Path Defender: Loops

[2-player, best played fullscreen]

Path defender - an old idea re-invented for the Black and White Jam: Loop in '22. Check out this strategic small 2-player-local game.

There are two entities: The black and the white pink faction - both are equally set in strength and speed. It's only the tactics which differ.
Defend your base by spawning normal or heavy attack entities. Increase your income by spawning collectors. For every loop they do and every package they drop, they gain more points with every run - so try to defend your collectors with a high loop count.
Also be aware of collisions: Spawning  a lot of collectors could make it difficult to get though the enemy base when spawning attacking units. Choose wisely and be faster than your opponent.

There are two comeback mechanisms integrated: You can spawn a defense troup on the currently selected line and you can laser wipe the area around your base to deal heavy area damage.

Unit types are:

Collector - Collects payloads at the targets in the middle of the lanes and brings them back to the base. For every sucessful loop (the number shown next to the unit), there will be a reward of loop*20 when delivered.

Attacker- Fast unit that attacks the enemy units and base.

Heavy Attacker- Slow, but heavy attacking unit. Good for attacking towers and bases.

Defender- Slow and heavy unit, which is only attacking other units and not bases. They can be used to defend a specific lane.

Ranger- A slow unit which has a large range. The attacks are a bit stronger than the default attacker, but the health is a bit lower.

Piercer- A very strong attack unit with very low health points.

Controls

Controls 1st Player:

Lane Left - "q"
Lane Center- "w"
Lane Right - "e"

Collector - "1"
Attacker- "2"
Heavy Attacker- "3"
Defender- "4"
Ranger- "5"
Piercer- "6"

Defense troup on current line- "left shift"
Defense laser wipe- "r"

Controls 2nd Player:

Lane Left - "u"
Lane Center- "i"
Lane Right - "o"

Collector - "7"
Attacker- "8"
Heavy Attacker- "9"
Defender- "0"

Ranger- "-"
Piercer- "="

Defense troup on current line- "right shift"
Defense laser wipe- "p"