The Beta period for Slitherine and Polar Motion’s Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager wrapped up last week, and the game’s slowly winding up for that October 31 launch. Still, that doesn’t mean the developer is done with dishing out surprises.
Originally intended to be a singleplayer experience, Slitherine has confirmed that multiplayer will make it into the game at launch.
“From the very beginning the game was developed to provide only solo space odysseys,” says the developer, ”and integrating an engaging multiplayer mode seemed to be very challenging. But the idea immediately caught on around the development team and Polar Motion is really excited to announce that both solo and multiplayer modes will be available at release!”
You’ll have two different ways to play; one is your classic East vs West struggle, with one player taking control of the American space programme and the other somehow crafting a working rocket out of old tractors and bin lids as the Soviet Union. First person to the moon wins. ”Being notified when their competitor completes successfully their missions; they will feel the same pressure as Managing Directors did during the Cold War,” explains Slitherine.
If you’d prefer to make up your own stories, there’s a Free Mode which simply gives players some resources and lets them get on with it. Can’t see how that could possibly go wrong.
