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[wobbly]

Yeah its the 1st time I'd seen it happen, though usually I don't have dedicated bomber ships so not sure if its actually common. Anyway just saw worse from the AI. 111 large ships streaming towards my planet, was pretty worrisome until they got there. fusion bomb, fusion bomb, fusion bomb... . Not a single anti-ship gun. Now they did eventually take out my missile bases after an asteroid disappeared (the 1 small laser scout keeping them boxed in gave me a bit of a laugh) but it otherwise didn't go well for that fleet.

[Robsoie]

Nice trailer for RotP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VusDAxLpJ9I

[RayFowler]

Nice trailer for RotP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VusDAxLpJ9I

Your forum comment about ROTP is in the trailer at around 2:30. Thanks for the kind words!

[Robsoie]

That trailer is very well done, it pushed a lot of the nostalgia buttons on my brain and really makes you want to play RotP.
Just noticed you released beta 1.11 , thank you so much for your work !
https://old.reddit.com/r/rotp/comments/giqrvb/beta_111_is_available/

My favorite as it's something i experienced that a lot :

When the AI has initiative at the start of ship combat, there will be a brief pause before it moves to allow you time to ponder the meaning of life before the Space Crystal one-shots your fleet again.

[Hanzoku]

Honestly, I found the Space Amoeba far more dangerous then the space crystal, mostly due to its unblockable 'I move onto your fleet of ships and eat them all, and no, I don't care that you're max-tier technology om nom nom.'

The Crystal mostly just died like a pansy.

[Robsoie]

I think what makes the amoeba more dangerous is that there's a damage limit by turn on it and the fact it can split once that max damage is reached, so it's not possible to massively shoot the monster and kill it in one turn.

But that said, to truly experience the terror of both space monsters, make sure to play on a tiny universe, that's a whole different game

[RayFowler]

I think I am going to tweak the space crystal in some way

[n9103]

Nerf Amoeba? Nah, buff Crystal

[Robsoie]

Some bump for galactic justice !

Along with announcement of a beta 2 planned for Christmas, i noticed that recently the author posted his plans about future development next year.

As most of you know, Remnants of the Precursors has been feature-complete since the beta started earlier this year. "Feature complete" does not mean "complete" as we are still working on things necessary to get to a finished state.

With the Beta 2 planned for Christmas (although missing this date is still possible), the goal is to have the game "text complete" so that we finally start the task of official translations.

With that in mind, here are the definite activities planned for 2021 once the Beta 2 is available:
    Complete text translation work. Over a dozen languages are currently planned. We will probably put out a beta patch as each language becomes available. It has always been the plan to support multiple languages but I decided in 2019 to put this effect on hold until the game was text complete.
    Continue work on gameplay issues and bugs along with incorporating mods that make sense for the base game.
    Complete remaining race artwork (Sabotage cityscapes and game over splash screens) for Sakkra, Psilons, Humans and Alkari. Artwork related to tech discoveries needs to be added as well as some incidental artwork.
    Some form of Steam release. I am not a fan of Steam and very intentionally designed ROTP in a form that would not require any type of online access to play. But I also understand that I am in an extreme minority in this regard so I will see about Steam integration. Still not a fan! This will probably happen when artwork is completed.
    A gameplay manual. The hope is to have this in a PDF form that can be printed out (if desired) or opened up in-game.

These are other possible activities planned for 2021:

    Development work beginning for ROTP 2 -- Return of the Precursors. Artwork for the five new races will start as soon as the Remnants artwork is complete.
    Some form of boxed set and an art and source book for the game. This will almost certainly need to be a crowdfunded effort. This sourcebook will obviously include the races in ROTP 2.

We still have a lot on our plate to deliver to the MOO1/ROTP community. This all just takes money and time, so please be patient and thanks again to everyone for all of the comments and feedback about the project.

Wasn't expecting the possibility of a ROTP2, with RotP1 being already great, the future is bright.
some infos about RotP2 i spotted on reddit

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Here's a bullet point list of features being planned for Return of the Precursors:
    Strategic resources
    Heroes
    Religion, with a victory condition
    Piracy
    The Precursors will return, obviously
    Expanded models for trade, travel, terraforming and spying
    Capstone technologies

It's going to add a few gameplay elements that are now common in modern 4X games plus change some existing gameplay elements in a way that hopefully adds strategic depth to the game.

One simple example: when you want to create a spy network in an enemy empire, you would choose which system you want it to be on. The cost to set up the network would vary based on the system. The options available to your spies would be based on the system and there will be more options for spies. The chances of success for your spies would be affected by how long they have successfully remained hidden in the system. Which race you could possibly frame will also depend on the selected system.

So, right away:

    You have a mini-game when you start paying for a new spy network... what will I want to do? how much am I willing to spend?
    Then once the network is finished, you have a tradeoff between short-term gain (act now?) or delayed gratification (wait another turn to improve my chances?)

Neither of these things really add complexity or micro to spying -- you are still setting up a network and then sabotaging later -- but they create strategic decisions that are not possible in the current MOO1 system. At the same time, it's still very similar to the existing system so it doesn't feel like a different game; just an improved version of the previous game.
The trade system is going to get a similar treatment.

Here's how trade can be altered...

Currently, two empires set up a trade agreement that essentially just funnels money into their empire treasuries to be distributed as needed.

In ROTP 2, one idea I'm leaning towards is leveraging the "planetary reserve" that already exists on each planet. Trade income (or maybe a % of it) will not go to the empire treasury but will be distributed proportionally to those systems along the borders between the two trading empires.

This will have the effect of greatly accelerating the economies of these systems. This means you get the realistic effect of border colonies becoming trade hubs, flush with cash.

The upside is that they develop faster and that gives you the tangible economic benefits of trade. The downside is now these systems can become targets for piracy (skimming BC from the trade route before it reaches the system), spying (stealing BC after it reaches the system), or invasion (capturing the system collects all the BC!).

This would help create more differentiation between your colonies and you might find that keeping an armed fleet at your most vulnerable trade ports would be a good investment (since they would reduce the risk of piracy and invasion).

Also, piracy could quite possibly become a thing that empires do, just like spying, instead of being a random event. The key difference is that piracy comes with plausible deniability and therefore fewer diplomatic repercussions. Being a pirate race, the Mrrshan would get racial advantages with this just like the Darloks with spying.

[Mephansteras]

Oooh, nice!

[Robsoie]

The beta2 of Remnants of the Precursors has been made available.
Since it was made available there were several bugs that have now been fixed, so it's beta 2.02
https://old.reddit.com/r/rotp/comments/kkakeo/rotp_beta_202_is_available_with_fixes_and_goodies/

download as usual :
https://rayfowler.itch.io/remnants-of-the-precursors

[RayFowler]

The beta2 of Remnants of the Precursors has been made available.

Thanks for bumping this, Robsoie! I didn't have the link for this forum on my laptop. My apologies for the delay in announcing it here!

[EuchreJack]

The AI is...interesting.

It is too dumb to realize that its piecemeal assault of crap ships won't do anything, yet its smart enough to prioritize the destruction of my bombers over all other ships.  If it just held back its crap ships, it would have a dangerously large swarm that that would probably overwhelm my fleet.

...then again, its pretty faithful to the original in its piecemeal assaults.  But it could certainly be better, since if the player can use Rally Fleet to avoid that fate, the AI should be able to Rally Fleet to one planet away from the warzone, then send its forces in waves, like I do.

[RayFowler]

The AI is...interesting.

It is too dumb to realize that its piecemeal assault of crap ships won't do anything, yet its smart enough to prioritize the destruction of my bombers over all other ships.  If it just held back its crap ships, it would have a dangerously large swarm that that would probably overwhelm my fleet.

...then again, its pretty faithful to the original in its piecemeal assaults.  But it could certainly be better, since if the player can use Rally Fleet to avoid that fate, the AI should be able to Rally Fleet to one planet away from the warzone, then send its forces in waves, like I do.

The AI does use rally points. Email me your save  (rayfowler@fastmail.com) and I'll take a look at what's going on.

[EuchreJack]

And sent.  The system in question was one that belonged to them and I was bombarding, for what its worth.