A.I.R. Borne

Story and  Setting:

A.I.R. Borne is set in the future where remote controlled robot free-for-all fighting events are now a billion dollar business. These robots are dropped into a battlefield where they compete to destroy as many of their opponents possible before the time runs out.

You are a pilot for your team and you are competing against fellow pilots for both glory and a position in the world championship. Will you come out victorious or end up sweeping up your own nuts and bolts?

Game Mechanic:

This game is a First Person Shooter (FPS). (For  those that do not already know) In an FPS, you control your character's view with the mouse/joystick and move with the keyboard/gamepad. You can fire your weapon with the Mouse Click. If you hit another player with your shot, they will be damaged. If a player loses all of their health, they will be destroyed and respawn after a delay. The player to shoot the killing blow will be awarded a kill.

The goal of this game is to destroy as many enemy robots as possible within the given round time.

The Unique mechanic is that you are only able to fire your weapon while you are airborne. This means that you cannot shoot unless you are not on the ground. Also, you have a limited amount of shots that will recharge while you are on the ground.

There are several powerups to pickup throughout the area that enhance your robot and can give it the edge it needs to come out on top. Unfortunately, they don't persist through death, so make use of them while you can.

This game and many more made by students will be complete and released for free at the Florida Polytechnic University Game Expo on April 23, 2022. Make sure to vote in the event for our game to win!

To play:

Download the current release build zip on this page. upzip that folder (windows  normally says  to extract in the file explorer) to a desired destination. Make sure that all of the files that were extracted are together. Run the .exe file and enjoy!

Controls:

WSAD - > movement

Mouse -> Camera control 

Left Click - > Shoot (If you are airborne)

Spacebar - > Jump (necessary to press if you have fallen  off of a platform to shoot)

Q - > ability button if it is an active ability

Tab - > Scoreboard toggle

Esc - > free  mouse

WARNING:

IN ORDER TO  SEE A ROOM THAT HAS BEEN CREATED, YOU SHOULD ALREADY BE IN THE ONLINE LOBBY PRIOR TO THE ROOM BEING MADE. OTHERWISE, THE ROOM MAY NEVER SHOW UP.

IF THE GAME ENDS AND YOU CAN'T MOVE YOUR MOUSE,  PRESS ALT+TAB TO MOVE TO ANOTHER  WINDOW AND CLOSE THE GAME CLIENT OUT.