Dev Update #001: A new lens

Convicted Galaxy is about to get a whole lot better…

Core concept: refocused

We started development of Convicted Galaxy with a loose story and a core principle of keeping gameplay fun. This was a good approach for making progress toward a fun experience fairly quickly. We developed and shared a product that, we believe, was and still is quite fun. However, we want to provide a fun, worthwhile, and complete experience.

In the past year, we have solidified early concepts and have been focusing all design decisions around a cohesive, story-centric idea. This focus has made it much more fun and compelling to design, develop, and implement parts of the game that need to be finished. We believe this will translate to the game experience, making Convicted Galaxy more cohesive and interesting to play while keeping the fun aspects that already exist. And of course, leading to a version 1.0.

Path forward

We are still a ways out from pushing a new build to the beta channel for open testing. Even though we have accomplished a lot of new work, there are some core features which need to be finished before we will feel ready for wide scale playtesting.

In the coming months, we plan to share Dev Updates on a regular basis, highlighting new content that will be available in the next build of Convicted Galaxy.

Upcoming features

A sneak peek of some features that we have implemented and are still testing out:

• OASIS (upgrade) stations

• New ACE pod (your spaceship) design

• New Upgrades and Abilities

• Collectible materials

• Galactic phenomena to encounter

• Reworked audio assets

• Additional music tracks

• Interactive NPC and faction behavior

Stay tuned!