This game is being retired on the 31st of July, 2023.

The client will no longer be available to download and the backend servers will be switched off then.

This is the Game Off 2018 Entry from Micah Koleoso Software (http://www.micahkoleoso.de)

The Jam was running from the 1st November to 1st December, 2018.

The entry consists of a client  and server application and is 2-person multiplayer-only at this time. Pairing for opponents can be done by connecting to the default server or a custom, local version.

Game page for Default server info and news: http://www.micahkoleoso.de/?page_id=724 Please note that this software is pre-Alpha!

Source code and assets for the initial Jam release version will be available here for as long as possible: https://github.com/Hairein/GameOff2018_MKS_Entry. This includes any fixes and changes made to support the jam version.

*** 28th December 2018: Upload of an updated Client/Server v1.0preAlpha2

Fixes:

• - (Client) First-pass redesign of maps: Morpholite, Sunset and Overlord
• - (Client) Added ingame chat
• - (Client) First-pass UI enhancements
• - (Server) Added client network login duration information.
• - (Server) Added further client and connection statistics.
• - (Server) Handle ingame chat with profanity filtering

A default server is up and can be used to try out the game with the client only.

Collect as much Food and Tech resources as possible before the timer runs out, more than your opponent. Most actions are automatically initiated when the Breeder or Drone is near enough to the target. Food is constantly required by all units to survive. The Breeder must not die of hunger or the round will be lost immediately!

4 UPGRADE LEVELS

• A) Faster Drone speed or reduce unit Food usage [Cost: F:1000 T:1125] 
• B) Increase max collection volume for Food or Tech [Cost: F:1200 T:1125] 
• C) Barricade build or break capability [Cost: F:2000 T:1125] 
• D) Absorb opponent Food or Tech when stationary [Cost: F:2500 T:1125]

MOUSE COMMANDS

• LEFT - Select Breeder or Drone. Click and drag to rectangle-select. In barricade placement mode, the barricade is built at click location if resources are sufficient
•  MIDDLE - Pan the map 
• RIGHT - Set navigation target for selected units.

KEY COMMANDS

• ESC - (toggle) Show/hide menu ingame
• S - (press) Stop unit navigation immediately P - (hold) Build barricade mode [Breeder Resource Cost per Barricade placed: F: 250 T: 250]
• B - (hold) Destroy barricade mode
• F - (hold) Feed the Breeder Food from all nearby drones T - (hold) Feed the Breeder Tech from all nearby drones
• D - (hold) Drone spawn mode [Breeder Resource Cost per Drone placed: F: 750 T: 500]