M^3 (Moon Mining Manager)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx3D4OGNJ_k
My First Report!
- Todd
Moon Mining Manager 2164
Small World = Moon :grin:
In the far future around a star not so far away, you are sent on a special mission to... Mine some rocks!? What sort of shenanigans did you pull to deserve this gig?
Select the 'big' yellow building to purchase some miners to get going. Miners automatically mine the closest ore, idiotically dumping the mined ore into a common container where it all gets mixed together.
Mixed ores can be used to improve both ores, or beef up the quantity of another more expensive ore. Refineries 'set' the ore mixes into materials, which can be sold for sweet 'Money'. Mixing ores and materials is the only sure way to keep going for a longer session.
Money can be used to purchase new miners, which do break down. How much of the moon can you mine before running out of money and ore?
Our goal is to explore the disciplines of Geology and Materials Engineering through the lens of a strategy game. We hope to build deeper mechanics in the future based upon these broad science disciplines. Bringing to light the interesting aspects of science through fun game mechanics is one of our main focuses at Tau Ceti Labs.
Game developed by a single developer from Tau Ceti Labs
http://www.TauCetiLabs.com
(A non-for-judging new version of the game can be found at our site)
Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3fVYh5HS8Xzb2lDeFgxY25BTWc
An updated version can be found at http://www.TauCetiLabs.com fixing UI issues and tuning the difficulty. However, these updates were made after the end of the competition period so it is not suitable for judging.
Playthrough video (New video is in development):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnucUB8syiI
Development Timelapse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovNVrjTvmbg
My First Report!
- Todd
Moon Mining Manager 2164
Small World = Moon :grin:
In the far future around a star not so far away, you are sent on a special mission to... Mine some rocks!? What sort of shenanigans did you pull to deserve this gig?
Select the 'big' yellow building to purchase some miners to get going. Miners automatically mine the closest ore, idiotically dumping the mined ore into a common container where it all gets mixed together.
Mixed ores can be used to improve both ores, or beef up the quantity of another more expensive ore. Refineries 'set' the ore mixes into materials, which can be sold for sweet 'Money'. Mixing ores and materials is the only sure way to keep going for a longer session.
Money can be used to purchase new miners, which do break down. How much of the moon can you mine before running out of money and ore?
Our goal is to explore the disciplines of Geology and Materials Engineering through the lens of a strategy game. We hope to build deeper mechanics in the future based upon these broad science disciplines. Bringing to light the interesting aspects of science through fun game mechanics is one of our main focuses at Tau Ceti Labs.
Game developed by a single developer from Tau Ceti Labs
http://www.TauCetiLabs.com
(A non-for-judging new version of the game can be found at our site)
Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3fVYh5HS8Xzb2lDeFgxY25BTWc
An updated version can be found at http://www.TauCetiLabs.com fixing UI issues and tuning the difficulty. However, these updates were made after the end of the competition period so it is not suitable for judging.
Playthrough video (New video is in development):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnucUB8syiI
Development Timelapse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovNVrjTvmbg