The team is back after their two-week holiday break, which means our weekly coverage of Star Atlas news is officially resuming. As is often the case at the start of the year, it’s been a relatively quiet week. Still, there are a few updates worth catching up on: a roadmap from the community team (that we annotated), the start of a new chapter for the DAO Council, and a handful of smaller notes around Fleet Rentals, the Econ Vantarah, and more.
The final Town Hall of the year closed out the team’s last working week with a mix of major updates and tempered expectations. While some anticipated milestones have been pushed into early next year, the session delivered a notable partnership announcement, a substantial UE5 update, and the first concrete steps toward Open Market Operations. In this issue, we break down the Town Hall outcomes, the launch of z.ink O.rigin, the latest UE5 additions, market changes, the newly published Q4 Economic Report, and more!
This week marks the transition from the z.ink A.LPHA campaign to the next phase, O.RIGIN, which officially begins tomorrow! With Claim Stakes added as a zXP-earning activity, it’s time to prepare for the start of the main airdrop grind. Alongside this, the team will host an end-of-year Town Hall this Wednesday, replacing this week’s Atlas Brew. Lastly, the results of the DAO Council elections are in, the Econ-Vantarah are forming, and we’ll wrap up this issue with a fresh batch of sneak peeks!
The team had been urging the community to tune in to last week’s Economic Forum, promising it would be a big one, and they weren’t exaggerating! The proposed economic overhaul outlined by Chris (VP of Game Economy) has the potential to fundamentally reshape ship sales, token emissions, and the Galactic Market, marking one of the most significant shifts in Star Atlas’ economic direction to date. Beyond that headline topic, this week also brings updates on Never Alone rewards, new tooling in the SAGE Editor Suite, the DAO Council election nearing its close, and another Iris’ Blessing raffle!
Never Alone rewards are finally within reach, DAO Council elections are heating up, and December is shaping up to be one of the biggest months of the year for Star Atlas. This week’s newsletter breaks down the Never Alone rewards, the current state of the Council race, and what to expect as we head toward O.RIGINS, major UE5 updates, and the year’s final community events!
This week brings a mix of fresh activity across the Star Atlas ecosystem. UE5 players can look forward to another Double XP weekend, now with doubled zXP for the z.ink A.LPHA test campaign. Additionally, the prizes for the second Iris’ Blessing raffle were shared by the Community Team. On the governance side, the Council Election PIP goes live this Wednesday, opening a two-week voting window, and all three active PIPs have officially concluded with clear results. Meanwhile, the community continues to stay active through meetups, testing initiatives, and new tool releases, with a handful of lore and gameplay highlights rounding out the week.
This week brought a steady stream of updates across the Star Atlas ecosystem. First of all, the Atlas Brew centered on the upcoming Galia Game Mode overhaul, set to begin rolling out right before Christmas. The team walked the community through early footage and new mechanics, highlighting the progression systems and tutorials that will arrive with this update. On the governance side, Council Elections for Term 3 are entering their final campaign week, and three active PIPs remain open for voting—two of which close tomorrow. Lastly, Danny shared a snapshot of ATMTA’s product stack, the first Iris’ Blessing raffle winners were announced, and a new Abu Dhabi meetup was confirmed for December 12th, coinciding with Solana Breakpoint.
Last week’s Economic Forum offered the first detailed insights into the z.ink A.LPHA airdrop campaign, including updated figures, adjustments, and target distributions discussed by the team. Meanwhile, the DAO Council Elections are moving into their next stage, with self-nominations closing soon and seven candidates confirmed so far. Three new proposals are also open for community vote, covering event funding, ecosystem treasury updates, and SLY Assistant hosting. Lastly, we’re wrapping up this issue with a few brief news updates and an intriguing sneak peek!
This past week brought an unexpected surprise: the team quietly launched the z.ink A.LPHA Test Airdrop Season. This was clearly the highlight of the past week, and nearly 2,000 accounts have already been registered! Beyond that campaign, the team gave us a rough development roadmap for the rest of the year, and the DAO Council elections for the third term have begun.
Last week’s Atlas Brew featured a special conversation with Jacob Floyd, Star Atlas Co-founder and CTO, who discussed the evolution of StarComm and what’s ahead with C4 and z.ink. Meanwhile, the team has been busy on multiple fronts, from attending the Plan B Conference in Lugano to preparing the next UE5 patch and the upcoming z.ink airdrop campaign. Overall, it’s been a relatively quiet week, so we’ll keep this one short!
This week in Star Atlas brings several smaller updates across the ecosystem. The Community Team clarified the mechanics of the Iris Quest daily check-ins, and shared that Holosim bugs got fixed, and the reward distribution is getting close! From the DAO’s side, PIP-20 and PIP-21 have both passed, establishing the DAO Casters Program and the Rogue Data Hub. The latest Lore Keepers session offered new insights into the Photoli and Tufa, and shared an early glimpse of the forthcoming Galia SP Questline.
It had been a relatively quiet week in Star Atlas, but the team did unveil a surprising new initiative, Iris’ Blessing. This six-month campaign introduces Double XP weekends and monthly raffles worth $5,000. Meanwhile, DAO voting for PIP 20 & 21 is open for a few more days, fresh INK rewards have been distributed, and preparations are underway for a community meetup in Bangkok during Gamescom Asia!
This past week, the Econ Team released their latest quarterly report and hosted a forum to discuss it, along with Holosim Chapter 1 and the newest SAGE changes. The Community Team shared a brief update on the z.ink airdrop campaign, and two new DAO proposals went live. There’s also an upcoming event with Wilder World tomorrow (October 7th), and Chip has published some fresh developer logs!
This week brought plenty of developments across both SAGE and Holosim. In SAGE, crafting fees were reduced, ship recipes returned, and Loyalty Point rewards were adjusted. Holosim Chapter 1 came to a close with ONI taking the crown, but not without its share of technical hurdles. Chapter 2 promises major changes to address them. Finally, governance proposal PIP-19 remains open for voting, and we have the latest dev log posts from Chip.
This past week was lighter on official announcements, but thanks to Jose, we do have some exciting alpha to share on Unreal Engine 5 and a new game mode currently in development. Beyond that, a fresh PIP has gone live for voting, and there are a few smaller updates worth noting.
It’s been a relatively quiet week in Star Atlas, though not without highlights! The Atlas Brew brought some fresh revelations, the first INK drop has landed, and Chip shared his latest round of developer updates. To wrap it up, the sneak peek section is back with some Calico Scud eyecandy!
After a busy Star Atlas Summer, with three Town Halls, the dust is slowly settling! That means there wasn’t much news this past week, though the Econ Forum proved to be the big exception. Beyond covering this, we have a short list of items that we think are worthy of your attention, and we’ll cover the past two weeks of Chip’s developer blog!
Star Atlas Summer has officially wrapped up! The third and final Town Hall of the summer took place this past week, closing the season on a high note with a wide range of updates. For the first time, UE5 has been tied into the SAGE economy through a new earnable resource, INK, marking a major step in unifying the game’s experiences. To celebrate, the team hosted a Double XP (and double INK) weekend, giving players an early taste of this new system. At the same time, the team’s home-brewed SAGE Editor Suite was released to the public, allowing everyone to experiment with the tools and mechanics that will define SAGE C4 when it arrives on PTR later this year. Additionally, the team introduced Phantom Starbases to Starbase, shared the roadmap for Holosim, released a new UE5 patch, and launched Star Frame, the team’s brand-new open-source Solana framework set to replace Anchor.
We’re nearing the end of the Star Atlas Summer campaign, with the final Town Hall happening this Wednesday! Last week felt like the calm before the storm. News was light, with Holosim’s launch (a bit bumpy) standing out as the main update. Fortunately, two high-profile community-organized events took place during the weekend, which we’ll briefly cover below. We’re also excited to spotlight a new initiative from Chip, one of the team’s VPs, who has started documenting his daily development work.
The second Star Atlas Summer Town Hall delivered a few surprises! The team announced the imminent launch of Holosim Season 1, introduced z.ink as a new Layer 1 blockchain, and launched a completely redesigned landing page on StarAtlas.com.