The Apparatus

Figure out the mysterious Apparatus and defend the Core. The Apparatus can summon creatures and buff them. But it's not very easy to operate. Here's some help:

- Arrow symbols change the direction of the Apparatus' head.

- The crystal symbol with a number adds mana to the Stack.

- The crystal symbol with a plus sign operates on mana that is already on the Stack and increases it by one.

- Single creature summons cost 1 mana.

- Multiple creature summons cost two different amounts of mana, X and Y. They summon a lot of creatures, multiple of X and Y.

- The axe makes your creatures go Berserk! And it only costs 2 mana. Try it out!

Ah and don't forget, the machine overheats from working too hard.

- Use basic cooler to drop some heat for free.

- Use advanced cooler for 1 mana to drop a lot of heat.

Last but not least, try the grow buff. It makes your creatures permanently grow in size and strength. It also costs X Y mana and grows X*Y creatures.

Hover over icons to remind yourself what all these cryptic things do.

Did we mention you can shoot fireballs? Left mouse button is your friend. Right mouse button will case a healing circle and help your creatures.

Build a circuit which can survive for 4 minutes and the Crystal Core will be yours.

Made in 3 days for Ludum Dare 56, by a team of two:

- @evindor - Game Design, Programming, Music/SFX

- @erasemenot - Art, Game Design, UI programming

Differences from original Ludum Dare submission:

- Able to play full screen on itch

- Tiny balance changes for a better experience

Otherwise the game is exactly as it was submitted for Ludum Dare.