aarmo / allegianceforms

A 2D strategy game inspired by Microsoft's space combat game: Allegiance

Overview

A 2D singleplayer strategy game inspired by Microsoft's 3D multiplayer space combat game: Allegiance. Created for fun and to experiment with Commander AI & other game ideas.

Thanks to the Free Allegiance community: http://www.freeallegiance.org/

• Allegiance was originally released in March 2000
• It is now Open Source: https://github.com/FreeAllegiance/Allegiance
• Available for free on Steam! (Discord)

Screenshots   Video   Controls   Credits

Features

• Customisable Game Settings & Factions
• Commander AI
• Multiple Maps, a Map Editor & Tech Paths
• Miners, Constructors, Scouts, Fighters, Interceptors, Bombers, Gunships, Stealth Fighters, Stealth Bombers, Fighter Bombers, Troop Transports, Towers, Minefields and Capital Ships!
• Micro control with Ship Abilities
• Fun Quick Chat Commands from the original game that can help order your pilots

(Corvette, Support, Frigate, Destroyer, Adv Support, Cruiser, Devastator, Hvy Support, Battleship, Battlecruiser)

Screenshots

Main Menu

Explore the map

• Discover wormholes to other sectors
• Find the enemy's bases and their miners

Defend your miners & constructors

• Miners collect resources from Helium asteroids:

Build bases & expand

• Outpost, Starbase and Shipyard constructors require Standard asteroids:
• Supremacy constructors require Carbon asteroids:
• Tactical constructors require Silicon asteroids:
• Expansion constructors require Uranium asteroids:
• Resource constructors require Helium asteroids.
• Tower constructors require No asteroids.

Recruit more pilots

• Outposts add 5 pilots to your team
• Starbases add 10!

Keep track of your pilots

• Filter the Pilot List window to keep track of your pilots, miners, constructors and capital ships

Upgrade your tech & battle the enemy

Customise the Game

Video

Overview

Controls

Selection

Key	Description
Left Click & Drag	Selects units and bases.
Double Click	Select all units of the same type in sector.
Shift	Hold to add units/bases to the current selection.

General Commands

Key	Description
Control+(0-9)	Set sector preset 0-9.
Shift+(0-9)	View sector preset 0-9.
Space	Switch between the sector of the last alert.
F3	Show/Hide the Minimap window.
F5	Show/Hide the Research/Construction window.
F6	Show/Hide the Pilot List window.
F12	Show/Hide the AI Debug window.
`	Show/Hide the Quick Command menu.
Pause, Escape	Pause/Resume the game and close all menus.

Base Commands

Key	Description
Right Click	Sets a new Default rally location for this base.
S	Launch a Scout.
F	Launch a Fighter.
I	Launch an Interceptor.
B	Launch a Bomber.
G	Launch a Gunship.
T	Launch a Stealth Fighter.
O	Launch a Steath Bomber.
X	Launch a Fighter Bomber.
P	Launch a Troop Transport.

Ship Commands

Key	Description
Right Click	Orders the selected unit(s) to Attack Move/Dock/Capture.
Shift	Hold to queue up additional orders.
Control	Hold to see the scan range of the selected ships.
A	Orders the selected unit(s) to Attack Move.
S	Orders the selected unit(s) to Stop.
D	Orders the selected unit(s) to Dock at the nearest friendly base.
R	Orders the selected unit(s) to repeatedly Patrol between these positions.
E	Orders the selected miners(s) to Mine around this position.
B	Orders a selected constructor to Build near this position.
C	Orders a selected troop transport to Capture an enemy base.
1-7	Activate this ability for all selected ships, if available.

Overview

Ship Abilities

Most combat ships have powerful abilities that can turn the tide of battle!

As a base line, these abilities last 5s, and have a 30s cooldown.

Ability Details

Key	Ability	Description
1	Boost Engines	Increase ship speed by 50%.
2	Boost Shields	Restore up to 50% shield immediately.
3	Repair Hull	Repair hull damage by 10% per second.
4	Boost Weapons	Increase all weapon damage by 50%.
5	Rapid Fire	Double weapon fire rate by 50%.
6	Boost Scan	Increase scan range by 50%.
7	Boost Stealth	Decrease signature by 33%.

Ability Upgrades

These abilities can be improved with upgrades:

Building	Ability Upgrade
Supremacy	Ability Duration +10%, +20%, +30%
Expansion	Ability Cooldown -10%, -20%, -30%
Tactical	Ability Effect +10%, +20%, +30%
Upgraded Starbase	Unlock the Engine Boost, Shield Boost, Repair Hull, Weapon Boost or Rapid Fire abilties for all ships!

Note: The Ability Effect upgrade does not improve the Rapid Fire or Repair Hull abilities...

Default Ship Abilities

Ship	Default Abilities
Scouts	Boost Scan
Advanced Scouts	Boost Scan, Rapid Fire
Heavy Scouts	Boost Scan, Rapid Fire, Boost Shields
Gunships	Rapid Fire, Boost Shields
Heavy Gunships	Rapid Fire, Boost Shields, Repair Hull
Interceptors	Boost Engines
Heavy Interceptors	Boost Engines, Rapid Fire
Enhanced Fighters	Boost Weapons
Advanced Fighters	Boost Weapons, Boost Shields
Stealth Fighters	Boost Stealth
Advanced Stealth Fighters	Boost Stealth, Boost Weapons
Bombers	Boost Shields
Heavy Bombers	Boost Shields, Boost Weapons
Stealth Bombers	Boost Stealth
Advanced Stealth Bombers	Boost Stealth, Boost Weapons
Fighter Bombers	Boost Engines
Troop Transports	Boost Engines
All Capital Ships	Boost Engines, Boost Shields, Repair Hull, Boost Weapons, Rapid Fire

Overview

Quick Chat Commands

These voices have been imported from the original game for fun & nostalgia/practise 😆

They are immersive and can help order your pilots...

Examples (Key Command)	Pilot Order
Find enemy (`FE), Deploy probes (`CP)	Scout
Head back to base. (`LB), Regroup! (`Q1)	Dock
Need fighters. (`NF), Need Scouts. (`NU), Need Bombers. (`NO)	Launch [Ship Type]
Go miner hunting. (`CH), Find their constructors! (`FF), etc.	Hunt [Ship Type]
Attack base. (`AB), Attack bombers. (`AO), etc.	Attack Base / Attack [Ship Type]
Defend base. (`DB), Defend bombers. (`DO), etc.	Defend Base / Defend [Ship Type]
Wait for signal. (`CQ), Hold up. (`LU)	Pause
Go Go Go! (`CG), Come along. (`QL)	Resume

See: QuickChatCommands.txt for a full list of quick chats and associated orders.

Pilot Orders	Description
Scout	3 scouts will explore other sectors randomly. Either from this sector, or launched from the closest base.
Dock	All ships in the current sector will dock at the closest base.
Launch [Ship Type]	Launch up to half your pilots in the best ship of this type, from a base in this sector, or the closest base travelling to this sector.
Hunt [Ship Type]	Launch 2 scouts and up to half your pilots to attack any visible enemy ships of this type, or explore randomly looking for them.
Attack / Defend [Ship Type]	Use 2 scouts and up to half your pilots to move to a friendly/enemy visible ship of this type, prefering this sector, or launched from the closest base travelling to the target sector.
Attack / Defend Base	Use up to half your pilots to surround a friendly/enemy base in this sector. Either ships in this sector, or launched from the closest base travelling to this sector.

Overview

Maps

Most of these map layouts have been copied from the main game :)

Name	Image	Teams
AA19-Crush2		2
AA19-Destroy2		2
AA19-SpiderW2		2
Across4		2 / 4
Agate2		2
Amber2		2
Ammolite2		2
BowTie2		2
Brass2		2
Brawl2		2
Bronze2		2
Chopper2		2
Chopper3		3
Chopper4		2 / 4
Constellation2		2
Constellation4		2 / 4
Cross2		2
Cross3		3
Cross4		2 / 4
DoubleRing2		2
DoubleRing3		3
DoubleRing4		2 / 4
Glass4		2 / 4
Granite4		2 / 4
Grid2		2
HiHigher2		2
HiLo2		2
Highway4		2 / 4
Iron2		2
Lanes4		2 / 4
Lead2		2
Limited2		2
Marble2		2
Mica2		2
NerveHigh2		2
NerveHigh3		3
NerveHigh4		2 / 4
NerveLow2		2
NerveLow3		3
NerveLow4		2 / 4
Nexus2		2
Pewter2		2
PinWheel2		2
PinWheel3		3
PinWheel4		2 / 4
Polished2		2
PolishedPyrite2		2
Pyrite2		2
QuadClose2		2
QuadClose3		3
QuadClose4		2 / 4
Saber2		2
Saber4		2 / 4
Schist2		2
Serpentine2		2
Silver2		2
SingleRing2		2
SingleRing3		3
SingleRing4		2 / 4
SmallSpiral2		2
SmallSpiral3		3
SmallSpiral4		2 / 4
Spine2		2
Spine3		3
Spine4		2 / 4
Star2		2
Starflake2		2
Topaz2		2
TriClose2		2
TriClose3		3
TriClose4		2 / 4
Veil2		2
WaspNova2		2
Xenon2		2

Overview

Map Editor

Editor Commands

Key	Description
Control+Left Click	Places a new sector.
Left Click	Selects a sector.
W,A,S,D	Moves the selected sector up/left/down/right.
Delete	Removes the selected sector.
Shift+Left Click	Places a wormhole between sectors.
(1-4)	Toggles a starting sector for team 1-4.

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Tech Tree

Overview

Credits

Item	Source
Icons	Free Allegiance: http://www.freeallegiance.org/FAW/index.php/DN_minimap_icons
Original Rocks	Hansjörg Malthaner: http://opengameart.org/users/varkalandar
Bubble Explosion	Tião Ferreira: http://opengameart.org/users/tiao-ferreira
Sounds	Microsoft's Allegiance: http://www.freeallegiance.org
Background	wwwtyro: http://wwwtyro.github.io/procedural.js/space

Overview

allegianceforms's Issues

Map Editor - Serialisation

The maps saved by the Map Editor are not able to be deserialised.

I think I need to simplify the map classes and remove the Graphics components.