Welcome to Solitude-Orbit¶
Solitude-Orbit is a relaxed space sandbox and crafting experience focused on building, automating, and scaling orbital structures within a procedurally generated universe.
Unlike traditional space simulations, it prioritizes a "your space, your pace" philosophy, stripping away aggressive pressure in favor of deep progression and thoughtful systems management.
The Four Pillars¶
- Depth Without Pressure: Complex systems that reward patient play without requiring constant vigilance.
- Emergent Automation: Focusing on the "breakthrough" moment when systems begin to run themselves.
- Meaningful Choices: Every module slot and planet choice carries long-term strategic consequences.
- Beautiful Simplicity: A clean UI designed to make strategy visible at a glance while allowing complexity to unfold slowly.
Core Gameplay Features¶
- Modular Orbital Construction: Design stations using modular hulls ranging from XS frames to 3XL megastructures. Strategically balance energy output, CPU capacity, and industrial throughput.
- Procedural Universe: Explore a unique universe in every session, featuring constellations, gas giants, volcanic worlds, and dark matter anomalies.
- Deep Automation & Physics: Resources have real physical properties like mass and volume. Production chains are designed to run autonomously, rewarding both active optimization and passive progress.
- Research & Discovery: Use the expanding item codex to track materials and unlock deeper relationships between cosmic resources.
- 3D Galactic Navigation: Navigate an interactive 3D map, zooming from entire star clusters down to individual celestial bodies.
About These Docs¶
This documentation serves as the official guide for Solitude-Orbit. Here you will find:
- Game Manual: Detailed explanations of game mechanics, structures, and resources.
- Tutorials: Step-by-step guides to help you get started with orbital construction and automation.
- Technical Reference: Information on item properties, energy architecture, and procedural generation.
Feedback & Community¶
This repository is the home for feature requests, bug reports, and general discussions about the game.
- Bug Reports: Help us improve the game by reporting any issues you encounter.
- Feature Requests: Share your ideas for new features or improvements.
- Discord: Join our community to discuss the game and get help.
Accessing the Game¶
The game is currently in early access and can be accessed through the following platforms: