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Author Topic: Astronautics: Alpha demo released!  (Read 9986 times)

Tsuchigumo550

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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #30 on: February 05, 2013, 09:37:13 pm »

Into Infinite?
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #31 on: February 06, 2013, 02:17:21 am »

My vote is on Breaching The Void, mostly because I just came up with it.

These may work just as well:

Expedition Into Forever
Designs of Grandeur (a play on words, designs being custom ships and ambitions. Schemes would work, too.)
The Gravity of Brilliance (another play on words, in gravity.)
Terminal Velocity (I know it has nothing to do with space, but it's a fucking cool name.)
Scratch that last one.
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #32 on: February 06, 2013, 02:22:34 am »

Terminal Velocity (I know it has nothing to do with space, but it's a fucking cool name.)

Yes it is. It was also a pretty fun game back in the '90s. http://www.3drealms.com/tv/
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #33 on: February 06, 2013, 02:25:21 am »

Okay, edited the above post. How about the others? :P
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #34 on: February 06, 2013, 06:05:43 am »

Expedition Into Forever is a good name but not very descriptive of my game. Designs of Grandeur doesn't really sound much like a space sim. And The Gravity of Brilliance actually sounds like something Dwarf Fortress would randomly name my fort.
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #35 on: February 06, 2013, 07:27:03 am »

And The Gravity of Brilliance actually sounds like something Dwarf Fortress would randomly name my fort.

hehe :P

I like that you are very particular about the game title, shows you are really invested in your project.
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #36 on: February 06, 2013, 09:26:48 am »

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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #37 on: February 06, 2013, 09:33:40 am »

"External Velocity" - Some future sciency reference as to how space travel works?
"Gravity Shot" - Fun if you can use gravity to your advantage, such as sling shotting yourself and projectiles.
"The Javelin Project" - Generic sci-fi name that can mean anything or nothing.


If you get real stumped, you could just do "Creative Game Name".
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #38 on: February 06, 2013, 10:24:18 am »

Got the AI ship up and running and it is friggin' relentless. I'm going to have to dumb it down a little just so the player doesn't get pummeled. I'm gonna work on a few cosmetic improvements then maybe post a video later tonight.
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #39 on: February 06, 2013, 11:10:34 am »

When is there going to be something we can play violate brutally?
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #40 on: February 06, 2013, 11:51:45 am »

If you or other things will tend to get blown up frequently then "High Entropy" sounds like a decent name. Your (or others') possession starts in a low entropy state (being usable) and gets asploded and gaining higher entropy[1]!

[1] It sounds correct to me, but might not be the proper use of the term "entropy"
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #41 on: February 06, 2013, 03:41:47 pm »

Entropy is heat dispersal, right?

I like Into Infinite, but... that's because it's my suggestion :P. When it comes to these games, it's the content that really matters and I like the looks so far.
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #42 on: February 06, 2013, 07:37:22 pm »

Got the AI ship up and running and it is friggin' relentless. I'm going to have to dumb it down a little just so the player doesn't get pummeled.
Keep it for a Hard Mode. Don't just throw out awesome AI.

Entropy is heat dispersal, right?
No, it's a tendency for energy to become more and more disorganized.
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Re: Making a 2D space sim, need help with a name.
« Reply #43 on: February 07, 2013, 04:36:55 am »

Alright guys, thanks for all the suggestions but I think I'm going to stick with Astronautics for the name. I'll be changing the thread title and shortly after updating the OP with new information and a video.
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« Reply #44 on: February 07, 2013, 12:29:39 pm »

Thought I'd post a full screen screenshot before I called it a night. Also if you haven't checked, the OP is updated with new info and a new video.

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