Greetings Space Explorers!
We are happy to announce that our demo has taken its ultimate form! It does not represent the final quality of the full release though, as it is still in development. Still, the current version of the demo will let you check out some cool features we've added to the game!
Planning missions by drag and drop
This is the biggest game-changer so far! We've read all your feedback carefully and decided to make this core part of our game more user-friendly. Now you can plan your missions by simply dragging a resource, module, or spacecraft on any object on the map or its orbit, and the plan mission window will open automatically, with the origin and destination filled in, and the dragged element already added to the mission. This shortens the task a lot and lets you plan so much more, and much faster! If you prefer the old planning system, don't worry - you can do it the classical way as well!
New balance of resources
To improve the gameplay flow and ensure the necessity of building supply chains, we have redesigned and rebalanced resources on all objects! Now only two deposits are available on each object, therefore you must plan in a way that will optimize the flow of your economy, and examine objects carefully before setting off.
Automatic research
Once you start any research, the following ones will commence automatically upon the end of a previous one. Make sure to keep it in check - as much as it is possible to complete all available research in the demo, its order might be crucial for your success!
UI changes
We have introduced several tweaks to the UI, especially the plan mission window, to make it clearer, more understandable, and make sure that you can easily access all the necessary info, and see the summary of destinations, spacecraft, launch vehicle, and cargo at each stage of planning a mission.
We truly hope you'll enjoy your space enterprise!
Solar Expanse Dev Team