Starbound Launch Nears

The Starbound website has an update from Chucklefish about plans to officially launch Starbound with the imminent release of version 1.0 of their extraterrestrial sandbox adventure game that's currently in early access. They say this is "close," though they don't specify exactly when it's coming. The post is very lengthy, describing a bunch of changes and new features in version 1.0, in spite of saying these are "just a few" of the changes the launch will bring. This includes word on how multiplayer will change, though it's not clear if this will take effect with the launch of version 1.0 from how it's worded:
A New Style of Multiplayer
Multiplayer in Starbound has always been a bit technical to get off of the ground, requiring the player to set up a server, forward ports, share IPs and so on. We’re hoping to use Steam to massively streamline this process though there are still some technical hurdles we’re working through. Our goal is to create two kinds of multiplayer experiences.

  • Drop in/Drop out of a friends ‘singleplayer’ game, through steam invites. This would be limited to 4 players max by default (edited via config). This method would require no server hosting, no IP sharing or port forwarding. Simply invite your friend to the game you’re currently playing offline.
  • Dedicated Servers. This would continue to use the server/client model and be entirely configurable by server admins. The goal being to provide as flexible a solution as possible.

We’re also looking at what security improvements we can make, though this is going to be a tough one with the degree to which Starbound is moddable.

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