- Space Gears Dev Podcast - 22 August 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Greetings from the Space Gears team. Following the previous developer interview video, we are thrilled to share our first Podcast episode. In this episode, MC Chloe interviewed the Executive Director and Narrative Writer of Space Gears, asking in-depth questions about the game. From the stories behind building the Space Gears universe and designing mechs to recent development updates, we've covered a variety of topics to share. Check out this episode and step into the minds behind Space Gears! ※ Please note that this podcast only supports English subtitles. Stay up-to-date with the latest news on our Discord and Twitter channels!
- Dev Talk #1 - 26 July 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Greetings from the Space Gears team. As we promised last week, we sat down for an exclusive interview with Space Gears' Technical Director. "Space Gears: Breaking the Mold!" Through the interview, Space Gears Technical Director shares the game's development philosophy and talks about the team's efforts to make a game that stands out. Watch the video to find out more. For the latest updates on Space Gears, make sure to check out our Discord and Twitter channels!
- Introducing New Mechs! - 21 July 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Greetings from the Space Gear team. First of all, we would like to express our gratitude for all the interest that we have recieved after sharing our Q3 development roadmap. Among various reactions, the response to our new mech designs was particularly intense! Therefore, we would like to share all the new mech designs that have been revealed so far exclusively on our Twitter and Discord! - Redmek 004 (codename) - Behemoth Type A (codename) - Undertaker Type A (codename) - Redmek 005 (codename) - Terminator Type B (codename) ※ Names and detailed designs are subject to change. In addition to new mech designs that have yet to be released, we will continue to update you on the progress of the game's development. Coming up next week, is an in-depth interview video with our client developer. Stay tuned for a closer look into Space Gears' development. Also, please…
- Space Gears Q3 Development Roadmap - 7 July 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Greetings from the Space Gears team. Thank you for all of your amazing feedback shared with us during Steam Next Fest. Your input has proven incredibly valuable and has led to several new developments for Space Gears! Here are some exciting new features planned for the third quarter of 2023. - Addition of new Large Mechs: Behemoth and Redmech - Addition of new Small Mech: Scout ※ Each with Type A and Type B - Addition of Mech customization skin system - Testing and validating team-based PvP combat - Team-based PvE mode - Combat system improvements: → Queueing movement, hold, and adding various status effects - Addition of custom matches - Addition & Quality upgrades of map terrain variations/features - Development of HQ Assistant features. - Addition of NPC shops and manufacturer shops. - Improvment of in-game art quality. - Performance optimization. In addi…
- Steam Next Fest Ends / New Mech Design Revealed - 26 June 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Greetings from the Space Gears team, Our demo run during Steam Next Fest has now come to an end! Thank you for participating in our demo and sharing your thoughts on the game. Your feedback will go a long way to helping us improve the game. If you have any additional comments or remarks you'd like to share, please visit our official Space Gears Discord server and leave a message. We'd also appreciate it, if you took a moment to participate in our post-demo survey through the link provided below. As for our future updates, we plan to release several new mech designs leading up to launch. Here's one soon to be deployed on the battlefields on Mars! ※ Names and designs are not final and subject to change.
- Mechtacular Terraforming on Mars! - 20 June 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Hello, this is the Space Gears team. We are live streaming the Steam Next Fest for our next-generation strategy game, Space Gears. You can watch a brief game description and actual gameplay footage. Apply for the demo version on the Space Gears Steam page during the SNF period. We appreciate your interest and participation in this week-long test!
- [KR] Space Gears Live Stream - 20 June 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Hello, this is the Space Gears team. We are live streaming the Steam Next Fest for our next-generation strategy game, Space Gears. You can watch a brief game description and actual gameplay footage. Apply for the demo version on the Space Gears Steam page during the SNF period. We appreciate your interest and participation in this week-long test!
- Steam Next Fest Patch Notes - 19 June 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Greetings from the Space Gears team! Here are the changes that have been made since the last playtest. Please refer to the following information to see what has been updated: - Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, French, Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Brazil), and Russian are now supported. - The camp system has been removed. → Only the World/Homebase system is available. - Construction, mining, and terraforming-related content has been removed, along with their respective tutorials. - For a better testing environment, players will now receive an abundant amount of blueprints and other materials upon account creation. - The "Protect the Mine" tutorial time has been reduced from 3 minutes to 1 minute. - The frequency of mech voices during combat has been adjusted to avoid excessive output. - The maximum repair gauge has been incre…
- Space Gears in Steam Next Fest - 16 June 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Greetings from the Space Gears team. We are thrilled to announce that Space Gears will be taking part in the upcoming Steam Next Fest! During Steam Next Fest, you can try out our game and become one of the first Pioneers to explore Mars! Please see below for specific details. - KST: June 20 (Tue) 02:00 - June 27 (Tue) 02:00 - PDT: June 19 (Mon) 10:00 - June 26 (Tue) 10:00 - EDT: June 19 (Mon) 13:00 - June 26 (Mon) 13:00 - BST: June 19 (Mon) 18:00 - June 26 (Tue) 18:00 During Steam Next Fest, request access to the demo from Space Gears' Steam store page. Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, French, Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian An official live stream will also be broadcast by the Space Gears team during Steam Next Fest! The live stream will be available in two channels: Korean and English. The st…
- Space Gears on the Future Games Show 2023 Summer Showcase - 10 June 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Greetings from the Space Gears team. We are thrilled to announce that Space Gears will be featured in the upcoming Future Games Show 2023 Summer Showcase! Future Games Show 2023 is an online streaming game show hosted by GamesRadar. You can watch us live at the following times, so please check us out! - KST : June 11th, 02:00 - PDT : June 10th, 10:00 - EDT : June 10th, 13:00 - BST : June 10th, 18:00 Space Gears will be available to play during Steam Next Fest starting from Monday, June 19. Details on Steam Next Fest will follow in a separate notice.
- Playtest Q&A from dev - 5 June 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Greetings from Team Space Gears, During the playtest period, we received several suggestions about the game. We are currently compiling this information and creating an action plan to prioritize our development efforts. The development team has reviewed your feedback and addressed several of your questions in a Q&A format. Although we couldn't include answers to all questions in this Q&A, we are committed to making improvements based on those questions as well. We will incorporate the necessary changes into the game wherever possible. With that said, please take a look at our Q&A below. Q. What is the official release date and/or Early Access? A. Your feedback and opinions gathered during this playtest are being worked into our next build and will be reflected in our new content for release in the future. Space Gears aims to offer Early Access within this ye…
- Playtest Complete! - 5 June 2023
Greetings Pioneers, On behalf of the team at Pentapeak Studios, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those who took part in our first playtest. Your enthusiasm and support have truly inspired us, and we greatly appreciate the valuable feedback you provided, which will help us take the game to the next level. Although the first playtest has now come to a close, our team will continue to keep you informed and share exciting updates prior to the game's launch. Space Gears will be available to play again during Steam Next Fest. Although implementing extensive improvements across all fronts by Steam Next Fest may be a challenge, we look forward to your participation and feedback once more during this period. Furthermore, we kindly request your participation in the playtest survey through the link provided below. Your input will greatly contribute to our future development an…
- Known Issues for Playtest - 1 June 2023
Prior to checking our known issues list, please refer to our FAQ section below for general items concerning the game. Issues other than those stated above will be announced on Space Gears' official Discord server, and this list will be updated regularly as new issues are identified.
- Playtest starting soon! - 1 June 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Greetings from the Space Gears team, We're incredibly excited to debut Space Gears across the globe through our very first playtest! Space Gears is the result of a year-long endeavor by a dedicated team of Korean game developers who share a genuine passion for sci-fi and strategy games. The game is being developed with an emphasis on strategy and fluid combat controls and is slated for early access later this year. Currently, Space Gears' launch build has reached the midpoint of its development roadmap. The game's most important feature, its 1v1 PvP battle mode, has finally finished and awaits feedback from everyone out there. As such, the goal of this playtest is to check how the game's core combat feature is received by gamers out there and gather suggestions and feedback concerning areas of improvement. The playtest will be followed by additional PvE cont…
- Playtest Schedule Details(Modified May 31st) - 26 May 2023
Greetings from the Space Gears Team. We are thrilled to confirm the schedule for your first expedition to Mars! Here are the details on the specific times for the Playtest. - Korea (KST) : June 2nd (Fri) 16:00 - June 5th (Mon) 16:00 - US Pacific Time (PDT) : June 2nd (Fri) 00:00 - June 5th (Mon) 00:00 - US Eastern Time (EDT) : June 2nd (Fri) 03:00 - June 5th (Mon) 03:00 - UK (BST) : June 2nd (Fri) 08:00 - June 5th (Mon) 08:00 ※ Please note that the schedule may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. In the case of changes, we will let you know through the announcements. ※ During the testing period, there may be maintenance checks conducted to address possible issues. Before the main playtest, a preliminary playtest will be carried out with a limited number of participants on June 1st (Thursday) to ensure server stability and other factors. To participate in the preliminar…
- Playtest Information (Updated 18 May) - 20 April 2023
Greetings from the Space Gears team, Our forward team has successfully confirmed landing on Mars and is waiting for your arrival. We're excited to announce Space Gears' very first playtest! Join us on our journey to Mars and experience the game for the first time. Here are the details. - Play Test Period: June 2 - 5, 2023 (4 days) - Access Schedule: → Available for 12 hours on Fri, June 2 and Mon, June 5 ※ Detailed times will be announced later. → Available for 24 hours on Sat, June 3 and Sun, June 4 → Accessible at all hours during the playtest period. ※ Server opening time on June 2nd (Friday) and closing time on June 5th (Monday) will be announced later - Supported Languages: Korean, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese ※ Please note that Simplified and Traditional Chinese will not be supported during the playtest. Thanks for your understanding. (We'll keep you posted on…
- Sign up for the Space Gears Play Test - 10 April 2023
Greetings from the Space Gears team, Still haven't signed up for Space Gears play test? Click the 'Request Access' button on our Steam store page to complete the sign up process. Once the test dates are set we'll let you know via announcements and email. Don't miss your chance to check out the Martian landscape before anyone else! COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS
- Space Gears Development Roadmap - 10 March 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Greetings from the Space Gears team! We've taken the liberty of sending a forward team to prepare the Martian environment for your arrival. Rest assured! We'll also continue working on making sure your terraforming efforts go smoothly as possible once you arrive on Mars. In that light, we wanted to share the roadmap with you outlining some of the work we're doing. (Note: details in the roadmap may change as development progresses) - Construct production facilities on bases - PvP / PvE level design - Basecamp content development - Raid mode - Communication between users - New mech types - Apply mech skins - Tutorial overhaul - Adjutant feature - New mech types - Balance rework - Battle passes - Guilds - Guild-based PvP modes - Martian land ownership features - Shipments, transport, logistics (non-combat features) - New mech types - 100 vs. 100 mode - Giant ro…
- The Space Gears Steam page is now open - 10 March 2023
COMMAND MECHS, CONQUER MARS! Hello from the Space Gears team! We're excited to announce that the Steam page for Space Gears, the next-gen sci-fi strategy game set on Mars, is now open. Stay tuned to the Space Gears Steam page for news about development, game content, important announcements, and don't forget to add the game to your wishlist. For more details about the development process, check out our roadmap. Your mission to terraform Mars starts now!
