- Steam App
- Stars Online (3109670)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 14 July 2026 - 19:48:21 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
⭐ From Visual Basic to MonoGame — What Changed and Why the Game Is Now WAY More Intense StarsOnline HD Remake isn’t just a graphical upgrade — it’s a full‑scale transformation of the entire game engine. The original Stars Online was built in Visual Basic, using WinForms, timers, and basic drawing calls. It worked, but it had limits: ❌ No real game loop ❌ No hardware acceleration ❌ No particle systems ❌ No shaders ❌ No smooth movement or physics ❌ No advanced abilities ❌ No large‑scale combat ❌ No Steam‑ready build pipeline MonoGame changed everything. ⭐ What MonoGame Gives Us (and Why the Remake Is So Intense) MonoGame is a modern, GPU‑accelerated game framework. Switching to it unlocked entire categories of gameplay that were impossible before. Here’s what players get now: ⚡ 1. A Real Game Loop (60–144 FPS) Visual Basic relied on timers and UI refreshes. MonoGame gives you: Smooth frame...