heliopause for the pico-8
2D space exploration and combat on the Pico-8.
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Screenshots
| Defend your planet | Get blown up |
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| Random Ships | Minimap and Overlay |
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| Overkill Starfield | With Options |
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| Gas Giants | Terran Planets (and more!) |
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Features
- Simple 2D Newtonian Flight Model
- Configurable starfield graphics
- Procedurally generated ships
- Procedurally generated planets
- 3D planet rotation (courtesy of gamax92)
- Simple autopilot
- Multicannons
- Explosions
- Pretty dumb AI
- Better AI
- Sound Effects
- Music
- Title screen (courtesy of EatMoreCheese)
- Homing missiles
- Offscreen targeting and missile impacts
- Better token optimization
- More planet types
- Inventory with items and more weapons
- Shipyards?
- Save games?
- Story?
I'm looking for help with any of the above, let me know if you'd like to contribute! The game currently uses 7188/8192 tokens but most of the above should fit.







