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Mighty
Omeganaut '15 '16 '17NebraskaRegistered User regular
Omeganaut '15 '16 '17NebraskaRegistered User regular
Browsing the internet, i came across a game that - while short, and to the point -
Really made an impression on me. Its a cross between resource management, Tower defense, and networking.
The resource management is pretty simple. you have energy and you have Credits.
Solar panels create energy,
Energy is required to operate and build things
Credits are what you harvest and pay to build
The tower defense gets a little hairy, and quite frankly I think it needs a little something. Im not sure what.
But you have 2 tower types
1 - Red laser tower : can link to other towers and make a super laser with high range/dmg. (downside? all the lasers involved take power.)
2 - Missile tower : This tower can be upgraded, and really should be as soon as you can. the initial shot is inaccurate and slow, as well as short range.
Eagle type - These towers open up and shoot out 3 homing missiles. they'll find any target and take it down. it takes around 2 of the 3 shots to kill something, so the 3rd will just whack a nearby target for 1/2
Tempest type - This turret sports a much smaller range *however* its shoots 4 shots that have an electrical AoE damage. Put these babies at your front line, and the lasers will polish off the rest.
Now for the network bit. The game keeps track of and stores your creds, but NOT the energy! to distribute the energy, you must place network nodes to bounce it on. These nodes have a "limit" so of you hear a popcorn like sound, it means you are wasting energy.(though i have never had this kill a node)
The nodes have this quaint little feature -
Overcharge! - This consumes around 30 energy bits. but the explosion is pretty much going to kill anything in it. One way to make use of this is to make a link chain, allow it to fill with energy, and then recycle the 1st node. leaving a tentacle of energy outside your base. bang. instant bomb waiting to happen.
Pics (hopefully) should be below
So, go get it, the demo is here, and it displays the game well.
Download Now!
Edit - i forgot to mention! want to compare scores? put Penny-arcade as your group!
Really made an impression on me. Its a cross between resource management, Tower defense, and networking.
The resource management is pretty simple. you have energy and you have Credits.
Solar panels create energy,
Energy is required to operate and build things
Credits are what you harvest and pay to build
The tower defense gets a little hairy, and quite frankly I think it needs a little something. Im not sure what.
But you have 2 tower types
1 - Red laser tower : can link to other towers and make a super laser with high range/dmg. (downside? all the lasers involved take power.)
2 - Missile tower : This tower can be upgraded, and really should be as soon as you can. the initial shot is inaccurate and slow, as well as short range.
Eagle type - These towers open up and shoot out 3 homing missiles. they'll find any target and take it down. it takes around 2 of the 3 shots to kill something, so the 3rd will just whack a nearby target for 1/2
Tempest type - This turret sports a much smaller range *however* its shoots 4 shots that have an electrical AoE damage. Put these babies at your front line, and the lasers will polish off the rest.
Now for the network bit. The game keeps track of and stores your creds, but NOT the energy! to distribute the energy, you must place network nodes to bounce it on. These nodes have a "limit" so of you hear a popcorn like sound, it means you are wasting energy.(though i have never had this kill a node)
The nodes have this quaint little feature -
Overcharge! - This consumes around 30 energy bits. but the explosion is pretty much going to kill anything in it. One way to make use of this is to make a link chain, allow it to fill with energy, and then recycle the 1st node. leaving a tentacle of energy outside your base. bang. instant bomb waiting to happen.
Pics (hopefully) should be below
So, go get it, the demo is here, and it displays the game well.
Download Now!
Edit - i forgot to mention! want to compare scores? put Penny-arcade as your group!
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My thread was a spectacular failure....
Now i have to narfle the garthok...
Got to like level 41 or so, it starts to get real tough about then.
PS: I contemplated waiting another two days before posting this, thereby celebrating the OP's one-year anniversary. But I chose not to, and apologize for that.
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