Deft Machine: A Unique Blend of Dynamic Platformer and 2D Physics Simulator

In Deft Machine, you'll take control of an unconventional off-road vehicle equipped with a compact cabin, a three-axle motor drive, a vertical springy mechanism, a small turbo jet engine, and a heavy rotational mace that serves as your primary weapon. Additionally, the vehicle features a confined trunk with slots for storing extra weaponry and supplies.

Your mission is to maneuver this deft machine across challenging terrains, combat enemy creatures, destroy obstacles, balance on dynamic platforms, and collect various guns and items along the way.

Game Mechanics and Features:

• 2D Physics Engine: The game heavily relies on a 2D physics engine, ensuring realistic interactions between game objects.
• Destructible Environment: Almost everything in the game world is breakable, with broken platforms regenerating over time.
• Vehicle Health: Your machine's health decreases when it's hit, falls from heights, or gets squeezed by objects.
• Fuel Consumption: Every action, except using the trunk, consumes fuel.
• Time-Dependent Controls: Wheel torque, jump force, turbo thrust, and gunfire depend on timing.
• Temporal Abilities: Your vehicle can gain both positive and negative temporary abilities.
• On-the-Fly Management: You can restore health, fuel, and time, switch weapons, and more during gameplay.
• Control Skills: Mastering the vehicle and maintaining balance on moving platforms requires skill.
• Stuck Objects: Items stuck in the wheels can be managed using the mace.

Game Modes:

1. Campaign Mode

   Embark on a journey to a distant planet to test your vehicle's stability and your driving skills. Your tasks include breaking boxes, collecting keys to unlock exit doors, and using your machine's agility and your intelligence to progress through levels.

   Campaign Features and Mechanics:

   • Gold Transactions: Levels require gold to play, with rewards upon completion.
   • In-Game Store: Purchase weapons, health, fuel, time, and boosts before starting a level. Sell surplus items from your trunk.
   • Gold Mini-Game: Earn gold through the "Catch Gold" mini-game.
   • Gold Depletion: If you run out of gold without a way to earn more, you must start a new campaign.
   • Randomness and Luck: Some level of luck is involved due to randomness.
   • Auto-Save: Game progress is saved automatically with no manual save or load options.

   This mode is designed as a challenging experience reminiscent of old-school games.

2. Sandbox Mode

   In this mode, you can spawn game objects from a factory menu at almost any point on the map. Build structures, spawn enemies, arm yourself, and engage in battles or just experiment freely.

   Sandbox Features and Mechanics:

   • Object Spawning: Select objects from the factory menu and place them on the map.
   • OverSpawn Option: Enable "OverSpawn" in Options to spawn objects inside static ground, though this may lead to non-physical behavior in rare cases.
   • Enemy Factions: Choose colors to assign factions to enemies.
   • Camera Control: Pan, zoom in/out, and toggle camera follow mode.
   • Factory Management: Enable/disable factory abilities and adjust the factory window's position, size, and opacity.

Deft Machine offers a unique and tough 2D platforming experience combined with an advanced physics simulator, providing a fresh and engaging gameplay experience.

What's New in Version 1.2.6

• Last updated on Aug 3, 2024
• Bugs fixed

Enjoy playing Deft Machine!

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