Thyrian Defenders - 1 (Patreon)

Welcome to the Thyrian Galaxy! I'm excited to start showing a more detailed look at the art and design going into Thyrian Defenders. Specifically, I want to take this opportunity to share the story and cutscenes as I develop them. We actually want to keep the story light, but the world building is very important to us. Therefore, I thought it best to first establish the universe and the locations featured in the game.

Currently, I'm creating thumbnail images of every location and some intel, which will appear on the mission briefing screen, as pictured below.

Asteroids is the first mission in the game and helps teach the core mechanics while remaining super fun. I wanted to give the player the instant gratification of flying in space from the start and establish a hardcore sci-fi aesthetic. 

In the Thyrian Galaxy, plasma is a vital source of energy, which can be refined from crystals or leeched from Space Kraken. Located in the same solar system as Gradus, home world of the Royal Space Force, these plasma rich rocks are critical to the livelihood of the Gradusian Kingdom. When hostile aliens from deep space show up, it's time to take action.

I'll be right back attcha with the next world in a day or so. I'll roll out these world features rather frequently, since most of the content is done, but still finishing up the thumbnail images and descriptions. I probably won't get to the actual cutscenes for another week but you'll get lots of posts until then!