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I am proud to present Deep Space Settlement! DSS is a real-time strategy game focused on empire building and grand-scale space battles. It is in development since February 2011 and is for PC Windows.Story:You are part of a multi-generational mission to colonize distant regions of space. Your journey brings you to a star cluster rich in resources and lightly populated. Or so it seems. Your goal is clear: setup a space settlement and thrive. Whether you choose to make allies or conquer through supremacy is up to you.Features:* Build your interstellar empire;* Gather resources to power your empire economy;* Trade resources between star-systems and players;* Customizable ships;* Build giant capital ships supported by an armada of smaller, more maneuverable ships;* Create huge fleets;* Unlock new technologies;* Unlock new ship abilities through an XP system;* Defend from invaders and conquer new star systems;* Single or multiplayer;* High modding capabilities.Website: [url]http://dss.stephanierct.com/[/url] : [url]http://twitter.com/#!/StephanieRct[/url] the latest screenshots:Fleet editor:I am relatively far into development but there are still some features to implement. I hope to hit Alpha this summer.Any comments and/or suggestions are appreciated.

Welcome to SSC StephanieRctAlways great to see another game in development.

Hi StephanieWelcome to SSC and Deep Space Settlement is looking really good. The screen shots and video show off some nice game play. How big star system wise will the game be? Will DSS be SP and MP capable? I added Deep Space Settlement to our game listing, like that large capitol ship btw

I saw this on indiedb, it looks really good. I love any game that reminds me of Sins of a Solar Empire Did you program this all by yourself or do you have a team?

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Did you program this all by yourself or do you have a team?
I do not work in a team, but I'll probably ask someone to do the graphics assets eventually.
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How big star system wise will the game be? Will DSS be SP and MP capable?
Number of star systems can be scaled up or down as you like. To give you an idea, I aim between 10 to 100 star systems. But the player won't be limited to these numbers. Off course the more star systems you have the more powerful your PC needs to be. Also, DSS is both SP and MP.

You did all this yourself? I mean wrote this custom engine and did all the art yourself, that's truly incredible!

1 thing though: This game looks to become awesome!Great job Stephanie, and keep up the good work. Fan added!

Looking really nice! Good luck with it!

Here’s a video preview of corvette ship customization in DSS, which demonstrates how ship design works. Corvettes are the smallest class of ships averaging at 30 meters in length. They are used as workers/transporters as well as fighters engaging in dog fights. can get more information there [url]http://www.stephanie....php?f=7&t=1412[/url]

I really like the Colony Station and thanks for showing the scale chart, that dreadnought is going to be something to reckon with <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//wink3.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> Will the Colony Station have any defenses besides your fleet? And can a Colony Station be effected by any gases/nebula or cosmic type events?

This looks quite awesome and very interesting. My only problem was, while throwing money at my screen nothing happened.How will this game be distributed? Kickstarter? Retail? Steam? Download from your own page?While the ships and stations look already like they are finished, the UI could need a slight improvement, but that's just me maybe. Looking forward to the game!

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[background=rgb(33, 47, 58)]Will the Colony Station have any defenses besides your fleet?[/background]
Colony stations cannot defend themselves against the enemy beside having a better shield. You can, however, build standalone turret platform near your vulnerable stations.
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[background=rgb(33, 47, 58)]And can a Colony Station be effected by any gases/nebula or cosmic type events?[/background]
Your colonists' moral and health might be affected by some events or situations.
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[background=rgb(33, 47, 58)]How will this game be distributed? Kickstarter? Retail? Steam? Download from your own page?[/background]
Direct from my website. You will be able to preorder at some point which will give you access to alpha/beta release.

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Direct from my website. You will be able to preorder at some point which will give you access to alpha/beta release.
Thank you for your answer. =)Hopefully you can provide a wide range of payment options then. On the European market credit cards and paypal are not granted to be used by everyone. most people do have one of them, but unlike the US it's not common for everyone.I only heard from this game in these forums I wonder how you are going to promote this project. I really would like to see it on Steams greenlight.

I simply love your 3D models. Great job !

This looks amazing. Ship customization seems a lot simpler than GalCiv2, which is good since trying to create my own designs in that game gave me a headache. I really, really like your colony station mechanics. That's something that I've been looking for in a game since Spaceforce: Captains sank. Fleet design looks epic. Keep up the good work!

Looks interesting

I like how you setup overlapping sectors of fire to get some crossfire going on. Did the ships you spawn, were they fairly week so you could show off what the turrets can do? Because they looked like they were easily defeating the enemy and that was only three. But I like how the turrets are universal in that they can have different types of guns on the same platform (nice touch).Will your ships on patrol automatically pickup the loot boxes or will you have to give orders to scoop them up?

well it does say simulation game discussion. Looking forward to trying it. Any ideas on release time table? Also where is the music from? Video didn't say.

and thanks to you I have discovered Shazzam.

it's your video, who cares what anyone says! Love it man thanks! The game too! Can't wait.