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Title: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: McSpiffy on January 10, 2014, 01:06:07 PM: Hey guys I found a new space game like Starsector or Spaz but in this one you can design the inside of your ship as well as add other types of crafts to the game. I used a few of the ships from Starsector to see how a light mod might work and i'm telling you it works great. You can also tear ships in half and fly the half that still works, the lay out reminds me of how building ships in Stardrive works but feels more like Starsector as far as combat. Its in open alpha 3 atm of writing this and I'm telling you its a blast! So I'm going to leave the link here for you top down space ship enthusiasts! Also one more thing to add the dev is planing on making it a multi-player game with servers you can host.
Here's the link: http://www.wtfrontier.com/ (http://www.wtfrontier.com/) ;)
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: ArkAngel on January 10, 2014, 01:50:55 PM: That does sound cool, and like something I will definately have take a look.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: McSpiffy on January 10, 2014, 03:00:25 PM: Glad I could help ^0^
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: ciago92 on January 10, 2014, 08:18:47 PM: installing, we'll see how well this turns out
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Modest on January 11, 2014, 01:43:33 AM: I playd it a little yesterday evening and must say that it seems to be very complicated, but also extremly fun :) I will have to spent more time on this one to learn play properly. For everybody who feels that way - on youtube there are nice tutorials done by dev.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CuUUh6upks
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: goduranus on January 11, 2014, 05:34:53 AM: I think the sprites in that game are ugly, and we should help them with our awesome mod ships.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: goduranus on January 11, 2014, 10:38:43 AM: Well, stock ships first, cuz I found some PNGs on the wiki which can be used pretty much right away.

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Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: sirboomalot on January 11, 2014, 02:42:32 PM: I've played quite a bit of this game, and highly recommend it. Goduranus, you can probably find the PNGs for just about any starsector ship right in the core files.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: McSpiffy on January 11, 2014, 09:18:30 PM: Yea I've used PNG versions of S.P.A.Z ships as well as some stock Starsector ships. :-D I've been having such a blast.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: McSpiffy on January 12, 2014, 09:14:42 AM: Yea here's one I did today to show my friend how easy it was >.<
(http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h325/McSpiffinHousen/WTFscreen_zps0bcdf737.jpg)[/URL][/img]
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: 603bill on January 12, 2014, 06:40:02 PM: Is there a tutorial on how to add ships in this game? Because I have no clue how.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: McSpiffy on January 12, 2014, 06:50:45 PM: Yea this is the basic 1http://wtfrontier.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2420 (http://wtfrontier.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2420)
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: 603bill on January 12, 2014, 06:52:27 PM: Thanks for the quick reply McSpiffy!
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: McSpiffy on January 12, 2014, 07:00:39 PM: Np :)
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: FasterThanSleepyfish on January 16, 2014, 07:13:12 PM: That's sizable amount he's requesting. [sarcasm]Not that living in a place with heat, water and accessible food is important or anything...[/sarcasm]

I might donate if he adds in the option to have randomly generated sprites for the hull you lay out. That would be mucho cool.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Zaphide on January 17, 2014, 08:45:11 PM: Hmmm this looks really intriguing, especially the multiplayer part!

I hope he makes it :)
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: McSpiffy on January 26, 2014, 02:33:53 PM: We need more help for the KS >.<
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Cruis.In on January 28, 2014, 05:24:14 PM: I agree, trying my best to help spread the word. I have been having a lot of fun with the bare bones tech demo. I mean it is wicked awesome the 'simulation' factor. I love how the weapons eat your ship apart, how you can see that happen from the inside, from the outside, so cool. I love how your oxygen is gone when the hull is breached and the crew slowly die...I put walls around my control centre in the event of hull breach, they breathed out the air in their apparently, it turned red too and they eventually died :)

This game would be so awesome multiplayer but it just as fun a sandbox game single player. The ship building is fun, and I just love the element the internal aspect adds. I am looking for a pilot for multiplayer if interested! The AI at this point can't be expected to cut it. Or gunner would be good!
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: McSpiffy on January 29, 2014, 12:19:37 PM: Yea I wouldn't mind a mp try.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: MesoTroniK on March 31, 2014, 11:13:27 PM: Hehehe, the guy behind Wayward Terran Frontier sure has a sense of humor :) (http://www.wtfrontier.com/?p=510)
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Sathe on April 01, 2014, 02:40:50 PM: Well... why not actually.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: mickbrown on April 02, 2014, 03:05:36 PM: This game looks awesome. A really cool combination of ideas. I'd pick it up just to check it out, and of course custom pimp my own ship, and fly aimlessly through space.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Darloth on October 31, 2014, 12:50:10 PM: It is the witching hour! (not here, admittedly, but somewhere!)

It is All Hallow's Eve!

Thus, at this time and in this place, I perform the blackest of Thread Necromancy!
(http://puu.sh/cxWfa/a299e85dba.jpg)

No, wait! Before you get the torches and the pitchforks out, have a look at these also, I can't embed them as they are compressed video, but there's a couple of stills:
http://gfycat.com/ImpureSkinnyGuillemot (http://gfycat.com/ImpureSkinnyGuillemot)
(http://puu.sh/cxWEd/225d1c5a3b.jpg)
This one looks so much better in motion - that ship isn't FIRING the beam, it's being CUT IN HALF.

http://gfycat.com/IdioticFortunateAmericanredsquirrel (http://gfycat.com/IdioticFortunateAmericanredsquirrel)
(http://puu.sh/cxWGP/864ee7ca84.jpg)

You see, Wayward Terran Frontier has also risen from the grave, and is now looking pretty amazing. The scope has been cut down but the art has been given a big upgrade. The ship creator is now up as a free alpha, and there's significant work being done to create a singleplayer experience worth buying.

http://www.wtfrontier.com/?p=913 (http://www.wtfrontier.com/?p=913)
Here's more details, and also the original home of those links - it also has a 22 minute long video of the dev playing what he's got of the game so far, which is worth watching. He has combat inside ships working, boarding, all sorts of stuff.

Do they not look relevant to our interests?
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Sabaton on November 01, 2014, 03:26:03 AM: Maybe the game would have made kickstarter if it had that art style back them.

But yea I've also been following this game and between it's deep micromanaging and interesting damage system there's a lot of potential.
Looks like FTL could obtain a handsome successor.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Nori on November 13, 2014, 09:34:32 AM: Sounds like he is gonna do another kickstarter soon. So that could be good. :)
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Dezgard on November 13, 2014, 11:32:34 AM: It's very much alive.

Kickstarter here (http://kck.st/14iBRLw)
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Cruis.In on November 13, 2014, 12:07:51 PM: already pledged.......fighting inside your ship? Boarding others? Space station base inside an asteroid? WEEEEEE never been this excited for a single player game since wing commander!
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: superhotdogzz on November 14, 2014, 03:00:44 AM: Quote from: Dezgard on November 13, 2014, 11:32:34 AM
It's very much alive.

Kickstarter here (http://kck.st/14iBRLw)
:o
OH BOY...........
By the time now backers put an average of 58 bucks into this game...............
Those guy are SERIOUS ........
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Nori on November 14, 2014, 09:03:48 AM: Heh, yeah pretty crazy. I pledge a much more modest sum, but its great to see this get funded.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Midnight Kitsune on November 14, 2014, 01:18:10 PM: What I don't get is why the Warmonger package is 200 and gives both skins and weaps while the Merc and Lieutenant packs are 80 and 100 and each have their own unique skin and weapon
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: CrashToDesktop on November 14, 2014, 06:56:00 PM: Just posting here to follow this...
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Dezgard on November 15, 2014, 02:53:37 PM: There will be a podcast showing more of the updated game in a few days, you'll see some more features and gameplay.

Wonder what a space onion taste like :P
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Sathe on November 21, 2014, 02:05:22 AM: Also update about effects and gameplay mechanisms is up:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1084206971/wayward-terran-frontier-zero-falls/posts/1057794
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: MesoTroniK on December 04, 2014, 12:44:10 AM: I have been keeping tabs on this game a for a while, now it appears that its Kickstarter not only has it achieved its initial funding goal but also the first stretchgoal as well :)
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: JohnDoe on December 04, 2014, 07:43:36 AM: This one's been my list for a long time; here's to hope for a timely delivery.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Midnight Kitsune on December 04, 2014, 08:02:24 AM: Quote from: MesoTroniK on December 04, 2014, 12:44:10 AM
I have been keeping tabs on this game a for a while, now it appears that its Kickstarter not only has it achieved its initial funding goal but also the first stretchgoal as well :)
I'm torn between getting it and not because of my craptop... How demanding is it?
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Sathe on December 04, 2014, 11:34:21 AM: Game is quite demanding CPU wise, that being said:
You can try free demo (http://www.wtfrontier.com/?page_id=198), build some ships, test them in combat and see..
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Midnight Kitsune on December 04, 2014, 11:51:32 AM: Quote from: Sathe on December 04, 2014, 11:34:21 AM
Game is quite demanding CPU wise, that being said:
You can try free demo (http://www.wtfrontier.com/?page_id=198), build some ships, test them in combat and see..
Does it use muti cores?
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Sathe on December 04, 2014, 11:59:33 AM: From what I can see it uses multicores for various tasks, somewhere I read it is using threads for ship breaking and similar tasks.

On unrelated note, latest update show ship skin unique for all backers:

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/003/009/065/e304c250b8daeaae645ed5c7e51a595f_large.png?1417719233)
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Sabaton on December 04, 2014, 10:43:44 PM: They missed an opportunity imo, the moment the game was funded they should have come forth with at least concept art
showing what they meant by spinal guns, Evamissions, improved combat depth and such.
Instead they didn't and just went with inertia.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Kell Aset on December 04, 2014, 11:41:36 PM: I'm surprised that it is still not greenlit.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=339464845&searchtext=Wayward+Terran+Frontier
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Midnight Kitsune on December 05, 2014, 02:29:16 AM: Is there anyplace that I can go to get a newbie guide to ship building? The wiki looks worthless
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Sabaton on December 05, 2014, 03:58:10 AM: Ship building is easyer this time around, you have an interface that shows power sources as blue, conduits as yellow and powered/unpowered modules as green/red.
To power a module you must drag a power conduit from a reactor to said module, keep in mind that everything has an input point that you must connect to, its rather obvious.
Also conduits behave rather strange, click only once to place a 4 junction, hold click and drag to place a continuous line.
Place a command point and link guns and such by placing a node, numbered square, near said module and another near command point.
Your character can only walk in rooms, rotate stuff with Q, add support structures if your ship falls appart, add more reactors if needed, etc.
Just follow the interface and you should be fine, theres a button center top for it.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Sathe on December 05, 2014, 02:54:14 PM: Sabaton:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1084206971/wayward-terran-frontier-zero-falls/posts/1057794

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1084206971/wayward-terran-frontier-zero-falls/posts?_=1417819287479&page=1
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Sabaton on October 18, 2015, 03:47:55 AM: These guys are giving the current dev version of the game for free in preparation for their next update.
Get it through their official site while it's hot.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Draba on October 18, 2015, 05:11:50 AM: Quote from: Sabaton on October 18, 2015, 03:47:55 AM
These guys are giving the current dev version of the game for free in preparation for their next update.
Get it through their official site while it's hot.

Looks very promising, checking it out.
Thanks!
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: RedTheHunter on January 26, 2016, 10:33:38 AM: (https://giant.gfycat.com/UntimelyRewardingHoopoe.gif)
http://gfycat.com/UntimelyRewardingHoopoe
Coool new thiiinnnggssssss
More updates, going out!
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: JohnDoe on January 26, 2016, 10:52:41 AM: Wow, that is SEXY.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: RedTheHunter on February 11, 2016, 11:23:18 PM: Quote from: JohnDoe on January 26, 2016, 10:52:41 AM
Wow, that is SEXY.
And they are out for Early Access on steam!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/392080
And the EA trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNcHpZqgm94
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Takion Kasukedo on February 16, 2016, 02:22:07 PM: So, I managed to get this game and yes, it's a greeeat looking game, those visuals remind me of very well done factions on Starsector definetly.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: braven25 on May 21, 2016, 11:22:42 AM: wow i need to check that out when it comes out of EA
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: RedTheHunter on January 09, 2018, 05:11:54 PM: New content patch, new trailer.
Let those missiles fly into the great yonder.
Go mess those bureaucratic overlords up.
https://youtu.be/PsMLIz9EhHE
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Midnight Kitsune on January 17, 2018, 04:11:49 PM: I've tried to play this and just can't get into it... It feels even more aimless and empty than SS and the blueprints suck out much of the the fun and design of the game
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Tartiflette on January 17, 2018, 11:01:54 PM: Sadly I too really fell out of love for that game because of all those barriers between you and the fun part of the game: designing big ships and get them into troubles. I don't want to grind for hours with every new start before I can finally get some enjoyment. All I want to get the blueprints of all their components when analyzing a ship so that I can immediately toy with the layout.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: PCCL on January 19, 2018, 10:22:44 PM: I have a few questions about the game that I really should be asking on their forum, but hey, I'm more familiar with this one and there's already a discussion thread here, so hope someone would take the time:

Is there a crew on your ship? Or are you alone piloting everything? If there is, how is crew management done?

You guys are mentioning ship customization, how does that work? Ship exterior shapes are pretty fixed I'm guessing (with premade sprites), can you change the interior? How much freedom do you have in doing so?
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Midnight Kitsune on January 19, 2018, 10:55:27 PM: Quote from: PCCL on January 19, 2018, 10:22:44 PM
I have a few questions about the game that I really should be asking on their forum, but hey, I'm more familiar with this one and there's already a discussion thread here, so hope someone would take the time:

Is there a crew on your ship? Or are you alone piloting everything? If there is, how is crew management done?

You guys are mentioning ship customization, how does that work? Ship exterior shapes are pretty fixed I'm guessing (with premade sprites), can you change the interior? How much freedom do you have in doing so?
They shut down their own forums so right now only the steam forums are up.
You start out alone and can eventually hire others for free
As for the ship customization, it is really REALLY specific. I would say that it is somewhat similar to Factorio. You have to route power around the ship through capacitors. The interior is completely customizeable AS LONG as you have the blueprints for ALL the parts. If you don't, you can't remove them at all, even if you capture the ship and bring it in to be disassembled and scanned in...
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: xenoargh on January 23, 2018, 11:34:05 AM: WTF is still a demonstration that building a tech idea (completely modifiable 2D ships where all the parts are meaningful) is completely different than making it Fun. Reassembly did pretty much the same thing, but it had a good-enough core game design and premise; there was something to do and meaningful goals (especially building epic death-fleets to inflict on random people online, lol).

I’ll be the first to say that WTF has gotten better than the first time I played it, where it was a poorly-optimized mess. But it’s still not very fun, because the mechanics are still broken if you even slightly care about optimizing your designs; it remains fun in theory but largely a drama-less chore to play (and the Blueprint barrier didn’t help, it just added grind).
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: TaLaR on January 23, 2018, 08:47:02 PM: From what I've seen on videos actually piloting a ship looks nowhere near as fun as it is in SS. Just collision-less jousting and pixel-hunter style shooting.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Cy420 on May 04, 2020, 05:03:36 PM: It seems like this is dead in the water but after talking with the Dev it seems like they are in this for a long run, like Alex for StarSector, they are just seemingly overwhelmed with the project....Dev's are not doing a good job at updating the game or communicating, even their website disappeared but they say they are working on it as well...apparently they are struggling a lot, there's an update up and hanging in the air for several months now. Also they are planning to have a separate multipalyer game, apparently with discount or even free version for owners of WTF. We'll see. Jan seems like a genuinely and passionate guy just like Alex here. They need to put some life in the game, because right now it's pretty much a techdemo, maybe with the next update it will happen and we gonna have something to play in parallel with Starsector.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Alex on May 04, 2020, 05:09:23 PM: (Removed the double-post of this in a separate thread.)
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: Tartiflette on May 05, 2020, 08:35:27 AM: I sincerely hope you apologized to them after posting the same tantrum on Steam and every subreddit or forum you could find to try and destroy their livelihood.
Title: Re: Wayward Terran Frontier
Post by: AgroFrizzy on October 17, 2020, 08:10:05 AM: Quote from: TaLaR on January 23, 2018, 08:47:02 PM
From what I've seen on videos actually piloting a ship looks nowhere near as fun as it is in SS. Just collision-less jousting and pixel-hunter style shooting.

This. It has some basic core gameplay issues. If flying the ship is awkward and you can do all of this crazy build-your-ship stuff, you probably have some wrong priorities.