Nebula Kingdoms V2 Vision

I want to rebuild SK like online game to achieve few very important goals

  • Bring the game up to modern standards UI wise
  • Enable game expansion via social networks, advertising or placing it in some gaming platforms such as Discord or FB marketplace
  • Let former SK players enjoy this game more than ever before
  • Have modern code base, so it's relatively easy to modify and extend the game

What is next?

In order to achieve above mentioned goals it's absolutely necessary to use modern technology to rebuild the game from scratch. It is really difficult to commit into 15-years old tech stack, which we have for NK v1. This has been massive problem, and I am closer than ever to overcome this problem. Check out current progress at https://nebula-kingdoms.fly.dev/ (NK v2 pre-alpha version, which is under active development since late November).

I also firmly believe we have to lower entry point to the game for potential newcomers. We have to find a way to retain OG SK spirit, but also make it attractive for our target audience. I am looking for healthy dialog and discussions, I am looking for great engagement from the community.

What is my vision?

  • Modern and mobile friendly UI, and in my world it means:
    • no plain text input boxes for attacking or building your kingdom (this is really a relic from 90s).
    • no attack calc either (most likely)
    • less is more, and I would need a lot of help how to design minimalistic and yet attractive game UI
  • Low entry point to the game
    • simple, easy to understand basic rules
    • the game must be playable from any point into any round
    • some kind of self-ticking mechanics to catch up
  • Retain OG SK spirit
    • build your kingdom (keep more or less same units)
    • attack/probe others (keep more or less same aggression actions)
    • create alliances (this is social game, and community aspect is very important)
  • Great NK/SK community support
    This is, of course, essential piece of the puzzle. Some design decisions might be scary for hardcore SK fans, however we should be good as long as we agree on the vision.

What is your vision?

And here we come to the last but not least, piece of the puzzle - it's you, NK/SK fan base, which has to step up. I urge everybody to preview ongoing development at https://nebula-kingdoms.fly.dev/ (you can legally create multiple kingdoms, yay!). And give us some feedback on NK discord.

I am looking for your ideas, how we should define/adjust game vision.
I am looking for people who have experience with web and/or game design.
I am looking for people who have prior experience with Javascript coding.
I am looking for people who would be willing to help with game design (mechanics) decisions.

Overall, the most important thing - community engagement and constructive feedback/ideas how to improve the game and support no matter what.

NK/SK nerd,
Omni

https://nebula-kingdoms.fly.dev/
https://rentry.co/nebula-kingdoms

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Pub: 05 Jan 2024 15:44 UTC
Edit: 05 Jan 2024 16:07 UTC
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