Beta Cohort 4 FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Beta.

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What is Cohort 4: Defenders of the Stars?

Cohort 4 will be the fourth set of players to enter the Phantom Galaxies Beta. Like with Cohort 3, we’ve squashed a lot of bugs, along with introducing additional updates and refinements.

Who has access to Cohort 4?

Anybody who has previously participated in a Cohort can access Beta Cohort 4. If you have not participated before, you will require one of our NFTs or any amount of ASTRAFER.

How can I get access to Starfighter and Avatar Mintpassses, Planet Genesis Mintpasses, The Hopeful, or Zorran’s Favour NFTs?

Starfighter and Avatar Mintpasses can still be minted on the website for 88 ASTRAFER.

Planet Genesis Mintpasses were originally sold as part of our first Planet Sale. While the sale has ended, you are still able to purchase them from the secondary market. The second Planet Sale is scheduled for Q4 2023.

Zorran’s Favour is designed as a reward for outstanding community members. They may have won competitions or contributed to the community in impactful ways, helping or entertaining others.

All of these NFTs can be purchased on the secondary market.

What’s new in Cohort 4?

Cohort 4 is bringing in new features to enhance the player experience and overall quality. These include:

• Breacher Mech is now in the game.

• Deepening of the Gear system, with the ability to purchase ore and credits with Starlings.

• Partial UI rework implemented to the launcher, main menu, & combat UI.

• In-game screenshot button.

• Ability to hide the HUD (option in menu)

• Enemy scaling: Enemies now have levels throughout the game. The damage dealt and taken depends on the Power Level difference.

• Player's progress is reflected in-game.

What are the Breacher's abilities?

• Blackhole Missile - Draws in enemies upon impact before exploding.

• EMP Shockwave - After a short charge the ship fires a shockwave forwards that hinders the systems of its target, applying a debuff that reduces flight speed and shield regen.

• Claw Reave - Mech slashes twice with its claws and applies a debuff that increases damage dealt to the target for a set time.

• Ultimate: Mag Shield - Envelops themselves in a shield which protects them and absorbs enemy fire. After some time it explodes, dealing huge amounts of damage to nearby enemies and bonus damage based on how much damage was absorbed.

How do I take a screenshot/find my screenshot?

Players can press F2 to take an in-game screenshot. There is an option in the main menu called “HUD on Screenshot” to turn the HUD on and off. We will continue to work on the UX for this in future iterations.

You can find your screenshots by going to \AppData\Local\PhantomGalaxies\Saved\Screenshots\WindowsClient

What is the expected duration of Cohort 4?

We are currently expecting Beta Cohort 4 to last about 6 weeks, although we are going to be releasing an interim update before then.

Why has my progress reset?

All progress has been reset due to changes to the player progression system. The primary change is that your key progression metrics will be represented in-game i.e. your Starfighter and Avatar being leveling up.

I ran into a bug. Where can I report it?

Please be sure to report any bugs through the #beta-feedback channel. Or you can also reach out to the BFS community team through Discord. Here we have friendly individuals such as our player support team member @BFS Glam who will be able to assist.

When can I expect the bug I reported to be fixed?

We aim to address all bugs in future game updates.

Is Astrafite returning?

Unfortunately no. We have placed Astrafite there as a placeholder to show you all where future events will be displayed.

When will Early Access begin?

Early Access is still scheduled to launch Q4 2023. However, this is subject to change, depending on the feedback we receive during the Beta period as we open up to more players and cohorts.