Stretch Goal Unlocked: Local Co-Op Gameplay
We just hit our tenth stretch goal: Local Co-Op Gameplay!
With Local Melee Gameplay already met, this means we'll have resources to implement the more technically challenging but exciting feature which will let two players experience the Adventure mode cooperatively, side-by-side in real life. Because our game supports dropping in and out of a game at any time online, the local co-op experience will be similar. Having fun and want someone to join you? Hand them a controller (or if your keyboard can handle it, make some room at your desk) and let them jump in!
We separated this one out from Local Melee Gameplay because designing the experience to work nicely just as we described above will take some work even though our technology can support it. There are considerations for things like UI and how to handle menus for multiple players on the same screen, for example.
Next up is Bonus Languages, which may seem small, but is something we want to provide for our large, international community. If we meet it, we will let backers vote on which three languages we should tackle to help more players who read different languages access our game.
Thank you, again, for the tremendous, overwhelming, awesome support! Keep spreading the word, and we'll keep hitting our goals!
30 years of price inflation, for starters.
Familiarization Brief: The Ur-Quan Volunteer
Familiarization Brief: The Ur-Quan Volunteer
Prepared by Alliance Military Intelligence Division, Department of Xenoanthropology
Reports from beyond the Great Arrow indicate the expedition has come across a fascinating discovery: a lone Ur-Quan Kzer-Za, identifying itself only as “Great Master,” has initiated contact with the flagship commander and has requested permission to join the expedition fleet. The Kzer-Za has informed the commander that it wishes to “observe” the progress of the mission and the command decisions made during its course. Though unusually loquacious for its kind, the Kzer-Za has refused to elaborate further about the specific observations it wishes to make, or the true purpose of those observations.
The Kzer-Za’s explanation for its presence is that it “volunteered” to seek out the expedition, and that the Ur-Quan adherence to the twin doctrines of “The Path of Now and Forever” and “The Eternal Doctrine” are no more—indeed, that the doctrines themselves have been completely abrogated. The Ur-Quan Volunteer intimates that the Ur-Quan are collectively seeking “a new way,” and that the expedition commander’s actions will somehow aid them in finding that way.
Fascinatingly, the Kzer-Za has offered its Dreadnought starship for use in expeditionary fleet defense. This represents a singular opportunity to gather first-hand technical data about the weapons of what was once our greatest foe. Alliance Joint Command recommends the expedition commander accept the Kzer-Za’s offer.
Free Stars: Children of Infinity Steam Page
Today, we just launched our Steam page for Free Stars: Children of Infinity!
If you're here, you already know this game is coming to Steam along with other storefronts thanks to your support. However, if you're not already here, this is one way we can help more people learn about our forthcoming game and potentially reach more people. That means more people can discover our amazing community endeavor, we could have an even more successful Kickstarter, and we might reach more stretch goals!
If you're a Steam user, please wishlist the game and feel free to share it with your friends.
We will be resuming our much more fun content updates as the week continues, but wanted to share this exciting step with all of you.
Debrief Extract: The Nanobe
Debrief Extract: The Nanobe
Report from Non-Organic Tissue Sample Lab
1st Lt. Varna, H:
You want a list? Okay, fine: quantum tunneling means no long-term metastability at that scale, so no time or opportunity to develop sentience. There's no chance for any kind of macrostructures to form, because particle interactions at fermion-scale don't work how they work here, at person-size. And the perception of time is relative too, remember?! Even if they are alive, there's no chance we'd be able to conduct any kind of meaningful communication with them. We share no common frame of reference!
1st Lt. Bonafaccia, T:
... Great, are you done? Is that the whole list, or you got more reasons why this can't be happening?
1st Lt. Varna, H:
I have so many more reasons.
1st Lt. Bonafaccia, T:
File them in a report. Meanwhile, the impossibly tiny nanobe that isn't supposed to be able to exist is insistent that we communicate with it... and it says it's got a gift for us.
