AstraX 0.0.2.5

AstraX has been a hobby project for a while, slowly growing out of its early prototype stage.  A playable demo is now ready for you to enjoy!

This game is primarily inspired by Kerbal Space Program's research mechanics, but without the effort and time investment. But also games like Freelancer, Space Engineers or Galactic Civilization are sources of inspiration.

Exploration and Research are the core mechanics of AstraX, which might get extended by Base Construction and Trade. The game is meant to be casual and relaxing, so there is no space combat.

Features so far:

• Fog of War: Go in blind into the cosmos and explore procedurally generated systems consisting of moons, planets, gas giants, stars, asteroids.
• Powerful and highly customizable Proc Generator
• Basic mod support (so far untested)
• Content is inspired by actual scientific discoveries

Planned Features

A few features that I am considering to add in the near future:

• Main Menu & Game Screens
• Research UI
• Survival Mechanics
• Resource Collection
• Research Quests
• Different types of Galaxies
• Conditional Planet Traits

Long-term Features

• Discovery of sentient life and potential intergalactic trade
• Ship Modules & Ship Construction
• Space Telescope, Space Station & Colony Construction

Changelog

For versions 0.0.2.5 and below!

=== Version 0.0.2.5 ===
- Internal Improvements regarding player and spaceship
- Improved Targeting System: Planet Scanner, Proximity Sensor to detect and scan objects
- Made StarMap Dynamic (only scanned/discovered planets show up)
- for Planets: Displaying clouds and atmosphere effect when atmospheric level is above a certain level
- Version displayed on screen
- Various improvements to the Proc Gen
- Bugfix: Probability and Orbit size not considered into Moon Generation
=== Version 0.0.2.4 ===
- Research Points Manager
- Building up an UI: PlanetHUD, StarMap
- Basic Scanning Mechanics (Discovery of Planets)
- Ship Sensors for detecting objects in space
- Sonar/Proximity Sensor
- Planets orbiting other Planets, Planet Rings…
- Music Player
=== Version 0.0.2.3 ===
- Starfield parallax for orientation
- Trait/Model-Based Planet Generation
- SonarMap for detecting close objects
Version 0.0.2.2
- Basic Modpack Support
- Gamedata via JSON
- Basic Persistence Layer
=== Version 0.0.2 ===
- System generation via Probability table
- Texture generation based on PlanetTypes
- Preparations for an Entity System with IDs
=== Version 0.0.1 ===
- randomized planet textures based on texture groups
- generated StarSystems, Orbits (Graphics only)
- First Star Parallax
- Basic Ship Movement