Music in Starbound.

Greetings from your resident code monkey.

Recently, there has been some unofficial leaks and some official announcements regarding music in Starbound. And I thought I’d give a summation surrounding those happenings here for easy digestion.

First, it seems some internet sleuths have managed to locate one of our musician’s soundcloud that contained some of the music that has been written thus far. It’s true, this is Starbound music. However, not all of these tracks are completely finished and produced, and may not represent finished work. I think that the music still sounds excellent and that Curtis did an awesome job on it. You can find the music at his Soundcloud if you want some mild spoilers.

Next, I’m proud to announce that we have a few more talented musicians joining our team. Both Radiation and Solatrus have generously agreed to help us with music for Starbound. You may know them from the Homestuck Music Team. If you don’t, I highly recommend checking out their bandcamp. Awesome music awaits you there.

As far as other news, keep an eye on our IRC as well as the forums and Tiy’s twitter. Things usually hit there before someone gets around to making a write up for the website. Exciting times up in here.

Peace out,
Omni

Introducing the Avians

Hello guys,

Today I want to introduce our first playable race, the Avians.

Avian culture revolves around the worship of Kluex, the winged god of the Aether. Avians believe they were stripped of their wings as punishment for entering the mortal world and will only regain their wings in the afterlife should they achieve absolution through worship.Throughout their history Avians have always been a primitive race, making little scientific progress. Avian numbers were beginning to dwindle when a superior race took pity and bestowed the gift of advanced technology upon them. This new found tech allowed the Avians to flourish and spread across the universe, building temples of worship as they go.

Avians soldiers are trained from birth to be fierce warriors and will protect their temples at any cost. Avian weaponry may look primitive at first glance, but the incorporation of advanced technology makes them particularly formidable. Avian generals forge wings for themselves that function much like jetpacks.

Though rare, Avians have been known to stray from their religious culture. Dubbed the grounded, these Avians become outcasts and find solace amongst other races.

 

A randomly generated, Avian temple.