Signs of Life

Sweet Dog Studios Developer

Sweet Dog Studios Publisher

2014-01-27 Release

Indie Casual RPG Adventure Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop EATags

Game News Posts: 42

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Mostly Positive (686 reviews)

http://www.playsignsoflife.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Signs of Life Depot (Linux) [568.15 M]

Signs of Life Update v0.43

Heya folks, got another update for ya. Its a bit light on content as we've been putting most of our content creation time towards working on the intro/tutorial (which is coming along freakin' awesome) but we have quite a few bug fixes and UI changes for ya based on the feedback we've been getting on our forums. As always, we'd love to hear from you if you have any suggestions or run into any issues with the update =)

New Content

Impact Rod
Added Ore Scanning alternate fire mode to Wrist Scanner
Added punching as a default melee weapon

New Recipes

Impact Rod (6x Tin Ingots, 4x Plastic, 4x Tin Rivets)
Impact Rod Ammo(1x Tin Ingots, 1x Copper Wire, 1x Black Powder)

UI Changes

Minimap size and brightness increased
Wrist terrain scanning changed to left mouse button by default
Added edge peek option to settings menu
Added keybinds for the Equipment menu, MEG tool, Crafting window and Projects window
Ammo is now displayed on the active scroll slot for a second while scrolling
Hovering over scroll slots now shows the name of the item in the slot
Fixed some of the issues with font size rendering after changing font sizes
Analyzing crafting requirements will now give you the recipe for that item if it exists
You can now analyze crafting requirements by right clicking on them
Added a crafting category in materials for bricks
Fixed UI display issue on equipped batteries
Added achievements for crafting gems

Item Changes

Reduced energy cost of wrist map scanner
Lowered granite and marble deposit densities to match block density
Basic smelter now requires mud bricks instead of regular bricks
Increased number of rocks and flint during world generation

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug that would sometimes result in incorrect collisions on melee weapons
Fixed a bug that resulted in 2x the proper encumbrance from shields
Fixed a crash related to foreign languages and certain dialogue boxes
Fixed a crash related to planting grass seeds
Fixed a crash related to changing keybinds without a selected character
Added a workaround for people who had items disappearing when dropped in world from inventory, probably still has issues but let us know
Fixed a bug that would let you take items from the crafting window
Fixed an issue related to switching weapons during a roll
Fixed a bug that could cause prefabs to overlap during world generation
Fixed winter hat recipe
Fixed a crash related to certain dialogue boxes
Fixed a bug related to using high velocity ammo on SMGs
Fixed an issue that could result in ant tunnels generating over certain underground bases

Creature Changes

Mobs that block the player no longer act as trampolines (almost sorry)
Reduced mob spawning a bit
Further reduced flyer spawn rate

[ 2014-11-02 04:31:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, Mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse. Along the way, you'll be able to craft armor, weapons, gadgets and more to assist you in surviving in an inhospitable environment.

Story

Sensing that an apocalyptic war was imminent, the United Nations executed a last ditch plan to save what they could of the human race. 2 crafts were launched, a massive colony ship called the Hephaestus and a smaller, faster scout ship called the Hermes. The destination was a recently discovered earth-like planet with the potential to harbor life located roughly 18 light years away. The Hermes reached the planet first in order to establish a presence in anticipation of the arrival of the Hephaestus.

4 years later, as the Hephaestus approached its destination a faint signal was detected from a nearby asteroid. Against their better judgement, the crew of the Hephaestus decided to investigate, and in doing so set in motion a chain of events that would ultimately lead to their destruction.

The good news is, you managed to survive by hitching a ride on a small escape pod just in the nick of time. The bad news is, everyone you knew and loved is dead, you have nothing but the clothes on your back, a standard issue multi-function wrist laser and a faulty artificial intelligence companion named AGIS. Oh, and the human race is probably doomed.

Probably.

Features

An expansive world with procedurally generated and hand-crafted content.
Online Co-Op Multiplayer
A bunch of weird alien creatures.
Some familiar creatures.
Chickens.
Mining, hunting, gathering.
Gobs of ores, materials and animal organs you can use to...
Craft all kinds of weapons, armor, gadgets, furniture, etc.
A bit of story and lore to hold the whole thing together.
Eggs.
All spiritual content in this game has been assessed by Dr. Halamkah, advisor to the stars.

Current State of Development

Signs of Life is currently in Alpha. We feel like we've put together a fun, satisfying experience that will allow us to get wider feedback while we complete the rest of the game.

Right now our first priority is making sure that the content we have in-game is as bug-free, balanced, polished and fun as possible based on feedback from you folks. We have a significant prologue/tutorial planned, as well as significant content beyond what is currently playable, so the sooner you get involved the more of an effect you'll have on the final game. We deal in hard science, and in working very closely with our personal science advisor at Sweet Dog Studios, that tends to lead to results.

We are still very much in development, and we would like you to join us in shaping the game from here on out. Your feedback is vital to us, so don't be shy =)

Caveats/Issues

Some sound effects are missing, but we are actively working on filling them in.

MINIMAL SETUPProcessor: Dual-Core 2 GHzMemory: 2 GB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 Compatible Graphics Device
Storage: 1 GB available space
Memory: 4 GB RAM
RECOMMENDED SETUPProcessor: Dual-Core 2+ GHzMemory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 Compatible Graphics Device
Storage: 1 GB available space

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