Space Miner PlayDate

Space Miner is a Playdate space mining proof of concept. 

If this gets enough interest we will make it into a full game.

This is an early proof of concept from Shadow Break Games.

Website: www.shadowbreakgames.com

SpaceMiner1.2.pdx.zip new warp drive added amongst other thing for you to discover. (I used AI to help with this update, code only)

Finally, the big Space Miner update is live Space Miner v0.8.pdx.zip, it's now up to you the playdate community to shape the game into what YOU want it to be. 

Message me, comment on here, itch.io, email me on my website, comment on my youtube, lots of ways to send your suggestions.

If you run into any bugs please let me know and I will fix them ASAP.

I have got to go back to the daily grind now, have fun and get involved.

All the best

Adam

Mining

• Find asteroid belts using the radar and sector map
• Scan asteroids to reveal their ore type and quality
• Nine belt-mined ore types:
  • Iron
  • Nickel
  • Silicate
  • Carbon
  • Cobalt
  • Titanium
  • Crystal
  • Platinum
  • Uranium
• Three ore grades: standard, good and rich
• Aim at individual seams during the mining minigame
• Tune the laser with the crank for faster and cooler cutting
• Volatile seams can trigger pressure spikes
• Stop cutting and wait for pressure to vent
• Exposed core pockets provide bonus rich ore
• Quick consecutive extractions create yield-boosting mining chains
• Different asteroid shapes and surface details
• Depleted asteroids are replaced inside the sector’s mining belts

Cargo and trading

• Cargo is tracked separately by ore type and grade
• Expandable cargo capacity
• Scrollable cargo hold
• Live market prices that drift over time
• Selling ore lowers its local price
• Buying ore raises its local price
• Deeper sectors offer stronger sale prices
• Sell individual units or an entire ore stack
• Refined ore receives an additional value multiplier
• Plant specimens are stored separately as plant data

Contracts

• Procedurally generated contracts
• Four available jobs on the contract board
• Accept one active contract at a time
• Contracts can request:
  • A specific ore type
  • Refined ore
  • Exotic surface minerals
  • Plant survey data
• Deliver the requested resources for credits
• Completed contracts are immediately replaced
• Contract difficulty and rewards increase with reputation
• Accepted contracts are saved

Ship upgrades

• Cargo pods increase hold capacity
• Ion drive upgrades improve speed and acceleration
• Laser-focus upgrades increase mining power
• Heat sinks reduce heat and improve cooling
• Scanner upgrades increase scan range
• Dock clamps make docking alignment easier
• Refinery stabilisers widen the safe tuning area
• Every upgrade has multiple levels

Stations and docking

• Different station and refinery designs in every sector
• Match position and roll during the docking minigame
• Hold the clamps steady to complete docking
• Docking upgrades provide additional assistance
• Station services include:
  • Contract board
  • Upgrade shop
  • Ore market
  • Cargo sales
  • Hull repairs
  • Warp licence
• Refining returns you to the docked services screen
• Choose when to undock instead of being returned directly to flight

Ore refining

• Select which ore type to process
• Pay a refining fee based on the selected cargo
• Three refining phases:
  • Melt
  • Separate
  • Purify
• Tune the refinery using the crank
• Control heat, slag, quality and stability
• Vent excess heat using the D-pad
• Complete a timed final pour
• Better performance produces a larger sale bonus
• Refine multiple ore types during the same visit

Planets and moons

• Every sector contains a distant planet and moon
• Planets and moons appear on the radar and sector map
• Survey each celestial body for a one-time credit reward
• Brake into orbit and land using a crank-controlled descent minigame
• Walk across first-person wireframe surfaces
• Turn using the D-pad or crank
• Use a lander compass to find your ship
• Return to orbit using a two-stage takeoff minigame
• Recall to orbit from the surface menu if you become lost

Planet exploration

• Walk across rolling alien terrain
• Find and scan alien plants
• Tune through three moving signal harmonics
• Earn credits and plant data from successful scans
• Find surface mineral deposits
• Mine premium Exotic ore
• Track rotating crystal faults with the crank
• Strike faults using the A button
• Missed strikes increase stress and can fracture the deposit
• Surface position, scanned plants and mined deposits are saved

Moon exploration

• Airless moon surfaces with stars and no atmosphere
• More mineral deposits than planetary surfaces
• No plant life
• Ore Ex trading post
• Buy and sell all ore types at the Moon Exchange
• Sell collected plant data
• Use the exchange as an additional trading and resupply location

Player-owned outpost

• Find a derelict outpost near Korr Halo in Midnight Belt
• Purchase the station for CR 200,000
• Install a repair bay for free hull repairs
• Install a private refinery
• Install a research laboratory
• Invest plant data in greenhouse research
• Continue exploring while specimens grow
• Return later and sell the completed specimens
• Ownership, modules and growing specimens are saved

Sector travel

• Purchase a warp licence using credits
• No completed jobs are required to unlock sectors
• Select your destination from the warp-gate menu
• Travel directly to either of the other sectors
• Arrival card welcomes you to the selected sector
• Each sector has different:
  • Stations
  • Refineries
  • Planets
  • Moons
  • Ore quality
  • Mining yields
  • Market values