Hey there! Have you played Road to the Moon? If not, you should! It's a game I made for the Game Off 2020, which is a game jam that lasted a month from the 1st of November to the 1st of December 2020.

This post is an announcement about the future of the game, what are the post jam plans for it, etc.

I'll start by saying thanks to the people who rated my game and gave me feedback on it! It was great to know what you thought about the game!

Now I'll clarify the plans I have for Road to the Moon.

I really like the game :) But it could use some improvements, new features, polishing and many more things since it was made under a month. That's why, I'm going to update the game (hopefully soon) with some comment suggestions and small bug fixing. Then, I can move on to a bigger update (post jam update). Note that that the jam version will always be available for download, even after the post jam update is available.

For this post-jam version, I'm organizing the code first and only adding or improving small things along the way.

I've learned so much about programming after the jam, and I'm using this knowledge to rewrite most of the code. That's why it might take some time for me to start adding big features.

However, I've already got some ideas, and I'd like to know what you think of these :)

• Score is being removed and replaced with crystal count, so double and triple shots are no longer unlocked by reaching a certain score.
• With the crystals you catch you can upgrade your spaceship (eg. speed, number of shots, health...).
• Lives will be replaced by health points (you lose if your health runs out).
• Special temporary boosts you can collect (eg. shield, ...).
• There will be more levels, and losing will be way less punishing (since there are more levels, you restart at your current level when you lose).
• A level select screen.
• A customization screen where you can customize your spaceship.
• Huge graphic updates (all artwork will probably be reworked).

There will probably be more, but this is what I have for now. I'd love to read your ideas in the comments!

I'll make sure to post some devlogs to keep you updated on my progress! While waiting for the update, you can still download the current version of the game.

Thanks for reading if you made it this far!