My public questions for Splittscreen Studios/Developers

[NGSpeed]

PIRATE GALAXY: WHAT IS THE GAMEPLAY GOAL?

Gameplay → Progression → New Content​

Dear Developers/Owners of Pirate Galaxy,

I would like to better understand the long-term gameplay direction of Pirate Galaxy.

01 // GAMEPLAY & CONTENT ROADMAP

What are your gameplay design goals?

What is your current content roadmap?

The current Remnant progression appears to be:

Remnants → collect technology/BPs → unlock components → finished

Why not build another gameplay layer on top of this?

Remnants → unlock components → use them in new challenges/puzzles → defeat new bosses → unlock new game modes

That would turn new technology into a tool for experiencing new gameplay rather than making the technology itself the final objective.


02 // PLAYER FEEDBACK

How do you gather feedback from the regular playerbase?

How do you determine what existing players would be excited about?

Which factors do you consider before choosing which large update or gameplay system should be developed next?


03 // MARKETING & NEW PLAYERS

Which strategies are currently being used to grow Pirate Galaxy's community and attract new players?


04 // VISUAL CUSTOMIZATION

The recent visual QoL/customization additions are great.

But why are these essentially endgame features?

Why do they use fixed Cryonite prices across every system instead of scaling with the ship's base price, like armor, drone slots, the second Cortex slot, etc.?

Imagine a street racing game:

You can upgrade your engine.
You can upgrade your nitrous.

But changing your rims requires defeating the final boss.

Customization could instead give new players an early sense of ownership and individuality.


05 // THE 9TH COMPONENT SLOT

Suggestion:

Give every ship configuration an Extra Component Inventory in the Hangar.

Unlocked 9th-slot components could then be switched similarly to drones.


CURRENT SYSTEM

Tau Ceti Harpy Eagle

Lightning Chain:
2,173,025 Cryonite

After playing with it, I decide that I want to test Taunt:

Taunt:
1,942,493 Cryonite

But replacing Lightning Chain means giving up something I already spent time obtaining.

My thought becomes:

"Maybe I won't like Taunt either. Then I will have lost my Lightning Chain progression for nothing."

RESULT

• 2,173,025 Cryonite spent
• 1 Remnant BP completed
• 1 component used
• Little incentive to experiment
• Existing progress discourages trying something new

PROPOSED SYSTEM

Lightning Chain:
2,173,025 Cryonite

Taunt:
1,942,493 Cryonite

Because both remain unlocked for this ship configuration, I can simply switch between them.

My thought becomes:

"Let's find out. I'll hunt the Taunt BPs and farm the Cryonite. If I don't like it, I'll switch back."

RESULT

• 4,115,518 Cryonite spent
• 2 Remnant BPs completed
• More Remnant hunting
• More Cryonite farming
• More experimentation
• More gameplay time
• Progress is preserved
• More incentive to unlock additional components

Preserved progression creates freedom to experiment.​

That could make Remnant components feel more like Cortex progression: something worth collecting because the player's work remains valuable.