# Descriptions

## Tagline

Build it. Script it. Command it.

## Short (≈ 50 words)

Auto-Astra is a space sandbox where engineering is the gameplay. Design
voxel ships block by block, program their behaviour in Lua, and command
fleets across a persistent, player-driven galaxy. Play solo or with
friends.

## Medium (≈ 100 words)

Auto-Astra is a space game that puts engineering at the heart of
gameplay. Players design voxel-based ships block by block — every hull
plate, weapon mount and engine placement affects performance. Ships can
then be programmed with Lua scripts to automate mining, combat and fleet
coordination. Play solo or team up in multiplayer to trade resources,
form alliances and compete for territory. From nimble frigates to
massive capital ships and orbital stations, your engineering prowess
defines your success.

## Long

Auto-Astra is a space simulation game built around three pillars:
**building**, **scripting** and **commanding**.

You start by designing ships in a fully voxel-based blueprint editor.
Every block matters — hull thickness, internal layout, thruster
placement and weapon arcs all feed into a physically-grounded
performance model. There are no "stats screens" telling you what your
ship can do; the answer comes from how you built it.

Once a ship exists, you can program it. A built-in Lua IDE exposes
sensors, thrusters, weapons, cargo handling and inter-ship messaging,
letting you script everything from a simple mining loop to a
coordinated multi-ship combat doctrine. Player scripts are first-class
citizens, not an afterthought.

Out in the galaxy, you command. Take direct control of a flagship, hand
routine work to your scripts, and grow from a single hauler into a
fleet that runs trade routes, defends mining claims and explores the
outer systems. A player-driven market means supply, demand and prices
emerge from what other players actually do.

Auto-Astra is being built in Godot 4 with a custom tick-based server
architecture, aiming to deliver the depth of classic space sandbox
games with modern accessibility and a thriving community.
