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Project Aries (CaffeinatedTypists)
Project: Aries Introduction You are a space ranger sent to Planet 8134-F to scope the planet for suitable locations for your civilization to exist. Unfortunately, a group of interstellar ravagers have tracked you down and are plotting to steal your resources for themselves. Put an end to your adversaries as you find your way through the hostile lands of what's about to be your new home. The challenge will only get more difficult as time ticks. How to run the game locally? Clone the repository CD Over to the directory Install poetry using pip install poetry Install dependencies using poetry install Run the game using python run_game.py Known Bugs Game doesn't work on Linux since Windows was used for the development of the project You can try to run using python Project-Aries if you get a FileNotFoundError If you get ModuleNotFoundError, you can either manually install arcade, or rename __main__.py to main.py inside the Project-Aries folder, and run it directly from there (fix suggested by Ian O#1140) Game Mechanics and Controls You have to dodge all the enemies and cactus elements on the ground, while also trying to shoot the aerial enemies to survive for as long as possible. The speed of the game will increase as you survive for longer SPACE/UP Arrow to Jump Q to shoot Attribution for the resources Kenney (https://kenney.nl/) for most of the resources Bevouliin Gaming (for the crawler) Robert Brooks(for the protagonist) https://www.gameart2d.com for the background and ground

Project Aries (CaffeinatedTypists)

Project: Aries

Introduction

You are a space ranger sent to Planet 8134-F to scope the planet for suitable locations for your civilization to exist. Unfortunately, a group of interstellar ravagers have tracked you down and are plotting to steal your resources for themselves.

Put an end to your adversaries as you find your way through the hostile lands of what's about to be your new home. The challenge will only get more difficult as time ticks.

How to run the game locally?

Clone the repository
CD Over to the directory
Install poetry using pip install poetry
Install dependencies using poetry install
Run the game using python run_game.py

Known Bugs

Game doesn't work on Linux since Windows was used for the development of the project
You can try to run using python Project-Aries if you get a FileNotFoundError
If you get ModuleNotFoundError, you can either manually install arcade, or rename __main__.py to main.py inside the Project-Aries folder, and run it directly from there (fix suggested by Ian O#1140)

Game Mechanics and Controls

You have to dodge all the enemies and cactus elements on the ground, while also trying to shoot the aerial enemies to survive for as long as possible. The speed of the game will increase as you survive for longer

SPACE/UP Arrow to Jump
Q to shoot

Attribution for the resources

Kenney (https://kenney.nl/) for most of the resources
Bevouliin Gaming (for the crawler)
Robert Brooks(for the protagonist)
https://www.gameart2d.com for the background and ground