Siege Slinger Ultra – Game Manual

Siege Slinger Ultra is a physics-based arcade destruction game where you command a medieval catapult to dismantle procedural fortresses. The goal is simple: knock down every block using a limited arsenal of projectiles while battling gravity and structural integrity.

🎮 Controls

The game is designed for both Desktop (Mouse) and Mobile (Touch).

• Aim & Power: Click/Touch the slingshot and drag backward.

  • Angle: Dragging up/down adjusts the trajectory.

  • Power: Dragging further back increases shot velocity (capped at a max limit).

• Fire: Release your finger/mouse button to loose the projectile.

• Cancel Shot: (Implicit) If you drag back but want to cancel, usually dragging back to the center slowly releases tension (though in this specific arcade version, simply releasing fires the shot).

• Ammo Select: Tap the icons in the bottom-left corner (Rock, Bomb, Trident) to switch weapons.

• Fullscreen: Tap the ⛶ Fullscreen button in the top right for an immersive experience.

💣 The Arsenal (Ammo Types)

You have three distinct projectile types. Managing your inventory is key to high scores.

1. 🪨 Rock (Standard)

   • Supply: Infinite.

   • Description: A solid, heavy stone. Good for general destruction.

   • Strategy: Use this for picking off weak top blocks or when you need to conserve special ammo.

   • Damage: Standard impact damage.

2. 💣 Bomb (Explosive)

   • Supply: Limited (Start with 3). You earn +1 after every victory.

   • Description: A black iron casing with a burning fuse.

   • Effect: Explodes on heavy impact or after settling on the ground.

   • Damage: Deals 1.5x impact damage plus massive Area of Effect (AOE) damage that hits multiple blocks nearby.

   • Strategy: Aim for the base of a tower. One well-placed bomb can topple an entire structure by destroying its foundation.

3. 🔱 Cluster (Trident/Split)

   • Supply: Limited (Start with 2). You earn +1 after every victory.

   • Description: A specialized projectile designed to sow chaos.

   • Effect: Splits into sub-projectiles/particles mid-air (visualized as a scatter effect).

   • Damage: Lower individual damage (0.8x), but hits erratically.

   • Strategy: Best used against wide, spread-out structures or “roof” blocks that are hard to hit with a single stone.

🏗️ Level Design & Progression

The game features a Procedural Level Generator, meaning no two runs are exactly alike, but they follow a specific difficulty curve:

• Grid System: Towers are built on a grid.

• Progression Algorithm:

  • Width: Starts at ~3 columns. Increases by 1 every few levels (max 8).

  • Height: Starts at ~3 rows. Increases by 1 every 2 levels.

  • Fortification (HP): Blocks get tougher every level (HP = 20 + Level * 5). By Level 10, blocks are nearly 3x as durable as Level 1.

• Architecture:

  • Levels 1-2: Simple isolated towers. Easy to topple.

  • Level 3+: “Roof” blocks appear, connecting towers together. This stabilizes the structure, making it harder to knock over individual pillars.

⚛️ Physics & Mechanics

The game runs on a custom physics engine tailored for satisfaction (“Juice”):

1. Structural Gravity: This is the core mechanic. Blocks are not static. If you destroy a block at the bottom of a stack, the blocks above it will detect the lack of support and physically fall.

2. Fall Damage: Falling blocks take damage when they hit the ground or other blocks. This allows for Chain Reactions—destroying one block can cause a collapse that destroys five others automatically.

3. Screen Shake: The camera shakes violently when bombs explode or heavy towers collapse, adding weight to the destruction.

4. Particles: Debris flies off blocks when they are hit or destroyed.

🏆 Scoring & Strategy

• Win Condition: Reduce the “Enemies” counter (block count) to 0.

• Star Rating System:

  • ⭐⭐⭐ (3 Stars): Clear the level using very few shots (Efficiency is key!).

  • ⭐⭐ (2 Stars): Average performance.

  • ⭐ (1 Star): You eventually cleared it, but it was messy.

• Tips for Success:

  • Aim Low: Hitting the top of a tower rarely works well. Hit the bottom to make gravity do the work for you.

  • Use the Arc: You can shoot over a front wall to hit a back wall by aiming high.

  • Hoard Bombs: Save your explosive ammo for levels with “Roof” connectors, as they are very stable and hard to knock down with just rocks.