Hey,
Thanks for checking it out, yea I really enjoyed the original game years ago and thought it was a cool side project to make a new version.
On adding more stuff; I will add (or at least finish) some features from this point - there's some bugs and such that need fixing and some bits of art that need sorting out here and there, and some easy-ish wins to be had in terms of improving the AI and multiplayer features. Beyond that it depends on the combination of how much interest there is (so far you're one of only 3 people to download the game and the only person to pay for it lol) and how much free time I find myself with. But with that said;
>>Will there be bindable keys?
Yea I plan to add this at some point, it's not a massive job. I designed the feel using gamepad primarily as I think that works better for the game, but I imagine a good number of people like keyboards.
>>Will there be a progression and cash system like the original?
I did intend on putting in a single player progression mode of some sort, though likely not cash based. I imagined more that there would be further weapons and equipment/abilities/ship colours that could be unlocked by playing through tournaments. I'd have to make sure everything was quite balanced as I like the idea of the difficulty in the game being about learning to pilot the ships rather than in acquiring more powerful weapons/faster ships etc.
>>Will the different ships get different stats?
Probably not - I always disliked different ships having different capabilities, I like to think of the ships as a visual character and then your play style is selected by what equipment you choose to put on it.
>>The "enemy-ship-hit" sound
I always liked the one from the DOS version of the game - that metal clank sound - but I had some trouble ripping it from the original game. It's not in the source drop I got from the original devs and I haven't figured out how to isolate it yet. I'll look into that further when I get some time, as it was one of the most strangely memorable parts of the original game.
>>Grenades/flares
I need to spend some time refining weapons, there's a lot with weapons/equipment that needs improving/balancing. The flare in particular is tricky because it can be abused so easily.
>>The controls and the game seem a bit stuttery
On keyboard or gamepad or both? It's quite smooth here but I rarely use the keyboard for testing, I'll spend some time in the coming days looking at it closer.
Feel free to give whatever comments/suggestions you have, happy to listen!