Testing Branch Updated to Version 0.1.6

For version 6.0 there will be a new price for Star Explorers!

The game will transition from the current price of $4.99 to $9.99.

This will be happening on Friday night, allowing for Valve's approval. So if you've been thinking about getting Star Explorers, now would be a good time!

Fruit

This update introduces "Fruit," a new type of life form on some planets.

Currently you will see fruit anywhere there are trees or tree-like organisms. I plan to update this to make their appearance more varied.

Each fruit type will be a bit different from others. Most of them will behave like fruit here on earth behave ... they won't really do much at all, but may drop from their trees.

However some fruits may have behaviors. These differ from other life forms as they will also react to each other, instead of just to other life forms. Another difference is that their behavior with respect to other fruits will be different than their behavior towards non fruits. Some fruits, when they stray too far away from their tree, will race back to her.

Currently, fruits will not harm the player nor can they be harmed by the player or by other aliens. They may trigger a floater to explode though. This may also change in the next update, and some fruits may be dangerous ... not quite sure yet.

Picking Fruit

Another thing that makes fruit unique is that you will be able to pick them up and add them to your inventory. Currently, each fruit will take up a full inventory slot. I think I will keep it this way as each one will have slightly different parameters.

Eating Fruit

This is not implemented yet. Your character will be able to eat the fruit, and receive some kind of effect. It may be beneficial, or harmful, or something in between the two. This should be ready in the next update.

Dropping Fruit

Dropping fruit on a planet surface, or in a cave (not tested yet) will allow the fruit to resume its normal fruit-like behavior. But instead of being tied to its tree, the fruit will think of you as its mommy.

Why Fruit?

I'm not sure what I'm doing here. Players have asked me to add something that allows more to be done on planet surfaces. Having plants, it seemed logical to include some kind of fruits on some of them. I don't really know if or how they will effect the gameplay. I am hoping they players will discover some cool things to do with them.