Torn Stars, a TC for Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos Torn Stars (formerly Epic: Middle States) is a new and epic space simulation set in the war torn and ravaged Middle States star cluster. Live a second life traveling and plying the space lanes with a fleet of transports, preying on fat and rich merchant transports as a pirate, exploring l-points and undiscovered star systems, or even laying claims and searching out mineral-rich asteroids. Do all this and much more whilst avoiding the myriad hazards and threats of the shattered Middle States empires. The sights, sounds, adventures and danger of Torn Stars await you! Come make your second home amidst its broken yet still hauntingly beautiful splendor. Features of Torn Stars include: A huge 26 system star cluster, including literally hundreds of space stations. A rich history and background that gives sense and life to the cluster. Freeform gameplay in a universe lavishly simulated...

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Unstable Space Beta Released

Unstable Space Beta Released

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After about 10 years?!? Unstable Space has been released. Long forgotten, and even longer thought dead and buried, Unstable Space has risen from the ashes...

Beta Release Pending

Beta Release Pending

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Well, our relentless progress has come to a halt and over the last year really nothing has been done. However...

Relentless Progress

Relentless Progress

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Just a little update to let faithful know we are indeed moving forward. Certainly we have not made our little release plan, but then again, mods' release...

Torn Stars Wiki

Torn Stars Wiki

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Developers Wiki for the Torn Stars/Unstable Space project is now open for public viewing.

Capsule Space Jump

Capsule Space Jump

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A little video depicting the current state of the Torn Stars capsule space jump tunnel simulation.

Turrets, Turrets

Turrets, Turrets

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Yesterday I went a little crazy and decided to overhaul all the turrets. I figured that since I am trying to get them in game, I might as well make them...

Loadout  in Shipbays

Loadout in Shipbays

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I added some actual dock arms to the shipyard bays, and added shipyard bays to a Pirate Base station type. These two stations, in addition to the Naval...

New loadout system and ships

New loadout system and ships

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Just a little update to show what I have been working on. I have been spending my time balancing the combat a little more, with the aim to making it a...

Mods of 2006 - Player's Choice

Mods of 2006 - Player's Choice

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80,000 votes. 4,000 mods. Over the course of 2 months, gamers from across the globe came together to decide which mods rank as the epitome of what our...

eDrones of Epitaph

eDrones of Epitaph

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Well, I thought it was long overdue to give everyone a glimpse of something that has been ready and working for some time. Thanks to the work of Shane...

Capsule space video for Unstable Space

Capsule space video for Unstable Space

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I have been hard at work fine-tuning the capsule space simulation for Unstable Space. Things are starting to look very good. The simulation is both challenging...

Unstable Space Developing Again!

Unstable Space Developing Again!

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Well, we said that we would start up again in the fall, and well the fall has arrived. So...we are starting up development again! Core team members have...

Gallery Update

Gallery Update

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I thought that since I have claimed we have an almost finished beta, it would be unfair not to show a little sampling of what we/I am working with at...

Unstable Space Delayed

Unstable Space Delayed

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I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but I think it is obvious that Unstable Space will be delayed. Currently I am maintaining the mod and site in...

New Unstable Space Featurette

New Unstable Space Featurette

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Duncan Day's third featurette for Unstable Space is now released. 'Many Paths' tells the story of a small Spider-class tug. the Luck Now, it's crews...

Ambient Lights mod installer

Ambient Lights mod installer

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Joco, our resident pog and all round coding expert, has taken some time out to make an easy installer/uninstaller for whismerhill's 'Ambient Lights' mod...

Torn Stars: Unstable Space

Torn Stars: Unstable Space

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The Epic Team is proud to annouce the upcoming Unstable Space content expansion for Torn Stars. (That's right, an expansion to an already existing and...