Interstellar: Voyage Between Stars

[Hooligan Labs]

Hello, I'm Nate Johnson and I loved doing a whole bunch of mods for Kerbal Space Program! I loved learning about space physics, Unity3d and programming C#. Also, the KSP community is the best I've ever been a part of.

After a while I wanted to make my own game. It would be about what happens between the spaceship launch and landing. How do those people live? How would you handle disasters during the trip?

So I'm working on a game I call Interstellar: Voyage Between Stars.

Click here for more!

My KSP mods were 90% driven by feedback from players. Please check out the website, share and leave comments!

Latest update:

4 Ways to Save Everyone from Dying in Space on Your Interstellar Generation Ship

Includes new pictures of gameplay, including the upcoming resource system and 3D GUI.

Click to sign up for alpha testing!

Edited November 16, 2014 by Hooligan Labs
Update!

[Thomas988]

This looks pretty cool!

[problemecium]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

I'll keep an eye on the thread for more. All I can say so far is that it's an intriguing idea and I hope you plan on making a fancier ship model at some point

[Voidryder]

Very interesting idea - playing HAL. Heh heh heh Will keep a watch on this thread and site for updates.

[TheDarkStar]

I hope that there are lots of ways for terrible accidents to happen that kill everyone. Also, procedural spacecraft.

[Hooligan Labs]

Thank you all for your interest! I put up a post about procedurally generating big spaceships. Feel free to leave a comment on the site!

Click here!

I also added a mailing list on the website, so please sign up! The more people who get involved, the more real this game gets!

[gmpd2000]

Will you be able to build your own ships?

Or is it just procedural generation?

[Hooligan Labs]

Will you be able to build your own ships?

Or is it just procedural generation?

Took a while for me to get this post up, but I got a lot to say about making ships. The answer is a little bit of both. To start with, here is something about upgrading the propulsion system to 300,000 nuclear bombs.

Click to read!

[gmpd2000]

Looking forward to updates!

[Hooligan Labs]

Your timing is rather amazing, a new update on gameplay just went up!

I'm trying to get my head out of the code and update at least once a week. If you want to hear from me more often, just ask about something!

[Kinglet]

I want to stuff money into you until you scream of pain.

I want this game so much.

[Hooligan Labs]

Aside from enough money to fund me going full-time on this, what the game really needs right now is to be shared! We will need hundreds of people following Interstellar, via the mailing list, Twitter or whatever, before I can consider doing a Kickstarter or something to get the game finished.

I'll post another update soon. If you have any suggestions of ways to popularize this idea, let me know.

[Endersmens]

Well. I can start advertising it in my rocket company. And I can just share it everywhere. That might help a little bit. If everyone did the same, it might help a little more. As for things you can do though, I'm not sure.

[Hooligan Labs]

Thanks Endersmens! Every bit helps.

I've made a lot of progress on gameplay stuff like interacting with the habitat ring. Thus far I have been able to stick to the Augmented Reality style interface, no toolbar or inventory necessary. Everything you need glows and floats in space.

[Hooligan Labs]

Short post today on the UI progress!

[quasarrgames]

Yay! Realistic Faster Than Light!

I very much look forward to seeing where this goes.

Furthermore, when will a prototype be available?

[Hooligan Labs]

Yay! Realistic Faster Than Light!

I very much look forward to seeing where this goes.

Furthermore, when will a prototype be available?

One of the original names I kicked around was "Slower Than Light"

I've put an alpha signup on the page! The more people sign up the sooner we can get this done. I'll post a more detailed progress on the alpha soon.

[Hooligan Labs]

Long post about the art and procedural generation of ships and galaxies coming. In the meantime, here is my list of what is coming in the alpha. What do you think?

[Tech Support]

It looks like a fun concept, I will definitely follow its development ! ps, when you have the time, think about modifying the website; I know you have bigger things to look at, but a good site is important. right now the some of the text are in black and are nearly invisible with the background.

Good luck and safe travels !!

[Hooligan Labs]

Thanks for the feedback. I do need good art for the background, this is just a placeholder. I also need a logo. I will see about updating the site by the end of the week.

[Hooligan Labs]

Website still being redesigned. First, wanted to talk about procedurally generated planets and ships! What do you think of this art?

Click here for all examples and full article

[Tech Support]

Beautiful !! I didn't understand the video though, was that the game or ?

[Thomas988]

Woah! This is looking amazing!

[Hooligan Labs]

That's actually a demo video for a Sci-fi parts package you can buy from the Unity store. So I could take what is in the video and put it in my space ship, replacing the current gray uniform blocks. For example, I could put the holographic projector thing outside the recreation rooms.

More details are in the article linked above!

[Hooligan Labs]

As promised, new website with new art! Even a logo! Click!

And what's this about procedurally generated scientifically accurate galaxies? Not even I really know!