Beyond These Stars

Beyond These Stars is the name of a city building game which is the sequel to . It was originally known as Project Charlie until officially revealed in February 2023. The player's village is located on a Space Whale called Kewa.
The game retains some of the mechanics and concepts from the prior game, like a hex based tile system, Peeps, buildings, and resources, as well as the concept of Space Whales, like in Before We Leave (BWL). Pollution and happiness mechanics to manage also return.
As with BWL, Peeps have a level of post-modern or slightly futuristic technology, including vehicular transports, tools, sheet metal, compact rocketry. 
==Story==
The peeps from Before We Leave have boarded the space whale using a rocket.
The characters speaking are called Kieran (the science-type guy with glasses), Matilda (the farmer type with a hat), and Lottie the engineer (the magenta coat).
==Notable changes==
Elevation is more nuanced, with water flowing between different levels and terraforming as a feature. 
Resources are now laid out in underground depositshttps://www.balancingmonkeygames.com/articles/let-me-overlay-it-out-for-you-dev-blog-12 and a waste management system has been shown, including Wood Waste and Soot. Waste and byproducts are a key mechanic.
More buildings are multi-tile, including the Home Spaceship with more varied sizes. The playfield is larger in scale than the planets of .
Peeps now relax at decoration-type buildings, and emit interface "barks" or snippets of text. The player now need to manage breathable/oxygenated air for the peeps as a resource by taking care of foliage and the environment.
Ublo the alien is planned as DLC.
==Development==
The first public announcement as "Project Charlie" was on 10 October 2022 as a devblog, along with a FAQ.Introducing Project Charlie - our new game in development! blog by Emily, 10 October 2022, retrieved 2024. The first alpha build dev blog was released on 18 November 2022. Project Charlie Dev Blog #1 devblog Retrieved 11 May 2024.
The name was unveiled on 16 February 2023, including an announcement trailer and PC Gamer article.Announcing BEYOND THESE STARS, our second game! devblog Retrieved 11 May 2024.This city builder lets you build a civilisation on the back of a space whale with its own 'desires and agenda' - Fraser Brown for PC Gamer, published 15 February 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
Major information was released with the Building Showcase on 8 August 2023.
Developer streams resumed on 7 April 2024, with Lia, the company's new community manager.Developer streams return! + a Q&A with Sam & Emily - 8 May 2024 A series of devstreams has now been planned at a fortnightly frequency from Friday 10 May 2024 (NZ time) onwards.
An Early Access release is planned in 2024, with work already started on planned content intended to be released after that.Devstream 2
==Links==
* Official site at Balancing Monkey Games
* Steam page
===Legacy pages===
These links will take you back to the Before We Leave Wiki.
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