Starflight Mzx Combat Demo
This was a substantially upgraded version of the combat demo for SFmzx from around 2006-2009, that was never uploaded to the archive.
It's been modified from the original upload to fix some bugs with the sound effects that were exposed by later versions of mzx.
Over a decade later, I'm still pretty happy with the game mechanics & balance, though I regret that the game doesn't do a good job communicating them very well to the players. The UI in particular comes up very short, a sea of confusing information and color. While it did feature a lot of neat technology at the time, most of it is obsolete at this point.
Anyone trying this for the first time, let me help you out a little bit: The most important thing to look at in the UI, are the first two rows of box on the bottom right.
"Capacitor: #/#"
"Charging: #/#"
Your ship keeps shutting down because you're not staring at these two rows constantly. Try reducing your ship's speed. You're welcome, and sorry!
It's been modified from the original upload to fix some bugs with the sound effects that were exposed by later versions of mzx.
Over a decade later, I'm still pretty happy with the game mechanics & balance, though I regret that the game doesn't do a good job communicating them very well to the players. The UI in particular comes up very short, a sea of confusing information and color. While it did feature a lot of neat technology at the time, most of it is obsolete at this point.
Anyone trying this for the first time, let me help you out a little bit: The most important thing to look at in the UI, are the first two rows of box on the bottom right.
"Capacitor: #/#"
"Charging: #/#"
Your ship keeps shutting down because you're not staring at these two rows constantly. Try reducing your ship's speed. You're welcome, and sorry!