#worbital

cant remember where the original post of this is from or what the fuck "guilty pleasure" is supposed to mean but here's mine by the way i fucking hate anno 1800 i dont really have any game series with more than 2 games so anno was the best i could think of also FUCK subnautica below zero i have a whole essay if you want to know why i think its worse

Rem Amashyo and Geppo Haruma from Worbital.

I'm currently interning at Team Jolly Roger and occasionally make Worbital fan art(?) while working.

Link to Worbital's steam page:

Worbital sees entire planets going to war in strategic real-time multiplayer artillery based combat as players attempt to be the last planet standing in their solar system.

Hey, folks! It’s been a while since we put out an update on Worbital development, so let’s take a look and see where the game is now.

We are approaching the Beta stage and Worbital is looking more and more like the game we envisioned it to be. One of the things that has been improving over the last month is local multiplayer (we first mentioned it in our previous status update). Though work is still needed, the local multiplayer is already quite enjoyable, and we are actively testing it inside and outside the team. Last week, we carried out two testing sessions with our fellow Kajaani gamedev studios and neighbours, Bind and Rusto Games.

The testing showed that one of the things we still need to figure out is the solar system size. When you’re playing a 4-player match, you share one screen with your opponents. There is a single static camera set above the solar system. Imagine how chaotic and nauseating it would be with each player moving the camera and zooming it in and out whenever. That would make the local matches completely unplayable, thus the camera view has to remain static. This makes the solar system proportions an issue. How to balance it so that everyone can see clearly what’s happening on the screen, but also to fit everything into single screen? Currently, the players still have to squint every now and then to see the little details, but we’re working on it. See the latest version in the screenshot above. In addition to improving the solar system size, we’re also working on UI polish, to make sure everything is clear and in the most convenient spots.

Maybe the most significant recent additions to the game is the Battle Kit edit menu and Factions. There’s a popping variety of weapons available in Worbital, but only a certain limited amount you can use in a match. Before a match, you can select available weapons from the list by going to the Battle Kit from the Main Menu.The list of available weapons will depend on the the faction you choose to belong to. There are three of them: Terrene, Lucid and Celestial (names may be changed later on). The factions will also determine your advisor character, who will pop up during the game to consult you and comment on the events of the match. For that same reason of lack of screen space, the advisors don’t appear in the Local Multiplayer matches.

Worbital’s Beta stage is getting closer with each day. Soon we might require a more extensive testing… Stay tuned for more news on that!

Here’s an in-progress mock-up screen of our new art style.

The semi-polygonized look of the reveal teaser was changed for smoother shapes, and the bright colours are now shifted from planets and background to projectiles and explosions.

Just like that, another year has passed. How has it been for you? Us TJR folk have remained mostly under the radar. Much like the year before, 2021 has been busy with subcontracting and working to keep Team Jolly Roger going into the future. We are hopeful that a new TJR-original game project is just over the horizon and that the folks in our community will be as excited as we are to see what it will be.

Once again, we are moving into the new year with optimism and wish you happy holidays! The pandemic is still raging on, so stay safe and take good care of those around you. And remember to have fun as much as you can! ☃️🎆

Meanwhile, Steam (as well as Nintendo eShop, Xbox and PlayStation Store) are having their seasonal sale in the upcoming weeks. It’s a great chance to try some of our games you haven’t gotten a chance to play yet 👀 https://store.steampowered.com/app/761910/Worbital/ 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/650220/Interplanetary_Enhanced_Edition/