This is my 5th PSP level, and the first level that I have ever made (on PSP or PS3) that is set in space.
The story for the level is this:
There was an ancient race of beings know as the Fate who lived on the planet Destiny. The Fate had powers and technology that made it so that they could manipulate space and time to control events around the universe to alter them for a better future for all living things.
Other races became jealous because of this incredible power, and through a series of events, Destiny was destroyed.
Now, 4 years later, you are the pilot of Destiny2, a ship who's sole purpose is to try to pick up the pieces and return hope to the universe.
With Shallow Springs and A Dingo Down Under I heard some complaints that there were no "gimmicks" that made the levels feel really unique, and I think that the people who were unhappy about that should be very happy with the mechanics of this level.
While I will admit that there are tiny bits of slowdown here and there, it is certainly not an issue that will be bogging you down for your playthrough. The only lag that I have noticed is when you move through an area and something moves (door opens, etc...), and the lag quickly goes away. Considering the tech that was in this level, I have no idea why there isn't a lag problem, but I am happy that there isn't :-)
I want to make a point about one thing in the level: There is a section of the level where your missions are listed. If you manage to complete part of a mission without ever actually having the mission assigned to you, then you will receive a check-mark, but you will never know what the mission statement was. This was intentional. I wanted it so that if there are completionists out there, then they will need to figure out what order to do things in to see all of the missions and to get check-marks for all of them.
One last point I want to make is that I tried to use people from this forum as the characters in the level. I did this on PS3 back in the day and it inevitably ends up hurting people's feelings who get left out. Please understand that there are only so many characters who get names, so that I cannot use everyone, plus there are names that I just can't use because they don't fit as names (i.e.: BlueBulletBill, ThisIsInsane, Fastbro, SeekingTruth, etc...). I actually plan on giving a shout out to these people in future levels if this level is accepted well and I follow through with a sequel, so please know that you have not been forgotten, and you ARE certainly appreciated by me!
Oh, and one last thing! A BIG thanks to Jeffcu28 and Taffey for some incredibly helpful feedback when they beta tested the level. As usual, I managed to hand them a terrible level, and they helped me turn it into something that might just be enjoyable ;)
Ah-Ha! I bet you thought that I was done babbling! Well, you're wrong! Thanks to the awesomeness who is the person we call Taffey, I now have some great pictures:
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Thank you so much for checking the level out!