Main Update 8 : Linux Mac Support + More

Linux and Mac support became the primary focus of this update cycle but there's still plenty of tweaks and updates for everyone here. A huge shout out must go to the redditors from r/linux_gaming and r/macgaming who volunteered to help out and especially to those who sent in their compatibility and bug reports. The Mac port worked flawlessly first time and although we had a few hiccups on Linux we were able to get them resolved and everything is now ship shape and looking great. Space Bob is now available on 64bit PC, Mac and Linux systems with this build!

Build 0.85 Changelog

During the implementation of Mac and Linux support a number of small hotfix builds went live that also included a handful of other gameplay tweaks. Changes in those smaller updates are included here.

Linux and Mac support added.
New Antialiasing option added.
You can now write personal notes for each planet on the system map.
- Please be aware that the contents of planets are procedurally generated so these notes are not planet specific but planet 'type' specific.
- If you have two planets in a system that use the same base planet 'type' they will share the same notes.
- These notes are persistent between games whether you live or die.
Significant update to the on-screen scoring UI.
- New animations and sound effects have been added as the player's score increases.
- Higher score increases result in larger more impressive score animations and sound effects.
Substantial rework of the Bonus Upgrades systems:
- The chance for Archic Upgrade Dispensers to spawn on small planets and asteroids has been increased by 20%
- The effect of 'temporary' upgrades has been increased significantly to make them far more useful immediately.
- Due to the increased effect of temporary upgrades the dispensers now have a 50/50 chance to spawn temporary or permanent upgrades. (Previously 75% chance to be permanent)
- These upgrades are now all shown in the UI as percentage based increases. Some previously used abitrary numbers that only made sense to the most experienced players.
- Permanent upgrades are now saved immediately upon activation to prevent being lost if Bob died soon after unlocking them.
- The Statistics Panel in Bob's main ship has been completely redesigned.
Spider drop pod loot piece salvage materials altered.
Destroying the lander during the tutorial now triggers the tutorial fail state.
Carbon plant spawn rates increased on many planets and biomes.
Crystals and illmenite have been graphically updated with highlights and shadows to match the other recent visual updates.
Fixed a bug with the 'Max Framerate' setting on the Video panel not working on many machines.
Using the mouse to drag the camera in 'Scan' mode is now consistent across all framerates.
Fixed an issue that caused the low clouds to appear infront of trees on one planet.
Fixed a bug that could allow the player to see the edge of the game world when first entering Scan Mode.
Fixed a typo on the Leaderboards UI panel.
Fixed a glitch that happened if Bob was inside his lander when saving someone that would be a spoiler to name.
The refinery laser now detects very small objects.
Fixed a bug with the permanent Fuel Optimisation bonus stat.
New Audio
- A new sound effect has been added whenever the player increases their score multiplier.
- A new sound effect has been added when the UI displays the results of using a Bonus Upgrade Dispenser.
- New sound effects have been added when changing guns.
The on screen multiplier update effect now triggers whenever the player increases their score multiplier via increasing their salvage score by a multiple of 100,000 points.
The System map activation button trigger has been tweaked.

Development Roadmap - Leaving Early Access Soon

There's still 2-3 weeks left in the development schedule for final tweaks and updates, but this update brings us extremely close to what will be the 1.0 build. We're expecting Space Bob to leave early access near the end of September. The remaining time is scheduled for behind the scenes stuff like updating the Steam page, updating screenshots, creating new trailer/s, new gifs and marketing. It's expected that the next 2-3 weeks at least will be spent on this type of preparation work with any final game updates coming closer to the 1.0 release. Once the hubbub of the official release is out of the way I'll get back to full-time content development. My goal was always to support Space Bob with new content for at least six months after release and hopefully far longer if I'm finacially able to do so. Please let me know if you run into any issue with this build, and remind me if you think I've forgotten a previously reported issue, and as always thanks for your continued support and kind words. We're nearly there folks. Paul.

[ 2018-07-23 11:20:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Space Bob vs. The Replicons

Intravenous Software Developer

Independent Publisher

2018-09-28 Release

Indie Casual RPG Adventure Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 33

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

Very Positive (90 reviews)

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Space Bob vs. The Replicons Linux [1.13 G]

Space Bob vs. The Replicons is a light hearted yet challenging physics-based planetary exploration, survival, rogue-lite in the final stages of development for PC (Mac & Linux soon). Expect to die in a dozen different ways before you figure out how to survive for an hour.

Combining hand crafted planets with procedurally placed resources and hazards, you must help Bob to solve the mystery of what is keeping him trapped in a never ending time loop while experiencing elements of survival, platforming, adventure and space exploration along with his companion AI.

Gameplay

Explore dozens of planets, collect resources, salvage what you find to craft upgrades, and fight for your life while trying to uncover the time-bending mysteries of Bob's universe.

At first, something as simple as landing on a planet and recovering some salvage will be a challenge. If the planetary hazards don't kill Bob first he will likely be overrun by Replicons before learning that many things are not worth his time to collect. Managing resources while learning how to maneuver valuable loot around obstacles, and out of deep winding caves, is what the game is all about.

The first objective is to escape through the jump gate and this may feel like the end of the game but nothing could be further from the truth. To truly escape Bob will need to explore further, master his skills and ultimately take the battle to the Replicons directly over three story acts.

Whether you live or die, an average play session is designed to take 30-90 minutes. At first you'll die frequently and struggle to do seemingly simple tasks but with patience, careful resource management, time and practice you'll learn to survive long enough to discover that death is not as permanent as it seems. Dig even deeper and you'll find yourself working with mysterious forces to save mankind from alien obliteration over multiple consecutive games.

This game features a type of permadeath. Death doesn't reset the story but it does rewind time. Collected resources and upgrades will be lost so it's best not to try and do too much before learning how to survive first. Also, contrary to some of the early reviews, the game now allows saving at any time but as is typical with rogue-lites your save point will be lost after death.

Technology

Although the game may initially appear to use traditional 2D sprites, it instead uses polygons. This allows for improved performance but also the ability to seamlessly zoom from viewing an entire planet down to having Bob fill the screen, and all without any pixelation.

All objects are physics enabled creating the corner-stone for much of the gameplay. You'll need to figure out how to efficiently connect objects together and return them to your refinery ship in orbit while managing their weight as they swing around the game's environments. Oh, and don't forget that you'll need to do it while trying to survive an alien invasion. Good luck!

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 10.10 or later (see below for other distros tested)
Processor: 2Ghz
Graphics: Intel HD4600 or better
Storage: 2 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Tested and working on Ubuntu. Arch Linux. Fedora. Gentoo. Tumbleweed

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