Playing Online — Real Subspace Servers

Beyond Aphelion speaks the native Subspace protocol — you can connect to real Continuum servers that have been running for decades, as a real client.

Alpha: opt-in feature

Online mode is off by default in alpha builds (its F9 key doubles as quick-load). Launch the game with the environment variable BA_SPECTATOR=1, then press F9 for the connect panel. For authentic zone graphics, have Continuum installed or set BA_CONTINUUM_GRAPHICS to a graphics folder.

What works today:

• Full flight + combat — positions, weapons, energy, deaths, greens, the spawn prize complement — against live players
• Chat — public, team (//), private (:name: and / reply), staff (\), and channels (;)
• Flags — turf and CTF flag play, carrying, drops
• Powerball — pickup, throw, goals, on live soccer zones
• Maps + graphics — zone maps download automatically; Continuum tilesets, LVZ graphics, and the original sounds render authentically
• The physics — bounce factors, ship radii, and per-zone settings are read from the server, so your ship flies like the zone says it should

Note

Online mode uses each zone's own rules and settings — your single-player ships, credits, and upgrades stay in single player.