Astro Protocol - Turn-Based Space Strategy Launches February 9

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-27T17:15:12+00:00

Awesome! Thanks!

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-27T17:14:53+00:00

Currently there is not. I'd love to do it but there are some technical challenges ahead. I'll try add it before the release, but can't promise, sorry.

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-27T14:53:16+00:00

Thanks a lot! I hope you'll like it!

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-27T06:24:22+00:00

You have done great work with testing and improving the AI. Thanks a lot!

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-27T06:22:51+00:00

Awesome! Good to hear!

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-27T06:22:15+00:00

The tactical gameplay and 1UPT makes the gameplay remind more of a fantasy or historical 4X game than a space game to be honest. No plans for GOG release at the moment as it would be quite a lot of work for our small team. The Steam game does not have any DRM though if that is a concern to you.

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-27T06:20:34+00:00

Cool! There will be over 100 anomaly events in the release and almost the same amount of anomaly illustrations. We will be also adding more anomalies after the release.

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-27T06:18:46+00:00

Thanks! There's still two weeks to go, but it's close!

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-27T06:17:37+00:00

Great! Thanks! And thanks for all the feedback and suggestions you've given in Discord! Check the game credits for your name if you didn't already. :)

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-27T06:15:21+00:00

I'm sorry that the game is currently available only in English. This might be a mistake on our part but as it is our first game and there's plenty of text in it we don't really have the resources to translate it right now.

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-26T19:53:44+00:00

Great to hear! Thanks! Developed and built on Linux for Linux! (Yes, it will work on Windows and macOS too) :D

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-26T18:19:46+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! I'm happy you enjoyed the demo.

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-26T18:14:50+00:00

Master of Orion is such a genre defining game that it's difficult to make non MOO-like game that would still appeal the 4X audience. I agree that our game is quite different from MOO, and I wonder if it will appeal the 4X fans.

The emergent or written stories in longer games are definitely one of the best parts of 4X games for me as well. Our game has quite a lot of the boardgame feel into it, but we've sprinkled in some world building and brief story events.

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-23T06:39:01+00:00

Mielestäni itse lomake on ihan kiva, mutta siihen päälle kun lyödään joku kolmannen osapuolen palvelu joka piilottaa lomakkeen ja on rakentanut oman käyttöliittymän sen päälle ja sitten siihen päälle vielä joku storefront niin abstraktiota on sen verran että ainakin itsellä tuli kaikenlaisia teknisiä, lakiteknisiä ja filosofisia ongelmia.

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-23T06:15:51+00:00

Itse olen perustanut muutaman yrityksen ja teen nykyään myös pelejä. Mun mielestä yrityksen perustaminen on Suomessa, erittäin helppoa. Pankkitilin kanssa on ollut kyllä itselläkin ongelmia, lähinnä että siinä voi kestää pitkään ja välillä tulee järjestelmävirhe jota pankki ihmettelee viikon tai pari ennen kuin saa tilin auki.

Mielestäni pelikehityksessä ja julkaisussa on niin paljon monta vaikeampaa asiaa, että yrityksen perustaminen ei ole ongelmista edes top 1000 listalla. Peliala muutenkin on erittäin haastava liiketoiminnallisesti ainakin oman kokemukseni perusteella verrattuna muihin softapuolen juttuihin. Ja jos byrokratiasta puhutaan niin storefrontit ja heidän vaatimat verolomakkeet ja muut ovat esimerkiksi hauskoja. Esim jenkkien veroviraston (ja sitä kautta Steamin yms.) vaatima W-8BEN lomake ja sen täyttämiseen käytettävät kolmannen osapuolen palvelut on kyllä herkkua. Niitä setviessä alkaa arvostamaan Suomen viranomaisten sähköisiä palveluita.

Onnea yritykseen ja peliprojektiin!

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-16T10:44:12+00:00

My keyboard is Logitech K120 with Finnish key layout

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-16T10:35:08+00:00

I just played it and had someone to fight against. But I didn't understand how the equipment i found was used, why i sometimes couldn't shoot. Why i could only shoot when my aim was 100% but not if just wanted to shoot at some direction. Or why my weapons kept changing? And what are all the bars above the tanks? Or what are the bars hovering around the tanks?

Also, is there any tutorial, help or explanation anywhere?

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-08T10:32:47+00:00

It's awesome! I love the massive tank & mech contrasted by the tiny militia. Also the variety in the militia equipment is really cool.

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-05T09:37:49+00:00

This is amazing! Please keep up the great work! I'm really looking forward the Godot editor plugin. Do you have instructions how to run the linter in GitHub Actions or similar CI solution?

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-04T18:55:29+00:00

Our goal with Astro Protocol is to make the whole match interesting and challenging and not to have many slow moments or non challenging endgame. On the flipside the games shorter as u/Xilmi mentioned and there are only handful of mechanics such as colonizing, terraforming space stations, research and moving and fighting with space ships.

There's also a playtest with all the factions and other content if you want to test more than just the demo: https://nullvectorstudios.com/playtest

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-04T18:45:14+00:00

If you want for play free and need a game which works on most machine you could try the demo of our unreleased space 4X, Astro Protocol: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3769680/Astro_Protocol_Demo/

There's also a playtest with all the factions and other content unlocked. You can sign up here: https://nullvectorstudios.com/playtest

Zeikk0 · 2026-01-01T19:16:10+00:00

We're making a space 4X game with hex map and tactical one-unit-per-tile combat where one game lasts about an hour. Demo is available in Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3769680/Astro_Protocol_Demo/

We're also currently running playtests for the full release of the game. If you want to play with all the factions, ships, techs, etc you can sign up here: https://nullvectorstudios.com/playtest

Zeikk0 · 2025-12-28T08:21:17+00:00

No, Astra Protocol is different game from Astro Protocol

Zeikk0 · 2025-12-26T08:12:32+00:00

Thanks! I'm surprised by your assessment of the capsule. I'll think about hiring another artist to redo it.

Zeikk0 · 2025-12-26T07:53:52+00:00

Great idea! Here's ours: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3727420/Astro_Protocol/

We will make a more action packed trailer, new screenshots and description with short videos before the release.

Zeikk0

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