The first shift begins: ORBIT SHADOW test launch

The station doors are open. Create a resident, make your mark on Meridian and help shape ORBIT SHADOW during its first live beta.

A station becomes a world when someone arrives to live in it. Today, Meridian welcomes its first test residents. ORBIT SHADOW is live in beta, and this is your invitation to step aboard.

Start with a callsign and a character. Take a shift, learn the station routes, trade supplies, equip your gear and decide what kind of resident you want to be. You can explore beyond Meridian too: Corvane Ring and the Cinder Mesa colony are open for travel. Factions, property and on-foot fights give the station its own stories; the people playing it will decide which ones matter.

This is a test launch, not a finished universe. You may encounter rough edges while we improve the game. Your reports are useful: send bugs and confusing moments through Messages → Administration, and tell us what you were doing when they happened. Important changes will appear here in Station Dispatch.

Your resident and progress are intended to survive normal updates. For now, come in, try the systems, and help us find what needs work. Meridian is waiting.