🐜 Anterric

👥 Team Members

Name: Paul Colclough
Student Number: C23361081
Class Group: E
GitHub: Coakly , PCTUD

Name: Osman
Student Number: C23739895
Class Group: C
GitHub: OsmanAlec

Name: Oskar Sadowski
Student Number: C23341983
Class Group: D
GitHub: OzilooG

Name: Harshit Panchal
Student Number: C23419542
Class Group: C
GitHub: Artemis-Coder17

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🎯 What I am most proud of in the assignment

Harshit: I really enjoyed working on making smart enemy formations and designing how enemies follow the player and shoot projectiles.
Paul: I really enjoyed composing the score and making the Player Sprite as well as its animations. Oskar:
Shane:
Osman:

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📚 What I learned

Harshit:
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🎥 Video

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🖼️ Screenshots

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🕹️ Description of the Project

Anterric is an action-adventure Metroidvania with exploration and resource-gathering RPG mechanics, set in a rich 3D world with 2D characters similar to Paper Mario. Players take on the role of a newly crowned ant queen leading the fight against mind-controlled insects while uncovering a dark mystery beneath the soil.

✨ Key Features:

• 📖 Gripping Storyline: The player uncovers a termite-controlled conspiracy manipulating the insect world.
• 🎨 Handcrafted Art & Sound: Unique in-house designed assets and an original soundtrack.
• ⚔️ Strategic Combat: AI-controlled enemy formations encourage dynamic and tactical battles.
• 🦾 Progressive Abilities: The queen evolves, gaining new skills and buffs as she levels up.
• 🌎 Immersive Small World: The game embraces the "A Small World" theme with an intricately designed microcosm of insect life.

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🛠️ Instructions for Use

1. 📥 Install Godot 4 (required to run the game).
2. ⬇️ Download the project from this GitHub repository.
3. 📂 Open the project in Godot 4.
4. ▶️ Run the game by clicking the play button.

(Additional instructions on controls, mechanics, and UI can be added here.)

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⚙️ How It Works

🔄 Core Gameplay Loops

• ⚔️ Combat Loop: Melee-based combat with sword swings, dodges, and rolls. Smart AI formations create strategic battles.
• 🌍 Exploration & Discovery: Navigate an underground world filled with diverse enemies and hidden lore.
• ⛏️ Resource Gathering & Crafting: Collect food and resources to upgrade your colony and improve your abilities.
• 📜 Quest & Progression Loop: Engage in main quests to defeat stronger enemies and uncover the termite conspiracy.

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📂 List of Classes/Assets in the Project

📌 Class/Asset	🏷️ Source
Player.gd	Self-written
EnemyAI.gd	Self-written
MainMenu.tscn	Self-designed
QueenBee.gd	Self-written
CombatSystem.gd	Self-written
Soundtrack	Composed in-house

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📚 References

• Inspired by Hollow Knight, Ori and the Blind Forest, Dead Cells, and Cult of the Lamb.
• Game developed in Godot 4 using GDScript.
• Pixelorama was used for sprite and animation design.
• Original soundtrack composed specifically for the game using beepbox, a browser-based retro DAW.

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📜 Proposal Submitted Earlier

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