This is an RTS where you have no direct control over your units. You build your base and control the unit production, but all units act on their own!

How to Play

  • Use WASD or cursor keys to move the camera
  • Select buildings to build new units or buildings
  • There are three unit types:
    • Gatherer are collecting resources
    • Builders build new buildings
    • Fighters attack the opponent
  • Units are automated - you cannot control them directly
  • Destroy all enemy buildings to win the game
  • Use Ctrl-(1-9) to store current selection (may not work in the browser build)
  • Use 1-9 to restore stored selection
  • Use Ctrl-(F1-F9) to store current screen position
  • Use F1-F9 to restore stored screen position

Planned for next release

  • More Units
  • Improved Graphics

Installation

  • You can try out the game using the web-build
  • Use the download version for better graphics and performance
  • Use the itch.io app to get automatic updates

Encyclopedia

Units

Scout
Life: 45
Attack: 0
DPS: 0
Range: 0
Armor: 0
Speed: 6
Build: 8s
Cost: 5/0/0
 Upgrades
none
 Behaviour
Patrols all resource locations on the map.
Railgun Buggy
Life: 42
Attack: 10(g/a)
DPS: 8.33
Range: 5.3
Armor: 0
Speed: 5
Build: 15s
Cost: 10/0/0
 Upgrades
Attack (+1, +2, +3, ...) Armor (+1, +2, +3, ...)
 Behaviour
Attackes the nearest enemy unit or building.
Plasma Thrower
Life: 140
Attack: 20(g)
DPS: 13.3
Range: 4.7
Armor: 2
Speed: 4
Build: 25s
Cost: 15/5/0
 Upgrades
Attack (+1, +2, +3, ...) Armor (+1, +2, +3, ...)
 Behaviour
Attackes the nearest enemy unit or building.
Glider
Life: 50
Attack: 40(g/a)
DPS: 36.4
Range: 6.7
Armor: 0
Speed: 7
Build: 15s
Cost: 10/0/8
 Upgrades
Graviton Plasma Discount (-1, -2, -3, ...) Armor (+1, +2, +3, ...)
 Behaviour
Attackes the nearest enemy unit or building.
Saboteur
Life: 60
Attack: 14(g/a)
DPS: 10
Range: 6
Armor: 0
Speed: 3
Build: 20s
Cost: 12/0/0
 Upgrades
Chain Lightning Hops (+7, +7, +7, ...) Speed (+1, +2, +3, ...)
 Behaviour
Attackes only dark alloy gatherers and refineries.

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Lonely Goat38 days ago

Hey man, I loved trying out your game! Love that you yourself don't have to control the individual bots, very creative! I do advise you to look into creating some audio settings, that way the player can control audio from inside the game instead of manually changing their volumemix. Perhaps you could even divide the audio settings into dialogue and ambiance for full control to the player.

Innovation – Cool how you can just focus on building while your bots do all the work, really gives you the feeling that you are a commander and not a god that is in control of everything.

Fun – The game is pretty fun, but for me I think it still lacks some more types of bots.

Graphics – Liked your buildings and bots as well as their animations! Also liked the floating dust! Really adds some atmosphere!

Audio – The ambiance is lacking but I really enjoyed the voice lines and their different mic effects!

Polish – Looks great and feels great! I did see a bot clipping through the map while navigating to a place further away, maybe look into that. But overall well polished, I enjoyed it very much!

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CrashDumpSoftware37 days ago

Many thanks for your feedback! That is very helpful. I will work on the things you brought up in the next update.

Sound: I will follow your suggestion and add separate volume controls, as well as a master control

More Units: That is my weak spot - I need 2-3 weeks to design a single unit or building, will add more units over time! (4 are in queue)

Clipping on Map: Will fix that. There is a 2d grid-map for pathfinding that probably has an error.

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Polyspice Games146 days ago

Hey, I tested your game :) 


Here are some comments


What I liked: 
The idea that I have to optimize my resource intake and make a perfect balance was really fun.
The tech tree, and that there was different types of resources. At first the constant sending of unit immediately was a bit confusing.. but in the end, I liked it. It was simply a new concept I had to get used to.

What I would improve/change
The uncapped resource deposits, that I could just spam as many harvesters as I wanted, makes no sense, and that there is an unlimited amount of resources, also made no sense, this means that I never need to exapand my colony
The tutorial was insanely slow, and that I had to wait for the voiceover to finish was just not a good experience.
I would create a better and more controlled progression in the game itself, so that a tutorial was not needed.

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CrashDumpSoftware146 days ago (1 edit)

Wow, many thanks! That is very helpful. Really cool to see someone play the game for the first time. Gave me a lot of ideas for improvements.

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Polyspice Games144 days ago

Yes, seeing someone play the game usually really tells a lot more than getting people to talk :) I love seing people playing my games.. its horrible to see them find all my bugs.. but at the same time, its great to see them find all my bugs :D haha

Thanks for sharing your game with me.

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