Added a page at itch.io (first time user ;-)).
https://gwron.itch.io/genus-prime

let's see if it brings in some downloads.


bye
Ron

all corrected now with shadows and completely random planets and moons:

Thanks for the feedback - and get well soon.


Open up "assets/maps/campaign_02.xml"
You can adjust population, missiles ... or even time the support to a later moment. You might even add a support for your player (you then just need to "survive till that moment").

Maybe that helps already.


And yes - I've lost many times too, it really depends on timing - so eg. start your ships later than an enemy so that his ships decrease population count of the planet for you (saves you some ships).
Also I rescued ships by sending them to other planets if I see multiple fleets targeting a planet (first fleet will kill you, second one the first fleet). So same game here: let them kill each other.
If you do it wrong right on start you will already be on the looser side without knowing it yet. It is hard to "turn around" the game in later stages - especially if only you and a single cpu player are left.


Feel free to post other ideas for the game.

bye
Ron

This will look sweet with some parallax-effect in the background (1-2 layers of stars or even two dozen of "star objects" with individual depths for a more immersive scrolling). Especially when rotating the view.


Nonetheless - and I know how nice it is to "play around" - do not loose focus on the game itself.


bye
Ron

First integration test with shader:


basically you can see the far planets are behind and the near planets in-front, with the shader operating correctly as a sun.