Sol-Ark [WiP] New devlog (23/07/2015 CheckPoint)

Alexey Sayenko · 2015-07-27T11:44:27

Name: Sol-Ark Genre: «Sol-Ark» - is an indie-project focusing on 2D space faring real-time strategy/sim (RTS) with some Rogue-like and Sandbox elements. It’s an old-school hand-made flash project Short description: Sol-Ark is a 2D Space RTS with sandbox and rogue-like components. Expect gameplay mechanics designed with player choice in mind and an immense universe to make those decisions in. Missions and storylines drift from seriously somber to hilariously violent with every new area explored, and random events punctuate these encounters to create a dynamic experience that’s part procedural generation, part astrotechnic action puzzle battle-scarred deep space handcrafted indie celestial celebration A few of Sol-Ark's Features: Crew morale system One of the most interesting mechanics we've introduced is a morale system for NPCs, consisting of varying degrees of four moods. These moods affect how any given NPC will perform a task. Ask a happy NPC to switch out a reactor core and they might do it in half the time, whistling all the while. Ask a depressed NPC to do the same task and they may open the airlock and jettison themselves, and other crew members into the unforgiving void of space. Random events The game will feature dozens of events ranging in class and severity. You'll encounter pirates, miners, derelict stations and celestial phenomenon that will alter your crew's mood, send you on quests, and engage you with ambushes, full frontal assaults and other intergalactic shenanigans. Expect naturally occurring lasers to sever your ship, and be wary of the allure and intrigue of alien-infested cargo adrift in space. Sandbox Style Construction You'll be building your ship from frame, to floor, to wall and ceiling. You can shape and build the ship to your own liking and compartmentalize its systems however you see fit. Do you want your ship to look like a massive triangle of death, surrounded by torpedo turrets, lasers and cannons? Go for it. Want your ship to be shaped like a massive cat head? Please give it a shot, and send us some screenshots. Last video: Approximate release date: middle of 2016 Technology: ActionScript 3.0, API - FlashDevelopPlatform: MultisystemLanguage: EnglishInspirations for developers: “Faster than Light” (FTL), “Dwarf Fortress” (DF), “Ancient Domains Of Mystery” (ADOM) and “Laser Squad” (LS) projects.Project's beginning: May, 2014Status of project: pre-alpha version, preparation for Steam Greenlight campaignOfficial websitePress-kitOfficial blog (devlogs)Page on Steam CommunityPage on IndieDB Pages in social networks:FacebookRedditInstagram Music: The game has its own OST-kit (examples are used in the demo video). Composer - Eugene Guliugin.Team:Main core of the team Alex Sayenko (Ukraine) - game-designer, producer Justin Hellstrom (USA) - second game-designer, writer/scenarist Dmitrii Demenkov (Ukraine) - lead programmer Eugene Guliugin (Russia) - composer, sound-designer Eugene Usmanov (Russia) - lead 2D artist, concept-artist Olga Petrovskaya (Ukraine) - web-designer These guys help us in their free time Tomas Seniunas (Lithuania) - second programmer Luke Bourne (UK) - third programmer Alexander Horiakov (Ukraine) - community-managerWe are looking forward for your feedback, comments, offers and wishes! More info about the project you can find on the game website and on the blog with devlogs.Special thanks (indie helps indie):HASTE project's team for their assistance and consultations.Indie Games Developer group on LinkedIn and its creator - Julian Ross for his mentorship

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Started by Alex Martial January 03, 2015 01:35 PM

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Alex Martial

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March 28, 2015 08:49 PM

Hello, everyone! We are publishing the seventh article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features - Skeletal animation for sprites

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This week Sol-Ark is showing off its skeletal animation engine. This is how we create sprites, by hand, that will populate our game world and carry out the player’s will and commands.

Each sprite can be made of more than 20 layers, some of which you may see exploded and bloody in the game after a meteorite impact or enemy assault.

Read full article on Sol-Ark's IndieDB page

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Alex Martial

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April 02, 2015 07:19 PM

Hello, everyone!

Please, help us to perform a little marketing study and set correct price for the game in future (including an early access)! Answer only four questions, please! You can take a part in this only one time, so be careful with your answers. Thanks in advance!

Also we are updating this thread with a regular news about devlog.

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Check all works which were performed by Sol-Ark's team this week. Look at new screenshots, gifs and video (screenshots compilation);

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Sol-Ark's official blog with development logs;

Join us on Sol-Ark's official website to stay tuned.

conquestor3

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April 03, 2015 12:11 AM

Just wanted to say I've been following this for a while, and you're doing a great job so far.

I don't see the survey you're linking to, though.

*Edit* Also, I heard about this game from reading Gamedev, so posting here does gather attention even if no one responds

Alex Martial

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April 05, 2015 06:54 AM

Hey, @conquestor3!

Thanks for your support and feedback. To participate in survey you need to go on our website - there is SQL with it. But it'll appear only once, so you need be careful with that )) - this is our protection from trolls and bots.

If you'll not be able to take a part in survey still - just send me a message here and I'll send you alternative link in PM.

Thanks for your assistance and interest for our project. Stay tuned and good luck!

Alex Martial

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April 05, 2015 07:04 AM

Hello, everyone! We are publishing the eighth article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features of gameplay - Life support systems

In Sol-Ark you will have the sole responsibility of keeping the crew of your space voyage alive and healthy. Well, as alive and healthy as you can manage. Life support systems need to be constructed to preserve their interstellar habitat, and stop them from leaping out of airlocks or lighting the V.I. system on fire.

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Read full article on Sol-Ark's IndieDB page

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Alex Martial

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April 10, 2015 06:58 AM

Hello, everyone!

We are updating our thread with new video and the latest devlog.

Take a look how Sol-Ark evolves right before your eyes.

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Check Sol-Ark's page on IndieDB website and our blog with devlogs to know more. Join us on Sol-Ark's official website to stay tuned.

Alex Martial

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April 13, 2015 07:05 AM

Hello, everyone! We are publishing the ninth article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features of gameplay - Crew Morale

Astronauts today are heralded as some of the bravest and most noble members of our species. In the future some space explorers are emotionally volatile sacks of skin that need you to be their baby sitter and make sure they behave. In Sol-Ark you will have to monitor the crew’s morale, which can range from different levels of happiness, anger, depression and aloofness.

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A crew members morale will dictate certain aspects of their behavior, especially when given a task to perform. If you ask an agitated and angered NPC to fix a power transmitter they may damage it, themselves, or even cause it to short circuit and zap any crew in the vicinity. Scrubbing electrically popped astronaut guts off your space ship floor is not how you want to spend your time, trust me.

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Read full article on Sol-Ark's IndieDB page

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Alex Martial

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April 18, 2015 07:34 PM

Hello, everyone! We are publishing the tenth article from a series aboutmain Sol-Ark's features of gameplay - Exploration

Drifting out in space are mysteries waiting to show your astronauts secrets. They might also bite their heads off, you never know.

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There will be plenty of things to explore in the many systems you’ll travel to in Sol-Ark. Derelict ships, stations, and outposts with questionable purposes float aimlessly with guarded treasure and shadowed enemies.

Read full article on IndieDB page

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Alex Martial

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April 18, 2015 07:47 PM

Hello, friends!

We are updating Sol-Ark's page by new devlog (14/04/2015 CheckPoint) and new gameplay video.

All graphics and gameplay features are a work in progress.

Look, how Sol-Ark evolves right before your eyes!

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Check Sol-Ark's page on IndieDB website and our blog with devlogs to know more. Join us on Sol-Ark's official website to stay tuned.

Navyman

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April 19, 2015 09:27 PM

Have you thought about creating a Dev Journal here on this site? It would be great to see a few post about your progress through that method, because followers would be automatically be notified about each post and help maintain a bigger fan user-base.

P.S.

The game looks great!

Developer with a bit of Kickstarter and business experience.

YouTube Channel: Hostile Viking Studio
Twitter: @Precursors_Dawn

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