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Starshatter Releases Major Update
Version 4.5.0 brings a new graphics engine for textures, bug fixes, and more!

Staten Island, NY, May 3rd, 2004 - Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and Destroyer Studios (www.starshatter.com) announced today the availability of a new free update for the ultimate space combat simulation, Starshatter, which will vastly improve space and terrain graphics as well as adding other enhancements.

The 4.5.0 update to Starshatter includes an all new rendering engine based on DirectX 9, a new user-interface, a new terrain engine and improvements to shading, textures, and graphical effects such as bump and specular maps. Additional improvements include increased missile payload for ships, minor bug fixes with flight patterns, and more responsive controls. This major update requires Starshatter v.4.0.3 to be installer before updating. The update can be downloaded from www.matrixgames.com in the Games section for Starshatter.

Existing players should note that the system requirements have increased due to the more advanced graphics engine in Starshatter v4.5.0. In order to use the new graphics engine, you must have a 3D card with support for hardware transformation and lighting. Software rendering is no longer supported in v4.5.0 and owners who require this should stay with v4.0.3.

You can download v4.5.0 by clicking on GAMES in the top menu bar, then find Starshatter and click on the Downloads link from the Starshatter game page.

Regards,

- Erik

Excellent news!

Thanks Erik... & Milo.

Greetings,

I have installed the 4.5.0 patch. Great improvement over the previous graphics. I have even found out a new item in the main menu to look at the ships and weapons. However if I click it, the HDD starts spinning and spinning and the game freezes. Is there something wrong in the game or in my PC (P4/3 GHz, 512 MBA RAM, FX5900XT, Win XP Pro SP1)?

Same problem. Disk spins and then I run out of virtual memory.

Hi, newbie here!
Question: I've downloaded the patches for starshatter but the installation program asks me for a serial. How can i get the serial for the patch?

It's the same serial number you got when you purchased the game.

Nope, It is not.
That was the first thing I tried. (With the three different patches)
You should know that the installation program has many problems regarding the serial # recognition rutines. I had to wait for a year till I got Windows XP to play the game because the installation program did not recognize the key # neither under W95/98 nor Millenium Edition.

Hi,

Just wanted to throw in my two cents worth.

I bought the game summer 2005. I upgraded to 4.5 and had absolutely no problems in any way, with anything.

My OS is XP Home Edition.[:'(]

I'm still having a ball modding the simulation. [:D]