Thank you so much for the kind words! 😊 Really happy to hear you enjoyed the game and its atmosphere!

And no worries! As the jam host and a jury member, I make sure to play and rate every single submission. Between playing all the games, reading devlogs and keeping the jam running smoothly, it's unfortunately difficult to leave detailed feedback on every game as well 😅. But playing and rating them all is something I definitely do!

Thank you! 😊 Really appreciate the kind words and thanks for taking the time to play!

Thank you so much for playing and for the detailed feedback! 😊

I really appreciate it and I’m also really happy with it because there are some very useful tips and constructive points in there that I can definitely take with me.

Really cool to hear that the game feels cinematic and gives you that big space opera feeling! 🚀 That was definitely part of the intention, but you never really know how it will come across to someone actually playing it, so I’m very glad that worked.

And thanks for the compliments on the UI as well! That was a pretty important part of the prototype and of the gameplay that’s currently in the game, sso it’s great to hear that it worked well for you. The extra feedback on buttons and selections is a very good point too and definitely something I’ll keep in mind.

And yes, you are completely right about the tutorial 😅 It was actually quite high on my list at first, but as is often the case with game jams... too many ideas and not enough time. Especially while also organizing the jam at the same time 😄

The tutorial slowly got pushed down the list in favor of other features that seemed fun to add. Classic feature creep... one of those very well-known game jam traps and I definitely fell into it this time (again) 😅

So you are absolutely right that a more complete version of the game would need a proper introduction and tutorial to explain how everything works together. There are some tooltips and labels in the current version that explain things like what to drag where and what certain actions do and stats of the pilots, but that is obviously not the best way to teach the player the whole game.

The balancing is also still pretty rough, again mostly because of time management, and I think that probably makes some of the systems and their effects less clear as well.

Hopefully, despite the confusing start, you were still able to enjoy it a bit and have some fun with it!? 😊

I’ll definitely count this as a +1 for making a bigger version in the future, with this feedback properly worked into it of course! 😄🚀

Thanks again for playing, for the kind words and especially for the useful suggestions on how to make it better! 💪

Thanks for playing and for the kind feedback! 😊
Really happy to hear you enjoyed the game, the art and audio and the mechanics with the people, ships, and decisions. Thanks again! 🚀🎮

Thank you for playing and for taking the time to leave such detailed feedback! 😊 There is always something useful I can take from comments like this.

I'm really glad the theme worked for you and that the commander approach came across well. The original Wing Commander games were definitely one of the inspirations, but I wanted to look at that kind of setting from the other side of the cockpit and put you in charge of the pilots instead. 

It's also great to hear that you enjoyed the overall experience. I spent quite a bit of time trying to get the space atmosphere, audio and presentation to work together, so I'm happy that came across. And especially that losing pilots actually feels meaningful. Even in a small prototype, I really wanted the player to care about the decisions they make and the consequences afterwards.

And you're absolutely right about the balance and the amount of tactical control at the moment. I would have loved to add more missions, more variety and more ways for the player to influence what happens during them. But you know how game jams go... so many ideas, so little time! 😅

Those are definitely things I would want to expand if I turn this into a bigger game. I'll put another +1 next to that idea now that someone else wants to see it too... maybe I really do need to make proper work of it! 👀🔥

Thanks again for playing, for the kind words and especially for the useful suggestions. And of course, enjoy the rest of the jam! 😊🎮

Thank you! 😊 Glad you enjoyed it!

I actually had quite a few more ideas I wanted to add, but as usual with game jams, time management was chasing me all the way to the finish line 😅🏃‍♂️💨

Still, I’m really happy with how it came together, so it’s great to hear it already feels like a real game!

Thank you! Really happy you enjoyed it and I appreciate you taking the time to play and leave a comment! 😊

Thanks a lot for playing and for the nice words! 😊 It is great to hear that the tension during the dogfights came across well. That was definitely the intention. You have some influence, but at the same time you also have to watch and hope your pilots can handle things, a bit like a real carrier commander. 

And yes, I agree about the choices. I would have liked to balance them better and add more meaningful options, but time management during a game jam is an enemy I think most game developers know all too well 😅

I also really appreciate the detailed feedback. It is always useful to hear which parts worked well and where there was still room for improvement.

Thanks again for playing. I am really glad you found it both fun and tense, because that was what I was aiming for! 🙌

Thank you for the kind words! 😊

I actually wanted to do quite a bit more, but as often happens during a game jam, my time management caught up with me and I had to start cutting things and wrapping them up much faster than planned.

I would have loved to add more varied missions, options and meaningful choices, but that just wasn’t realistic within 10 days. So I’m really happy it still made such a good impression! 😄