The Nebula by adrao

Welcome to "the Nebula", a gamebook where you take the role of a starship captain trying to discover the reason behind a recent act of sabbotage/attack on a far-flung corner of the Empire.

The game is complete and rather large (322 pages) giving the player the ability to explore around a galaxy of 17 star systems and numerous planets. It includes automated combat sequences, a skill system and character creation. The game is currently v0.5.3, and I am working on v.6.0 that will further expand one of the planets in the game. Further expansions in the future will increase exploration opportunities in existing planets and add new star systems.

Any comments/recommendations/criticisms so far are welcome!
Comment aeirvx
27 Sep 2024
I was really enjoying this game, saved it, left, and came back with no way to reload the save. How do I reload my save?

Comment Za;\lgoSo\
25 Oct 2019
It's so awesome^^

Review Za;\lgoSo\
25 Oct 2019
The storyline is amazing because of its rather in depth^^

Review Forgewright
29 Jun 2017
Played about 40 pages into the game and had no issues technically. I was impressed with the writing of the story and the choices given. A fun game and quickly draws you into the action. You should be proud of your efforts as I'm sure it took a lot of work.

Comment DuckHudson
24 Jun 2017
Too big, nothing loaded. The game could be great, but I don't know, because I can't fucking open past the character screen.

Comment paravantis
16 Apr 2017
You may want to spellcheck your story. For instance, I found "STRENGHT" which should be edited to STRENGTH.

Comment DarkLizerd
18 Mar 2017
Well, I guess I'm to finish my life as a mining slave...
Not too bad, well written (except for the typos)
Interesting story being developed here!

20 Feb 2017
I really liked the game, I and think the idea was great, perhaps needing some development. The game is not yet complete, so I will place some observations with minimum spoilers:
1. It is not nice to make the decisions of the first part of the game determine the entire game. It is even worse to make the player have to discard the savegame and restart just because he picked the wrong place to go. If you want to make a game that kills the player, ok, it may be nice, but don´t kill his savegame.
2. The destination options is absurd! sometimes we can pick in the map, sometimes not. Sometimes we are just kicked out of a system before we want. This is IRRITATING. Is this your goal?
3. There is a bug that makes it impossible to go beyond 7 on score.
4. Sometimes there is a message error about not having script in the page.
5. It would be cool if the game offered an option to the player to join the rebellion against the empire. I mean, what about alternate endings? Also, it is unclear the strategy of the guys at the (SPOILER AVOIDED) System ... wait an year for what? and the moon base has just a pub.
6. A score button is needed so that I can see the evolution of my player.
7. I think that a good game should only require restart if the player wants to pick a distinct path, see easter eggs, or develop the skills in a distinct fashion. The worst thing is have to guess that you reached a dead end.

Review Marinirani
09 Oct 2016
One of the biggest Text Adventures I've seen, and you never know if you'll die, so you're constantly on your toes. Thrilling and endlessly deep, I salute you.

Review Hubble315
07 May 2016
This game is awesome. My only concern is that some planets have very little places to explore, like Aldeon prime. I like the level of detail that goes into ships, and how you have various officers that you can talk to. This is probably one of the best games on this website, and that is saying a lot.

Comment Hubble315
05 May 2016
For some reason, it will not let me finish. It says my session has expired. Does anyone else know what that means? But so far, this has been the best game I have found.

Comment Naeemah
12 Apr 2016
Finished the game, for me there luckily were no errors with any links. The first time I played I got stuck having missed most of the clues. The second time I tried other (obviously better :D) choices and finally picked up the scent.
Overall I think it is a very fair game and I liked that your crew gives advice whether they think something is a good idea or a very bad one so you don't have to guess for yourself. I would recommend saving before exploring any new star system nonetheless.

Thank you for creating this highly enjoyable game!

Review AwsomeSawsome
28 Feb 2016
I just couldn't finish it (had no idea where to go next) but I played it extensively before that, and, honestly, the quality is exceptional. Other than a few typos, the writing is excellent. The quality is good enough that I could see this being on Steam.

Review Lonewolf7
25 Oct 2015
Very good so far. I ran into a bugged choice, but i restarted it a few times and it worked.

13 Oct 2015
Well crafted, with equal parts mystery, intrigue, and action; but sometimes the choices don't work.
They go black and remain unclickable, which is why I give 4 stars instead of 5, since having to restart every time this happens is tiresome.

Otherwise, the quality is exemplary.

13 Oct 2015
I can see that this had a lot of time and effort put into it, from the names, the "ethnic groups" of different humans, and all the locations, but I have one complaint.

Some of the links don't work, the hyperlink goes black like it's regular text. It's especially prominent when there's only one option, like: "Disappointed that you couldn't find anything, you return to your ship" and so on.

Basically, it's not a quality error, it's a technical one, but it's getting bothersome having to start at the beginning EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS.

Review ejm29
03 Dec 2014
The best ive played. A great game with many alternative paths, griping stories and a big thrilling universe. A must play!

Review AlDaBeast
03 Dec 2014
A great example of using the storybook mechanics to create an immersive, and open-world (Galaxy) game. A lot of time, though, and effort have obviously been put into this game. As it is only at v0.5, I will defiantly keep on track of new updates. Overall, I had a blast playing this.

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