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Development Update: Mission Planning

Space explorers!
This time we will talk about the basic interactions within the game

[h3]Plan Mission[/h3]


Planning missions is a very important part of our game. In this window, you will be able to:
  • Decide which rocket is going to be sent,
  • Type and ammount of cargo (resources, modules, telesopes, probes etc.),
  • Select randevous type, for example: flyby, land or impact.
  • Decide whether rocket start will be optimal or unoptimal, which means less or more fuel will be needed and spacecraft will reach its destination slower/faster,
  • Pick unique name for your mission for easier navigation through missions list.
  • Check start & arrival date and mission length.


[h3]Find Object[/h3]

Find Object panel is another singificant element of gameplay in Solar Expanse. In this panel, you will switch between objects and its moons, search for destinations for your missons, but it will also serve as a tool to easily track down any spacecraft that is situated on low/high orbit of its parent object or any spacecraft that has been succesively launched. Sorting objects by type (terrestrial planets, gas giants, artificial satellites, asteroid belt objects etc.) will help you find these objects faster and more efficiently.

[h3]Graphic Improvements[/h3]
There is a number of other visual improvements that we are developing at the moment - layers, lines, labels, planets textures, clouds, spacecraft models, lights, rocket fumes... more will come :)


Best,
SolEx dev team @ Jutsu Games

Development Update: Orbital Transfers

[h3]Greetings astronauts & colonizers![/h3]
The time has come to present you Solar Expanse major development update!
Thank you all for your patience - we are doing some literal Rocket Science here!

[h3]Flights Trajectories[/h3]
Our primary goal is to create a realistic game about space travels. Therefore we are working hard to simulate the orbital transfers. Here you can see a classic Hohmann transfer:



Later in the game, for a much larger fuel and technological cost, you will be able to expedite the transfers too




How do you feel about that? Let us know in the comments!

Best,
SolEx dev team @ Jutsu Games

New teaser: Missions and Structures

Hello astronauts & colonizers!

Today we present you a new trailer for Solar Expanse, a game about planning space missions, exploration, terraforming, colonizing and expanding your space corporation, reaching out to other systems eventually.
We are still very early in this game development, but definitely moving forward and wanted to give you an insight into what structures and missions to expect in our game.

As the research progresses in the game, new structures and technologies will be unlocked that will allow us to send ships faster, further and cheaper, as well as give us new missions and opportunities for development and management.

Space Shuttles, for example, can be used for deploying telescopes, satellites and also for transporting and attaching modules to space stations.
The task of the Space Telescope will be to search for new objects, asteroids to be mined, and to collect information about the composition of objects, allowing them to determine which of them are the most valuable.
The Space Satellites will orbit selected celestial bodies providing far more detailed data.
The Space Stations will act as an orbital research laboratory, enabling research into new technologies that could not be done anywhere else.
SkyHook will speed up the launch of ships into space as well as reduce mission costs by reducing the fuel consumption and weight of ships as huge fuel tanks and boosters will no longer be needed.
Space Elevator allows to transport huge loads into space easily, speeding the space expansion drastically.

These and other space exploration tools will be available to win the space race against other corporations and conquer the systems.

Stay tuned for future updates!

Best regards,
Solar Expanse Development Team