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Join The First Prospector Closed Beta Test Now!May 8, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey there, Prospectors! All this time we've been tirelessly crafting an experience that will transport you to the exciting world of Prospector. And now, we're thrilled to announce that the fruits of our labor are nearly ripe for the picking! We're gearing up to release a free prologue of Prospector, giving everyone a taste of the game's basic mechanics and the adventure that lies ahead. But before we unleash our game upon the world, we need your help to ensure it shines as brightly as possible. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2730640/Prospector_The_First_Contract/ That's right, we're inviting all you intrepid explorers to join us on this journey by participating in our closed beta test! We want your honest feedback, your ingenious ideas, and your keen insights to help shape Prospector into the best game it can be! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/619661eac74dd369f7b929e0a51acb2ac83bac3e.gif If you're ready to dive headfirst into the adventure and be among the first to experience the secrets of Prospector, then we want YOU on our beta testing team. Simply fill in this Google form to throw your hat into the ring, and we'll be in touch with a link to the special Discord channel and a key to access the game on May 20th! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨Closed Beta Test Registration ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Your feedback is invaluable to us as we strive to create an experience that will dazzle and delight players around the world. So don't hesitate – join us on this adventure and help us make Prospector the best game it can be! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/4666dbfaa34870ee09374175e66324ea52be2079.png How to drill with your robotMar 1, 2024 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/140b894ffaec9e34287a71b46fc4375f597b89dd.jpg Acquire O.P.H.E.L.I.A.’s new drill mod then start slamming the ground in search of hidden resources. Each strike sends out a scan that will look for subterranean deposits. Follow the green scan line to the source and strike the ground again to unearth a brand new mineral deposit which can be mined with O.P.H.E.L.I.A.! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/fd6e521ae8e9054e8af8dff72ada7e7cc3d5b649.jpg Or slap an Exporter on it for automated mineral collection! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/e1048db321fbbd23ac694937dec144986c0000bb.jpg And much more… 🚀 My focus for the v3 Beta was to improve the overall feel of the game. I made a ton of smaller changes including UI overhauls, game feel adjustments, and brand new particle effects. Structure effects to make things juicer 🔥 All the game’s crafting stations have working effects like steam, smoke, and sparks to make crafting feel more lively and tactile. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/1e2382627ffc9be2d1377a5157fae7cd885a4386.jpg Peaceful weather for immersion but also a new danger ☔ Enjoy some light rain, wind, and blowing leaves, but beware of solar storms! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/e531d8528b7ec0138ba1db3c8a36a8889639bdaa.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/79b4d0572fbc7b7ac9d8a544d1e76e20f0e5b82e.jpg Change your look 👓 Customize your character’s appearance with the new Changing Station. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/5afd6889a66328cfac88d386c7a9ec99f7c23065.jpg Improving bot behaviors 🤖 I’ve introduced a new way to think about logistics by linking logistics bots directly to a single Crafting Station or Exporter. This means logistics bots will only collect resources for that specific structure and effectively automate its production. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/a5f7ccf1e357ce2579333ee1f3258ea8b452dc1e.jpg Quality of life ✌ I’ve added a new Orders Widget to the game’s HUD allowing a quick glance at what orders you have and what materials you still need to ship. I also added key rebinding and a variety of other new settings options so you can customize your experience. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/1f08a9edc6391dc8d45e7edd234845381ed489f6.jpg Did you want to check it out? 👀 You can sign up for the Beta by joining my Newsletter at Loonworks Games And then join the Discord to chat about your experience. I’d love to hear what you think! Prospector x HypeTrain Digital!Dec 12, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsGreetings, everyone! Exciting news: Prospector is teaming up with the great publisher HypeTrain Digital. The publisher’s team will support the game with marketing, localization and much more. Stay posted for the latest updates! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/67fd78b6bdbb6774e4a33f81140454d69ff03395.png But that's not all – we're thrilled to unveil Prospector: The First Contract, a free prologue offering a sneak peek into the main game's key mechanics. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2730640/Prospector_The_First_Contract/ Feel free to check out the prologue page on Steam and add it to your wishlist :) That wraps it up for now. Thanks for your attention! Loonworks Games {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/4666dbfaa34870ee09374175e66324ea52be2079.pngHow to create a resin farm with giant mothsNov 6, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsStart by finding a heavily forested area {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/cfa63104b8a845339226302ba8f2891337502acb.png Trees are a critical part of resin production. The colony cannot grow without them, so make sure there are a handful of trees nearby before placing your incubator. Wait for the queen to lay eggs {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/c87734202c2c27cd38884a53e5cc73d9350e68db.png Once the incubator is powered, the queen will automatically start pumping out fresh cocoons, each containing a single moth larvae. Let moths harvest resin for you... or use a laser {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/ef7d71e81cd47e3703d4ebd53bad4205726a4a93.png Moths will infest nearby trees by injecting their saliva into the cambium, causing trees to produce massive amounts of resin. The moths will then harvest and carry resin back to their queen, stored safely inside the incubator, allowing the player to collect the resin later. However resin can also be harvested directly with a laser for a quicker haul. Plant more trees to increase production! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/4a6a1c3c86831a877cc472dc4bb3cf01b798940a.png Moths will only infest trees within a certain radius of their queen. That means once all the original trees are infested, you'll need to plant more. The infestation effectively destroys the original tree, so planting seeds is the only way to keep the farm running!Post Festival Feedback and ImprovementsSep 13, 2023 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/edc34c251f199a4f32e5f3691684fa1f3a4c4b90.jpg Earlier this month I participated with 24 other amazing indie developers in the Seattle Indies Expo! Here are some of the biggest issues people ran into playing the game and how I addressed them: 1. I need more inventory space! Always a tricky one for games of this genre. Limiting space is a deliberate choice on my part but it wasn't fun watching people destroy items to make room in their pack. So I reduced the cost to repair your companion robot O.P.H.E.L.I.A so that she can be accessed really early on, effectively doubling your pack space. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/0b0ff9f86dc680621867a7aeb2727a3288792f54.png 2. No parody between left analog and D-pad is annoying! For gamepad players, there was a lot of frustration with the default controls and people expected to be able to use both the analog stick and the D-pad when navigating menus. So I made that a thing. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/3a37269ee7c41a051a53ea8b71d14a84122d0e43.png 3. Holding down a key for longer periods of time is fatiguing! The Prospector's jetpack is a toggle action by default but I was really surprised to hear people asking for that to be a hold action and for the laser to be a toggle. I had some QA folks play as well and for accessibility reasons, their feedback was to make any hold action that happens a lot a toggle. So I decided to support both actions and added an option in settings so you can decide how you want to play. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/d695e228976c2a85501cda4049ff0712ea0f1e21.png 4. I've never played this kind of game before and I need more help! It's always interesting to see people who've never played a base builder / crafting game give Prospector a spin! While my goal is not to optimize for these kinds of players, there were some game concepts that I felt could be explained better. So I added a hint system that can also be turned off in settings that will pop up some key information about the game as you move through the early stages of building an outpost. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/4161493d072552b2c8fdd53417e59a4332ff3bdb.png 5. Having to slam an interaction key on Mouse and Keyboard is no fun! I saw players taking their hands off the mouse to collect their crops with the keyboard and that's definitely not a great solution. So instead of using the keyboard to interact with things, the primary action is now a mouse click. I think it feels a whole lot better. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/681f2baf2c7477c88d283748dd595ad02f92370d.png 6. I want to quickly make one more of the thing I just crafted! For folks who wanted to do a lot of exploring, it was annoying to go in and out of the crafting menu to make supply lines. I saw folks get hung up on this with power routers as well. So I added a "quick craft" action that remembers the last thing you crafted and allows you to quickly make one more without going back into the menu screen. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/a26f8aa3d1294048fdc19b1e...How to survive then thrive with the new Cropping featureJun 19, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHow does the Cropping feature work? Harvested seeds can be planted wherever you like as long as they have space to grow. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/438c8173c9f21c009452867f5e1322e4954c2739.png Continue to increase your shipping level to unlock Terraformers and Composters. These structures can be used to generate fertilizer for increased crop quality, and rich soil tiles that speed up the growth and fruiting of plants. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/78aea2eab451e7249b1f3af05fa49c56ce88f399.png A new Progression System and Shipping logic This update takes the game's existing content but provides a more engaging leveling experience where structural blueprints are rewards for increasing your shipping rank. As the game is updated and new structures are added, these rewards will increase, providing more content and unique experiences so you always know what you're working towards. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/63b4dc858de676ac99eb18e07d00716508598167.png An Improved game interface makes item selection easier and more intuitive The old Quick Slot system which limited players to 4 items has been totally redone as an infinite toolbar. Items from your inventory will be displayed in your toolbar automatically as they are collected, so there's no need to assign anything, and you can get back to enjoying the game. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/bb2657d493e0082f362d781445eaa53f755760d1.png The new "Sweet Spot" mechanic After collecting 100+ resources, the laser tool can start to feel a little dull. To spice things up, certain resources will have a "sweet spot" and if you maintain contact with your laser for a period of time, you'll be rewarded with a burst of extra resources. Laser smarter, not harder! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/f11632b8746bdb48555bbf7a3f2b282edebea99a.png How can I get more involved? Are you interested in providing input on the Prospecting experience? Join the Loonworks Games Discord and let me know what you'd to see in future updates! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/4666dbfaa34870ee09374175e66324ea52be2079.png How to use jetpacks like a proMar 27, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHow does the jetpack work? The jetpack is a speed upgrade that uses power from your suit, so be mindful of your energy levels! No power means no jetpack and no laser to harvest resources or protect against enemies. Position your supply lines strategically to create your own mini highways! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/209258698afb67615c4a2236b6fe6a731215d5d9.jpg The jetpack as of this update is a Beta only feature and can be acquired by printing from the new Fabricator structure. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/91bcbe32e2362bdf07324d6d9fd3a27209d75bd4.jpg Are you interested in providing input on other Fabricator schematics or the Prospecting experience in general? Join the Loonworks Games Discord and let me know what you'd to see in future updates! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42111003/4666dbfaa34870ee09374175e66324ea52be2079.png
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