Dev Blog 25: Release Date, More Interviews, What's Next for Us
A very scary hello to you Space Pilots! đź‘» It is the Spooktober dev blog, and we are here to give you big news!
Onto the dev blog!
Release Date
Prepare your calendars, folks, as the release date for Space Salvage is set for November 2nd! You will be able to purchase the game for $24.99 on the Meta Store and Steam. We are absolutely thrilled and can't wait for everyone to experience the game! We hope you all enjoy it and would greatly appreciate your feedback once you've played it.
We want to express our gratitude for the support you've provided us throughout this journey. We appreciate all the love and feedback we've received so far in creating this incredible game!
More Interviews
We received a lot of positive feedback from our last interview with our Art/Narrative Lead, Stefan Senior, so we've decided to do more interviews! Our following interview is scheduled for Wednesday, November 8th, at 19:00 BST, featuring our Level Designer and 2D Artist, Yasmina Fadel. This will be just a week after the release of Space Salvage! We will be livestreaming on YouTube and Facebook, so if you have any questions, be sure to join us!
If you missed our previous livestream, you can watch the video on our YouTube channel.
What’s next!
Just because Space Salvage is releasing soon, it doesn't mean we're done! We are currently working on version 1.1, which includes a few new missions and a side story involving the glowbugs. We would love to hear your feedback once Space Salvage is out, so we can then implement any fixes or changes you might like.
Additionally, our Gleam Campaign is still ongoing. Head over to our social media or Discord to find out more and have a chance to win a FREE key for the game!
As always, thank you so much, and we can't wait to hear what you think of the game!
🚀 Space Salvage Launch Announcement! 🌌
Calling all Space Pilots!
The moment we've been waiting for has finally arrived! We are excited to announce our launch date being the 2nd of November! We are just a few weeks away from you choosing your faction and facing the vastness of space.
But wait, there's more stellar news to share: the game will be available for $24.99! 🌟🎮
Lastly, we couldn’t have gotten here without you, and want to extend our gratitude to all of you who stuck with us throughout development.
Expect to hear about it in the not too distant future! 🌠🙌
We deeply appreciate your ongoing support. We want to share some insights about Space Salvage, so we are performing a live stream later today at 7PM BST / 1pm CDT ⏰
If you want to know what is going on, you can join us on ↙️
Also, feel free to bring your questions! We will be pleased to answer as many of them as we can.
Stay tuned, Space Pilots! 🚀
Dev Blog 24: Pricing, Content Creators, Interview Livestream
Greetings, Space Pilots. Apologies for the late dev blog, we have been busy with the final touches for Space Salvage! More on that in the next dev blog!
Onto the dev blog!
How much will Space Salvage cost?
We know many of you have been keen to know how Space Salvage will be priced, and we can finally announce what this is going to be. Space Salvage will retail at 24.99 USD, on both the Meta Quest Store and on Steam. Very soon we will be able to announce the release date for the game, so keep an eye out for that!
📢VR Content Creators📢
We are looking for enthusiastic Content Creators who are willing to cover our upcoming game. 🚀 If you have a Twitch/Youtube channel and have been waiting to try out the game, please get in touch with us as we could send you a special build for you to share with your audience. Size doesn’t matter, but your enthusiasm does!
To take part, please email press@fruitysystems.com or message us on our socials!
Dev chats!
We have an exciting interview coming up with the Art/Narrative Lead at Fruity Systems, Stefan Senior. In this interview, our CEO Paul will be having a chat about the development of Space Salvage and Stefan’s involvement in the process.
This will be broadcast on Facebook and YouTube on Wednesday 18th October 19:00 BST. Here are the links! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fruitysystems YouTube: Fruity Systems - YouTube. This interview will also be available on demand on these platforms for anyone who can’t watch but try to tune in if you want to ask specific questions!
Please leave us feedback! Do you want these streams held on a different platform? Different subjects? It’s the first time we’re doing anything like it, so send us your ideas!
Our coming soon page is available on the Meta Quest Store! So head on over and wishlist Space Salvage to get notified when it's released!
What’s next!
By the next time we write up a Dev Blog, some of you will have already gotten to play Space Salvage (hint, hint). Please don’t forget to leave us a review, we’re all super excited! In November, we will also be showcasing at Gamayo so if you’re there, come say hi!
1000 Wishlists reached on the META QUEST Store!
Hey Space Pilots!
What a milestone! 1000 Wishlists in the bag and we are not planning on stopping soon… Thank you for the huge support you have shown to our game since we started this journey.
Soon, we will be sharing some information about the release, so be sure to stay up to date by following our socials and, if you haven’t done it yet, wishlist our game on the META QUEST STORE today!
We are looking forward to seeing all of you in your own Space Pods exploring the galaxies and supporting the faction of your choice!
Thanks again. Fruity Systems Team
Dev Blog 23: Faction Leaders: Smeene & Elroy Murrata, More Cosmetics, Voice Line
Greetings, Space Pilots. This week we are excited to bring you some sneak peeks and thrilling news!
Without further ado, let’s dive right into the dev blog!
Initially Smeene and Elroy were the prized sons of the SSC. Twins beloved by their mother Cynthia, the future of the SSC looked bright in their bureaucratic hands. Unfortunately, during a headstrong dare-gone-wrong, Elroy got himself entangled with a mysterious extra-terrestrial slug that chose to irreversibly attach itself to his psyche. Despite this, the brothers have remained an effective force for management at the top of the SSC, although Elroy's ideation now requires some translation from his enthusiastic twin.
More Cosmetics
We have even more pod skins to show off! All based on corporations throughout the Space Salvage world. Instead of talking about each one separately, why not just have a peek at what your pod could look like! Which one would you choose?
Voice Lines
All voice lines are in! Do you want to hear how a few of the characters sound? I know you want to, so here are voice lines from the 3 faction leaders. Did you recognize the 2nd one? Trust me, you have already met this person, while the third one you might see next month! Don’t miss out on this golden opportunity!
We’re on the last stretch! Tidying up a few things, squashing bugs, you name it! With that said our coming soon page is available on Meta Quest! So head on over and wishlist Space Salvage to get notified when it's released!
Still unsure if you want to wishlist? Why not try out our demo? There has been an update! Better pod, better physics, better lighting!
Thank you so much for tuning in to our Devlog #23. Please let us know what you think and don’t forget to follow us on our Social Media Platforms. Stay tuned for the next devlog!
Dev Blog 22: Faction Leader: Indira Aangio, Cosmetics, Intro Sequence
Greetings, Space Pilots.
This week we are excited to bring you some sneak peeks of Indira, the leader of the Scavs, the new cosmetics, and a preview of the new introduction sequence we’ve been working on. So, without further ado, let’s dive right in:
Faction Leader: Queen Indira Aangio:
The first of our Faction leaders is here! Meet Queen Indira Aangio, the ferocious leader of the Scavengers.
Indira is the infamous pirate Queen of the Scav house of Aangio. Although not involved in the rampant criminality of other Scav houses, she and her crews are never shy of a little smuggling and war. Indira rules with an iron fist inside a velvet glove, adored by her people and resented by the Corperium. Supposedly she feeds the hands of traitors to her pet gator, Swash; although this might just be a rumor, but you probably wouldn't want to find out.
Faction leaders will guide you through the different story paths available in Space Salvage.
Cosmetics
Looking for a bit of personalization? Bored of your everyday basic pod? Look no further, as we are adding skins for your pod! Remember the factions we mentioned before? Well, each faction will give you a pod skin themed around them.
To start with, we have the Corperium pod skin:
Intro Sequence
We want to ease you into the world of Space Salvage, so we’ve created an intro sequence at the beginning of the game!
Enjoy your ride in the comfortable little shuttle as Pomeline explains the ins and outs of SSC and how you can be a good employee! So buckle up and get ready for an adventure of a lifetime.
If monthly updates aren’t enough for you, join our Discord! We post weekly updates every Friday and you can chat to all the devs, make suggestions and get questions answered quickly.
Thank you so much for tuning in to our Devlog #22. Please let us know what you think and don’t forget to follow us on our Social Media Platforms. Stay tuned for the next devlog!
June Dev Blog! The different factions of Space Salvage, a few new characters entered space, and mechanically yet aesthetically beautiful pod upgrades!
Don’t forget to tell your friends about Space Salvage and leave a review on the App Lab page if you have not already!
If a once a month update isn’t enough for you, join our Discord! We post weekly updates every Friday and you can chat to all the devs, make suggestions and get questions answered quickly
Factions:
Multiple Factions for your picking! Choose your path you’d like to take on, by picking between The SSC, The Corperium, or The Scavengers.
Space Salvage Corporation: The Space Salvage Corporation, or SSC, is a ruthless and opportunistic company specializing in sending its low-cost disposable workforce to any armpit of the galaxy, so long as there is at least a vague promise of some valuable, ownerless salvage to be recovered.
The Corperium: An unfathomably massive entity, sprawling in all manners through every nook and cranny of human-occupied space. The Corperium is a result of human society having failed to extrapolate any sensible source of governance wholesale amongst the stars. As a symptom of this failure the industrial and financial corporations offered the most reliable structure of societal organization to a post-earth humanity, despite being at-least somewhat responsible for the total desolation of Earth during the 23rd century
Scavengers: ''Maybe they'll espouse their rhetoric of freedom, maybe they'll try to peddle you exotic luxuries from unknown corners of space, or maybe they'll slit your throat and dump your body in an alley. Point is, they're unpredictable, and that is why the Corpos hate them so much'' - Unknown
Unable to decide on which faction suits you? Don’t worry, a story mission gives you a bit of insight into what each faction will ask of you.
Characters:
We wanted to give the characters a bit of life and movement. So be prepared for them to come alive and talk to you through the mission selection screen! Here’s a sneak peek of the character we currently have!
Pomeline: Employee Liason Pomeline is a long-standing and proud employee of the SSC. Uniquely tasked with the ingress of unsuspecting new employees, she manages her underlings with a firm corporate hand. Not to say that she's all stern, she is partial to a slice of Neptune cake after all.
Colstin: A weather-beaten and wily trader, Colstin has eyes and ears in every part of the galaxy, all looking to find him the best deals. A fan of gullible SSC employees, he'll be your best friend when he needs to, but don't be surprised if he forges and sells your identity to some Itrex pirates offering a good price.
Slid: Mortgage Acquisitions rep for Frontier Locations. Likes: High-rate lending to buyers with bad-credit; Pineapple pizza; Expensive sunglasses. Dislikes: Beauracratic oversight; Ice cubes in a vodka-martini; FLOC drones
More are to come! Who knows, maybe you’ll meet all the faction leaders
Pod Update:
Did you know, the pod never had an exterior until recently? Well, now it does! It has been fully built, with all the SSC branding and janky-ness possible. Effects have also been added into the pod, so you can really feel like you’re in danger when you bash into an asteroid. Remember, SSC is not liable for any damages, injuries or explosions occurred from bad piloting skills.
What's to come
We are working on the last bit of levels for Space Salvage! Which includes more story, challenges and more races! Hopefully we are able to show them to you next month. Thank you again for all the support you’ve provided us so far, we really appreciate it!
Dev Blog 20: POD UPDATE! SAG vs SSC and Bugs, bugs, bugs!
May Dev Blog! Breathtaking interior pod makeovers, S.A.G. playing dirty compared to other SSC companies, and a lot of bugs popping up in certain parts of the galaxy… Literally!
Don’t forget to tell your friends about Space Salvage and leave a review on the app lab page if you have not already!
If a once a month update isn’t enough for you, join our discord! We post weekly updates every Friday and you can chat to all the devs, make suggestions and get questions answered quickly.
S.A.G. vs SSC!
S.A.G. is taking over competitor ads in Barnard’s Star, and not in the way we expected. We got intel from one of our radio towers saying they're not playing by the rules! They even went as far as to break the commercial transmitter and set up traps around the components all around. Defeat them and take back what is ours!
Bugs, bugs and bugs!
Ooey-gooey grubs have made their way to Errai! Disgusting right? Think again, as these critters are peaceful and helpful in times of need. They will light up the dark corridors within the asteroids in Errai to help guide you safely through them! Don’t shoot them, we’ve heard there aren’t many of them left, as they are an endangered species!
On the topic of bugs, here are some silly ones that weren’t as helpful.
You’d thought drones would be against you… I guess sometimes even the drones want to be part of the good side!
Space Pod Update!
The old pod is getting a new makeover! Feedback was taken from community testing on Discord, so don’t miss out on future feature tests! With new custom adjustable leather seats, colorful buttons, musical notes, as well as the brand-new gravity gun, all work, is light work! Explore the galaxies in style and show off your new space pod. Make sure not to scratch it, as we worked hard creating the most astonishing space pod there is! Here is the updated design built around function and comfort.
What’s next?
We are nearing the last stretch of development, with only a few levels yet to be built. We are taking a moment to polish what we have so far. We want all our players to experience the best game possible, while still beautiful at the same time!
Space Salvage
Brannigans Brushes will be playing the Space Salvage Demo, watch him collect all the loot, find hidden objects and fight off a ruthless enemy; all in VR!
Then listen as he speaks to one of our Fruity Systems devs as he talks about the development, our team, how we got this far and how amazing the community has been!
