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[( Tchey )]

Hello,

There is a Kickstarter running, less than a week left, for a Space 4X heavily inspired by Master of Orion 1.
It's already very playable, the demo can be find on itchio for Windows, Mac and Linux.
The demo is actually the full beta, and it will be updated later only for the backers. The others will still be able to play the old version.



Link to KS : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starchartinteractive/dominus-galaxia
Link to itchio : https://starchart-interactive.itch.io/dominus-galaxia
Link to Discord : https://discordapp.com/invite/Aq3p7aD

€6,488 pledged of €13,640 goal
279 backers
6days to go

You need to pledge about 15€ for beta access, about 13€ for full game.
It's for september 2021, but it's just a date, the sole developper thinks it will be out end of 2020 if all goes well.

It's going to be not simply a pretty MoO1, but much more. Heavily moddable, too, with most of the data being in very readable text files.

- Streamlined, slider-based colony management and fleet movement. No build queues to micromanage.
- Turn-based, hex-based tactical combat, Including turn costs, powerful special devices, and various terrain types.
- Various types of strategic terrain including impassable nebula, slow nebula, sensor blocking nebula, (optional) star-lanes, wormholes, and (optional) transient wormholes.
- Great gameplay customizability including different expansion modes (build colony ships, build starports or just send colonists directly), optional star-lanes, research modes, etc. that alter the feel of the game and add replayability.
-  Choice between static and adaptive AIs, where AI production bonuses can be set independently of skill level. (you can play against smart AIs that have less production than you, dumb ones that have more, and anything in-between).
- Hotseat multiplayer, with networked multiplayer tentatively planned by version 1.0 (but could slip later).
- Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch game modes — for those who prefer a pure war-game over one with diplomacy.
- An infinite, semi-random tech tree divided into six fields which can be researched concurrently.

Official video speech : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-bck0zfSOw


Disclaimer :  i have nothing to do with the studio or KS etc, i'm only a guy who wants the campaign to be a success, so i can enjoy a better experience from a game i already very much like. Also if you find my english odd, it may be because i'm french, so english is not my first language, sorry for the inconvenience, but you could also learn french, or at least esperanto, it would be easier for me, you selfish world.

So now, go and back it, thank you for me : (link to KickSarter) : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starchartinteractive/dominus-galaxia
And remember, the current beta is playable for free, so you can play and decide for yourself without string attached.



Enjoy !

[Mephansteras]

Sounds interesting. I backed it, we'll see how things go.

[( Tchey )]

Yep, i'm counting on the game itself, but also on its moddability, if that's a word.

Huge bonus, the team is super active and i really like their mind behind the game.

Bonus bonus, support for Linux (and Mac) is real.

[Ulfarr]

For what it's worth a long time user (though not very active) of bay12 forums claimed that DG is their game a couple of weeks ago.

Thought I'd post this, because the devs behind the game Dominus Galaxia decided to drum up interest in their Kickstarter by releasing their full latest alpha build which they say they'll continue updating until they hit beta.  They assert it's intended to be a MOO 1-inspired 4X that will build on its inspiration to become its own thing instead of following the treads of MOO2 and Civilization.  It already bullet-points sliders instead of structure-oriented planets, plus stuff in common: ship design, separate turn-based strategic and tactical battle maps, and so forth.  I see hyperlanes in addition to (instead of? they do promise strategic terrain that affects movement) point-to-point movement in the screenshots, and they promise diplomacy and espionage along with an "infinite" semi-random tech tree with six major fields.  They also promise some interesting things about the AI that I'm a bit cynical about.  I'll probably give it a whirl when I have time.

Hey, Dominus Galaxia is my game. One quick correction: Starlanes are optional. You can play with or without them. And when they're enabled you can still travel outside of the starlane network (just slower).

Thanks for the shout out! KickStarter is going alright so far, but could be going better.

[( Tchey )]

Indeed !

You mention it because, is that a good or bad or mild thing ?

I really wish the KS could succeed, but it's  only 4 days left, and about 45% to go.

Go back it, people, go !

[Ulfarr]

I mentioned it as a mildly good thing.

I'm always somewhat suspicious when it comes to kickstarters or anything of the sort, but having a dev that is at some level familiar with DF increases, in my opinion, the chance that other peple who also enjoy DF will enjoy said dev's game.

[( Tchey )]

20 hours left
+90% founded
+400 backers so far

What about you ?

Go help Dominus Galaxia, back it now, enjoy it forever : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starchartinteractive/dominus-galaxia

[Mephansteras]

Congratulations on hitting your target!