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Name: Sol-Ark Genre: «Sol-Ark» - is an indie-project focusing on 2D space faring real-time strategy/sim (RTS) with some Rogue-like and Sandbox elements. It’s an old-school hand-made flash project Short description: Sol-Ark is a 2D Space RTS with sandbox and rogue-like components. Expect gameplay mechanics designed with player choice in mind and an immense universe to make those decisions in. Missions and storylines drift from seriously somber to hilariously violent with every new area explored,…

Hello, everyone! We are publishing the fifth article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features of gameplay (there are 17 of them) - Attack and defense systems We’re going to put the “pew” back into “pew pew pew.” Sol Ark will have a bountiful selection of weaponry and defensive systems to keep your ship afloat on the black and raging battle rife sea. I’m talking about lasers. You know, those shiny beams of concentrated light propagation that have a penchant for melting through ship hulls and …

Hello everyone!I'm updating the thread by news about the latest devlog and last video - planets and nebulae. Watch how the game is evolving before your eyes! final.gif youtube.com/watch?v=3Ug94lEyJIY Check for all performed works as well as new gifs and screenshots on Sol-Ark's blog with devlogs and project's page on IndieDB website. Join us on Sol-Ark's official website to stay tuned.

Hello, everyone! We are publishing the sixth article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features of gameplay (there are 17 of them) - Systems and subsystems When you take over the role of the Sol Ark's Virtual Intelligence system you'll need to know exactly what makes the ship run. Or you could crash your ship and watch all your astronauts die, but this article is for those of you that actually want to do well in the game. 333.gif Read full article on Sol-Ark's IndieDB page Join us on our websi…

Hello, everyone! We are updating our news with new video and the latest devlog. Take a look how Sol-Ark evolves right before your eyes. g_2015mar23_4_cut.gif youtube.com/watch?v=5lFoml1Y6yk Check Sol-Ark's page on IndieDB website and our blog with devlogs to know more. Join us on Sol-Ark's official website to stay tuned.

Hello, everyone! We are publishing the seventh article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features - Skeletal animation for sprites 2015mar27_1_cut3_opt.gif This week Sol-Ark is showing off its skeletal animation engine. This is how we create sprites, by hand, that will populate our game world and carry out the player’s will and commands. Each sprite can be made of more than 20 layers, some of which you may see exploded and bloody in the game after a meteorite impact or enemy assault. Read full…

Hello, everyone! Please, help us to perform a little marketing study and set correct price for the game in future (including an early access)! Answer only four questions, please! You can take a part in this only one time, so be careful with your answers. Thanks in advance! Also we are updating this thread with a regular news about devlog. youtube.com/watch?v=ZO7F4Sg_s6s Check all works which were performed by Sol-Ark's team this week. Look at new screenshots, gifs and video (screenshots compila…

Hello, everyone! We are publishing the eighth article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features of gameplay - Life support systems In Sol-Ark you will have the sole responsibility of keeping the crew of your space voyage alive and healthy. Well, as alive and healthy as you can manage. Life support systems need to be constructed to preserve their interstellar habitat, and stop them from leaping out of airlocks or lighting the V.I. system on fire. gif1_speed.gif Read full article on Sol-Ark's I…

Hello, everyone! We are updating our thread with new video and the latest devlog. Take a look how Sol-Ark evolves right before your eyes. g10_cut_opt_final.gif youtube.com/watch?v=jaMXxC192kg Check Sol-Ark's page on IndieDB website and our blog with devlogs to know more. Join us on Sol-Ark's official website to stay tuned.

Hello, everyone! We are publishing the ninth article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features of gameplay - Crew Morale Astronauts today are heralded as some of the bravest and most noble members of our species. In the future some space explorers are emotionally volatile sacks of skin that need you to be their baby sitter and make sure they behave. In Sol-Ark you will have to monitor the crew’s morale, which can range from different levels of happiness, anger, depression and aloofness. rem-o…

Hello, friends! We are updating Sol-Ark's page by new devlog (14/04/2015 CheckPoint) and new gameplay video. All graphics and gameplay features are a work in progress. Look, how Sol-Ark evolves right before your eyes! 2015apr13_8.gif [video=youtube;8Ffp6l5h9qI]youtube.com/watch?v=8Ffp6l5h9qI[/video] Check Sol-Ark's page on IndieDB website and our blog with devlogs to know more. Join us on Sol-Ark's official website to stay tuned.

Hello, friends! We are updating Sol-Ark's page with a new devlog (22/04/2015 CheckPoint) and a new images. All graphics and gameplay features are a work in progress. Look, how Sol-Ark evolves right before your eyes! 2015apr20_3.gif Check Sol-Ark's page on IndieDB website and our blog with devlogs to know more. Join us on Sol-Ark's official website to stay tuned.

Hello, everyone! We are publishing the eleventh article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features of gameplay - Ability to save/load the game Game Over. It happens to most people at least once while playing a game. It will almost certainly happen to you while playing ours. We’re still coming up with all the conditions that result in a Game Over, but here are a few that are being worked on now. 2015apr24_7.gif Read full article on Sol-Ark's IndieDB page Join us on our website to know more

Hello, friends! We are updating this thread with a new devlog (28/04/2015 CheckPoint) and a new images. All graphics and gameplay features are a work in progress. Stay with us and look, how Sol-Ark evolves right before your eyes! 2015apr28_1.gif Check Sol-Ark's page on IndieDB website and our blog with devlogs to know more. Join us on Sol-Ark's official website to stay tuned.

Hello, everyone! We are publishing the twelfth article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features of gameplay - Control systems Monitoring your ship’s systems could be a full time job. But with angry pirates, alien infections, and intercosmic masers constantly threatening your existence you can’t always be micromanaging yoursystems. That’s why you’ll have the ability to set systems to run automatically or be subjected to the errors of manual control. 2015may1_2.gif Read full article on Sol-Ark…

Hello, friends! We are updating this thread with a new devlog (05/05/2015 CheckPoint) and a new gameplay video. All graphics and gameplay features are a work in progress. Stay with us and look, how Sol-Ark evolves right before your eyes! P.S. On community's demand I've spent more than 6 hours, fixing all our threads on different forums and portals. First of all, I deleted (but left their links) all visible gifs from previous posts, excepting the zero post and last messages. My apologies to ever…

Hello, everyone! We are publishing a regular article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features of gameplay - Star system map level! 2015may9_2_opt.gif Space is huge. Simulating vast interplanetary expanses on a screen is something we’ve thought about a great deal, and we have some secrets to share in regards to its exploration. Sol-Ark’s System Map will give you an overview of the entire solar system you and your crew have warped into. All the space shown is playable. Read full article on Ind…

Hello, friends! We are updating this thread with a new devlog (13/05/2015 CheckPoint) and a new gameplay video. All graphics and gameplay features are a work in progress. Stay with us and look, how Sol-Ark is evolving right before your eyes! 2015may11_2.gif youtube.com/watch?v=tgH7Ixb9P-w Check Sol-Ark's page on IndieDB website and our blog with devlogs to know more. Join us on Sol-Ark's official website to stay tuned.

Hello, friends! We are publishing a regular article from a series about main Sol-Ark's features of gameplay - Local space map level! 2015may15_1_opt.gif Space is a vast and wild frontier. Survival on its fringes often boils down to tried and true violence. You’ll need to fully understand your ship’s systems and its offensive/defensive capabilities if you don’t want to be torn apart by other vessels lurking in the dark. youtube.com/watch?v=CAMFO2BG-4I Read full article on Sol-Ark's page on Indie…

Hello, friends! We are updating this thread with a new devlog (18/05/2015 CheckPoint) and a new gameplay video. All graphics and gameplay features are a work in progress. Stay with us and look, how Sol-Ark is evolving right before your eyes! 2015may18_3_opt.gif youtube.com/watch?v=tCUmgfP2FGk Check Sol-Ark's page on IndieDB website and our blog with devlogs to know more. Join us on Sol-Ark's official website to stay tuned.