Terrafrontier

You are the vanguard, sent ahead to terraform a planet in preparation for your brethren's arrival in 40 years. You have biology, science, and weapons at your disposal. Do whatever it takes to make this harsh new planet a home, and prevent your opponent from messing with the delicate balance of parameters.

(This is a 72-hour submission for the SA Game Jam 2023)

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Terrafrontier is a turn- and tile-based strategy game about terraforming a planet while a competitor is doing the same, but with different goals. 

Place tiles to affect the global parameters -- temperature, oxygen, and radiation -- and get these values within a survivable range, randomized at the start of each game. The tiles you place give small effects, but stronger tiles can emerge by placing certain tiles next to each other. For example, a grass tile can be converted into a tree tile by placing three grass tiles and one water tile adjacent to it. There are several other converted tiles you can discover along the way.

The intended way to play is to discover combinations through experimentation and by accident, but if you're struggling to find combinations, some important ones are listed below.

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Credits

Art
Ed_Sforzati

Music
SleepingSafari

Design and coding
Jaco van Hemert

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Combinations

• Oxidizer: A gas crater tile next to another gas crater tile and any building tile.
• Mirror Array: A giant mirror array tile next to 5 other giant mirror array tiles.
• Field Generator: A solenoid tile next to 4 other solenoid tiles.
• Tree: A grass tile next to a water tile and 3 other grass tiles.
• Forest: A tree tile next to 2 other tree tiles OR a tree tile next to 5 other plant tiles.
• Urban Area: A settlement tile next to another settlement tile and any 2 building tiles.