A downloadable game for Windows

As the pilot of space mech you are on a mission to investigate a dark planet. Your ABAS (Artificial battle assistance system) is by your side every step of the way, to help you navigate and fight. You navigate by sound only, with the help of the sonar mechanic.

This games uses 3d audio for directional sound, using headphones strongly recommended! 

Controls

  • Move - WASD
  • Turn Left/Right - Arrow keys
  • Fire - Shift
  • Sonar - Spacebar
  • Read Manual - ?
  • Skip Intro - Tab
  • Exit game - ESC

Accessibility

This game aims to be fully accessible for the blind. Therefore it does not contain any visuals. Everything is communicated through audio.

Not yet supported

  • No controller support yet
  • Remapping is possible through the input.config, but the voicelines will not change to reflect this (also only a few special characters are supported)

Hotfix version

  • There was an issue that made the game initalization failed, which is fixed in the hotfix version (i still left the original version there, if you want to try it, you'll have to change some windows settinsg for that, see install instructions)
  • This version is almost identical to the jam version, but i added a change to the victory music (which was done before the hotfix already)
More information
StatusPrototype
PlatformsWindows
AuthorMastergammler
Tagsaccessible, audio-game, blind-friendly, Space
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard
AccessibilityBlind friendly

Download

Download
abas-v0.1-hotfix.zip 16 MB
Download
abas-v0.1-gamejamversion.zip 15 MB

Install instructions

Compatibility:  Windows 8 or above

Just unzip and run the abas-game.exe.

For keyboard remapping change the values in res/input.config file. This has currently only limited support for special characters (as stated in the file).

Playing the original jam version

There is an issue with the audio device initialization in the original game jam version. You can still play it, you just have to adjust some windows settings:

1. Open windows sound settings (Settings -> Sound)
2. Scroll down and select Sound Control Panel
3. Select your device (usually called Speakers) -> Properties
4. Tab Advanced -> change format to 44100 Hz & apply

If you play the hotfix version this is no longer necessary!

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