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Lord of Rigel: An Upcoming 4x Space Strategy Title

LordofRigel · 2014-10-23T10:40:45Z

So over the past six months we've been working on a turn based space strategy game in the vein of Stardrive, Endless Space, Galactic Civilizations and Master of Orion called Lord of Rigel. Basically we're taking everything we like, tossing out what we disliked, and really focusing on the end game which is always a bit of a weakness in these sorts of games. Having a Babylon 5 style cold war with two elder species is our answer, basically trying to do what Master of Orion 3 was aiming for with the New Orions and Galactic Council. The big thing separating us from the flock comes down to fleshing out the universe and sticking with turn based tactical (since so many current games have real time or non-interactive cinematic tactical).We're developing this for PC, Mac OS, and Linux. Key Features:Turn based strategic and tactical combatRandomly generated Galaxies with a wide range of customizable parameters10 Pre-set species with unique characteristicsSpecies customizationMinor species, including two Elder races waging a cold warRich technology tree ranging from lasers to artificial planets and Dyson spheresFully customizable space ships for waging warEasy to grasp but deep economic systemLeaders, either mercenaries or from your empire, who are shaped by their successes and failures.Diplomatic system that is simple, but has considerable depthSeveral victory conditions including military, diplomatic, and research options.Strategic resources that require unique strategies to acquire, hold, and exploitWho are we?Rhombus Studios, a relatively small company in Bellingham WA with a mix of people with industry experience in PC and mobile platforms but this is still a rather ambitious project for us. Past projects team members have done include Diaspora the freeware Battlestar Galactica space sim, Red Front for iOS, Battlestar Galactica Online, pre-production on Crytek games, and film.What are we currently working on?First off, a new website with should coincide with the release of a tactical combat demo that will give access to skirmish mode. Skirmish mode is like it is in the Total War games, you get to set up battles. We'll give access to the mid-level techs and two fleets.Our plan is to have that out and then do a small crowdfunding campaign to help fund some additional features (like iOS and Droid versions which will take some testing and licensing fees) in the game and get the word out.Sound Track Samples on SoundcloudGenerator Demo: (Old Art but gives a sense of galaxies in the game)Windows | Mac OS X | LinuxWebsite (Old, Not being updated until the new one but has some stuffPageOur steam early concepts page has some concept art up there.Some wallpapers:Humans versus KatraxiHuman fleet scale (not all ship classes shown)Screenshot:Tactical combat

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Today we have a new mechanics article covering more space terrain in the form of wormholes and FTL improvements.

http://www.lordofrigel.com/news/mechanics-series-13-wormholes-and-ftl-amplifiers/

Also, here's a wallpaper showing off the Aranids and their fleet!

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Posted : October 21, 2015 14:37

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For today, we have a new article on ship design this time covering how ships are scaled:

http://www.lordofrigel.com/news/ship-design-13-ship-scaling/

Also we're showing off one of our smallest, most minimalist ships, the Human frigate:

(.p3d link):

http://p3d.in/NKUX3

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Posted : October 22, 2015 15:45

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Today's game design article covers Doomstars, our totally-not-a-moon ship class:

http://www.lordofrigel.com/news/design-series-13-i-want-my-doomstars/

Also sometimes bugs turn empire borders into abstract art!

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Posted : October 23, 2015 15:46

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Today we have a bunch of updates. To start with the weekly progress on game development:

http://www.lordofrigel.com/status/status-update-for-1018-10242015/

As it's music Monday we also released a new track!

https://soundcloud.com/rhombustudios/ground-combat-neutral?in=rhombustudios/sets/lord-of-rigel-original-soundtrack

Finally, we have a new species video covering the Tharrn:

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Posted : October 26, 2015 15:38

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We have a new species article today on the Humans:

http://www.lordofrigel.com/news/species-series-14-humans/

Also here's one of the very early concepts of the Human diplomat:

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Posted : October 27, 2015 17:17

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Instead of the skill trees many strategy games are using, we have an article today covering the acquired trait approach we're taking that lets heroes be shaped by actual gameplay:

http://www.lordofrigel.com/news/mechanics-series-14-acquired-hero-skills/

Also a new wallpaper for the Mars-like minimal planets:

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Posted : October 28, 2015 15:45

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This week our ship design article covers the Katraxi:

http://www.lordofrigel.com/news/ship-design-14-katraxi-fleet-design/

Also a species wallpaper for the Ornithons!

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Posted : October 30, 2015 14:29

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We have a new article today covering minor species in LoR:

http://www.lordofrigel.com/news/feature-series-14-minor-species/

We're also showing off one of the minor species diplomats!

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Posted : November 1, 2015 09:01

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We have a new species video today, this time covering the Yalkai!

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Posted : November 2, 2015 19:18

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Although we didn't reach the Kickstarter funding goal, it did serve the purpose of spreading the word about the game. We are continuing work and still aiming for a summer 2016 release. We'll be winding down a little on daily media updates in the coming weeks. We'll still have our weekly status updates, some videos, and a few articles on development but not every day.

But for today a new species update on the Tulocks!

http://www.lordofrigel.com/news/species-series-15-tulock/

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Posted : November 3, 2015 19:51

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Today we have an article covering how spy missions work in LoR:

http://www.lordofrigel.com/news/mechanics-series-15-espionage-missions/

Plus a fleet scale image for the Aranids!

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Posted : November 4, 2015 18:34

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Our newest ship design article focuses more on one ship, the Katraxi frigate!

http://www.lordofrigel.com/news/ship-design-15-a-closer-look-at-the-katraxi-frigate/

Also a new wallpaper, showing off the Aranids v.s. the Yalkai!

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Posted : November 5, 2015 18:19

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Today we have another one of our pre-warp minor species to show off.

We finished up diplomatic victories and the galactic council this week including the council decree system. Council decrees are a lot like the planetary council votes in SMAC.

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Posted : November 8, 2015 09:04

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We'll be doing less frequent updates, but today we have our weekly status update and implemented leader mechanics:

http://www.lordofrigel.com/status/status-update-for-118-11142015/

This week our species video covers the Humans, who are pretty bog-standard fare in LoR:

We also have a new screenshot showing off the GNN room:

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Posted : November 15, 2015 08:44

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We've had a pretty busy week fleshing out the hero mechanics some more and fixing bugs! But we wanted to show off two things, the Synth fighter drone and a species video covering the Ornithons!

http://www.lordofrigel.com/status/status-update-for-1115-11212015/

Snyth fighter drone (View in 3D)

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Posted : November 22, 2015 12:07

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We're alive and kicking as a project and a lot is going on behind the scenes.

But to show off some new things, we have a species video covering the Synth:

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I3WGWTbLW0[/media]

Also, a wallpaper of one of our elder species the Arcturans:

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Posted : January 13, 2016 13:36

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Today's a pretty big day for the Lord of Rigel team. We're happy to announce a publisher deal with Iceberg Interactive.

We're also showing off our new tactical combat system:

We also have a new teaser trailer done in engine using game assets:

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Posted : March 9, 2016 12:08

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I hate to be "that" guy again but...

...why Iceberg again? They have poor track record regarding almost all titles they published. And it's as if they're always doing their best at ~~devouring~~ grabbing every single indie 4X titles they come across to publish.

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Posted : March 9, 2016 18:01