• Orbitial platforms have been removed from the engineering ships for now, this should prevent any more bogged down servers.


• Fixed the 'Failed to open parent process' error for those running W2K, this turned out to be a security problem with NT based operating systems. We now open the parent process with the correct rights

• Update problem with W2K and ME systems, currently files are not being updated properly which is causing the update system to keep asking the user to reboot their machine.


• Graphical glitches on Nvidia chipsets. A bug in the display code is causing all kinds of artifacts to appear in game.


• Tuturial, currently for most new players the learning curve can be stiff since there is no tuturial in game. We are working to implement a in-game tutorial by next week.

• Prestige and player statistics are now correctly stored in the database


• The player list is now updated dynamically, instead of every 30 seconds.

Austin, Texas, July 19, 2001 – Palestar, Inc. today launched its online-only title
into an Open Beta. Previously only available for private beta testing through
another Game Channel, it’s now available to all from Palestar directly.

During its final testing interested gamers can now download the client and play DarkSpace over the Internet with
thousands of other players for free. Additionally, for the first time players
are allowed to run their own servers. To start playing head over to http://www.palestar.com
to download the new client now.

Command your own capital ship and immerse yourself in the 3D universe of DarkSpace.
Scouts are nimble and quick, while the transport is necessary for capturing new
planets. The engineering ship can enhance and even build defenses for captured
planets to protect it from enemy bombardment. The possibilities are endless, as
DarkSpace is truly a never-ending game. Code and data updates are downloaded automatically and seamlessly every
time you connect to play DarkSpace.

Palestar is looking to partner with a new publisher for its title.
The title is nearly complete for publishing online.
All business inquiries should be directed to Palestar at publish@palestar.com.