Introduction

One thing I don't really like in some deck building games is you can't control randomness. It really frustrating when you lose a game because of bad luck, bad rewards, etc. For Jupiter Moons I decided to give players more options in crafting and adapting the card deck. Randomness will still be a factor but you will have more options to counter its effects. One of the rewards players will earn are items like weapons, armor, shields, support equipment, hacking software, drones, etc. Each equipped item will add 1 to 5 cards to your deck. You will be able to change your Mech load-out - rebuild deck to adapt strategy to changing circumstances.

Equipment

Not used items will be stored in the Stash. This will allow players to keep items that could offer some synergies in the future. Stash size will be limited, you will have to prioritize what items to sell and what is worth keeping. Each item will have size on grid for example small laser 3x1, large laser 3x2. Each Mech equipment slot is also a grid, that limits how much equipment can be put on given Mech model. Larger items will also take more space in Stash. The player will be able to unlock new Mech models. Each will have different starting equipment and different grid sizes for body parts.

Items

Items will be randomized when they drop as rewards. For example if you find "Small Laser I" it will be generated with 3-5 weak laser cards. If you find Small Laser IV it can give you 2 rare laser cards. Game will feature different types of items: weapons, armor, utility, software, drones, etc. Final content is not yet decided but the plan is to give players lots of possible options in equipment and deck building. On the screenshot you can see items & weapons that will be part of the prologue. The final game should have a much larger selection! In the next dev diary I will describe some of the weapons and their effects/cards.

[ 2020-05-07 14:46:01 CET ] [ Original post ]