Sword Swarm Combat Prototype

Testing enemy behaviors and telekinetic sword physics. It’s starting to feel chaotic in the right way.

Swords want to be projectiles, orbiters, and furniture. The prototype currently lets them be all three, which is how you get a storm.

Notes from the floor

• Attract and repel are more interesting than throw
• Enemies that block with the weather read better than enemies that block with shields
• Camera shake is a liar and we used too much of it

The next pass is about reading the swarm at a glance. If you cannot tell which sword is yours, the fantasy collapses.