Hi, thank you for the very comprehensive feedback. There was a lot in it that I found insightful. I’ll try and address most points your made.
First, I did intend for it to be unclear which upgrades are best to buy first and for thought to be required when choosing upgrades.
On the map not showing up, I think your probably right about that being due to your computer not supporting newer version of OpenGL. Thank you for letting me know about this, its good to know what kind of problems people can have running my games.
Something I’ve found surprising about making games is how hard it is to balance stuff. That low fuel usage/high storage does sound very broken. At high speeds, you really do need the mini-map to navigate, so I understand why you would be drawn to a low fuel use build.
On your ideas for features to improve the game, I generally agree with them. Some features I had considered include:
- A mining laser that automatically mines the nearest asteroid for you.
- A biome which I nick-named “Ships Graveyard” which would have some rarer finds and dangerous obstacles (AI, lasers that shoot you if you get too close to them, randomly spinning laser beams).
- An autopilot system which basically automatically slows you down when not thrusting.
Unfortunately, to make the game in the given timeframe, I had to make some… let’s say shortcuts, on best practices. As a result, I would have to completely restart on making the game if I were to add some of the features listed above. It is very unlikely that I will update this game again.
As a final point, I’ve made a game called “Defend the Earth” which uses a similar controller, but with some added stability assistant features. Would you like to try it to see if you prefer the handling of that ship? (I should warn you, the game is heavily designed around the player having a working map, so it might be hard for you to get a very high score) Defend the Earth link
Once again, I would like to thank you for detailed feedback. It’s very helpful and will help inform any games I make in the future.
Roaming Maelstrom.