Pixel Conflict

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Overview

Pixel Conflict is a turn based game with pixel style about the battlefield. You play the green team while the AI plays the red team. There are several levels, and each level has its own objective: capture a certain tile before a number of turns run out, destroy all units, and so on.

Aldy Ahsandin developed every element of the game, from the art and animation to the code, using the Starling framework and Adobe AIR. It was designed with mobile in mind, which is why the interface is touch friendly, but it was published on the web.

The AI was first built with an adaptive neural network and an influence map, then changed to a finite state machine so that its behaviour could be controlled by hand when designing levels.

Made by: Aldy Ahsandin (koderstory)
Released: 2016

Controls guide

Battle

Key	Action
Click	Select one of your green units to see its stats and move area
Click	Move: click a blank white tile inside the move area
Click	Attack: click an enemy marked with a target sign
Click	The button in the top-right corner ends your turn
Click	The unitpedia button at the top shows each unit's stats and terrain bonuses

Menus

Key	Action
Click	Pick a mission, read the briefing and start

Cheatsheet

Units

Rifleman: HP 9, attack 3, move 3
M.Gunner: HP 7, attack 6, move 3
RPG: HP 3, attack 8, move 3; best against armour
Jeep: HP 7, attack 6, move 4; light armour
APC: HP 10, attack 7, move 4
Tank: HP 15, attack 12, move 4
Artillery: HP 5, attack 8, move 4; attacks from a distance
Supply: HP 12, move 4; heals a unit by 7

Missions

#1 Clear The Road: Eliminate the enemies blocking the road
#2 Attack Village: Crush all enemies, with APC support
#3 Ambush: Destroy the enemy supply truck
#4 The Bridge: Escort the jeep with the VIP to the exit point
#5 No Turning Back: Capture the basecamp or destroy all enemies
#6 Protect Base: Defend your base camp
#7 Sabotage: Capture the enemy base
#8 Charge!: Destroy all enemies
#9 Protection: Get the supply unit to the finish point
#10 Last Breath: Capture the base or destroy all enemy units

Tips

Damage is scaled by the attacker's remaining health, so a wounded unit hits for less. Strike first with healthy units and let the enemy's counter-attack come from a weakened one.
Terrain cover divides incoming damage: buildings and base camps give infantry 90% cover, hills 70% and forest 50%, while roads, swamp and rivers leave them worse off than open ground.
Each unit gets one action per turn, either a move or an attack, so think about where it will stand before you attack.
Artillery attacks from range and takes no direct counter-attack, but it is fragile; keep it behind your front line.
In missions that allow it, capturing the enemy basecamp forces them to withdraw, which is often faster than hunting down every unit before the time counter runs out.