Trivia / Sea of Stars

• Distanced from Current Events: Following the Open Hand donation controversy, the developers decided to replace "The Constructionist" NPC, which was a cameo by The Completionist, with a generic one.
• Role-Ending Misdemeanor: As aforementioned, Jirard Khalil, a.k.a. The Completionist, had a cameo as "The Constructionist" in the town of Mirth, collecting building plans to help the town grow. Khalil would be removed in a patch after controversy surrounded him over allegations of fraud with his charity Open Hand, replacing "The Constructionist" with a generic NPC named Bob who does not share Khalil's likeness.
• Sleeper Hit: Sabotage Studio mentioned that they’d consider the game a success if it sold 250,000 copies in the first year. Much to their surprise, they hit that number in one week. By December 2023, over four million people had played the game.

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