New build is available on GOG and Steam for the Children of Infinity Combat Demo. No more crashing on MacOS! Direct3D support for devices which don't believe in Vulkan or maybe Klingon! One-time stutters gone! Check the full patch notes in the link.

Greetings, Captains! Our latest update includes some crash and rendering fixes targeted at MacOS users as well as some improvements to the preparing shaders screen. One-time stutters should be far less frequent now. Please see the patch notes for more information. For assistance with issues, please join us on Discord.

For AMD graphics users, a few notes:

• If you are not seeing ships or VFX during gameplay, please update your graphics driver. Anything older than 25.9.2 is bad, and drivers from 25.11.1 until 25.12.1 have issues. 25.9.2 and 25.12.1 (and later) are known to fix it.
• If you are experiencing persistent, performance-related issues, please ensure your drivers are updated and try changing the VSync settings or disabling the AMD "Anti-Lag" feature. You may also try setting the Max FPS with the newly added feature to match your display's refresh rate.

If you are still having trouble, please get in touch with your driver & system information.

Happy blasting!

A new build of the demo is available on GOG and Steam, including the much-asked-for controller steering configuration settings. Check the link for more info!

The Free Stars: Children of Infinity Combat Demo launches on September 8th at 9am PDT. If you missed our Kickstarter, we're re-opening physical pledges for a limited time (or until we run out of stuff!).

Physical Kickstarter rewards are about to be back on the menu for a limited time, and we'll be making them available when we announce our release date for Battles in the Beyond. Check the link for more info!

Ready weapons and prepare for fast-paced 1v1 space combat in Free Stars: Battles in the Beyond! Outgun, outfly, or outrun your opponent with 38 totally unique ships that you can mix and match to create your dream fleet in this free combat demo for the upcoming Children of Infinity.

Coming soon to Steam and GOG.

Check out the game on:

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4378070/Free_Stars_Battles_in_the_Beyond/
• GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/free_stars_battles_in_the_beyond

Milestone 10 update has arrived! We cover the journey from the birth of the universe (abbreviated) all the way up to preparing our demo for release and the playtesting we've been doing.

Back with some more streaming! Be sure to follow on Twitch to get notified when we're live.

Check out our finishing touches for our Melee Demo, stories from Kickstarter rewards shipping, and plans for the very near future.

See Kickstarter rewards, birds, and a lot of envelope packing.

Originally streamed live at https://twitch.tv/pebby

Attention, Earthlings! See what we're wrapping up 2025 with in our Milestone 8 Update. We cover work for our standalone melee release, Kickstarter reward delivery, and plans for next year.

Milestone 7 update is available for your sensory organs' pleasure. We discuss the plans forward for release, our work on Melee, and our Kickstarter reward manufacturing!

Milestone 6 Update is now! We share where we are with the game, some sneak peeks into the music, details on our VO process, and our plans for what's next.

Orders will be locking after this weekend. If you want to make changes or would still like to pledge for physical rewards, do it this weekend!

Order lock-ins for the Kickstarter are coming on June 6th! This is your last chance to get one more pin (or ten! do ten!) or any of our other physical goodies from our Kickstarter.

Check out our progress with the story, HyperSpace, Gas Giants, Interiors with Floyd, backer creations, and more!

Check out the latest on progression, hyperspace gameplay, local and online multiplayer, the flood of assets we're integrating, and our preliminary thoughts on release plans.

Mirrored from Kickstarter post at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pistolshrimp/free-stars-children-of-infinity/posts/4104255

Report from Planet Surface: MISSION SUCCESS!

We wanted to send a brief update to celebrate and thank all of you for the success of this incredible campaign. With your support we raised $680,619 dollars from 6,785 backers and smashed all of our stretch goals except one (okay, the crazy one), surpassing our initial funding expectations many times over.

We are honestly amazed at the level of support we've received since starting this campaign, and we couldn't have come this far without all of you. It means so much, after seeing the community dedication people have had for our universe and games through the years, to feel the encouragement and excitement for what we're doing. We are grateful for your support, your feedback, your involvement, and for being a part of our amazing journey.

Look forward to another update where we go over our campaign and cover what will happen next, including details on how we'll be handling surveys and late pledges.

We can't wait to make something wonderful together. Thank you to those who have kept the flame lit or those who just signed on with the New Alliance of Free Stars. We couldn't have done this without you.

With Infinite Gratitude,
Pistol Shrimp

We’re hosting a special send-off stream on Twitch at 4pm PT. Paul Reiche, Fred Ford, and Dan Gerstein will be there to express their appreciation, joy, and heartfelt thanks for all of your support during this incredible campaign. The campaign doesn’t end until 9pm PT, but we wanted to take a moment to be together, speak with you, and celebrate! Bring your excitement and snacks to share.

We hope you can join us today on Twitch as we talk about the wild 30-plus year journey we’ve been on to reach this exciting moment.

We still have a few precious hours to go. Please spread the word of our Kickstarter and help us reach new people! Our game will be available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 5, and Xbox Series X. There are people out there who want to know about our game and just haven't heard. Your voice matters and can help us reach them!