Flyboys [Version 0.3.0]

Flyboys

Flyboys is a chaotic 2D shoot ’em up with simulation elements, set in the unstable skies of World War I.
Fight off waves of enemy aircraft while desperately keeping your fragile machine running.

Pilot a Sopwith Camel and survive as long as you can in a brutal aerial battlefield.
Your plane isn't reliable: your machine gun jams, barrels overheat, ammo runs dry, and parts constantly break. While dodging enemies, you'll need to repair systems, reload ammunition, and keep your aircraft from falling apart.

The sky is full of enemies, and your plane might fail you at any moment.

Welcome to the Frontline.

Gameplay

Flyboys combines classic arcade shoot ’em up gameplay with mechanical management.

You must:

• Shoot down incoming enemy aircraft
• Prevent enemies from slipping past your defenses
• Manage your machine gun condition
• Reload ammo and swap overheated barrels
• Repair different parts of your aircraft
• Unjam the gun when it inevitably fails

The result is a fast, stressful experience where flying, fighting, and fixing your plane all happen at once.
Basically: a WW1 dogfight with horde shooter and simulation mechanics.

War Has Never Been So Much Fun!

If you have any feedback, here is a form for it!

Screenshots are from version 0.2.0

Controls

Player 1

• A - Move Up
• D - Move Down
• Space - Shoot
• 1-5 - Repair aircraft components
• E - Swap machine gun barrel
• R - Reload
• Q - Unjam gun

Player 2

• Arrow Up / Down - Move
• Shift - Shoot
• J K L ; , - Repair aircraft components
• / - Swap barrel
• . - Reload
• , - Unjam gun

Technical Info

• Made with SDL2 and C#
• 2D pixel art rendering
• Designed for keyboard and mouse

Runs on practically all modern systems.

AI Policy:

There is a whole lot of understandable fuss about Generative LLM AI in art, so here is the AI policy I maintain:

I make everything, from designing features to creating graphics. If I haven't made something, you can see that item in the external credits. 

Generative LLM AI is only used to speed up my work, so mainly grammar checking and making coding presets.

Hopefully, this has given you some transparency into my work. If you have any questions, you are of course allowed to ask them here or through my email: misterkuulcontact@gmail.com

Also, if you're wondering: "Is this the end for Bally the Ball?" No, this is just a side project that ended up way larger than I intended.