PENETRATION VECTOR

for game a week 2026 week 5: risk reward

this is a 'bumpslash' combat pvp game where moving faster than your opponent will allow you to damage them. it requires two players.

you are piloting a cool mech that shoots bullets in a cool combat arena that i dont have sprites for.

part of the game is that you have to imagine a mech pilot in your head with a penchant for self destruction.

you are sublimating it into Arena Combat!

i did not get a chance to test the game with another person, which is kind of important.

the keyboard is player 2

move into your opponent to damage them. faster wins the tie.

player 1 or 2 can be keyboard or controller 

hold RT/space/shift to dash. dash will let you move faster. it will give you a smaller turning circle.

dashing without any direction will dash towards the opponent

press nintendo Y/xbox X/playstation square/keyboard G to shoot bullets

bullets will hit you if you dash straight at them! a risky option... but with reward?

press nintendo B button/xbox A/playstation cross/keyboard H to burst

burst is a big hit and will catch people running at you, but it has lots of recovery! you could say it is a....

risky but rewarding option......

hit your opponent three times to win!

that's all this has as of 11/02/26. i will update this before finishing tomorrow. i think.

UPDATE: finishing this up on 12/2/26, losing a day because ill be on a vday trip with my girlfriend tomorrow!

player 2 uses:

ARROWS TO MOVE

' or numpad4 to shoot

; or numpad5 to burst

right control to dash

# tips and trix

you can let go of dash and press it again to change directions quickly whilst retaining momentum

# known issues

feel free to add anything you run into.

- getting hit by a bullet will use the same velocity inheriting code from getting hit with a bumpslash. sorry i will not fix this

- ties dont really work properly sorry, walking into each other will be a tradel