Space Crafter

Hello, Imperia Studios!!

Thank you very much for another wonderful game (I really enjoyed the Saloon Keeper in the past)!!

I think there is a minor typo in the English version of Space Crafter, probably should be "put" (the gun), not "but":

There was a bug right at the beginning if you press W:

I believe the bug is because you are standing at the fat guy’s window while in that menu, but your key inputs are not restricted, so one menu actives in top of the other.

Besides that, the game is awesome. I think if you keep polishing it, maybe streamlining the ship building process, it could turn out great. It is from time to time a little bit tedius. Maybe walking faster when carrying things. I Think the game would benefit greatly if you add mouse support during menus and some tooltips to icons and stuff when you hover over them.

The skill required for resource management contrasted by randomization can make the game kinda meh. I wish the game either lessened out on the intensive levels of resource management and took it more into having fun just building ships or took out some of the randomization, because it takes skill to get anywhere, but it takes even more luck.

LOVED the game also expect great things in the future :)

Ok time for my review.

Honestly if any player who isn't very resourceful will immediately quit in a few tries. The Idea of Resource management games is to be considerate of the fact that you cant just spend everything in one go but at the same time gives the players a chance to find ways to manipulate that fact to their own advantage. This game gives the challenge but not the chance. What makes this game nearly Impossible to beat is that too many opposing factors in the game are present. For example, the pilots have their downsides which I understand completely but the ratio of that downsides is overwhelming for the average player that It discourages them. But since the lore and situation in the game is given ill give you the benefit of the doubt. Another factor that is a huge downside is the scraps itself. The game is ruthless with the scrap mechanics. Given that all pilots live you will only get around 2 scraps per type and thats barely guaranteed since these pilots are very incompetent. Not only that but the scrapper trait is so rare and even if you do manage to get it its only a matter of time before those resources will be gone in the next day.

This game has potential and I understand its new but this is the situation the game faces right now. My suggestion? well I have a few

-Apply the enemy traits, its a factor that can give the players an advantage and as of now that thing isn't applicable

-Give Intel on the enemies situation, we cant be the only ones taking damage. Give some intel on the situation regarding the enemies damage and such to give the players an Idea on what to focus on

-Apply a scraper collecting factor in the game. We know we cant rely solely on the pilots so there should be an alternative to get scraps. The store has scraps but the price is so high it isn't worth it

I have a few more suggestions but i think these three are what can help the game give a fair chance for the players. Note that management games are supposed to be challenging but its also supposed to give chance to the players to overcome the challenges

Here is a bug for you guys. If you try to skip through the introductory there is a tendency for the game to give a black screen.