Root Access

1. 2. 3. ... ROOT ACCEsS . . . . 

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WARNING: Nature has found a back door. Fungal hyphae have integrated with the mainframe, turning every door into a neural synapse. As the last surviving interface, you must navigate this bio-digital labyrinth, manage resources and manage to provide what is need to the trees around you. Regain Root Access or be consumed by the update.

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System Operations: How to Play

Network Expansion: Use the hyphae to bridge the gap between your mainframe and the environment. Every [GROW], [DISCOVER] and [INSPECT] bio/chemical signalsuses a lot of Resources, so use them carefully.

Things You Should Try

• Find all the trees
• Grow as big as possible
• Try and run out of phosphorus, carbon, or nitrogen on a node
• Let two trees die to see your score 

Peripheral Inputs 

• Mouse Scroll Wheel: Zoom IN and OUT
• Left Mouse Click: Interact
• Hold Right Mouse Button: PAN 

Hydration Protocol

• Objective: Ensure the survival of all Arboreal Units (Trees). 
• Method: Route water through your fungal pathways to keep the forest’s "biological signal" online. When you find a tree and you let 2 of them die, you lose.

Resource Balancing

• Manage the delicate equilibrium between Biological Energy and Water Reserves.
• Warning: Overextending your network may lead to critical system dehydration.

Sequential Decryption

• Navigate each sector to regain Root Access. Use the following terminal bio/chemical signals:
  • [GROW]: Absorb essential nutrients to expand your reach.
  • [DISCOVER]: Reveal and initialize new nodes in your immediate vicinity.
  • [OFFER] & [NEED]: Exchange resources between nodes.
  • [SYMBIOSIS]: Only available with trees, where you provide Water and receive Sugar.
  • [INSPECT]: Analyze a specific node to identify the available resources in that area.

Visual Interfaces (Map Modes)

• HYPHAE: Displays the intricate underground network of roots and fungal connections.
• GROUND: Pinpoints the two primary life-support resources: Water and Sugar.
• CONNECTION LINES: A simplified schematic of all active node connections, highlighting the real-time transfer of resources.

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P.S.: Expansion is a Risk, but standing still is also not an option.

All image assets free to use. 

Alec coded and sound designed.

Ana created graphics, art directed, and coded as well (allegedly).

This is our first game in Godot! 

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Protocol: HORMONE-SHIELD active. Cutting digital feed to preserve Arboreal Units. Do not attempt to reconnect.

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