First public release of BlockShip Wars. Pre-alpha and Alpha version will be free and become the demo version once the game enters into Beta.
Major features in this release:
- Basic Internet game finding and NAT punchthrough server
- P2P two player play over LAN or Internet
- Planet capture/recapture
- Research system
- Ship building, outfitting, and repairing
- Modular ship damage and destruction
- Resource Extractors/Resource system
- Power cores/power system
- Thrusters
- Machine-gun turrets
- Missile turrets
- Shields
- EMB bombs
- Mines
- Listening Posts
- Armour Upgrades
- Map navigation
- "Fog" of war
- Nebulas
- Asteroids
- Manual ship movement and firing
- Dynamic hotkey binding
- Ship/planet/listening post alert display
Please refer to the manual in the zip file (Readme.html) for instructions on running and playing the game.