Dev Blog 21: Factions, Characters, Pod Update

June Dev Blog! The different factions of Space Salvage, a few new characters entered space, and mechanically yet aesthetically beautiful pod upgrades!

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Factions:

Multiple Factions for your picking! Choose your path you’d like to take on, by picking between The SSC, The Corperium, or The Scavengers.

Space Salvage Corporation: The Space Salvage Corporation, or SSC, is a ruthless and opportunistic company specializing in sending its low-cost disposable workforce to any armpit of the galaxy, so long as there is at least a vague promise of some valuable, ownerless salvage to be recovered.

The Corperium: An unfathomably massive entity, sprawling in all manners through every nook and cranny of human-occupied space. The Corperium is a result of human society having failed to extrapolate any sensible source of governance wholesale amongst the stars. As a symptom of this failure the industrial and financial corporations offered the most reliable structure of societal organization to a post-earth humanity, despite being at-least somewhat responsible for the total desolation of Earth during the 23rd century

Scavengers:''Maybe they'll espouse their rhetoric of freedom, maybe they'll try to peddle you exotic luxuries from unknown corners of space, or maybe they'll slit your throat and dump your body in an alley. Point is, they're unpredictable, and that is why the Corpos hate them so much'' - Unknown

Unable to decide on which faction suits you? Don’t worry, a story mission gives you a bit of insight into what each faction will ask of you.

Characters:

We wanted to give the characters a bit of life and movement. So be prepared for them to come alive and talk to you through the mission selection screen! Here’s a sneak peek of the character we currently have!

Pomeline: Employee Liason Pomeline is a long-standing and proud employee of the SSC. Uniquely tasked with the ingress of unsuspecting new employees, she manages her underlings with a firm corporate hand. Not to say that she's all stern, she is partial to a slice of Neptune cake after all.

Colstin: A weather-beaten and wily trader, Colstin has eyes and ears in every part of the galaxy, all looking to find him the best deals. A fan of gullible SSC employees, he'll be your best friend when he needs to, but don't be surprised if he forges and sells your identity to some Itrex pirates offering a good price.

Slid

Mortgage Acquisitions rep for Frontier Locations.

Likes

High-rate lending to buyers with bad-credit; Pineapple pizza; Expensive sunglasses.

Dislikes

Beauracratic oversight; Ice cubes in a vodka-martini; FLOC drones

More are to come! Who knows, maybe you’ll meet all the faction leaders

Pod Update:

Did you know, the pod never had an exterior until recently? Well, now it does! It has been fully built, with all the SSC branding and janky-ness possible. Effects have also been added into the pod, so you can really feel like you’re in danger when you bash into an asteroid. Remember, SSC is not liable for any damages, injuries or explosions occurred from bad piloting skills.

What's to come

We are working on the last bit of levels for Space Salvage! Which includes more story, challenges and more races! Hopefully we are able to show them to you next month. Thank you again for all the support you’ve provided us so far, we really appreciate it!