Power of Ten

Devlog

• Update (1.3.0) Meta progression with in-game achivement system + more
  April 29, 2023 by laikaproj

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  I've really blown up the achievements this update! That and much more in this update. I'm really excited to hear what you think! In Game Achievements & Unlock System For a while now people have noted... Continue reading
• Update (1.2.0) Ship ability rework + alternative font
  March 17, 2023 by laikaproj

  Ability Charges + Ship Ability Rework Really excited about this change. Ship abilities have been a bit inconsistent in their designs. Divider felt like it struck a good balance between utility/damage... Continue reading
• Quality of Life updates and more (v1.1)
  January 31, 2023 by laikaproj

  Hey folks! Here's the first large update since launch! I've been shipping a lot of smaller updates to try and fix up some of the critical issues as quickly as possible but I've been working on this ch... Continue reading
• Power of Ten launch!
  January 11, 2023 by laikaproj

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  It's finally here! After a little over three years my wee game is fully released! Here's what's been changed or added: Intro Story I am really excited for you all to experience this. To be honest when... Continue reading
• Early Access now avalible on Itch.io. Play the full game today!
  August 02, 2021 by laikaproj

  Today I'm releasing the DRM free version of Power of Ten on itch.io (It's on Steam already)! I'm very excited about this as itch.io was very important in playtesting and giving feedback for very early... Continue reading

  
• Ammo Rework [Feedback Needed]
  November 25, 2020 by laikaproj

  So I've seen and gotten a lot of feedback on the ammo system for a while now. I've been pretty hesitant to touch it too much because it's a central piece to progression in the game but I've done some... Continue reading
• [UPDATE] 0.12.0 New demo content, polish, game balance and other content
  September 25, 2020 by laikaproj

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  Lots of big changes in the latest version of the demo! Some UI polish, game design and balance tweaks as well as quality of life improvements. 0.12.0 Changelog Difficulty Reworked The end result shoul... Continue reading

  
• [UPDATE] 0.11.0 New version + Steam page
  August 05, 2020 by laikaproj

  Hey folks, There's a new version of the demo out! It's uploaded here, have fun and let me know what you think! Second thing is Power of Ten now has a Steam page! Check it out: Please consider wishlist... Continue reading

  
• [UPDATE] 0.10.0 - New ship, trading redesigned, controller support and more!
  April 07, 2020 by laikaproj

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  Content Trading Redesign I’ve reworked trading entirely. There were a couple things that I wasn’t happy with in the previous system: It was tedious to check what kind of trades ships had. Typicall... Continue reading
• 0.9.1 Quick fixes for the last update
  March 08, 2020 by laikaproj

  Wanted to get out a quick update to fix a few issues I've heard about in the last update. *Reduced large ship’s armor drastically but health will scale with each wave that spawns. * Increased reload... Continue reading
• [UPDATE] 0.9.0 Consumable items, game view, and more content
  March 05, 2020 by laikaproj

  Game Design and Content Consumable Items Added multiple limited use items to the game. These should be fun, sometimes broken, abilities that players should think about using tactically throughout thei... Continue reading
• [UPDATE 0.8.0] Find and unlock all ships and rewards redesign
  February 03, 2020 by laikaproj

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  Game Design & Content New ship to be found! When you power up and switch to a disabled ship you will unlock them to be played through at the start. Have fun finding and unlocking new ships! Entirely r... Continue reading

  
• [UPDATE] Power of Ten 0.7.1: UI, movement and some new enemies.
  January 16, 2020 by laikaproj

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  UI Enhancements Lots and lots of refactoring work to make the UI more flexible, the UI was not built well and was basically a ton of work to get even the simplest elements to look and function correct... Continue reading

  
• Working on UI update
  January 05, 2020 by laikaproj

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  #UI

  I've been working hard on reworking the underlying structure of the UI for more flexibility in the future. While I'm doing that I'm making some small style changes. Check out these new button animatio... Continue reading

  
• Power of Ten v0.7: Secondary objectives and more polish
  December 20, 2019 by laikaproj

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  Secondary objectives Every system has a secondary objective which you may have to find (More variants of these to come in the future). The primary goal of this mechanic is to introduce game play choic... Continue reading
• [UPDATE] Power of Ten 0.6.1: A system facelift and 33% more weapons!
  December 01, 2019 by laikaproj

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  * [Game Design] You cannot lose from the region citizen decay alone. It'll stop just before you hit the breakpoint. I want to add more clarity around this mechanic so please continue to let me know ho... Continue reading

  
• [NEW RELEASE] Game design update + music + weapons + enemies
  November 15, 2019 by laikaproj

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  Release notes: * [Game Design] Moving system pressure to the whole region. Read the thoughts behind this. * [Polish] Ships you kill will sometimes drift for a bit before exploding * [Content] Two new... Continue reading

  
• [NEW RELEASE] New enemies, new weapon, new upgrades!
  October 28, 2019 by laikaproj

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  Release Notes: * New Enemies: Stinger and Napalm Stinger * New Weapon: Charged Ion Cannon * New Upgrades: Extract Defense Energy and Expand Cargo Bay * Game design update: gas/minerals have a cap on h... Continue reading

  
• Resource Limiting Design
  October 24, 2019 by laikaproj

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  In my next release I’m changing something that might feel pretty limiting for those who have played the previous version so I want to take some time to talk about why I want to do that. The change w... Continue reading

  
• Save/load game + new ship
  October 15, 2019 by laikaproj

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  New update! This one includes a pretty big feature: saving and loading a game. The game will save itself whenever you complete a system and you can continue on from that point whenever you come back!... Continue reading

  
• Final battle system and more
  October 02, 2019 by laikaproj

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  #gameplay, #bugfix, #ability

  Got another chunky update! This one adds a bit of a climactic end to the entire game so far. Content: A new final showdown system: when you save enough planets you will be taken to a system where the... Continue reading

  
• Game flow update
  September 22, 2019 by laikaproj

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  #update, #gameplay

  Hey pilots! Huge update here. I've been hard at work redesigning the game play flow. These changes are structural to the vision for the whole game. I wasn't very happy with how you moved between syste... Continue reading

  
• Juice and Feedback form
  September 15, 2019 by laikaproj

  Small update, biggest thing is that I added a feedback form you can launch in the game to give your feedback as you are playing. Hopefully this will make it really easy for to gather feedback for each... Continue reading

  
• Ship upgrades and more!
  September 13, 2019 by laikaproj

  Got a pretty big update here. Big ticket item is I've added upgrades to the game. I'd love feedback on how this system makes the game feel! I'm looking forward to hearing about your experiences. Have... Continue reading

  
• Control scheme update
  September 07, 2019 by laikaproj

  Small update based on some feedback I received about control schemes. I'll be expanding this later but for now I want to get this in so people can move past the title screen. I added arrow keys, enter... Continue reading

  
• Modular Ship update
  August 24, 2019 by laikaproj

  What's new: Modular capital ships will sometimes attack planets, these are very powerful ships that can be pulled apart piece by piece. AI has been cleaned up. Ships will no longer turn around instant... Continue reading
• New ship, enemy adjustments
  August 04, 2019 by laikaproj

  New ship: This one launches drones which fire at the same rate as your ship. Redid the first ship's ability, it now does a barrel roll! Enemy projectiles that you come in contact with will spin off in... Continue reading
• Transport adjustments and music enhancements
  August 01, 2019 by laikaproj

  Changes to how transports ai works: Approach nearby inhabited planet. Will stop a ways away from planet and begin deploying small troop transports to attack planet. If planet's civilians are gone find... Continue reading
• Gameplay pivot
  July 31, 2019 by laikaproj

  Added features: 4 rooms now with semi scaling difficulty Ships that will trade with you if you have the thing they want. Some planets have civilians that you need to protect from troop transports. Mov... Continue reading