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<t>Yes sir! That is exactly the point. I want to capture the feeling of being in your own physical ship. Part of that means when something breaks, there's no repair man to call. You have to figure out how to fix it yourself. Since this game is not based around combat, maintenance, repair, and upkeep ...

<t>Hey guys. I'm back on this again. Right now I'm working on some core "systems" setup. That is, the ability to wire together various components to build complex systems. The goal here being that everything on the ship has a logical function instead of just scifi space magic.An easy example of this ...

Thanks! And yes, sir I did. Jack of many trades, master of none!

<r>Just so you guys dont feel entirely ripped off, here's a snippet of some music I started making for the game. I'll probably get a real musician before I finish, but hey.. it's fun!<SOUNDCLOUD id="jm0/black-warp-title-screenand">http://soundcloud.com/jm0/black-warp-title-screenand</SOUNDCLOUD> a ...

<r>Hey folks! Sorry I haven't been around. Work has been very very busy and as such, not a lot was done on the project. I have been spending time working on other smaller projects, but now that I have a little free time, I'm going to be jumping back in soon! I think you guys would like my other ...

<r>PINBACK: Everything in the world is physics based. At least in the sense they are rigid bodies with a certain mass and physical properties - but not realism in the sense of scale or true mass. I just do what "feels" right, you know? Great idea with the asteroids collection. I like that a lot! I ...

<r>Greetings from the black!(starting up an official thread here. My original thread for reference: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1159)I've been working on an indie space project (tentatively entitled "Black Warp: Star Runners"). First key point: it's entirely free. I have a full-time game dev job during the ...

<r>Thanks a lot guys! Petroleus: Wow, thanks for that! Not what I asked for, but surely some good food for thought. My first goal with this project is not realism, but believability and entertainment. I want the world and technology to feel tangible, but not necessarily "realistic". Realism tends to ...

<r>Hey all! I was wondering if anyone had any links to their favorite artists who draw space ships. I'm working on a space game and I'm looking for inspiration. I'm not very good at designing ships (but I can make the 3d art). I really like stuff in Firefly, BSG, etc. Very industrial but not ...

Don't blame Unity! Blame the game creators There are plenty of good Unity powered games that work very well. What's that old phrase, "don't shoot the messenger"

<t>Cool ideas DarkOne.Ok, it's not the most exciting media.. ACTUAL STUFF COMING SUPER SOON!! But I threw together some logo imagery that will be used for the blog. This is done in 3d and will be the animated intro to the game or trailer or something.[hsimg]http://floatvoid.com/blackwarp/logo_mockup ...

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The ability to walk around in your ship, in first person?That is the most awesome thing I have ever heard in my entire life.Will there be portholes that you can look out of and see the ship's surroundings?<br/>
Absolutely! The captains quarters has a nice little window with ...

<r>Hey folks! I've had a bit of a break for real life/real job, but I'm back on semi-steady work now. I will have the dev blog up and running hopefully very soon, and with that I'll start showing the first media. I'm following a very bottom-up approach to building this game. Getting the core ...

<t>Cool ideas! As for the main ship, I was thinking about the fuel being a gel-like liquid that is stored in a massive piped coil. The fuel actually acts as a heat-sink for the engines or some other justifiable nonsense that i'll figure out later. Basically though, the fuel tanks are large flat ...

<t>Thanks for that Pinback! That is exactly the type of thing I'm working on. :)Also, fuel is a precious resource. All the points you guys made is valid. Also, it will help me mitigate people attempting to fly off into the black rather than warp to sectors. (Thinking warp energy and engine fuel ...

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Hello Charlaton should we be worried by that tag. <E>:lol:</E> I assume that there will only be one ship in the game as you say you want to be able to walk around it.First thing I think you should do is download a copy of Sundog and a copy of Steam the Atari ST emulator ...

<r>Wow, fantastic post Darkone. Thanks a lot! I'll run down the list and clarify things: 1. Is this going to be a 2D or 3D game?I should have mentioned, but it's full 3D in first-person. 2. Is this going to be only on the PC or other platforms?PC and Mac. I'm primarily a PC user, but you have no ...

<t>Hey Space Sim Central!. I'm a long-time lurker of the boards here, and huge space sim fan. Like most of you, I've spent many hours in the space and sci-fi genre of games.I've been working on an indie space project (tentatively entitled "Black Warp: Star Runners"). First key point: it's entirely ...