DevDiary #9: Please remain calm and just fight those nasty monsters!

Cryospace - survival horror in space

You are not a soldier. Not a fighter. Just an ordinary maintenance guy. Yet you have to fight. And you are forced to run. But chiefly: you must help the frozen crew survive on a spaceship. You are the only one who can save others. You are made a hero against your will. You become a leader. A slayer.

As you know, our slightly destroyed colony ship travels through space. And on a board, there are a few nasty things. These creatures are scary, dangerous, and stupid (at least, most of them). And there are lots of these things… On the other hand, our hero is mostly alone, with a small number of resources - not only oxygen but also ammunition or even weapons are lacking. However, that does not mean that he is helpless - not at all. There are different ways to eliminate monsters. Of course, the shooting is the most obvious method of elimination. But you have to remember that each bullet is very valuable and that noise the hero is making may attract more enemies. Foes are also very tough, so shooting should be the last resort, not the first one. Hack’n’slash tactics will not work in our survival horror game. [previewyoutube=7f7Ky3MDNCs;full][/previewyoutube] A careful hero will check all rooms and corridors - of course, if he has enough oxygen. And such searches can bring tangible results, like for example mines. Remember that explosions may attract some new enemies. [previewyoutube=f5q058x4bKs;full][/previewyoutube] A smart hero may use the environment of the destroyed ship to his advantage. Here and there he will find dangerous things. And they are not only dangerous to our hero - but also (and even above all) - to his enemies. [previewyoutube=MVjZuppKWyg;full][/previewyoutube] A careful and smart hero may also use some compartments as traps. All he has to do is drag his opponent into a game of cat and mouse. A game that’s very dangerous but also winnable… [previewyoutube=Kj-a7vfCySU;full][/previewyoutube] A careful, smart, and stealthy hero may slowly crawl to the enemy and use a weapon that does not need any bullets or ammunition - crowbar! This is a very dangerous move but at the same time a very satisfying one. [previewyoutube=S79q4dADPBw;full][/previewyoutube] A careful, smart, stealthy, and intelligent player will use the best weapon and the best move of them all: run! [previewyoutube=KaqZWUmTNFo;full][/previewyoutube] You have to remember however that the ruins of the ship roam with different kinds of enemies. There are fast ones, smart ones, or armed ones. Not all tactics will work during each encounter. Our hero has to be very careful, very smart, and very lucky to survive…