Solarpunk - first person survival craft game for PC/Console
Created by Cyberwave
Alone or with your friends, grow food, craft, build & explore distant islands with your own airship.
This shop is for everyone who missed the Kickstarter campaign and still wants to support the development of Solarpunk. 🥰
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Airship facelift
12 months ago
– Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 08:14:50 AM
Hey Solarpunk community!
We're back with another exhilarating update on the Solarpunk frontier! 🌞✈️
🚀 Airship Makeover Extravaganza!
We have adjusted the look of the airship. Among the new features are the ingenious directional propellers, which are now clearly visible in 3rd person mode.
Get ready to fly through the skies in style! 🌪️ Check out the stunning visual overhaul in the attached images.
🛠️ Dock & new flight physics!
Remember that Dock concept we teased last time?
Well, buckle up, because it's officially in the game! You can upgrade your airship at the dock. The airship will land automatically as soon as you are near it and press the docking-button.
We have also reworked the flight physics. The airship now flies much more comfortably. Fun fact: At the time we produced the trailer, the flying was extremely spongy and not polished at all. But it was enough for the trailer :D
Take a look at the dock + the flight physics in this little clip.
🩹Damage system
The airship now has a damage system. If you're not careful and hit something, it takes damage. From 50% damage it starts to smoke and is much more difficult to steer. If the damage reaches 100% or you crash directly into a wall at high speed, it breaks immediately. You will be able to craft repair kits to repair your airship. The hull can be upgraded later in the game so that the airship doesn't break so quickly.
🚧 A lot of what you see is still WIP and may differ from the final product!🚧
📖 Airship manual
In case you're wondering what all the Buttons/indicators mean, here's an explanation for those who like lists :).
Throttle:
Forward speed
Reverse gear
Docking Indicators:
Upper lamp: Indicates whether you can dock in the open. (Works everywhere as long as the airship is stationary and relatively straight. You can also dock in mid-air, for example)
Lower lamp: Indicates if you can dock at a dock (if the dock is within a radius of approx. 5 meters, you can dock there automatically)
Battery / Solar panel
Battery is charged by the solar panel when exposed to sunlight
Charges less quickly in the morning and evening than in the midday sun
Also dependent on the weather. In the rain it charges slowly, in sunshine it charges quickly
If covered by shade, also less charging power
Flying consumes battery
The faster you fly, the more energy the airship needs
The small rotors also consume energy
Light also consumes energy. (If you land at night and forget to switch off the light, your battery runs down because the solar panel does not charge the battery at night. So you shouldn't forget to switch the lights off again. Just like in a car)
Solar charging indicator Indicates whether the battery is currently being charged or not
Altitude indicator
Shows how far the airship is from the minimum and maximum altitude
If the altitude is too low or too high, the autopilot switches on and automatically pulls the airship up/down again
Camera
Free look around while flying
1st/3rd person camera
Upgradeables:
Things that are not available from the start, but can be upgraded as the game progresses
Chest: The chest is not in the airship from the start, and you have to install it first
Holographic display: The Holo HUD is currently still very wip. It will show additional information such as exactly how much power is being consumed, how much the solarpanel charges and other information such as the level of damage taken, flight altitude, time, etc
Battery storage can be upgraded
Solar panel charging speed can be upgraded
Engine (more speed)
Hull (less damage from collisions)
Balloon can be upgraded so that you can fly higher overall with the airship
What do you think of these adjustments?
That's it for today. We would be delighted if you could tell us what you think about the adjustments in the comments.
- Best regards from Cyberwave & rokaplay
Dev-Update: Decorative Items, Dock update, Solarpunk in a magazin
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 03:03:39 AM
Hey there, Solarpunk backers! 🌞
We've got some quick news to share about the progress of our open-world game.
🌱 DecorativePlants
We are working hard to enriching the game with lush, living plants. These decorative plants serve to give you the opportunity to decorate your house in the game as cozy as possible.
Ben could take on a job as a part-time gardener now!
✈️ Airship docking in Progress
Remember that stunning airship dock concept we teased last time? Well, we're now deep into creating the 3D model for it! Get ready to take your Solarpunk adventures to new heights. 🚁🌅 Sneak a peek at our progress here.
🔬 Research Table Insights
Patrick has been working tirelessly on the game's research table. He's spent the last few weeks making sure everything runs smoothly, including a decent save system for multiplayer so that everything works smoothly in co-op as well. He is currently putting the finishing touches on the research table's user interface.
Big thanks to all of you who filled out our surveys last month. We're thrilled to report that a whopping 85% of our backers have submit their Survey answer.
🌟 In the Spotlight
We're excited to announce that "Solarpunk" recently made an appearance in a local magazine! Check out the article (german only).
✨Social Media
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Survey, Bonus Games & more!
about 1 year ago
– Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 02:01:44 AM
Hello everyone,
It took much longer than expected, but we are finally ready to send out the survey and the bonus games. For those who want to know what the problem was, we will put an explanation at the end of this update.
Some of you already received the survey and the bonus games because yesterday we sent out a „smoke test“ to 5% of our backers to see if everything is working. If this smoke test is successful, we will send out the survey to all backers via Backerkit on Monday or Tuesday :)
You will receive an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. You don’t need to create a BackerKit account. When you receive the email, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences and purchase add-on items if you like.
Until we close the survey, you can go back and make changes to your responses at any time by clicking the link in your email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://solarpunk.backerkit.com/.
If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact support at https://solarpunk.backerkit.com/faq
Bonus Games
After completing the survey, you should receive keys for the bonus games and you are FINALLY be able to play. 💪🏽
What have we done in the meantime?
A lot happened with us after the Kickstarter. Patrick (developer), and Bonnie (publisher rokaplay), who is responsible for social media, were on stage at Gamescom together with the Vice Chancellor of Germany Robert Habeck and CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer 👀 ...
... Achievement Unlocked ✅.
And Bonnie was also invited to talk about TikTok, because she did an excellent job on TikTok before and during the campaign.
Of course, we are still deep in development. Most things that we are currently working on aren't visually interesting like the battery stystem of the airship, small stuff like being able to refill the watercan once ist empty, using the hoe to create fields, the furnace-system, general performance improvements for the game and stuff like that. But we can show you a new model for the research table and a concept for the wood-dock.
research table
Dock (wood) Concept
Why the distribution of the bonus games took longer than expected:
We are working together with BackerKit to distribute the surveys and bonus games. They have great tools that make life for our publisher, who is taking care of this, much easier. But we didn´t know that there are some limitations to their system and that distributing the bonus keys is technically binded to the survey. So in order to distribute the bonus keys, we had to create the survey too. But, some things that we want to ask about in the survey, we can only ask at a later time in the development. Therefore we couldn´t create a complete survey yet and we had to find a way to ask more questions in the future. Since we can only create a single survey with BackerKits tools, we reached out to BackerKits support and together we came up with a solution to make changes to the survey in the future. So we might add new questions to it at a later time and ask you to come back to your survey and respond to the new questions. We will inform you when this happens.
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Apologies: Unfortunately the Bonus Games were not sent 😭
over 1 year ago
– Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 05:08:49 AM
Dear backers,
We hope this update finds you well. We have some important information to share regarding the delivery of Steam keys for the bonus games through Backerkit.
We recently attempted to send out Steam keys via Backerkit, but unfortunately, the emails were never sent. We immediately contacted Backerkit's support team to resolve the issue, and they informed us that users need to fill out a survey before receiving their keys. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
We want to assure you that we were acting with your best interests in mind and were eager to provide you with the bonus games as quickly as possible. However, it seems that we need to set up the survey first, and it will be completed by mid to late August 😞.
We understand that this delay might be disappointing, and we sincerely apologize for any frustration it may cause. We assure you that we are working diligently to resolve the situation and get the bonus game Steam keys to you as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, Backerkit did not provide us with any error messages or indications that the emails were not being sent, leading to this unforeseen delay. We will keep you updated throughout the process and provide further information once the survey is ready.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
Best regards,
- Cyberwave & rokaplay team
🍬Bonus Games have been sent out!
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 05:17:54 AM
😯Good news!😯
The bonus games (Stranded Sails + Hourglass) have been shipped. You should have received an email with the Steam Keys. Have fun with the games.
PS: Please keep in mind that the delivery of the email can take up to 12h. Please also check your spam folder. The email should come from Backerkit.
Apple ID Backers:
In other Kickstarter campaigns we have had some problems with Apple ID email addresses when trying to contact users via Backerkit Pledge Manager. We wrote more details in the last update!
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