Fleet Forger — Demo Version

Fleet Forger is a fast-paced game about building your own fleet of spaceships and battling endless waves of the Swarm - a relentless enemy that grows stronger with every passing minute! The tougher the enemies you defeat, the more Honor Points you earn, allowing you to unlock upgrades, grow your power, and return stronger than ever to decimate the Swarm.

Good luck, pilot - the galaxy depends on you!

Controls

WASD - Move
E / Q - Switch active ability

Screens Overview

Main Menu - Start a new game, continue from your last save (if available), or adjust your settings - including key bindings and audio.
Upgrade Menu - Spend your accumulated Honor Points on permanent upgrades to strengthen your fleet for future runs.
Character Selection - Choose one of three unique characters. A character must be selected before starting a game.
Game Screen - Battle the Swarm! Use the pause menu to temporarily stop the action and adjust certain settings.

Important Gameplay Notes

Your score converts into Honor Points used for upgrades.
Starting a new run will not save your earned score. To properly calculate and receive your Honor Points, you must allow your character to be defeated.
The game is at it's best in full screen mode!

A Message to All Players

Thank you for playing this demo version of Fleet Forger! There’s much more to come: random events, boss fights, additional characters, new upgrades, diverse enemy types!

All comments, feedback and criticism will be appreciated!

More information

Status	In development
Platforms	HTML5
Rating	Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings)
Author	ReForming
Made with	Unity
Tags	2D, Arcade, Atmospheric, No AI, Pixel Art, Sci-fi, Space, Top-Down

Comments

jadedrakerider184 days ago

I get an error

Failed to download file Build/Build.data.br. Loading web pages via a file:// URL without a web server is not supported by this browser. Please use a local development web server to host Unity content, or use the Unity Build and Run option.

ReForming184 days ago

That is really strange, do you download anything from the page? It is supposed to be a purely web-based game, and as far as I have tested it there have been no issues. Could you send here a screenshot of what is happening?

jadedrakerider173 days ago

Sure. Here you go. This is the version launched from the Itch launcher.

And this is the version launched from the file-explorer in Windows.

ReForming172 days ago

Hi, thanks for the screenshots! Fleet Forger is a web-based game, so it will not work if you download it (screenshot 2) - you can only play it by clicking start game button on the itch.io page. On screenshot 1, it seems like you are running it with the web player plugin which is no longer supported by Unity, so there might be some compatibility issues with it that I can't fix on my end :( . The best advice I can give is to play directly on the page with "Run Game" button - that should work without an issue

jadedrakerider171 days ago

Got it. That’s a bummer, but it explains some other problems I have had.

This is a good start. There are some issues I would like to see addressed:

The hit box appears to be quite large, especially in the rear of the ship.
Needing to click and fire causes some hand-eye coordination issues and I am not sure I like it or dislike it. On one hand, that’s the point right? On the other, it seems odd that I wouldn’t want to be shooting wherever the cursor is located.
There are loading issues I saw with background sprites popping in.
A blue damage indicator is weird. It took me a while to realize that’s what it was.

ReForming171 days ago

Thank you for the feedback! I will address those one by one.

That is sort of intentional, since the character is so much faster than the enemies – if the hitbox was smaller, it would be almost impossible to lose; although it is perhaps a lack of playtesting.
It allows for better precision, allowing the players to only shoot when they want; this is especially important when it comes to secondary ability, that tends to have a longer cooldown.
I will look into it – allthough I cannot see them, I know where those might appear.
I think a tutorial explaining the main mechanics of the game is going to solve that issue – I will be finishing it as soon as I can :)

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Pixel World Studio187 days ago

nice design suggests adding some juicy effects and it will be perfect

ReForming187 days ago

Thank you for the review! Currently working on some cool explosion effects for the enemies, I think those will fit really nicely!

Jesshiyoo188 days ago

I really love the visuals!

ReForming187 days ago

Thank you!!!

VenomRex189 days ago

Really cool concept, few things to suggest:

1. Maybe add a tutorial or some indications on what to do because it took me bit to figure it out

2. I think you should change the sound of the firing, I thought I was pinging the ships against me.

Other than that it's an awesome game :D

ReForming189 days ago(+1)

Thank you very much for playing and for the feedback! Tutorial is an awesome idea - I will be adding it as soon as possible!