"Lord of the Stars"
By ArchMage Zeratul (Rodrigo Braz Monteiro)
http://zeratul.cellosoft.com

Latest windows binary will be available at http://zeratul.cellosoft.com/lots.php
alleg41.dll and alfont.dll also available on that URL, for those who need it
If the game crashes, try downloading alleg41.dll and putting on same folder as game, chances are that you have a different WIP




- CONTROLS -

Default controls:

Q: Move up
D: Move down
Left click/Space bar: Fire
Mouse left/right: Move color slider
Left/right arrows: Move color slider (keyboard)
P: pause

I recommend you to use mouse movement and button to choose color and shoot, and Q/D to move. It might seem a little weird at first, but you'll get used to it very fast. :)

Also, you'll use arrows/enter/esc to navigate around screens. Should be obvious.



- HOW TO PLAY -

Once you choose your pilot, game will start. You can only choose four pilots at first, but every time you finish the game, a new pilot gets unlocked.

Gameplay is very simple. Avoid enemy attacks and shoot them with the same color as they are. The closer the colors are, the more damage you will inflict. If you're fighting a red enemy, shoot him with a red beam.



- ABOUT -

This game was hacked together for TINS '05 contest.
Tools used in the development of this game:
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2003
- Adobe Photoshop CS
- Nero Wave Editor

By the way, I intend to write a proper help file later.



- COMPILE NOTES -

I used the following libraries:

- Allegro WIP 4.1.8
- FBlend 0.5-beta1
- Alfont 1.9.2
- Algif 1.2

It compiles fine under MSVC 7.1 and MingW (using gcc 3.2.8)
I'm including makefile for mingw, but it should be easy enough to compile anywhere.