heliopause for the pico-8

2D space exploration and combat on the Pico-8.

• BBS Thread: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=28203
• Web Player: https://anthonydigirolamo.github.io/heliopause.pico-8/

Screenshots

Defend your planet	Get blown up
Random Ships	Minimap and Overlay
Overkill Starfield	With Options
Gas Giants	Terran Planets (and more!)

Features

• Simple 2D Newtonian Flight Model
• Procedurally generated ships
• Procedurally generated planets
• 3D planet rotation (courtesy of gamax92)
• Simple autopilot
• Multicannons
• Explosions
• Ok AI
• Title screen (courtesy of EatMoreCheese)
• Homing missiles
• Off-screen targeting and missile impacts
• Better token optimization
• More planet types
• Shipyards
• Dogfights
• Sound Effects
• Music
• Gamepad, Mouse, or stylus control styles
• Configurable starfield graphics
• Inventory with items and more weapons
• Save games?

Controls

(change style in options > mouse+music > control mode)

Gamepad

• left, right - turn ship
• up - thrust forward
• down - point in the opposite direction of movement
• z - open and close the pause/ship menu (use arrow keys to make selections]
• x - fire weapon

Mouse

• Ship will rotate to face mouse cursor
• right click thrusts forward
• left click shoots

Stylus (PocketChip)

• Tap and hold near the ship will rotate
• Tap and hold far from the ship will thrust in that direction