Space Rescue - A Thrilling Space Adventure Game
Welcome to Space Rescue, an exciting space adventure game where you embark on a daring mission to save stranded animals from distant planets while racing against time and a looming black hole.
This project is no longer in regular development. Please see the Roadmap section for more details
Features
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Engaging Gameplay: Take on the role of a heroic space rescuer, navigating treacherous environments to rescue adorable animals and ensure their safe return to the lander.
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Dynamic Challenges: Confront the relentless threat of a black hole as you race against time to complete your rescue missions and escape the planetary system
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Intuitive Controls: Master your spacecraft's controls with ease, utilizing precise maneuvers, speed boosts, and interactive elements to navigate the diverse landscapes and challenges.
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Evolving Experience: With each update, Space Rescue introduces new features and improvements, ensuring an ever-evolving and captivating gameplay experience.
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Stunning Visuals: Immerse yourself in visually striking planets, each with its own unique characteristics, hazards, and environments, brought to life with the Unity game engine and the Universal Render Pipeline.
Team Info
We are The Games Team! We are a team in the Bachelor of Information Technology in Otago Polytechnic Te Pūkenga. We formed and starting making the game at the start of the 2023 school year and have been working on it since then in the Studio 3 and Studio 4 classes. The team consists of:
- Palin Wiseman
- Project Manager
- Developer
- Chase Bennett-Hill
- Developer
- Continuous Integration Engineer
- Erika Stuart
- QA Engineer
- Developer
- Yousef Altay
- Continuous Integration Engineer
- Developer
How to play
In Space Rescue, your mission is to save animals stranded on various planets before a black hole consumes everything. To play:
- Download the latest version of the game from the release page.
- Unzip the downloaded folder and run
SpaceRescue.exe. - Use the controls to navigate your spacecraft, land on planets, rescue animals, and return them to the lander.
- Escape before the black hole's gravitational force becomes overwhelming.
The controls are shown in game when opening the menu. The current controls are as follows:
| Action | Key/Button |
|---|---|
| Forward | W |
| Left | A |
| Right | D |
| Back | S |
| Rolling Left | Q |
| Rolling Right | E |
| Looking Around | Mouse movement |
| Speed Boost | Left Shift |
| Escaping system / Planet | Enter |
| Interacting | Left Mouse Button |
| Pause | Enter |
Get Involved
Join the Space Rescue community and stay up to date with the latest developments, bug fixes, and upcoming features:
- Discussions: Share your feedback, questions, and ideas on the discussions board.
- Issue Tracker: Report bugs on the issues page.
Build status
Known issues and limitations
Current bugs can be found on the latest release patch notes and in the issues list.
Licence
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2023 Palin Wiseman, Erika Stuart, Chase Bennett-Hill, Yousef Altay
See license file for full license text
Version history
A full list of features added in each version can be seen on this page.
Some of the most important changes for each update are as follows:
| Version | Release Date | Features |
|---|---|---|
| v1.0.0 | 17/03/2023 | Initial release with basic gameplay mechanics |
| v1.1.0 | 31/03/2023 | Black hole and main menu |
| v1.2.0 | 28/04/2023 | Navigation system, pausing, and restarting |
| v1.3.0 | 12/05/2023 | Tutorial, new black hole visuals, new controls display |
| v1.4.0 | 28/05/2023 | Player ship model, new planet models, on planet gameplay added |
| v1.5.0 | 12/06/2023 | Partial support for different aspect ratios, ship boosters, animal pathfinding, new tutorial UI |
| v1.6.0 | 01/08/2023 | Gravity added, planet orbit, new HUD, new title screen |
| v1.7.0 | 15/08/2023 | Planet orbit improved, more HUD improvements, new pause screen, planet gameplay rework |
| v1.8.0 | 29/08/2023 | New End Screen Menu, animal behaviour improvements, wider variety of planet textures |
| v1.9.0 | 12/09/2023 | Boost speed increased, on planet UI, new planet scanning information |
| v1.10.0 | 10/10/2023 | Expanded planet visuals, correct visuals in planet exploration, music and sound effects, new in planet models, improved planet information panel |
| v2.0.0 | 24/10/2023 | More threatening black hole, new names for planets and animals, improved information panels |
Roadmap
The 2.0.0 update is the last regular one as the school year has now finished. There may be infrequent fixes and improvements in the future. If you want to continue the development of the game feel free to make a fork or request access to make a branch!
Acknowledgements
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated team members and mentors who have contributed to Space Rescue's development. Special thanks to Elise Allen, Paul Admiraal, Martin Junek, and Adon Moskal for their guidance, support, and creative input.
Credits
- Black hole creation: Tutorial Link
- Ship model: Oxar Light Freighter
- Planet lander model: Mars Pod
- HUD Elements: Off Screen Target Indicator
- Player Model: 3D Model Astronaut
- Animals: Quirky Series
- Black hole icon: Black hole icons created by Freepik - Flaticon
- Planet visuals: Planets
Music
"New Direction" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Phantom from Space" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Jellyfish in Space" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Space 1990" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/