picolite

picolite is a space trading and combat game for the pico8 fantasy console, based on elite: the new kind (christian pinder, link) from the original classic by david braben and ian bell (link).

flight controls:

• left/right - roll
• up/down - climb
• o - fire
• x+left/right - switch between lasers and missiles
• x+up/down - accelerate/decelerate
• pause menu - hyperspace/auto pilot/ecm/energy bomb

dock controls:

• pause menu - change screen
• o - select planet
• x - launch
• up/down - change item/scroll
• left/right - sell/buy item

hud - fs (front shield), as (aft shield), ct (cabin temperature), lt (laser temperature), al (altitude), sp (speed), fu (fuel)

** under development **

this project is currently under development, if you spot any bugs please let me know. features may change and there will be gameplay and balance issues.