Axium
Humanity's expansion into space had lasted centuries by the time we encountered the vicious Threx.
The Threx adopted a single, religious mission: destroy all alien life and technology.
At the edge of the Axium system, you have a chance to make your stand. Build structures to assist you in fighting off the Threx.
Controls
Control is by joystick or gamepad. If you don't have a gamepad to hand, remember that Xbox, Switch, and Playstation controllers can all be paired to a PC. If you would like to invest in a gamepad, the 8bitdo controllers are very good.
- Left stick: move
- A (bottom button): shoot
- B (right button): boost
- Y (top button): build mode
- Left/Right Shoulder: select building
- Start: begin game/pause
Axium reads the Game Controller DB file which provides mappings for a large number of controllers so that they behave approximately the same (despite different layouts and button orderings). I don't have direct experience of how comprehensive this is, but you can add mappings using the instructions in that repo.
Co-op
Connect a second controller to play co-op. The second player can join at any time by pressing start.
The players share the lives and credit balance.
Buildings
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Reactor - fusion reactors provide power for up to 3 base buildings. If you lose your reactors your buildings will still work, but you will not be able to build more.
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Phaser Pod - after a few moments work, generates two phaser packs that charge your shot. Phaser shots will travel through multiple enemies.
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Rocket Arsenal - generates a single rocket pack. Rockets home onto targets.
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Repair Bay - hosts a swarm of drones that repair your base structures. Drones cannot attack the Threx and are destroyed if theor repair bay is destroyed.
Install and run
Install all requirements from requirements.txt
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To run, type
python axium.py
Credits
Space Background: By Mink Mingle https://unsplash.com/photos/NORa8-4ohA0
Font: Sector 34 by Neoqueto https://www.dafont.com/sector-034.font?l[]=10&l[]=1
Music: For Robots Friendly Floater Mix (remixed by Rico Zerone) by Tom Woxom https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tom_Woxom/Robot/11_-_For_Robots_Friendly_Floater_Mix_remixed_by_Rico_Zerone