The system planes now display bars/pips around the edge representing the military strength of empires in that system.
[Added] When hovering over a system or star you no longer have vision over, the time since you last had intel is displayed.
[Added] Research automation checkbox: when turned on, automatically research the lowest level tech when you're not researching something else.
[Added] Right-clicking a star or system now also shows a "Build Ships on All..." option.

Star Ruler v1.0.8.0

[Fixed] Fixed issues related to the recently added special systems feature.
[Fixed] Fixed issues with AI diplomacy in loaded games.
[Fixed] Pirates still had incorrect research rates in loaded games.
[Fixed] 'Continue' would not consistently choose the newest save.
[Changed] Load Game menu now shows the current mod you're in.
[Added] Added a new Star Corona effect, which should produce much nicer and more active looking stars!
[Added] Added a completely redone tutorial with more information presented in a, we hope, more effective way.

Star Ruler v1.0.7.8

[Fixed] Fixed a "Effector Data Mismatch" bug that many people were experiencing.
[Fixed] Significantly improved performance with AIs late-game.
[Fixed] Fixed a memory leak when loading a saved game.
[Fixed] Autosaves are now disabled when paused.
[Fixed] Planets with extremely low population are no longer useless until purged.
[Fixed] Pirates were not updating their hulls, leaving them very vulnerable as the game progressed.
[Fixed] Pirates were starting with random tech levels, sometimes causing them to be excessively powerful.
[Fixed] "Update Threshold" on blueprints is no longer lost when saving the blueprint.
[Fixed] Mining lasers with an emergency power supplying all the power needs caused an error.
[Fixed] Ammo usage wasn't updating when a modifier that affected it was added.
[Fixed] Pausing the game in multiplayer could cause newly connected clients to divide by zero in their interpolation, making stars vanish.
[Changed] When a planet is lost, everything yet to be built, and without any progress, are removed from the build queue.
[Changed] Reduced AI difficulty on lower AI settings.
[Changed] The right-click menu is now implemented in scripts.
[Balance] Planetary weapons gain range when on a Ringworld (10x base range).
[Balance] Fighter Hulls can now be made bigger as their tech level is increased.
[Added] Multiplayer option to prevent AIs from taking over player empires when they disconnect.
[Added] Added three special types of systems that offer unique tactical choices.

Star Ruler v1.0.7.6

[Fixed] Fixed a deadlock caused by selecting a ship as it was about to dock.
[Fixed] Advanced Parts Assembler used up resources even if there was no space to put advanced parts.
[Fixed] Fetch orders automatically assigned by construction bays no longer attempt to fill more cargo than available.
[Fixed] Mega Construction had a link to itself.
[Fixed] Linked sub system modifiers did not work for designs made by multiplayer clients.
[Fixed] Ships parked in orbit would not de-park after moving for multiplayer clients.
[Fixed] Crash related to supply orders for construction resources.
[Fixed] Internal Defenses would not function on ships without crew.
[Fixed] Keybinds specified as key numbers with # would not load from controls.cfg.
[Fixed] GUI Script keybinds no longer override options menu keybinds, which was leading to being unable to bind certain keys.
[Fixed] The natural terraformers race trait would remove the ringworld bonus from ringworlds.
[Fixed] "Close" preferred engagement range was not being calculated.
[Fixed] Planets moved into deep space would be invisible upon loading a game.
[Fixed] Fixed a bug that made trading food behave strangely when a planet had cargo storage.
[Changed] Dry Docks can now have rally points.
[Changed] Drag selecting will select only military ships if there are any military ships in the selection (can be turned off from the options menu).
[Changed] Multiplayer games start paused until all players have finished loading.
[Changed] Order strings ("Attack ...", "Defend System", etc) can now be localized.
[Changed] Auto-colonize now picks the largest planet in the closest system first, rather than always the closest planet.
[Changed] Supply orders for ships in fleets now only supply ships in that fleet.
[Changed] The "Efficient" race trait now also affects EcoStore.
[Changed] Changed how objects are ticked to make planets behave more similarly, rather than the first planet in a system getting more resource priority all the time.
[Balance] Slightly reduced planet reproduction rate, and decreased effectiveness of their passive Damage Reduction.
[Balance] Repair Bays and Salvagers are now linked to the Material Sciences technology, and Salvagers are unlocked sooner.
[Added] "Automatically Retrofit" automation order that can be added to blueprint AI orders.
[Added] "Allow other ships to supply resources" AI behavior setting. Tankers will not supply ships with this set to deny.
[Added] When undocking, you can choose specific types of ships and the amount of ships to undock.
[Added] When using control to build multiple ships of the same type, a checkbox "Batch construction" can now be checked. This completes all the ships before launching them all together.
[Added] An entirely new AI that should provide a harder challenge. The old AI is still available as separate AI profiles, but will not be chosen when selecting "Random".

Star Ruler v1.0.7.4

[Fixed] "Invalid Common String reference" error caused by loading savegames with supply orders. Saves displaying the error will be loadable again with this fix.
[Fixed] A deadlock caused by two blueprints updating at the same time.
[Fixed] The governor selection for planets in the system window opening and closing randomly.
[Fixed] Selecting a ship in a fleet not selecting the entire fleet.
[Fixed] Automation orders did not update when adding new components to the design or changing the docking settings.
[Fixed] Treaties sent from the host to a client player when there was already an active treaty between those two would be instantly accepted.
[Added] Clicking "Add Pin" while having an entire fleet selected now pins the fleet.
[Added] "Ships Turn to Decelerate" option that can be toggled off. When off, ships will always face their target instead of turning around to slow down.
[Added] "Flag: FakeRotation" for model definitions to mark specific models as not needing to turn around to decelerate.
[Added] Planets in the system window can now also be sorted by used and free slots.
[Added] "Send Resources Once" treaty clause to... send resources once... rather than trade them every second.

Star Ruler v1.0.7.2

[Fixed] New treaty notification icon was not disappearing when opening the empire window.
[Fixed] Ship build cost would not appear in the hover information on planets with no empty slots.
[Fixed] Holding shift while clicking a top bar button would not correctly open a new window of that type.
[Fixed] Automation orders did not import from exported designs.
[Fixed] Could not select the shipyard world governor in the planet window.
[Fixed] Large odd numbers of flags in the race customization window would make the last flag disappear.
[Fixed] Divide by zero crash when adding 4 or more shipsets.
[Fixed] Automatic blueprint updates would reset automation orders.
[Fixed] Heavy Hull level was too high, causing it to have much more hitpoints than the other hull types.
[Fixed] Negative mood did not display correctly in the planet window.
[Fixed] Items in the pinned list would still display after returning to the main menu.
[Fixed] Random freeze/crash caused by a deadlock. Frequently appeared when lots of scouts were auto-exploring at the same time.
[Fixed] GUI Elements could disappear in some situations (chat box when working in the layout window, scrollbar in system window).
[Fixed] Shipborne factory systems would use up resources even if there was no place to store what was being fabricated.
[Fixed] Fixed a bug in multiplayer clients that would cause weirdness and instability.
[Fixed] Planetary bunkers weren't correctly absorbing damage.
[Fixed] Fixed timestamps on saves being off by one hour (or worse).
[Changed] Object list's filter box is now case-insensitive.
[Changed] Added Ere4s3r's corrected smoothing groups to the Neumon.
[Changed] Cargo storage no longer always unlocks Armor at level 4 by paying the link cost.
[Balance] Reworked Coolant System to cause more significant increases in weapon firing rates, but also dramatically increase running costs for the connected weapon.
[Balance] Flak range and delay now scale the same as all the other weapons.
[Added] "Declare war if this treaty fails" clause. If the treaty fails due to either party having insufficient resources, declare war now.
[Added] "End all existing treaties" clause. If accepted, all previous treaties are nullified.
[Added] "Ammo lifetime damage" stat to detailed statistics page. Shows how much damage a full load of ammo can do before being depleted.
[Added] "Supply Resource" automation order. Used for tankers to automatically supply ships with fuel.
[Added] Added an automatic patcher. Downloads and runs necessary patches automatically. Access by clicking 'Check for Updates.'
[UI] Making the research window small enough now hides the queue.
[UI] The empire window now loses information in the top area more gradually when resized down.
[UI] When hovering over a system, the name is colored the same as the ring.
[UI] The top left ticker now displays research rate.
[UI] Holding shift while pressing the import button in the blueprints window attempts to import all designs in the profile.
[UI] Blueprints in the planet and system windows can now be sorted.
[UI] Blueprints sort can now differentiate between ascending and descending.
[UI] Add option to sort planets in system window by name, slots or governor.
[UI] Link icons in research window are hidden on zoom levels smaller or equal to 0.30x.
[UI] The top left ticker displays research progress by coloring the text from left to right.
[UI] Percentage complete is now shown behind the name of the current building item in the planet window.
[UI] Added a "Continue" button to the main menu, which will load the newest save (including autosaves).
[UI] F7 will now open the civil acts window.
[UI] F10 will open the escape menu without closing any windows. (Used to be F12)

Star Ruler v1.0.7.0

[Fixed] Fix issue when importing blueprints with a "Manage Docked"/autoundock order.
[Fixed] Bridges only needed half as much crew as they were reporting.
[Fixed] The orders given by the trade automation order were reversed.
[Fixed] AIs taking over from disconnected players in MP would add their traits and reset the homeworld.
[Fixed] Crash on load when docked objects had been given orders.
[Fixed] After loading a game, planets and systems that were scouted before but had no vision when saving are now still visible.
[Fixed] Loading a game after returning to the main menu from a mod would not work without re-selecting the mod first.
[Fixed] Fixed a crash in multiplayer related to losing a planet.
[Fixed] Starting Tech Level now only affects technologies that start unlocked, unless "All Techs Available" is also enabled.
[Fixed] "Ancient Ruins" now works with "All Techs Available" enabled.
[Fixed] Energy weapons would display the wrong power cost when modified to fire faster than once per second.
[Fixed] Declaring war was not cancelling all previous treaties with that empire.
[Changed] Selecting a ship in a fleet now selects the entire fleet. Clicking the ship again will select just that ship.
[Changed] Tweaked the AI profiles homeworld build orders to work better with the economy.
[Changed] Canceling a construction returns 50% of the resource cost of the construction (except for Labor).
[Changed] Shipyard governors no longer remove farms.
[Changed] When deciding to update a layout, sub system size is taken into account. Small sub systems are less important for auto-updating, and large sub systems are more important.
[Changed] Tweaked Metals and Electronics fab images for a bit better readability.
[Changed] Redid the layout of all technologies.
[Balance] Doubled Advanced Parts production, and slightly reduced Electronics and Metal production.
[Balance] Increased the various lasers' damage by 33%.
[Balance] Work ethic and Academics campaign civil acts only affect resource production by 10% rather than 25%.
[Added] Detailed Statistics on a blueprint now shows the maximum distance a ship can fly in its fuel life time.
[Added] Exact stored resources and storage capacity can now be seen per resource on the economy tab.
[Added] "Automatically Explore" automation order. Find an unscouted system when built and fly to it (possibly repeating or fleeing from enemies). Added to the default scout blueprint.
[Added] Firing and Impact points can now be seen in the model configurator. Also removed any non-functional tools from the toolbar.
[Added] Added option to disable engine flares. Disabling them should significantly improve framerate for games with large numbers of ships.
[Added] Added 'stroked' versions of the fonts. These are used as a nicer version of text shadowing (e.g. Research Field names, Mouse-Overlay text).
[Added] Added "As Level" syntax for sub system variables to make them be treated as level vars for the purposes of updating a sub system.
[Added] Added recolors of the Railgun for Artillery and Plasma Thrower for the Muon Cannon.
[Added] Added a new weapon, the Muon Cannon. Lower dps than a railgun, but partially pierces armor. Uses low amounts of ammo, but needs power.
[Added] Added "Material Sciences" technology. Increases most sub system health significantly per-level (not armor or hulls). Now governs the bulkhead's level (rather than armor).
[Added] Added a new shipset by eRe4s3r, dubbed the 'Neumon' shipset.
[Added] When in contact with more than one other empire, relative rankings in the categories Military, Colonization, Research and Economy are listed.
[Added] Global empire population stat in the empire window.
[Added] Flags can now be selected from the race customization menu and are displayed in the empire window.
[UI] Added a common GUI skin. We are moving all windows over to the new skin system, and several windows have already been moved over. This includes a variety of improvements to the functionality of those windows as well.
[UI] Minimap: clicking the bars for an empire selects all military ships of that empire in the system.
[UI] Minimap: Selecting an object now clears focus, allowing the camera to behave as expected.
[UI] Research window: ctrl-clicking the remove button for a queued tech removes a single level instead.
[UI] The escape menu is now handled in the scripts, and is centered on the screen.
[UI] Current population and amount of structures built on a planet can now be seen from the hover information for every planet, not just your own.
[UI] Ship Layout Editor: The sub system list now has modes to display small icons and text, or large icons only.
[UI] Ship Layout Editor: You can drag a sub system out of the list to add it to the design, rather than double clicking.
[UI] Ship Layout Editor: Designs in the layout list can now be sorted by name or scale, and obsoleted designs are reddish when "Show Obsolete" is enabled.
[UI] Ship Layout Editor: Holding control while dragging a sub system on the blueprint creates a copy.
[UI] Diplomacy window: Reorganized the window to be easier to use.
[UI] Treat window: Reorganized the window to make who does what clearer.
[UI] Object List: Objects can now be filtered by name and type, and all filtered objects can be selected.
[Removed] Removed the dark purple empire color.

Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves) is a target of opportunity.

Research new kinds of weapons, engines, shields, and more, all of which retain their unique benefits as the game progresses, with a research web whose contents are shuffled every game at your option.

Exploit interstellar phenomena such as asteroid belts and stars and exploit them for yourself or destroy them to deny your foes. Create and destroy new worlds through advanced technological research. Match your strategy against up to 10 other opponents (online or LAN-linked). Save the game when dawn breaks and boot it back up at dusk. It isn't over until you say it is! Drop in and drop out at any point; disconnecting players will not disrupt the game!

Your weapons, your ships, your rules: Almost the entire game can be modified through Notepad! Easily add new models and particle effects to the game with “out-of-the-box” developer tools. Create new weapons in seconds; create new AI’s through scripts! The Galaxy is yours to Rule!

Although the game has had its initial digital release at the end of 2010, the development team of Blind Mind Studios has been and will be working on new gameplay features, additional content and a number of enhancements that will all be included in Iceberg’s retail release, as well as patched into Iceberg’s digital version. A complete list of final features, including bonus materials for the boxed version, will be made public when closer to the retail release.

Star Ruler features

  • Vast, Procedurally Generated Galaxies
  • Intricate Ship Design and Exciting Combat
  • Unique Research System
  • Easy to use interface, complex gameplay
  • Engaging AI opponents
  • Extensive modding support
  • Multiplayer over LAN or internet for up 10 opponents
  • Original Soundtrack

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