liftoff

Controls

In game:
- left-key: rotate the ship counter-clockwise
- right-key: rotate the ship clockwise
- space: go! boosts the ship
- up-/down-leys: go through menu options
- enter: select menu option (buy / sell)

Links

- Windows: https://remco.itch.io/liftoff
- Source: https://remco.itch.io/liftoff
- Linux: https://remco.itch.io/liftoff

Updated with Linux port, exactly the same game, exactly(?) the same bug(s)! :smile:

Synopsis

Trade. In Space!

Fly your little space-ship between small worlds, buying and selling trade items for ENERGON*, the universal resource / shield / future-money-replacement.
Well, until your luck runs out and the orange warning lights start blaring at least...

Fuel is automatically 'bought' from your ENERGON reserves (5 ENERGON to get a full tank) when you run out, but it's Game-Over when the ENERGON itself runs out!

*) I uh... can you believe that reference is unintentional? I never watched the show as a kid. Sorry to get anyones hopes up!

Scoring:
- Credz are earned everytime ENERGON is maxxed out at 100, but you still sell items.
- You've made a Trip when you've landed (or crashed) on a planet that wasn't the same as the last planet you've landed on.

You've only got 2 cargo-holds, so use them wisely!

Oh, and watch out for the green 'farce-field' :wink:

Notes

- Content Note: Oblique reference to alcohol.
- Bug: Score-screen (on game over) may show score of the game *before* the one that just ended. :sweatdrop:
- Workaround for bug: When game-over, go back to main, then select the 'continue' option (as opposed to start). It will now show the score for last time.
- The help-screen may be a lot more confusing than the description here, sorry!
- Font: Quirk Medium.
- Made with: \
code: C++ & SDL2 (& some cleaned-up base code from last 2 times), \
images: The GIMP2, \
music: BeepBox.co, \
sounds-fx: Bfxr
- The game(-files) itself (and source) is still identical to the one I uploaded before the end of the compo, but I have overhauled both this *description-page* and the *description* on itch.io completely!

Sceenies

Obligatory Humorous Disclaimer

small print *May not be suitable for physicists: Only very loosely based on the real world (if at all). Future results may not predict past performance. Consult doctor if rash persists. Keep out of Martian childeren.*