DATASPIRE

DATASPIRE takes place after an event known as the DIGITAL RAPTURE traps tens of millions of users within Cyberspace Online, a virtual reality platform. You play as PATCH, an amnesiac that has somehow found their way into Cyberspace after it was closed off to reality. The voice in your head known as NEPENTHE serves as your guide as you fight your way to the DATASPIRE, which supposedly contains the way back to reality.

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Controls:

• WASD - Movement
• SPACE - Jump
• SHIFT - Dash
• CTRL - Crouch/Slide
• 1/2/3/4 - Switch to BLAZE/RIPPLE/VINE/GALE
• LMB - Attack
• MMB - CORE CYBERHACK Activation / CORE CYBERHACK Reset
  • GRAVITY SWITCH = ⮝, ⮜, ⮟, ⮞, ⮝, ⮞, ⮟, ⮜, (⮝/⮜/⮟/⮞/🡹)
• RMB - Block / Parry
• ESC - Pause Menu

You should be able to rebind your controls in the settings, though I haven't extensively tested it.

Should your settings become irreparably damaged, you can delete them by navigating to:

%appdata%/Roaming/DUALWORLDERS/DWD_DATASPIRE

and deleting the user_config.ini file.

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DATASPIRE's gameplay centers around applying four elements to enemies: BLAZE, RIPPLE, VINE, and GALE.

Applying two different elements onto an enemy will consume the elements and trigger one of ten elemental reactions:

1. OBLITERATE - BLAZE + RIPPLE, turns the enemy into a timebomb that deals AoE damage after a short time.
2. SCORCH - BLAZE + VINE, the enemy deals and takes 2x damage.
3. ELECTRIFY - BLAZE + GALE, the enemy is stunned for an extended duration.
4. OVERGROWTH - RIPPLE + VINE, the attacker will heal a set amount of health with each hit.
5. CHILL - RIPPLE + GALE, the enemy is slowed and has the FREEZE element applied to them.
6. ERODE - VINE + GALE, the enemy's armor is decreased.
7. THAW - BLAZE + FREEZE, the enemy instantly detonates, dealing AoE damage that is slightly weaker than OBLITERATE.
8. RIME - RIPPLE + FREEZE, the enemy is frozen in ice, and FREEZE is re-applied.
9. INFEST - VINE + FREEZE, the enemy's faction changes to one that is hostile to all other factions.
10. FRACTURE - GALE + FREEZE, increases knockback against enemy; and if the enemy is RIMED then the ice is shattered and they detonate, dealing AoE damage.

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Latest version: 0.0.1a

This is a demo build that I am showcasing at my university's poster night event. Please keep in mind that a lot of stuff is unfinished and is subject to change. Any feedback or bug reports are welcome!

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You are free to use any assets I made for this game that are available. In the future I will be making the game's Github repository public; however, please respect the GPLv3 License and the licenses of any materials used within DATASPIRE that were not made by me.