Here is where the most up-to-date version of the game’s design doc and timeline will be kept. It is public because we want to be open with our community and have their feedback on our plans!
Overview/Elevator Pitch
Introducing Exosky, the ultimate flight simulator that takes you beyond Earth into a speculative sci-fi world. Experience the thrill of piloting advanced spacecraft through multiple atmospheres in this action-oriented game. Fly freely, race against time, execute precision maneuvers, and navigate hostile environments in search of hidden paths.
With meticulous research and an unwavering commitment to accuracy, Exosky provides an unparalleled depiction of humanity’s life in space. Customize your own aircraft and design captivating challenges with the modding and mission builder tools. Join a thriving community of space enthusiasts and redefine the boundaries of cosmic adventures. Get ready to soar with Exosky, where the solar system is your playground.*
*This isn’t where the game is now, but where I would like it to be when it’s finished.
Gameplay
In Exosky, players will be immersed in a captivating flight simulator experience that offers a range of core mechanics to master.
With its immersive flight mechanics, diverse game modes, and robust customization options, Exosky promises an unforgettable experience where players can push the boundaries of their piloting skills, embark on thrilling adventures, and shape the game world with their own creations. Get ready to take flight and soar to new heights in the boundless expanse of Exosky.
Game Modes
The “Pathfinder” mode offers a thrilling adventure through creative environments, performing aerial stunts to rack up points and contribute to one AI cat’s dream of creating the best autopilot ever.
Technical Details, Monetization & Target Audience
Engine & Tools
- Unity 3D: Game
- Blender: Art
- Blender: Aerodynamics Generation
Technical Considerations
- Realistic atmosphere and flight model.
- Easy to mod.
- Non-lethal competition.
- VR Support
- First person, third person and free-floating camera views.
- Online leaderboards.
- Online mod sharing.
Monetization
- $15 box price
- Ongoing support with free aircraft, skins and arenas.
- Additional paid aircraft, skins and arenas.
Target Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Target Audience
- Flight sim fans.
- Space sim fans.
- Arcade vehicular combat enjoyers.
Story/Setting
Story (Brief)
After decades of challenges, humanity is entering a new Golden Age. Robots sent into space created a self-sustaining Robotosphere that harvested the resources of the Solar System to make it habitable for humans over a 200 year period. Our story takes place 331 years After Migration (331 A.M.). Earth has been left to heal as we moved into space. The highest concentration of people outside of Earth and the Stations is on Venus. 31 years ago the Venusian Games were founded – violent spectacles where remote controlled robots do battle for sport, glory and funds.
After decades of war, famine and disease humanity is entering a new Golden Age. During the Great Upheaval, various groups launched robots into space to prepare the Solar System for colonization. These robots created vast networks of living “organisms” – self-repairing, self-replicating cybernetic organisms; working in concert to process and refine the resources of our solar system. They were the “Robotosphere”. With factories on the dark side of the Moon, across the asteroid belt and in orbit around planetary bodies it took nearly 200 years to terraform the Solar System into a place that life could inhabit. Great space stations were built in the skies of Earth, Mars, Venus and more. Permanent shuttles were built to transport material from the outer system bodies to orbital factories where it was refined and fed into gigantic 3D printing space stations to produce new ships, machines, greenhouses and more.
Private corporations, the remaining Earth governments and digital transnat cooperatives have flocked to space. The population growth has shifted from planetside to booming orbital colonies. In almost all governed regions across the globe, development has been halted or severely curtailed. Space is the new place to build one’s fortune and to pursue technological advancements, while Earth and the life left on it have been left to heal.
The year is 331 After Migration. The place is Venus; the only planet to have a sizeable human colony outside of Earth and the orbital stations. It is 31 years after the founding of the Venusian Games – violent spectacles where remote controlled robots do battle for sport, glory and funds.
Now humanity is left to enjoy and use the fruits of those who dreamed of a better tomorrow.
Society grows when one plants a tree whose shade they will never know.
– Ramilica Saleem, 132 A.M.
Influences
Influences
- Space Sims
- Freespace 2
- Independence War 2
- Homeworld
- Space opera and advanced spacecraft systems heavily inspire the project, giving us direction artistically and thematically.
- Flight Sims
- IL-2 Sturmovik
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
- These flight sims are strong influences on the gameplay and feel of the flight simulation and they are object lessons in what to improve when developing a flight simulation for a multiplayer environment.
- Other
- Rocket League
- Virtual sport league.
- Heavy Gear 2
- Customization system.
- Rocket League
In the Future
Ideas for v2
- Laser Air Hockey
- Team vs. Team
- Free For All
- PvE (Turkey Shoot)
- Strategy-style control
- Multi-modal single player story.
- Singleplayer skirmish mode with AI participants.
- Multiplayer.
- User-generated aircraft, skins and arenas that can be sold for money or given away for free, with the store taking a 25% cut.