Love in Space, Sunrider’s creators, ran a successful crowdfunding campaign, raising over $44,000, almost fifteen times their original goal. And yet, even though they got money involved, this is very much an obvious labor of love.
It’s not necessarily a worse situation, just a different one, and we’ve been seeing plenty of it lately with the rise of crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Patreon.Īnd I think that’s a large part of the reason why I like Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius so much. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with trying to make a living out of your work, but the pursuit of compensation does necessitate a different way of creating, and oftentimes your work will be quite a bit different than it would have been had you just done it for nothing other than the need to create. Nonprofit projects where everyone regularly stretches every dollar involved as far as possible will suddenly get a lot more convoluted when people find there’s the possibility of getting paid, and artists trying to turn their craft into a business quickly find out how much they need to change their approach to their art. I’ve seen that so many times, through my background in both working with nonprofits and as a small business consultant. And that means they need to eat, take shelter, and bungee jump over active volcanoes just as much as regular people like you and me. There is one big flaw with creators, though. The freeware creators are incredibly valuable. In fact, I believe that’s one of the greatest things about the internet, that it makes it so easy for creators to just produce and get their works to an audience, with no worries about the costs of publishing, marketing, or anything else that normally goes into most of the creative works we all enjoy. The urge to just create is a powerful, beautiful thing, and some of the best works of art out there are just these kinds of projects, those that exist for no other reason than to fulfill someone’s passion.
With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.Īs Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival.I’ve got a real soft spot in my heart for those works that are made not because someone’s trying to make a profit, not because someone wants to get a name for themselves, but simply because someone decides that this is a thing that needs to exist. Together with his loyal First Officer, he undertakes to find allies across the stars to retake his home planet and restore peace to the galaxy. Your homeworld conquered, your mission is to gather a team of pilots for your mecha squadron.Save the galaxy in this epic adventure through the stars! Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius is the second installment in the Sunrider trilogy, which includes all of the content of First Arrival. Build your relationship with your allies by interacting with them between battles. Manage a squadron of mechs and your own assault carrier.Find out your squadmates’ back stories and help shape their destinies. Command your forces in turn-based tactical missions.Victory on battle depends on proper allocation of funds between researching new technologies, purchasing better weapons, and balancing limited funds between mechs to suit your play style. Properly manage each mechs’ strengths and weaknesses to maximize your offensive capabilities and minimize casualties. Travel through the galaxy on missions and fight the enemy throughout the stars.Each mech has a suite of unique weapons and equipment which gives every pilot a unique battlefield role.
High technical graphics show off extreme detail and stylish mecha action.Explore a deep world with a history spanning thousands of years.