Early Bird pricing extended until May 24th and more details on Officers Unleashed!

It's been almost a month since we've launched Halcyon 6 in Early Access and while we were going to end the Early Bird pricing tomorrow the 21st (exactly 1 month), we've decided to extend it a few more days to the 24th! So tell your friends, this will give them a chance to grab a copy at our current Early Bird pricing just before our Officers Unleashed update comes out!

And here's some more details on Officers Unleashed:

officers have personality traits that can be beneficial or harmful in random events and away missions.
more officers unlocked earlier
officers can do research and training tasks in various starbase facilities to unlock benefits
some research can lead to events which will need your officer’s wit and traits to resolve
streamlined tech tree (some stuff has been moved to research tasks)
skill point system will allow better customization of officers as they level up
streamlined combat animations (we went through all of them and removed weird delays and tightened up most animations)
some early away missions are in, better make sure your ground combat skills are up to snuff!
and last but not least, we'll have more balance tweaks, bug fixes and polish

Here's an example screenshot of training tasks available in the Cadet Barracks (different station facilities can have different tasks available): http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=687110718 And here's an interesting situation that has arisen while Officer Corbain Lau was training some cadets. It appears his 'cocky' trait has given you a unique way to handle this situation ːsteammockingː http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=687111471

And don't forget, due to all the changes to major systems, Officers Unleashed update will not support old saves. You will have to start a new game.

If for some reason, you want to keep your old save for a little longer (and miss out on Officers Unleashed and further updates), you can turn AutoUpdate OFF. We don't recommend this as this game is in Early Access and you will want all the updates.. there's quite a few more planned, including Act 2 and Act 3 of course. We can't wait to get this update out, we're furiously internally testing it right now. Keep your eyes on this space :) Cheers! Halcyon 6 Team

[ 2016-05-21 14:36:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
Massive Damage, Inc.

Developer

Massive Damage, Inc.

Publisher

2016-09-08

Release

Strategy RPG Simulation Singleplayer

The Game

On the edge of Terran space lies Halcyon 6, a derelict starbase left behind by a mysterious precursor race. Your mission is to reclaim the derelict station and rebuild it.

A mysterious alien force is making a beeline towards Earth and this starbase is the best chance for the New Terran Federation to establish new alliances, research new technologies and otherwise figure out a way to stop the impending invasion.

Using only the resources you can salvage from the derelict station and gathered from nearby star systems, it’s up to you to rebuild the starbase to lead the Terran Republic’s scientific research, exploration and diplomatic efforts on the edge of known space.

Halcyon 6 is a passion project who’s design is inspired by our years spent playing classic games like Star Control, Master of Orion, X-COM, Civilization and new classics like FTL.

Features:

Base Building: spend resources to build station facilities (rooms) to enhance your production and technological capabilities, or build ships to help you control more territory
Exploration: assign your fleets to nearby star clusters, where they can handle emerging enemy threats, do missions for alien factions or secure bonus resources
Crew Management: assign crew to station facilities to greatly improve their output efficiency, or to ships where they can contribute in unique ways to combat, missions and events
Deep Tactical Combat: fight tactical ship or ground battles to resolve hostile events, create a foothold in the sector and ultimately defeat the enemy mothership!
Story Events: based on game criteria like rooms-built, alien diplomacy scores or officer traits/skills, the game will produce story events (often with multiple choice outcomes) that can lead to combat, time-related applied bonuses/negatives, officer attribute changes or any number of crazy in-game stories.

Project Goals

Unlimited Replayability: Each playthrough has players dealing with a new randomly generated derelict station, surrounding galaxy, crew recruits, and alien factions

Motley Crew: Each crew member has unlimited potential for acquiring unique behaviours, traits and abilities, for better or for worse. Making the best use of your dysfunctional crew will be one of the keys to success. Who should be your main Science Officer? The insomniac that works insane hours but has an addictive personality or the agoraphobic mad genius?

Encounters of the Weird Kind: There are 6 alien factions in Halcyon 6 and they are all quite different with varying objectives and personalities. Only your wit and your crew’s skills will help you navigate the diplomatic waters to gain them as key allies or valuable trading partners.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Linux UbuntuMemory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 400 MB available space
Memory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 400 MB available space
Storage: 400 MB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Linux UbuntuMemory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 400 MB available space
Memory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 400 MB available space
Storage: 400 MB available space

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