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Core Contest - Post Jam Update

Core Contest
A browser game made in HTML5

Hello Summoners,

First of all, I would like to extend my sincere thanks for your fantastic support during Shovel Jam 2025! I have taken your opinions to heart, and although I haven't yet managed to implement everything, I wanted to make this update as soon as possible to address the specific issues you pointed out during the Jam. 

Changelog:

- Web version of the game was created!
- Added Interactible Tutorial to Core Contest, accessible from the game's landing page.
- Fixed music loop breaking.
- Updated resource icons.
- Terms "Orthogonal" and "Diagonal" are now applied correctly.
- Hovering a Summon over a Dungeon will now highlight all tiles that the Summon is affected by and display the volume of resource generated on that tile.

Summons:
- Mimic - Now can be placed only on a space occupied by a Trap. The effect changed, now reads: Gain 24 coins. Gain 7 coins per surrounding Trap.
- Petrified Statue (Generated by Basilisk) - Now can be placed only on a space occupied by a Monster. The effect changed, now reads: Produces 25 pointsProduces 20 points.

Known Issues:
- Value of hovered summon does not account for regular Dungeon Walls.
- You can softlock the tutorial if you waste all your mana on pondering instead of buying units.
- Sometimes Summon will stick to your pointer, if you try to play it atop other Summon.
 

Files

  • CoreContest-Jam Edition.exe 104 MB
    Jul 28, 2025
  • CoreContest1.1.exe 104 MB
    Jul 28, 2025
  • web.zip 22 MB
    Jul 28, 2025
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