Captain Kaon
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Captain Kaon
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Game Description
Captain Kaon is a retro twin-stick gravity shooter inspired by 1980s classics such as Thrust and Gravitar. Captain Kaon brings the vector graphics of old right 'up-to-date’ with vibrant Amiga-style pixel art and a tight twin-stick control mechanic.Features
- Enjoy classic sci-fi, tilt/thrust gravity-based gameplay
- Battle enemies with twin-stick or 360° mouse aim
- Explore vibrant Amiga-style pixel art environments
- Manage resources and carefully select missions in Campaign Mode
- Relive this forgotten shmup sub-genre!
Story
The overcrowded Earth has found a new home among the stars, a clutch of habitable worlds in the Regulus sector. But this new paradise did not last long as a strange alien force began a relentless assault on their colonies. This threat to human expansion could not go unchallenged.
In response the Earth has sent the finest ships in the Interstellar Navy to defend the colonists and protect its interests. Left behind are the old and the out of date, led by the flagship Argus. A small fleet of relics to defend our only home.
Hot headed and insubordinate, Captain Talia ‘Kaon’ was facing a court martial when war broken out. Hoping this new conflict would give her the chance for salvation, she instead found herself left behind. With the Argus operating on a skeleton crew, she has been assigned as its sole gunship pilot.
In the midst of this uncertainty the miners of Ceres revolt against Earth rule, refusing to supply the fleet with the deuterium fuel it sorely needs. Without it the fleet in Regulus will be unable to fight and the Earth will become vulnerable. Only Captain Kaon can fly her gunship through the twisting tunnels beneath Ceres surface and fight the revolt.
Announcements
Update #15 Hotfix
Hey Peeps, Sooo, I slightly broke the frontend so it thought there weren't any save games and wouldn't let you contiune. Or at least it would only let you if you had a save game in the last slot. Un
Game Postmortem video series
Hey Peeps, I've been working on a new video series about Captain Kaon, it's a postmortem of the project where I talk about how things went. I start with an intro video where I explain a little about
Update #14
Hey Peeps, I've mostly just been making little bug fixes and tweaks here and there. I'm currently working on an XBOX One version, which is all fun and games :-/ - It now runs at a silky smooth 60 f
Update #13
Hey Peeps, Mostly I've been fixing little bugs and making little tweaks to things. But I've also tried to make changes to help people who find the game to challenging. - There are now two levels of
Update #15
Hey Peeps, Here's the latest bunch of fixes and tweaks. - I've fixed the 'fullscreen is black' issue. It seems the Windows 10 Creator update causes problems with Java based games. - I've gone thro
Framerate Issues - Resolved
Hey Peeps, So, there's a frame rate issue in the game that currently has me pulling my hair out. I thought I'd fixed it, but it seems to have come back. Sometimes the game gets stuck at 24 fps and
Version 1.1
Hey Peeps. So....I've been working on this update for a little while. I'm going to patch in a couple of fixes here and there over the next couple of weeks, but otherwise this is the end. I had been
Update #15 Hotfix
Hey Peeps, Sooo, I slightly broke the frontend so it thought there weren't any save games and wouldn't let you contiune. Or at least it would only let you if you had a save game in the last slot. Un
Update #14
Hey Peeps, I've mostly just been making little bug fixes and tweaks here and there. I'm currently working on an XBOX One version, which is all fun and games :-/ - It now runs at a silky smooth 60 f
Updae #11
Hey Peeps, I’m currently packing stuff up in preparation for Rezzed in London, I’ll be busy there so there won’t be an update for a couple of weeks. I’ve tried to pack lots into this one, Ceres is n
Update #12
Hey Peeps, After a long and exhausting week at Rezzed I've been back at the grindstone making some improvements to Captain Kaon. It was great to spend three days meeting people and watching them pla
Update #12
Hey Peeps, After a long and exhausting week at Rezzed I've been back at the grindstone making some improvements to Captain Kaon. It was great to spend three days meeting people and watching them pla
Framerate Issues - Resolved
Hey Peeps, So, there's a frame rate issue in the game that currently has me pulling my hair out. I thought I'd fixed it, but it seems to have come back. Sometimes the game gets stuck at 24 fps and
Updae #11
Hey Peeps, I’m currently packing stuff up in preparation for Rezzed in London, I’ll be busy there so there won’t be an update for a couple of weeks. I’ve tried to pack lots into this one, Ceres is n
Version 1.1
Hey Peeps. So....I've been working on this update for a little while. I'm going to patch in a couple of fixes here and there over the next couple of weeks, but otherwise this is the end. I had been
Game Postmortem video series
Hey Peeps, I've been working on a new video series about Captain Kaon, it's a postmortem of the project where I talk about how things went. I start with an intro video where I explain a little about
Chatting on Lave Radio
Hey Peeps, I recently sat down and had a chat with the guys over at Lave Radio, the Elite Dangerous Podcast. Check out the Podcast here. We talked about how I made Captain Kaon, my time working o
Update #13
Hey Peeps, Mostly I've been fixing little bugs and making little tweaks to things. But I've also tried to make changes to help people who find the game to challenging. - There are now two levels of
Chatting on Lave Radio
Hey Peeps, I recently sat down and had a chat with the guys over at Lave Radio, the Elite Dangerous Podcast. Check out the Podcast here. We talked about how I made Captain Kaon, my time working o
Update #15
Hey Peeps, Here's the latest bunch of fixes and tweaks. - I've fixed the 'fullscreen is black' issue. It seems the Windows 10 Creator update causes problems with Java based games. - I've gone thro
