Phase
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A phase is a stage in the game with a certain set of goals. The gameplay types of each phase are very different, and each allows you broader control.
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Available phases
Fight with other creatures and consume them to adjust the form and abilities of your creature. It’s survival of the fittest at the microscopic level. Keep growing larger and larger until you enter the next phase.
Current rough time estimate to finish this section is about 20 minutes.
Venture onto land and help your creature learn and evolve with forays away from your nest. The only way to grow is by taking chances!Save up to buy a larger brain and advance to the tribal phase.
Current rough time estimate to finish this section is about 2-4 hours.
Instead of controlling an individual creature, you are now caring for an entire tribe. Give them tools and guide their interactions as you upgrade their state of existence. How the tribal phase is played ultimately affects the characteristics of your society in the rest of the game (whether they are emotional, logical, religious etc.). Upgrade your hut until its large enough to go to the City phase.
Current rough time estimate to finish this section is about an hour.
Bring your creatures’ race into a new golden era by building up the technology, architecture, and infrastructure of their city.
Current rough time estimate to finish this section is about 1-3 hours.
Once your city is established, your creatures begin seeking out and interacting with other cultures. Make contact with an olive branch or a war cry. The goal for your creatures is to conquer the planet.
Current rough time estimate to finish this section is about 2-4 hours.
The time has come to move on to other worlds in your solar system. Colonize, terraform, or make contact with other alien races then venture further to find other solar systems. A ‘mission’ structure provides new goals in your quest for galactic dominance
This is the final phase that never ends.
Mission Types
(feel free to add more mission types)
Overall the space phase is a sandbox where the player can do what they like, but there are sort of general missions and vague goals which make the game more interesting.
terraforming
Every planet has a rating of its atmosphere and biosphere which reflect how well the planet will harbor colonies and other life. To add atmosphere and biosphere to a planet, as well as customizing its surface, the player can buy different tools. Basic tools can create volcanoes to pump Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere as well as pull in comets to bring water to the plant and create oceans(this is how earth got most of its water). The water will evaporate and add to the atmosphere. Once the atmosphere is up to snuff, a biosphere can be worked on. First plants to creat oxygen and then eventually it can be populated with animals brought from the homeworld or other planets. Terraforming can be fun but it also benefits the player. Recources and funding can be extracted from up and running colonized planets. It may also be possible to sell a planet once its been terraformed.
first contact
Once you've reached the space age and start visiting new planets you may find some with intelligent life. How you greet these new creatures is up to you. A peaceful way is to give a display above their city, such as fireworks. This could lead to peaceful negotiations, an alliance, and/or trade. However if you come down with your lasers blasting away or start throwing around the creatures with your abduction ray you may be met with death rays and missles. How you greet new life for the first time may determine the relationship between an alien race and yours and can effect the course of the rest of the game. It's possible that the aliens could send their own ship to your homeworld and attack you. It's also feasible that you may gain knowledge from a friendly relationship with another race. First contact may be hostile or peaceful, it's all up to you.
