https://drake-blue.itch.io/oust Play the first 12 asteroids here on the web*with an extra bonus asteroid unique to the demo*Buy the full game for access to all 42 in the Corvus field, OustEd the editor and extra asteroid fields *coming soon*.OustEd the Oust Editor is now available with the full version of Oust.Fly your ship within the hollow asteroids of Corvus to retrieve precious, glowing Clystron orbs and yellow jump-suited prisoners. Deliver them to green transmitters that will beam them away to safety.Destroy the security systems that seem to have spun out of control and search for the keycards needed to access deeper areas beyond your insertion point. It's believed that there is a store of advanced Nova weaponry somewhere in the facility that you may be able to utilise. Controls
Until this morning you were just another class 2 office worker for The Regime, wending your way through a grey existence and only dimly aware of attempts at insurrection and disruption against the self-proclaimed benevolent state. You'd never seen much benevolence, but they'd said those who were members of The Revolution were unthinking terrorists and besides, what else could there be other than The Regime? Then you opened that innocuous looking communication, read the activation code and suddenly you knew. You knew the location of a ship and that you must go to it immediately for the sake of your fellow beings; for all that is right; for The Revolution. A veil has been lifted from your eyes. Your mind is now clear. You have purpose again and that purpose is to do your part to bring down the evil Regime once and for all. Or die trying... Title ScreenUse Up/Down to choose a save slot for the current game. Left to select Solo or Co-op mode. Right to select rotation sensitivity. 1 is low for very slow response, 8 is high for very fast. The default is 5. Press X, V, M to continue and start the game. In FlightYour ship is shown at the centre of the screen. At the bottom right of the screen is your fuel reserve indicator. When fuel levels are changing the outline of this will glow white. As your fuel approaches warning, low and critical levels the gauge will change colour and eventually flash. If you run out of fuel only your gyros to allow rotation and weapon will continue to function; your engine and shield will not be operational. It comes with a powerful pulse firing gun capable of single fire or charged multi shots. Hold X, V or M to charge the weapon (solo mode). Release the button to fire charged shots. A quick press fires a single pulse; hold and release fires multiple in quick succession. The current charge is shown in the bottom left of the screen. Once the indicator flashes and the bar is full no more energy can be charged, but be warned, fuel is still used to maintain charge level at maximum. Your ship is equipped to use Nova technology by charging your gun to maximum then releasing it, but we were unable to source any bombs before your mission. Maybe you'll find some in the asteroids. Solo Flight ModeThis is the default control method for Oust. In this mode, the orientation of the ship and its gun sight are always the same and a single player controls all ship's functions. Co-op Flight ModeIn co-op mode, another agent can take over and control the aim and firing of your ship's weapons independently of its flight orientation, as a gunner. This mode can be toggled on the Start screen and at any time in-game on the pause screen by using the left and right controls. Careful synchronisation between pilot and gunner is required for successful teamwork and Drake Blue Games is not responsible for any animosity generated by failure to achieve this. Pause ScreenPressing P, Return or Start pauses the game. This screen shows:
MapThe map shows the current asteroid topology.
Pressing P, Return or Start again brings up the normal PICO-8 pause menu. Use Up and Down to change the selected option and either button (Z,X,C,V,N,M etc.) to activate it. This menu has the following extra options, followed by the usual PICO-8 ones:
The remaining are PICO-8's standard options that may vary depending on exactly how Oust is being played. Note the following, however:
Tips
OustEdBuy Oust and get access to OustEd the editor used to make the game. Get access to extra levels as they are released. For more information check here: https://drakeblue.com/ousted v1.0.1Tweak to Cranog asteroid to remove a particularly annoying hole that a prisoner can get stuck in. v1.1.0
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