tic80-stuff/spiritbreakers/README.md

Bustin' makes me feel good

Elements

• City map - create a path, no backsies
  • Go to HQ to replenish:
    • Fallen crew
    • Traps
  • Go to flashing block to capture ghost
    • go to Driving
  • Ghosts (roamers) occasionally assemble to form Marshmelo Guy - can be stopped for $$$?, failure deducts $$$?
    • Can be interrupted by quickly laying bait before formation
  • "Drive" over ghosts (roamers) on map to freeze, then driving path sucks em up
    • Each roamer that makes it to Zuul increases PK by 100
• Driving
  • Suck up ghosts (roamers) if ghost sucking equipment is equipped
• Capture - success gives $$$, failure adds 300 PK
  • When time to bust:
    • Lay trap position
    • Position left guy
    • Position right guy
    • Fire streams
    • Move in
    • Fire trap
  • Failing causes PK meter to go up and incapacitate a crew member
• Game over
  • If player has less money than starting money when PK reaches 9999, immediate game over
  • Gatekeeper and keymaster join forces at Zuul, you have enough money, but you don't have two busters
  • You do get two busters into Zuul

• New Game+

  • If successful in finishing game, get a passcode/name / savegame to redo with ending money

    Tech Tree

    Cars

    Each car is ranked in three categories.

  • Speed: The top speed and acceleration.

  • Capacity: How many items it can hold.

  • Drift: How far it slips when another car hits it.

• Economy - $2000

  • Holds up to six tools. Very light. Slips a long way when hit.

• Hearse (canonical) - $4800

  • Holds up to nine tools. Medium weight. Slips some when hit.

• Common - $6000

  • Holds up to eleven tools. Heavy. Slips some when hit.

• Sportscar - $12000

  • Holds up to eight tools. Very heavy. Hardly slips at all when hit.

    Tools

• PK Energy Detector - $400 - Turns a city block blue when ghost activity going up (only works within 1 block radius) - ghost will be there if player goes when detected

• Marshmelo Sensor - $800 - Turns a city block white when melo attack detected (only works within 1 block radius)

• Image Intensifier - $800 - Makes ghosts easier to see when bustin

• Super PKE Detector - $1200 - Works same as regular PKE Detector, but for entire city at once

• Super Marshmelo Sensor - $2000 - Works same as regular Marshmelo Sensor, but for entire city at once

• Ghost Vacuum - $800 - Suck up ghosts while driving - provides cash (?)

• Ghost Bait - $400 - Attract ghosts and prevent melomang

• Ghost Trap - $500 - One required

• High Capacity Trap - $2500 - Can hold three ghosts

• Laser Confinement System - $8000 - Never empty traps again

• Super Ion Beam - $3000 - Beam energy lasts longer

• Ghost Paralysis System - $3500 - Makes ghosts slower and easier to catch

• Turbo Charger - $4500 - Makes car faster (maybe replace with a boost system)

• Super Ghost Vacuum - $3200 - Sucks at a longer range