Description
This is a remake of a game I made and lost (didn't back it up) a few years ago. You are an electron with a -e charge and you have to maneuver yourself around the "course" until you reach the atom that is missing an electron (+e charge). You are propelled by an electromagnetic impulse and cannot move again until you come to a complete stop (the gun that provides the electromagnetic pulse isn't accurate or fast enough to act on a moving charge). Your world is populated by other charged bodies whose magnitude of charge is directly proportional to its radius and whose charge is indicated by color: red = positive charge and blue = negative charge. In layman's terms, you are attracted to red bodies and repelled by blue bodies and the bigger the body, the more you are attracted/repelled.
I am a supporter of the Open Source Movement, but I am even bigger supporter of competition, so code will be released at the end of the contest.
Tips:
- Although smaller bodies have less charge, it is more difficult to escape their surfaces.
- It is often better if you go from one body to the next instead of going for a hole in one.
- Don't panic on hole 18. Also, it might help if you don't use full power.
Instructions
Camera Movement:
W/UP = UP
A/LEFT = LEFT
S/DOWN = DOWN
D/RIGHT = RIGHT
Ball Movement:
Click and drag to set the power. Release to shoot the electron.
SPACE = RESET BALL (does not restart level; used in the event of a wild shot that is orbiting or reached terminal velocity, etc.)
Goal:
The goal is to get the small white ball (the electron) into the hole (the yellow, positively charged atom).
Bug Fixes:
- The game no longer eats your CPU
- Added support for moving with UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT as opposed to just WASD
User Comments
Total 11 comments:
| #1 |
By Fezziwig |
Jan 14, 2012 at 19:23:07 |
| Great game. Source code doesn\'t display for me :( |
| #2 |
By Duncan Horn |
Jan 14, 2012 at 23:21:12 |
| Thanks. I set the source code to display once the contest is over. |
| #3 |
By Duncan Horn |
Jan 19, 2012 at 07:12:40 |
| I meant to note this earlier, but my high score is 1 under par |
| #4 |
By Eddie Rich |
Jan 20, 2012 at 18:58:43 |
| Fun game but, 1) space bar doesn\'t seem to do anything. 2) on a wild shot, the ball just drifts out into space, takes a loooooong time for the game to reset. |
| #5 |
By Duncan Horn |
Jan 21, 2012 at 20:56:40 |
| That\'s what the space bar is for: to reset the ball \"in the event of orbiting or reaching terminal velocity, etc.\" If you take a wild shot, press space to reset the ball so you don\'t have to wait. |
| #6 |
By Duncan Horn |
Jan 22, 2012 at 07:15:02 |
| Scratch that, 7 under par |
| #7 |
By Eddie Rich |
Jan 25, 2012 at 22:05:14 |
| I guess I wasn't clear. When I press the space bar, nothing happens. The ball just keeps drifting off. I keep hitting the space bar, nothing happens. Eventually, after about 45 seconds, it resets. |
| #8 |
By Duncan Horn |
Jan 27, 2012 at 03:13:52 |
| Ah, I get you. Does WASD work for you, or are those messed up as well? |
| #9 |
By Duncan Horn |
Jan 27, 2012 at 16:52:22 |
| I just re-did my I/O, so hopefully it will work for everyone :D |
| #10 |
By Duncan Horn |
Jan 27, 2012 at 23:40:08 |
| 18 under par! |
| #11 |
By Eddie Rich |
Feb 1, 2012 at 18:55:52 |
| Sweet, now I'll spend hours playing! Yes, your I/O change works, camera keys work and space bar works. Cool game, it's very addictive. |
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