Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

Release Date: 2016-09-08

Developer: Massive Damage, Inc.

Genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy

Price: 10.99

The GameOn the edge of Terran space lies Halcyon 6 a derelict starbase left behind by a mysterious precursor race. Your mission is to reclaim the derelict station and rebuild it.A mysterious alien force is making a beeline towards Earth and this starbase is the best chance for the New Terran Federation to establish new alliances research new technologies and otherwise figure out a way to stop the impending invasion.Using only the resources you can salvage from the derelict station and gathered from nearby star systems its up to you to rebuild the starbase to lead the Terran Republics scientific research exploration and diplomatic efforts on the edge of known space.Halcyon 6 is a passion project whos design is inspired by our years spent playing classic games like Star Control Master of Orion X-COM Civilization and new classics like FTL.Features:Base Building: spend resources to build station facilities (rooms) to enhance your production and technological capabilities or build ships to help you control more territoryExploration: assign your fleets to nearby star clusters where they can handle emerging enemy threats do missions for alien factions or secure bonus resourcesCrew Management: assign crew to station facilities to greatly improve their output efficiency or to ships where they can contribute in unique ways to combat missions and eventsDeep Tactical Combat: fight tactical ship or ground battles to resolve hostile events create a foothold in the sector and ultimately defeat the enemy mothership!Story Events: based on game criteria like rooms-built alien diplomacy scores or officer traits/skills the game will produce story events (often with multiple choice outcomes) that can lead to combat time-related applied bonuses/negatives officer attribute changes or any number of crazy in-game stories.Project GoalsUnlimited Replayability: Each playthrough has players dealing with a new randomly generated derelict station surrounding galaxy crew recruits and alien factionsMotley Crew: Each crew member has unlimited potential for acquiring unique behaviours traits and abilities for better or for worse. Making the best use of your dysfunctional crew will be one of the keys to success. Who should be your main Science Officer? The insomniac that works insane hours but has an addictive personality or the agoraphobic mad genius?Encounters of the Weird Kind: There are 6 alien factions in Halcyon 6 and they are all quite different with varying objectives and personalities. Only your wit and your crews skills will help you navigate the diplomatic waters to gain them as key allies or valuable trading partners.