Universe

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Universe 0.10.03.24.16

Universe 0.10.03.24.16 is now available. Download it. Changelog: Control Scheme Changes: Ship is now controlled with WASD keys by default. What was previously known as Battle Mode is now known […]

Universe v0.00.15 alpha

Announcing Universe Build 15! Get it here. Changelog: Code for the player controls have been overhauled (internally), which means you will not notice the following changes: Spaghetti code has been […]

Universe v0.00.14 alpha

Universe Build 14 is here. Download it. Changelog: Fixed the instant slowdown that occurred when changing to Battle Mode. Fixed a bug introduced by the above instant slowdown fix. Found […]

Universe v0.00.13 alpha

Universe Build 13 is now available. Download it. Changelog: You can now switch to “Battle Mode” by pressing M. This alters the controls of the ship to give you more […]

Universe v0.00.12 alpha

Universe Build 12 is now available. Download it. Changelog: Drag/damping is now disabled by default. Modified player controls internally to allow for more options later. (Nothing visible to the user.) […]

Universe v0.00.11 alpha

Universe Build 11 is now available! Download it. Changelog: The sun will now damage (and destroy) your ship if you get too close for too long. This is not really […]

Universe v0.00.10 alpha

Build 10 was released today. Download it. With today’s release, Universe has graduated from Pre-Alpha stage and is now considered an alpha product. Major HUD Pointer Overhaul: Now pointers and […]

Universe v0.00.09 (Pre-Alpha)

Build 9 was created today. Download it. Changelog: Minor adjustment to Sun effects. Very basic (and terrible looking) distance display next to pointers to give you an idea how far […]

Universe v0.00.08 (Pre-Alpha)

Universe Build 8 is ready to demo. Download it. Nothing has changed visually so no new screen shots this time. Changes: Pressing D now toggles drag, keeping you from automatically […]

Universe v0.00.07 (Pre-Alpha)

Universe Pre-Alpha Build 7 was created today. Download it. Prettied up the way the sun looks. Added HUD pointers to point out where objects are in space. This allows me […]

Universe v0.00.06 (Pre-Alpha)

Universe Pre-Alpha Build 6 was created today. Download it. Planets are now spread far apart from each other. Traveling can take some time, especially with solar systems that have a […]

Universe v0.00.05 (Pre-Alpha)

Universe Pre-Alpha Build 5 has been created today. Download it. Solved the repetitious small background images problem by randomizing the tilemap each time it wraps. Finalized parallax background effect. Decided […]

Universe v0.00.04 (Pre-Alpha)

Universe Pre-Alpha Build 4 was created today. Added rudimentary parallax scrolling background. Now you feel like you’re moving around! Note to self: I’m concerned about resource usage for large backgrounds […]

Universe v0.00.03 (Pre-Alpha)

Universe Pre-Alpha Build 3 has been released. Added controllable spaceship to fly around planets. Added a few stars to the background to give a sense of movement. Note to self: […]

Universe v0.00.02 (Pre-Alpha)

Universe Pre-Alpha build 2 was created today. Added code to check in a radius around a certain point in a given galaxy or the universe to find out where the […]