Astro Tycoon

A text oriented economic expansion game or the Global Game Jam 2025.

Quick Setup:

Install the latest .net. I used version 9.0. You should do the same.

git checkout [this repo]
dotnet watch run

The 'watch' option will hotreload it as you make changes.

Then open localhost:3000 in your browser.

More Setup instructions:

This tutorial was used to create the template. It might be helpful in your setup.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/tutorials/signalr?view=aspnetcore-9.0&tabs=visual-studio

Features

• A robust logging engine. You can Log.Info() or Log.Error(). You don't even need a set of factories to log to the console!
• Serialization of the world.
• Hot reloading actually works reliably.

Gameplay

• "Exploration" as a mechanic to get a planet site.

  • Might also find the item to start a research collab.

• Construction of a production building on the planet site.

• Ship construction at different levels for better exploration ships.

• Exchange Station is where bids and asks are placed.

• Research limits the number of buildings you can construct.

  • Organizational research limits building count.

• Logistics of moving items.

• Inventory of goods implemented.

• Retail sale of goods, slow and low price, but guarenteed sales.

• Production units set a product. It makes those forever until you change it.

• Buildings cost money to construct

  • But use resources to upgrade.

Cooperative elements:

• Research Cooperative. Send a proposal to someone and they accept it.
• User to User trade proposals.
• Invite a user to build on a planet you have a base on.

Materials:

Metallic Ores