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Offline jr2

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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
Can you make it both?  (As in, user can choose RTS or TBS at startup)  Or would that be way too much work?

 
Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
it'd be a complete waste of resources, yes
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
It's something we discussed, but focusing on one system is best since we'd have to split efforts between two different game systems. (technically three with autoresolve!)
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
Hmm, perhaps release a TBS based DLC afterwards if there's interest then?  Seeing as you have assets etc already in place, and you'd get any revenue from the DLC as a bonus.

 

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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
The turn based system we'll keep up as the skirmish mode demo that can be downloaded now. If we did that even as a DLC it'd result in having to split efforts balancing the game from then on. So we're focusing just on one system.

Regardless doing realtime and turnbased in one game is generally a mess (ex. XCOM Apocalypse, Cyberstorm 2). We don't want to evoke the 90s in that way :)


Also, here's the Human Titan and an artificial planet.
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)

Behold, the Behemoth! (which is about the size of Deimos, the actual moon not the FS corvette)
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
Guys, do you have an Crowd Funding campaign, if yes, could you please send me a link to this in a PM?

EDIT:

Actually ignore that, I found it myself.
Additionally, you have my vote on Steam Greenlight.
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
Well the crowdfunding ended months ago but we'll have some upcoming big news steam wise in a few weeks :)
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)

Getting closer to that announcement I mentioned, but here's an image showing off the tweaked tactical system to tide people over :)
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
Well our big announcement and why we've been quiet recently is because we signed a publisher deal with Iceberg Interactive. LoR is aiming for a winter 2016 release!

http://www.iceberg-games.com/index.php?dispatch=news.view&news_id=166


Also we have a brand spankin' new release trailer done in-engine with in game assets!
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
Hey, congratulations!
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
Indeed, super congrats!  :yes:
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
That's awesome!!  :D

 
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bank gothic is love

bank gothic is life

(grats on finding publisher)
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Offline Ace

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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
Well we use a mix of Microstyle, Bankgothic, and futura for the text to increase legibility.

In fact about 5 months ago we did an article covering typography in the game, which is still about the same despite some UI overhauls:
http://www.lordofrigel.com/news/mechanics-series-11-typography/
« Last Edit: March 09, 2016, 08:30:44 pm by Ace »
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
Congrats!

 

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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
http://www.spacesector.com/blog/2016/03/lord-of-rigel-interview-with-james-rorabaugh/
A few days ago we had a Q&A with space sector covering a bit on how the game is progressing.

Plus, here's a sneak peak at a new supership, the Tulock Behemoth!
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
Our absolute latest hot off the presses ship is the Selach Titan!
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
We're on Steam!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/437440/

So please wishlist us, we'll be coming out Q1 2017.
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Re: Oddgrim, Newman, and I are making a space game! (Lord of Rigel, 4x strategy)
congrats!