minerload

Description:

A mining game where you dig, collect resources, buy upgrades and dig some more to extract the planet core. The game was developed for the picocom16 breadboard console which uses the raspberry pi pico chip to run the game on minimal hardware, as the game only requires 512k of ram to run.

Features:

- Missions per world.

- Runs on the picocom16 DIY console and HTML5 simulator preview.

- Upgradable vehicles

- 3 Worlds with solar system map

- 2 Creatures 

- Buildable structures

- Basic weapons to deal with any critters

- Collectable resources & economy

- Fluid simulation for water, lava and acid with a planet wide core fluid simulation.

Controls:

- Tilde (key under escape) for developer/cheat menu.

- WASD to move, space to jump and jetpack.

- E to interact or enter exit drill.

- Number 12345 to switch the active tool / weapon.

- Xbox style controllers mostly work.

Hardware requirements:

picocom16 console, build guide can be found here

Download:

Please note the minerload.uf2 download is only compatible with the picocom16 console and will not run on anything else, only download if you are building the console hardware.