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A submission to Bullet Hell Jam 6.

Play as a moth on a journey into the forest while dodging enemy projectiles using

W A S D - for movement.

and fight back using

SPACE - for shooting.

At any time press

P - to pause the game.

Getting hit won't deplete your health, but it will make you U N S T A B L E.

Programming (and some art) by Thomas Sebring - https://qsebring3930.itch.io/
Music (and some programming) by Tommy Li – https://fishebowl.itch.io/

Previously Made Art and Asset Credits

- Moth Sprite by raccoontruck – https://raccoontruck.itch.io/fluttering-tiger-moth

- Fonts by VRTXrry – https://vrtxrry.itch.io/dungeonfont

- Overlays adapted from Moonshine (Lua Shader Tutorial) by vrld – https://github.com/vrld/moonshine

- Animations adapted from this youtube video by Challacade - 

- The base of my code/file structure, button logic, menu, and understanding of love.draw(), love.update(dt), and love.load() were adapted from this youtube video by FreeCodeCamp.org - 

- Projectile Trails by pixelfranek – https://pixelfranek.itch.io/free-textures-of-light

- Backgrounds by Free Game Assets – https://free-game-assets.itch.io/

- Buttons/Boxes by crusenho – https://crusenho.itch.io/complete-ui-essential-pack

Licensing

Some assets are licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

This includes: Buttons/Boxes by crusenho – [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

**Currently I have only built the game for Windows, but if you have a Mac or Linux computer and would still like to play my game you can download the repo here: https://github.com/qsebring3930/Heart-of-the-Forest and follow the official love distribution instructions for creating a Mac or Linux executable here: https://love2d.org/wiki/Game_Distribution

**I am still working out the kinks for a browser playable version using love.js, it will be coming soon (Update: It's hereeeeee (and only works in chrome?).

Updated 9 days ago
Published 16 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows
AuthorsTwistedSquiddy, Tommy Li
GenreShooter
Made withLÖVE
TagsBullet Hell, Hand-drawn, Pixel Art, psychedelic

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HotfApp V3 (Post JAM Update).zip 131 MB
HotfApp V2 (JAM Submission).zip 123 MB

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