Starways Saga (WIP) ~450k words (Updated 11/19/2025)

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70k Word Marine Path Finale
Well, here it is. Hope you like it! Let me know if you encounter any bugs or typos. It always helps.

The Pirate King has big plans and one of these plans if about to pop off on Karakorum. Can you save the Battleship Teutoburg and it’s crew? Your first taste of real combat, how will you lead your marines to victory?

A few clarifications if people are not used to military terms. You’re second in command of K Company. Companies typically have 100-250 soldiers within them. Companies are made up of platoons that typically have 20-50 soldiers within them. K Company is made up of two platoons. The next level down, the smallest unit size is a squad, typically 5-10 soldiers. And above companies are battalions. But you don’t need to worry about them.

Hope you enjoy! I’ll get started on the next Navy finale. Which due to the poll, will be the Fighter Path. Apologies to deck officer fans that have to wait. But the majority has spoken.

Cheers!

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hello, its just keeping on loading

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I think this is a CoG Demos issue. I’ve encountered it with other games. Sometimes is gets frozen while loading. You just have to reload the game. Pop a save down on this choice and try again. I think you should be able to get through. Let me know if you can’t.

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Haha, that would be a classic military bro move. But life has you going in different directions and it’s a big galaxy. But who knows what the future holds, sometimes long dead flames can be sparked to life again.

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Playing the game again today, i the space pilot path i can’t destroy 5 battleship and paint my ship red. I need to recreate char aznable lol

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That loading bug is still happening even when I refresh with a brand new character. Both routes where u are late or on time

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Yes, you’ll be able to customize a color scheme and logo for your ship in the final chapter. Taking on five battleships is punching a bit above our weight, lol.

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Can you screenshot exactly what page it’s happening on? Is it happening on different pages or just one?

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Can’t make chat aznable battle of loum then, my dream of newtype die with this

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But you’ll be able to slaughter a bunch of asshole pirates

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I just finished my first playthrough and the navy route is genuinely one of my favorites in any if i’ve played so far! I loved all of the characters, including the side ones like Sergeant Wilks :smiling_face_with_tear: There are only a few games that have made me emotional and

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the graduation and having to leave my RO (Devinnnnn) genuinely made me really upset, but super accomplished at the same time.

Very excited to see how this progresses and extending my kudos to the author for writing such a well crafted story :slight_smile:

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Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!

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Greetings

After finishing both the Merchant and Navy paths, only one word stayed with me — Wow.
Honestly, I don’t even know which path I liked more — each one is beautiful in its own way.

But one thing they have in common: a living, breathing world that’s easy to believe in, and characters that feel undeniably real. These people feel like family. Their troubles become your own. And even if some of them seem like jerks at first, they slowly find their way into your heart. You accept them for who they are. You’ve got their back — and you know they’ve got yours.
(“Yeah Goose, I’m talking about you, shit stain. You goofball — but I love you, man,” I said.)

The dialogue is alive, and the humor is spot-on — genuinely funny, especially in the Navy route. Aboard the Venetian Prince, almost the entire crew instantly feels like family. You share the laughter and sorrow. You catch yourself smiling during dinner scenes, or in conversations with Vega, Vince, and Sally.

Julia and Sally are both wonderful — each in her own way. The moments with them brought real joy… and sadness too.

Now that I’m writing this, I think I can say it clearly: the Navy path speaks to me more. Not just because it was the first one I chose, but because of the people. Brothers and sisters in arms. The military aesthetic. That hated drill Sergeant Wilks. And yeah — those massive ships that could tear a planet apart like it’s paper? Definitely a bonus.

And then there’s Julia. A kind and strong woman who’ll stand by her ideals and her friends to the very end.

Owen, thank you for this incredible experience. I’m eagerly waiting for what’s next.

P.S. “Julie, ten years from now… rest assured, I’ll be there.”

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Amazing! Reading things like this makes it all worth it! Realistic characters and quality world building are things I really strive for and focus on, so it’s great to receive some really positive feedback on both accounts. Thanks so much, I look forward to sharing more content with you!

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wow, this wip is amazing, especially the navy route. can’t wait for the next update :clap:

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Are the alien siblings supposed to be romanced together? Because I chose to get close to Ares but after that Athena says that my mc looked at her like they wanted to mate her and don’t have the option of saying no. Or is it a bug?

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Yes, that’s a bug. Thanks for pointing that out!

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Fighter Finale Underway and Unit Info
Hello everyone! I hope everyone that celebrated has a good 4th of July. Work is well underway on the Fighter Finale, a month out from the Marine Finale. It feels great to be getting so close to finishing the navy path. As for when to expect the fighter finale? I can’t yet say, but I will update you when it’s clearer to me.

While working on this path I’ve had to do a lot of research into how fighter pilot units typically are structured. It can be confusing and complicated, so I’ll try to explain it here if it’s not clear in the text.
First of all it can be confusing because in different countries it can differ in what unit is bigger Air Groups of Air Wings. I’ve chosen to follow the US military model which Air Wings are the bigger units. Air Wings are made up of a number of groups and also confusing all these groups share the same unit number as their air wing. For example, the fourth fighter wing will be made up of the 4th operations group, the fourth maintenance group and so on. In a fighter wing, only one group the operations group contains pilots. The other groups serve in a mission support role.

Also confusing the operations group contains the fighter squadrons, usually about 10-20 planes; but squadron numbers are just numbered sequentially by creation and have nothing to do with their larger wing number. For example the real life American fourth fighter wing, contains the fourth operations group which contains the 335th and 336th fighter squadrons.

I hope that makes things easier. I understand the navy path is obviously very military heavy which may not be everyone’s cup of tea. But, this is just one path, the other paths will offer different experiences.
Cheers!

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Happy Anniversary Starways Saga!
One year ago today I first posted my demo here on this forum! It’s been so great to share it with all of you and receive so much positive feedback. It makes it all worth it. Please party your face off in celebration!!

Fighter Pilot path coming by the end of August hopefully!

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Update Imminent

The Fighter Pilot Finale should be out by the end of the week. I’m really looking forward to sharing it with you. I’ve been in hyper drive to get it done before I go on vacation and I’m sure I will accomplish this. I’ve enjoyed writing it and I hope you’ll enjoy it.

Cheers!

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