Is this game worth playing and is it abandoned

[cptnoverkill]

I really like the concept and doing space battles in building games like from the depths and brick rigs but this game seem next level for actual space combat and i wanted to know how it was and if its worth playing

[CBR JGWRR]

This game is essentially the hardest (in accuracy to real-life) sci-fi exploration of what space warfare would actually be like on near-future technology.

The dev basically set out to answer the question of what space warfare would be like, instead of just theory-crafting around pet ideas, and while there are some inaccuracies and some things that would never be acceptable in real life despite being technically feasible (player-made nuclear reactors are literally a few K from meltdown to maximise performance, for example) it answers the question quite effectively.

And for those times when you want to go more speculative sci-fi, black box modules allow you to replicate those elements.

[SoulWager]

I'll just link my review: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198027398476/recommended/476530

The dev still exists, but is working on a new game at the moment. No idea if any future updates for this game are planned.

[Taehl]

It's the "hardest" sci-fi game ever (as opposed to "soft sci-fi"), being entirely based on IRL materials, mechanics, and devices and being as accurate to them as it possibly can. It's also fairly challenging! By getting good at this game, you'll get a strong taste of some real science - not just orbital mechanics, stuff like structural engineering, nuclear physics, and chemistry too.

If that sounds appealing, definitely get the game (there's always the 2-hour refund window). If the thought of occasionally reading a science textbook makes you want to curl up and die, you probably should give this game a pass.

There's only one major bug I know of (and it's dead simple to build your missiles to simply not trigger it). There are practically no build limits of any kind - game absolutely WILL let you field a ridiculous number of ships/drones/missiles/etc., and the game WILL run slow if you push it hard enough. This isn't Spore, and there are very few guard-rails in place to force you to make designs that "run well" or "aren't completely bat-sh!t insane".

Once I unlocked custom module design, I fell in so deep that I still haven't gotten around to finishing the campaign, just because I've apparently got some kind of obsession with making the smallest, cheapest, most-deadly-per-kg drones in the galaxy.

I wouldn't call it 100% abandoned. The dev is currently working on another passion project of theirs, but it seems like they still pay attention to the CDE discord and are taking notes regarding fixes and improvements. No idea if/when that'll come to something, but it's worth knowing.

[templariomaster]

From what I understood from the developer the game is not abandoned, it is simply finished. He answered his question, added as many features and fixed as many bugs he felt were necessary and done.

[Echo]

While exploring the game files we have discovered that there is unfinished stuff (turboelectric fission generators and coolant-cooled weapon barrels).

All we know for sure is that the last thing he said regarding COADE is "The next patch will drop when I’m no longer busy with MegaFactory Titan".

[667 Doc]

used to love designing missiles, but then it stopped working
have no clue why

[Echo]

What do you mean by "it stopped working"? Can you describe the problem you're having in more detail (e.g. I press the button to run the game on Steam, the loading screen appears, then it crashes to desktop)?

[wooaa]

If you like building things, love numbers and tinkering with designs, and want to get an idea of what "realistic" space combat would look like this game is a 100% buy.