The Battle for the Solar System

The Pandoran War

Introduction

The Battle for the Solar System - The Pandoran War is a 2D space shooter, based on the space opera novels by Stephen J Sweeney.

Note: this game is still under heavy development and will feature bugs, incomplete sections, and a numerous other issues until it reaches v1.0. Likewise, this gameplay manually will evolve over time, to become more detailed and helpful.

Galactic Map

This is the main mission select screen. Here, you can move around and select star systems in which to undertake missions. Star Systems that have missions will emit red circles at regular intervals. Yellow circles will be emitted by star systems that have no active missions, but still have challenges that can be attempted.

Controls

Arrow keys	Scroll galactic map
Return	Select Star System
Escape	Menu

Star Systems

The Star System view shows a list of missions available for that star system. Missions must be played sequentially, with the next available mission being highlighted in yellow. The right-hand side of the star system view displays an overview of the mission, including the class of craft the player will be piloting, and the name of the pilot and their squadron.

Controls

Arrow keys	Scroll galactic map
Return	Select Star System
Escape	Menu

Missions

Each mission has various objectives that the player must finish in order to complete the mission successfully. The mission ends when the player either successfully completes all the objectives, or is killed.

Controls

Left arrow	Rotate anti-clockwise
Right arrow	Rotate clockwise
Up arrow	Accelerate
Down arrow	Decelerate
Left control	Fire main cannons
Return	Launch missile
Tab	Display objectives
Escape	Menu

About

This game is based on the Battle for the Solar System novel trilogy by Stephen J Sweeney. You can learn more about the trilogy by visiting:

www.battleforthesolarsystem.com