Allowing players to leave whenever they want and decide how much they risk is exactly what I am planning for the post jam version.

Also, now that you mention, I think I will pause the fight to let the players read the dialogue first.

Thanks for the feedback and thanks for playing.

Thanks for playing! New layouts coming soon!

Thanks! Post jam version development is in progress. I'll post a detailed change log along with the new version once the jam is over.

Different ship layouts are coming for sure. However, when I was playing with the idea of a more complex ship combat, I ended up seeing that as something that would take away the focus from the crawler part. I was even thinking about merging the map part and battle part into a twin stick shooter, chasing ships on a much larger map, but decided to put that on hold now, and revisit the idea only if the more polished game still feels unfinished because of the basic battle mechanics. What definitely coming though is Porkuga! The pirate space station ran by pigs, where you can spend your hard earned loot on juicy upgrades, like the Scrambler, that blocks the distress signals of the ship, giving you more time to loot it.

Thanks for playing! The post jam version will have the back and forth switch between game modes, also the backing into treasures to pick them and much more.

Thank you! I'll definitely keep working on it.

Heeey Jupiter, I'm so happy that you played my jam entry again.

In the post jam version I already updated the starmap minigame to automatically start the battle when you touch a ship, without the need of actually clicking on them.

And for the crawler part, I will ensure that pressing the rotation keys will only make you rotate once.

I'll also add a minimap, so you will see what you have already explored, and then everything once you found the map on the bridge.

Let me know if you have any other thoughts how my game could be improved.

Thanks for playing, and especially for playing it three times. I don't know why the loading took so long, and I am not even sure if other players experienced the same, but I will look into that, there is always room for optimization anyway. 

Proper window resizing, full screen mode, strafing, backing into treasures, random treasure positions, multiple different ships to board, sounds and music are coming in the post jam version, so stay tuned if you crave for more.

Thank you! Post jam version development is in progress, with  quality of life improvements in controls and visual feedback, and brand new features.

Ah, yeah, that part could have been clearer. You just need to go back to the entrance tile, and you'll automatically win. 

Wow, man, thank you!

Thanks, I'll definitely add those to the post jam version. Unfortunately, the real Easter came knocking on my door, so I could not stay on the stream by the time you played it. So I'll address some of your main comments here:

• Added the itch full screen button, and then realized I forgot to set the scaling properly in Godot, so I removed it for now.
• I'll add strafing in the post jam version.
• First I wanted to add randomly generated ships, but then it realized they wouldn't make sense if all the ships look the same on the map. So I decided to use the same blueprint, but with randomly locked down doors to generate a different maze every time you play. But then I didn't have time to add that either, so I just used the static map with all the treasures in fixed positions.
• As I mentioned in my other comment, first I wanted the map to be displayed before you enter the ship. Now it is displayed on the bridge main screen of the ship. But yeah, I think I'll try to experiment with a low range local map in the post jam version.
• Pick up treasures backwards will be also added.
• I didn't really understand your comment about spamming the movement keys, but I'd be happy to further refine that part too, if you could tell me more about that.

Glad that you liked the title too, I spent way to much time to figure it out. :D Most likely missed to add some of the above features just to find the perfect title. 

Thanks for playing!

In the post jam version you'll be able to leave the ship whenever you want, and spend the collected treasures on upgrades, so it will depend on you how much you risk for faster progression. And I'll also add strafing.

Thanks for checking it out. Yes, I dreamed big, then I ended up with a lot less time than I expected. The funny thing is that I also considered an even simpler ship combat like in the original UFO: Enemy Unknown, but after playing it, I felt the need for more. Looks like it was still not enough.

The crawler movement speed definitely should be fast enough. The cover gif should give you a sense of how it was intended. Every step is set to 0.25 sec. So if it's slower than that for you, I suspect the lack of optimization on my side as the root cause of your bad experience with it.

Preventing crate pickups while backing was intentional, because originally I wanted to add a crate opening animation. But then I simplified the mechanic without revisiting the original idea. During the final testing I noticed it, but it was too late and felt too small of an issue to fix it.

Originally, I wanted to show the map right after winning the battle, even offering the player to place markers on the map, which they would see during the crawler part. But then came the idea of showing it on the bridge. Not too fair, since it pushes the player to replay the game once found the map, but since the whole game can be beaten in less than 5 mins, I felt it's ok for now. In the post jam version, I'll definitely move the map before the crawling part.

Until then, I have added a screenshot about it to the game page.

Thank for the early review. Since then I went ahead and added some player aid to the game description. 

Clicking once on the ships should be enough, but the battle is not started based on collision, instead it auto-starts when the player ship catches up to the enemy. So if you choose a ship, click on it, and wait, it will most likely start the battle, unless the ship gets away.

I had a lot more in mind for this game: random generated ship layouts, different loots that can be crafted into different upgrades, a second zone, with sheep ships with more health and deadlier weapons, and I was also dreaming about an on board real time combat. And of course, sounds, music, special effect, maybe voice-over.

I'll definitely continue development after the jam, even if I won't add all the above mentioned featured. So if you liked it, stay tuned.