StarAdmiral

Welcome

This is the first entry in a series of posts with the goal of shedding light on the Star Admiral development process. The game is in a late stage of development and these posts will give you an idea what this is about, before it is released worldwide.

Today we are starting with some basics, to get everyone on track.
So let's dive right into it!

Star Admiral

In Star Admiral you will take the role of a star fleet commander in a universe of constant war. Various factions battle in space for dominance. The player joins the fight, supporting one of the main factions: the glorious Radiant Empire, the malicious Shadow Network or the enigmatic Moxxu, an alien race that just recently appeared in this part of the galaxy. Each faction comes with unique ships and strategies and can be supported by various mercenary factions, that will join any side in this ever changing war.

Star Admiral is a trading card game, but instead of cards, the players are fighting it out with 3D space ships. This gives the game a much better dynamic, especially when played on a smartphone or tablet! Cards are great in a physical game, or on a big screen, but on mobile you need to be able to quickly see what is happening on a small screen. After much testing we had great results with a combination of 3D ships and short texts. The 3D models are easily recognizable and the icons give you a quick reference to the characteristics. This enabled us to create engaging visuals without compromising strategic depth. Everyone starts the game with the same set of ships, but as you progress, you will find booster packs with a random selection of ships with different rarity levels. Each ship has its own special features, that can open up new strategies. Finding and selecting the right ships for your strategy will play a big role in your success.

From the ships you have collected, you can create a set of ships that you will bring to your next battle. This is called a deck. Don't worry, we have created a balanced starter deck, which you can modify, or you can create your own decks, once you have a better understanding of the gameplay. We will take a deeper look at decks and strategies at a later developer diary.

With Star Admiral, we are creating a challenging mobile strategy game, where you can play fast-paced duels against other players. Other than most other mobile games, we want to develop a game where strategy and skill determine the outcome of a match and not the time or money a player has spend in the game. While Star Admiral is a free to play title, it is also free to win!



Hardscore Games

So who is behind this, you might ask. We are a group of game enthusiasts, located in Berlin, Germany and currently have 6 people working on the game full time. All of us are avid gamers, who were unhappy with the current available selection of mobile games. We all love our console and computer games, but when it comes to mobile we were missing deep, challenging gameplay that still works great on touch screens. With Star Admiral we want to close this gap - we want to build games for real gamers, we want to build games for you! If you haven't done so, check out our trailer and share it with your friends! That's it for this week - next week we will take a closer look at the main races and their background. Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter or keep hanging around in the forum. If you have any questions, post them here.

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