Please tell us what stretch goal you would most like to see at the next mark! If you'd like to see something added to the list other than multiplayer or seamless planet landings, please let me know!
Beautiful Planets
I'm not saying that planets aren't going to be interesting in the basic game. But they're not as high-priority as space! If you vote for this goal, I'll make sure to beautify planets: clouds, varied (procedural) vegetation, beautiful atmospheres, water, etc. This doesn't include seamless planetery landings, but it does include a lot of eye candy when you do land!
Cockpits
Every ship comes with a cockpit (procedurally generated, of course). The cockpit will have functioning screens, so the HUD will actually be immersively located on physical components inside the cockpit.
Docking Bays and Carriers
What's a fleet without carriers? When big ships aren't enough, you need small ships inside bigger ships! If this goal is unlocked, I'll include "docking bays" as a component that you can build into your capital ships, which will allow fighters and scout ships to dock with you. If you're piloting a small ship, you'll also be able to dock with friendly carriers that you find in the universe!
Oculus Rift Support
Like porting, Rift support is definitely something that I want to do. But at the moment, there's no guarantee. If you vote for this stretch goal and we hit it, I'll be sure to order my dev kit ASAP and get to work on making LT compatible with the next-gen VR technology!
Procedural Music Generation
As if you didn't already get enough of procedural stuff...let's make the music procedural too, so that each system will have a unique musical piece associated with it! Your ears will never get bored.
Space Station Interiors
Right now, when you dock in a space station, the camera will orbit the station from the outside while you take care of business on the inside. But perhaps you'd like to see what's in there? Increase the immersion of docking in stations by unlocking procedural space station interiors! Of course, this won't include characters or anything like that. But at least you'll get to see different, interesting environments when you dock!
Wormhole Generator
An incredible device that requires enormous amounts of power to sustain, but, when activated, creates a wormhole at the chosen location in space. The destination of the wormhole is unknown: it may take you to a system that you've already found, it may loop back to the same system, or it may link to a system in a distant and completely new region of the universe. This will enable exciting possibilities for wealthy players, as you'll actually be able to modify the connectivity of space. You can, effectively, create permanent links to other systems (although you will not be able to choose the destination, so it's a bit of a grab-bag). Wormholes may well open up great new opportunities for trade and exploration!
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Thu Nov 22, 2012 1:32 pm
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Stretch Goals Poll
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