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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · 2d

Spent a week working from Hawaii, then a week recovering from Covid. Now back on the hamster wheel for a normal week. Gorgeous moon tonight worth stopping to appreciate. Have a great week.

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · 14d

The best laid plans of mice and men... tomorrow we will need to pivot. Still having a livestream in the morning but the plan is changing. The plan outlined above will move to next Thursday.

carneros @carneros.bsky.social · 14d

Have you gotten into a Stars Reach playtest yet? Did you wish you had friends in the test to help you achieve goals? Join us tomorrow morning in game. We are repeating last week's play-with-the-devs at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern on twitch.tv/playstarsreach

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Sep 4

Rod will be taking folks on a tour through some significant construction and homes in Stars Reach in advance of the server wipe. Come see the Maze of Herastag, Club Jericho, and other significant construction projects! 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern on Discord discord.gg/starsreach

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Sep 4

In about one hour, we will take a look at the progression of the visuals in Stars Reach over time. I will be there, but Frommy's taking over the show this week with some help from Voodoo to show how far the game has come visually. Join us at Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach at the top of the next hour.

carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Aug 21

We have a pre-alpha playtest starting in about one hour. The performance will be spotty. I recommend not looking at the Gaia class starship. New patch notes for the new build here: starsreach.com/twilight-upd... Also, we have a livestream starting at the same time twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach

Twilight Update Notes

UPDATE TO THE UPDATE NOTES (Thursday, August 21, 2025) Frame rate improvement! We found a netcode issue and it was a biggie. You should see significant FPS improvements when you get into the game. Th...

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Aug 15

As you can see from our playtest schedule, our tests are getting longer to help us prepare for the shift to 24/7 operation (and eventual debut on Steam Early Access.) Wish us luck!

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Aug 14

Hmmm... is the graphic artist teasing me? But I'm looking forward to Saturday's livestreamed Fireside Chat. Join us on Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach to hear about the Twilight Update for Stars Reach!

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Aug 13

Saturday, I'm hosting a Fireside Chat about our new Twlight Update to Stars Reach. We will go over the whole, wide update. Tomorrow will be a preview of Twlight looking at just one new feature: long-range scanning for resources. Both streams start at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Aug 7

Starting a short stream in about 20 minutes. Moderator's Roundtable to talk about readiness for going 24/7 and about the current stability problems for different planets. Not picture perfect, but honesty and transparency. Come by and have coffee with us. Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 26

In about 90 minutes, we'll be streaming a Fireside Chat with Game Director Dave Georgeson talking about our latest update for Stars Reach entitled Brave New Worlds. Come see the progress. twitch.tv/PlayStarsReach

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 25

I'm off to San Diego Comic Con today but tomorrow I'm back at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern with a livestreamed Fireside Chat about our newest update entitled Brave New Worlds. Come join me and Dave to hear what's new (and why.) twitch.tv/playstarsreach

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 23

We have a fun livestream on Thursday morning with lore elements and a surprise. Friday I'm at San Diego Comic-Con. Then Saturday morning we have a Fireside Chat livestream with DaveG to discuss our new update called Brave New Worlds.

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 22

I backed a new Kickstarter that started today. Are you familiar with the most excellent and famous YouTube channels called Extra Credits or Extra History? They are doing a cool calendar for 2026. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ext...

Extra History 2026 Calendar - “History Happens Every Day”

Another year of highlighting overlooked historical dates and captivating classical art from the Beans that bring you Extra History.

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 19

Monday's playtest will have a twist or two. Try to be there if you can. The devs have put together an historic moment that should be fun. Stuff you will remember and talk about years from now. July 21, 2025, from 3:00-8:00PM Pacific. If you're not in the test, sign up here: register.starsreach.com

Stars Reach - Registration

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 18

youtu.be/eXqG7T9rXA8 Here's a recording of it.

New Concept Art, More Tools and Enemies! Interviewing Jim Moore, Concept Artist - 🔴LIVE #032

YouTube video by Stars Reach

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 17

And this morning's dev interview with concept artist Jim Moore was a ton of fun. Juicy leaks and some surprise news too. That will get posted tomorrow, I expect.

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 17

Force Gaming posted a great video this week. @PlayStarsReach comes in at 17:40 but the whole video is worth your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D62C...

13 NEW MMOs They Haven't Cancelled Yet

YouTube video by Force Gaming

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 16

Tomorrow morning we are interviewing Concept Artist Jim Moore at 9am Pacific. Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach. Come see what he's working on.

carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 12

In about one hour, I'm hosting a livestreamed Fireside Chat about Stars Reach and especially about our new update entitled Cosmic Calibration. Come by and join us. We are giving away a Reacher Tier package. twitch.tv/PlayStarsReach Raph and Dave G. are joining me.

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 8

Psst: mine will be my mac & cheese recipe.

carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jul 8

We have a fun livestream planned for Thursday morning, 9am Pacific/noon Eastern. We are interviewing the Playable Worlds Finance Manager, and in honor of the progress we are making on the cooking profession in game, we are each bringing an RL recipe to share with the stream. twitch.tv/playstarsreach

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jun 28

We need longer playtest sessions next week as preparation for going to 24/7 operation. Do you have any spare time to come try Stars Reach?

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jun 26

We are going to interview one of the Playable Worlds devs on livestream in a few minutes. Come join us if you're free. www.twitch.tv/playstarsreach

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Livestream and Developer Interview w/John Brown!

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carneros @carneros.bsky.social · Jun 19

In about 2 hours, we will be hosting a special "Play with the Devs" on www.twitch.tv/playstarsreach and you're invited. Also, giving away an Explorer Tier package on stream. 9:30am Pacific.

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It’s a single galaxy of living planets to explore, settle, and rule with your friends. Stars Reach is a massively multiplayer sandbox RPG with a deep skill tree horizontal progression system, dozens o...

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