Long Shot

About

Long Shot is an early prototype of a turn-based strategy artillery game set in space, inspired by classics of the genre, such as Worms, but with a twist of Newtonian gravity.

Featuring:

• Explosions and destructible terrain
• Slingshot maneuvers
• Space lasers

Basic Instructions

In each turn, a player can first move around, then fire a weapon, and then retreat for a short while. The last surviving tank wins the game.

Some weapons (such as the "Targeting Computer") are modifiers for the next shot and do not end the turn.

Currently, all players need to be human, but AI enemies are planned eventually.

Keybindings

See below for the basic controls. All keybindings can also be found in the settings menu.

Action	Keyboard/Mouse	Game pad
Drive	A/D	Left Stick X
Aim	Q/E	Left Stick Y
Adjust force	W/S	Left/Right Trigger
Select weapon	Tab, Right Mouse Button	B (XBox)
Fire	Space	X (XBox)
Flying: Thrust	W	Right Trigger
Flying: Rotate	A/D	Left Stick X
Pan Camera	Mouse, Arrow Keys	Right Stick
Zoom Camera	Mouse Wheel, Page Up/Page Down	Left/Right Bumper
Pause Menu	Esc	Start

Notes:

• The "Flying" controls only apply to the RC Missile weapon at the moment.
• Some weapons require additional targeting by moving the camera and/or the aim keys, and are subsequently launched by pressing the "Fire" key again.

Network Multiplayer (Experimental)

This demo contains a highly experimental network multiplayer mode. Joining games is currently only possible by directly entering the IP and port. It uses the TCP protocol and the port is hard-coded to 8972. All this is subject to change.