What is Phos? Phos is an RTS Base building game where you play as an AI that is tasked with exploting a planet of its resources in order to send energy back to the mother planet. You will be tasked on setting up a base on the planet, harvest it's resources, fend off natives of the planet and eventaully build and defend the infastructure to produce and send energy to the home planet.
Do you need help making the game? Currently I am not seeking additional help with the game. In the future I will likely seek additonal help for things like music.
Can the player fly a spaceship? No, but they will be in control of a terrestrial army that they will use to fight off the native species on the planet.
What game engine is Phos made with? Unity
When will Phos be released? TBD
How much will Phos cost? I'm not sure not a price point yet, but it definitely won't exceed $20 with the current scope of development plans.
Can I join the testing team? Not currently, once I have things that require more people to test I will start accepting new people into the testing team. Until then I will be seeking feedback for design decisions for the game in the #polls channel.
What is the meaning behind the name "Phos" Phos is short for Phosphophyllite an end game resource in the game and also slightly inspired by the character Phos in the anime Land of the Lustrous.
Will there be co-op or multiplayer? Currently there are no plans for it. But if co-op or multiplayer seems like it will be a good fit later on then I might look into implementing it.
Will you do tutorials on _____ I would like to do some tutorials, but it is unlikely that I will have the time to create a video tutorial. I may do some written tutorials.
Can I share anything you post about the game? Yes, you can share anything I post in this server! Just don't try to take credit for my work :GWmiyanoPeek:
What are the minimum system requirements for Phos? Phos uses Unity's HD Render Pipeline(HDRP) which requires a GPU that supports DirectX 11+ and Compute Shaders.