Rodina

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:59 am

I recently discovered a nice little game on Steam: Rodina.

https://elliptic-games.com/

It's another independent game, and it is still in development, but the guy has a good start and an interesting idea. You can play the demo before you choose to buy it.

There are a number of features that I think most of you will appreciate: exploration, combat, planetary landings. A couple of features are kind of unique: you can walk around your ship and even outside of it. You can land on asteroids and walk around on those. You can even reconfigure the interior of the ship and decorate it how you like.

If any of you have played Mercenary: Escape from Targ, this game reminds me of that. It's a kind of spiritual successor.

Post by **DaveK** » Wed Jul 01, 2015 4:28 pm

looks interesting - I've downloaded the demo!

Thanks for sharing.

Minuteman · Post by **Minuteman** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 4:59 pm

I need to give this one a shot again. I tried the demo and got pretty confused.

Are there NPCs or crew members or anything?

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 5:52 pm

If, by NPCs, you mean alien spacecraft that kill anyone they contact then yes.

You are alone. Your only communication with others is through the wave radio on the ship. Also, as you explore, you will find datasticks and encryption keys.

The datasticks are just communications between people who are most likely dead as a result of contact with NPCs (defined above).

The encryption keys allow you to get information that more specifically concerns yourself and your mission.

Apparently, the cockpit feature is new, and I'm glad that they put the cockpit in before I tried to play it, as it makes the game much more imersive.

Minuteman · Post by **Minuteman** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:43 pm

Oh that's awesome. I didn't know about the cockpit view. By any chance is it a cap ship type cockit? Or fighter style?