A downloadable game for Windows and Linux

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Startron v0.105 out now!

You can build things on planets, moons, gas giants and rocks but your mileage may vary - have a look at the guide in the space station database if you get stuck

Development progress is being tracked on TIG forums
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Startron is a procedurally generated space sandbox game written in C# using mainly codepage 437 for graphics
The concept of Startron was inspired by Dwarf FortressStar Trek: The Next GenerationFactorioNo Man's SkyRimworld & Starport: Galactic Empires

Programming by Rogo Darius
Music by Moonlit/Byte Garden20consensus & Rtyper

I release updates for Startron on a semi-regular basis so stay tuned!
If you'd rather look at some of the other stuff I've made with my tiny dev team in the past, check out Rogo Digital.
Or for some other personal projects of mine, check out Rogo Darius.

Project started 2020.6.2
Current version as of 2024.10.03 is v0.105

Disclaimer: Native versions require .Net runtimes installed

Join the official Startron Discord here

Updated 1 day ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, Linux
AuthorRogod
GenreSimulation
Made withUnity
Tags437, ascii, Automation, Retro, Space, text
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard
AccessibilityColor-blind friendly, High-contrast
LinksHomepage, Community, Community, YouTube

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

Startron_Unity_Windows_v0105.zip 68 MB
Startron_Native_Windows_v0105.zip 22 MB
Startron_Unity_Linux_v0105.zip 65 MB
Startron_Native_Ubuntu_v0105.zip 52 MB
Startron_Native_ARM_v0105.zip 52 MB

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Just lost some time to this and I really enjoyed it. 

Glad to hear it - let me know if you face any problems or have any suggestions :D

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Well it could use a tutorial, but it didn't take me long to figure out what's what. Has a very Starflight/Star Command vibe to it, which is a VERY good thing. 

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I'm having an issue: 

Unhandled exception. System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The new console window size would force the console buffer size to be too large. (Parameter 'height')

Actual value was 50.

this is what i got before the window closed itself

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Hi, assuming you're running on Windows, this problem should be fixable by doing the following:

  1. Open cmd.exe (from Windows Start/Search/Run)
  2. Right click the title bar of the window
  3. Click defaults from the context menu
  4. Under the font tab, change the font size to something lower than it is right now (typically I find font size 16 looks the best)

This is all dependant on your monitor resolution though as Startron works best at resolutions above 1280x1024.


Alternatively, see the support section here for how to set the "squished" property in the startron.cfg file if this is not already happening by default.


Let me know if you get it sorted :)

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i have a startron.runtimeconfig file, is it the same thing as starton.cfg? as it keeps mentioning that, but i dont have that file if it isnt the same

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It's not the same file

startron.cfg either needs to be added manually, or is modified with the in-game options menu

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Cool. :) And great productivity releasing new version every few days. This is nice example of how CI/CD project should look like.