Good news, Dead Star denizens! Armature Studio today has unveiled its plans to keep the Dead Star community on its toes, with new Dead Star DLC and free community events (including cameos from other gaming franchises) coming to the multiplayer space combat game.
Three new ships are coming to Dead Star when the game’s first add-on pack, the Kurg Ship Expansion, arrives for Steam and PS4 on April 26th. The Kurg Ship Expansion adds new gameplay mechanics and strategies to the multiplayer space combat game, as well as four additional pilot portraits featuring the Kurg species. The Kurg Ship Expansion is priced at $4.99, with players able to try the new ships in Free Play mode before purchase.
Plus, in addition to the Dead Star DLC, we’re told that the Ordo Robots Skin Pack ($1.99) will also release the same day, providing players with additional customization options in the form of two new robotic pilot portraits and four new ship skins that can be applied to all ships in the game.
In anticipation of the new content, Dead Star DLC brings the game’s first community event — the Homeworld Fame Boost Weekend — this coming weekend, providing those who play during the specified window with:
- Homeworld Fame Boost Weekend – Friday, April 22 through Monday, April 25
- Boosted Fame, enabling players to get better rewards and increase their pilot levels faster.
- An exclusive reward featuring a cameo from Gearbox Software’s beloved Homeworld space strategy series: a free pilot portrait of Rachel S’jet from Gearbox Software and Blackbird Interactive’s Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.
Sorry, but you’ll apparently have to earn this reward by playing Dead Star during the specified window, with more intergalactic cameos from well-known video games on the horizon. So get out there and get shoot’n’!
We told you recently in our Review about how one of Dead Star’s best modes, Escape Run, is rare and hard to get. Well, the devs have addressed this in an update released earlier this week, that saw the game significantly increase the chances of a Capital Ship Contract reward. A new item grants access to the mode, in which pilots invade live player matches with a massive warship. Escape Run is key to some of the most exclusive rewards in the game, both for the players who successfully protect their Capital Ship and for those skilled enough to destroy one.
Combining the beauty of space combat and the fast-paced nature of arcade classics with the depth of team-based gameplay, Dead Star is a twin-stick shooter built around a deep multiplayer experience that supports cross-play between Steam and PS4 users.
Engage in objective-based skirmishes of up to 10v10 as you pilot a variety of unique ships, each with their own distinct advantages and roles in combat. As you fight and scavenge your way through a procedurally-generated battlefield, you’ll earn player levels and loot to further customize your experience – including the ability to invade other matches with a massive warship.
Dead Star is now available for PC via Steam and PS4. The PS4 version is a free download for PlayStation Plus subscribers during April, after which it will be $19.99.
For more on Dead Star, visit the game’s website, here.
SOURCE: Press Release