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Search the galaxy for a secret signal before it's too late!

Made in ~72 hours for LD Jam 59

Gameplay:

Search the universe to find the system the signal is originating from

- WASD / arrow keys to navigate between systems

- Hold space to place a listening station

Stations will help you triangulate the signal. Place a station at the system the signal is coming from to confirm you've found it, and you will enter the system.

Search the system for the source of the signal

- WASD to steer

- Space to ping

When you find the source, you can decode the signal

- Type letters, hit Enter to submit

- Click a word on the left side to choose which puzzle to solve

Letters solved in one puzzle will help you solve the others

Team:

- ydindamin

- gullyfoyle

- timhugh

Story:

We picked a pretty ambitious scope while also challenging ourselves to our first 3D game, and that turned out to be _a lot_. Some ideas we would have liked to get to but didn't have time:

- In phase 1, the enemy AI would see and chase the player if they got too close

- In phase 2, enemies would occasionally pass through the system and attack you if they see you

- We thought it would be really cool if you could enter in and out of systems to gather resources that would aid you in searching for the signal

- General graphical polish, sound effects, etc. Just all the assets we didn't have time to make