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AstroHaul by Milestone Games

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made by Milestone Games for Ludum Dare 58 (EXTRA)

AstroHaul- Play now

The NEPHTHYS DELIVERY GUILD has sent you on a critical mission to collect the LOST CARGO from the asteroid belt before the SCAVENGERS can get to them. You are free to use resources you find to UPGRADE YOUR SHIP. Mission extraction in 30 MINUTES

GOOD LUCK, CAPTAIN!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HgZkTcvdaE

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Music credits: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

1.01 Changelog - Overhauled balance for enemies, weapons and powerups - Player now starts with either a Cannon or Shockwave module - Added dedicated upgrades for Shockwave - Improved visual clarity for Modules and enemies - Players can hold SHIFT to manually aim cannons - Added new powerups and breakables - Visual improvements for health and shield display - Various bug fixes with projectiles and enemies - Improved UI keyboard navigation (e.g 1-3 to pick upgrades)

1.02 Changelog - Mouse cursor is replaced by a steering indicator when playing - Enemies and asteroids have a small chance to drop additional resources - Balancing

Link https://milestonegames.itch.io/astrohaul
Link https://milestonegames.itch.io/astrohaul
Link https://milestonegames.itch.io/astrohaul
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/astrohaul

Ratings

Given 6🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 378081
Oct 19th · 21:28 UTC
After a few minutes, I got almost invincible, which made the game stale, but that was an okay experience nonetheless!
WeirdBitGames
Oct 20th · 00:30 UTC
This is a really cool idea. I liked the periodic upgrades and not having to shoot myself, just concentrate on piloting! The music was quite loud but apart from that, this ticks all the boxes for me!
🎤 Milestone Games
Oct 20th · 13:20 UTC
@sevansevan Thanks for the feedback! I'll release a new version in the next few days (4 days left of "Extra" Jam Category) that will make mid-late game less stale
sangheli
Oct 21st · 10:08 UTC
I really love games that can be played with one hand — your game is honestly a pleasure to play.
FiveCyclops
Oct 21st · 16:28 UTC
So cool, I really enjoyed playing this game.
FiveCyclops
Oct 21st · 22:43 UTC
@milestone-games I think you should try testing and rating about 20 games to increase your Karma and make your game more visible, so that other players can test it.
Kahztein
Oct 22nd · 06:16 UTC
Really fun game! It's a nice take on the Vampire Survivors type genre, the high speeds you move at makes dodging and weaving between enemies feel more intense, and it's interesting the implications of having the modules trailing behind you.

I did find it a bit hard to focus on a specific build, if you could find a way to give the player a little bit of influence over what upgrades options they get, I think that'd be a nice addition.

You did really well on the game overall, love getting to see what people manage with the extra format.
Praccen
Oct 22nd · 11:24 UTC
Plays very nicely. Music and graphics are great! Very addicting! ![Screenshot 2025-10-22 132100.png](///raw/b7f/f3/z/6f88c.png)
7uc4s
Oct 22nd · 20:10 UTC
awesome game! wished the upgrade were a bit more generous though, but the progression felt great overall, loved the graphics and music too
🎤 Milestone Games
Oct 23rd · 01:04 UTC
@sevansevan @7uc4s @praccen @kahztein @sangheli @fivecyclops @weirdbitgames Thanks for playing and leaving comments! Since the EXTRA jam is not yet over I've made a first patch that hopefully addresses some of the concerns above. Please check out the changelog.
Jim jagers
Oct 23rd · 22:48 UTC
![HiScore.PNG](///raw/582/43/z/6f917.png)

Had a great time with this game I only intended to play it for a minute or three but I ended up spending a bit more time on it xD, the simple mechanics where used fantastically! The simple visual of your upgrades chaining behind you was already a fantastic way to add progression but then you added that your health getting reduced to zero instead destroys a remaining module and I thought that was such a cool idea! Excellent game one of the best made this jam
treenut
Oct 23rd · 23:53 UTC
super polished indeed, good job! man getting the shield was super satisfying, just turning around and popping all the ships at once. sadly it seems like the don't give xp that way. i wasn't entirely sure if modules were damaged by enemies since they seemed to be phasing through them just fine, but it turns out they were just running into them and hand a lot of health. that might need to be clarified. though i did enjoy the strategy of putting damaging modules in the back where they are the closest to deal the best damage. i feel like that has some potential, especially with the explody thing. i also sometimes ran into enemies after the upgrade selection since the mouse was moved somewhere else after clicking - godot has the warp_mouse() function, so you could perhaps save and restore that to get a smoother transition back :) overall, well rounded entry to the genre!
tetrapteryx
Oct 24th · 05:42 UTC
![astrohaul-screenshot.PNG](///raw/4f5/22/z/6f92a.png)

My favorite game so far. Great combination of simple controls and interesting choices!
EagleZ
Oct 24th · 08:42 UTC
Damn I got played by the shield, it was really fun

![Screenshot_2.jpg](///raw/26d/36/z/6f947.jpg)
Pixel Greg
Oct 24th · 08:49 UTC
Great entry! I truly appreciated the mood and music. Merging Vampire Survivors with SNKRX was an intriguing choice. Although it becomes repetitive fairly quickly, it remains enjoyable to play!
Snowdrama
Oct 24th · 10:10 UTC
Good game overall! I had a good time, I got bad RNG but I'll try again when I have time after the voting ends haha!
YibiRabbit007
Oct 24th · 12:46 UTC
Nice game for last time rating!! come on man! :v:

![33.png](///raw/afd/36/z/6f95e.png)
🎤 Milestone Games
Oct 24th · 13:32 UTC
Wow, thanks @treenut @tetrapteryx @eaglez @pixel-greg @snowdrama @yibirabbit007 for sharing your experiences and score! I'll see if I can make a few final tweaks before the deadline to adress your feedback: Shield, Mouse, RNG etc. Thanks!
Frank Gevaerts
Oct 24th · 17:29 UTC
![Screenshot from 2025-10-24 19-26-20.png](///raw/cc5/91/z/6f98a.png)

Quite happy with this!

An excellent experience. I was very much immersed in this while playing, and while early on I thought it might go on forever, it started getting harder without any noticeable cut-off point. Well done!
xsangyhix
Oct 24th · 17:29 UTC
I have no idea how this game has so few ratings. I have nothing much to critique except that I want more content. 5/5 awesome.
Frank Gevaerts
Oct 24th · 17:32 UTC
@xsangyhix it's an Extra category game which means it was released later than most, when a lot of people are already done with playing and rating.

(also a relatively low Smart balance. While some LD games get played a lot because they're good and get word of mouth promotion going, usually it's a fairly simple trade, play games and get your game played :) )
🎤 Milestone Games
Oct 24th · 17:35 UTC
@frank-gevaerts Thank you so much for the kind words! @xsangyhix thank you as well! compared to the rest of you I had all of 3 weeks to develop and playtest this game :) I can recommend trying the EXTRA Game Jam category next time for a less stressful experience.
Jiri Hysek
Oct 24th · 19:38 UTC
Hey! That was very well done! Great mood, graphics, I also like how you are adding modules - it's not just upgrades, you can see modules that can be also destroyed and you lose the ability (I suppose). I can also appreciate little details like when camera zooms out a little when you pick bonus for higher speed so you can see better where you go. It's a pity you didn't make it in time for jam, but thanks for publishing at least in extra!