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A.R.M. PLANETARY PROSPECTORS EP1 Asteroid Resource Mining

During an expedition, prospectors discover an alien artifact inside an asteroid. Upon contact, they’re teleported to another realm. Captured and enslaved on a mining barge, they mine asteroids in mech suits, all while devising an escape plan to freedom.

All Reviews:

Mostly Negative (46) - 23% of the 46 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

1 Oct, 2015

Developer:

Nefarious Dimensions Interactive Games, NDiG

Publisher:

Nefarious Dimensions Inc.

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We value your feedback! As an independent game studio, nDiG is committed to creating a game that resonates with our community. Your opinions and suggestions on gameplay and storytelling are crucial to us. We assure you that your feedback will be incorporated into our development roadmap.

Join the nDiG Dev Team on Discord Connect with us on Discord for real-time discussions.

Early Access Bonus Purchase Early Access for Episode 1 and receive a complimentary key for Episode 2. We believe we’ve crafted something unique with ARM Planetary Prospectors and your input can help us elevate it further.

Current State of Early Access The core gameplay is established. Players are imprisoned on a Mining Barge and must mine and craft their way to freedom. Experience the thrill and risks of space mining in a realistic simulator.

Pricing During and After Early Access ARM Planetary Prospectors is currently available at a discounted price during Early Access. We aim to reward our early adopters and contributors with digital and physical rewards.

Community Involvement in Development Community support is vital to the success of ARM Planetary Prospectors. We’ve integrated a tool for idea and bug reporting into the game, allowing us to track contributions from community members. We appreciate your contributions and aim to reward them!

Stay connected with us on our website and social media to learn more about nDiG, the game, and our updates.

Facebook Follow us on Facebook for updates and rewards for community sharing on social media. Your success is our success, and together, we can create an unforgettable gaming experience.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“"Our current goal is to refine ARM to a level that garners award recognition. The official release will follow the completion of the first episode, after which subsequent episodes will be rolled out. We intend to maintain its Early Access status until it’s fully polished and ready for launch. Presently, ARM is in a Pre-Alpha state, and we’re collaborating with our community to develop an enjoyable Alpha version.

In addition, we’ve initiated plans for a Kickstarter campaign for a cross-platform Companion game for iOS/Android. This game will feature Cross-Platform Multiplayer with ARM Planetary Prospectors.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The final release of “Episode One” will feature a procedurally generated, near-infinite open-world multiverse, destructible environments, simulated Newtonian physics, component system damage, and more. Players will embark on their own adventure as they strive to escape from the Mining Barge Prison. Along the journey, they’ll encounter friends and foes, working together to devise an escape or pay off their debt as a slave Asteroid Mech Miner. A newly added prologue provides insight into our characters’ origins and offers a unique, interactive storytelling experience.

Post final release, we aim to introduce a Multiplayer mode, enabling friends to join and assist in mineral collection. As players amass minerals, we plan to introduce a module that allows players to design, craft, and construct their own mining colonies and refineries, and set up defensive fortifications. Players will explore, prospect, mine, and survive against rival mining corporations, pirates, bounty hunters, and hostile aliens”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game is presently in Alpha PvA (Asteroids) (PvE) stage, with plans to introduce more episodes, tools, mechs/spacecraft, branching narratives, and planets.

In-game Reporting Press ‘R’ in-game to report bugs or make suggestions, with rewards offered for doing so.

Recent Updates The game now features renegade space pirates and black-market merchants offering useful items for escaping the mining barge prison.

Graphics and Content Please note that the graphics and content are not final and are subject to change.

Game Features

Xterminators AI Security bots
Merchant Ships for trading and upgrading mechs and tools
Friendly MRRM mining AI that follows orders (if they like you)
Dialog System and Quests
Fully Destructible and Procedurally Generated Asteroids
Component Damage with gameplay effects
Simulated Newtonian Physics for a realistic zero-gravity mining mech experience
Upgrade system to enhance the Mech using credits
Defensive Turrets and Meteor Storms
Inventory system with NPCs capable of crafting tools and items
Limited Oculus Rift VR Support
HOTAS and gamepad compatibility”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price of ARM PP may increase post Early Access, reflecting the community’s contributions to the final design. The exact pricing is yet to be determined.

Early Access Bonus Early Access adopters will receive a complimentary pass for Episode TWO. Act now and purchase before we launch - this is a limited-time offer!

As we add more content, the price may rise. Please note that the pricing for Xbox X and PS5 versions may vary.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“"We believe in open dialogue with our Early Access community. We’re eager to hear your ideas and see how they can shape the game. As an open and transparent game company, we value community involvement in our development process. After all, we’re creating this game for you, the community.

Join our Public Trello Room to discuss suggestions and report or track bugs. You can also view our partial roadmap there.

This is just the beginning - a small step for us, but a giant leap for Gamerkind!"
( Partial Road map is also here )”

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Buzz

We are still in Early Access and will be updating and adding features, fixing bugs, and tuning the gameplay. We listen to our community and value their opinions. NDiG's goal is to provide the most fun and exhilarating Space Exploration, Mining Psychological Survival Horror game on the market. Then eventually port to Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Xbox X.

About This Game

In the year 3012 A.D., Earth is barely surviving. A decade has passed since an iron-based comet tore through our planet, obliterating over 70% of life.

During an expedition, a team of prospectors discovers an enigmatic signal emanating from within a hollow asteroid. They uncover an ancient alien artifact, glowing with an otherworldly light. Upon contact, they are abruptly teleported to an alternate dimension.

Stricken with amnesia and scattered, the crew is captured and enslaved on a sinister AI-controlled mining barge. Forced to mine asteroids in mech suits, they must collect resources, craft tools, and devise an escape plan.

Spoiler Alert Flashbacks reveal a vibrant Earth of the past and a glimpse of advanced Gaia. Memories of a young girl, eerily similar to a long-lost sister, piloting a mech suit to carry her injured grandfather up a mountain surface. The protagonist must escape the prison, repay their debt as a slave miner, and seek answers about this alien realm. The ultimate goal? To retrieve the alien artifact and return home.

Upon escaping the barge, the quest to recover the alien artifact begins. This time-altering device could potentially revert the comet’s devastating impact on Earth.

Immerse yourself in a survival simulation as a prisoner forced into space flight and asteroid mining. Explore a procedurally generated open world with fully destructible environments governed by Newtonian physics in this space flight sim and psychological survival horror game.

Game Features

First-person, Survival Psychological Horror, Adventure, Immersive Space Mining Flight Simulator with JRPG-inspired elements
Episodic content including rescue, repair, racing, and archaeological missions (EP1 currently in Early Access)
Character-driven, Singleplayer story-focused for Episode one (Multiplayer coming in future episodes)
Psychological Survival Horror mixed with Anime-style Quest and RPG elements
Explore, Expedition, Prospect, Mine, Rescue, Repair, Survey, Salvage, Scavenge, Survive
Outwit or fight Pirates, various aliens, rival asteroid miners, and Overlords
Procedural Generated near infinite “Open World Multiverse”
Expansive, and growing organic procedurally generated, fully destructible environments
Fully Destructible Environments, mine asteroids and collect minerals to trade or have crafted
Trade with merchant ships, while avoiding hostile raiders and rival mining corporations
Find tools and have them crafted to escape the prison
Component and Systems damage, oxygen, water, fuel are only some of the systems set in play for survival in an immersive simulation
Science-based GeoPhysics inspired by Thermodynamics and Aeronautics, Simulated Newtonian Physics based on Real factual science simulations
VR Oculus Rift and HOTAS/Gamepad Support (Vive HMD support coming soon)
Community driven receives points and rewards for finding bugs and coming up with new ideas
Can you outsmart your captors and escape the prison of forced space mining? Find freedom, build a mining fleet, and strive to become the wealthiest Space Mining Jockey in the Universe!

Step into the shoes of an everyday Deep Space Asteroid Miner, enslaved to mine asteroids for valuable resources under the watchful eye of an advanced alien A.I.-controlled mega-mining corporation, A.R.M.

As the Andromeda Galaxy is set on a collision course with the Milky Way, hope seems lost. Can a group of unlikely heroes from diverse species set aside their differences, harness their unique strengths, defy fate, and overcome destiny? Your mission is to escape the mining prison barge and save your family!

Experience a hands-on futuristic space mining simulation in a gameplay-focused, character-driven first-person VR and non-VR immersion. Set in an episodic universe centered around unlikely heroes from diverse origins, you play the role of a vulnerable space miner trapped as a prisoner aboard a mining barge converted into a prison for asteroid miners. Wake up, mine, explore and use your wits and skills to escape the barge and find your family.

As an enslaved Asteroid Miner, you can either work to pay off your debt or devise clever means to escape the malevolent AI overlords orbiting Earth.

Episode One EARLY ACCESS Our graphics and gameplay are subject to change as we are still in EARLY ACCESS. We reward our community for making suggestions and finding bugs. We are an indie team, and some of us working part-time until we secure more funding from our upcoming Kickstarter. nDiG is committed to this series and will continue to build for years to come, even if development slows down and we have to source work from the community. Your support is greatly appreciated and will keep ARM in Early Access until it is ready to LAUNCH! Episode ONE is expected for Fall 2022. Join the community and make a real impact!

If you encounter any difficulties or have suggestions for the game, PLEASE reach out and report it to us before leaving negative comments. We value every review and are actively investigating fixes to address any negative reviews. We aim to work with you to make ARM a memorable and amazing game that players will appreciate for generations to come.

ARM PLANETARY PROSPECTORS EP1 is still in EARLY ACCESS and subject to change. We are using this time to make improvements and iterations to the design, art, story, tech, and performance. Once the pilot episode 1 meets our quality standards, we will continue with future episodic content. This game is not abandoned or vaporware. We are a small indie team, some of us balancing full-time jobs in the game and other industries. We ask for your PATIENCE and THANK YOU for your SUPPORT.

Stay tuned for some big announcements regarding our breakthrough in improving the voxel destruction tech!

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Procedurally generated AI asteroids

still in pre-alpha, we may need to relay on more AI generation to complete the episode.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: General Mature Content

System Requirements

Minimum:

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Quad Core Duo 2.20 GHz or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 2 GB video card Dedicated DX 11 Compatible GPU
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 3 GB available space
Sound Card: generic
VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel i7 3.60 GHz or equalivant
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: 4 GB video card Dedicated DX 11 Compatible GPU
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 3 GB available space
Sound Card: generic
Additional Notes: The better the GPU, the more intense the procedural generation will be

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

© 2015 ARM Planetary Prospectors Asteroid Resource Mining Copyright Nefarious Dimensions Inc.

From purchasing ARM Planetary Prospectors from Steam, means all ownership and rights remains and belongs to Nefarious Dimensions. In exchange Nefarious Dimensions Inc. grants exclusive membership to our Steam Early Access, allowing that community member to provide feedback and suggestions on the unfinished Early Access game ARM Planetary Prospectors. This Exclusive membership is for the Account that purchased ARM Planetary Prospectors on Steam. By Purchasing, means only to gain access to Nefarious Dimensions Inc. Asteroid Mining Members Only section. Early Access adopters will then be the first to have access to the Final complete game of ARM Planetary Prospectors. The Revenue generated from the Steam Early Access, are being used to make more improvements on the game. Sales of this product are for exclusive Early Access Membership.

Early Access, Not yet Final design or content, subject matter, and content may change before completion and final release. Additional updates and support may be available post launch. This membership Inclusive access to the Final version of ARM Planetary Prospectors and Early Access to the sequel ARM PP:EP2

Purchase is for Exclusive Early Access Membership (No Commerical License available until game is complete final and released)

Bonus for Early Access adapters, additional Steam Keys and Access for ARM Planetary Prospectors and ARM Planetary Prospectors Episode 2 Early Access.

Current versions of ARM Planetary Prospectors is experimental, and not yet ready for commercial release. Our feedback from our Community will help shape and deliever quality.

You shall not, without Nefarious Dimension’s express written consent: to copy, distribute, modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, derive source code from, disassemble, decompile or create derivative works based on the Software Product

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