disk-0 MADNESS
You are a lone space-disk in an unfriendly territory, survive for as long as you can!
A game written in Rust for the WASM-4 fantasy console during the WASM4 Game Jam #2, where it won 3rd place (and ranked #1 in the Fun category!).
Pronounce it how you want: "Disco madness" / "Disk O' madness" / "Disk-Zero madness".
How to play
- Absorb enemies of your color to gain points
- Avoid enemies of opposite colors (they will hurt you!)
- Switch your color strategically
- Use bombs to turn surrounding enemies into absorbable ones!
Controls [Keyboard]:
- Move with directional arrows ⬅⬇⬆➡
- Press X to change your disk's color in game
- Press Z anytime to change the game's palette.
Controls [Mouse]:
- Hold the left mouse button and the player's disk will follow the pointer.
- Right click to change your disk's color in game
- Middle click anytime to change the game's palette
Multiplayer instructions
Local Multiplayer
Local multiplayer is where everyone is playing on the same computer. To play local multiplayer, you can connect multiple physical USB controllers. Xbox or PlayStation controllers are known to work best.
If all you have is a keyboard, up to 3 players can be controlled from one keyboard using these keys:
| Player # | Directions | X button | Z button |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrows | . (period) | , (comma) |
| 2 | ESDF | A or Q | Tab or LShift |
| 3 | Numpad 8456 | Numpad * or . | Numpad - or Enter |
This key layout is designed to fit many hands on one keyboard somewhat comfortably.
Netplay
Hosting a netplay game is as easy as copy and pasting a link.
While playing any cart, press Enter to open the WASM-4 menu. Select "Copy Netplay URL". An invite link (like https://wasm4.org/netplay/#ABCDEF) will be copied to your clipboard for you to send to a friend. When your friend clicks your link, they'll instantly join your game.
Some caveats: Mouse input is disabled during netplay. State saving/loading and cart reset is currently disabled during netplay. Netplay is new and there may be bugs, please report issues.
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Comments
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love the concept and it plays well, but I think it needs one or two things to spice up the core loop (like the alien ships in asteroids or the power-ups in breakout).
I'd like to see a black-and-white mode for the highest possible contrast, and I'm not sure if there are minor frame hitches, but I think there might be. Cool game, thanks for making it!!
Haven't had a chance to look into multiplayer much but it seems to work all right.
(current high score holder at 291960, although screenshots imply you've gotten much higher)
Hey thanks for the feedback!
Have you tried switching to the 7th palette? it's really close to black-and-white!
I'll consider expanding it a bit to spice up the core loop, although I had in mind a very simple loop akin to Geometry Wars 2 - Pacifism mode when I was developing it. Maybe I'll add other modes or power-ups in the future.
High-score wise I've reached about x2000 multiplier (around 2 million points) in one game, I found it's easier to always keep the same colour and switch it only as a last resort :)