KickTraq

Posted the wrong link to reddit! Here is the corrected link: http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1ace6k/kickstarter_aurora_rising_an_ftl_inspired_game/  (Read More)

Only 48 Hours left to get the game funded! Help get the word out by upvoting this reddit reminder post! Link: http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1ace6k/kickstarter_aurora_rising_an_ftl_inspired_game/ EDIT: Fixed Link!  (Read More)

In a continuing effort to improve space combat, a couple new features have been added. First off ships now have armor in addition to health and shields. Damage to the ship happens in the order Shield > Armor > Health. There will be certain... (Read More)

There haven’t been any ‘losers’ in the Katchup for a while, partly because projects that are moving very slowly tend to be removed before they run out of time, and partly because there haven’t been quite as many small projects to cover. The list of ‘players’ is increasing rapidly though and even though the first comment will undoubtedly be from somebody reminded me of a game that I’ve missed, there are plenty of things to see. However, the influx of new entrants is balanced somewhat by this week’s losers. One is a small, surreal project, the other is a grander and more direct proposition. The creators of both have vowed to continue their work in some form. (Read More)

If you want to help get the word out about the game and the interview, please go to the reddit page about it and up vote it! Reddit Link: http://www.reddit.com/r/IndieGaming/comments/19h58z/daniel_lautzenheiser_discusses_inspirations_and/  (Read More)

IndieGameHQ just posted an interview I did with them, with some more information about the game. http://indiegamehq.com/daniel-lautzenheiser-aurora-rising-interview/  (Read More)

Just uploaded a new gameplay video showing off Space Combat and the new UI working in game.  (Read More)

Here is an initial design for one of the starting ships that players will be able to choose from at the beginning of the game.  (Read More)

Several projects are either on the brink of the precipice of funding failure, or in a prolonged mid-term slump. It’s enough to make a man pre-emptively proclaim the Kickstarter craze dead and buried, but if that same man then casts an eye over the promising new projects and remembers successes and shortfalls of the past, he may well decide to cancel the obituaries, at least for now, and simply play some prototypes instead. (Read More)

Working on a new UI Design. Its still a very rough design, but here is the progress so far: http://i.imgur.com/tNnA0BE.png  (Read More)

The Kickstarter is 18% funded! Still got a ways to go though. Tell your friends to check it out!  (Read More)