Well here it is! A first 15 minutes in the core gameplay video in HD with all the trimmings.
asteroid mining, combat, trading, missions, music, sounds… its all here!
Ah thanks guys yes 14 minutes is long. I guess trailer is the wrong word for this! Perhaps a first 15 minute playthrough would be more appropriate, anyway this isn’t a trailer by any means and not using it to sell just to show gameplay on latest build so I shall reword the first post
I’ve been following the game for some time and like what I’ve seen.
Only thing that looked like booring is resource gathering from planets, fast lander would be better (Star Control 2 style, but in 3D)
Good luck with the game
@Benopaluz there is shooting, at least other videos on Vimeo show it.
Interesting. I see the two of us work on a similar game idea, allthough take a rather different approach.
I watched through the video and must say, I like some of the UI. Allthough the gameplay itself looks a bit flat presentation-wise. Especially on the planet - that does look a bit unfun to explore.
But I’m definately interested in your game and look forward to more updates.
Mighty congratulations and well done dude - this looks like a lot of hours have gone into it, the detail is great and for this kind of game it all looks brilliant - excellent work. There’s a lot of depth in it and for anyone who loves the genre, they’ll no doubt find themselves immeresed.
I’m sure as you develop the game further you’ll introduce aspects which add even more depth to it, but it looks like an incredibly solid framework as it is right now - seriously well done.
hi guys, thanks for all the comments, I’ve had time to think about the suggestions from here and other forums and the general consensus is that the planet exploration is the weakest element. Which is a shame as I really wanted that to be fun, so I took a few steps back and will be trying some new things with that part.
@viestards I had never played Star Control 2 until you mentioned it, so I downloaded an open source remake of it and had a go, its a fantastic game and for its time its amazing! From playing that I think you are right and I will be losing the little hologram dude and instead having a lander jeep I think. Also planning on adding buildings and vegetation life forms to be found on some planets as well as mineral deposits and cash crates
Anyway thanks for the great feedback so far, very encouraging
It’s really amazing to see that you’ve made a Spore (the space stage) remake. Too bad it’s not something original after all the work you’ve put into this.
@theinfomercial
Yep your right just me! Which is why I licensed the audio this time round. I used a company called Soundrangers for music and sfx
@Mortiis
Thank you so much for comparing this to Spore! I love that game. I think the gameplay for combat, asteroids and planet exploring (which is undergoing big changes now) will seperate it a lot. Plus the emphasis on trading goods with real exchanges (a la Elite) which is dumbed down heavily in Spore. So perhaps its somewhere between Spore and Elite, which is exactly where I wanted it
Fantastic video. I watched about half before I started skipping around. It looks great and I like how much you’ve packed into it. The combat looks very fun too, very arcade-like.