Void Destroyer 2 Final 05.09.2020 - суровая космическая стрелялка

Due to budget issues - Void Destroyer 2 launched with less music variety than I had hopped. To fix this my musician (Rob Fenn) has created additional tracks for the game and I've commissioned some as well. These are now part of the game - for free!

Bunch of small bug fixes.

Bug fix - overworld combat - destroying platforms wouldn't lower faction score - destroying platforms will result in a 30 point faction score loss.

Update v20200229:
Bug fix - capturing a ship would sometimes not result in it sticking around into overworld mode (sometimes mission ships aren't created in overworld mode, the bug fix handles this possibility).

Bug fix - captured ships would still display objective markers
Bug fix - captured ships weren't showing a ship class marker

Update v20200228:
Bunch of small issues fixed.

Oversight fix - Kind war fleet shouldn't show up post some player shenanigans.
Oversight fix - Kind faction won't be marked as enemy post some player shenanigans.

Update v20200225:
Crash bug fix - related to exiting a gate.
Hopefully - big crash bug fixed.

Update v20200224:
Bug fix - building a platform builder ship - not using the selected base (using local base).
Bug fix - it was possible for builder ships to dock with a base
Bug fix - buying/building base capture ships wasn't properly testing for defense crew when multiplier was selected
Oversight fix - check for defense ships being far from a base - to enhance issuing a base capture ship to capture a base in Overworld mode

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More potential memory leaks plugged.

Update v20200223:
New ship added!

Hint - later game ship
Bigger Hint -

Update v20200221:
Oversight/bug - some scripted missions didn't allow intended units into the battle.

More memory leaks plugged.

Base's platforms will self destruct on base's capture (will prevent potential anomalies/issues).

Bug fix - setting ignore target allowed switching to overworld mode (and other anomalies) despite presence of enemies.

Update v20200219:
Few minor issues fixed.

Few minor issues fixed.

Update v20200217:
Few minor issues fixed.
Bug fix (I hope) - fix for getting credits for patrolling a field - while not patrolling a field.

Update v20200216:
Oversight/Crash Bug fix - it was possible for the player to go back to a carrier's hangar during happenings where this could be really problematic - missions being one of the better examples.
Bug fix - Scripted missions (priority/story) wouldn't properly appear in bases.
Polish - Clear asteroid field missions - will now ensure a minimum number of enemies (before was possible for there to be no enemies - potentially killed by bounty hunters or military)
Polish - Additional test for clear asteroid field mission completion - in case of anomalies.
Bug/Oversight - player owned fields could be over populated by friendly pirates.

Update v20200215:
Oversight fix - overworld combat could result in killing a dying ship - this could result in multiple bounties among other issues.
Polish - war fleets will properly respond to attackers - making attacking them in overworld mode much more perilous
Polish - overworld combat - decided to limit "attack rounds" in line with ship mode unit caps
EG: player has a fleet of 100 corvettes - only 10 corvettes will attack per "attack round"
This means that the fleet of 100 corvettes will have a harder time winning - though it will still likely win.

Update v20200214:
Potential crash bug fix related to "non enemy attackers" - could be reason why defend base missions can be very crashy.

Update v20200213:
Crash bug fix - related to transport ships given a command on repair stations.

Update v20200212:
Crash bug fix - clicking on commerce button in military bases would sometimes result in a crash.

Bug fix - Objects other than ships/platforms would give bounties (and a ton of money!)
Bug fix - Only ships/platforms/cargo pods when destroyed can trigger/increase a wanted level (prior to this fix a piece of debris or physical shield might increase wanted level if destroyed)

Bug fix - not allowing trade in of a ship to another ship in the same "type" (eg: transport ship) due to faction unit cap - also resulted in infinite money.

Oversight fix - Didn't properly save "Revert to EA keybindings" button

Update v20200210:
Crash bug fix - related to a new mission trigger temporarily making the player have more than 3 missions.

Update v20200209:
Performance bug patches.

Update v20200207:
Small crash bug fix - mapping FPS options would cause a crash.
Fix for "Walkabout" achievement unlocking way to early.

Hey guys - another "quick" update - a new story mission has been added.

As the game goes towards the end of the "main story" - story missions will tend to involve more work on my part.

I tend to be a more more dramatic/visual with the mission (story telling through action). I've added several new ships and new weapon types to support the story. I've added a new mechanic to again support the story and change the dynamics of the game world in relation to the story.

Speaking of the new mechanic... It's a pretty simple add - but in testing I see that it will require me to work a bunch on "Overworld combat" - how ships fight with other ships in Overworld - mathematically. This was on my list - so it's actually good that I've waited to work on this some more before the update as now I've got a pretty clear issue to resolve.

What's next?

As I've focused on the new story mission I've ignored a few minor bugs, so I'll work on those next. After that I should be able to quickly release a few more story missions as they will tend to be far more focused on combat rather than story telling. After that - I hope to work on carriers and after that finish the story and have a fairly short Beta phase and head on to release!

As always thank you for the incredible support, comments, feedback, criticism, reviews you guys have given me and the project.

A few weeks ago - my baby boy Noah - decided to arrive early. Both mom and baby are fine and we are starting to fall into a comfortable routine of a life with a newborn and I'm starting to be able to consistently work on the game again - yay!

A huge part of the dream of being an "indie game studio" was to be able to be at home when a baby might arrive. The challenge is now to keep the game growing in both development terms and in audience terms so that I can continue this "indie" life. The "indie games industry" is constantly changing - more and more super awesome games are releasing and many times more not so awesome creating a big struggle for attention and trust from players.

Anyway - Void Destroyer 2 is a huge aspect of my life - and even bigger now that I have a son - who I hope to spend as much time as possible with. Being at home and supported by my own business just got more important. So you can be sure that I am more committed than ever to the project.

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This new update showcases further work on the new "skybox changes" - in the last update I showed some new "skyboxes" that the player can chose to make the game look a bit more "traditional" - something that's been requested and commented on by players.

In this update - I've changed the "default" way that the game presents itself significantly, via a procedural skybox system (fancy way of saying - I'm not using files - I'm using math).

To me - this is a significant step towards release since the game is much closer to looking like what I imagined (and even - literally dreamed) what it would look like. I hope to further refine it - to make it match my dreams as close as I can.

I hope you guys give this a go and let me know your thoughts and feedback.

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What's next?
I'm likely going to spend some time working on new marketing material - a new trailer and screenshots. Then work towards the early game story (new story related assets have been added on my side, but not on the game's side).