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

MovementWASD
LookingMouse
ShootingLMB
RetractingRMB
DashLSHIFT
Quill BombSpace

Credits

Alika Arnott2D art
Andrew Mackay 3D art / Design
Eden Fernandes Audio / 3D art
Ewan Foley Programming
Katarzyna Dlugosz 3D art / Animation
Logan ReidProgramming / Design
Lucy HutchinsonProduction / Design
Innes AitkenDesign / 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?...


Download

Download
Built To Quill v0.7.zip 839 MB

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!