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We’ve added the final large new feature to the game in this build, which is the adventure single player mainline story addition. Players of course can ignore it and do what they have been doing in Adventure mode all along. Besides the storyline, we’ve also added new sidequests and enemy states to this mode. Now, this isn’t something complicated like in Civilization, but you will be able to destroy enemy towns or make peace with them. Some features are still missing (such as making peace) and will be in in the next build. All replication scripts have been taken out, so players will need to find them by doing missions or hit the dungeons. Also in this build, we’ve tweaked the strength of some of the boss animals, they’re probably a little too hard now. But please try it out and give us some feedback. We’re done adding in any major new features, so what awaits are tweaks (balance, animation, control, UI, player accessibility), bug fixes, and small additions (like more ambient sounds and npc sounds). We’re going through all the suggestions and feedback from players and will try to polish the game as much as possible before release. Changelog Fixed collision issues in the desert city Fixed able to use Linux to start server under HeadlessServer (must install mono-runtime) Fixed grass disappearing too slowly Fixed iso guns disappearing in first person Fixed mission UI not showing the target NPC portrait sometimes Fixed hydrogen taking too much time to replicate Fixed Paja ranged soldiers sometimes not fighting when close Fixed Paja launcher center not having a door Fixed animals lunging and not moving Fixed NPC standing on his/her own body when dead Fixed colony parts not counting for missions when they’re placed before the mission Fixed sometimes player getting up slowly from ragdoll Fixed 33 different UI bugs Fixed many colony bugs Optimized stuttering due to NPC spawning Optimized tree generation Optimized stuttering caused by antialiasing Optimized Puja and Paja so that they don’t switch weapons so often Optimized AI so that they don’t run into things as often Tweaked NPC behavior so that they can get ammunition directly from the colony storage Tweaked animal AI defense and HP (might be a little hard right now, still tweaking) Tweaked replicator speed for handheld and colony Added human enemies Added ability to hide the small map Added AI opting for range weapons first Added AI group attacking different targets Added AI calling for help Added AI group retreating behavior Added limitation to the amount of AI attacking the player at the same time in a group Added adventure storyline for single player Added new random missions for adventure mode Added enemy states to the adventure map in single player Added building ruins when a building is destroyed Added UI guide for driving vehicles Added dungeon with human enemies Added more player made template ISOs Can no longer continue game after a crash (which could cause more issues) Can now send us the crash data after a crash

[ 2016-10-01 10:56:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Planet Explorers

Pathea Games Developer

Pathea Games Publisher

2016-11-08 Release

Action Indie RPG Adventure Simulation Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop Tags

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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

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http://planetexplorers.pathea.net

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Planet Explorers Linux [2.88 G]

Available DLCs:

Planet Explorers - OST

In Planet Explorers, it is the year 2287, one of the first colony ships sent out by Earth arrives at the planet Maria, in the Epsilon Indi Star System. During its landing sequence, something appears in front of the massive ship that causes it to lose control and crash into the planet. Some of the colonists survive in lifeboats, but what they find is an unforgiving land filled with creatures ready to outlast the visitors from Earth. Now the survivors must explorer, gather, build, create, fight, and ultimately, build a new home.

Game Modes

Planet Explorers will feature single and multiplayer modes.

In single player there are 3 distinct selections

Story Mode – Story mode is the main meat and bones of the game, it is the action-adventure-rpg-somewhat-4X segment, offering npcs, missions, colony building, farming, ranching, training, diplomacy, and of course, a storyline that you can follow or ignore. This story features a 17X8km world map with many unique character, landscapes, biomes, locations, and over 100 types of potential enemies. Even though we’ve made it seem like a very action oriented game in the trailers, in reality, players can choose to not fight so much as to just plant a farm, make some food, keep the colonists alive, negotiate with the sentient aliens, and defend the perimeter from the local life forms. That can still eventually arrive at the ending. And yes, there is an ending. Story mode also features coop with other players.
Adventure Mode – This mode is based on a procedural map generated from a seed. Currently, it comes in a 40X40 kilometer map. Players will be able to complete random missions, defeat bosses, and explore different landscapes in the mode and eventually be able to setup conditions that they want to play (such as tower defense or attack an alien camp). This mode will also feature survival gameplay. The randomization in this mode will eventually pull in player made objects and locations so that a world will always feature something new and unique.
Build Mode – In this mode, there are no enemies and an infinite amount of building material. It also currently comes in a 40X40km map. Players will be able to build whatever they want in this mode, including everything in the Creations Editor. Think of this as the perfect testing ground to test everything you build. Or…it’s your place to build your garden without ever worrying about the pesky aliens.

Multiplayer allows Local Area Network and player hosted servers. It features several modes but some are still on the drawing board or going through technical trials so the final result is still in flux. Players playing multiplayer should be able to bring at least one of their created objects into multiplayer games, be it a sword, gun, or vehicle.

Coop – Coop comes in many selections, such as adventure mode, tower defense mode, build mode, etc. This is pretty much an open world sandbox with a max of 32 players (this number still needs to be stress tested).
Versus – This mode allows teams of up to 16 players to battle against 16 players from another team. We allow full terrain manipulation in this mode. Currently, it's a point based system where one team wins if they reach a certain point level based on kills, built objects, resources mined, etc.

Game Features

Current

20+ hours of storyline
70+ types of enemies
20+ unique mainline NPCs
Able to dig
Able to build
Able to plant farm
Able to build colony
Able to have followers
Creation Editor to create vehicles, weapons, objects, vtols, and more
Day/night cycle with realistic moon cycles
Weather system
15+ types of mineral types
200+ unique items
Resource scanner
Realtime AI pathfinding
Multiplayer COOP
Multiplayer VS
Realtime water physics

Planned

Finish up the single player storyline
30+ more enemy types
More mainline NPCs
Multiple boss types
Story Editor
Herding
AI bot followers
Ingame music player
Hardcore survival mode
Negotiation with aliens
War with aliens
Missions to the moons
More objects in Creation Editor (boats, mechs, armor, etc.)

Maybe

Riding animals
NPC Marrying
NPC Procreation
Season system

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Linux Kernal 3.2
Processor: i3+Memory: 6 GB RAM
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 460+ HD 5770+Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 6 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Must have OpenCL compatible CPU or GPU (DX10.1)
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Linux Kernal 3.2+
Processor: i5+Memory: 8 GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 760+ HD7000+Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 8 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Must have OpenCL compatible CPU or GPU (DX10.1)

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