Bossconstructor

BossConstructor is a single-player game about building and flying a spaceship, then exploring procedurally generated galaxies. Its ship editor lets you assemble a craft from modules, with the design affecting how the ship behaves and what it can do. The central activity combines designing a vessel with taking it into a galaxy that includes the evolving von-Neumann AI species.

Expedition mode starts you with a small, basic ship. Completing missions, encountering new enemy species and scavenging components provide ways to improve it. Sandbox mode offers a separate option: build ships without the expedition’s constraints. The game also includes bonus modes in which AI species compete and their generations evolve.

Gameplay and features

• Design ships from modules: Use the editor to assemble ships from more than 60 module types. Modules cost money, weight and energy, and their arrangement affects the craft’s behaviour and capabilities. Designs can include moving parts or multiple ship sections that can be controlled individually.
• Explore in Expedition mode: Travel through a procedurally generated galaxy inhabited by the von-Neumann. Start with a basic ship, then complete missions, discover enemy species and scavenge components to improve your vessel.
• Build freely in Sandbox mode: Create ships without the constraints of Expedition mode. The editor accepts designs made from available modules as long as the modules do not overlap, and its grid can be expanded from 14x14 to 18x18 with the integrity enhancer module.
• Watch AI species evolve: Bonus modes let you observe AI species competing for survival across generations. The artificial evolution system pits mutated versions of existing ships against one another; ships that deal the most damage advance, while the others are eliminated.

Frequently asked questions

What is the main objective in BossConstructor?

Build and fly your own spaceship, then explore procedurally generated galaxies. In Expedition mode, missions, new enemy species and scavenged components shape your journey and provide ways to improve your ship.

How does ship building work?

The editor lets you assemble ships from available modules, and modules must not overlap. Designs can have moving parts or multiple ship sections that are controlled individually. The ship’s construction affects its behaviour and capabilities, while modules also cost money, weight and energy.

What can you do in Expedition and Sandbox modes?

Expedition mode takes you through a procedurally generated galaxy inhabited by the von-Neumann. You begin with a basic ship and can complete missions, discover enemy species and scavenge components. Sandbox mode lets you build ships without those constraints.

How does the artificial evolution system work?

Mutated versions of existing ships compete in simulated tournaments. Ships that deal the most damage to their enemies move on to the next round, while the others are eliminated. Bonus modes let you watch AI species compete and evolve across generations.