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===== Primary Goals ===== | ===== Primary Goals ===== | ||
- | * Develop a new, modern code base that can be built and run on multiple platforms including Windows, | + | * Develop a new, modern code base that can be built and run on multiple platforms including Windows, |
* Implement the core gameplay mechanics from OUTPOST | * Implement the core gameplay mechanics from OUTPOST | ||
- | * Provide a better interface from which the user can get better feedback from their Colony. | + | * Provide a better interface from which the user can get better feedback from their Colony |
- | * Add the ability to establish new colonies on the same planet. | + | |
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===== Secondary Goals ===== | ===== Secondary Goals ===== | ||
- | * Develop new visuals to replace the old graphics using modern rendering procedures and alpha transparency (something impossible at the time the original | + | * Replace |
- | * Add additional | + | * Add the ability to establish new colonies on the same planet |
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- | * Implement a multiplayer mode where other users can establish colonies on the same planet or different planets/ | + | >===== Tertiary Goals ===== |
+ | * Implement a multiplayer mode where other users can establish colonies on the same planet or different planets/ | ||
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===== Recreational / Luxury Items ===== | ===== Recreational / Luxury Items ===== | ||
- | In OUTPOST, the Underground Factory could produce luxury items that were either consumed by the Commercial or Red Light District structure. This made sense as a boost to morale levels however the game designers chose to use superfluous item names for the production such as Fuzzy Dice, Wax Lips and Neuromancer Games. | + | //Main article: |
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- | I remember personally thinking that this was silly. In OutpostHD, Underground Factories will produce luxury items which I think are simple enough to label as “Luxury Items”. UG Factories will also be used to produce | + | |
+ | OUTPOST had UG Factories that produced a number of products most of which were used by Commercial and Red Light District structures to provide a morale boost. These products all had silly names and all served to fill the same need as a luxury item. OutpostHD' | ||
===== Planet Selection ===== | ===== Planet Selection ===== | ||
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===== Mined Resources ===== | ===== Mined Resources ===== | ||
- | One of the problems with OUTPOST is the over abundance of resource types some of which were difficult to get. There were 11 mined resource types, all of which were needed to keep your colony operating. While //Multi-Purpose Goo// could be substituted for resources that were missing, this felt more like a band-aid solution. | + | //Main Article: [[OutpostHD:: |
- | OutpostHD has reduced this to four mined resources | + | All of the mined resources |
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- | ^ OUTPOST | + | |
- | | Metals A | Common Metals | | + | |
- | | Metals B | Rare Metals | | + | |
- | | Metals C | Common Minerals | | + | |
- | | Metals D | Rare Minerals | | + | |
- | | Precious Metals A | | | + | |
- | | Precious Metals B | | | + | |
- | | Minerals A | | | + | |
- | | Minerals B | | | + | |
- | | Minerals C | | | + | |
- | | Fusion Elements A | | | + | |
- | | Fusion Elements B | | | + | |
- | | Fusion Elements C | | | + | |
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- | The reasoning behind this is that players need to be able to know at a moments glance how much of what resources they have without having to look at a report that spans an entire screen. The four resources | + | |
+ | * Common Metals | ||
+ | * Common Minerals | ||
+ | * Rare Metals | ||
+ | * Rare Minerals | ||
+ | This will reduces player' | ||
===== Multi-Purpose Goo ===== | ===== Multi-Purpose Goo ===== | ||
- | Multi-Purpose Goo was a substance produced | + | Multi-Purpose Goo (MPG) was a poor solution to resource management balancing that failed |
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- | Because of this (and it's lack of realism), MP will not make a reappearance in OutpostHD. | + | |
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====== See Also ====== | ====== See Also ====== | ||
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