FLASHPOINT
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
What is FLASHPOINT?
Flashpoint is a 2 player local and online multiplayer game of total war. Command your faction's ground, air, and sea forces to invade the opponent's territory, nuclear strike their infrastructure and cities with your unbreakable nuclear triad, and force them to capitulate. With air, sea, ground and space units, punishing mechanics, and crushing turn based combat, Flashpoint will test your endurance in a war with no winners.
How to play:
WASD to move your camera. Click on units to interact with them. Any text with [SQUARE BRACKETS] are telling you controls, e.g. [SPACE] to fire ICBMs from silos.
At the start of the game, you get starting funds to place your initial units. Buildings cannot move, and can be captured by the other player. Ground units can capture territory, but are weak to air support and slow. Air units have to be placed in, and launched from, an airbase or carrier, but they are fast and can deliver nukes or provide close air support (before they run out of fuel that is, you can land back at an airbase at low altitude to negate this). Sea units are very powerful, allowing you to land troops, launch planes and fire nukes covertly from the sea, but must be placed near a shipyard, and are weak to submarines. Space units mostly provide support, with satellites providing massive radar coverage as they orbit overhead. Your goal is to capture the enemies territory and cities, destroy any industrial capacity they have so they cannot defend themselves, and ultimately be the last to surrender!
Playing online
Thanks to Unity Gaming Services, you can now play online using join codes! Just don't play the game too much or I'll have to pay for it.
Credits
Game by Erroneous
Most unit sprites by Fiiral
Game inspiration mostly from DEFCON, and some cool concept art I saw around
DISCLAIMER
This game has no political message. It is merely a strategy game.
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS |
Author | ErroneousCreationist |
Genre | Strategy |
Made with | Unity |
Tags | Local multiplayer, Modern, Multiplayer, Turn-based, Turn-based Strategy, Two Player, War |
Average session | A few hours |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard |
Multiplayer | Local multiplayer, Server-based networked multiplayer |
Player count | 2 |
Install instructions
Windows: Download the zip, extract where you want, and run the exe.
Mac - the zipping process can break the Unix executable file, if it doesn't work, right click>show package contents on the app, navigate to the MACOS folder, and open Terminal. In terminal, type 'chmod a+x ' and then drag in the file inside MACOS, and run the command. If the file changes its icon, it worked and you can play the game.
Development log
- VERSION 1.7Apr 26, 2024
- VERSION 1.6.1Apr 25, 2024
- VERSION 1.6Apr 25, 2024
- VERSION 1.5.1Apr 24, 2024
- VERSION 1.5Apr 24, 2024
- VERSION 1.4Apr 24, 2024
- VERSION 1.3Apr 24, 2024
- VERSION 1.2Apr 14, 2024
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Defcon ripoff >:(
no its not!!!!
no its not!!!!!