Star Command Blog

We Need a Contract Writer!

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:11:18 -0400

Star Command needs a writer!

Are you a wordsmith? Does your mastery of the wordly arts exceed that of Asimov? Then we want you!

We are gearing up for some a lot of new content and we need a writer to improve the crappy prose that we compose. If you have what it takes, write a 400 word write-up (NO MORE!) of the following:

The Vocar Purification

The Vocar have been detected moving into Midorian space and are destroying ships at random. They have made no formal declaration of war and their intentions remain a mystery. All communications between the Vocar and Star Command have been severed. It is up to your crew to get to the bottom of this mystery.

We would like to see your treatment of this scenario. What does that mean? You show us! It should probably include the following

• Brief premise of what the scenario will introduce and what the player will have to do to solve the problem.

• Mission ideas (these can be short write-ups). We will be looking for sensitivity to the confines of the game engine. “There is a huge armada sized battle going on around the player” is probably outside of the scope of our current game. That said, we would like to see original ideas and things that push the envelope and challenge us. We definitely get tunnel vision working on our own game.

• Dialog examples. With this we need to see two things. First, that you understand our balance of “humor” and world building. The game isn’t too serious but there is a nice balance. The second is sensitivity to player patience. No one likes to read diatribes - lets get to the point!

• World building. Show us that this expands our universe, plants seeds for cool stuff and makes the product better overall.

Write-ups are due no later than SATURDAY, MAY 11th, 8:00pm EST.

E-mail all 400 word submissions to: starcommandwriter@gmail.com

YES THIS IS PAID. We believe in paying artists. If possible, please submit typical contract rates.

Star Command 1.01 Submitted

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:49:56 -0400

Star Command 1.01 Submitted Last Night!

Bug Fixes Include:
• Added beginner difficulty level
• Engineering lagging devices fixed
• Unlock larger ships and heavy difficulty
• Tips for Minigames
• Added missing countdown for a few random “yellow” missions
• Grol split period reduced, but increases 2x with every split
• Allow touch larger area to grab token
• Ammo button now disabled if no more tokens allowed
• Assign buttons disabled if room is full
• Weapon UI improvements
• 3 additional tokens (15 total) given on new game
• Max crew increased to match number of rooms
• Various other UX tweaks
• Other various bugs and adjustments to make the game more fun!

We will tell you as soon as it clears!

Star Command release trailer is go!

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:23:45 -0400

Star Command release trailer is go!

The Vocar are coming…

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:04:00 -0400

The Vocar are coming…

The Grol are coming…

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:58:05 -0400

The Grol are coming…

The Midorians are coming…

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:50:52 -0400

The Midorians are coming…

The Avarians are coming…

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:09:40 -0400

The Avarians are coming…

The Trilax are coming…

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:32:02 -0400

The Trilax are coming…

Done.

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:36:10 -0400

Done.

IGN: The First 20 Minutes of Star Command

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:15:40 -0400

IGN: The First 20 Minutes of Star Command

IGN: 7 Important Things To Know About Star Command

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:15:13 -0400

IGN: 7 Important Things To Know About Star Command

Photo

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:14:30 -0400

Photo

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:37:59 -0400

ToDo Last Before Submission

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:07:41 -0400

Our final to do list:

• Do final credits in google doc
• Write app description
• Write app keywords
• App screenshots (5 for iPad, 5 for iPhone)
• Import, strip out names, possibly separate into categories
• Main Menu - Fill out “OTHER INFO” button content
• Add warballoon intro, steve co. intro [at release time]
• Define each “checkpoint” we want (for dropoffs), install analytics for crashes
• Turn off debug features: logging, excess analytics, debug app settings,
• Unset all debug code flags (DEBUG, TESTING, etc)
• Clean up project for all unused assets & files (semi-optional)

You’ll notice a distinct lack of bugs (not saying were going to ship a bug free product, but it should be really good).

KEN LEVINE IS WEARING OUR SHIRT!!! Also, he talks about some...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:37:09 -0400

KEN LEVINE IS WEARING OUR SHIRT!!! Also, he talks about some game he’s working on … BUT OUR SHIRT!!!!

Medium hulls and sentry guns!

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:38:52 -0400

Medium hulls and sentry guns!

January screenshots to tide you over. So fucking close.

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:31:26 -0500

January screenshots to tide you over. So fucking close.

Current Bug List

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:00:45 -0500

To keep things tangible - this is what were dealing with right now. Help give you insight into where we’re at:

• [BUG] ambient music will rotate after every menu
• [BUG] music layering is overlapping. When you enter battle the ambient music will keep playing
• [BUG] fix ambient/battle music so it keeps track which was used last when back from menu
• [BUG] Music sometimes keeps going on from room detail after you exit back to gameplay

• [BUG] enemy invaders need to stay in position while teleport in and be invulnerable
• [BUG] crew/character can select path through others, but then goes to other random tile
• [BUG] if 1+ person assigned to room or blocked dest. - can leave room (wander) or even un-assign
• [BUG] heal and Repair “sliding’, but shouldn’t move during - until they play the exit anim
• [BUG] if crew is blocked by crew/alien/dead they constantly re-try - makes a “gong” noise
• [BUG] load game: assignments need to save guid (load unique ids w/room) so not assigned to first w/id
• [BUG] load game: missions aren’t correctly setting completed
• [BUG] load game: invisible crew present on NEW game only (hopefully) after new/load->mainmenu
• [BUG] iPhone4 Retina - starting menus cut off/not cut to frame. (cocos2d update to latest)
• [BUG] once crew’s body disappears the walls stay transparent even after they’re gone

Our merchandise store is now open! Check it out and get your...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:53:27 -0500

Our merchandise store is now open! Check it out and get your pixel love t-shirts!

http://store.starcommandgame.com

Some new screens for your eye holes!

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:52:38 -0500

Some new screens for your eye holes!