Gene Wars

[NOTE: QWERTY keyboard can change the controls of player 1 to WASD instead of ZQSD during the start menu]

Multiplayer game, 2 to 4 players on the same screen (and same keyboard), for Windows 64bits Unreal Winter jam 2019

THEME: ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR

Confront your fellow players in a battle for the best genes!

Reproduce with willing NPCs to build up the best genes.

Confront your fellow players in a reproduction battle. The player that transmit the most genes to the offspring wins.

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From 2 to 4 players on the same screen and the same keyboard.

At start, each player can configure 4 keys for movement (for instance WASD) and 1 key for action. (Sorry no analog stick available because I didn't have my pôwered USB hub to test with gamepads, however gamepad keys might still work - untested-)

Action key  allows reproduction with willing NPCs, it's a quinary gender species, each NPC has a gender symbolized with an icon. 

Each player has a list of compatible genders visible on the top of the screen.

Whether reproducing wit a player or an NPC, a Dominant gene will always win against a Recessive gene, 2 Dominants genes can mutate into anything, 2 Recessive genes have an equal chance of winning.  Each partner compete with 6 genes.

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Credits

Designed and  develop in solo by Stephan Gimenez

Pre-made assets used:

• Advanced village pack: houses and trees
• GodLikeControls: icon barred circle
• Human Vocalizations: some  voice sound effects
• NecrosUtilityMatPack: various materials
• Unreal Engine Starter content
• Widget "censored" done during Ludum Dare 43