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One weapon per slot is enough if you get good ;)
I thought about doing some crafting and weapon upgrading stuff at one point but it's a very time expensive thing to add. If I make enough money to put more time into this in the future I'll upgrade some of those systems for sure.

I could look into this, but it would probably mean having less passive slots to start with the potential to have more then three towards the end for balance reasons.

Mines (and only mines) teleport to the position of the strongest enemy on the screen. Besides that the Usurper gets access to the Flame Mine in their progression tree which is a perk on its own.

Thanks for the feedback! I agree it still has some issues but I'm working on them when I have the time. Glad you enjoyed it.

After the completion and release of Asteroid Emperor it's time for me to go back to work. While I do have plans for updates, game dev is going to have to go back to being a hobby for me as opposed to a full time gig. It was fun while it lasted and I hope everyone who does the play the game enjoys playing it as much as I enjoyed making it! That being said here's a general outline for what future updates will look like:

Immediate Future: Right now I'm focusing on getting the game on the app store so my friends can actually play it. I already paid the $100 Apple Developer Fee so might as well see that through.

Near Future: My primary concerns going forward will be finishing the last few things I had envisioned for the mobile version of the game. These include adding more ships for the player to play as and reworking the final boss to have the loadout of the previous winning run. That last point might make sense if you've won a run of the game, if not don't worry about it.

Farther Future: I really want to rework the game into a more Desktop oriented version of the game. This would mean no more auto shooting, vertical movement as well as horizontal, and possibly a couch co-op mode. I experimented with this in the past and it was super fun, but at the time I thought it was a better bet to focus on the mobile aspect of the game.

Thanks for playing my game peeps! :)
-Jacob

If you find any bugs or issues post them here and I'll check them out!

My first game asteroid emperor has been released! If you like FTL, nuclear throne, and roguelikes you'll love this game! Try it out!

9 worlds, tons of boss fights, cool pixel art, a rewarding challenge, this game has everything!

https://jalexbeaumont.itch.io/asteroid-emperor