v1.0.0 - December 2024
Initial public release of Ore Journey!
Core Gameplay
- Manual Mining - Click asteroids to mine ore with your ship's laser
- Auto Lasers - Automated lasers that target and mine asteroids for you
- Mining Drones - Deploy drones that travel to asteroids, mine ore, and return to your ship
- Gold Asteroids - Rare golden asteroids with 3x ore yield (manual laser only)
- Cargo System - Collect ore in your cargo hold, sell to the trader every 60 seconds
Progression
- 14 Upgrades across 5 categories: Ship, Manual Laser, Auto Lasers, Drones, and Repair
- Distance System - Travel deeper into the asteroid belt for more ore
- Hazard System - Take damage from space hazards beyond the safe zone (200km)
- Hull Repair - Nano paste system repairs hull damage using ore from cargo
- HP Slowdown - Ship slows down when damaged, stops at critical HP
Synchronized Events
- Meteor Shower (every 5 min) - Double asteroid spawns and cap for 30 seconds
- Nebula Cloud (every 20 min) - Mining efficiency doubled for 30 seconds
- Events are synchronized across all players on the same server
Account Features
- Cloud Saves - Sign in with Google or Discord to save progress
- Leaderboard - Compete for top spots on the lifetime credits leaderboard
- Custom Usernames - Set a display name for the leaderboard
- Cross-Device Play - Continue your game on any device
Visuals & UI
- Procedural Graphics - All visuals generated with code, no sprite assets
- Animated Starfield - Dynamic parallax star background
- Laser Effects - Visual beams connecting lasers to target asteroids
- Ore Particles - Particle effects when collecting ore
- Cockpit Frame - Immersive ship cockpit overlay
- Trader Messages - Flavor text from the ore trader on each tick
- Event Notifications - HUD alerts for synchronized events
Technical
- Built with Phaser 3, TypeScript, and Node.js
- Client-side simulation with server validation
- WebSocket-based real-time communication
- Responsive design for desktop and mobile
Ore Journey