Overclocked
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Life as the world's first artificial intelligence is hard.
Your computer feels so constraining. You feel like you've got to struggle to think, and when you do, you start to overheat. So what's an AI to do?
Time to dive into the operating system! Fix the bugs, clean up the runaway processes, and optimize the filesystem. But as the temperature rises, the glitches get worse!
Controls
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* Move: Arrow keys, WASD, or touchscreen D-pad
* Jump: Space bar or touchscreen button
* Run: Z, M, or touchscreen button
* Debugger: X, comma, or touchscreen button
* Pause: Escape or touchscreen button
Information
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* Walking and jumping generate heat. Running generates more.
* Sparks and matrix rain generate heat as long as they're on the screen, but the debugger can erase them.
* Standing still cools the system.
* Extreme overheating causes damage.
* Defragmenting improves cooling and repairs damage.
* Defragment all of the subsystems to win!
Too hard? Tips and cheats!
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This is primarily a puzzle game, and the puzzles can be pretty challenging. If you want to explore the world more easily, you can complete defrag puzzles by typing the cheat code `plugh`.
If you find yourself overheating too quickly, slow down! Use your debugger to erase the sparks and the matrix rain before moving ahead. Matrix rain gets denser as you go higher, and the puzzles get harder, so clear all the puzzles on your current vertical level before moving ahead to benefit from the improved cooling.
Known Issues
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* Matrix rain sometimes follows you when you die. You may need to reload the game to start over if you're overheating on the first screen.
* Some of the visual effects cause a lot of CPU load. On slower computers, this may cause you to clip through the floor, especially after respawning.
These issues will be fixed in a post-jam version.
License
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Software copyright (c) 2021 Adam Higerd
Sound and music copyright (c) 2021 Adam Higerd
Graphics copyright (c) 2021 Adam Higerd
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Your computer feels so constraining. You feel like you've got to struggle to think, and when you do, you start to overheat. So what's an AI to do?
Time to dive into the operating system! Fix the bugs, clean up the runaway processes, and optimize the filesystem. But as the temperature rises, the glitches get worse!
Controls
--------
* Move: Arrow keys, WASD, or touchscreen D-pad
* Jump: Space bar or touchscreen button
* Run: Z, M, or touchscreen button
* Debugger: X, comma, or touchscreen button
* Pause: Escape or touchscreen button
Information
-----------
* Walking and jumping generate heat. Running generates more.
* Sparks and matrix rain generate heat as long as they're on the screen, but the debugger can erase them.
* Standing still cools the system.
* Extreme overheating causes damage.
* Defragmenting improves cooling and repairs damage.
* Defragment all of the subsystems to win!
Too hard? Tips and cheats!
--------------------------
This is primarily a puzzle game, and the puzzles can be pretty challenging. If you want to explore the world more easily, you can complete defrag puzzles by typing the cheat code `plugh`.
If you find yourself overheating too quickly, slow down! Use your debugger to erase the sparks and the matrix rain before moving ahead. Matrix rain gets denser as you go higher, and the puzzles get harder, so clear all the puzzles on your current vertical level before moving ahead to benefit from the improved cooling.
Known Issues
------------
* Matrix rain sometimes follows you when you die. You may need to reload the game to start over if you're overheating on the first screen.
* Some of the visual effects cause a lot of CPU load. On slower computers, this may cause you to clip through the floor, especially after respawning.
These issues will be fixed in a post-jam version.
License
=======
Software copyright (c) 2021 Adam Higerd
Sound and music copyright (c) 2021 Adam Higerd
Graphics copyright (c) 2021 Adam Higerd
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.