Mike

Just launched the Steam Page for Core Order! An upcoming 2D space sandbox game. Get ready to leave your mark by exploring, pillaging, mining, trading or other means. Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Hired fighter pilots have their own ship that follow you around. They'll repair any damage done to them after visiting a station for free. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Make sure to visit a space station often with your hired pilots for essential repairs. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Hired fighter pilots have their own personality and can be used to defend you or attack other ships. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

If your ship has a command module you can hire pilots at station to fly with you. But they have morals they'll not be fine attacking civilians. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Working on a system for being able to hire pilots to fly in formation with you and help you out. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Added two new modules for ships to reduce damage for hull and shields respectively. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Distressed ship scenario in action. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

You may encounter a ship in distress, and it's up to you to help them fend off the vultures ... or not Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Ships in trouble send out a distress signal and it's up to you to help them out.... or steal their stuff cuz they are just sitting ducks 👿 Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Working on a scenario where another ship has broken down and needs to be defended while the crew repairs it. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Made skins for the "police" force ships so they can be identified better cuz you really don't want to shoot those 😅 Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

An entire galaxy for you to explore, mine, plunder and much more. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Updated Steam page and currently looking at maybe having support for linux. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Finding an asteroid field or being near a planet with rings is your best bet to find a mining spot. Also there is an updated Steam page ;) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

When playing single player you'll be able to reset your world to start over. But in general you should live with your consequences. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Jumpgates are used for a quick travel between stars over long distance. You'll need to visit them once before using them. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Almost done with jumpgate animations. Should be up by the end of the week ;) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Tuning tool is done for now. Can finally do more ship module balancing :) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

The work on tuning tool is still in progress. It's important because you can customize your ship loadout for whatever task you want to use it for. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Main menu is kinda done :) no more black screen with buttons on it Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Current WIP is an extensive tool for balancing cuz sheets will no longer cut it 😅 Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Think it two tone version might be the one for menu. Just fits the game look more. Will use the full color version for something else :) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

As of yesterday there are usable jumpgates in the game. Still without animation but usable :) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

One of the possible options I'm currently working on for main menu background. This took way too long to draw 😅 Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Started working on main menu. So it'll no longer just be a black screen with buttons :) ... hopefully Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Mining in the game is star system specific. When looking for a material your best bet is to go to a system where there is a lot of it. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

As a prep for adding more things I started to cleanup the code so stuff is more modular so I can easily put more things into it ;) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Mostly working on backend stuff not something to share a screenshot of. But here is the whole milkyway map :) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

WIP targeting system update so you can have multiple targets. This'll allow for stuff like each gun to have it's own target and stuff like that ;) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Small UI updates to improve visibility when scrolling through menus. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Order reputations can also be gained from bulletin board missions. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Improved UI for targeting so it's easier to see where the thing you are targeting is. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Made a big improvement to item pickups. It used to be a bit slow but now it's buttery smooth :) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Finished jumpgate design. It doesn't have animations yet that's still TBD ;) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Jump gate design done more on that later. In the mean time took a break to come up with more station names :) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Jumpgate design WIP. The rough shape starting to look good. Want to add a lot more details to it still. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

One day there'll be a game engine that's not aimed for kids but people that can code and debug. We are not there yet :(

Updated description for Orders that it applies to as to what you can do to raise their reputation. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Incoming jump gates feature to easily travel big distances. The map is kinda big :) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Expanded tutorial to the station hud. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

After the amount of stuff done lately I had to get back to doing more play testing to make sure everything still works fine in space :) Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

New nebulas and hyper jump effect 🚀 Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Finished updating every NPC type behavior. Now working on nicer nebulas and some performance updates. Follow for more updates. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

As mentioned earlier in the week. NPC miners can now mine asteroids ⛏️ Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Updating NPC logic to be more vibrant. Miners mine, explorers explore and pirates plunder 😅 Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Updated hangar view and scanning anomalies will popup a message with more details about it. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Cool visual update done for planet lights facing the star. Also, you can now see your Steam friends as NPCs too. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

Cool visual update done for planet lights facing the star. Also, you can now see your Steam friends as NPCs too. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

NPC ships now spawn with cargo that's related to their faction and what they do, scanning your discoveries can result in getting more information about them. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #WishlistWednesday

The game will now show you the average price you paid for each owned item. So it's easier to decide if the market price is good for you. Wishlist the upcoming space sandbox game Core Order. store.steampowered.com/app/3570780/... #SpaceSim #indiegame #screenshotsaturday