Steel Swarm: Arthropod Assault

About This Game:

A "20 Second Game Jam" submission.  Share what you think! Rate this game or comment below.

Mechanized Arthropods from Dimension-Z siege the Fusion Plant.  They'll feast on nuclear nectar if they cannot be stopped: becoming OVERPOWERED.  The next 20 seconds are the most important 20 seconds ever.

The web build is slow: I strongly encourage you to download one of the desktop versions for a proper playthrough experience.  Many of the levels are unbeatable in the web build.

Stop the Steel Swarm:

• Capture control points - Advance your squad-mates to the objective. 
  • Only Assaults can capture uncontrolled points.
  • The camera will not advance beyond the first uncontrolled territory. 
    • Squadmates who cannot capture territory will continue to advance: make sure that you keep capturing turf so you can keep up with them.
    • I didn't have time to implement a feature to recall your squad... Sorry!

Things that weren't finished:

Time got the better of me.  These features would be nice but are not present.

• Win/Lose text.
• Support for touch devices.
• Ability to recall your squad back into frame. (squad orders)
• Flavor/Story text. (there is no story...)

Controls:

• Mouse+Keyboard
  • Mouse-click: 
    • In green control point - spawn unit
    • On unit button - select unit type
  • Keyboard 1/2/3:
    • Change currently selected unit spawn type.
      • Assault: Med. Health, Low Damage, High Speed.
        • Only unit that can captures territory.
      • Heavy: High Health, Low Range, Med Damage, High Knockback.
      • Sniper: Low Health, Long Range, High Damage, Long reload time.
  • Keyboard ENTER:
    • In Ready Screen: Show Scenario Menu
    • In Scenario Select Menu: Start the highlighted Scenario
    • In Results Screen: Return to Ready Screen
  • Keyboard Up/Down:
    • In Scenario Select Menu: Change selection

Game Art, Sound Effects, and other Neat Things:

Thanks to all of these great creators.

• Art Credits
  • mattwalkden.itch.io (marines and robots)
  • retrocademedia.itch.io (keyboard graphics)
    
• Sound + Music Credits
  • Epic Stock Media (AAA Game Music Loops, Sci-Fi Evolution, Smart UI, War UI)
  • Gamemaster Audio (Pro Sound Collection)
• Tools
  • Audacity
    
  • Draco (an ECS library for Ruby)
    
  • DragonRuby GTK (Game Engine)
  • GIMP
  • Midjourney