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Play Game here (http://www.kongregate.com/games/Kendja/mars-colonies)
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Hey there, i want to introduce you a new game that I'm working right now.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVF5m7B2-Fk
Gameplay Timelapse Video(old): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8FFLEF1sz4

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Mars Colonies is a strategy game about building and managing colonies on Mars. Place buildings and extract resources to create most successful colony on Mars.

Update:
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Music version: http://youtu.be/c9NfdnmBoQ8

This looks great! I've been tinkering with a colonisation game in my head for ages, so I love seeing stuff like this.

Can't wait to see more.

Wow - this looks amazing! The graphics remind me of "Revenge of the Titans"!
I love how the colony is layered and with tons activity.

I'm curious; How does the sandstorm work?

Can you tell more about the economy/resource system?

Looks fantastic.

What kind of obstacles to colonizing Mars are there? Any enemies? Fire hazards? Sandstorms tearing things up?

Also, I saw you're at 80%. Demo/beta soon? :)

Thanks!

Sandstorm will "break" the buildings, so they will need to be repaired by colonists.

There are three type of resources.
The first type is required for the operation of the buildings(water/energy).
The second type are items which produced by buildings. Metal, which required for new buildings, components for build new pipes, food for feeding colonists and oxygen.
The last one - research points. This one needs for attract new colonists and also for buildings. You'll get it by analyze minerals from the surface.

Thanks! No beta or demo, but it will come out quite soon. Somewhere in January.

The usual Mars stuff: sandstorms, marsquakes, some space bandits, crazy colonists.

Wow! This looks really sharp.

Will there be some story/campaign or it will be just build4fun?

Any chance we'll get to compete against(sabotage/exploit/blackmail) other companies/entities attempting to colonize Mars also?

Sci-fi SimCity! My bro and I loved playing SimCity on the SNES back in the day, and I've always had a weak spot for sci-fi themes. Would definitely enjoy this :)

Awesome, I'm a sucker for isometric games and you've got a beautiful tileset going.

Looking forward to playing this one, seems like a fresh take on the strategy genre. There aren't enough indie strategy games for some reason.

This looks absolutely amazing! I love Mars stuff!

Slight nitpick, but because atmospheric pressure on Mars is a couple percent of that on earth, sandstorms aren't dangerous at all, apart from depositing dust and sand into places sand has no business being. A Martian tornado would barely be felt as more than a gentle breeze, standing right in the middle of it.

Still, this looks amazing!

Psh! Haven't you seen Mission to Mars - those storms are deadly!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt3lghtpoz0
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When I saw that sand-storm I was excited about just the idea of having it obscure your colony for the duration and prevent you from making changes. But then I was never a fan of "disasters" in city-building games. If what I'm building in a game is to be destroyed, shouldn't it be from my own mistakes and not randomness?

This looks super sick!

Yes, there are little story for few missions.

Still thinking about it, but there will be enemy units.

Thanks! Tileset and other graphics made by this guy (https://twitter.com/LeonIDeye).

Uh, great scene.

For the storms in the game - they not really dangerous. They more about keeping colonists busy.

I zoned out on the video and forgot to come back here to comment. Looks great :)

I don't mean enemies as in soldiers and fighting. I was more implying using vital resources (food, water, oxygen) to barter with other colonies to further your goals. Just a thought.

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The sandstorm could be great for obsureness, yeah! Or if your habitat is solar, then you'd be running at 50% efficiency (sand buildup on panels), forcing you to make rough priority decisions, a la FTL. That would be awesome!

Also, micrometeorites!  :crazy:  :screamy:

If it plays half as good as it looks then I'm addicted already. :addicted:

Heh, reminds me a bit of Outpost 2 :) Looking nice.

Liosan

Not really had planned interactions with other colonies yet, but thanks for the idea.

This looks awesome! I love the Earth 2160 LC way you drop new structures from orbit  :handthumbsupL: :handthumbsupR:

This looks like it has a lot of potential. Hope to see more man.

Pew pew.
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Music version: http://youtu.be/c9NfdnmBoQ8

Just leaving a comment to let you know that this looks great and I will be following the rest of the development.  :):handthumbsupR:

Wow this looks radical. Love the art style and the chaotic looking battle.

Amazing!

I don't care for combat at all, so how close will this be to Pharaoh, Anno 1404 or Settlers 2?

Even though the graphics are retro, I hope the shortcomings on the previous titles won't be present in this more modern title (ie. the lack of AI in the walkers of Pharaoh, making blockades necessary, and the very strict ranges of the buildings in Anno, making all city centers look the same... Settlers 2 actually didn't have any shortcomings that I can think of, but it was more a traffic management sim than a city building sim).

Maybe I'm getting my hopes up too high, though?

That looks super awesome. Although I hope you don't have to have a dedicated landing pad for all troops, that's pretty limited.

Thanks! It's more similar to settlers, I think.

It's quite a small and simple game, so it's hard to compare with these games.

@7heSama, thanks!

I really like the looks, can't wait to play it!

This looks really nice.

oh yeah reminds my of the good 'ol C&C days with Tiberium Dawn and Red Alert II. I still think the die animation and sound of the soldiers in Red Alert II are the best ever! *pwwwoozoommm*

Aeiou
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Looks sweet. :handthumbsupR:

What platforms are you releasing this on?

Sweet progress - I really like all the work on the environment, looks very crispy.

caiys, so far just Flash.

2jO, thanks!

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looks very very crisp, loving the graphics!

You're kidding???

The game is finished! If somebody wants to check it out - here the [link] (http://www.kongregate.com/games/Kendja/mars-colonies).