Hello all!

We are currently making a space game (not a traditional simulator, though - don't bite me for that!). It will be something between Star Control (best space game I ever played, thanks to Ryan!), Dark Orbit and (hopefuly) Eve. Our main goal is to make a great world, scenario and gameplay. We won't hide absense of the meaning behind amazing special effects, like in modern games (though indeed we will do everything to make our game beautiful and attractive).

To success, we will need support of space games fans. Soon we will go for Kickstarter, and will need a good help to spread the word about our game. Also, we would be glad to get some feedbacks and opinions about our game.

In a week or two we will open our site with materials; for now, I've opened group with few ingame screenshots and concept-arts on facebook.
I'll be glad to see you all on the page and hope that you will support us - and together we will make a great game, full of oldschool spirit and soul.

We will be happy to see you all on our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/divinespacegame




Sincerely hope you will like this sneak peek and join our mission. Cheers and good day/night!

We are using Unity3D, yes. We hope to make it fully crossplatform (there are rumors that unity team is going to support Linux soon too).

First version will be for iPads/Android pads and it will be single; but this is only a first step on a way to MMO version (I'm mostly interested in MMO).

I don't think it will be opensource, though - maybe few years later (or sooner if we won't survive this deadline and won't gain support on kickstarter). We plan to release some tools for community to create intereting things later, too - but this is only an idea for now. Community can build ships ingame, and in MMO version will be able to build bases (like this one on the screenshot).

Thank you for good word, too!

Thank you again!

Currently, we just need to gather fans of space games on our page, for the future support. This is the main purpose of this thread - to find people that are interested in new, smart games and are willing to participate in it's creation.

So, if you wish to help, you can help us by hlping us to build community and spread the word. This is most important thing now.

We will post fresh updates weekly, and make process of development interesting for our fans too.

All the best!

PS: more art and screenshots are added to our page: Divine Space official page

What are these hexagons with strange symbols on them?

Just to know.

While I've been playing different space games, I've always missed ability to build my own ship. In Divine Space, we made a ship's constructor. You can build your own ship from the different parts and then equip it with additional devices, engines and, of course, weapons.

Check out this one of the first concept-arts: it shows only one way to attach details, though - and there are many. We have three differrent types of the ships, and more will be added with time.

Divine Space ship's constructor concept-art

Thank you for the hint, I will (will find the form as soon as I finish this post).

Actual gameplay mostly reminds Dark Orbit. We fly in the plane of the ecliptic; but difference is - we can change altitude at will (though it's barely needed - ship changes altitude automatically). In fact, ship can fly in any direction, so it's still 3D. Or 2,95D

I have one crazy idea how to make it even more intersting (flight model) and, at the same time, it will remain casual. This know-how we won't implement in first version, but probably will do it in MMO. Anyways, we need to test it first, since I never seen anything like this anywhere and it may be unusable.

About combat system - it's real-time fights. You click on the target and combat begins. We will make it more interesting as soon as add cannons AI. It will allow us to point many target at once and ship will aim on the 'best' (or weakest, or nearest - depends on it's current mode). This is in our roadmap and we hope to release it with the first version.

Beside that, there are very addictive resources grinding (last time our coders went to test it for 5 minutes and spent 2-3 hours instead); trading between stations and, of course, quests. Currently, I'm working on the global scenario and I'm quite proud of how it's turning out. I hope to resurrecct spirit of the old space games because personally, I can't play modern games - they are hollow, similar to most Hollywood movies. It's just imho, of course. So main goal of the game is to make new scenario and new universe that no one ever seen before. There will be something new, that I can promise.

Partially, yes. You'll be able to use special abilities/items in combat, change tactics, weapons - but this is not a sim, no.

And general idea is to make not a sim, but to make adventure/space quest with a good, deep scenario and alive characters that everyone can play (while sims/freelancer controls can be played only by a skilled gamers).

The way I read the combat is that it is reminiscent of EVE Online.
That's not necessarily a bad thing in my opinion, though it will drive many people away, I think.

Been following you on facebook, nice stuff!