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Description:
0-4 player minimalist 4x strategy game
9 maps to choose from plus a random daily map
Rounds last between 2 to 10 seconds based on settings
Capture bases, farmland, and factories to increase your income
Capture all bases to win the game
Use gold to buy units and improve your science
Science improves your chance of winning battles
Optional fog of war
Generic Pico-8 Controls:
Toggle Fullscreen: Alt+Enter
Reload/Run/Restart cart: Ctrl+R
Mute/Unmute: Ctrl+M
Player 1 defaults: Cursors + ZX / NM / CV
Player 2 defaults: SDFE + WA
Enter or P for pause menu (while running)
Menu Controls:
Arrow keys to select option
X to select option
Game Controls:
As per in game description
Arrow keys to select direction/unit
X to buy unit/select unit/clear path
Z to upgrade science/return to base
Mobile Controls:
Very similar except in the virtual handset the O button represents the Z key
Controllers:
You can use any game controllers recognized by SDL with PICO-8
Browser Edition:
The free-to-play browser version. Contains 9 pre-defined maps (5x5, 6x6, and 7x7) plus a randomly generated daily challenge.
Demo Edition:
The free-to-play downable versions for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Raspberry-Pi.
Premium Edition:
Purchasing the game will grant access to standalone downloads for Linux, Mac, Windows and Raspberry Pi. The premium version contains all the content from the free-to-play version, plus 13 more pre-defined maps (5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8, and 9x9), and a random map generator for endless scenarios.
#strategy #retro #8bit #pixelart #2d #isometric #turnbased #realtime #pico8 #fantasyconsole
