Hi fellow starfighters, a new update is now available which adds hotas support and a host of other improvements to the game.

Building on the remastered version of the game which was released last year and brought many new features and improvements to the game and gameplay, the new update adds hotas support and a host of other improvements.

Changes since the last update :


Native for the Thrustmaster Hotas X and all other Hotas can be set up in the config files.



The game has had a big visual make-over with improved graphics and visual effects throughout the game.



The Drii ships have been improved and retextured. The War cruiser and warship have changed and the spector textures and UVs have been fixed up.



Many sound effects have been improved for the CDF ships which makes the game more atmospheric.



A lot of improvements all-around to gameplay and balance in the Instant action skirmish maps for difficulty.



A number of improvements to the AI make the gameplay much better and offer a much better challenge than before. All races have has some improvements and re-balancing.



The CDF database has been updated to include the new models for the Drii.

Lots more improvements and fixes have been carried out along with numerous typos fixed up.

For all-over Hotas, please help others by sharing suggested setups in the steam community. It is good to use test flights to try out control setups. Thanks guys!

Thanks, everyone and enjoy the update!

Update 1.8 is now in Beta Opt-in! Improved VFX, SFX, Hotas support and more

The update is now in beta opt-in. (5.6 .gb)

Hotas support works out of the box with a Thrustmaster Hotas X. It will also work with others but we need the community to help test out other sticks and help others use the same sticks with simple changes to the Input.ini file.

There have been a lot of improvements and new content has been added! What has changed since the last update a few months back?




The CDF database has been improved and expanded to feature new content, improved menu and environment and everything works as intended.


The new carriers are now in the game and are featured in some skirmish missions. The CDF database has been updated to include the new carrier and its information.


5 new skirmish maps have been added which also feature some of the new ships and content. There are now mine defence missions and missions which include the new M4 Carrier.


A bug where settings failed to save should now be fixed up in 1.7 All graphics settings should now work correctly.



There have been a lot of smaller improvements to visual effects, lighting, performance, more voice acting added and more AI improvements.




Keep safe everyone and have fun!

The last 3 years have been spent totally remaking the game for pc and mouse and keyboard. The original release was a VR port, the new remastered version has been re designed and developed for the PC community. The game is available for free to all current game owners, a big thanks to all the people who helped on the game and our testers.

I am happy to announce the remastered beta opt for Starfighter Origins is now on steam. There have been many changes and a total overhaul in many respects which takes the game to a new level.




The game is now geared towards pc instead of being a vr port from the original game. All owners of the original game can opt into the remastered - beta opt in.

The game will go through improvements and some updates over the next 2 weeks as we prepare for full release on the 3rd year anniversary of the games original launch on the 25th of April 2020. Keep safe everyone

Following on from the news of our impending remastered version of Starfighter Origins, we are aiming for the 17th of march 2020 for beta opt in testing so any final issues can be ironed out before full release at the end of the month. The game is free for all owners of the original as the game will be updated to the remastered version as with our CDF Starfighter VR remastered game last January.






All of the games controls, player and AI have had a total re-design in order better player fun, enjoyment and replayability. The game now has a 3rd person and cockpit view with the touch of a button. You can look around the exterior of your craft and the game is now designed for pc and mouse and keyboard which also offers support for gamepad and hotas.


All the 6 playable ships have been remastered with a more stylised look and feel for all of the original ships that populate the CDF universe. The CDF database has been updated and is crucial to lore and going deeper into the CDF universe.




No more campaign crashes, control issues and many other features to make the game more accessible and fun to all players as this version is now designed for normal pc and console gameplay.



The remastered version now offers third and cockpit gameplay as you desire. Some aspects of the cockpit version have been greatly improved and the addition of third person view now shows off a lot more of the game and scope to the player.



The game now has a much improved hud which is designed for None VR. All ships now how relevant hud displays and are no longer huge glowing colourful objects which were designed for VR.



The menu system has had a total overhaul! All game play aside from campaign is now directed for the main menu, the main menu now has more graphics, options and control options which are also available in the in game flight menu which now fully pauses the game. The new menu`s are designed for ease of use and will detect if you are using keyboard and mouse, gamepad or another input such as HOTAS which now has full support. The new mene system allows you to change game controls in mission as well graphics, sound and other options.


A whole new overhaul for AI has been introduced which adds much more to gameplay and is now working for turrets, ships and bases. The flight AI and algorithms are all new to provide a much better space combat experience in terms of gameplay over realism.




The remastered version is no longer a direct port and has tuned and more relevant gameplay for non VR players. The game now features new quick launch, death and many more features and gameplay which detach the game from the VR version. All new skirmish mode has been designed around fun and none VR gameplay.



We are aiming for the Tuesday the 17th of March 2020 for our first beta opt-in access. Please visit our discord for more info and bug reports. https://discord.gg/j5meeb8

Starfighter origins has been remastered! Work over the last 2 years has seen most of the feedback from the original implemented along with a host of improvements and new features. The game now has a 3rd person view, Remastered menu system and remastered new ai and player movement/gameplay mechanics. This game has been totally re-designed for pc and non VR. based on player feedback!



All of the games controls, player and AI have had a total re-design in order better player fun, enjoyment and replayability.


All the 6 playable ships have been remastered with a more stylised look and feel for all of the original ships that populate the CDF universe. The CDF database has been updated and is crucial to lore and going deeper into the CDF universe.


No more campaign crashes, control issues and many other features to make the game more accessible and fun to all players as this version is now designed for normal pc and console gameplay.


The remastered version now offers third and cockpit gameplay as you desire. Some aspects of the cockpit version have been greatly improved and the addition of third person view now shows off a lot more of the game and scope to the player.


The game now has a much improved hud which is designed for None VR. All ships now how relevant hud displays and are no longer huge glowing colourful objects which were designed for VR.


The menu system has had a total overhaul! All game play aside from campaign is now directed for the main menu, the main menu now has more graphics, options and control options which are also available in the in game flight menu which now fully pauses the game. The new menu`s are designed for ease of use and will detect if you are using keyboard and mouse, gamepad or another input such as HOTAS which now has full support. The new mene system allows you to change game controls in mission as well graphics, sound and other options.


A whole new overhaul for AI has been introduced which adds much more to gameplay and is now working for turrets, ships and bases. The flight AI and algorithms are all new to provide a much better space combat experience in terms of gameplay over realism.



The remastered version is no longer a direct port and has tuned and more relevant gameplay for non VR players. The game now features new quick launch, death and many more features and gameplay which detach the game from the VR version. All new skirmish mode has been designed around fun and none VR gameplay.






The game is free for all current owners of game and our discord server for beta opt-in feedback can be found here - https://discord.gg/z383pRM

Hi Everyone, Building on previous updates extending mouse and keyboard support and much more, this update improves many things about the game and some feedback we have received on our forums.

Change-log 1.02 - 1.05 (433mb)
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*Improved Graphics
*Improved Performance
*Fixed Default Roll - Reverse
*Made Mine - Campaign missions much easier
*Quickened Campaign Mission 1
*Enhanced missions 2 Campaign
*Fixed Misc Campaign Crashes
*Added version Number to Menu
*Improved Menu Graphics
*Fixed up misc. Bugs & Issues


If you have installed the game prior to this announcement and are having problems, please follow these simple steps :


Go to your user folder in windows, make sure "show hidden files and folders" is enabled! This can be done by :


Windows 7

1) Select the Start button, then select Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization.
2) Select Folder Options, then select the View tab.
3)Under Advanced settings, select Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then select OK.

Windows 8 & 10

1) Navigate to the control panel. ...
2) Select Large or Small icons from the View by menu if one of them is not already selected.
3) Select File Explorer Options (sometimes called Folder options)
4) Open the View tab.



Delete the folder "StarfighterOrigins" located in the Users/Appdata/Local/

Eg : C:\Users\******\AppData\Local\StarfighterOrigins

This folder was created with the old configs and needs to be deleted in order for the new controls and features to initialise. This folder is separate from game install and needs to be deleted. Unless this folder is deleted for people with an old config, you WILL run into problems. Please note that anyone who gets and installs the game after this announcement will not need to perform this action.

If this folder is not deleted!

New binding will not save and set.
New controls and features will not work
Frequent crashes

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Thanks everyone and have fun with the new build.

Hi Pilots, A new update is now available (156mb) which fixes the CDF Database.