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###Download Instructions
The link below will download the .zip file of the GitHub repo of Astro.
Extract the files and find the Astro.exe, which is located in the astro_game folder.
Windows users will be able to double-click Astro.exe and you should be able to play.
Mac users will need to have software (such as WineBottler) which allow Windows programs to run on Mac machines. This will allow you to then double-click Astro.exe to play the game.
Linux users will need to have software (such as Wine) which allow Windows programs to run on Linux machines. This will allow you to then double-click Astro.exe to play the game.
A youtube video explaining these instructions and playing through the tutorial can be found here: Astro Video Demonstration
Astro is a sci-fi themed, roguelike, RPG. It is written in C++, utilizing libTCOD and SDL. Currently, the game is playable on Windows and Linux machines. The version control system for this project is GitHub. Astro's code is open-source and can be forked from the GitHub repo.
A classified military space station - the Astroverious - communication signals have gone dark. You have been sent on a solo mission is to retrieve information, including the ship’s black box as well as other info, about why communication went dark and what was happening inside the Astroverious.
Upon investigating, you find that there are weird alien-like creatures all over the ship. These aliens manifest themselves as their own entities but also have spores which can control both people and robots. This allows there to be multiple enemy types: Aliens, infected human crew, infected robot crew, infected ship systems, malfunctioning robots, and more.