So, um... Long time no see, huh?

Okay, if I'm being honest, a big reason why this wasn't going to be updated was Starfield coming out in 2023. I was honestly scared that nobody would want to play this, since I would be competing against Bethesda (and promptly get my butt kicked because I can't beat them at their own game).

Of course, there's some similarities: "Open-World Space Exploration Game," and all that, but I realized something.

That's about where the similarities end. Infinite Voyager is its own game that is a love-letter to Sid Meier's Pirates! (except for that freaking dancing mechanic I don't like because I can't see the prompts).

That, and my fundamental game design philosophy is to not compete with other companies by making something truly unique. That way, I don't have to try to beat bigger studios at their own game.

It's that philosophy that helped me design Tyrannis and Tyrannis: Co-Prosperity, and it's the same philosophy that I'm bringing to Infinite Voyager.

So, with that out of the way, let's take a look at the new updates in 0.0.3:

• Ships can now be upgraded to have drone hangars to carry scouting and combat drones.
  
• Planetary exploration will now be done with drones, instead of ships.
  
• Drones can be purchased planetside.
  
• File size is reduced by removing unused boarding assets.
  
• Readjusted ship costs.
  
• Finally fixed that one bug that was messing with screen resolution.
  
• Reworked planetary invasion gameplay from a gauntlet of ship battles to engaging in dogfights against enemy interceptors in-atmosphere.
  
• Balanced shield recharge for difficulty.

Now, updates will be coming out more-often than once a year, but I do have a job now, and I basically make this game in my free time.

But there's a whole lot more to come. It's all in the design phase, but we're looking at more ship upgrades, colonization, shipbuilding, trading, and privateering.

Until then,
Chris Lawrence
Sole Employee at cGh ONE

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Kept you waiting, huh?

Yeah, sorry about that. Had a very hectic 2022, where I nearly died multiple times.

I'm doing better now, though, which means it's time for an update of Infinite Voyager!


This time, you aren't going from system to system. Do you see that star over there? Go there and explore the planets. If you want, conquer it for the faction of your choice and come back to it later!
One of the problems with combat is that players would have to keep looking away from their ship while they were fighting if they wanted to see if they ran out of ammo. Sure, that works in FPS games, but this is a roguelike space exploration game, not an FPS. Better to have all the info you need right next to your ship.
I'll be honest, this one is kind of for me. Sure, the old look wasn't bad, but man did it look ugly. A fresh coat of neon-blue paint looks way better.
Want to keep track of everything you have in total? Now there's a tab for that.

And they show up!
If you're going to be traveling through an entire galaxy, then you're going to need a new save system to save all that progress. Now you have one!
Inspired by Tyrannis' own video tutorials, I've basically gutted the old text-based tutorial system and replaced it with a brand-new video tutorial.
Are you tired of attacking a system, only to have to retreat, then return to an entirely new defense fleet? Well, that's all a thing of the past, now. When you attack a ship in the defense fleet, it's going to stay dead or captured.
And we're just getting started, folks.

Anyways, it's good to be back and working on Infinite Voyager again. Updates should be coming more regularly now.

Thanks to everyone who helped bring the game here. Seriously, I couldn't do it without you guys.

It's good to be back.

-Chris


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