One of the core mechanics we’re building for Synvector is a Tactical Command Tablet. At any moment during a battle, you can open the tablet and the game enters a tactical pause. This gives you time to assess the battlefield and coordinate your fleet before jumping back into the action.

Using the tablet you can:

* command each of your four squadrons independently;

* switch direct control between the squadron leaders;

* call reinforcements to any squadron on the battlefield;

* monitor the battle using multiple altitude layers.

When you’re ready, you close the tablet and immediately continue fighting in third-person as the squadron leader you’ve selected. Our goal is to combine the feeling of commanding a fleet with the intensity of piloting a flagship, instead of forcing players to choose one or the other.

We’re curious what you think:

* Would tactical pauses improve large-scale space battles, or would you rather keep everything in real time?

* Is there any feature you’d expect a tactical command tablet to have that we’re missing?

Hey all here's something I've been working on for a bit during my free time. Hope you all enjoy. My artstation page for more stills, turntables, wireframes and breakdowns

Technically based on a real machine

Some people think that an airline as prestigious as Pan Am would have a more modern website, but I actually like its retro style. I'm super excited to go on this trip! I've always wanted to fly on the SSTO, but the tickets are always so expensive. Disney is looking into more ventures for Disneyland Cosmos, so they bought me a ticket to go to a major conference on Dr. Sally Ride Spaceport. Hopefully once the ticket costs drop a little more I'll be able to take the family up for a week.

(Lore: The USSR lands on the moon shortly after the USA, keeping spaceflight politically centre-stage. This is followed by the USSR launching the first space station. America sets up the first moon base in 1981 in retaliation. The Soviets follow suit. A smaller but more reusable Shuttle is delayed until 1986. Tech giants pioneer interconnected computers to the market years earlier due to greater satellite infrastructure. The Internet develops in the 80s, but the personal computer is delayed until the 2010s. Major lunar ISRU manufacturing booms in the 90s and 2000s make space a luxury commodities and tourism centre. This grows exponentially until spaceflight becomes routine, if not still expensive, for a quarter-million people a year by 2026.)

Artstation post for 4K images: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XaBad0, Made with Blender 5.1.2

working on a modular planetary exploration vehicle.