NPCs Visual Upgrade

Hallowe’en has left some eye candy in Starpirates. Most NPC graphics have been dramatically improved. 90% of NPCs in the belts use updated images, with each NPC getting their own look and feel. In the past we had a very limited number of images that we used for multiple encounters.[…]

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New CSR – Chord is “back”. Sort of.

New Coke is here! Cherry flavoured too. Wait, not. Typo there. New CHORD is here. The Chord account is active again, and CSRing. While not the same person running Chord, the new Chord is fully fluent in the ways of Starcrash. If you raise an in game ticket, you’ll (re)meet[…]

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New Content: Emotes, Medals and Invasions

There are now upgraded existing emotes; but also seasonal emotes i.e. Santa and candy canes for Saturnalia, Rabbits for Festival of Caerbannog. More Medals, and some medals are getting much needed graphical updates too! More types of invasions, more often, as the beginning of the unrolling storyline. Enjoy!

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UI Updates

In SpyBattle and Starpirates, you’ll now see smaller graphical updates for ease of play. My fav is the one click build change – lab coat please! Or maybe it’s the always available click to get to the airport (spybattle) or navigation (starpirates). Also we’ve added and updated Clean mode –[…]

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Offerwall no Longer on Offer

Final reminder that the ingame offerwall is ending May 30th, 2019. Again this is not our choice but the provider (TrialPay) is no longer providing the service. So, smoke ’em if you got ’em. While you can.

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Ascensions are Ascending!

Ascensions have gotten a boost. There are numerous, lovely new juicy “player” targets in Ascension. Why? Well to help you level up faster, of course. Which Ascension you ask? Well all 3, in both StarPirates and SpyBattle. You’re welcome. But you haven’t played in a while and surprised there are[…]

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Chat, not Shout. Also, what do you Collect?

Next week, the Halls of Fame will be expanded so many very common and some common items now show for collecting. This is fun for collectors and those who sell alike. More HOFs will roll out over time. You will also see a number of other, smaller upgrades including the[…]

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2015, 2016 : Out with the Old, In with the New

AAB Here. A year or so ago, I wrote that I had been asked to take on some more direct control of the company. It was 256’s turn for a break. I had just had some pat leave before that, so fair is fair. Anyway, at the time I set some clear[…]

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ZM “Armed” Teaser

The ZM Updated “Armed” is coming 2nd half of Jan ’15.  You should see 3 things of interest.  2 very similar.                     New features necessitate the removal of surplus icons. Any more features and we’ll need a UI update too!

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The Quickening

Quickening is a process whereby things speed up, or life begins.  In our genres, The Quickening is slightly different. The Quickening — Beheading one of the ever living produces a powerful energy release from their body called a “Quickening.” SHG is enjoying a Quickening.  The retirement of the 256 accounts[…]

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