Maia v0.63

Title: Maia
Genre: Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Developer: Simon Roth
Publisher: Machine Studios
Release Date: Dec 3, 2013

About This Game
About This GameMaia is a strange and hostile alien world, toxic to humans, yet lush with new life. Your mission is to colonise this poison eden, survive it's dangers and establish humanity's first foothold in the stars. Created by independent developer Simon Roth, Maia is a space colony simulation game about surviving and thriving on another world.Build your BaseBurrow into Maia's mineral rich crust to build and manage a complex base that fulfills your colonist's needs. They'll need somewhere to sleep, somewhere to build and a steady supply of food, water and energy.An Enormous Procedurally-Generated WorldTwelve light years from earth, the planet 3452C[Maia] circles Tau Ceti. Its atmosphere is toxic, its surface is ravaged by solar flares and meteor blasts and its unstable crust is constantly shifted by earthquakes. Nevertheless, it is theoretically habitable. Explore Maia through a series of vast procedurally generated mission areas, each one up to 2km by 2km in size.Challenge YourselfIn addition to the sandbox mode players can take on four specific missions, with more to come in updates. Deal with an influx of refugees from a stricken space station in Cassiopeia, survive the perpetual night of arctic winter in The Twilight Zone, study Maia's local ecosystem in SN1572 and begin to terraform the planet in the shadow of an active volcano in Stratospheric Sulphates.Research and Learn from the Planet to SurviveMaia is a hard science fiction game based on real or extrapolated technology. Some of the colonist's tools have been brought with them, but others must be fabricated from what they can find. Once your base is up and running colonists can begin to study the native environment researching new ways to use the flora and fauna of Maia to their advantage.Dangerous AtmosphereMaia's atmosphere is toxic to humans, so to keep safe you'll need carefully manage the atmosphere around your base with well placed airlocks, atmosphere generators, heaters and air vents. Air flow and heat circulation are realistically simulated, emulating the deadly challenge of surviving on an alien world.Advanced Colonists AIIn Maia you don't have direct control of your colonists, they operate on their own initiative, fulfilling their wants and needs. You'll need to take care of both their bodies and minds if you want any of them to survive.An Army of RobotsColonising an alien world isn't something humanity can do alone, instead they've created robotic helpers to do the jobs they don't want to. The I.M.P. robot digs through Maia's crust and collects useful minerals, while the Utility Repair Robot takes care of all that routine maintenance humans can't be bothered with.First Person ModeExperience Maia through the eyes of your pet robots. Assume direct control and explore your base in first person, directly interacting with it by performing your robotic tasks. Become part of the world you've built.Genetically Engineered Super ChickensTo survive, your colonists will need to create and manage new sources of food, thus the people of Earth designed the genetically engineered super chicken, the Uberhuhn. With enough time and diligent research you can even begin to collect and herd the native wildlife of Maia. Unfortunately most of it tastes terrible.Custom EngineMaia runs on a custom game engine made by independant developer Simon Roth. It is used exclusively in Maia and is purpose built specifically to support this game.Immersive SoundtrackMaia's immersive sci-fi soundtrack adapts and responds to in game events, ensuring it always reflects the mood of the game.The InspirationMaia was inspired by games such as Dungeon Keeper, Theme Hospital and The Sims. It mixes strategy, management and construction with dark gallows humour about the many dangers of an alien world. Maia also draws from the retro future style of 1970s sci-fi.To ComeA full story driven campaign, several hours long.More rooms, and new base management systems.Multiple bases.More indigenous life forms and a functioning food chain.Somewhat sassy computers.Realistic water and lava simulation.Cats with bee suits.Get InvolvedOne of the great things about early access is being able to have players follow along with the game creation. This immediate feedback is extremely valuable to the games development. You can see our updates and give us feedback on the game via Twitter or our Development Blog. If you need some help with getting started in the game, you can check out our guides, head over to the official wiki or sign up to the forum.

System Requirements
Minimum:OS: Windows XPProcessor: Intel Core i3-3250 or AMD 6350Memory: 2 GB RAMGraphics: Nvidia 260 or ATI 5770 - or equivilent with 1GB VRAMStorage: 2 GB available space
Recommended:OS: Windows 7Processor: Intel i5-3570K or AMD FX 8350Memory: 4 GB RAMGraphics: Nvidia GTX 470 or ATI 5870 - or equivilent with 2GB VRAMStorage: 2 GB available space