Tracing the Signal

Pilot a spaceship to uncover the origin of a mysterious signal appearing through a black hole! These ships don't have much power so you'll need to rely on using the gravity of planets to guide them as much as possible. Upgrade your ship by collecting star chunks!

Controls and how to play:

Thrusters

• Using your ships thrusters consumes power.
• A and D turn you slightly,
• W and S speed up and slow down the ship.
• Gliding through space freely uses your thrusters and consumes power.

Slinging with gravity

• Holding SPACEBAR will let you sling around the closest object, ie, a planet or star
• This doesn't consume any power.
• Slinging around a star will charge the ship's batteries BUT it will also increase your ship's temperature

How to not die!

• You will explode if you hit a planet or star.
• You will explode if you get too hot.
• You will explode if you run out of power for some reason... who thought that was a good idea?

Just don't do those things if you want to not explode

Credits:

Game by Charlton Lane

Music by Kevin McLeod

Rising Tide (faster) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5028-rising-tide-faster-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Rising by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4290-rising
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Hiding Your Reality by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3875-hiding-your-reality
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

An Upsetting Theme by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3362-an-upsetting-theme
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Voxel Revolution by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7017-voxel-revolution
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Created for the Area of Effect Game Jam 2021

Have fun!