{"id":8186,"date":"2012-11-27T14:05:50","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T19:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/?p=8186"},"modified":"2012-11-27T14:19:12","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T19:19:12","slug":"maia-a-dark-space-colony-management-sim-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/maia-a-dark-space-colony-management-sim-kickstarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Maia: A Dark Space Colony Management Sim [Kickstarter]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maia:<\/a><\/p>\n

Simon Roth is now on Kickstarter for Maia<\/a>, a space colony management simulation, or God game, that he’s been working on full-time after having worked on a ‘AAA’ development studio. Other God games include titles such as\u00a0Dungeon\u00a0Keeper, Populous, Black & White, or Spore, to get you in context.<\/p>\n

Simon defines Maia as “Dungeon Keeper meets Dwarf Fortress on a primordial alien world.”. So, expect real-time strategy and\u00a0city-building\u00a0elements, as for a\u00a0procedurally-generated\u00a0universe. The game’s setting is dark and it’s inspired by 1970’s sci-fi\u00a0films like 2001 or Alien. Simon also said to have been inspired by authors such as Arthur C. Clark, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov and Douglas Adams (great choices if you ask me!).<\/p>\n

It all begins in 2113 when humans began its extra solar colonization program. One of the targets of was Maia, a planet in the Tau Ceti system.<\/p>\n

Regarding gameplay, you must excavate underground colonies and extract minerals for construction. And this is where the simulation aspects kick in. You need to build\u00a0accommodations for your colonists and keep them fed and happy. And, you need to build defenses to protect them from the dangers lurking on the surface. You also need to research new technologies and eventually you will need to explore the surface.<\/p>\n

\"Maia:<\/a><\/p>\n

Maia has reached its funding goal of \u00a3100,042. Yes, that’s right, to the last penny :) But, you can still jump on board, as the kickstarter<\/a> is still open for the next 18 hours or so.\u00a0Maia is currently in early Alpha. Simon expects to have a playable release in mid\u00a0January 2013 and a final release in the summer of 2013.The game will run on Windows, Mac and Linux and will be DRM-free.<\/p>\n

Simon’s\u00a0Maia\u00a0proposal in a nutshell:<\/p>\n