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[Randdalf]

http://spacebasedf9.com/

Spacebase DF-9 released on Steam Early Access!

Welcome, intrepid explorers! Spacebase DF-9 has launched into the cosmos of Steam Early Access for everyone to play. We appreciate your support more than words can say, but we’re going to try. We’ll use this website to keep you up-to-date on the game’s continuing development, provide resources for new players and some peeks behind the scenes.

Speaking of which: we weren’t kidding in the press release, Tim actually launched us into space and we are trapped on this satellite! We’re okay for the moment; we figured out how to change out the oxygen tanks so we’ll be alive and developing the game for at least another - (checks) - 56 hours! Next I guess we’ll need to worry about food.

While the site went live just today, we’ve put up several back-dated posts that chronicle the game’s development up to this point, starting in March of 2013. You can see how far we’ve come in that time, and hopefully get an idea of where we’re headed!

We also set up a wiki with the help of the nice folks at Gamepedia where players can compile information about the game. We’d like for this to become a primary resource for new and master players but in the spirit of building a real community, we’d like to let you take the first step. It’s publicly editable and waiting for quality contributors, so if the idea of a pristine new wiki waiting to be filled with informationy goodness makes your mouth water, dive in!

Thank you again for joining us on this odyssey. Who knows where we’ll end up? Space is huge and scary but we’ve got each other! SPACE HUUGS!

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This is one of the games from the last Amnesia Fortnight which they've turned into a full game.

Early access launch trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CjG51_M9ZQ
Alpha 1 video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZX6PXN1G_E

 

[Drek]

I look forward to being The Sisko.

 

[Xater]

Didn't know they are turning it into a full game. That is cool.

Would have rather seen Autonomous though to be honest.

 

[rakhir]

Soo, this is like Dungeon Keeper, but in space?

Looks fun.

 

[morningbus]

Now we play the waiting game: how long until someone comes in here feeling betrayed that Double Fine secretly needed more money for Broken Age, despite the fact they haven't backed the project, despite the fact that it was publicly talked about months before the Massive Chalice Kickstarter, and despite the fact that this has already been hashed out hundreds of times in every Double Fine thread for the last 6 months?

Anyway, the Spacebase prtotype was fun, but not the game I hoped would make it out of the Amnesia Fortnight.

 

[Whools]

I played the amnesia prototype, which was very bare bones. seemed like an interesting concept though, I'll keep an eye on it.

 

[V_Ben]

Oh man, I can hear what I only assume is Chris Remo music in the game. Such lovely guitars!

 

[Aaron]

Didn't know they are turning it into a full game. That is cool.

Would have rather seen Autonomous though to be honest.

Feel the same, but will got early access on this if it looks decent enough. The prototype was a little too prototype for my tastes.

I guess the team that would have done Atutonomous is on Massive Chalice, which is shaping up to be sweet by the way.

http://blog.massivechalice.com/

 

[Coheno]

Wow! So they're making that AF game in to a full game! Cool.

 

[Faabulous]

Dwarf Fortress in space?

 

[JaseC]

Steam link. Base price is $25 but it's currently 20% off ($20).

 

[pizza dog]

This one was my own fav from Amnesia Fortnight, gotta scratch that FTL itch.

Gunna wait for proper release though; I've already played one broken shitty in-progress version of this after all.

 

[Randdalf]

I think the only other prototype we might see turn into a full game, in the near future anyway, is Hack 'n Slash, since the project leads of the other games are working on Broken Age and Massive Chalice.

 

[forgeforsaken]

Soo, this is like Dungeon Keeper, but in space?

That would be Startopia.

 

[Storm360]

Do people that got the prototype get keys?

 

[morningbus]

I think the only other prototype we might see turn into a full game, in the near future anyway, is Hack 'n Slash, since the project leads of the other games are working on Broken Age and Massive Chalice.

That's the one I want most.

The idea was really neat and easy to expand, plus we'd get a Double Fine version of Zelda.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I hope they aren't doing this because they are strapped for cash for other projects.

 

[CecilRousso]

I hope they aren't doing this because they are strapped for cash for other projects.

Good positive thinking there.

 

[Aaron]

I hope they aren't doing this because they are strapped for cash for other projects.

I think it's just having personnel not working on other projects.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Good positive thinking there.

Hey, I'm optimistic!

 

[Guy.brush]

Seems very similar to STARTOPIA from 2001. Thematically at least. STARTOPIA was isometric 3D while this is in 2D

http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/startopia
Some let's plays:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMCdt_mDH5w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftqGpsXQZeI

 

[Guy.brush]

Seems very similar to STARTOPIA from 2001 mixed with a bit of XCOM base defense flair. STARTOPIA was isometric 3D while this is in 2D

http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/startopia
Some let's plays:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMCdt_mDH5w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftqGpsXQZeI

 

[VibratingDonkey]

Looks neat. Might buy when it's done. Don't much care for testing out unfinished iterations, prefer having my first experience with a game be the properly completed build where things exist, look, sound and work as they're supposed to.

 

[Guy.brush]

Seems very similar to STARTOPIA from 2001 mixed with a bit of XCOM base defense flair. STARTOPIA was isometric 3D while this is in 2D

http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/startopia
Some let's plays:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMCdt_mDH5w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftqGpsXQZeI

 

[DoctorPayne]

Looks cool, but my faith in Double Fine is pretty much through the floor right now and that price is too high for what you're currently getting. Definitely waiting for an actual finished product.

 

[Suite Pee]

I'm really tempted to buy this, even though I tried the DF-lite route once with Gnomoria and didn't really get pulled in.

But this is Double Fine we're talking about.

 

[Nabs]

Looking good. I'm liking the graphical update. I wonder when we'll see Autonomous and Hack n' Slash.

 

[Parsnip]

I liked the barebones prototype, so I might jump in early.

 

[so1337]

Any of you guys know where I can watch some Let's Plays of Startopia?

Joking aside, I much prefered Bagel's sprite work in the prototype but I guess he's busy with Broken Age.

 

[Lamptramp]

Really tempted to try this, looking good.

Fortunately still have a bit of a backlog so thats still only a temptation.

 

[Sloane]

Was hoping for this. Cool!

 

[Aaron]

JP posted a walkthrough of the alpha. Looking really good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZX6PXN1G_E

 

[Klendathu Club Owner]

Looks cool, but my faith in Double Fine is pretty much through the floor right now and that price is too high for what you're currently getting. Definitely waiting for an actual finished product.

Hey, at least you get to actually play something this time

 

[stump sock]

I hope they aren't doing this because they are strapped for cash for other projects.

They've said a bunch of times that they usually have 3 active teams at any time. So right now you have Broken Age, Massive Chalice, and this, right?

Anyway, the prototype was neat. Pretty excited for this.

 

[NoPiece]

Anyone see it?

 

[Archaix]

Awesome. Count me among the people who had no idea this was becoming a full release.

 

[Sloane]

JP posted a walkthrough of the alpha. Looking really good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZX6PXN1G_E

Looks very much like Prison Architect at first glance, not that I would mind. Guess I'll get it tomorrow.

 

[stump sock]

Anyone see it?

I dunno. Is that Gaben floating in space?

edit:

Ghost Chris Remo ‏@chrisremo 1h
@Meepasaurus Nope! It's a bit of site functionality.

hm.

 

[Nabs]

Live Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/doublefine

 

[inm8num2]

Cool!

 

[Aaron]

Wow, Jake designed the UI. I was thinking it seemed super nice, and one of the reasons I'm going to get this.

 

[CarbonRevenge]

Glad I got the Prototype so i'll definitely purchase it on their site to fully support DF as always. Kind of odd it happened on a day where i'm also wearing one of my DF shirts that I own.

Thanks, Tim Schafer. I love you.

 

[Twinduct]

Looks awesome, although pricey.
Might give it a few weeks to see the update schedule before jumping in 'early'

 

[RealMeat]

Anyone see it?

There's some references to wizards in the javascript.

 

[Traumahound]

Anyone see it?

I assume, based on the #skewyou hashtag, that he's simply talking about the first icon in the social list (the one before the Twitter bird) "skewing" and "unskewing" the menu options.

 

[Jake]

I hope they aren't doing this because they are strapped for cash for other projects.

Nah, it's being made because a team in-house wanted to make it, and Indie Fund (among others including The Behemoth and Humble Bundle) saw promise in it and wanted to make it happen.

Wow, Jake designed the UI. I was thinking it seemed super nice, and one of the reasons I'm going to get this.

Thanks! The UI in Alpha 1 has some stuff in it that we're proud of, but also a lot of stuff that is still clearly in flux, waiting to see how people actually use it en masse. For all that looks finished, it's all not too hard to take apart and do revisions on (as the team plans to do), once there is a ton of feedback on what's cool and what isn't.


\/\/\/\/

Jake between the UI here and the logo for Steve's podcast, I'm in UI heaven today

Haha that logo. It was intended to look like something out of an old GamePro or Nintendo Power.

 

[PaulLFC]

Steam link. Base price is $25 but it's currently 20% off ($20).

Did they remove the discount already? Showing as $25 for me, strange.

Need to think before I pay $25 for an alpha but I like the concept. Last game I paid that much for early access (Prison Architect) turned out to be great, so. Hmm.

 

[stump sock]

Nah, it's being made because a team in-house wanted to make it, and Indie Fund (among others) saw promise in it and wanted to make it happen.


Thanks! The UI in Alpha 1 has some stuff in it that we're proud of, but also a lot of stuff that is still clearly in flux, waiting to see how people actually use it en masse. For all that looks finished, it's all not too hard to take apart and do revisions on (as the team plans to do), once there is a ton of feedback on what's cool and what isn't.

Jake between the UI here and the logo for Steve's podcast, I'm in UI heaven today

 

[Mr. F]

This reminds me I bought the Amnesia Fortnight Humble Bundle but never ended up touching any of those games. I'll definitely double dip on Space Base if I like the prototype.

 

[stump sock]

I assume, based on the #skewyou hashtag, that he's simply talking about the first icon in the social list (the one before the Twitter bird) "skewing" and "unskewing" the menu options.

"easter egg" might be a bit strong, but that's pretty clever.