2D space exploration and combat on the Pico-8.
- BBS Thread: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=28203
- Web Player: https://anthonydigirolamo.github.io/heliopause.pico-8/
| Defend your planet | Get blown up |
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| Random Ships | Minimap and Overlay |
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| Overkill Starfield | With Options |
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| Gas Giants | Terran Planets (and more!) |
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- Simple 2D Newtonian Flight Model
- Procedurally generated ships
- Procedurally generated planets
- 3D planet rotation (courtesy of gamax92)
- Simple autopilot
- Multicannons
- Explosions
- Ok AI
- Title screen (courtesy of EatMoreCheese)
- Homing missiles
- Off-screen targeting and missile impacts
- Better token optimization
- More planet types
- Shipyards
- Dogfights
- Sound Effects
- Music
- Gamepad, Mouse, or stylus control styles
- Configurable starfield graphics
- Inventory with items and more weapons
- Save games?
(change style in options > mouse+music > control mode)
- left, right - turn ship
- up - thrust forward
- down - point in the opposite direction of movement
- z - open and close the pause/ship menu (use arrow keys to make selections]
- x - fire weapon
- Ship will rotate to face mouse cursor
- right click thrusts forward
- left click shoots
- Tap and hold near the ship will rotate
- Tap and hold far from the ship will thrust in that direction