Monthly Archives: July 2013
“Race To Mars” (turn-based space port management game)
Race To Mars is a turn-based, space company simulation game. Become the head of a newly created “New Space” company whose goal is to establish a colony on Mars. You begin as a start-up and develop cutting edge aerospace technologies to reach orbit. Flying beyond the vicinity of Earth, blaze the trail into space and leave the competition far behind on your way to victory.
Our game aims at achieving two goals: promoting the outer space industry and satisfying all fans of economy games. Race To Mars combines the realism of a space-port management sim and approachable gameplay. We assure you that both subject enthusiasts and casual gamers will find this mixture highly entertaining. Our priority is to make an approachable game without compromising its key economic and strategic features.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/intermarum/race-to-mars
“On the main game screen, there will be the firm’s HQ and additional buildings related to the company’s activities. Most of the buildings will be created during the game, in the development phase of various projects, both major and minor ones. For example, a medium-size launch pad will be developed during R&D activities related to the medium-size rocket.
As an important game element, the player will have to interact with National Space and Air Office, the military, scan new market offers and monitor the activity of competitors. The authors of the game propose a simplified system called “the market”.
Since we aim at delivering the best quality, the game is being developed in close cooperation with scientists from a Polish space industry company Kosmonauta.net. Also, we are using Unity – the leading multiplatform game engine. Thanks to this, we are able to deliver top quality content.”
‘Mars’ entry when Wikipedia was only 6 months old…
“We started in January 2001 and already have over 16,000 articles. We want to make over 100,000, so let’s get to work”…now 4,240,000 articles in English.
http://web.archive.org/web/20011120233522/http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Mars/Planet
Tour The SpaceX Falcon 9 Space Launch Complex 40 At Cape Canaveral
Actual Spacecraft Photographed in Orbit (Reference Archive)
High-Res Background Mattes of Earth from Space
Logos of “Space Companies” for Artists’ Mockups
Archive of Space-Friendly Sponsors’ Logos for Artists’ Mockups
“Explore Mars, One Giant Image at a Time” Mars Digital Terrain Models via U. of Arizona
Colorized According to NASA’s HiRISE Elevation Data
http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/
Animation Using Elevation Data (Curiosity’s Landing Site)