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[Chromanoid]

Chromanoid, let me send you a key and you can tell me yourself :p

Wow thanks I will do that!

edit: I played it a great joyful experience!

I still think basic keyboard controls for movement would add flow and enjoyment in some situations (maybe via Numpad to still support scrolling with cursor keys?).

I encountered three bugs (?), is there a reporting form?
1. After attacking the ship in the "tutorial mission" I had to salvage the debris, my inventory was full (before collecting all parts ?) so I couldn't proceed.
2. After the crash landing I got stuck after repairing the hull of the tiny ship. I couldn't enter the game menu by pressing ESC nor could I exit the ship by clicking around.
3. Tooltips don't popup when you hovered another button before and you moved your mouse only over buttons.

Features I missed beside movement via keyboard:
3. Click to show the text instantly in dialogues.
4. Closing popup-screens (like inventory) by right-clicking (?) in the background.
5. In dialogues I would like to click on options by clicking on the whole text row not just the area that is covered by the text.

[coldrice]

Thanks for the bugs - I'll get them sorted quick!

As for keyboard controls I think it's important to do look at the size of the levels, as well as the gameplay when you have more then a single crewmen. This is an area I'm not likely to budge on - it really doesn't fit or add anything to the experience

[coldrice]

In the desert they don't remember your name

[Bombini]

Did you experiment with additional (optional) direct keyboard control?

I had the same thought first time i saw the game and just wanted to agree that it might be fun and offer a nice feeling of full control and exploration.

I totally see your point (talking about multiple crew members) though.
just wanted to put my "+1" on that topic

Maybe as an idea:

[coldrice]

As I said, it's not something that would likely change. It would be directly at odds with the way I want players to interact with their crew.

It's along the lines of asking a game like Warcraft III to incorporate zelda controls. It'd trivialize the difficulty. Why build up a base and create units when I could just take one guy and kite down an enemy? Although it'd sound cool, it would be a much different STYLE game.

You can actually view quite a bit of the game if you watch http://youtu.be/8p0gWHZeWo4?list=PLWIol4T7LuSh-RpGs7BSBmuWrgyLiIRcW he does a 12 parter on the game (build was around Nov). If you don't want to spoil anything, jump into a middle video to see some action with crew.

[Bombini]

True that makes sense!
I will wait for my kickstarter version

Thanks and all the best!

[coldrice]

another big update coming soon - I really need to stop saving the updates and just post them!


Come on in, you're missing the party...

[coldrice]

Wow what a really strange planet. I wonder what... oh god get away!

[coldrice]

Finally got around to adding some engine effects

 

It scales with the amount of power you put into the engines as well!

[coldrice]

Making some strides! Lots of bug fixes, new levels... I'm still working a full time job AND working crunch time on the game. Yikes!


It's nice being able to spend time making fun things. I feel like I won't be able to put enough cool stuff into the game before release though, which makes me sad. I could spend years just added random doodads!


For instance I added little dogs. Just for fun

[coldrice]

I'll be live streaming all week ya'all! get in!



Don't miss out!

[coldrice]

updated the combat icons just cause I thought it'd look nice :3

[coldrice]

Hey guys, Interstellaria will be showing at EGX Rezzed this weekend at the Chucklefish booth! They have a computer showcasing a few games, and Interstellaria will be live everymorning at EGX! You can read more on their blog + schedule

http://blog.chucklefish.org/?p=502

[coldrice]

ever since hitting crunch mode I haven't really posted a lot... it's crazy when you're working so hard you can't even write a forum post! I'll see what I can do


crewmen now show HP bars and an icon for their specialty

[CrayderStudios]

Looks great and nice blend of mechanics!

[coldrice]

Thanks! It's taken a lot of iteration to get it to this point that's for sure

[coldrice]

I added a glitter gun. It doesn't do anything

[coldrice]

me irl right now

[autumnspark]

I added a glitter gun. It doesn't do anything

Oh, I like this despite a lack of utility. I bet it's good for decorating corpses though.

[coldrice]

Thanks! I think people will like it.


That being said, as I get so close to being done I really want to do everything I can to be successful. I've decided to redo my artwork to an even MORE retro looking style. This should help to appeal to a wider range of over 24yr olds. The new art overhaul can be viewed here: