Beyond These Stars FAQ

[iiiia]

Hi everyone! I'm Lia, community manager at Balancing Monkey Games, the studio behind this game. This is essentially an updated version of our old FAQ, which you can read here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2295060/discussions/0/3771238415388433387/

Want an answer to something real soon? You can always chat with us on our Discord server! We'll try our best to reply, though we are in some funny timezones (UTC+10 and UTC+12): https://discord.gg/balancingmonkeygames

⮞ How do I report a bug or technical issue with the game?

The best way to report issues is always with the in-game reporting tool which can be accessed by pressing F11! Info on troubleshooting can be found here.

⮞ When will Beyond These Stars be releasing?

We’re looking at a 2025 date for an Early Access release. Sorry that we can’t be more specific - we don’t want to promise a release date until we’re 100% sure we can make it, and we don’t want to force our team to crunch to hit deadlines! As for our full 1.0 release, stay tuned for more info.

⮞ How long will the BTS demo remain live on Steam?

The demo will remain up there indefinitely for now. We'll give you some notice if we plan to take it down at any point!

⮞ Which operating systems will be supported?

We intend to support only Windows at this stage. Some of our community members have been able to run the game on Linux (example here) but it's not something we offer official support for - sorry!

⮞ What languages are supported?

At this stage: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Korean.

⮞ Is there/will there be multiplayer?

Not at this stage!

⮞ Is there/will there be modding support?

Likewise, no plans at this stage.

⮞ I’m a content creator/streamer/influencer - who can I contact about access to the game?

The best people to ask about this would be our publisher, Hooded Horse! Check out their site for further info and contact information: https://hoodedhorse.com/influencers/

⮞ Why Early Access?

This is a big question. With Before We Leave (our first game), it became much better thanks to player feedback - we rolled out free content updates to fix problems and add ideas people suggested. This time around we’d like to do that again but through development! Early access lends itself to this sort of thing really well.

⮞ How long has Beyond These Stars been in development?

We began planning a sequel to Before We Leave in October 2020, with production starting in earnest in January 2022.

⮞ How is Beyond These Stars different from its predecessor, Before We Leave?

Well, it is a sequel; in terms of narrative, the story picks up immediately after the end of BWL. But in a nutshell: Beyond These Stars is more refined, features a different setting, and it is closer to the original vision that creative director Sam had for BWL. Many lessons that were learned during the development of BWL have been applied to Beyond These Stars, which fittingly has a more ambitious scope.

⮞ How big is your studio?

We have 9 employees in total, plus some contractors to help us with things like audio. Read more about us here[www.balancingmonkeygames.com]!

⮞ What's the best way to support Balancing Monkey Games?

Wishlist Beyond These Stars! Also interacting with our social media posts helps too. You can see our platforms plus more here - https://lnk.bio/balancingmonkey

[Toxy]

what even are the hotkeys? There is no way to customize keys or know what key does what except for a couple displayed once in game... such a basic common feature left out of the game, why?