Concealed Intent
Jarrah Technology Developer
Jarrah Technology Publisher
2016-08-02 Release
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
Mixed
(24 reviews)
The Game includes VR Support
Public Linux Depots:- Concealed Intent (linux) Depot [584.78 M]
The Path Out Of Early AccessLooking at the Concealed Intent plan for Early Access, all the work originally promised (plus a bit more) is complete. Now is the time to work out when to fully release the game.
One thing that has become clear during Early Access is that if a solo game developer tries to do development and marketing at the same time, then both are done poorly. So the current plan is to at some point to declare Concealed Intent ready for release. Then wait between a fortnight and a month, just testing and checking there are no bugs or spelling mistakes (also preparing marketing materials). Then spend a month on just marketing before the actual release. During this two month period no new features will be added to the game, only the smallest changes will be considered and then only if necessary.
The other thing to consider when planning a release date is the Steam Summer Sale. I don't know when it will be this year (yet), but the last two years it has been a fortnight in June. When that event is running any game launch will be swamped and disappear in the hype. Concealed Intent's two week launch window must not overlap with that sale.
Combine all that and if Concealed Intent is to launch before the Steam Summer Sale then I need to stop right now and start the bug checking phase. I don't want to do that. I planned to complete a couple of iterations on the campaign work, but I have only completed one so far. Unfortunately I have been sick (probably the flu) and this has cost me nearly a fortnight's worth of work. Work I still want to complete. So in the end the decision is easy (thanks to being ill), Concealed Intent will be released after the Steam Summer Sale.
So what does that mean? Assuming that the sale is in June, I will consider that the bug check month, and July the marketing month. Thus the aim is to release Concealed Intent in early August. If the sale is in July, then I may push the release back a little. Fingers crossed it is June (and no other problems/issues arise).
On that basis I have until the end of May to continue working on Concealed Intent features. Although I'm not going to be working full-time on the game. Firstly, I'm about to go on a holiday, as my girlfriend has taken to the expanded timeline and corresponding decrease in pressure to declare its time for a break. I agree with her, there is no risk of losing dev momentum at the moment as being sick has sent me back to zero in that regard anyway. After the break I also need to start thinking about what to do after Concealed Intent. So to that end I will taking a week or two out of the plan to create prototypes when possible. That should still leave enough time for two or three Concealed Intent releases. My task list will be:
Ongoing:
- Bugfixes
- Campaign improvements
- Improvements to Skirmish "Hard AI"
Possible New Work:
- Handle multiple monitors (this is difficult as I only have a single monitor, but it will likely require updating the libraries used by the game and that part can be done in preparation for a proper fix. The update may also help with other reported issues.)
- Neutral system in skirmishes (like in online games, unknown ships are displayed as neutrals until identified - this will probably be a modifier)
- Extra objective scenarios in Skirmishes
Unlikely Features (maybe for after release):
- Linux version
- Non-Steam non-DRM version
- Steam turn notifications
So that's the plan. Hopefully I can stick to this one (all the others turned out to be overly optimistic). So I'll be back soon and initially working on another pass of the campaign. Comments welcome!!
[ 2016-03-24 04:15:50 CET ] [ Original post ] Concealed Intent is a simultaneous turn-based game of tactical space combat. Players control their ships in a fully 3D world - hunting down their enemies, just as they are being hunted themselves. In Concealed Intent you know your enemies are out there, but not exactly where, or even what they are.
To defeat your enemies you need to devise a range of strategies to gain enough information to successfully shoot at them. All the while they are trying to do the same to you.
Space is big and empty. Finding something can be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but there is nowhere for the needle to hide. To stay concealed a ship needs to fade into the background as much as possible. Everything a ship does will signal its presence and increase the ability of those nearby to detect it. A big ship may blot out stars as it passes. Heat from engines can be detected against the cold of the void. Lasers can be traced back to their origin. Eventually as detection increases, a firing solution can be calculated so that a beam of coherent light a few millimeters in diameter can cross thousands of kilometers to strike an evasive enemy - hidden no longer!
Key Features
- Turn-based - play at your own pace
- Single player campaign
- Instant procedural PvE skirmishes, with various objectives:
- Duel - Head to head duel, only one team can survive!
- Bases - Destroy the enemy base for victory.
- Waves - Endless waves of enemies assaulting your base, how long can you hold them off?
- Savior - A number of civilian shuttles are trying to reach a base while under attack, can you identify friend or foe quickly enough to save them all?
- Challenge your friends to online PvP duels & play at your own pace - over minutes, days or weeks.
- Numerous playable ship types with configurable offensive and defensive ship components
- Rewatch turns
- User editable colors - colour-blind friendly
- Non-cheating AI - all the AI enemies have no more information than the Player would have in the same situation, and the same equipment
- Further skirmish options - set the number of player and enemy ships, apply modifiers (like "Harder AI" or "Loot Drops"), or even change the loadout of your opponent.
MINIMAL SETUP- OS: Ubuntu 12.04
- Processor: Intel Core i5 +Memory: 6 GB RAMStorage: 1 GB available space
- Memory: 6 GB RAMStorage: 1 GB available space
- Storage: 1 GB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUP- OS: Ubuntu 16.04
- Processor: Intel Core i5 +Memory: 8 GB RAMStorage: 1 GB available space
- Memory: 8 GB RAMStorage: 1 GB available space
- Storage: 1 GB available space
25.19$ (16%)
7.44$ (17%)
16.96$ (15%)
8.78$ (12%)
3.75$ (85%)
12.59$ (16%)
16.57$ (17%)
49.77$ (17%)
16.59$ (17%)
24.87$ (17%)
12.59$ (16%)
12.42$ (17%)
8.27$ (17%)
16.79$ (16%)
8.39$ (16%)
17.99$ (55%)
1.00$ (90%)
17.75$ (11%)
16.57$ (17%)
12.59$ (16%)
5.03$ (16%)
20.72$ (17%)
12.44$ (17%)
1.50$ (90%)
33.14$ (17%)
4.95$ (17%)
4.12$ (17%)
12.59$ (16%)
17.79$ (11%)
4.07$ (18%)
30.0$ (50%)
1.5$ (70%)
3.0$ (85%)
3.0$ (50%)
8.0$ (60%)
1.0$ (90%)
3.0$ (80%)
8.91$ (70%)
2.0$ (90%)
2.0$ (60%)
6.6$ (67%)
2.5$ (75%)
1.0$ (90%)
4.5$ (82%)
9.0$ (77%)
5.0$ (75%)
8.0$ (60%)
1.5$ (90%)
5.0$ (50%)
6.0$ (70%)
7.5$ (75%)
8.0$ (80%)
9.0$ (77%)
1.8$ (91%)
10.0$ (75%)
17.5$ (50%)
3.48$ (83%)
2.5$ (50%)
3.0$ (85%)
1.98$ (67%)
1.49$ (85%)
1.24$ (75%)
1.99$ (80%)
4.99$ (83%)
1.99$ (80%)
1.99$ (60%)
17.49$ (20%)
9.49$ (5%)
1.19$ (88%)
3.99$ (73%)
1.19$ (60%)
38.99$ (13%)
13.99$ (7%)
1.19$ (88%)
8.99$ (55%)
65.99$ (6%)
1.98$ (80%)
5.99$ (85%)
1.49$ (85%)
13.49$ (10%)
1.19$ (88%)
15.99$ (20%)
53.99$ (10%)
3.99$ (69%)
1.09$ (82%)
1.19$ (80%)
1.99$ (89%)
5.99$ (70%)
9.49$ (5%)
1.19$ (76%)
FANATICAL BUNDLES

Time left:
356228 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
356228 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
0 days, 6 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
5 days, 6 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
18 days, 6 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
5 days, 6 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
14 days, 6 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
24 days, 6 hours, 30 minutes
HUMBLE BUNDLES

Time left:
1 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
6 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
8 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
19 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
20 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes

Time left:
20 days, 0 hours, 30 minutes
by buying games/dlcs from affiliate links you are supporting tuxDB
🔴 LIVE
mudbound_dragon
Software and Game Development
Developing METAL APEX -> Retro turn-based tactical wargame (Pico-8)
valiantcheese
Fossil Sweeper
Makin' a nice game about digging up fossils
glywanago
Hollow Knight: Silksong
fushkado !discord !mhsea
systeminfotech
Just Chatting
LIVE AO VIVO com KIT XEON de STEAM e HEROIC com Biglinux + Bate Papo...
rosscarran
No Man's Sky
No Mans Sky - Survival grind.
lastmiles
Just Chatting
old grey geek and silly slow old hardware
chaserclouds
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Very Cool Very Unique Silksong Stream | !discord
eribytevt
HELLDIVERS 2
RAH THE UNMATCHED POWER OF 3 WOMEN THAT CAN KICKBOX | 18+
ubruntu
Path of Exile 2
End game(?) PoE 2 mapping necromancer build | Linux Gaming
maku_exe
Hollow Knight: Silksong
capybaya juega silson mientras te habla de Linux
hypnotik_games
Hollow Knight: Silksong
SILK SONG While Fighting Cancer - !tts Raids:
alisonkira
OFF
[18+] Beating (the game called) OFF on stream (Session One)
rwxrob
IRL
cleaning and wheel set building
gamesnolinux
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Lanamento da Loja do Canal com Camisas e MousePads - Desconto de 15% -...
valigo
Hollow Knight: Silksong
SILKSONG 100% Expert Difficulty boomers assemble
telico760
Just Chatting
Arch Linux Virtualization: KVM/QEMU/Windows/Visual Studio/MASM Install...
sconebonevideo
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania III (Trevor Only) - PB: 35:07 | Real Hardware - NES/NES Ad...
Maku_EXE
LIVE Capybaya juega silson mientras te habla de Linux
just__jane
Software and Game Development
S01E22: reaping discord
System-infotech
Jogando no Linux @Steam @RetroGameCorps #linux #fightcade + Bate Pa...
jujut8
Dandara
[PT-BR / ENG] Jogando no Linux - Dandara! #linux !distro !kofi !quote