3D Battlezone For Omarchy - Vector Tank Combat On Your Desktop
Fourth in the retro game series for Omarchy — and this is the one I said would be hard to build. A Battlezone clone called OM Attack. First-person 3D vector tank combat, theme-aware, one curl command to install.
Fourth in the retro game series for Omarchy — and this is the one I said would be hard to build. A Battlezone clone called OM Attack. First-person 3D vector tank combat, theme-aware, one curl command to install.
you find the link to the script on the site
amazing premade themes here and other cool stuff
The 3D perspective was tricky to get right but it's in. The tank models are extracted from the original ROM as reference for the shapes. You've got enemy tanks that hunt you down, missiles that drop on you if you sit still too long, and super tanks in the later levels. Spinning is apparently the fastest way to turn — I still get flanked constantly.
THE GAME
Wire-frame 3D from the tank cockpit, just like the original arcade cabinet. Rotate, move, shoot. Enemy tanks appear on the horizon and close in. There's a radar scope and the classic vector aesthetic that made Battlezone one of the most iconic arcade games ever made.
It's hard. The original was hard too — designed to eat your coins. The enemies come from angles you don't expect and if you stop moving they'll drop ordnance on your position.
THEME AWARE
Same as every game in the series — it reads your Omarchy theme colours on launch. Some themes work better than others for visibility. High contrast themes like Blueberry look great. More muted themes like Hakkaman still work but the vectors can be faint. Pick a theme that suits the game or just play on whatever you're running.
There's also an option to switch to the original arcade colour style if you prefer the classic green-on-black look.
INSTALL
Go to no-signal.uk, scroll to retro games, find OM Attack, copy the curl command, paste into terminal. Love2D installs if you don't have it. Source code is on Git.
A NOTE ON COPYRIGHT
This is a fan recreation for fun, not a commercial product. Rebellion Games owns the Battlezone rights. The original models are used as shape reference only. Just having a bit of fun with retro gaming history.
WHAT'S NEXT
Tempest is on my radar but I need to check the licensing carefully. Lunar Lander is already done. More coming.
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