Deep Field
This game is from the old Ludum Dare platform. You can try viewing the original page on Web Archive
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Well, I ended up finishing and posting it. It's very very incomplete, but hey, at least it's playable.
There's a fair amount going on under the hood, I didn't have time to put in in-game tutorials.
Colonize stars, while searching for artifacts. Collect points from trade routes between stars.
Just remember: Closer to the center is always better! More resources, cheaper to colonize. Colonize from the center out.
Moving from star to star takes 50 energy + the amount of distance between you and the next star. Just click on a star to move there. It takes a variable amount of years, based on your speed, your distance from the galactic core, and the distance to the next star.
Exploring gives you a small chance to get an item, and takes 4 years, unless you've found sails.
Colonizing takes a certain amount of energy. Colonies automatically grow as years go by. They also generate points both for themselves, and for trade routes.
Diving into a sun is the primary way to get more energy. Each time you do, there will be less energy left. It also takes the same amount of time as exploring.
Things you can find:
Drives increase your world map movement speed.
Capacitors increase your maximum energy.
Sails reduce the time to explore or dive.
Statues give you points.
Crystals give you energy.
There's a fair amount going on under the hood, I didn't have time to put in in-game tutorials.
Colonize stars, while searching for artifacts. Collect points from trade routes between stars.
Just remember: Closer to the center is always better! More resources, cheaper to colonize. Colonize from the center out.
Moving from star to star takes 50 energy + the amount of distance between you and the next star. Just click on a star to move there. It takes a variable amount of years, based on your speed, your distance from the galactic core, and the distance to the next star.
Exploring gives you a small chance to get an item, and takes 4 years, unless you've found sails.
Colonizing takes a certain amount of energy. Colonies automatically grow as years go by. They also generate points both for themselves, and for trade routes.
Diving into a sun is the primary way to get more energy. Each time you do, there will be less energy left. It also takes the same amount of time as exploring.
Things you can find:
Drives increase your world map movement speed.
Capacitors increase your maximum energy.
Sails reduce the time to explore or dive.
Statues give you points.
Crystals give you energy.