Moon Base 99                     Version 1.1

Manage the crew of the moon base as they work to uncover the mysteries of the alien artifact. Use the rover to collect moon rocks. Use computer terminals to accomplish certain tasks. The computer by the rocket converts moon rocks to fuel. The computers by the artifact can be used to gain science points. Use the "Comms" terminal to spend science points on different tools. Transfer moon rocks to cargo to buy more crew. Beware of meteor showers, put astronauts inside the base to keep them safe. Once the rocket is fully fueled and you have ordered more crew, click launch with an astronaut to send them back to earth and it will return with 2 crew and any other tools you have bought.

These tools include: A defibrillator, a drill, and a scanner. The defibrillator revives dead astronauts. Use the drill to repair the rover incase of meteor strikes. Use the scanner to search for buried artifacts on the moon's surface. 

Keep an eye on the "st" stat. If it gets too high astronauts have a chance to get space madness. Put them inside to lower their stress or send them back on the rocket. Astronauts will automatically refill there oxygen at the "O2" tank unless they have space madness. They also have a chance to commit murder if passing by a fellow astronaut while insane. 

A and D or arrow keys to move camera. Mouse1 to select astronaut mouse2 to move astronaut. Mouse wheel zooms camera. Double click astronauts stats to focus camera on them. Escape or spacebar to pause.

Touch Screen Controls: Tap astronaut to select. Tap again to move astronaut to tapped location. Tap the spinning green arrow to deselect. Tap the M button in the bottom corner to bring up the menu. The performance is not great for mobile devices. I am working on the issue. 

DEBUG KEYS: Press K for debug kill astronaut. Press M for meteor shower. Press T for red alert. Astronauts will all return to base. Press T again to shut it off.  

Story:

The year is 1999. An object of unknown origin has been discovered on the moon. The world governments have come together to establish a permanent base on the moon to study the object. The previous crew reports strange occurrences and hallucinations caused by the object some how. Command the new crew of the base. Try to keep them alive and sane while they work to unlock the secrets of this mysterious artifact.

A game by Joseph Hyde

Music by Retro Asobi

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorJHyde
GenreSimulation
Made withFL Studio, Audacity, Godot, Aseprite
TagsAliens, Atmospheric, Godot, Pixel Art, Relaxing, Sci-fi, Space

Development log

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(+1)

This is pretty neat! I liked it, the game play loop is decently solid if a bit short. Bugs-wise I didn't notice much, but I think if you save when an astronaut is inside the rover you'll lose them permanently when you load the game. Loading a game after finishing it also doesn't get rid of the victory text.

(+1)

Thanks for playing! and thanks for all the feedback! I wish I had some of this feedback back when I was still working on it, but I could still go back and make some minor changes. Like you didn't notice the sanity meter. I was wanting to avoid walls of text, but I think one more popup screen at the beginning explaining things a little better would be helpful.

The save feature I feel like was more trouble than it's worth. Saving while someone is in the rover will delete that astronaut. I can't believe I didn't notice this back then but that's something I should fix.

The end game was a little rushed. I wish I had added more to it, but once I had something working I just said good enough and stopped.

Good to hear from someone who actually played the game to the finish, and gave good feedback. That's pretty rare so thanks again!