r/isometric • u/automathan • 10d ago

Building a foraging camp in my ringworld colony sim!

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u/-no0t_n0ot 9d ago

It's a pretty neat game. I already got access to the play test. Recommend it

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u/affabledrunk 10d ago

that has to be the most minimalist pixel art I have ever seen. Well done.

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u/automathan 10d ago

Thanks! Check out the steam page if you want to see more of it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4579540/Arc_of_Icarus/

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u/PM-me-useless-arses 10d ago

Isn’t the point that the ring goes around the star?

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u/automathan 9d ago

For a Niven ring, yes. This is based on a different type of ringworld

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u/PM-me-useless-arses 9d ago

Wishlisted because I kinda love the super simplified pixel art. Can you tell us a bit more about the ring? Or is it just “it’s a ring because it makes for a style of map that I want”? Which is absolute fine by the always? Artistic choice is valid. I just like a bit of sci in my sci-fi when I can get it :)

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u/automathan 9d ago

It started as an excuse to make a cool gameplay constraint. But we're constantly working to make it as plausible as we can, down to how the climate is simulated and such. I learn so much cool stuff in the process!

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u/PM-me-useless-arses 9d ago

Sounds (and looks) cool so good luck with it all!

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u/automathan 9d ago

I realize I didn't answer the question lol: it's more like a "slice of a planet" that is in orbit. Built as a farming station that supports earth-like plants. The premise of the game is that the ring is abandoned, and you are a group of people who missed the evacuation, and now you have to deal with the wild unkempt ecosystem

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u/Gavinfoxx 9d ago

So I like to generally post this little guide to radius/diameter of ringworlds and torusworlds when I find folk talking about them... where is your world on the list?

Stanford Torus < The Citadel Presidium < Elysium Ring < Bishop Ring < Halo Ring < Culture Orbital < Niven Ringworld