Hey, I'm glad to release this not-a small snapshot update today. I've worked on it for about a week and the work time I put into it was massive. I hope you will all enjoy it. I will now work on the last snapshot update and release the full 0.2.7 after it.

Changelog:

Added: Completely new explosions system The explosions are now based 100% on the reliability of the modules. There're of course some randoms in it, but now you can really do something about it. If a rocket explodes, you actually know why. I've added about 25 reasons (4-5 for each module) like overpressure or software failure. An issue can happen only one time, so after 15-20 explosions the rockets are getting more and more reliable. A perfect fundament for crew missions :D
Added: New rocket animations I moved the animations 100% to the code, so I can have a lot of more control over it. That's why now if a rocket explodes, it starts to spinning around before it. The rockets can now tip over at landing and explode after it.
Added: New explosions effect Now if a rocket explodes, the camera shakes.
Added: New static fire logic If you're making a static fire now, there's a 5% chance that the rocket explodes on the launch pad. However, there's also a 20% chance of finding an issue in the rocket, which adds reliability to it.
Added: Mission reports You can now see a report after every mission. It contains stats and so on. No more annoying notifications while launching the rocket :D
Added: Factory stats Now if a factory builds 60 engines, it will build them 6% faster. You can see it as the building upgrades (which got removed in snapshot 2). All buildings have now their level.
Added: Tooltips As the players requested, I added tooltips to some places in the UI.
Improved: Building trackers appearance and performance
Improved: Shadows appearance
Improved: Explosions & engine particles appearance
Improved: Interface sounds
Improved: Buttons Now if a button is disabled, it will look more like it's disabled.
Improved: Rocket repair logic Now the durability of the fairings after a mission on a reusable rocket will be 0%.
Improved: Loans amount are now higher (Inflation hehe)
Fixed: Bug, where you could create a new game, while you were already in the game.
Fixed: Bug, where you could build a rocket without unlocked modules.
Removed: City names

How to download this (and other) snapshots?

Go to your library and click with the right mouse button on EarthX on the list. After that go to the properties and select "BETAS", and then "snapshots" from the dropdown list. You will probably need to restart your steam after that in order to begin downloading snapshots versions. Snapshots are available only for Windows in the English language. Note: Snapshots are for testing purposes only. If you've found any bug, please let me know on my discord server: https://discord.gg/sbXwwMs

[ 2019-08-16 10:52:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

EarthX

Denis Szwarc Developer

Mesote Games Publisher

2019-07-12 Release

Strategy Simulation Singleplayer EA Tags

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In EarthX you can build a really big space company, starting as a small startup. You start in 2002 with just a few million dollars, and your task is to manage the company and begin to produce rockets.

You have to build some factories for creating modules, offices for searching for contracts, labs for research points production and hangars for storing your rockets. Once you have rocket built, you can launch it up into space. Don't forget, that your rockets may explode sometimes. Your first launch will be a test mission, so the customers can see your capability. Once you gained some trust, you can take some of the available contracts and shot the real payloads on the orbit.
EarthX was highly inspired by real companies like "NASA", "Suborbital Company", "RocketLab" and of course "SpaceX".

Build rockets
Unlock modules (19 available for now), design your rocket project and build their variations in your factories.

Launch, Land, Repeat
Launch disposable rockets, and later with the new technology and certification land with them on the barge.

The rockets may explode sometimes
The rocket build quality and durability have a big influence on this. The more rockets you build, the more experience you gain, and this will help you avoid explosions.

Take contracts and complete the missions
Your level of trust affects what contracts you receive. Each contract has its own missions, which you have to complete on time.

Manage the logistics on the planet
Build factories, offices, labs, and hangars. You can upgrade every building, which gives you additional work speed.

Manage your company
Upgrade company, hire employees and apply them to the buildings, and gain achievements.

It's just a.. statistics
See what you did over the whole game session. Take notes and continue with the new game then. Your next game will be better!

But if not...
Then you will bankrupt again! :)

EarthX has its own graphic style. The soundtrack is made by .xrm from SoundCloud. We kept the user interface as simple as possible and we think, that we achieved the goal!

Note, that this is an early access title. Everything can change in the future, and not everything can now work properly.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: ----
Processor: Intel i3 or AMD A6Memory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GT 430/440
Storage: 250 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Tested by external testers
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: ----
Processor: Intel i5 or AMD FX6300Memory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 560
Storage: 250 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Tested by external testers

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