This is a devlog of my new game Super Mining Mechs. If you want to read more devlogs (the next one is already published!) make sure to follow and wishlist Super Mining Mechs on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830150/Super_Mining_Mechs/ -- Hey everyone! In this week's Devlog I'd like to share some more about the story of the game and the characters you get to interact with. I'm not going super in-depth because I don't want to spoil too much of the story just yet, so don't worry about spoilers in this post. (PS: if you haven't added the game to your wishlist yet, please do so! this way you'll be notified when the game launches) [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830150/Super_Mining_Mechs/ style=button]+ Wishlist[/url] [h3]Premise[/h3] In Super Mining Mechs, you play as a miner who - thanks to their advanced mining mech - is responsible for most of the worlds resource extraction. However, earth's population doesn't exactly use their resources responsibly, leading to planet earth running out of all natural resources. To resolve this, you and your team get tasked to find alternatives on other planets. Soon after, you and your crew travel to another planet and start exploring the underground. Right away you notice that this planet's crust is much thicker than earth and you'll need to significantly upgrade your mining mech to mine deeper. Luckily, your crew can use your newfound resources to research and assemble a super mining mech, allowing you to explore deeper and deeper. Your seemingly harmless mining mission seems to be off to a good start! ...until you find out you might not be the only ones there... [table noborder=1 equalcells=1] [tr] [td][h3]May[/h3] May is the leader of the expedition. Her father is mayor and responsible for resolving the resource shortage on earth. May keeps track of your objectives and helps you stay focused. Through May, you can send collected resources to earth which she'll reward with blueprints for new modules. Fun fact; you can also hear May's voice in the voice over of the trailer![/td] [td][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45066482/9ff69a3946c34773aeb3717875063e1db42c22c7.png[/img][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45066482/19c2975db015999d1f59e8fd8769d65ccdb84b4a.gif[/img][/td][/tr] [/table] [table noborder=1 equalcells=1] [tr] [td][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45066482/7d5e9a194a8847125c7389d43cc719db9af859af.gif[/img][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45066482/ea04a6bd6aa92922a208ab67f3c39d7433788de3.png[/img][/td] [td][h3]Lucy[/h3] Lucy is the team's mechanic. She'll help you assemble and upgrade your super mining mech to reach new depths. Lucy can craft modules based on May's blueprints, as long as she has the materials to do so. For this, she'll have to charge you. Fun fact; the first thing Lucy picked up as a baby was a wrench and she has not let it go since then.[/td][/tr] [/table] [table noborder=1 equalcells=1] [tr] [td][h3]Bill[/h3] Bill can help you bank or sell your loot. Of course, May would prefer to see you deliver your resources to be sent to earth. However, since Lucy's upgrades are costly, Bill is an essential team member. Fun fact; it's unknown whether space trading is tax free, but according to bill we shouldn't worry about it.[/td] [td][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45066482/53bbb00e762d15a0e06f35a65586e94db61f22d9.png[/img][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45066482/c473c27af32038d0e5d402a8b89cea355c0d498b.gif[/img][/td][/tr] [/table] [table noborder=1 equalcells=1] [tr] [td][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45066482/59328c7502372951b022c78b7f1c05f4e946aa23.gif[/img][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45066482/232110750a78e96c953e176c08e9613daa42444d.png[/img][/td] [td][h3]Luke[/h3] Luke is a man of few words. Luke's hobbies are shoveling and... well that's about it. He joined the team for his shoveling expertise, but later expanded his skillset by providing useful items such as bombs, nitro's and... confetti? Fun fact; although Luke's supplies are limited, he somehow has an unlimited supply of confetti.[/td][/tr] [/table] [table noborder=1 equalcells=1] [tr] [td][h3]Yumi[/h3] Yumi is the genius of the team. She's in charge of all the structural engineering required to help you build underground bases. Yumi is also a certified space ship pilot and will fly you to any location you want to go to. Fun fact; Yumi replaced her leg with a prosthetic as according to her 'this one is more efficient'.[/td] [td][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45066482/af0ba46a2196ed14dea25b4184c827a9c5ac0454.png[/img][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45066482/f8987961c4d6d207248498794517b89338d3882a.gif[/img][/td][/tr] [/table] Full credits to Victor 'Tic' Athayde for the amazing pixel art - who drew the characters above and most of the art of the rest of the game. Check out more of his work here: [url=https://flow.page/artoftic]https://flow.page/artoftic[/url] Alrighty, that's it for this week. Hope this gave you a fun little insight in the premise of the game and the characters you'll be dealing with. Want to vote on the next devlog topic, or suggest a feature? Join the Discord or leave a comment below! [url=https://discord.gg/JJEXTyw4/ style=button]Join Discord[/url] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2830150/view/4622469476329992179 style=button]Next Devlog →[/url]