Weapons obey the laws of the physics simulation. Small ships with lots of thrusters are fast and nimble, while large ships with proportionally fewer thrusters are naturally slower and more difficult to maneuver. Physics-Driven Flight & CombatĮvery ship is part of a 2D physics simulation, and the position and orientation of its thrusters realistically affects its movement.
As a player, you'll have to think carefully about how you design your ship's layout so that it operates at peak efficiency without exposing its more vulnerable (and sometimes explosive!) modules. The crew simulation is what makes starship design so interesting, because how fast a cannon can shoot or how long a shield can stay charged depends directly on how quickly crew can deliver ammo or power to it. They're even smart enough to avoid routes that are already jammed with other people. Your crew are smart enough to figure out what controls need operating, what systems need ammo or power, and how best to get around your ship. When a weapon wants to shoot, the crew go pick up ammo or batteries at an ammo factory or reactor and bring them to the weapon-all simulated in real-time.Ĭrew are pretty smart and act mostly on their own, which is a good thing since there can be so many. Crew not only operate its controls, but they also carry supplies such as ammunition and power batteries to weapons and systems. Intelligent Crew SimulationĮvery starship is operated by a crew numbering from half-a-dozen to hundreds-sometimes more than a thousand-of individually-simulated people.Ī ship's crew is its lifeblood. Painting your ship is free and has no effect on gameplay.
The exterior of a ship is like an artist's canvas, but it requires no drawing ability to make your ship look great! Simply pick a color and texture to customize your ship's basic appearance, then optionally add decals such as shapes, symbols, and letters to give it extra visual flourish. Design the greatest starship ever made using an interface that is easy-to-learn yet incredibly flexible.īuild your ship by placing individual modules onto a grid-weapons, shields, engines, reactors, crew's quarters, and more! Few restrictions and no pre-defined, creativity-limiting hull shapes mean you can create almost any ship you can imagine.
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