gaming Let's Talk About - Starbound

[Hazardus_Havard. 479]

In this topic, we'll be discussing a game called Starbound, an indie developed game from Chucklefish.  Starbound is a game that's full on space travel and filled with randomly generated worlds and packed to the brim in exploration and building.

 

 

 

 

This game is very akin to the game, Terraria, where you go around and build things in a 2d landscape.  What's different here is that you'll be encountering new areas not by the click of a new game, but by going into space and traveling into new, randomly generated worlds.  Think robots, spaceships, and being different species for your in game avatar.

 

 

So what exactly will be in this game? 

 

 

"Not only is the terrain of the planet procedurally generated, but the weather, the gravity, the difficulty level, the plant life, the behaviour and appearance of alien creatures, and much more all contain random or procedurally generated elements."

 

 

This will give us a lot of interesting builds to go through and a vast amount of replayability for each world visited.  They're also claiming the ability to change many of these attributes if you so desire. 

 

 

Of course, this will make a wiki for worlds very difficult since they'll be randomly generated, but don't worry!  The game states as to having an in-game writing pad to write down any and all findings you have about any world you visit.  This means you'll be running around, writing about the many things you'll discover in your notes and learn about the new worlds.  It's not stated how in-depth this feature will be, but it sure is an exciting one to think about.

 

 

 

 

Worried that all you'll be getting is a sandbox game?  No worries then, since Chucklefish is also building in a story into Starbound.

 

 

"Starbound begins with you fleeing your homeworld in a space shuttle, just as it’s destroyed by an unknown enemy. With nothing to guide it, the escape pod shoots into space without direction, becoming hopelessly lost in a sea of stars. As luck would have it, the space shuttle touches down on a habitable planet and an adventure begins that will take you hurtling across the universe. Starbound contains both quests and story driven missions, buried inside its vast sandbox universe."

 

 

Another key feature is the ability for multiplayer, and with no max limit of how many people you can play with.  The only thing setting it back is how many people your server can hold.  And yes, this game will also allow single player if you so desire.

 

 

There is no release date out as of yet, but they confirmed that it will be coming out some time in 2013, along with a beta.  It will be out on Windows, Mac, and Linux.  There is no plans as of yet on a console version.

 

 

The pre-order will cost you at least $15 to get in, and that comes with a copy of the game and a Steam key when it comes out, the beta, and the soundtrack.  There are also different perks for additional cash that allows you to put in the game some personalized stuff.

 

 

It seems Chucklefish is doing a lot here for their game, more than most would expect from something like this.  Here's to hoping that this game succeeds on all they're planning to put into it.

 

 

http://playstarbound.com/

[Commissar Alexer 763]

Huh? No posts or questions?

Strange, since this could be really interesting game and there has been progress made since the creation of this thread.

(you could maybe even mod ponies intos this game )

 

Hopefully they keep their promise and release it this year.