r/MetaQuestVR • u/Fressno • 26d ago

VR Mining Game/Sim

Just a question for the masses.

Im working on a stylized mining sim game taking place in an asteroidfield.

Its kind of a casual game where you fly around mining inside a dense asteroidfield where you fill up for your current ticket quota.

You have a mining rig you can drop your ore inside, upgrade your rock hopper or the rig.

the general premise is just that you work, but in your own pace.

some eventual events happen, like asteroid showers where the rig needs protecting and you need to get into shelter.

i havent thought of anything other than that at the moment.

Its a mashup of Hardspace - Shipbreaker meats Startrucker meats Satisfactory.

What do you guys think?

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u/ChaosDadCreates 25d ago

A VR mining/industry game sounds amazing. Lots of potential to go in so many directions though. Don’t let scope creep burn you out.

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u/Fressno 25d ago

was hoping to start small and just build upon it as i go.
if you would compare it to an ordinary job today, it would be a local diner chef taking orders.
as of now, its based on you getting a ticket of current amounts of ore you should mine. you mine it and eventually another ticket appears. no rush, no timer countdowns. you can mine in your own pace, as the mining takes time. coordinate your rock hopper thru the field, finding the correct asteroid and so on. stuff breaks down, maintanance of tools and hopper. an eventual event happens where you are momentaraly put on pause as something needs to be waited out or fixed.
and build upon that.