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Have you ever wanted to be the pilot and the commander? A space combat simulator and real time strategy hybrid.

Void Destroyer

Have you ever wanted to be the pilot and the commander? A space combat simulator and real time strategy hybrid.
Have you ever wanted to be the pilot and the commander? A space combat simulator and real time strategy hybrid.
Available on Steam
Created by
Paul Zakrzewski
Paul Zakrzewski
1,735 backers pledged $35,606 to help bring this project to life.
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Void Destroyer 2 - Demo and Early Access news

Hey guys!  

The demo is live on Steam

Going to copy/paste the Steam update here:  

>>>> Steam Update Below <<<<  

Vid discussing the demo and near plans... Read more

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Void Destroyer 2 - News and video update

Hey guys - hope all is well.

I've created a new YouTube dev update I'd like to share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWKXwjdQI5k

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWKXwjdQI5k

The vid talks about new additions/changes/features/etc to the Void Destroyer... Read more

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Last Days of Void Destroyer 2 Kickstarter

Hey guys!

Hoping to find some more converts to the cause - in the final days... 

Link to the Kickstarter

Here's some news:

New Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0oUv47w1EE

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Update talking about... Read more

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Void Destroyer 2 - News update and prototype released

Hey guys!

Hope you forgive this shameless attempt to get more of you to back the - Void Destroyer 2 Kickstarter - via the thin guise of a news update... Read more

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Hey guys! Its happening!

Those "nervous/excited" feelings are here again. Its like an overflowing bath tub that you don't want to turn off - but should keep an eye on. 

I'm proud/nervous/excited/anxious to share... Read more

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Happenings... Void Destroyer 2

Hey guys!

Hope you are all well. I've been working hard on Void Destroyer 2 and decided to try my luck once more with Kickstarter. I hope that that this... Read more

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Mini Sandbox DLC Released and Void Destroyer 2 news!

Hey guys!

Going to copy and paste the update I posted on Steam:

------ Steam Update -------------

The mini sandbox DLC is now released and available to all owners of... Read more

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Quick Post Release Update

Hey guys! 

Void Destroyer has been released for nearly a month now and I wanted to post an update on Kickstarter - since you guys were so key to the... Read more

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Release - Hitting the Button

Void Destroyeris officially launching today. I only dreamed of this, and now its here, boosted greatly by you - your trust and support. Without you I don't think this... Read more

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Void Destroyer - Release Plans

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Iteration 23 - So Far Update

Hey guys - this might be the last "dev video" before the game's official release. A lot of aspects of the game that have been remaining have been looked at... Read more

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DRM Free build updated to Iteration 22

For those waiting on the DRM free build - it has been updated on the Humble Bundle/Store (this update has the info and link). The Steam version has been continually... Read more

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Void Destroyer Iteration 22 update rollup

Hey guys - here's what's been happening.

I'm nearly done with the "quick pass" of the story, once I'm done my intention is to update the DRM free build. I've taken... Read more

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Happenings

Hey guys - thought I'd toss in an update (versus waiting till its iteration 22 time).

I've recently added about 2 hours of mission/story game play to the game. Including... Read more

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Void Destroyer Iteration 21 update rollup

Hey guys - here's what's been happening since the last update.

  • New story content - about 2 hours worth 
  • New instant action scenario 
  • Earlier story content revised/updated/improved 
  • Story/dialog/mission writing updates/edits/tweaks... Read more
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Void Destroyer Iteration 20 update rollup

With the most recent updates to the story/mission content Void Destroyer is about 50% complete in terms of mission/story content. Very happy about this - and very happy about the... Read more

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1 Year Since Kickstarter

Hey guys! 

I've been thinking of posting an update since it has been a while since the last one. Unfortunately there isn't much "wow" stuff to show. It has been... Read more

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More hours in the week

Hey guys!

Some exiting news- last week I talked with my employer about what I do whenever I'm not at work - Void Destroyer. I presented the current situation... Read more

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47 Days into Steam's Early Access

Hey guys!  

It is hard to believe it has been 47 days since Steam's launch. Hopefully very soon those of you who are waiting for the DRM free build... Read more

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Happenings

During Kickstarter days I did a pod cast with Space Game Junkie - a website devoted to space games. Last Tuesday I did another pod cast - here it is... Read more

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Over the cliff

Hey guys - Void Destroyer launched on Early Access on the 15th, its been pretty crazy since then, and it wasn't all that sane before. I underestimated the amount of... Read more

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On the edge of the cliff

Hey guys - I've worked on so many things since the last update that I can't really remember any of the little details.  Void Destroyer is approved by Valve and... Read more

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The Steam keys for Release Backers (and buddies) are live

Hey guys! 

If you backed at a level that gets you a copy of the game you can now get a Steam key via  via Humble Bundle - more detailed... Read more

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The Steam keys for Beta Backers are live

Hey guys!

If you backed at the Beta or above level you should be able to redeem a Steam key via Humble Bundle (the same method as when you got... Read more

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Update on the ETA of Beta Backer's Steam Test

I just requested 699 Steam keys for the Beta Backers (and their Buddies if at the Beta level). Before that I ran a test with the help of a friend... Read more

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Road To Early Access and Iter 19 - Part 3 (update video)

Hey guys! Happy Holidays and a happy New Year - best wishes! Check out the video update, it shows a bunch of updates to the project that I've been keeping... Read more

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Road To Early Access and Iter 19 - Part 2

Hey guys - here is what has been going on:

Work continues on polishing up the early game - this is so literal that - for the past 2 out... Read more

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Road To Early Access and Iter 19

A quick summary of what has been going on:

  • PC upgrade - necessary due to not wanting less than 60fps video recording (for trailers/marketing) with full effects on.
  • Game engine... Read more
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Road to Steam and Iteration 19

Hey guys - first off I read all your great comments on the previous updates - thank you and I took them all into consideration.

The current goalis to... Read more

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Greenlit! 10-29-2013 - backer only

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Greenlit! 10-29-2013

Hey guys! We have been Greenlit! I feel like I should be running around yelling and coding at the same time - which strangely is most of my Sunday nights... Read more

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Two new videos - a small update - and a Beta save file

First off I made a "Iteration 18" trailer - it features new assets (including new music tracks). Be sure to watch in full screen with the resolution turned up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuXLzwr1U4s... Read more
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Demo and Kickstarter Beta Updated - 10-19-2013

Hey guys! After a week of fighting bugs and fixing small issues it is finally time to draw a line between Iteration 17 and 18.

For those at the Beta... Read more

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Road to Iteration 18

Hey guys, hoping to get Iteration 18 out - this coming week. I am a bit dissapointed at not having it ready. The new formation and rally systems have added... Read more
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Formations and SPROG fire - the road to Iteration 18

My goal is to put out iteration 18 in the next two weeks (hopefully sooner - but lets face it...). For the past week I've been working on putting in... Read more

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Demo and Kickstarter Beta Updated - 09-03-2013

The Humble Bundle Beta link (see earlier updates for info - here) should be updated with the latest changes for backers at the Beta level and so is the demo download... Read more

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Demo and Kickstarter Beta Updated

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Here is the damned Beta

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Where's the damned Beta?

The distribution aspect of the The Beta isn't ready - the installer itself is "fingers crossed" ready. My contact at how we will distribute the Beta isn't around (not a... Read more

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Prep for Beta

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New assets via Kickstarter funds

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Quick Update

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Rewards - initial steps

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Victory!

Thanks to you guys! I can't say this enough - so I hope you guys get sick and tired of seeing these words rather then me not saying them enough. ... Read more

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Successfully raised $35,606 with 1,735 backers

Reddit AMA - Link

Hey guys if you want to participate or check out the Reddit AMA here it is:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1hdj4u/with_the_internet_and_4_years_i_made_a_game_paid/

Also using this update as proof of my identity.

As always thank you... Read more

Mega Update Part 2: Kickstarter Recap

For part 2 of the "mega update" I have compiled a "relatively" quick summary of the events during the Kickstarter campaign. I hope that this brings the recent backers up to speed... Read more

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Mega Update Part 1: Future Plans

The past 3 days have been incredible! 

We have grown over 400 in strength and we have funds to get a full pirate faction as well as a civilian... Read more

Kickstarter Finale Trailer - Fight With Us

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmBpfTt9UXY

Hey guys - a day ago - we reached our base goal.  Not to say it hasn't been a great ride - but I'm looking forward to the end... Read more

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Warm Up Trailer

Hey guys - thank you for the support - it is nearly our final week and we are so close. I am at insane levels of excitement.

In preparation two... Read more

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Official Stretch Goal Announcement

Hey guys! Thanks to your incredible generosity we are at 95%. I don't think it is far fetched to imagine us hitting our base goal shortly after the weekend!

I'm... Read more

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Stretch Goals and the Sandman

A big thanks to all of you for your support, we are very close!

Enter the Sandman:

Back in Update # 26 Michael suggested a "sand missile" - I think it... Read more

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Swarm Mines and Engines

Again - thank you for your support!  In more ways than one, in fact - 

This morning I decided to finally make use of the cool math that has been... Read more

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What's mine is yours - adding mines to the game.

First off - thank you for all the support. We are headed steadily towards our goal and I hope to start the conversation about stretch goals soon.

Today's update... Read more

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Night 13

We made it past 700 backers - thank you for your support. 

Tonight I worked more on the battle editor and arena modes - adding sliders/options for generating asteroid fields... Read more

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Space Game Junkie Podcast - Void Destroyer - The Dark Souls of Space Games?

Hey guys - I did a pod cast yesterday with Space Game Junkie.

It just went live and is available via the click below:

Void Destroyer - The Dark Souls... Read more

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Night 12 - Early steps in Asteroid field generation

Thanks for supporting the project. 

An early update today - have the Space Sim Junkie pod cast in a few moments -  here is some more work on the... Read more

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Rewards - Seeking Suggestions and General Update

Tonight the plan is to do a podcast with Space Game Junkie - Brian - who is also a backer -  so double cool. So if I'm unavailable to chat or... Read more

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Night 11

First off thank you to all the backers.  Glad to have some new ones and happy to have kept you old timers.

If only I thought to name the game... Read more

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Night 10 and Part 21

Welcome to all the new backers, glad to have you with us.

There is a new installer on the main site here. The change log since the beginning of the... Read more

Part 20

Day is moving nicely along with some new backers - thanks everyone. 

I'm working on revamping the tutorial system to make it better. Then I hope to put in... Read more

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Night 9 and Part 19

Got some media love today from Gamers Nexus and Indie Game Mag. Media attention is like me and potato chips - I just want more. I spent the day promoting the... Read more

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Part 18

I still remember that right after releasing iter 11 I didn't touch coding for a few days, then slowly brought myself back. People really responded well to the trailer. Slaor... Read more

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The art style

This update will deal with how the current art style came about. It started when Slaor sent me the first finished model, it was of the current shipyard. This is... Read more

Night 8 and Part 17

A good day - thanks for the support!

IndieGameMag.com gave us some love - they linked to our Kickstarter trailer in their "Thursday Trailer" feature. Also we are part of the... Read more

Part 16

Thanks to all the new backers as well as the existing.

Spent a lot of the day talking to people, feels good, but really cuts into development time, just the... Read more

Backer Perk: Add a name to the game

Click for full size: http://voiddestroyer.com/images/backerPerk.png

In Ship Mode: name appears next to ship name you are piloting 

In Tactical Mode: name appears on mouse over - on ship

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Night 7 and Part 15

A cool thing happened on the comments - Vincent had the idea of creating a list of names of the backers, and using that list as a random name generator... Read more

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Part 14

In a bit more than 4 hours it will be exactly a week since we started. Thanks for all the support guys. I'm expecting some more media love today or... Read more

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Night 6 and Part 13

A good day - we made it past 50%. Thank you for your support. Plus we once again got some media love - did an interview with The Jace Hall Show. How... Read more

Half way there and Part 12

Thank you to all the new backers who pushed us over the 50% edge. There should be an upcoming interview in the gaming media that will help us get closer... Read more

Night 6 and Part 11

Yesterday - was a very good day funding wise, thank you for all of your support. A big chunk came from the Space Sector article - the power of... Read more

News and Part 10

More cool news - Space Sector - a gaming community and news site that focuses on space strategy games wrote an article about the Kickstarter campaign. You can check it out... Read more

Night 5 and Part 9

It looks like we are very steady in the support, something that makes me feel very good since there are a lot of projects that get a high initial surge... Read more

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Part 8

Another part in the - story - also I'm planning on creating two more videos - one talking about physics in the project - my reasons for the way it... Read more

Night 4 and Part 7

Another great day - I was a bit worried that Sunday could mean a slow down, but apparently combat strategy(what do you guys think? new term?) enthusiasts don't take... Read more

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General Update and Part 6

General Update:

If you had issues with mouse speed you can download a fix on the main page. 

The main forums have some active discussions, you can use the guest access forum if you... Read more

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Night 3 and Part 4

Hey guys - another great day. Thank you and welcome to all the new backers as well as a big thanks to all of you getting the word out.

We... Read more

Part 4

Thank you to all the new backers and those who are spreading the word. I spent the morning reaching out to the gaming media.

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Part 4

So I had... Read more

Good morning and a bug fix

Hey guys - good morning and a thank you to all the new backers.

Gazz found a bug in the alpha version. A very big bug that meant that unless you... Read more

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Second Night and Part 3

First off - your encouragement, support and generosity amazes me. Thank you.

Second - I'd like to thank the Ogre 3D community. Ogre 3D is the rendering engine that this... Read more

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Part 2

First off - a big thank you to all the backers.  My current strategy to getting more of you :) - is to still focus on gaming forums, tomorrow I'll... Read more

First Night and Part 1

Thanks for backing the project - I'm going to attempt to sleep now though I'm not sure how successful I will be - my mind is racing. You backing this... Read more

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