#game update

Space Conker: Upgrading Our Space Shooter Mechanics

At Ovid Game, we are constantly pushing our boundaries to create a better indie gaming experience. Our team has just shared a raw vertical gameplay clip showcasing the major gameplay updates of Space Conker.

While keeping our UI design consistent, we reworked the core space physics and shooting mechanics. We also introduced multiple language options and provided an early preview of our newly designed spaceship hangar, which is still actively under development. In this playtest, we jump straight into Easy mode to clean out asteroid fields and prepare our combat system for the upcoming massive Boss encounter.

Follow our journey as we shape the future of our local space shooter project! Check out our website to learn more about the ecosystem we are building.

Website: https://ovidgame.com/ Links: https://link.ovidgame.com/

Conquering the Deep Space with Just Your Eyes

Space Conqueror is back with an amazing new update, and we couldn’t be prouder. As indie game developers, Ovid Game is always trying to build immersive worlds while keeping gaming inclusive and accessible for every single captain out there.

We redesigned our ship hangar system from scratch, allowing you to spend credits on upgrading your Armor, Speed, and Weapon Damage before jumping into tough asteroid sectors and facing off against giant Sector Flagship bosses. We also polished the performance, making the space action fluid and fast-paced on both PC and mobile web browsers.

But the real magic lies in the controls. Space Conqueror requires zero keyboard inputs. You can play it using just a mouse, or even with Eye-Tracking devices! This opens up a comfortable, one-handed control layout that we hope makes our space adventure accessible to everyone.

Warp to our main station at https://ovidgame.com/ to experience the galactic battle for yourself!

I realized I should give monthly updates on the game I'm working on. It will also be where I drop some of my thoughts on the project so far.

So for updates, I think we'll format it as "What I got done so far" then "What I'm currently working on" and lastly "Struggles I need to figure out" (But Struggles may leak into the other parts) And if anything like a random section that doesn't fit into the other things.

This project has already been in the works for a year, but thats because I originally wanted it to be in 3D, and I've never made 3D models before- I have scrapped that and have gone full on into 2d hand drawn animation! (I wanted it to look like my style, and now it will!)

Now I have ADHD so hopefully this helps me keep on track. I need schedules and times to get things done by or else nothing will get done. I also have a date I want to shoot for to release the game on. (Mainly because the games style hasn't been since since 1987, and I think it would be funny to release it on the 40th Anniversary of that game (If you can guess the game without looking it up, go for it!))

NOW.

What I got done so far?

So far I got half the movement code 100% finished. This game has 2 styles of gameplay, so one is totally done, the other on the other hand will have a LOT more connected to it. So the easier one is done.

I got all the movement animations done except a death animation and a second dodge animation!

I got half the normal attacking animations done. (Normal Attack and Jumping attack, I need a crouch attack and maybe an up or down slash)

I have a sketch for the intro cutscene half finished. I want to add more to it, but my animation program is crying, so I'll have to make a second file for it.

I redid my outline for what I need to do to get the game done on time! Mainly because I did a dumb and flippen put my "Finish Maps" before my trip to go get Map References XD oooof. This months goals are "Finish Movement Code! (Maybe Attacking Code too) - Work on Intro Animation - Finish Voice Line Script" If I finish this and start working on next months goals, that will be really good!

I've been working on the Voice Line Script, I plan for only these to have voice acting. It's almost done! I also will eventually need to cast people, and I have a few people in mind. I'm also currently building a recording booth! :D

I have so many documents with so many different things in it. The main plot outline, the controls, the vibes I plan for the dungeons.

I've also already made assets for the UI and Menu! (Not all done though)

Alrighty! Moving onto; What I'm currently working on.

I'm working on getting ideas for Side Quests with a friend. I got the main quest figured out, but Side Quests are stuff I myself don't care to do, so I'm getting help from a friend who is really good to bounce Ideas off of!

That Recording Booth for clean audio. I've been meaning to put something together for a while, but just never had the time to. I will be actively trying to get that finished.

Learning how to code. (Sobs)

And I'm working on more scripting stuff.

And finally; Struggles I need to figure out!

I did put earlier "Learning how to code" Yeah so, I've never coded, but I can 100% do literally everything else in this project by myself. I can draw, script, design, voice act, write and compose my own music, everything, except to code! (No ai help) So I'm learning to code, and the way I want abilities to work there is no tutorial out there to help me, so I'll have to really learn it and make something. Which just needs a minute for me to actually read through stuff and so on. (I'm a smart cookie, I got this) BUT IF YOU KNOW HOW TO CODE- Any tips?? I'm currently making this on Godot, I tried Unity, but I haaated how the animation player worked, and Godot's was waaay better. Also coding button controls is way easier in Godot as well. I really did look into more than these two options, but yeah.

Godot's Jitters. I have learned the name of this problem and its "Jitters" I've followed multiple tutorials on how to get rid of them, and the problem is that I don't know how to! It's just not working! AAHHH-

The only problem with the date I want to game to come out on to is that I won't have a lot of time to Beta test things and fix stuff... Hmm, I'll have to keep close eye on stuff and make sure I don't fumble things.

The rest of Chapter 3 has been published! It's not very long since it's only half a chapter but I hope you all like it. Unfortunately, you'll need to replay the whole game because I made some changes to the code. For example, now the greying hair makes it so that the hair and fur of your MC is not grey, but greying. As always, I encourage you to play with different MCs to get all the slight variations.

As for chapter 3, feel free to send in any typo/mistake and most of all your feelings about it. Thank you <3

I’ve updated N01R, today! In this update, I’ve:

Added the second interlude and chapter 4.

Contributed to a total word count of ~141,560, an increase of about 41,000 words.

Fixed some grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that I found during a playthrough.