Author Archives: John Gillespie

Spacesuits and new Video

Posted on September 22, 2014 by John Gillespie

I’ve posted a new short video of the updated spacesuit helmet cam. You wont’t spend a lot of time in a spacesuit in TorchShips but you will need some basic instruments to navigate and check status before you acquire a … Continue reading →

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Forum created

Posted on September 8, 2014 by John Gillespie

I’ve created a forum for TorchShips.

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Early Access Program

Posted on September 5, 2014 by John Gillespie

I ran a Kickstarter campaign for Torchships in the spring of 2012 – though it didn’t hit the funding goal I did get a lot of great comments, ideas, and offers of support from backers. I then suspended development for … Continue reading →

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Video Update & Initial Game Point-of-View

Posted on September 2, 2014 by John Gillespie

I updated the About page to better reflect my goals for the reboot. I also posted a tech demo video of what the initial start of TorchShips will look like. The POV (point of view) is your own spacesuit equipped … Continue reading →

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Reboot and some design thoughts

Posted on August 13, 2014 by John Gillespie

I’m working on TorchShips again in a very limited ‘as time permits’ mode. I’ll begin doing short updates on this site fairly regularly (bi-weekly or maybe monthly). At this point I’m mainly doing design work and some testing of the … Continue reading →

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Suspending TorchShips

Posted on August 25, 2012 by John Gillespie

I’m going to suspend commercial development on TorchShips. One of the reasons for the kickstarter was to raise the funds to work on it full time through 1st release – unfortunately the numbers weren’t there (though the passionate support from … Continue reading →

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Demo Release Update

Posted on July 13, 2012 by John Gillespie

I had originally planned on a demo release today but it looks like I need at least another couple of weeks to complete it. I’m doing some additional AI work on the enemy vessels and implementing features that will help … Continue reading →

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Created a forum for TorchShips

Posted on June 23, 2012 by John Gillespie

Created a forum for TorchShips – I’m using a hosted solution from Vanilla forums – which so far I like a lot. You can reach the forum from the ‘Forum’ link in the menu on our home page or go … Continue reading →

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Plan B & Linux Support

Posted on June 22, 2012 by John Gillespie

Since the Kickstarter campaign didn’t reach the funding goal I’ve been looking at alternatives… Below is ‘plan B’ – with estimated dates for completion. * Set up a method for players to pre-purchase and register the game at torchships.com – … Continue reading →

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Q&A at Space Game Junkie

Posted on June 17, 2012 by John Gillespie

I answered some questions from Brian Rubin about TorchShips at Space Game Junkie.

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