ASEMA (steam) on tehdas-rakentelupeli, jossa perinteiset liukuhihnat on korvattu raidetykki-logistiikalla.

Demo löytyy steamista, siihen tehty päivityksiä ja lisää on tulossa; vastikään valmistui laajempi päivitys, mutta hommat jatkuu.

Ylhäältä-kuvattu ASEMA tapahtuu 2D-tasolla, mutta pyörii 3D-visuaaleilla. Pelikenttänä täysversiossa on yksi aurinkokunta. Tarinassa hard-scifi-konseptit kohtaavat, mutta kaikki johtaa siihen, että automatisoitava ja laajennettava on - ja paljon.

Aurinkokunnasta löytyy kaikenlaisten haasteiden ja ongelmien lisäksi runsaasti asteroidi-virtoja ja pieniä planetoideja joiden päälle rakennella. Voitkin rakentaa paitsi avaruuteen, myös planetoideille; riippuen koneistasi ja tilanteistasi.

Jonkinverran pääset myös sotimaan, mutta automatisoitava sekin tietty on. Mikään ei tietty estä kääntämästä Pioneer-koneen työntövoimaksi tarkoitettua raidetykkiä kohti vihollisaluksia ja mäiskiä menemään.

Peli pyörii custom-fysiikkamoottorilla, jossa on painovoimaa, lämpösäteilyä, ynnä muuta. Teknologiapuu on korkea ja hard-scifille tyypillisesti eksoottinen; muttei maaginen, eli portaalien tyyppisiä soft-scifi-juttuja ei tulla näkemään.

Et ole ihmisperäinen.

Jos kuulostaa siltä että voisi kiinnostaa, laita wishlistiä - demon voi ottaa myös kokeiluun, saa pientä maistiaista. Demon päärungon voi pelata ehkä tunnissa-kahdessa läpi, mutta aika monet näyttävät jäävän säätämään pidemmäksikin aikaa. EA tähtäimessä tammikuulle.

Discord: DISCORD (~100 jäsentä, deviränttään päivittäin ja kun saadaan syksyn testit käyntiin, voidaan saada pelitestaajat aktivoitumaan uudelleen - mutta uusia tarvittaneen, eli teretulemasta jos intressejä löytyy osallistua kehitykseen!)

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4478970/ASEMA/

Ps. Roadmapissa jotain avainjuttuja; optimointi 1000 > 10000+ koneen tehtaat pyörimään sulavasti; taktinen kartta; modding-support (peli rakennettu täysin modulaariseksi); co-op harkinnassa; ~10 teknologiapuun päähaaraa; QoL:ää suurten kokonaisuuksien ja etäisyyksien hallintaan; Jne.

These changes are wip, not updated into any build yet. The Steam playtest branch (testers are on Discord), will get the 17A update first, when it's got enough meat around it's bones.

The scalability project is on. Goal is simple: A lot of machines, and a lot of tools to manage them. Strategic Map is the main tool.

The main steps are:

OPTIMIZATION 1 - 100 machines - Current

OPTIMIZATION 2 - 1000 machines - Up Next

OPTIMIZATION 3 - 10000+ machines > and more - Up last

To get from BULK tech branch to NANO tech branch, player already builds approximately 50-100 machines to produce enough resources and goods (amount depends on how fast you want to produce things). This means that to test NANO tech branch well, the OPT 2 needs to be online.

With 100 machines spread between a few resource nodes, you already need  a map. You no longer remember where things are, or perhaps you do, but 100 machines is a large herd. Which machine has what resources? Where is the <machine>, I thought it was here - the strategic view map solves this.

Here's some snippets. I started the map building yesterday, and we got now a rough version.

The features I've thought so far, which may appear in various form and schedule to the test branch:

• Gravity Layer > toggle on/off. Lets you see gravity wells.
• Heat Map > Shows a background heat map > Helpful to find cooler shadow areas for sensitive machines, however, not relevant just yet (not with NANO or BULK)
• Logistics Overlay > shows Hub areas and linked railguns and other logistics, plus hilights logistic buildings and haulers and ships - and shows railgun shot history as a heat map > Helps you find high traffic areas, clogs, etc
• Production Overlay > Shows problems. The production runs an EMA number, which needs to be tweaked, but when it's useful, it can be used to color code > Again, a heat map of efficiency. If you got a sea of green EMA glows, but there's one red one, you find it fast and can go and find out, why that machine is clogging. Is it waiting, is it's inventory full, are the local hubs too busy, what is going on.
• Hostile Overlay > Obvious purposes
• Machine list (up next); literally a list of all your machines. Select, and the map jumps to that machine.  Later, needs extra QoL, such as filtering, categories, branches, search by name, etc.
• Economy Graph > Already exists in the game, but this will be implemented to the strategic map deeper. It will relate to a machinelist: Often, player needs to figure out, which machine has all the resources X > Open that resource, and you are presented with the graph of that resource's amounts and production, but also all the machines who HAVE that resource, with a bar, organized by owned counts.

And more, naturally, but here's the main things.

All planetoids and moons in my work-in-progress game ASEMA, rotate. They have a gravitational pull that you have to compensate with mathematical resources, Focus, to float nearly near them.

All the machines in this gif are production and logistic systems. You build individual machines in space and moons, refine resources and climb the tech tree to build the required megastructures.

It's not a small task, as you end up needing mmense amounts of resources and logistics, and you're not alone.

Despite ASEMA being an automation game, it lacks conveyor belts and there are no grids to build on.

So, forget splitters, lasers, portals and drones. It's all about momentum of mass, kinetics and velocity.

Thoughts? Some early commenters back months ago, were worried that lack of conveyor belts make things hard to understand. For that, I'm adding layers of QoL features. But it hasn't been a problem so far!

, a play tester said.

ASEMA is an automation/spacesim game with railgun logistics and simulated 2D physics. Momentum, thrusters, railguns, recoils, payloads - all of the good stuff is there.

It focuses on automation and logistics, but it has a dark hard-scifi lore and steep tech tree to climb as you expand. The environment is dangerous, the physics is dangerous, and the setting is dangerous.

Would this be something you'd play? https://store.steampowered.com/app/4478970/ASEMA/

I'm slowly moving from the backrooms into the light, as last weeks I've been mole'ing around with demo updates. The recent QA is encouraging. I'm currently expanding the new demo's world.

Something all testers agree with:

-This is a difficult game
-But it is fun to play

I think people come for the railguns, but stay because of the physics. I'm having way too good time building this.

The full game will have a lot of replayability, full modding support, a lot of NPC interactions and a dynamic enemy eco system, and much more.

Currently I'm figuring out, whether player's machine breaking apart while spinning too hard is a good thing, as braking it is a bit tricky. But I like consiquences, and space has a lot of them.

The EA is probably in january 2027. The development is going well. What's something you'd definitely expect a game like this to have in it?

TL;DR Jos majesteettisen hitaasti pyörivän asteroidin päälle asennettu lentotukialuksen kokoinen logistiikkaraidetykki kuulostaa hyvältä, ota ASEMA seurantaan.

ASEMA on top-down automaatio- ja logistiikkapeli. Se käsittelee synkkiä kaukaisia tulevaisuuksia, mutta pelaaminen itsessään on fysiikkapohjaista, armotonta rakentelua.

Rakentelet koneita avaruuteen tai planetoideille, järjestelet asteroidimurskia, väistelet fysiikka- ja eliöperäisiä ongelmia ja työstät jättimäistä hanketta eteenpäin.

Viime aikoina olen ollut pelin kanssa pajassa paasaamassa ja olen vielä tovin ennen kuin esittelen seuraavaa isoa päivitystä demoon - suorastaan jopa sanon, että jos peli kuulostaa kivalta ja haluat koeponnistaa demoa, odota että uusin päivitys valmistuu. Se vie asioita ns. eteenpäin ja antaa osviittaa siitä huolellisuuden ja pelillisyyden tasosta, johon yritän rakentaa ASEMAa.

Tämä proggis on peräisin aivojeni syövereistä, ekat muuttujien nimet keksin miettiessäni orbital construction -peliä teininä ja nyt viimein keski-iän lähestyessä, kriisi antoi puhkuvan innon viimeinkin toteuttaa peli. Hyvä niin, koska viimeisten vuosikymmenten aikana on tullut pelattua paljon superhyviä automaatiopelejä joissa on paljon hyvää ja jotka ovat antaneet paljon hyviä ideoita - ja jotka haluan haastaa jollain täysin uudenlaisella.

Eli unohdetaan inserterit, gridit ja liukuhihnat: ASEMA:ssa resurssit paiskotaan avaruuden halki raidetykeillä, raskas avaruusalus on käännettävä 180 astetta jarrutusta varten ja pölypilveen liian lujaa lentäminen aiheuttaa näyttävän räjähdyksen. Tuotantokoneisiin kiinnitettävä Nanopiiska voi nopeuttaa lähiautomaatiota, mutta fotonikiihdytetyt end-game-tykit nopeuttavat kiertoratojen välistä logistiikkaa vielä entisestään ja se voi olla game changer.

Viime aikoina työn alla on mm. maailman granulaarius, nano-teknologia, Paikallisten äly ja verkostoutuneisuus (he verkostoituvat enemmän kuin minä irl; sori, LinkedIn, en ole avannut sinua vuosiin enää), - ja niin paljon muutakin, että täytyy varmaan kiittää lähipiiriä siitä että katsoo vielä toistaiseksi sormien välistä tätä aamukolmeen valvomista ja tyhjyyteen tuijottamista (suunnittelen silloin yleensä jotain logistiikkaoptimaatiota, että saadaan tuhannet koneet pyörimään sujuvasti).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4478970/ASEMA/

Space automation and simulation game ASEMA had just a larger update to it's demo version.

This addresses the feedback and adds more content/tweak/polish, including leveling up the machines, giving them more perks.

In this update, you can build a Heavy Hauler, link 5 machines to it, and why not go ahead and add as many logistic railguns into it as you can. The thrusting system has been rebuilt, so you would ideally load Kinetic Fuels - say 200 M is a good amount that gets you somewhere - but as you accelerate towards your goal, you better only use less than half of your fuels, because to stop the Heavy Hauler you will need to rotate it 180 degrees and use as much fuel to brake, as you used for accelerating.

When you get there, unload the machines, initiate the mining operation and start hauling.

Or maybe you will just set up a bunch of Large Artillery Railguns to the neighbour moon and fire the stuff back to your base, your choice.

The demo is available on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/4478970/ASEMA/

Feedback is very important, so any impressions and thoughts are very welcome.

As an avid automation gamer, I am making ASEMA as a passion project. But I wish to make other players like it aswell. The game has grown quite a bit in the recent months, and the next months have a lot of good stuff coming in.

Let me know what you think! Would you rather fly a big ship back'n forth managing the fuel, rotation and acceleration yourself, or set up a constant artillery railgun array to fire the resources across the empty void at a steady pace?

ASEMA is a physics-based automation game with railgun logistics in space. Will you join as a play tester?

The test branch just got a major UI/UX update. I'd like new eyes on it and some feedback on how the layout and QoL stuff feels like. There is a demo but it is an old version - I look forward to updating it with this same patch after a little while of extra testing.

Play testing and feed backing can be done on Discord, or however you wish.

If you've played the demo, quick patch notes;
-Probe + Light Hauler new functionality
-UI scaling corrected (all feedback is welcome, I just tested it on ultra wide screen aswell and it ran well)
-Large UI overhaul (inventory, settings/rules, tech tree, build menu, main HUD..)
-Logistic core overhaul (simpler, no clogging)
-Bunch of content tweaks and polish

If playtesting/demoing is not your thing but the concept sounds interesting, wishlist it out. If you're interested testing out the demo - wait a week or so, so I can push this update to the demo branch aswell!

Been a quiet month, I had a short pause period, then crunched all the feedback and worked hard on this update for a few weeks. I'm happy with the results, but the polish never ends.

ASEMA Steam

https://discord.gg/kMJfQv62U2

Hey! ASEMA demo was just updated!

In this game, you build machines. They mine, produce, refine, store. You fly them around, land them on moons, however you need them. Gravity can pull them and they share resources with railguns. The payloads are physically simulated objects. The whole thing runs on custom physics engine made for this purpose.

Now, why do you build these machines? There is a story, and while it is an excuse for automation and factory building, it is simple: a human colony spread to a star system, discovered a strange machine - turns out it is you, an ancient probe. The magical First Contact becomes a race as you fullfill your ancient protocol (maintain peace: restrict lifeforms to their planets, remove interstellar civilisations), and the nasty lifeforms attempt to "keep existing".

There's a lot of content in the production; in the demo, you get to try out some of the basics. It's a tricky game though, so even during this "opening week" for the demo, the tutorial has gone through major updates to help new players to learn the basics.

The tech tree is divided into branches, which focus in various aspects of physics. For example, Nano branch focuses in Vein tech, where self forming machines deliver resources at fast pace, while Photonic offers solutions to accelerate payloads to fly faster. There's a lot that can be done with custom physics!

You think railgun logistics is going to be a mess; should there be belts and drones?

ASEMA Steam &gt; Try it out!

Hey! ASEMA free demo was just updated!

Game Title: ASEMA

Playable Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4793300/ASEMA_Demo/

Platform: Windows

Description: In this game, you build machines. They mine, produce, refine, store. You fly them around, land them on moons, however you need them. Gravity can pull them and they share resources with railguns. The payloads are physically simulated objects. The whole thing runs on custom physics engine made for this purpose.

Now, why do you build these machines? There is a story, and while it is an excuse for automation and factory building, it is simple: a human colony spread to a star system, discovered a strange machine - turns out it is you, an ancient probe. The magical First Contact becomes a race as you fullfill your ancient protocol (maintain peace: restrict lifeforms to their planets, remove interstellar civilisations), and the nasty lifeforms attempt to "keep existing".

There's a lot of content in the production; in the demo, you get to try out some of the basics. It's a tricky game though, so even during this "opening week" for the demo, the tutorial has gone through major updates to help new players to learn the basics.

The tech tree is divided into branches, which focus in various aspects of physics. For example, Nano branch focuses in Vein tech, where self forming machines deliver resources at fast pace, while Photonic offers solutions to accelerate payloads to fly faster. There's a lot that can be done with custom physics!

Free to Play Status: [X] Demo/Key available

Involvement: Solo developer (me, hi)

Hey! ASEMA demo was just updated!

In this game, you build machines. They mine, produce, refine, store. You fly them around, land them on moons, however you need them. Gravity can pull them and they share resources with railguns. The payloads are physically simulated objects. The whole thing runs on custom physics engine made for this purpose.

Now, why do you build these machines? There is a story, and while it is an excuse for automation and factory building, it is simple: a human colony spread to a star system, discovered a strange machine - turns out it is you, an ancient probe. The magical First Contact becomes a race as you fullfill your ancient protocol (maintain peace: restrict lifeforms to their planets, remove interstellar civilisations), and the nasty lifeforms attempt to "keep existing".

There's a lot of content in the production; in the demo, you get to try out some of the basics. It's a tricky game though, so even during this "opening week" for the demo, the tutorial has gone through major updates to help new players to learn the basics.

The tech tree is divided into branches, which focus in various aspects of physics. For example, Nano branch focuses in Vein tech, where self forming machines deliver resources at fast pace, while Photonic offers solutions to accelerate payloads to fly faster. There's a lot that can be done with custom physics!

You think railgun logistics is going to be a mess; should there be belts and drones?

ASEMA Steam &gt; Try it out!

Hey! ASEMA demo was just updated!

In this game, you build machines. They mine, produce, refine, store. You fly them around, land them on moons, however you need them. Gravity can pull them and they share resources with railguns. The payloads are physically simulated objects. The whole thing runs on custom physics engine made for this purpose.

Now, why do you build these machines? There is a story, and while it is an excuse for automation and factory building, it is simple: a human colony spread to a star system, discovered a strange machine - turns out it is you, an ancient probe. The magical First Contact becomes a race as you fullfill your ancient protocol (maintain peace: restrict lifeforms to their planets, remove interstellar civilisations), and the nasty lifeforms attempt to "keep existing".

There's a lot of content in the production; in the demo, you get to try out some of the basics. It's a tricky game though, so even during this "opening week" for the demo, the tutorial has gone through major updates to help new players to learn the basics.

The tech tree is divided into branches, which focus in various aspects of physics. For example, Nano branch focuses in Vein tech, where self forming machines deliver resources at fast pace, while Photonic offers solutions to accelerate payloads to fly faster. There's a lot that can be done with custom physics!

You think railgun logistics is going to be a mess; should there be belts and drones?

ASEMA Steam &gt; Try it out!

The game is a systemic and deep automation factory builder ASEMA . I've been building it for some time now

Hey! ASEMA demo was just updated!

In this game, you build machines. They mine, produce, refine, store. You fly them around, land them on moons, however you need them. Gravity can pull them and they share resources with railguns. The payloads are physically simulated objects. The whole thing runs on custom physics engine made for this purpose.

Now, why do you build these machines? There is a story, and while it is an excuse for automation and factory building, it is simple: a human colony spread to a star system, discovered a strange machine - turns out it is you, an ancient probe. The magical First Contact becomes a race as you fullfill your ancient protocol (maintain peace: restrict lifeforms to their planets, remove interstellar civilisations), and the nasty lifeforms attempt to "keep existing".

There's a lot of content in the production; in the demo, you get to try out some of the basics. It's a tricky game though, so even during this "opening week" for the demo, the tutorial has gone through major updates to help new players to learn the basics.

The tech tree is divided into branches, which focus in various aspects of physics. For example, Nano branch focuses in Vein tech, where self forming machines deliver resources at fast pace, while Photonic offers solutions to accelerate payloads to fly faster. There's a lot that can be done with custom physics!

You think railgun logistics is going to be a mess; should there be belts and drones?

ASEMA Steam &gt; Try it out!

Hello, you can try out ASEMA demo now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4478970/ASEMA/

This has been a big milestone for ASEMA! After months of playtesting and tweaking and finding the sweet spots of onboarding, I'm finally comfortable letting demo out. Updates come fast.

It's great to see players spend hours in the demo. The stability has reached levels that support long hours. I myself just quit a 2 hour "organic" session.

I hunt any discovered bugs down asap while proceeding to the next phase of the project. Players and play testers have been infinitely helpful with the development so far. I hope to hear more of players; ideas, thoughts, such, and of course, any bugs to squash. I want to hear what you think is good and what is bad. My vision for the game has been and will be strong, but it does not override everything.

The demo introduces to the mechanisms and allows you to begin automation. It has procedural mapping, tutorial, regular game mode.. Working actively to make the game, QoL and UX better. Any feedback is super welcome. I've received plenty, and hopefully that continues.

Ps. Drop a wishlist if ASEMA sounds interesting. It helps!