A downloadable game

Note: This is an early prototype. Please do not be afraid to give constructive criticism.

Humanity has finally gone ahead and pushed itself to explore and settle the last frontier. You are among the first astronauts to land on the moon in generations. Your job is to build the first off-world colony and grow it into a city. Your efforts will allow human civilization to spread to the moon, and beyond.

In this game, you are a lone astronaut with a small set of tools. You will gather resources and build up a lunar city.

Current version: a-0.0.1

Changelog:

New Features

  • Added a cargo ship, which allows you to order fertilizer from off-world
  • Added the water extractor, a specialized drill to extract water from ice deposits
  • Added icons for new resources
  • Greenhouses now consume water and fertilizer to produce food
  • Added interior decoration to the greenhouse
  • Added population mechanic
    • The population will grow when food is being produced
    • The population is limited by food production and habitat capacity
  • Added sensitivity slider

Quality of life changes

  • Solar panels in build mode now snap to their positions when hovering over a valid building
  • "Ice" changed to "water" for simplicity
  • Player can now sprint by holding left shift
  • Fixed a few bugs


Credits

Sounds:

 - Rock Smash (https://freesound.org/people/NeoSpica/sounds/512243/). Creative Commons  

 - Rumble · loop 10s (https://freesound.org/people/unfa/sounds/258339/). Creative Commons  

 - Hissing (https://freesound.org/people/TheScarlettWitch89/sounds/415287/)  

 - Button highlight (https://freesound.org/people/TheWilliamSounds/sounds/686557/)    

 - Blueprint place (https://freesound.org/people/OtisJames/sounds/215162/)   

 - Airlock Hiss (https://freesound.org/people/typeoo/sounds/521506/)

Music:

 - Title screen (Stellardrone - Ascent). Licensed under Creative Commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/#

 - Soundtrack 1 (Stellardrone - Penumbra (Remix)). Licensed under Creative Commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/#

 - Soundtrack 2 (Stellardrone - Pale Blue Dot). Licensed under Creative Commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/#

 - Soundtrack 3 (Stellardrone - An Ocean of Galaxies). Licensed under Creative Commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/#

 - Soundtrack 4 (Stellardrone - Infinite Void). Licensed under Creative Commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/#

 - Soundtrack 5 (Stellardrone - The Edge of Forever). Licensed under Creative Commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/#

Other:

 - Skybox: Created with Space Engine

Download

Download
Outpost Artemis a-0.0.1.7z 340 MB

Install instructions

Extract the .7z folder and run 'Outpost Artemis a-0.0.1.exe'

Development log

Comments

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This is pretty cool, Making a building mode and a first person mode really sits the game differently from other game, My feedback would be:

  • 1 - a sensitivity slider is a good addition 
  • 2 - a tutorial for dumb people like me
  •  3 - more precise inputs like adding a button that toggles the airlock or get the item from the drill when your aiming at it for example 
  • 4 - more automation perhaps like a pipe that connects the drill to the furnace so it automatically smelts the iron  

yeah thats pretty much all i got, im really interested to see what it turns to :)