MESONIS

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MESONIS is a little big strategy game developed for PICO-8 over a period of 12 months.

✨ Procedurally generated starmaps to wage galactic-scale wars

🚀 Control a pilot of 2 different ships in dogfights, control the outcome of battles

Donating £1 GBP (approx $1.35 USD) will grant you access to fully commented MESONIS code base, alongside DRM-free executables for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Raspberry Pi, and a short presentation about Pico8 and the design decisions of MESONIS.

- CONTROLS -

Keyboard: Z/X/Arrow Keys
Input Z may appear as (o) depending on your device
Best played on Keyboard or Controller, but can be played on Mobile too

- STARMAP MODE -

  In the Starmap, you can view the populations and allegiance of all the stars in the system. The top bar displays the total population of the system. Your goal as green team is to eliminate the blue team.

In the starmap, you can move ships from one of your stars to another one of your stars, or you can move ships from one of your stars into a blue star to begin BATTLE MODE, where you can partake in dogfights.

Reset the cartridge if you don't like your starmap.

- Use ⬆️ or ⬇️ to scroll available stars - Use Z to select a green star to move ships from -- Then use  ⬆️ ⬇️ and z to select a star to move ships to which will open the LAUNCH PANEL -- Or use X to go back.
--- In the LAUNCH PANEL, use ⬆️ ⬇️ and ⬅️ ➡️ to change the ships in the squad --- In the LAUNCH PANEL, use Z to launch the squad --- Launch the squad to a blue star to start BATTLE MODE

- BATTLE MODE -

Defeat the enemy blue ships. Small ships are fighters. Large ships are support. The blast from large ships will heal allied fighters and harm enemy fighters.

- ⬆️/X to fly forward - ⬅️ or ➡️ to turn - Double tap ⬆️/X or ⬅️ or ➡️ to dodge - Z to fire guns (small ships) or blast (large ships)

- CREDITS -

Code and Design	- James Brown -	@GameJammer
Music	- Adam Todd -	@adamtc
PICO-8 Engine	- Joseph White -	@lexaloffle

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