
Built To Quill
A downloadable game for Windows
Cosmic Cat’s Response to the DES315 Module, brief: Repel & Attract from 4J studios
Game Summary
Built to Quill is a third person, strategic movement shooter for PC in which you play as a porcupine who has lost her entire village to the wrath of the bugs. In the slaughter, you made it out. But not intact. With your quills all gone, you have spent your time away preparing for revenge, crafting an armour that covers your fragile body, one that allows you to attack en masse.
Repel quills at enemies with the ability to attract them back, dealing damage both ways. This armour adds even more quills than was previously thought possible by all porcupine kind, but don't get too excited… your ammo is your armour. Although your enemies hit hard, with your armour you can quill out, and reclaim your village now that you are Built to Quill.
Features
The cosy, whimsical little village of Pine Hills is yours to explore, if you can get through the hordes of hostile insects that have taken up residence there.
Come face to face with two enemy varieties. The grunt may look pathetic, but in large numbers they can quickly overwhelm you, so be wary. The shield bug carries an impenetrable shield, making them impossible to shoot from the front.
Your ammo remains embedded in the environment, ready to be retracted back to you. It may catch enemies by surprise from behind!
Surrounded by an overwhelming number of foes? Unleash your Quillbomb, an explosion of quills that is sure to have enemies think twice about facing you.
This game features two fantasy music tracks to jam to while you fight and progress through the level.
Controls
Movement | WASD |
Looking | Mouse |
Shooting | LMB |
Retracting | RMB |
Dash | LSHIFT |
Quill Bomb | Space |
Credits
Alika Arnott | 2D art |
Andrew Mackay | 3D art / Design |
Eden Fernandes | Audio / 3D art |
Ewan Foley | Programming |
Katarzyna Dlugosz | 3D art / Animation |
Logan Reid | Programming / Design |
Lucy Hutchinson | Production / Design |
Innes Aitken | Design / Programming |
Thank you to our mentors from 4J Studios
Sidney Flavell
Thomas Fyfe
Stuart Hosking
Callum Roger
Kayla Wallace
Phil Wilson
We would like to thank our academic tutor Martin Lynagh for his feedback and continued support throughout this project.
Follow us (and relevant files)
Instagram: cosmiccat_official
Bluesky: CosmicCat-Official
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/TiCIROwE3Co
Progress Update: Built to Quill Production Plan - Art Progress.ppt
VSG: https://liveabertayac.sharepoint.com/:p:/r/sites/CosmicCat/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?...
Updated | 1 day ago |
Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows |
Authors | Cosmic Cat, Retr027, PurpleCrowbar, gaiabound, IMA |
Genre | Shooter |
Download
Install instructions
open the '.exe' file after extracting from the zip
Known Issues:
- Enemy bar does not work after dying and respawning at a checkpoint
- Battle music does not start after dying and respawning at a checkpoint
- enemies can get stuck on terrain
- Death Particle Lingering
- Wave start ui appears during tip card pop-up
- dash text is off centre
- quill trace shows where the projectile was retracted too when being shot again
Comments
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loved playing this at AGDX! Actually buzzing to play more!
Thank you so much for playing. The team is really happy you enjoyed it!