/throws down hammer, for no reason.
Backyard BBQ's talents are 100% feature complete, and apparently working (cross your toes.) There is undoubtedly some balancing and tweakage much later down the road-- especially once players start kicking the tires, but for now, I'm calling this a major milestone. There are just a few more gaps to fill in before releasing a test candidate for those who have opted in for beta releases. Best case is a few weeks out. Worst case is heat death of universe. So close.
As a reminder, we're doing a feature release first (just features, no major content changes.) A public test build for the feature release is what's close. An engine update will follow, and finally, the expansion content will hit. These are further out. I don't mean to sell the feature release short, though, this bugger is huge.
A full writeup of all the available talents is now available here:
http://zigfrak.com/bbq/bbq-specs.html
There are a great number of cherry picked dev screenshots on the @zigfrak twitter feed, check them out and give us a follow!
https://twitter.com/zigfrak/media
Thank you for flying with Zigfrak. We know you have your choice of space games to fly with, and your decision to fly with Zigfrak brings us a warm fuzzy every time. Also, radiation sickness.
--Alex
Zigfrak Dev
Zigfrak is a space-based action RPG, featuring missions, exploration, and crafting. With an emphasis on loot and over-the-top items, it's not a traditional space sim. Enemy ships explode like loot piñatas, spewing forth useful pickups.
The game employs subtle humor to poke light at a dark situation -- a human civil war on a galactic scale, complicated by the invasion of technologically superior aliens. During the campaign, players encounter clues and artifacts which could reveal ancient secrets of humanity.
Features:
Fast-paced space battles
Tooth-grinding enemy encounters
Expansive open environment
Fun, variable gameplay
Ludicrous space loot
Hundreds of humorous missions
Craftable weapons and ammo upgrades
MINIMAL SETUP
OS: Ubuntu. Mint or similar
Processor: 2.0 GHzMemory: 1 GB RAM
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 512 MB Graphics Card with Shader Model 4.0