Hello and Welcome to the Official Alpha Update,
It’s been over two months since our last update, and we must apologize for such a long wait, especially given our minimal upkeep of our social media. The primary reason for the delay between updates is due to our desire to refine our product based upon user comments/reviews.
We set about making a clear push towards tying together EOC's core gameplay systems into a coherent gaming experience. We have a very involved and holistic strategic experience in mind with this game, and the bulk of our work has been taking the concepts and systems that are already laid out, yet inaccessible or vague, and turning them into a more polished and interactive experience.
Perhaps the most important Single-Player development has been the addition of an in-game tutorial. Players will be given the option to engage in an interactive tutorial that teaches basic controls and concepts.Some specific tutorial topics include:
- How to colonize your first star
- How to engage in Colony objectives
- How to change which ship is being controlled in combat
- How to change galaxy simulation time
We've also added an entirely new and exciting game mode for players to enjoy in the meantime while we continue to craft a more accessible and in-depth Single-Player Experience.
Our New Arena Mode is a wave-based survival experience where players will fight off endless attackers until ultimately being overrun. Players will have a choice of permanent upgrades at the end of each wave, and are occasionally given temporary buffs to help in surviving the onslaught.
In order to make the interactions the player has with the galaxy more engaging we have implemented a dialogue system which allows you to perform a number of interactions with colonies.
In addition to these new implementations, the game is available on Mac & Linux
TLDR: We are sorry for the long wait, we’ve implemented systems to make the game’s features much more accessible such as the tutorial & dialogue system and have added an arena mode to allow immediate access to some of the more explosive elements as we craft the single player into the larger more in-depth experience we strive to provide.
Steam:
- Now Available On Mac & Linux
- Steam Achievements
Added:
- Arena Mode
- New Empire Race
- Single Player Tutorial
- Fleet Retreating (With Transitional effects)
- New Weapons & Lasers
- Ship Description Panel
- Weapon Naming System
- New Ambient Tracks
- New SFX (Upgrading Ship, Tips, Arena Pickups)
- Status Effects
- Dialogue System for interacting with colonies
Improvement:
- Weapon System Overhaul
- Generate UI Improvements
- Generation Speed
- Interaction UI General Re-design
- UI Output alterations (Message Log & Message Output)
- Ship AI Improvement (Better Understanding of Environment)
- Improved Audio Balance
- Camera is now smoother and has an increased execution range