ABOUT Blockade Runner

Blockade Runner, by ZANMGT

[From the website]
"Inspired by Infiniminer and Minecraft's voxel engine, Blockade Runner is an ambitious indie game that will bring the span and scope of space to the genre.

Using the Gas/Liquid/Solid cellular automata algorithm built in Infiniminer and tested in Liquid Cubed, Blockade Runner will allow for fully operational, crewable, and destructible starships. If the fuel tanks are punctured, liquid fuel floods the halls. If the wall gets hit by a torpedo, hold your breath -- oxygen gets vacuumed into space. Ship lasered in half? Pray that you're on the better half. Every part of your starship will matter.

Beginning as a prototype, a 6 month development plan separates each major release with regular builds released on a biweekly basis. "Release 1" or "R1" focuses specifically on the starships and their operation, while R2 and beyond will introduce interstellar travel and landing on planets."

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Welcome!

This Steam-group, just like the game itself, is brand-spankin' new!
As such things will start out slow and small, but will gradually pick up as the game development progresses.

At this point the most beneficial thing we can do, as players, is spread awareness of this game in preparation of offering support to ZANMGT and their success.

I personally feel ambicious about support, as I have always loved the space-faring genre of video games and feel that they have always had some "struggle" in breaking out into the larger whole of the gaming community. Awesome games like Descent Freespace, Master of Orion, Homeworld, and Wing Commander have all had their time, and have certainly left impact on players such as myself.

But with the potential for players to create their own ships, their own stations, their own colonies, and maybe even their own planets, this game can serve to inspire new and old generations of gamers alike to indulge in the setting of space. This new herald of space-faring games has the great potential to become a staple of the genre, and encourage its expansion among the gaming community as a whole.

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Editor Part 6: Multiple Interiors!

16 February, 2012 - OneNight | 0 Comments

Interior design in Blockade Runner just got better with Part 6 of our editor videos: Multiple Interiors!

Multiple interiors allow players to separate each room’s theme, giving much more ability for creative design and to distinguish the different rooms of your ship. For example, engineering rooms can look industrial and dirty, and the bridge can look regal and clean. (Cause engineers love being dirty. :D)

Interiors can be placed with any shape as well, making larger ship designs much easier to decorate. Check out the video below and see multiple interiors in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7aA2LyzE00

Each of the interior materials can have fully trimmed floor and ceiling, which means they will automatically rearrange their trimmed edges when another interior or material is adjacent. The overall goal is for the ship’s interiors to be easy to design, allow for plenty of creativity, and have a low performance overhead for the upcoming multiplayer.

Enjoy the update, and stay tuned for more!

- Micah

Got any ideas for a multi-interior ship? Make a post below, or head over to the article post and let us know!
http://www.blockaderunnergame.com/news/tabid/149/EntryId/80/Editor-Part-6-Multiple-Interiors.aspx

Editor Part 5: Interiors!

16 February, 2012 - OneNight | 0 Comments

Interior design will never be the same for Blockade Runner, with part 5 of our editor videos showing off the interiors!

A completely self-contained material with fully trimmed floor, ceiling, and detailed walls, the interiors were built to cut down on the enormous amount of time it would take to decorate the halls of larger cruisers, as well as make it easier for players to navigate the rooms. Watch the video below and see what you’ll be able to do with the interior material!

http://www.blockaderunnergame.com/Portals/1/Blockade%20Runner%20-%20Article%20Images/editorpart5-video.png

This video demonstrates only a single interior design with a fixed variation, however the amount of interiors and their designs are highly customizable allowing for very unique looks to individual rooms.

Note that interiors can be placed on the outside just as well as the inside. However, the interiors provide very little (if any) protection from weaponry and cosmic debris. So although having your hallways on the outside can look kind of neat, one stray projectile will tear right through it!

More on the editor soon, stay tuned!

- Micah

Have a favorite sci-fi interior you'd like to see in Blockade Runner? Make a post below or head over to the article post! (I'm kind of partial to Imperial Empire myself. :D)
http://www.blockaderunnergame.com/news/tabid/149/EntryId/79/Editor-Part-5-Interiors.aspx