# Carotid Artillery
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Twin-stick shooter

This game was created for the [2021 Vampire Themed Game Jam](https://itch.io/jam/vampire-themed-game-jam-october-2021).

## Play

Playing with a gamepad is recommended.

### Browser

[**Play in your browser**](https://rocketnine.itch.io/carotid-artillery)

### Desktop

#### Download

[**Download for Windows and Linux**](https://rocketnine.itch.io/carotid-artillery#download)

#### Compile

**Note:** You will need to install the dependencies listed for [your platform](https://github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/blob/main/README.md#platforms).

Run the following command to build a `carotidartillery` executable:

`go install code.rocketnine.space/tslocum/carotidartillery@latest`

Run `~/go/bin/carotidartillery` to play.

## Gameplay

### Items

#### Garlic

Eat garlic to repel creeps for 7 seconds.

#### Holy water

Break a vial of holy water to ward off death for 1 second.

### Creeps

#### Vampire

Cursed creature with an insatiable thirst for blood.

Some vampires take the appearance of a bat.

## Support

Please share issues and suggestions [here](https://code.rocketnine.space/tslocum/carotidartillery/issues).

## Dependencies

- [ebiten](https://github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten) - Game engine
- [go-dungeon](https://github.com/meshiest/go-dungeon) - Dungeon layout generator
