Thrust 30

Thrust 30 is a remake of classic 1986 gravity based cave crawler and shootemup: Thrust. Released for the 30th anniversary, this version is a total redesign, including more game modes, regular updates and customisable game settings and touch controls for mobiles and tablets. 

 

The game is in Steam Greenlight and available now on iOS Appstore. 

 

#### Credits: 

Programming: Andy Hayes 

In-game Music & SFX: Matt Gray 

Title Music: Martin Keary 

Graphics: Martin Keary & Andy Hayes 

Original Programming: Jeremy Smith 

 

Copyright: “Thrust” is copyright Jeremy Smith’s Estate. 

 

THE MISSION 

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THE RESISTANCE IS ABOUT TO LAUNCH A MAJOR OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE EMPIRE,IN PREPARATION FOR THIS,THEY HAVE CAPTURED SEVERAL STARSHIPS, BUT THEY LACK THE ESSENTIAL POWER SOURCES FOR THESE FORMIDABLE CRAFT, KLYSTRON PODS. YOU HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE RESISTANCE TO STEAL THESE PODS FROM THE EMPIRE’S STORAGE PLANETS. TO DO THIS,YOU MUST LOCATE THE POD, HOVER JUST ABOVE IT, THE TRACTOR BEAM WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK ON UNTIL THE POD HOOKS UP WITH YOUR SHIP AND THEN THRUST AWAY WITH THE POD. 

 

YOU MUST THEN CARRY THE POD AWAY FROM THE PLANET. YOU RECEIVE A BONUS AT THE END OF EACH SUCCESSFUL MISSION. THE PLANETS HAVE DIFFERENT GRAVITY RATES AND, AS YOU PROGRESS THROUGH THE GAME,SOME WILL HAVE `REVERSE` GRAVITY. 

 

GAMEPLAY 

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YOUR SHIP MATERIALISES ABOVE THE PLANET YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPLORE,YOU MUST THEN NEGOTIATE THE DIFFERENT CAVES TRYING TO FIND THE KLYSTRON POD SOMEWHERE ON OR WITHIN THE PLANET. 

 

YOU HAVE 3 THINGS TO CONTROL WHILE FLYING YOUR SHIP. 

1…ENGINE THRUSTERS 

2…LEFT/RIGHT STEERING 

3…FIRE: FIRE LASERS