"Scientifically measure the power of vibrating crystals."
You are tasked to measure the power output of vibrating crystals. Choose your crystals and equipment wisely, and carefully arrange them on your machine to maximize their power.
You, too, can harness the power of crystals!
Radiance Apparatus is a deck-building puzzle game where you place stones on a five-by-five board to reach the power output target. Each stone has a power output that can be increased or even multiplied by interaction with other stones or equipment. In addition, slots on the board may become "electrified" or "resonant": Some stones have properties only applicable when electrified, and each resonant slot on the board add one to the power multiplier.
You must place one to three stones before measuring the power output. If the measured output is below the target, then some slots on the board will become inactivated before you can place more stones and try again. Each time you place a stone, the number of slots that will get inactivated goes up, so choose your stones carefully and don't prematurely inactivate too many slots.
After reaching the target, you are given the chance to add more stones or pieces of equipment to your experiment. Adding stones costs energy which is accumulated when you clear a cycle, and every piece of equipment increases the power target by 20% (additive). Be aware that neither stones nor equipment can be removed once added.
The experiment is considered a success once you clear the tenth cycle. but you can keep going after that to see how far you can go!
Some Hints:
- When calculating numbers, additions always come before multiplications. For example, if a stone's power output is increased by 4w and doubled, the doubling will happen after the increase, resulting in a total increase of 8w.
- Always keep an eye on number of slots to be inactivated! Sometimes you can get an extra measurement at the end of a cycle if you do not place too many stones at once.
- You accumulate more energy after each cycle if your power output is at least two times the target. You can get more energy if you delay "winning" each cycle to build up a bigger number.
- You can check the stones yet to be drawn, as well as the catalogue of all stones and equipment, from the pause menu.
My fourth PICO-8 game, hope you enjoy!
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