About the Production

This is our first attempt in joining a Game Jam. Despite us not having the necessary experience in handling a project in this scope we did our best in completing our agenda, which was a little over the top for this timeframe

We decided in our briefing about the Jam, that we want to create a multiplayer tower defense game. And here it is our networking multiplayer Sci-fi tower defense game.

Setting

Our setting is seated in the late 2900s, where humanity is completely devided into two extremist groups: the "metropolitans" and the "seperationists". These groups are in a neverending war, which lead to the near extinction of the human race. However before this could happen people of both camps agreed to forming a fragile but nevertheless effective pact. Both parties kept peace for a long time until something out of the ordinary happened. In the metropolitan camp a great leader was born and as he grew metropolitans started pick up on old habits which included their feeling of superiority and supremacy over the seperationists. The fragile peace, only preserved hence the drive of survival was once again broken and after a short period of time the land was once again ignited with the flames of war and destruction.

In a last, desperate battle the people of the seperationists came together in a city, which was built to act as a frontier against the neverending stream of attacks from the metropolitans. Equiped with the latest technology against sieges and knowledge of the Rift where the City is located, seperationists' drive to fight back the storm was overwhelming.

However the metropolitans came prepared, with their great leader's intellect and strategy they developed a weapon, which has the power to erase a whole city. Nevetheless this weapon wasn't a wonderweapon with no countermeasures: it has a really short range and has to be placed directly infront of the city's wall.

Play as either the metropolitans or as the seperationists and try to invade or defend named city. Experience an epic battle which will go down in history either way.

Gameplay

Staying in line with the Jam's topic our ingame currency is life, the life of the citizens of either the attackers or the defenders. Both parties regenerate their citizens over time and you as the player have to sacrifice them in order to achive victory.

Metropolitans (attacking)

By sacrificing your citizens you are able to: - Spawn soldiers in the white oval. They will walk towards the city and attack any tower in their range. Once they reach the city you win the game. - Upgrade your villagers reproduction rate and give you a better late game scaling - Enjoy slaughtering your way through the enemies defences

Seperationists (defending)

Team up with your friends and try to withstand the onslaught. With your sacrifices you are able to: - Build automatic shooting towers - Upgrade towers to shoot faster, further and deal more damage - Upgrade your villagers reproduction rate and give you a better late game scaling

How to play

All players must be in the same network/LAN. If you are unable to connect other players try to disable your firewall.

Playing as a host

• Start the game
• Select "Host Game"
• Wait for other players to connect (due to bugs this is not displayed properly. As soon as all players are in a screen with the title "Lobby" you can continue)
• Press "Start Game"

Playing as Client

• Start the game
• Select "Join Game"
• Wait until you see the "Lobby" screen.

Here is the "finished" product. Have fun!