Hailscorn: Fire From the Skies
A top-down vertical scrolling shooter emulating the style of the golden age of DoS and arcade shooters. Heavily influenced by titles such as 1943:The Battle of Midway and Raptor Call of the Shadows.
Control your fighter jet by using either the kayboard or game controller to defeat the oncoming enemies and try to survive. You will have some assets at your disposal to beginwith, namely an activatable shield to block enemy projectiles, but be warned it is limited. Collect weapons by destroying marked weapon bunkers and collect ammo an extra score by destroying supply trucks.
Get to the end ofthe level and fight the boss or die in the attempt then record your name and score in the highscores table locally stored on your system.
Controls:
| Function | Keyboard | Controller |
| Up | w | Left Analog Up |
| Down | s | Left Analog Down |
| Left | a | Left Analog Left |
| Right | d | Left Analog Right |
| Shoot | Space | Right Trigger |
| Shield | Left Shift | Left Trigger |
| Switch Weapon | Tab | Button A |
| Menu | Escape |
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Development log
- Documentation + User GuideOct 14, 2023
- UI, Sound and PolishOct 09, 2023
- Menus and MissilesSep 29, 2023
- Enemies and InteractionsSep 21, 2023
- Basic Level DesignSep 11, 2023
- Player Movement and Controller SupportSep 08, 2023
- Game Concept DocumentationAug 27, 2023
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It's awesome to see how this game has progressed since I played the early version. Loved the animation at the start, and the overall level of polish is fantastic.
The game plays really well, a good amount of difficulty, and just enough variation of enemy types and weapons to keep things interesting, great job!