Wishlist 🚀Periapsis: Eclipse🚀

Yeah me too!! Hoping we see a general realistic space sim resurgence

Thank you!

Thanks for playing! I haven’t done any Steam Deck support work so I’m curious how the experience is. Other than the text, any issues ?

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🚀It’s finally time!! Periapsis: Eclipse is out now in Early Access!🚀

Get in there, light up the reactor, deploy the radiators, and turn some hostiles into dust!

🔊How to use orbital-mechanics to intercept a spaceship in 60s 🪐 store.steampowered.com/app/3320850/...

Thanks! What’s this in reference to?

💥How to cold-start a nuclear-thermal warship in Periapsis: Eclipse in 45 seconds💥

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#indiegame #space #gamedev

anime-style procedural pixel clouds achieved! :D☁️
#bombshellblitz #gamedev #madewithunity

That’s a rap sheet I’m happy to have 🙃

Just a bit lol

The Periapsis: Eclipse demo is finally out on Steam! Go see if your orbital warfare tactics are good enough to complete Operation False Altar!
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#indiegame #space #trailer #scifi

when bro asks if I'm good at orbital mechanics:
(every maneuver is lithobreaking)

Playtesting for #FrontiersReach : Battlespace has been going pretty good so far. Lots of great feedback.

#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #scifi #retro #aviation #space #navy #madewithunity

A 504m long Manticorian standard cruiser from Honor Harrington.
All the warships in the series have the same layout and shape.
#space #art by 'helot'.
www.deviantart.com/helot/art/St...

Exrocketman post on nuclear pulse propulsion:
exrocketman.blogspot.com/2025/04/abou...
The most interesting facts:
A full Orion-like launch is like a 4-5 Megaton yield atmospheric test.
Effective Isp increases rapidly with size, reaching 20,000s Isp with a 20,000 ton vehicle

Yeah I’ve been down in the fun-mines digging for game loops

describe your game with one line of dialogue

Same. Hard to accept a world where any rando can have their own flying fusion bomb. The danger from bad actors might be moderated by how bright an active fusion reactor must be tho - everyone can see it coming soon enough to blow it up in time.

Thanks! I’m pretty happy with it!

Two light blue spacecraft with conical noses, and a cylindrical midsection. One marked "new" is sleeker with a more spherical and detailed engine at the rear. The other, marked "old", is chunkier, thicker and has a less detailed, more cylindrical engine.

Two light blue spacecraft with conical noses, and a cylindrical midsection. One marked "new" is sleeker with a more spherical and detailed engine at the rear. The other, marked "old", is chunkier, thicker and has a less detailed, more cylindrical engine. (side view)

Two light blue spacecraft with conical noses, and a cylindrical midsection. One marked "new" is sleeker with a more spherical and detailed engine at the rear. The other, marked "old", is chunkier, thicker and has a less detailed, more cylindrical engine. (top view)

Two light blue spacecraft with conical noses, and a cylindrical midsection. One marked "new" is sleeker with a more spherical and detailed engine at the rear. The other, marked "old", is chunkier, thicker and has a less detailed, more cylindrical engine. (front 3/4 view)

Been working on the tutorial for a few days and needed a break so I decided to do a refresh of some older ship models starting with the ubiquitous Starsprite Corvette.

What do you think?

My game has Casaba Howitzers (nuclear shaped charges) now! What're you melting first?
#scifi #indiedev #gamedev #space

Today, we are announcing the formation of United Videogame Workers-CWA, an industry-wide union formed by @codecwa.bsky.social and @cwaunion.bsky.social 💪🎮

We're launching at #GDC2025 this morning to build a video game industry that works for us. We're done playing.

[sound up 🔊] Check out how debris and surface-fired railgun projectiles are affected by orbital mechanics!

If you like nuclear propulsion and realistic space combat, wishlist Periapsis: Eclipse! store.steampowered.com/app/3320850/...

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Usually, but I’ve had conversations with people who I’d consider gamers who assumed I meant gen A/I - it was kind of surprising

Warp drive! Bending space and cheating time.
#space #art by Thomas Thomsen.
www.artstation.com/artwork/6LvQVn

I find myself wanting new, easy to grasp terms for game A/I to avoid association with LLMs and gen-A/I in convos. NPCs maybe, but not everyone knows that term. Computer controlled enemies? Algorithmic assailants? Thinkin buddies?

It's strange to have to explain the difference these days.

Looking really cool so far. It does look like fun! Mine ended up at just over 2 minutes and seems like a decent length for YouTube in terms of retention but I ended up making a shorter version for other platforms where 2 min felt excessive or was too large a file to upload.

YouTube video by Skytrellis Games Periapsis: Eclipse - Announcement Trailer

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Do you like nuclear propulsion, orbital mechanics, hot radiators, Orion drives, casaba howitzers and sarcasm? Wishlist 🚀Periapsis: Eclipse🚀 today to have it all!!

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I’m happy you’re happy!