Fringes of the Empire
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Fringes of the Empire
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Game Description
- Science Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Space RPG!!
- Roguelike RPG + Top-Down Shooter = Fringes of the Empire
- 2D classic retro-style gameplay
- PC XBOX Controller Support, with other controllers to be supported soon
- Fully custom engine for Windows systems
- Mix of techniques: pixel art alongside 3D and 2.5D shading techniques, specifically tailored to Desktop systems
- Tell your own story: Extensive modding features allow you to quickly create your own game content using included graphics or custom ones (total conversion is possible)
- This isn't just shoot shoot shoot, you have to participate in the game's plot
It's the year 2600 AD, and the Earth is devastated by a hundred-year long war with a rogue A.I. superbrain. After awaking from cryonic sleep for over 300 years, you discover your parents are dead and you've been picked as the pilot of a salvaged pre-war vessel. Quickly renamed as the UFS Intrepid, the experimental craft was pieced together by engineers working in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Old Earth, Terran System.
Your first mission is to go where no one has gone for hundreds of years: to the very station that destroyed planet Earth.
Soon you discovered you're recruited into the UFSE, a growing multi-species stellar federation that is just beginning to explore the galaxy near their homeworlds. Powerful alien species and the run-of-the-mill riff-raff face down in the cold blackness of space. Remnants of the old empires hold clues to your survival as you build one of humanity's greatest achievements: the deep space station named Starbase Central.
Soon after your maiden voyage, your newly recruited crew is not all human: the UFSE is a diverse and growing stellar empire with several species recently allied. Your job is to go out and explore the galaxy and bring back whatever artifacts you can find. To fuel your vessel and build out its exofighters, your crew will spend time mining asteroids and exploring planetary bodies. After a long day of work, you might treat them to a burger at Moburger, the local interstellar fast food franchise.
This game has been in development for several years. The legacy "GameMaker" version has been made available to purchasers of this game as well as an added bonus.
Plans include to provide Workshop support, once the core game is complete, to allow players to mod the game.
Announcements
Version 0.5 STEAM SALE UPDATE
Version 0.5 Update has been pushed to Steam. What's new in this release: 6/28/2017 - STAR MAP - HYPERSPACE! - TRADE SCREEN - Updates to scripting language - Mouse bug fix when game was windowed -
SpaceGameJunkie #134 - Trying out Fringes of the Empire
Hi! Fringes of the Empire was featured on SpaceGameJunkie Podcast #134 and I want to give a big THANKS to spacegamejunkie.com for covering my game. I had a really great time talking to the guys and
Falling into Outer Space
Autumn is around the corner and Lost Astronaut wants to thank recent purchasers of Fringes over the summer, without whose support this project would not be possible! Also, here is an update for the e
Charting the Route: Fringes March Madness Update Coming
Hello, my small but loyal fanbase... Fringes of the Empire is undergoing many exciting changes under the hood. This post is all about what it means for you. In March, I will release a new update th
Just in time for Autumn and Winter Sales
Q4 2016 Update Hello everyone. Just in time for this Holiday Season, we're getting ready to see an update to Fringes! The new engine is coming along and I've almost made my goal for the year of ha
SpaceGameJunkie #134 - Trying out Fringes of the Empire
Hi! Fringes of the Empire was featured on SpaceGameJunkie Podcast #134 and I want to give a big THANKS to spacegamejunkie.com for covering my game. I had a really great time talking to the guys and
How to track this project as it develops in Early Access
Visit this Trello https://trello.com/b/u3pVj7hC/fringes-of-the-empire Our website http://lostastronaut.com/ Twitter http://twitter.com/LAGameStudio Where I will update you regarding various deve
Just in time for Autumn and Winter Sales
Q4 2016 Update Hello everyone. Just in time for this Holiday Season, we're getting ready to see an update to Fringes! The new engine is coming along and I've almost made my goal for the year of ha
How to track this project as it develops in Early Access
Visit this Trello https://trello.com/b/u3pVj7hC/fringes-of-the-empire Our website http://lostastronaut.com/ Twitter http://twitter.com/LAGameStudio Where I will update you regarding various deve
Falling into Outer Space
Autumn is around the corner and Lost Astronaut wants to thank recent purchasers of Fringes over the summer, without whose support this project would not be possible! Also, here is an update for the e
What?!? Legacy GameMaker Version Updated
Lead developer here. I bit the bullet and purchased a copy of GameMaker Studio 2. It's something I vowed never to do, but I got curious and, well, that lead to my wallet being drained once again by
From the Developer: About this game and what's in store for Steam Early Access
Of course I'm writing this because I'm the lead developer behind Fringes of the Empire. But, I want to share with you, the gaming community, why you should support this game on Steam Early Access.
Version 0.5 STEAM SALE UPDATE
Version 0.5 Update has been pushed to Steam. What's new in this release: 6/28/2017 - STAR MAP - HYPERSPACE! - TRADE SCREEN - Updates to scripting language - Mouse bug fix when game was windowed -
Charting the Route: Fringes March Madness Update Coming
Hello, my small but loyal fanbase... Fringes of the Empire is undergoing many exciting changes under the hood. This post is all about what it means for you. In March, I will release a new update th
From the Developer: About this game and what's in store for Steam Early Access
Of course I'm writing this because I'm the lead developer behind Fringes of the Empire. But, I want to share with you, the gaming community, why you should support this game on Steam Early Access.
Fringes of the Empire: April 2018 Update
This update of Fringes of the Empire is a maintenance release that enhances the experience for GPU users (required). Full screen anti-aliasing which was previously disabled has been fixed. Please l
Is this project dead as a dodo?
I started working on this game about 4 or 5 years ago. I made it in GameMaker and it could only go so far before I couldn't deal with GameMaker anymore. Prior to working on Fringes, I was making a
July 2018 Release
We've released a patch to speed up text display in the editor and overall game.
Fringes of the Empire - Responsive Update
I'm pleased to announce a May 31 2018 Technical Update to Lost Astronaut's Fringes of the Empire on STEAM. Changes to the game itself: Character and away team members now have their names appear
