Roadmap

Where Corebound stands and what comes next. Dates are not promised – every step ships when its tests are green and the simulations say it is fair.

1. 

   Done

   Battles

   Three rows, five ship classes, counters, shields, abilities and replays that play out exactly the same every time.

2. 

   Done

   Galaxy and economy

   A hex galaxy with sector types, supply lines, a flagship and queues for ships, pilots and research.

3. 

   Done

   Online play

   Accounts, shared galaxies with six commanders, attacks on other players, bots that feel like people, the away report and offline play.

4. 

   Done

   Depth

   Three factions with their own ships, pilots with faces, ranks and traits, research, nebulae, ambushes, pirate raids, the swarm queen and your deputy.

5. 

   Done

   Alliances and seasons

   Two-week seasons with themes, titles and a Hall of Fame; alliances with map marks, reinforcements, missions and jumps between galaxies; campaigns.

6. 

   In progress

   Website

   The guide, these Dev Notes, this roadmap, a new start page and a press kit are online.

7. 

   Next

   Galaxy overview

   A map of all galaxies – names, themes, season ends and where your allies play.

8. 

   Later

   More platforms

   The game in your browser on itch.io, as a desktop app for Linux and Windows and as an Android app.

9. 

   Later

   Launch

   Balancing with many players, load tests and version 1.0.

Latest updates

• 0.60.0
  • Fleet Commander is now called Corebound, at corebound.stackteam.at. The old address forwards to the new one; sign in again there once – your realm, pilots and friends are all still yours.
• 0.59.0
  • Formation in the hangar: a preview of how your ships go into the next battle, highlighting ships shielded by a frigate or guardian next to them, and a row per ship class (front, flank, back or auto).
  • Best pilots for my ships: one tap gives every ship at the flagship the pilot who suits it best, big ships first.
  • Profiles of other commanders offer Send my friend link.
• 0.58.0
  • Press kit at /press/: the game in one sentence, facts, description, features, eight phone screenshots, icon and banner to download, contact. Linked in the footer of every page.
  • Pictures for a future Play Store entry: banner, icon and eight phone screenshots, all taken from the real game.
• 0.57.0
  • Friends: share your personal friend link (or code), and whoever opens it can add you – at once, both ways. The friends list shows where each friend plays, their alliance and when they were last around, with their profile one tap away. There is no search by name.
• 0.56.0
  • Commander profiles: tap a name in the ranking, in your alliance or in a sector to see the commander's picture, title, faction, alliance, place this season, best season, seasons finished, battles won and favourite ship.
  • Choose your own profile picture in the account window – one of the thirty pilot portraits.

The story behind each step is in the Dev Notes.