It’s been over 5 years since the last version of ArcherFire: Duet of Aces, was released. A new version is now available! Play online for free at itch.io.
All thru this years, I’ve been playing the game on and off, considering that the game, while flawed in some aspects, has something interesting: the controls, it’s biggest weakness, are at the same time what makes it different and challenging.
Today, after playing a bit with a friend. I decided it was time for an update.
There were some developments on this game after the original JS13K entry. End of 2018 I commissioned Ryan Malm, fellow js13k comrade, to extend the music of the game and to create a new track for the title screen, inspired by Tyrian’s OST (especially this track). I did this because I had some plans to take the game into Facebook Instant Games. So I invested some development time, alongside then-Slashware developer Kram, to create a mobile version with improved controls to appease a less-hardcore market.
The FBIG version, or even a mobile version, are unlikely to see the light of the day, for many different reasons. So I decided it didn’t make sense to keep the music tracks hidden from the public any longer; this version also packs some small but important usability improvements:
- Add Settings menu and allow changing the volume of music and sound effects
- Use arrow keys instead of numpad for player 2
- Display ships energy
- Replace Arial with Kanit from Google Web Fonts
Have fun and team up with a friend! can you go past Round 5, and/or score over 1500 points?
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