Cannon Fodder (Kanonmat)

[Walks on Clouds]

WE have now released the beta version of Kanonmat. You can get it from the links above. The game is now actually playable, in multiplayer, you can kill people and they go "boom!". There are three weapons and three vehicles and tons of power-ups. Give it another try if you fell like it. The download is a meager 12 MB, and this includes the server as well.

We've been showing the game in its current release state for the other students at our department and they seemed to like it quite a lot, actually. There are some issues with memory leaks and subsequent crashes when more than two players connect to the same server, however...

If you want to host a multiplayer game, just run the KanonmatServer executable, then run Kanonmat.exe, choose "Host Game" in the startup menu, enter nickname, choose a level and go. Joining a game is now equally simple: select "Join Game" in the menu, enter nick and remote IP, press "Connect" and you're in. The rest of it, I think you'll figure out if you have the inclination to try it.

Controls:

Movement:
w forward
s backward
a turn left
d turn right

Actions:
LMB fire
RMB cycle weapons
C toggle camera view (1st p, 3rd p, 3rd p reversed)
CTRL flip vehicle right side over and press against ground (good for breaking!)
SPACE use power-up and drop vehicle from heli at spawn

Game control:
ESC In-game menu
§ (The key to the right of '1' on an SE keyboard) Command console
TAB Scoreboard
ENTER type to chat
T hide/unhide chat
I invert mouse
M mouse look
Alt+Enter switch to/from fullscreen mode
Alt+F4 exit game