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[GaelicVigil]

The concept of this game reminds me of Majesty, or even DF, where you don't have full control over your units.  This is definitely an awesome concept.  I'd readily pull out my wallet for a game like this.  It seems like there has been a severe drought of space colony sims for several years.

[Bluerobin]

Not to burst any bubbles, but that likely means he's finishing the overhaul he's been working on, not finished the game. Still good to see progress, though; I like that they have twitter accounts to keep us up to date.

[ScriptWolf]

Not to burst any bubbles, but that likely means he's finishing the overhaul he's been working on, not finished the game. Still good to see progress, though; I like that they have twitter accounts to keep us up to date.

Was not thinking the game would be done thats way off - But we might be close to getting a Alpha, And is it just me or is the website down?

[Derekristow]

Not to burst any bubbles, but that likely means he's finishing the overhaul he's been working on, not finished the game. Still good to see progress, though; I like that they have twitter accounts to keep us up to date.

Was not thinking the game would be done thats way off - But we might be close to getting a Alpha, And is it just me or is the website down?

Looks up to me.

Also, what does it  mean when this thread comes up on the first page of google results, but their website doesn't?

[Moogie]

I guess these forums carry a lot more weight to easily get in the top pages of search results. I don't know exactly how it all works, but it's to do with traffic, amount of links, and probably a whole bunch of other important under-the-hood stuff.

[ScriptWolf]

new info on the game! :

Straight from the dev's:

Kubluu ( Dev ) :

It's humming along.
I just did a major revamp to the terrain representation which affected almost all the movement and pathfinding code, but it seems to have settled now.
I have a few model assets (a new vehicle and a character animation) from the artist that I need to test out, because they involve attachment of other models (a man in a driving seat and a carrying animation), which is something we haven't done before.
Then I'll be finishing the region map algorithm and incorporating that into the AI evaluator. After that it's probably some more work on minor systems such as item degradation, composite items and the skill system. I also have to think about doing the XNA 4.0 upgrade at some point.

So that's some of the stuff ahead on the programming side.

Regarding game design, I have been thinking about a system for managing expeditions, outposts and so on within the local map. Maybe I will post a description of this feature on our web site at some point.

Well the basic problem is this.

The characters will normally not go into the wilderness, and they will only go as far away as to be home by nightfall.
But the player wants to do things like geological surveys, scientific expeditions etc. far from the main colony.
So how to entice the characters to take up jobs and tasks that lie a long/dangerous distance from their home, and to stay there (keeping in mind that the player cannot order the characters around).

I have a system in mind that ensures that these jobs get filled and supplies and resources can be distributed as well. I want it to be handled in an elegant way that is similar to how it works when the initial expedition gets under way. There should be as few special cases or "gamey" rules as possible. I will probably write some more on it later

[Taricus]

I belive that problem would be solved by assigning a vehicle and rations to the colonist/team

[ScriptWolf]

post on the fourms if you have an idea on fixing it.

[ScriptWolf]

UPDATE: fauna and animals info.

Moogie wrote:
I'm interested to hear any more details there might be so far about the kinds of plant and animal life we might encounter on our explorations.

We have concepts for many animals ready. Animation and coding is still missing. But it is one of our highest priorities to get a few animals out sooner rather than later.
There will be many types, but we aim for plausible designs with a distinctly un-earthly look and also some surprising traits.

Moogie wrote:
I'm curious how deep this aspect of the simulation will be-- will there be balanced populations of plantlife, herbivores and carnivores, and could those balances become upset by human activity?

Yes, this is a definite must. All organisms must fit in with the environment and live and die by it.

Moogie wrote:
Also, any plans for diseases that could be picked up from dangerous organisms, that require research to develop a cure using gatherable materials from the environment?

Yes, this is also on the drawing board. The alien lifeforms should be a threat as well as a resource to the colonists.

Moogie wrote:
Will there be airborne or aquatic creatures/plants? (And on a related note, what about air/sea vehicles for transportation of colonists and supplies?)

Yes, we definitely want those as well.
We already have aircraft in the game, and boats and barges will also be included.

[Mephansteras]

Very nice. Looking forward to seeing how all that ends up working in game.

[Gabeux]

The more I hear about the stuff those guys planned, the more I like them.
I could imagine this game being a mix of DF, Tropico (the first one, at least) and a bit of Majesty..maybe a bit of StarTopia too (my fav game when I was around 15....5 years ago.)

They really know how to make this game fun and to add replayability, exploration and 'discover-by-yourself' elements.
It's a bit sad, though, that they are only two guys, so it'll take sometime.
But I'm pretty sure the game will be awesome on release.

[Krelian]

so this is some sort of settlers but in space.. looks neat... I cant find if this is a freeware project or this will be a comercial game tho...

[Gabeux]

so this is some sort of settlers but in space.. looks neat... I cant find if this is a freeware project or this will be a comercial game tho...

I'm not sure either, I guess I read something about it but my mind deleted the information.
But I think it will be worth it in case they go commercial

[Tres_Huevos]

I do believe they've said they intend to sell it, but I wouldn't know where to find a quote for that.

[The Merchant Of Menace]

Hi,
It was never meant to be a free game. But we haven't yet decided how it will be sold. Most likely it will be payment to download, with a rebate on future "sequels".

http://forum.conlansclaim.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6