Prison arquitect.. in space?!?!

[Wafflewaffle]

Developt by Double Fine Spcebase DF-9 looks very cool and its in SPACE!

[FlowerChild]

Another interesting take on the DF concept IMO. I think that space is an excellent choice here given the constant need to maintain base integrity to prevent the interior being exposed to vacuum. I could see underwater serving a similar purpose gameplay wise.

[Wafflewaffle]

Yeah im watching this Lead Designer LP of the current build and he mentions that fires in the machinery can suck out the oxigen in a room and if left unchecked it damages the Hull exposing it to vaccuum. Pretty awesome little stuff. He is appears to be a DF fan (its in the title of the game) and here is praying he shares the same sadistic humor. Plus space pirates

[abzu93]

My first look at the game was through tehpauleh. It immediately reminds me of an old game called Space Colony without the "Sims" aspect of developing relationships... hopefully.

Here's the LP -- I like that they just throw you out there with 6 minutes to survive. Kudos!

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[Ingenious Mekanism]

Wow, that looks really neat! Although I'm not a fan of the 1dimensional bases, I think that if it was in space, you should be able to build a more dwarf fortress style base with ladders going down to different layers of the base and branching tunnels (or in this case corridors) to some sort of guard wing.
Other than that, I love the sort of PA style build-them-up, especially when it's a constant struggle to keep it running smoothly, and that feeling when you have to abandon a section of your base and seal it off from the world because it's been overrun by goblins (dwarf fortress) is amazing!

[lostone1993]

I remember seeing this a while ago. I m glad someone brought it up again I forgot

I think it looks really interesting, looks similar to space colony one of favorite games but without the annoying micro manage relationship crap

actually I am looking at buying it but $25 is a tad steep. has anyone here bought and think it was worth that much ?

[Gilberreke]

I'm not a fan of the 1dimensional bases, I think that if it was in space, you should be able to build a more dwarf fortress style base with ladders going down to different layers of the base and branching tunnels (or in this case corridors) to some sort of guard wing.

Why? I always found that to be the biggest flaw in DF. We are not used to thinking in 3 dimensions, I do not want 3D for the sake of it. If you want to pinpoint the exact point where DF became tedious to play, it's the switch to 3D.

Unless you can do a really elegant 3D camera along with it, it's not worth it. That 3D camera perspective can easily take up 50% of your budget or more, just to get people an extra dimension. Not worth it.

That's of course my humble opinion, but since very, very few bird-perspective games in history are 3D (name 5?), I assume I'm not the only one ;). And no, very rudimentary systems like Rollercoaster Tycoon don't count and even then everyone disliked building underground in those games.