EarthX News

Hey,

In this post, I want to share with you about features and updates, which are coming this summer. EarthX is still in early access, but I've already finished all the fundamental stuff, so I can now just add more features.

These are just plans, the plans can change. If something doesn't show up in summer, then it will probably later. Take that in mind :D

Honestly, I didn't expect so many people to play my game on early access release weekend. Of course, there were some issues with the game itself, but two patches fixed that. Now I can focus on another big update (0.2.6), which will completely rework modules research tree, so it's more interesting and fun to play. The new research tree will be bigger and it will have many more features.


There are going to be 2 types of modules. The first one will decide, how good the rocket is, (Example: engine, fuel tank, fairing...) while the second one will give some boosts for that rocket (Example: fewer explosion chances).
Also, you will be able to upgrade the module itself. The upgrade will bring less production costs and faster build time.

And that brings us to...

The factory logic will be changed a little bit.

Statistics
The factory will count every module built. It will then count every money earned and spent, and then show that to the player. The factory will now have its own level, which will be needed for the next mechanic, building upgrades.

Upgrades
The building upgrades are available now, but this mechanic is broken and sometimes it's just nonsense. I currently have only a few plans about how to fix that, but I won't tell it here now, because I'm not sure.
I can only tell, that the building upgrades will now also increase the maximum of employees amount in that building.
Also, now every building will now need employees (example: hangars).


The employees system is not good now, so it will be also changed.


Yup, this feature was requested a lot. It will be here probably at the very end of this summer. I don't want to spoiler anything from that, but it will be amazing (imo :D)


The user interface (UI) isn't bad now, but it can be better. That's why I started working on a new UI. I don't know when it's going to be available, but 100% sure before competitors system.



To sum everything up, the game will have its boom this summer. I'm going to add a lot of new features and THANK YOU again for buying my game in early access!
Greetings,
Denis

Hey,

In this second patch, I fixed a lot of smaller and bigger issues found by the players and me myself. This week, I want to be 90% focused on fixing bugs found by you, because I always want to work on a stable game. Feel free to report bugs everywhere you can, I read them all!


This bug added in 0.2.5.1, which caused a lot of issues with buildings (like you could build an engine in an office XD) was fixed. I only made a small change in the code and broke the game by the way...

50% of the changes were requested by the community!

• Added: Remove the whole rocket project
  
• Added: Remove the module from the factory build queue in rocket build panel
  
• Added: Project name to the rocket build panel
  

75% of the changes were requested by the community!

• Added: Welcome notification
  
• Improved: Research tree look
  
• Fixed: Research tree icons look
  
• Fixed: There was a confirmation before loading a save with flat earth
  

Hey,

Firstly I want to apologize for those fails and critical errors at the beginning. It forced me to release two small hotfixes in one day, but they fixed some of the technical issues.
In this patch update, I fixed the rest of the found issues by the players, which could even destroy the game.


This mode was supposed to be there only for fun (flat earth, rockets exploding at the doom), but a lot of people didn't quite understand that. That's why I added a confirmation before playing it.


I've updated the old ID system in the game, which caused a lot of issues. The new one is smaller and faster, and of course, safer to use. If there're still issues with rocket-launch-panel-bug, feel free to report it on the steam community tab!

75% of the changes were requested by the community!

• Improved: Buildings list sorting.
  
• Improved: Polish translations.
  
• Fixed: Tutorial appeared in the sandbox & realistic mode.
  
• Fixed: Rocket auto factory selection button didn't work sometimes.
  

Hey,

As you probably know, the EarthX Steam launch is tomorrow at night (about 23 pm CEST). Before that, I want to talk with you about my updating policy, future updates content and my long term plans for this game.

The price of the game will be set to 7.99$, which I think is fair. I've spent a lot of time making this game, so I want to have some money from it :D
Even tho, I still have a lot of ideas for EarthX, and for my other future games.


The main developer (me - hello), Denis, is 17 years old. He comes from Poland and is doing stuff with the code for good 5-6 years now. He does 99% of the code, 60% of the gameplay design, 60% of the graphics and 20% of the sounds.

The second developer, Michał, also comes from Poland. He is responsible for game testing, creating new features design and motivating Denis for the work.

+ Adrian does market the game, and Jakub is helping with the code a little bit.

A lot of people put their hands on EarthX, which I am very glad about, but if I would mention them all, then this article would be too long for the steam servers :D



The second most important thing is our update policy. EarthX is currently an early access title, so we want and will add a lot of more features to the game.

I'm making this game since the beginning of this year, and the updates appeared every 2-3 weeks on itch platform. I've learned a lot about making and releasing game updates, so I can tell for sure, that the time between updates will stay the same.

However, if the update isn't ready within 2-3 weeks, then I still won't release it. I want to make things completely done and then release it. I am going to a month vacation this year (with my PC), so I will be able to work on the game at night, but little less. I mean, the updates will appear, but I will probably need more time for this.


In the near updates:
- I want to rework the modules, researching and build system a little bit. It seems too simple for now and there are few problems with that. The mechanics were made at the very beginning of making this game, so they're a bit outdated due to the game development progress.
- Employees also seem to be a little bit broken for now, but remember: I can fix everything, just give me some time :D

After that:
- Competitors like NASA or ULA would make the game more dynamic and interesting. I will add them by one of the updates.
- Materials also would be cool. Imagine buying tons of steel only to build one rocket :D
- Weather - this will make the challenge even bigger. Imagine, that your contract would expire in one quarter and you need to launch rocket NOW, but it's rainy day (hallelujah) :D

What will not be added (for 99%):
- The planets. This game is more about Earth (look at the game name), so planets are not planned in the near future. However, I didn't say no ;)
- yup, that's it.


This is a game created by dummy teenager, who loves SpaceX and Elon Musk, so don't take me serious :D

Also, the earth is flat! (I wanted to make the earth flat from the beginning, but men in black visited me and told me, that I should make it round. The government hides the truth BELIEVE ME!)

After about 4 days long of making this trailer, we can say, that it's finally done! We hope you will like it the same as we do. :)

Thanks Theromanek100 for editing it!

Regards,
Mesote Team