Nova Drift
Nova Drift
Description (IGDB)
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth of an action RPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Histoire (IGDB)
Nova Drift is a "Roguelite" space shooter that melds a classic arcade experience with modern action-RPG elements. Your ship rapidly evolves as you defeat enemies, allowing you to shape its abilities and weaponry to your desires in a matter of minutes. Unlike many ARPGs which can absorb hundreds of hours of time, Nova Drift allows you to take a ship build from inception to execution in a single game session. Features Create a unique build every run. Games are quick, allowing for rapid experimentation, iteration, and advancement. Cunning and creativity are rewarded as you chain upgrade modules for powerful synergies. Access over 120 modular upgrades as you progress and expand your arsenal. Build to play how you want. Snipe, command a drone army, discharge your shields, charge up, burn enemies with your thrusters, or smash right through them... there's a way to make it work. Unlock various challenge modes, providing greater risk and rewards. The stakes are high, as death is permanent! Every game is randomly generated, keeping the fight intense and unpredictable. Fight through the campaign or play endlessly... Nova Drift is a living game. Frequent updates will continue to expand the depth and content of the game world. Planned updates soon after Early Access launch: Body Gear: Viper | Weapon Gear: Dart | Weapon Gear: Thermal Lance | Super Mod: Barrage Weapon Mutations: each weapon type will have 1-2 variations New Challenge Mode: Wild Metamorphosis - extremely rare mods that have a variety of powerful and/or bizarre effects Translation into French, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese & more...
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Description Steam (Français)
- SURVIVEZ - ÉVOLUEZ - DOMINEZ -
Nova Drift est un shoot'em up spatial et "rogue-lite" qui est un mix entre une expérience arcade classique et pleins d'éléments d'action-RPG modernes mélangeant theorycraft et personnalisation. Votre vaisseau évolue rapidement au fur et à mesure que vous détruisez des ennemis, vous permettant de construire votre vaisseau de la conception à la réalisation en une unique et captivante session de jeu.
Construisez pour jouer comme vous le voulez ! Chaque partie est unique et les sessions rapides, permettant ainsi d'expérimenter rapidement et de recommencer.
DÉFINISSEZ VOTRE SET, combinez une douzaine de choix d'ÉQUIPEMENTS d'armes, de boucliers et de châssis de vaisseaux, incluant:
- Arme - Lance Thermique : Canalisez une lance de chaleur concentrée qui rend les cibles plus vulnérables aux autres dégâts.
- Arme - Épées : Maniez une paire d’épées monomoléculaires à double tranchant qui peuvent parrer les projectiles.
- Bouclier - Téléportation : Téléportez-vous quand votre bouclier se désactive, créant une explosion à l'entrée et à la sortie de la téléportation.
- Bouclier - Halo : Brûlez les cibles à l'intérieur de son rayon d'action.
- Châssis - Transporteur : Commandez une légion de constructions Essaim.
- Châssis - Léviathan : Devenez un serpent qui ne cesse de grandir et capable de déchiqueter ses ennemis avec son corps.
- Châssis - Luciole Grillez les cibles à l'aide de vos propulseurs massifs.
Débloquez un arsenal de plus de 200 AMÉLIORATIONS MODULAIRES :[/b]
Transformez votre set en choisissant parmi un douzaine de SUPER MODULES :
- Mines Chargées : Vos mines chargent, libérant votre arme lors de leur détonation.
- Étoile Mourante : Prenez continuellement des dégâts, mais brûlez les cibles selon votre proximité avec elles ainsi que selon à quel point vous êtes endommagé.
- Barrage : Transformez votre arme en tir de barrage.
- Tir Unique : Fusionnez tous vos projectiles en un unique et gigantesque projectile.
- Ataraxie : Gagnez de puissants bonus pour chaque point d'améliorations non dépensé.
- Obus d'Antimatière : Votre arme transperce les projectiles hostiles.
- Tranche du Néant : Téléportez-vous en découpant tout sur votre passage.
- Tirs Téléportés Vos projectiles peuvent traverser l'écran.
- Sanctuaire : Convertissez votre bouclier en une bulle massive qui vous donne des pouvoirs quand vous êtes au sein de celle-ci
Essayez différents MODES DE JEU[/b]
- Infini : Contemplez jusqu'où vous pouvez aller avec votre set après la victoire.
- Draft : Sautez dans le territoire ennemi avec un set préfabriqué.
- Métamorphoses Exotiques Tentez une expérience typée "rogue-like" qui offre des modules puissants et transformateurs.
Débloquez des MODES DE DÉFI MODULAIRES au fur et à mesure que votre niveau de jeu augmente. Plus de risques signifie plus de récompenses !
EXAMPLE BUILD - Celestial Striker:
Ce set peu conventionnel détruit les ennemis en leur rentrant dedans, faisant exploser ses boucliers et en brûlant tout ce qui se trouve autour.
- Le Brise-Coque est la pierre angulaire de votre set. Il est rapide, résistant et capable d'infliger de très lourds dégâts selon sa vitesse de déplacement.
- Le bouclier AMP augmente la vitesse et les dégâts, ce qui augmente massivement les dégâts de collision.
- Boucliers Volatiles permet à votre bouclier d'exploser quand il est détruit après un impact. Les ennemis proches savourent cette explosion dévastatrice.
- Boucliers Éphèmères permet à votre bouclier de se recharger rapidement une fois détruit.
- Lance Céleste convertit votre vitesse en une aura flamboyante, permettant de toucher davantage de cibles au fur et à mesure que votre vitesse s'élève.
- Déferlement Céleste permet de convertir cette aura flamboyante en un projectile massif sur demande, qui va enflammé tout ce qui se trouve sur son passage.
Nova Drift est un travail rempli d'amour d'une décennie réalisé par Jeffrey Nilson (Chimeric) en collaboration avec sa communauté. Les musiques du jeu vous sont proposées par Miles Tilmann (Pixeljam).
Éditions et prix Steam
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Avis des joueurs Steam
Great game
5/10
Mises à jour et Actualités
June Developer Update
Hey, all! I've got a few updates for you. Games For Waves First, the WDC's World Ocean Day Steam Sale just hit and runs for a week from today. There are a lot of games, including Nova Drift, running deep sales, and a % of the profits from each title goes to whale and dolphin conservation! You can view the Steam Sale here: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41670686-Whale-and-Dolphin-Conservation/ Buy a great game, tell your friends, help a cetacean. Everyone wins! If you'd like to read more about WDC, and the good work they do, you can do so here: https://uk.whales.org/ Utopia Must Fall ESCALATION Update Nova Drift's cousin-in-law Utopia Must Fall (originally designed by ND's musician Miles Tilmann) just got its biggest update ever, titled the Escalation Update. They just added a new meta-progression, new enemies & bosses, and a lot of other new's that we don't need to get into here. It's also in a bundle with ND, so check it out? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33285787/56d9cb5738ca4909fa7baf2552dbab882edeabb6.gif Nova Drift on consoles We're working on it! Really, it's going well. We have dev kits and everything. We're hoping this launches around Q4 this year, around the time our first DLC comes out. Nova Drift: Weapon Mutations DLC If you haven't heard, Nova Drift's first DLC is underway, and it's coming along very well! Currently there is at least a rough-draft of an alternate version of each Nova Drift weapon and about half of them are in an alpha state. Some of them are crazier than anything we did in vanilla Nova Drift, and a few are based on concepts you may have seen shared on the blog or Discord as early as 7 years ago. When the time comes to start beta testing the update, I'll make some noise. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33285787/507eb006938e2c4e9347c8aee464369cf8029d82.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33285787/2ab6f3fd1694f59beaf45a4081537dbe1cc93fe2.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33285787/88a81ca8b25c26dc68d3b6b29dd1db2cccfa80ba.png That's all for now. Have fun, Drifters -Jeffrey
- Save And Quit Feature is Live - // - Many Tweaks + Balance Pass + Bug Fixes -
Hello all,Today we are launching not one but TWO major versions that have been brewing in the beta branches for months: 1.2.37 : Save and Quit Feature + minor fixes 1.2.35 : A huge amount of fixes, tweaks, and a balance pass But of course this is all rolled into 1.2.37, which you should now have access to in the default branch. Read the entire patch notes here.Here are the highlights:- Added a Save and Quit feature: Resume your game-in-progress anytime!Note that when using Resume, your score will not be submitted to online leaderboards.Added settings for the Save and Quit / Resume run feature which allows you to toggle when your run should be auto-saved. Note: In resumed runs, your final score won't be shared to online leaderboards- A slew of bug fixes- Major balance changes touching but not limited to:Saturation FireBastion ShieldConstructsAlso a reminder that these changes are reflected in the newly launched Mobile Versions as well: iOS App StoreGoogle PlayItch.io (Android APK with no Googly features)There is more on the horizon, Nova Drift continues to evolve across space and time it seems...Miles @ Pixeljam
- Nova Drift Mobile Out Now // Upcoming Features & DLC -
Hello all, It's been a while since we dropped any news, and as usual there is a lot going on: Nova Drift Mobile - Now AvailableThe mobile version features a highly customizable touch-control scheme, mobile gamepad support, optimized performance, and all features from the PC version.You can buy the Premium version or try out the free, but limited Lite version. The Premium version is the full game, and the Lite version is a free demo that lets you play until wave 60 and limits unlocks.Neither have any ads or IAP. There's even itch.io build for Android if you don't use the Play store.🔹iOS Premium: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nova-drift/id6744329971🔹iOS Lite: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nova-drift-lite/id6746450915🔹Android Premium: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chimeric.novadrift🔹Android Lite: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chimeric.novadriftdemo🔹Android (Itch) https://pixeljam.itch.io/nova-drift-androidTransferring Your Save Data From PC to MobileIn case you need to do this, here's how:There's a feature in the mobile version's settings that lets you PASTE your save data from your phone's clipboard. The Nova Drift save file is just plain text. So to get it on your clipboard you could do one of two things-1) Email the contents of save.ini to yourself and then copy it on your mobile. Here is where the save file is located:PC: C:\\Users\\USER\\AppData\\Local\\NovaDrift\\MAC: ~/Library/Application Support/com.pixeljam.stardriftmacFor the PC path, just change "USER" to your username.2) Alternatively, you could use a USB / charging cable to connect your phone to your computer and transfer the file that way, then copy the contents of the file.Finally, go to Settings -> Account -> Paste Settings From Clipboard. What's Coming Up? Save & Quit FeatureBetter late than never right??We're already testing this feature on the Steam beta, and it works great. You can freely leave your game and pick it up whenever. The enemy wave you're facing will restart, but almost everything about the state of the player will be retained, including conveniences like unclaimed experience orbs.The only limitation is– since restarting the wave is naturally going to be exploitable– games where you've used this feature won't submit your score to online leader boards. So if you're competing, you should still finish your run in one sitting, but otherwise, you can freely put games on hold.We'll deploy this as soon as possible for both PC and mobile. Consoles!Polycrunch Games (just one awesome guy, btw) has made us an amazing mobile port, and has been very forward-thinking while engineering it. We're ready to hit the ground running with all major console ports, targeting a 2026 release. Of course, you never know with these things. Working with huge corporations is never fast, each platform has their own highly specific requirements, and actual game development is only one part of the process. I expect piles of digital paperwork, waiting on submission approvals, and unexpected troubles. But that is the job and we are equal to it. We will get it done! OptimizationWith consoles on the way, I've continued working on projectile optimization. Projectile calculations are by far the most demanding aspect of Nova Drift. I'm currently testing a new settings feature that lets you tell the game how aggressively you want the game to optimize projectiles by squarshing them together. If that setting is on, it does this by combining excessive player projectiles into fewer projectiles that have the combined damage and effectiveness. This optimization happens when a lot of projectiles are created at once, or when new projectiles are created when a whole lot already exist. This is designed to have as little impact on performance as possible. For example, powers like "Corrosion" that care about how many times your projectiles hit won't be adversely affected... if two projectiles were clumped together, it will simply deal twice the damage and apply twice the stacks of corrosion. Downloadable Content?I'm not ready to talk about this or to promise anything (I've learned I work best under these conditions) but I would like you to know that I have been working on, and experimenting with, many fun things!Also, in case you haven't been keeping up on the Discord, we've been bug fixing and adding QoL regularly, since the game released. We've just been quiet about it.That's all for now, enjoy the mobile version, and I'll keep you posted. Thanks for reading, Drifters.-Jeffrey
Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Nova Drift is a big, endless, beautiful universe of arcade combat, fusing the modern indie gaming style with the deepest roots of gaming history. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Nova Drift takes a modern twist on the most classic of classic gameplay in the same vein as your newer Missile Defenses and Tetrises, and makes it work through novelty and polished execution. »
