Disclaimer

This README has been updated for the post-jam version. Most of what's written here is directed at the post-jam version. Jam-version executables are still available for download below, but we recommend the post-jam version :)

For a more detailed version of this README, check out our GitHub repository's README.
(The original README is about double the size of this one, be warned.)

Screenshots

Level One Preview Video

Description

The theme for Ludum Dare 44 was...

Your life is currency

We went for a simple, generic approach:
You pay with your health to buy items.

The game is a 2D action-platformer.
Your goal is simply to get to the end of each level.

Throughout the levels you will find items which you can buy using your health as currency.

You regain health by defeating enemies.

Each level acts as a checkpoint; when you die, you restart at the beginning of the level.
The game will also automatically save your progress to a savefile, each time you beat a level or die.

As always with our jam games, we never properly finish.
This jam's game was especially unfinished.
If you intend to check out our game, we recommend trying our post-jam version.

After the jam ended at the end of April, we continued working on the game
with the goal to release a finished product (like always).
This time, we are proud to say, that we actually finished this game!

Controls

The exact controls are specified in the file resources/config/bindings.ron.
You can change bindings in this file however you want; the syntax should be self-explanatory enough.
But careful: if you make a syntax error, the game will crash.
See the generated file logs/panic.log for error messages, if it crashes.

Note:
For the controller buttons we are using the Xbox naming scheme.
So the A button would be the X button on a DualShock controller, etc.

| Action | Keyboard | Controller | Notes | | :-------------------------------- | :-------------------------- | :------------------------------------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Move LEFT | A | DPadLeft, JoyStickLeft | | | Move RIGHT | D | DPadRight, JoyStickRight | | | Jump | Space, K, Up, W | A | Hold down the jump button for a slower fall (lower gravity). | | Attack LEFT | Left, H | X | | | Attack RIGHT | Right, L | B | | | Buy item | E | Y | | | Dash | Shift, J, Down | ShoulderButtons (left or right) | Need to hold down movement keys + press dash key; diagonal dashes work; can only dash in-air | | Toggle pause | P | Start | | | Start game from main menu | Enter, Space | A | Starts the normal campaign, not bonus. | | Continue game from pause menu | Enter, Space | A | | | Quit game from main menu | Escape, Q, Backspace | B | | | Quit to main menu from pause menu | Escape, Q, Backspace | B | |

Development

Tools Used

• [Rust], programming language
• [Amethyst], engine
• [Deathframe], framework
• [Vim], code editor
• [GitHub], git repository hosting
• [Gimp], tile/background/menu graphics
• [Aseprite], sprite graphics
• Bosca Ceoil, music
• FL Studio, music
• [Tiled], level design
• Google Drive, file sharing
• [Trello], task management

Licensing

This project, including all of its code and assets (such as images, audio, level files),
excluding fonts, are distributed under the terms of the MIT License.

Fonts

The fonts (found under resources/fonts) remain unchanged,
and are licensed individually by their authors.

Undefined Medium

• Located at resources/fonts/undefined-medium.ttf
• OFL License
• Website

• GitHub Repository

  Ruji's Handwriting

• Located at resources/fonts/rujis-handwriting.ttf

• OFL License
• Author's Website

SDL2

This project uses and redistributes an unchanged copy of [SDL2],
for controller support with [amethyst]'s sdl_controller feature.
SDL2.dll is distributed under the zlib license.