Pulse of the Ethereal
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Embark on a journey across the cosmos after a powerful summoning from the stars. Ancient beings and their mysterious mechanical minions have been set loose, posing a threat to our reality itself.
As a bold space explorer, you'll need to navigate the vastness of space and face off against otherworldly foes, like the mighty Swallower and the enigmatic Thinker.
Only by using clever tactics and staying determined can you uncover the universe's secrets and come out on top. Are you ready to take on the challenge and explore the unknown? The destiny of everything lies in your hands.
Gameplay: Less than 5 minutes.
* `WSAD`: Move in order to avoid enemies and projectiles.
* `Mouse movement`: Move by mouse to aim. Aiming spot stays in the same place even when you move the ship. This means that you can aim at the target far away and zigzag at the same time.
* `Left mouse`/`Space`: Shoot your machine gun. Unlimited ammo, so, shoot away!
* `Right mouse`/`Ctrl`: Shoot rockets. You can see the amount of remaining rockets on the left.
* `Middle mouse`/`Alt`: Activate the shield. You can see the amount of remaining shields also on the left.
* Machine gun — Base gun. Unlimited ammo, so, no need to save.
* Rocket — If you need to clean up your way, rocket away!
* Shield — Shield makes you temporary invulnerable. Use freely when you feel overwhelmed.
* Shooter — This ship just exists and shoots in your direction. Make sure to avoid bullets. Drops health pickup occasionally when destroyed.
* Suicide drone — This drone is out to get you personally. It self corrects its course in periodic intervals in order to strike you directly where it hurts the most. Can be avoided by zigzagging all over the place. Can drop rocket pickup when destroyed.
* Rotator — freely rotates and floats through the cosmos. Once its lasers are activated, you should do whatever it takes to avoid them. Can drop shield pickup.
During your play, you will encounter multiple pickups. Let's have a look at them.
* Health — Shoot the health pickup to gain the extra health.
* Rockets — Get an extra rocket. You know you will need it!
* Shield — Collect an extra shield; helps to have one!
* Game engine: Godot v3.5.1
* UI: Aseprite
* Skybox: Inkscape
* 3D Models: Blender
* Music: Ableton Live 11 Standard with reFX Nexus
* Sounds: SFXR
* Sound edits: Audacity
I'm feeling more and more confident in 3D, but those rotation vectors are still making my head hurt. Why does something have to look Vector3.UP and something Vector3.DOWN and why does something go by X and something by Z?! I still have to git gud.
Created in Godot 3.5 so that you can all play it in your browser right away!
Post your high score into comment in order to find out who's the best sharpshooter in the galaxy!
As a bold space explorer, you'll need to navigate the vastness of space and face off against otherworldly foes, like the mighty Swallower and the enigmatic Thinker.
Only by using clever tactics and staying determined can you uncover the universe's secrets and come out on top. Are you ready to take on the challenge and explore the unknown? The destiny of everything lies in your hands.
Gameplay: Less than 5 minutes.
How to play
* `WSAD`: Move in order to avoid enemies and projectiles.
* `Mouse movement`: Move by mouse to aim. Aiming spot stays in the same place even when you move the ship. This means that you can aim at the target far away and zigzag at the same time.
* `Left mouse`/`Space`: Shoot your machine gun. Unlimited ammo, so, shoot away!
* `Right mouse`/`Ctrl`: Shoot rockets. You can see the amount of remaining rockets on the left.
* `Middle mouse`/`Alt`: Activate the shield. You can see the amount of remaining shields also on the left.
Gear
* Machine gun — Base gun. Unlimited ammo, so, no need to save.
* Rocket — If you need to clean up your way, rocket away!
* Shield — Shield makes you temporary invulnerable. Use freely when you feel overwhelmed.
Enemies
Depths of cosmos have prepared many for you enemies. Do you have what you need to defeat all of them?* Shooter — This ship just exists and shoots in your direction. Make sure to avoid bullets. Drops health pickup occasionally when destroyed.
* Suicide drone — This drone is out to get you personally. It self corrects its course in periodic intervals in order to strike you directly where it hurts the most. Can be avoided by zigzagging all over the place. Can drop rocket pickup when destroyed.
* Rotator — freely rotates and floats through the cosmos. Once its lasers are activated, you should do whatever it takes to avoid them. Can drop shield pickup.
Pickups
During your play, you will encounter multiple pickups. Let's have a look at them.
* Health — Shoot the health pickup to gain the extra health.
* Rockets — Get an extra rocket. You know you will need it!
* Shield — Collect an extra shield; helps to have one!
Tools used
* Game engine: Godot v3.5.1
* UI: Aseprite
* Skybox: Inkscape
* 3D Models: Blender
* Music: Ableton Live 11 Standard with reFX Nexus
* Sounds: SFXR
* Sound edits: Audacity
My commentary
I always wanted to create a rhythm based game. Close enough! I was picturing a powerful hardstyle (and this game sure plays differently with Sub Focus or Da Tweekaz set in the background!), but this should be good enough too.I'm feeling more and more confident in 3D, but those rotation vectors are still making my head hurt. Why does something have to look Vector3.UP and something Vector3.DOWN and why does something go by X and something by Z?! I still have to git gud.
Created in Godot 3.5 so that you can all play it in your browser right away!
Post your high score into comment in order to find out who's the best sharpshooter in the galaxy!