GoldSpace (Working title: Space Pirate)

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Its simple and works. Just make sure not to use gradients and too many colors.

I did concepting the last days as you saw and i have a pretty good idea now what's left to do.
I will release a demo 2.0 with some updates like the crew member system and some more features before I will release an Alpha.

Next steps:

• advance the star map & goal system
• create system for new starting levels

DEMO 2.0:

• write the story and embed the story pictures and text for each of the 4 characters
• building most of the levels (i have currently 10%)

ALPHA:

• balancing & playtesting & bug testing
• find a final name and build a website

BETA:

• finetuning & polish
• translating it to German, French, Spanish
• release ready

I have the alarm system working!

• Cameras or officers can detect you if you stay long enough in the detection range.
• This will trigger an alarm and a countdown which will send the distress call if reaches zero.
• The countdown can be stopped if a console is hacked or the core is destroyed before it reaches zero.

The console will be hidden much better obviously

Awesome work! Shaping up to be even better than before

Awesome work! Shaping up to be even better than before

Thanks! Its a lot fun.
I will focus now on linking this to the starmap (faction mood and attack ships).

Nice! I liked the demo, so I'm looking forward to the next installment

Doesn't the guard want to stop him from hacking the alarm, though?

Nice! I liked the demo, so I'm looking forward to the next installment

Doesn't the guard want to stop him from hacking the alarm, though?

Oh that is a test level;)
This guy is just watching.
Appreciate your feedback. I will release a new demo soon wirh all the latest features

There is unfortunately not so much to show this week.
I am working purely on code.

What is new:

• Reworked start of the game. Its able to choose from different levels
• First version of faction mood system is in the game
• Reworked the goal system (i can play through the whole game now (with placeholder levels though)

One question for you guys:
I want to have 3 major factions in the game (and some side races which can be looted).
Which one are your faviourite ones?

The green guy in the red outfit is the best. So much character for so few pixels.

The green guy in the red outfit is the best. So much character for so few pixels.

Seconded. I also like the little red outlined guy.

Thanks guys!
I think i will go with human, alien and the red/black guys.
Robots and those ice people will be a random threat/loot.

I am making good progress but its a lot of testing.
I want to have the core working 100% before i add a lot levels and content.
I will hopefully post some updates next week.

Oh NO!
Infected crew members breed aliens!

Good news everyone!
I have an advanced version of the starmap.

What is new:

• The starmap is randomly generated every time you start a new game and stay consistent for the gameplay
• Planets generate red dots that hunt you once the faction mood is too low
• The ret dots attack you, damage your ship and explode

Some food for thought regardig red dots:

• The red dots appear currently like missiles. Would it be more fun if those where ships and you could fight them off? Maybe you shoot but also board them?
• What if this ship firing at your ship untill you destroyed it or their guns?
• Could they also be attacked?
• Could every ship be attacked? Imagine you are robbing a ship and all of a sudden its attacked by another ship? Do you stay? Do you escape?

Quick mockup:


A lot fun!

That looks great!

Question: Are the different character choices just for flavor or will they have an impact of skills/attacks/factions?

This is what i have:

• Every character has a different story and there for different goals (items to collect) and levels (some will be shared obviously).
• The factions will have different startings moods depending on the character (Humans dont like the pirate for example)
• The factions mood also change depending on which faction you attack

... but all characters have the same skill and weapons so far.
I might add other crew members with different skills later.

I dont have all levels and content yet obviously