SpaceCorp
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SpaceCorp is a strategy(ish) game about interplanetary commerce. You send your transport ships out to buy rare goods, then sell them back to other planets where they are in high demand. Can you become the richest merchant in the galaxy?
Instructions:
*Special note: I strongly suggest going towards Persephone at first and trading in strawberries. I haven't had time to really balance things out, and you probably won't be able to do much unless you do that first.
You will first need to buy a commercial permit for each planet with which you want to do business - Earth being your homeworld, you already have a permit there. This is done by clicking a planet and then, you guessed it, clicking the "buy permit" button. Permits cost 1000 credits. You can see which products they sell and want after buying the permit. A star icon next to the planet indicates where you have a permit.
The "fleet" button in the lower left allows you access to your fleet of ships. You can select one, then click the "set itinerary" button to give it orders. Clicking a planet where you have a permit allows you to fly there, which will then allow you to buy the local product, or sell the in-demand product if you have it in your ship's cargo. Note that you set the ship whole itinerary in advance (which can include multiple destinations and transactions), then click "done" and the ship will then execute your commands.
Ships have different statistics:
-Speed: the speed at which they move (obviously)
-Capacity: how many products they can carry (you can buy the same product multiple times by clicking the buy button more than once)
-Range: how far the ship can fly without refuelling on a planet. If you can't reach the planet you're interested in, try making a stop at another closer planet on the way.
The goal is to get 1 million credits... though admittedly the game will probably get quite boring before that. ;)
I'm not sure how clear this all is for someone who hasn't developed the game. :) Let me know in the comments if you have questions.
Dev notes:
This is my second time participating in Ludum Dare. Evidently, I still haven't learned to scope a project correctly. :\ I wish I had time to add more interesting elements, like AI competitors, randomness, and a more complex system for buying and selling products. It's pretty bare-bones as is, but I had to use every available minute to even do this much... Oh well, maybe I'll develop it further afterwards.
Known issues:
-The list of ships in your fleet will not scroll (apparently I haven't quite mastered scrollbars in the new Unity UI), so if you buy a lot of ships the buttons will just appear outside the box, and if you buy A TON you won't be able to use the last ones. You probably don't need that many ships though.
-You can order your ships to buy more products than they have cargo space, but they'll only buy the maximum available once they execute the order.
-Likewise, you can order them to spend more cash than you actually have when buying products. Your game will be over if you go under 0 credits so watch out. ;)
Credits:
Programming and design by myself
Borrowed art:
Planet textures from the Donjon SciFi World Generator: http://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/world/
Ship model from the Unity Asset Store: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/11711
Star icon from the free set on http://famfamfam.com/
Instructions:
*Special note: I strongly suggest going towards Persephone at first and trading in strawberries. I haven't had time to really balance things out, and you probably won't be able to do much unless you do that first.
You will first need to buy a commercial permit for each planet with which you want to do business - Earth being your homeworld, you already have a permit there. This is done by clicking a planet and then, you guessed it, clicking the "buy permit" button. Permits cost 1000 credits. You can see which products they sell and want after buying the permit. A star icon next to the planet indicates where you have a permit.
The "fleet" button in the lower left allows you access to your fleet of ships. You can select one, then click the "set itinerary" button to give it orders. Clicking a planet where you have a permit allows you to fly there, which will then allow you to buy the local product, or sell the in-demand product if you have it in your ship's cargo. Note that you set the ship whole itinerary in advance (which can include multiple destinations and transactions), then click "done" and the ship will then execute your commands.
Ships have different statistics:
-Speed: the speed at which they move (obviously)
-Capacity: how many products they can carry (you can buy the same product multiple times by clicking the buy button more than once)
-Range: how far the ship can fly without refuelling on a planet. If you can't reach the planet you're interested in, try making a stop at another closer planet on the way.
The goal is to get 1 million credits... though admittedly the game will probably get quite boring before that. ;)
I'm not sure how clear this all is for someone who hasn't developed the game. :) Let me know in the comments if you have questions.
Dev notes:
This is my second time participating in Ludum Dare. Evidently, I still haven't learned to scope a project correctly. :\ I wish I had time to add more interesting elements, like AI competitors, randomness, and a more complex system for buying and selling products. It's pretty bare-bones as is, but I had to use every available minute to even do this much... Oh well, maybe I'll develop it further afterwards.
Known issues:
-The list of ships in your fleet will not scroll (apparently I haven't quite mastered scrollbars in the new Unity UI), so if you buy a lot of ships the buttons will just appear outside the box, and if you buy A TON you won't be able to use the last ones. You probably don't need that many ships though.
-You can order your ships to buy more products than they have cargo space, but they'll only buy the maximum available once they execute the order.
-Likewise, you can order them to spend more cash than you actually have when buying products. Your game will be over if you go under 0 credits so watch out. ;)
Credits:
Programming and design by myself
Borrowed art:
Planet textures from the Donjon SciFi World Generator: http://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/world/
Ship model from the Unity Asset Store: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/11711
Star icon from the free set on http://famfamfam.com/