Into The Universe
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- HOW TO PLAY : QUICK TUTORIAL -
1. Game starts PAUSED (you can Unpause/Pause using SPACEBAR or Button)
2. SELECT PLANET: Click on any planet and choose "SCOUT"
3. UNPAUSE THE GAME - Scouts should fly to their selected planes.
- You can select scout and make it return to ship
4. KEEP EYE ON TIMER
- If AUTOJUMP is enabled, ship will automaticly jump when timer reaches 0
- If AUTOJUMP is disabled, you can go past 0 s, but your ship can blow up
5. JUMP: Click JUMP button to jump to another Solar System
- Jump is enabled once HALF of the time in solar system passes
- KEEP an eyo on your SCOUTS, you can leave them behind
6. ENTER NEW SOLAR SYSTEM
- On each entry you GET 1 Point to assign to 3 categories + possiblity to repair/upgrade your SHIP HULL
- ENGINES category will add 10 seconds more for you to spend in each system
- WEAPONS category will add 5 more damage to your weapons
- SCOUTS category will increse SCOUT speed
7. FIGHT ENEMY
- You can target 1 Enemy Ship at a time
- Click on Enemy ship and choose "TARGET" to make it a target
- You can see Enemy info, by selecting it
I know there is STEP-BY-STEP tutorial missing, but there was no time. Mechanics are pretty easy to undestand.
- Connection to theme is explained lower in "Story".
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##STORY - (Theme interpretation)##
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*Disclaimer: I got inspired by StarGate quite a bit!*
The game is set in our time when an Ancient SpaceShip lands in our Solar system. A group of people is dispatched to research this ancient ship. Unfortunately right as the researchers arrived, ship jumped to hyperspace and to another solar system.
Ship engines (or drive) are powered from Stars. Ship always jumps conviniently near the Sun to power up. Engines are complex and people on board cannot really control them. They found out that drives must be charged half way to be able to jump, but if you stay longer in star than you should, ship will be destroyed. Their main goal is to survive.
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Left mouse: Select items + Drag the view
W,S,A,D (arrow keys): Move the view
Space: Pause/UnPause
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- Randomly generated solar systems
- Each planet has 6 biomes, 2 of which are used for game (scrap amount,...)
- Each planet has individual size, orbit speed and rotation speed
- Stars are divided in 6 classes, planet biomes distribution is directly dependant on the star type
- Player cannot move - but can send out "Scout ships" by selection a planet and clicking "Scout".
- Player can fight enemies
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##Things that are just missing ##
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- Fighting does not have visuals (only audio)
- There was absolutelly no time to balance the game or to test the gameplay properly!!!
- No animations on enter/leave Solar system
- No animations on explosions
- No TUTORIAL (:/)
READ BEFORE PLAYING ###
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- HOW TO PLAY : QUICK TUTORIAL -
1. Game starts PAUSED (you can Unpause/Pause using SPACEBAR or Button)
2. SELECT PLANET: Click on any planet and choose "SCOUT"
3. UNPAUSE THE GAME - Scouts should fly to their selected planes.
- You can select scout and make it return to ship
4. KEEP EYE ON TIMER
- If AUTOJUMP is enabled, ship will automaticly jump when timer reaches 0
- If AUTOJUMP is disabled, you can go past 0 s, but your ship can blow up
5. JUMP: Click JUMP button to jump to another Solar System
- Jump is enabled once HALF of the time in solar system passes
- KEEP an eyo on your SCOUTS, you can leave them behind
6. ENTER NEW SOLAR SYSTEM
- On each entry you GET 1 Point to assign to 3 categories + possiblity to repair/upgrade your SHIP HULL
- ENGINES category will add 10 seconds more for you to spend in each system
- WEAPONS category will add 5 more damage to your weapons
- SCOUTS category will increse SCOUT speed
7. FIGHT ENEMY
- You can target 1 Enemy Ship at a time
- Click on Enemy ship and choose "TARGET" to make it a target
- You can see Enemy info, by selecting it
Your goal as a player is to survive for as long as possible => to get the best high score.
I know there is STEP-BY-STEP tutorial missing, but there was no time. Mechanics are pretty easy to undestand.
- Connection to theme is explained lower in "Story".
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==================================
##STORY - (Theme interpretation)##
==================================
*Disclaimer: I got inspired by StarGate quite a bit!*
The game is set in our time when an Ancient SpaceShip lands in our Solar system. A group of people is dispatched to research this ancient ship. Unfortunately right as the researchers arrived, ship jumped to hyperspace and to another solar system.
Ship engines (or drive) are powered from Stars. Ship always jumps conviniently near the Sun to power up. Engines are complex and people on board cannot really control them. They found out that drives must be charged half way to be able to jump, but if you stay longer in star than you should, ship will be destroyed. Their main goal is to survive.
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Controls ##
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Left mouse: Select items + Drag the view
W,S,A,D (arrow keys): Move the view
Space: Pause/UnPause
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What the game contains ##
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- Randomly generated solar systems
- Each planet has 6 biomes, 2 of which are used for game (scrap amount,...)
- Each planet has individual size, orbit speed and rotation speed
- Stars are divided in 6 classes, planet biomes distribution is directly dependant on the star type
- Player cannot move - but can send out "Scout ships" by selection a planet and clicking "Scout".
- Player can fight enemies
¨
=================================
##Things that are just missing ##
=================================
- Fighting does not have visuals (only audio)
- There was absolutelly no time to balance the game or to test the gameplay properly!!!
- No animations on enter/leave Solar system
- No animations on explosions
- No TUTORIAL (:/)