The Nine Second Rule

Description

The Nine Second Rule is a 2D platformer game made in Unity.

Downloads (https://nightly.link)

• Linux 64-bit
• macOS Universal
• Windows
• Windows 64-bit

Alternatively, use nightly.link to generate a download link for a specific branch other than main (the branch that'll be used for full game releases).

Linux and Windows

Linux and Windows builds do not need any special permissions to run.

macOS

macOS builds are not signed yet, so permissions are needed to run them.

1. Open Terminal and run the following command:

    chmod +x ~/Downloads/The\ Nine\ Second\ Rule\ -\ StandaloneOSX.app/Contents/MacOS/The\ Nine\ Second\ Rule

2. Open the game as an administrator, by right clicking and clicking 'Open' in the context menu.

Notes on Downloads

1. View branches here and pick one.

2. Copy the branch name (e.g. main).

3. Use the link https://nightly.link/notangoose/The-Nine-Second-Rule/workflows/main/<BRANCH>/Build-Standalone<PLATFORM>.zip.

   	<BRANCH>	<PLATFORM>
   Description	Branch to get the latest build from	Platform to build for
   Accepted values	Any branch name from step 2	Linux64, OSX, Windows, Windows64
   Example	main	OSX

   Examples: main branch, macOS: https://nightly.link/notangoose/The-Nine-Second-Rule/workflows/main/main/Build-StandaloneOSX.zip cool-new-feature branch, Windows 64-bit: https://nightly.link/notangoose/The-Nine-Second-Rule/workflows/main/cool-new-feature/Build-StandaloneWindows64.zip

Controls

There is currently no information about controls in the game, so here you go:

Control	Keys	Description
(Double) Jump	W, Up Arrow	Travel across large gaps and scale walls
Fallthrough	S, Down Arrow	Fall through one way platforms
Move Left	A, Left Arrow	Traverse the level and hold walls
Move Right	D, Right Arrow	Traverse the level and hold walls
Select Level	Escape	Play another level or quit the game
Reset	R	Respawn the player at the starting position
Dash	Space	Run faster than ever before

Game Elements

• Platform
  • Horizontal
  • Both sides have collision
  • Always supports you :D
• One Way Platform
  • Like a Platform
  • Fall through it with the Fallthrough key
• Wall
  • Vertical
  • Both sides have collision
  • Can be scaled easily by moving towards it and jumping like no-one's watching
• Spring
  • Jump on it to go higher and higher and higher
  • And higher
• Spike
  • Triangular
  • Don't touch!
• Turret
  • Shoots projectiles straight at regular intervals
• Enemies
  • Diamond shaped
  • Moves back and forth and tries to kill you
• Key
  • Looks like a... key
  • Bobs up and down and glows
  • Collect it and finish the level to unlock the next secret level
• Finish
  • Circular
  • Get here to win!