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Advanced Infiltration Management System by crass_sandwich

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made by crass_sandwich for LD 39 (COMPO)

A score attack FPS about defending the Pentagon from power-hungry viruses

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In a cyberpunk 1980s, you are a new recruit to the NSA's Advanced Infiltration Management System (AIMS) program, which develops and operates a manual firewall. The Pentagon owns a valuable plot of cyber-space; the network situated there is constantly under siege from malicious (probably communist) actors. Recent political events require the Pentagon to direct all of the network's power externally, leaving no resources for self-defense, and only enough power for one sentient agent to use the network. Your job is to patrol the network for viruses, keep them from stealing resources, and ensure it never runs out of power.

Play here

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How to play:

  • Shoot anything that moves; if it moves, it's a virus

  • Defend the servers from virus attacks

  • Any time a virus spawns, the network loses some power

  • If a server goes down, you lose a lot of power

  • Servers recover health if they haven't been attacked for a bit

  • If you protect a dead server long enough that it recovers all health, you regain the power it cost you

  • Keep the network up as long as possible

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HTML5 (web) https://crass-sandwich.itch.io/aims
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/advanced-infiltration-management-system

Ratings

Overall 416th 3.16⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 334th 3.16⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 356th 3.04⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 374th 3.44⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 323th 3.28⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 319th 2.84⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 241th 3.174⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

Didactylos
01. Aug 2017 · 02:19 UTC
I really like the Tron style theme. Not clear if you can actually win, or how much map is reachable.
skyr
01. Aug 2017 · 19:04 UTC
Nice game. I liked the slow motion mechnanic when the power is low.
bombjack
01. Aug 2017 · 19:14 UTC
I liked the art style but didn't get what I had to do.
🎤 crass_sandwich
01. Aug 2017 · 20:10 UTC
thanks for the feedback so far! basically just shoot anything that moves and prevent the orange viruses from hurting the servers, which are the octagonal things with health bars. it's a score attack, so the goal is to last as long as you can and beat your high score.
Cynical Monkey
01. Aug 2017 · 20:43 UTC
so it was a bit confusing at first, some more ingame instructions would be good, and i did mark a little lower for graphics,the initial look was bad but once the snow starts appearing it hurt my eyes to play so that gets a down i am afraid.
kalyrical
01. Aug 2017 · 21:31 UTC
Glad I read comments to figure out instructions first. I do think though that's a quick fix if you decide to polish it a bit. Amazing work for a compo!!! Gets pretty hard when those viruses start piling up on my servers!
🎤 crass_sandwich
01. Aug 2017 · 22:04 UTC
Added some more explanation in the description. should be less difficult to figure out now
kr4ft3r
04. Aug 2017 · 17:13 UTC
Nice style and theme. Makes me wish system admining is about shooting stuff. I love the two phase jump feel, and how it gets more dramatic towards the end.
obidubi
04. Aug 2017 · 17:16 UTC
Great game! I found it a bit difficult at first to get around and shoot properly since in some cases I couldn't tell if there was a boundary in the way, but I was soon able to figure out how to get around faster and double jump, which was a very helpful feature to have. The graphics were very good and the audio was fitting as well. I liked the overall idea and with a little polishing it would be even better, but this is still amazing work for the compo. Overall, great job!
Aggrathon
04. Aug 2017 · 18:49 UTC
The game had a nice feel to it, but since you cannot shoot through the floors it adds unnecessary difficulty.
Ninjascribble
04. Aug 2017 · 19:28 UTC
Nice, simple first-person shooter. It ran smoothly, and despite the simple graphics I actually really liked the visual style -- it reminded me of some of the first-generation playstation games. I had trouble figuring out how to regain energy, and while I managed to do it a few times I'm still not sure I understand it. I found the slowdown when the server is near death pretty annoying... I wanted to move fast to try to fix things, but it felt more like the game was already over. Overall this is a solid compo entry. Thanks for sharing!
Steve Johnson
05. Aug 2017 · 05:09 UTC
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Steve Johnson
05. Aug 2017 · 05:10 UTC
I wish more games went with the '80s-computer style instead of Unity's terrible default point lighting!!! This was such a great experience. Shooting felt pretty tight (even if the floors were more of an obstacle than I would have liked). The fact that the game slows down as you lose power...so perfect. I used a similar effect in my game with the music track.

EXCELLENT WORK. Seriously.
Willbl3pic
05. Aug 2017 · 17:40 UTC
I love the effects when you start to run out of power! Great game!
Will Walters
05. Aug 2017 · 18:56 UTC
The slowdown is really cool and it feels great to shoot a ton of bullets in slow motion, but when you're at 2% and the game is taking five minutes to end, it's easier to quit out than to lose. Also, a small bug where at slow speeds firing two bullets close in time to each other causes them both to disappear.
🎤 crass_sandwich
05. Aug 2017 · 19:33 UTC
@will-walters, the two bullet thing is intentional, but yeah, it isn't very clear that it's meant to be that way
Kade
05. Aug 2017 · 21:09 UTC
There is a lot going on in this game, and the graphics were an okay stab at the 80s retro. The Shooting mechanic felt nice, and the gameplay was pretty simple. so good job
vulpineblazeyt
05. Aug 2017 · 23:11 UTC
Definitely a good challenge trying to keep the network up.
Faulkin
06. Aug 2017 · 15:50 UTC
Simple but fun! I really like the graphical style and the slow down effect when you're running low on power is a nice touch. Good job!
Sprouts
07. Aug 2017 · 07:23 UTC
Nice tron feel. Nice music. Would have been nice with an effect so i know if i hit the environment.
spacewarp
20. Aug 2017 · 17:18 UTC
Kinda neat little shooter. Controls feel a bit off but works.
Jupiter_Hadley
28. Sep 2017 · 18:14 UTC
Really nice visuals! I included it in my Ludum Dare 39 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUoaduptLak