XTYLOS

You are a scientist. In an experiment gone wrong, you’ve unleashed hordes of hybrid creatures on the alien planet of Xtylos. Now you must use your scientific knowledge to eradicate these creatures and save the planet.

1-3 players will work together to fight waves of hybrid creatures using their selected branch of science. Players can choose between a Heliophysicist, who wields space weather like ion storms and meteorites; an Acoustician, who specialises in acoustics and rhythm; and an Engineer, who summons swarms of drones to attack enemies. 

PLEASE FILL OUT THE FEEDBACK FORM:

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TECH TEST NOTES

Players will be greeted by a login screen for online multiplayer. Please login using the following login credentials:

If the logins do not work, select the sign up option instead and fill out some details. Passwords should have at least 1 uppercase character, 1 number, and 1 special character.

Upon logging in, you will enter a lobby. You can then send friend requests to players by pressing F to open to friends menu, and inputting their friend code and pressing Add. Your friend code can be found by pressing the Friend Code button, underneath the Start button. You can then find your friends in the Online section, and invite or join them.

Note that it may take upwards of one minute for the Online list to refresh. If it has not refreshed within three minutes, try reloading the Itch page. Your login should be remembered. 

Once all players have joined the same lobby, they may select their character and set their status to ready using the Ready button. Once all players are ready, the game can then start.

Players will be loaded into a test scene in which they can try out their abilities, attack test dummies, and capture an objective by standing on the area. 

CONTROLS

General

WASD - Movement

SHIFT - Sprint

SPACE - Jump

TAB - View character abilities

Engineer

LEFT CLICK - Summon a number of Defense Drones, up to 2, that follow you around and attack nearby enemies. Intended to knock enemies backwards.

RIGHT CLICK - Fire a projectile where you look, causing all of your drones to target that enemy and swarm them. The drones will return after a brief period.

E - Summon a number of Attack Drones, up to a limit. Drones will attack nearby enemies.

CTRL - Command your Defense Drones to summon healing fields at their location.

Acoustician

LEFT CLICK - Summon a disc projectile that flies in the direction of your cursor.

Heliophysicist

LEFT CLICK (Hold) - Fire a beam of ions in the direction you look, dealing damage to enemies and applying a stack of the Ionised status effect, causing enemies to take damage over time.

RIGHT CLICK *BROKEN* - Summon a meteor at your cursor location. DOES NOT CURRENTLY WORK.

CTRL - Emit a magnetic pulse at your location, dealing damage to nearby enemies and launching you into the air.

SPACE (HOLD) - Fall slowly through the air. 

KNOWN BUGS

There are some known bugs within this build. This bug list includes:

• The Heliophysicist's meteorite not spawning.
• The Heliophysicist being unable to contribute to capturing the objective. 
• The Acoustician's particle effects not playing, making it seem like they only have 1 functioning ability.
• Several abilities not being visible to other players during multiplayer.

If you encounter any bugs not mentioned, please list them in the tech test form!