Tag: Mathematics

Intro video: Math Combat Challenge

We have finished the intro video that will be included inside the game at the beginning to show the main features of the game. You can see it below.

Don’t forget to take a look to the  manual in the menu, english and spanish versions.

Math Combat Challenge is organized by the mining company “Titan Deep Space Company”. Every three years the Company sponsors a math game competition where there are two alternatives: win, or die. And a goal: solve the mathematical tests that are presented.

Inspired by the book “Messenger of the Nastrond”.

You can see the manual here.

Spanish version of the manual here.

Beta testing and soon release date

Beta testing is going well, and soon we´ll inform about the release date. In the end, the third Arena will be included in the game. It´s been an effort but it was worth the work.
 
The third arena will be active when the player completes the Stadium Arena and the Asteroid Arena, and will have its own elements and surprises.
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Working with the third Arena: Titan

We’re now working hard with the third arena: Titan. This arena will be available after defeating the Stadium Arena and the Asteroid Arena.

The Titan Arena has a new enemy: the cube dron. This cube will attack in groups, and will be considerably dangerous. For self defense the classical minigun is our best chance. We can see a cube is being destroyed by our minigun.

You’ll have to test against yourself with math and combat in the Titan Arena.

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Math Combat Challenge

Titan, third arena in Math Combat Challenge

We´re now working hard on the third arena of the game: Titan. This arena will be accesible after winning the other arenas: the Stadium Arena and the Asteroid Arena. This one will have its own group of surprises, and will include the lake Kraken and a forgotten base. We hope to show the first video very soon.

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Math Combat Challenge; Titan Arena

Beware of the Math Night

The player will have to deal with some surprises while trying to solve the math problems. In addition to fight against many different enemies, and against the time in some arenas, he or she will also have to know what to do, and how, when, for example, lights go off in the area.

Fortunately the player is equipped with night vision glasses. But remember: someone can hack the glasses too…

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Math Combat Challenge

Improved Space Combat AI

We´ve been working on an improved AI. Now the new algorithm creates new erratic movements to move away from our guns faster. You can use missiles but you’ll run out of them quickly, so using lasers and the minigun is imperative.

Remember you have the cloaking device, ECM (Electronic Counter Measures) and EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse) too.

Video inside a video: combining game, menu, and tutorials

A video inside a video? Yes. The main menu is also the area to configure the game, and also a math combat arena (Titan). Videos inside the arena will show how to play, tips, and info about math and science.

Internal beta is ready to deploy to betatesters.

Example of a first grade equation in MC2

First grade equations are easy to solve in Math Combat Challenge. You only need to survive while you calculate the data, and find the numbers to complete the equation across the arena.

Quadratic equation will be available too, and you´ll be able to mix operations as you like in the config panel, as explained here.

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Pad configuration for first person arenas

This is the pad configuration for Math Combat Challenge when in first person mode. This mode is used when you´re solving math in areas with floor and have left the starship behind.
Two arenas with this configuration will be the Stadium Arena and the Titan Arena.
The image shows an XBox pad, but this will work the same for the PS3/PS4 pads.
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