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General Discussion / Moddable Universes and interactive stories in Starsector
« on: May 16, 2017, 10:47:37 AM »
Hi,
I'm playing Starsector since quite a moment now and I really feel this game could host the kinds of experiences I really want to play.
The combat and market system are really great but what I'm really looking for is a sense of deep exploration into the unknown. Discovering and investigate on space anomalies, learning about advanced alien technologies or mysteriously extincted civilizations and searching for clues across the universe.
A dense Alien / Dune universe, a bit of Lovecraft Mythos and just enough of Asimov to keep you intrigued.
It doesn't have to be very graphical or very wordy. Just another layer of gameplay mechanics like the one you can see inside Sunless Sea from Failbetter Games for example. Being able to scan planets, derelicts, outposts or space stations to find artefacts and use them inside dialogs to unlock events or stories.
1. Does any mod evolving around this idea already exist in Starsector ?
2. Is the modding API available flexible enough to create something like this ?
3. Does anyone know if the official development direction of Starsector could possibly feature such gameplay mechanics ?
If eventually you know a game that does exactly what I'm talking about, please don't hesitate to share. But the thing is I really enjoy the look'n'feel of Starsector and I think we can go much further with a simple system similar to Sunless Sea than the way other adventures games do.
Thanks
I'm playing Starsector since quite a moment now and I really feel this game could host the kinds of experiences I really want to play.
The combat and market system are really great but what I'm really looking for is a sense of deep exploration into the unknown. Discovering and investigate on space anomalies, learning about advanced alien technologies or mysteriously extincted civilizations and searching for clues across the universe.
A dense Alien / Dune universe, a bit of Lovecraft Mythos and just enough of Asimov to keep you intrigued.
It doesn't have to be very graphical or very wordy. Just another layer of gameplay mechanics like the one you can see inside Sunless Sea from Failbetter Games for example. Being able to scan planets, derelicts, outposts or space stations to find artefacts and use them inside dialogs to unlock events or stories.
1. Does any mod evolving around this idea already exist in Starsector ?
2. Is the modding API available flexible enough to create something like this ?
3. Does anyone know if the official development direction of Starsector could possibly feature such gameplay mechanics ?
If eventually you know a game that does exactly what I'm talking about, please don't hesitate to share. But the thing is I really enjoy the look'n'feel of Starsector and I think we can go much further with a simple system similar to Sunless Sea than the way other adventures games do.
Thanks