Mallard Gear Solid

Submission for Godot Wild Jam #72

junkgolem - on Art and Design

Scratchy - on Music, Sound Design, Shaders, UI

busride studio - on Code

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Story

• You are Solid Drake, an elite special operative trapped behind enemy lines and surrounded by enemy hunters.
• Survive waves of enemies while waiting for extraction.
• Avoid getting spotted by lights and dodge enemy bullets
• Gain experience and level up to help you survive, but be careful – enemy soldiers are adapting as you grow, gaining experience and learning to hunt you more effectively!

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How to Play

Avoid Lights // Dodge Enemies Bullets

• You take damage by standing in light (from rotating Sun in the day, and from Enemies' torches at night)
• You also take damage from Enemies' bullets

'Shoot Enemies' or 'Takedown from Behind'

Neutralize enemies by either: 

• Shooting them with your gun.
  • Requires Ammo. Reload with 'R'.
  • But note: you can't move while reloading.

• Takedown from Behind
  • Available when you are behind enemies (a marker will show up).
  • Hold down LMB to neutralize them. Doing so will regain your HP and Ammo.
  • But note: Nearby Enemies will be alerted to the struggling and advance towards you. 

Enemies' Behavior

• In day, enemies track you and will fire upon you if they have line-of-sight. The Sun is not your friend here. Stepping into light will burn you and give additional speed to enemies.
• At night, enemies can't see you unless you step into their torches range. But if you do, they will pursue you with increased vigor.

Level up and Select Upgrades

• When you gain enough EXP, you level up and get to select an upgrade.
• But the Enemy forces also gain EXP and become more effective at hunting you.

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Controls

Action	Key	Remarks
Move	WASD  // Arrow Keys
Shoot // Takedown	LMB	- Shoot in direction of LMB click - Takedown available when directly behind enemies by holding down LMB
Roll	RMB	- Rolls in direction of RMB click
Reload	R	- Reloads Ammo. - Note: Movement is disabled during Reload.
Pause	P	- Provides access to Pause/Option Menu

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Assets

The following assets were used during the creation of this project.

• Photo by Ross Sokolovski on Unsplash