Stardog - 0.2011.01.18.0

A 2D space shooter RPG in the similar to Star Control 2, Escape Velocity, or Star Wolves 3.  Still unfinished and interested in collaboration.

features [status]:

• Huge universe with sandbox non-linear game flow. [currently working on construction tools]
• Completely modular ship design: add and remove parts to your ship to make it as big or small as you want. [implemented]
• Parts can be blown off enemies, collected and equipped, all during battle [working]
• Enemy ships spawn with Diablo-style random part generation [implemented 10-29-10, needs much more content]
• Realistic 2D physics [working]
• A Dozen alien races to explore [some content, no implementation] 
• Scores of types of enemy ships, each with their own ship design, tactics, and type of parts. [currently 2 with random design variants]
• Take hyperspace tunnels between solar systems [under construction]

Write me if you are interested in collaborating in any way- coding, graphics, art, ai, plot, etc- rgbdreamer@gmail.com . Bugs can be reported here.

Controls:

• Enter: menu
• Tab: radar
• Del: self-destruct
• wasd/arrows: thrust and turn
• q/e: strafe
• ctrl: shoot
• space: launch missiles (if equipped)
• Mouse: move to turn, left click to shoot, right click to thrust

Keys can be changed in the menu.

since 0.2010.11.30:

• Separate Fighter, Destroyer, and Interceptor types!
• Lasers! 
• Missiles! 
• Adds Flak Cannons and smaller Fighter Shields. 
• Type-chooser added to intro menu. Intro menu shows after each death. 
• Missiles mapped to the spacebar by default. 
• SolarSystem is now smaller. So is the sun. 
• There are boundaries that stop the ship, and a warning is shown when trying to pass them. 
• Gyroscope made smaller. 
• Player's parts no longer fall off when hit. (Enemies' still do.) 
• Explosions push back ships, and explosions from missiles do damage.
• Cockpits now generate energy, store energy, and can turn the ship. Only a tiny bit of each. Before a ship that lost a generator, battery, or gyro was useless. Cockpits still cannot thrust (so keep a spare engine handy!). 
• Parts menu drag-and-drop interface fixed & added. This interface is much, much easier to use. 

I am now interested in feedback on balance issues.