Project Planetfall: The Exodus Directive

LD57 Jam game by rainbeau and Vegeo

Save humanity from impending doom!

In the year 2075, astronomers discovered an asteroid heading towards Earth with an alarmingly high confidence of impact. The United Nations has assumed rule of the entire planet, creating manned drill ships to explore the subterranean parts of the planet. If all goes according to plan, there will be a network of thousands of navigation beacons and subsurface caves to construct emergency shelters and save the human race. You are Doug, pilot of the Iron Eulogy and the material scientists who invented the metal alloy the ship is built from, stronger than steel and harder than diamond.

NOTE: Please use the GitHub download link for the latest working build. Hours before the deadline, we encountered issues with physics not working well on the build. Hopefully it's a small gaff and we can fix it before the final playable build, but if not, please keep that in mind. Thanks!

Gameplay

Use WASD to move and Space to interact with a module. Use the mouse to manage items and hit space again to end interaction with a module.

The player may carry one item at a time and insert it into appropriate slots in modules.

There are many important modules on the ship:
NOTE: Most modules have a power state. Modules with a power state do not do anything when turned off.

Engine

Control the speed and heading using the helm located on the engine.

Power Plant

Produce power for the ship at the power plant. Load fuel to keep the ship running. If power demand exceeds production, an alarm will sound and all modules will perform at a reduced efficiency.

Cooling Array

Remove heat from the ship with the cooling array. Load coolant to prevent an overheat condition. If the ship is overheated for 30 seconds, the crew perishes and the game ends in defeat.

Collection Drills

Resources are collected by using WASD on the collection drills when the ship is stopped. Ore amount and type is indicated by the scanner interface.

Storage Locker

Items are stored in the locker in the middle of the ship.

Foundry

Craft upgrades, coolant, fuel, and navigation beacons at the foundry. Recipes shown are based on available resources. Collect more resources and go deeper to unlock more recipes.

Jettison Hatch

Eject excess cargo as needed through the jettison hatch. Ejecting a navigation beacon of the correct tier (based on Fathom number) will end the game in victory and record your depth, a.k.a your score.

Goal of the Game

Manage your power, heat, and resources to go as deep as possible! Note that every 1,000 m you will advance a Fathom.

Fathoms and Sectors

• Fathom 0-2: Upper Strata (T1)
• Fathom 3-5: Lithosphere (T2)
• Fathom 6-8: Asthenosphere (T3)
• Fathom 9+: Mantle (T4)

Defeat Condition

The crew will perish if the internal temperature is above 50 C for 30 seconds.

Victory Condition

Place a navigation beacon in the jettison hatch of the same tier based on your current Sector. This will end the game and record your depth/score!

Assets

All assets were created by the team or modified from existing media to be transformative.

Game

-Unity Editor 6000.0.45f1

Audio

-Audacity
-MUSIC MAKER 2024

Sprites

-Aseprite

Thank You

We hope you enjoy our game! LD57 was a blast!