Happy Sunday! It's been a while since our last public update in our Steam product page, but we continue making good progress in the development of Space Station Designer.
We've implemented a first version of a launch minigame for all resupply spacecraft, where unexpected things will happen and you'll be required to make a decision on whether to push your luck and go ahead with the launch or abort it. You can find below two examples from the Union resupply spacecraft (based on the Soyuz) and the Space Shuttle:
We've also added back a feature that used to be part of the first versions of the game: the possibility to skip the timer and jump straight to the next week. Adding this feature back took us a few days of development, as the recent inclusion of random events introduced some edge cases that needed to be handled:
We've also added back random events, which will definitely increase the challenge of the campaign mode!
On top of all these features, we've been fixing various issues all across the game and implementing performance improvements. This also includes the integration of an analytics services, so that we can better understand how players are interacting with Space Station Designer and fix any usability issues.
We've also been working on an online game manual, which you can find here. The manual contains the material available via the in-game interactive tutorials, along with some extra nuggets of information that will help you gain a better understanding of the core mechanics behind the game.
Remember that the game is already available for playtesting by clicking the 'Request Access' button in the game's store page:
There's no ETA for the next update, but we're aiming to make this available as soon as possible.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Best wishes,
--Ignacio and Mauricio (Polar Motion)