Astro Miner

by vodzik

co-authored: @zniwa

Description

You are working as a miner in asteroid belt, and your goal is to make enough funds to retire.

It is a dangerous job.

You can spend resources on upgrades or just sell them.

Your cargo space, as well as storage on station are limited, but can be expanded

Instruction

1.Hover cursor above asteroid to start scanning.

2.Fire mining laser to destroy asteroid. Smaller asteroids are easier to mine, but contains fewer resources.

3.Move your ship on mined resources to collect them. If there is not enough space in your cargo hold to collect all resources, res will stay floating in space.

4.Go to space station. When you are near it SHOP AND SERVICES and STATION STORAGE panels will be displayed. All ship cargo will be transferred automattically to station storage if there is enough space.

5.Sell resources to gain money.

6.You can spend money and resources on upgrades and repairs.

7.Collect enough money to retire

#### WARNING!
You are not allow to mine outside your mineing district!

Crossing border marked by red buoys will start counter to ship destruction

Controll

Game is only controlled with mouse.

- mouse - ship rotation
- LMB - mining laser
- RMB - engines

Comments

I planned to make this game on jam, but I wastly overscoped, so it end up being in "Extra" category.
If I could spand more time on it, I would improve balance. Right now 1M€$ is tedious to achive.

Like previously, my friends from Żniwa band made music, which i really like.

Credits

- music - @zniwa
- everything else @vodzik

Genres: simulation

Tools: Unity

Comments12

David Huculak19 Oct 2023, 00:26

Fun game! I enjoyed learning about the mechanics by just playing the game while getting to know the controls at the same time. I wasn't able to make it very far because I kept dying but I was definitely hooked in during my session.

Ivan B.19 Oct 2023, 01:18

What a great game! It took a good while to get a hang of the controls, but I had a blast playing it. I dunno why, but I just love the idea of a space miner. Really good mood with the audio too!

Emma.Ge19 Oct 2023, 03:15

The art aspect of the game is very good, and it's highly polished.

fraanns19 Oct 2023, 11:47

Really good game. Reminds me of motherload (which I love) but in space.

ar0n1ck19 Oct 2023, 12:20

A fun game! I failed many times, but eventually figured out that in the early stages, you can only control the spaceship's slow movement through precise operations to balance collecting minerals and money. Unfortunately, when first starting out, your ship is often damaged by large incoming meteorites. After upgrading, it becomes very interesting and enjoyable to play.

Killnaprimer19 Oct 2023, 20:39

Hey! Great game, idea fits the theme, graphics, sound and overall mood is great! Gameplay takes a while to ramp up, the highest difficulty i believe is at the start of the game, but this makes maxing out your ship way more satisfying

SaraMartins19 Oct 2023, 22:54

A very fun game!

Found it a bit difficult at the start to control the ship, but then I got used to it.
Also first I thought I would get the resources by shooting at them, so they just flied away... should've read the instructions.

Maybe the start of the game is a bit slow? Or maybe I should just focus on small asteroids :)

LDJam user 37103020 Oct 2023, 17:56

Mate... this is an amazingly cool-look-and-feel entry!!! I wish you took some time to comment on other people's games so that you could get well over 14-15 ratings... it's a shame! It's *super* beautiful!!!

Now let me play a lil bit more ... : )))))

PS: I did notice now it is Extra - it was worth the effort! I wish you develop more : )))))))))) Good Luck!

ADerpyChickenStudios20 Oct 2023, 20:56

Neat game I think some more feedback for why the lasers arent working would be great.

smiley40520 Oct 2023, 21:58

loved the game concept. enjoyed playing it. all full 5 ratings from my side :smiley: good entry.

LDJam user 37103021 Oct 2023, 16:59

Since I played a bit more, let me share a piece of feedback you may find useful: even after understanding what each piece of metal you can collect is, I still remain confused with the exact mechanic for buying (and the station storage thing). For example: I upgraded my lazer several times, searching for gold (Au), then I had *enough* Cu and Au *but* several times it did not let me upgrade my lazer again. Then I just sold some Fe (from the session storage) and *then* was I able to upgrade my lazers?! Is this a bug or I am missing something?

Ok, about the rest of the feedback: 3 parts with UI metrics - that's a bit too much. I was constantly calculating and watching those metrics to understand what I need for each upgrade. Then - when I sell something, *why* do the UI texts on the bottom right rotate?! Yep, a bit confusing :D - and also - not All are shown all the time - even more confusing.

I believe the game can get AWESOME if a bit more help to the player on what they have and what they need for an upgrade (even via a tooltip when going to buy stuff) : ))

Just my 2 cents :D
Still - awesome game!

Vodzikauthor21 Oct 2023, 18:19

@aweskybear - Thanks. Probably station storage was full, and when you sold Fe, then Cu or Au was transfered from ship to station. Resources need to be in station cargo to buy upgrades.

Ship cargo is shown on right bottom panel, station cargo on right upper panel (the same place where you can sell resources)

Other games by @vodzik

The Summoner's Apprentice

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