AstraX

AstraX is a 2D space exploration game that features procedural world generation.

For changelogs, see below.

Version	Release	Milestone	Summary	Download
0.4	24th April 2024	Targeting Update	Multiple massive overhauls of different mechanics, related to spacecraft, system generation & navigation/targeting. As usual UI & Usability improvements.	n.A.
0.3	11st October 2023	Resource Update	Early mining mechanic, inventory mangement. More UI & Usability improvements.	IndieDB
0.2.1	4th April 2023	Exploration Update	Wrecks that can be discovered, dockable stations, basic resource collection and a few early survival mechanics (radiation, fuel/oxygen depletion).	IndieDB
0.1	27th January 2023	Galaxy Update	Improved system generator, creation of a whole galaxy with infinite scrolling and many more UX and GUI/HUD improvements.	IndieDB

Changelogs

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AstraX Version 0.4

• Massive overhaul of sensor system: All game objects are now discoverable by default
• Massive overhaul of space ship and space station (now: satellite)
• Massive overhaul of star system generation
• Massive overhaul of star map
• Massive overhaul of other internal logic
• Added modules for satellites, such as targeting, discovery or sensor modules. Logical only!
• Added capability to pick your spacecraft when creating a new game. Graphics only, not connected to the logic yet!
• Added remappable spacecraft controls
• Added better internal SFX management
• Added capability to show planets on the UI/HUD
• Added screenshot functionality
• Added a new game flow via tabbed panel, where you can specify player name, starting position, starter spacecraft and more
• Added multiple new songs
• Added transitions when switching star systems
• Added a pause state
• Fixed orbit rendering on StarMap

AstraX Version 0.3

• When creating a new game: selecting a starter system
• When creating a new game: button for randomizing name & seed
• When creating a new game: added button sounds
• Added mining drill sounds
• Added camera zoom
• Added A few new UI sounds
• Added HUD Targetor visual improvements
• Added context action hints
• Added extended mining mechanics with resource deposits
• Added mining HUD
• Added customizable planets
• Added our Solar System as starter system, fully discoverable
• Added sound and visual cue on target acquisition/loss for Sonar
• Added HUD priority messages, info messages stack fade-in, important ones on top-middle
• Removed some annoying voice messages (will be re-added later)
• Removed Radiation Mechanics (will be re-added later)
• Bugfix: Hard crash on re-entering home system
• Bugfix: Texture improvements on Planets
• Bugfix: Asteroids showing up twice in the system
• Bugfix: Parallax not displaying stars properly
• Various other bugfixes

AstraX Version 0.2.1

• Added Galactic background (only works for the sector you spawned in)
• Added Basic Resource Collection, there are 4 ores that you can collect now
• Added Docking functionality to replenish fuel & oxygen
• Added Target Lists with pointers rotating to the direction of the target
• Added randomized names for discoverable objects
• Added configurable and rotatable textures for planet graphics
• Added Explorable Satellites & Wrecks and corresponding Traits
• Added Radiation Mechanics
• Added Inventories
• Added Game Over State
• Added generation/shuffling mechanisms via “name spaces”
• Changed UI/HUD (reskin), featuring Notifications & VoiceMessages
• Changed Spacecraft: they deplete both fuel & oxygen now (refill by docking at a station)
• Changed Planet Traits to a “discoverable TechTree” with many trait inter-dependencies. This means that planet trait generation becomes more logical and realistic
• Changed planet graphics
• Changed internal orbit definitions
• Many minor UI/UX improvements
• Lots of internal changes
• Fixed a bug with faulty distance calculation

AstraX Version 0.1

• Implementations of Galaxy via a GalaxyMask to emulate the shape of a galaxy
  (Right now around 30000 star systems per galaxy will be generated)
• Infinitely scrolling Galaxy (does not save yet)
• Improved Planet Texture Layering
• Randomized scientific Galaxy and Planet Names
• Planet Traits generate with dependencies (no more geysers without volcanic activity)
• Added many more PlanetTraits

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A rally game prototype patched together in a few weeks in Unreal Engine.

Version	Milestone	Release	Download
0.06	n.A.	n.A.	n.A.
0.05	n.A.	21st January 2024	itch.io