Design ideas for the roadmap

Persistence

Progression must be saved.

• WebGL version?
• Windows: create save file somewhere

Quests

• Optional tasks for each level, with rewards
  • Drag derelict ship through some maps with a tower ship type to get huge amount of resources - Must be extremely challenging
  • Help friendlies fight pirates / invaders

Narrative

• Basic dialogue with NPCs, enemies
• Basic backstory of the conflict and / or the player

General systems

• Loot system 
  • How to get loot
    • NPCs
    • Loot containers
    • Inventory system
• Base of operations
  • Crafting system (weapons, consumables, ship parts, ship upgrades, cosmetics)
    • Component rarity, price
    • Item breakdown to components
• Reputation system
  • Factions
    • Void Vipers (invaders)
    • Humans

Player

• Ship types (fighters, freighters, towers, miners, in-between types)
• Functional ship customization
  • Ways to acquire upgrades
    • Plans / compatible tech through boss drops, shop purchases
    • Crafting system
• Cosmetic ship customization 
• Fuel system
• Mining system (e.g. like in Star Citizen, rocks could overheat and explode if energy is dumped into them too quickly; otherwise rocks shatter to multiple smaller rocks if done right)
  • Refining system: various minerals and ores could be refined for use in crafting / commerce
• Abilities (independent of used ship type, could synergize with the ship's abilities)

Ship stats (player, NPCs)

• Health
• Shield strength
• Armor rate
• Fire rate
• Inventory size
• Maneuverability
  • Top speed
  • Acceleration
  • Booster max speed
  • Turn rate
  • Brake speed 

 Weapons

• Weapon types
  • Kinetic 
  • Energy (good for mining, heavy armor)
  • WMDs with splash damage (good against crowds, asteroids)
    • Exotic (like "black hole cannon", "antiparticle synthesizer" - Must be crafted, grindy to get) 
• Ways to acquire weapons
  • Pickups with limited ammo and availability
  • Plans / compatible weaponry through boss drops, shop purchases
  • Crafting system

NPCs

• Enemies 
  • Basic enemies
    • Chasers
      • Rammers
      • Shooters
    • Stationary shooters
  • Bosses
  • Mini bosses
• Friendlies
  • Attack ships
  • Traders
  • Space stations
• Abilities

Maps

• Hazard variety

Effects

• Transition between levels (e.g. player thrusts quickly out from the map)

UI

• HUD
  • Health levels - planned for next feature update
  • Thrust booster cooldown level - planned for next feature update
  • Ability cooldown level
  • Pickup booster remaining charge / usability time - planned for next feature update
• UI redesign
  • Game over screen - planned for next feature update
  • Level complete screen - planned for next feature update
  • Main menu screen - planned for next feature update
  • Buttons - planned for next feature update
• UI additions
  • Button interaction sounds - planned for next feature update
  • Shop screen
  • Inventory screen
  • Ship design screen