Thera

Thera is a shooter game written in Python and PyGame.

To play Thera, download either the zip archive or tarball, uncompress, and execute the thera.pyw script. It is recommended to uncompress the archive into an empty directory.

Now for Thera's controls...

Menu Controls

UP_ARROW / DOWN_ARROW: Move selection (either up or down).

ENTER: Select selection.

Gameplay Controls

ARROWS: Move Miyu (main character of Thera).

z key: Make Miyu (main character of Thera) attack. Hold key for a continuous attack.

What is new in this release:

• Modified icecube sprite.
• Modified frost and frost_large sprites.
• Modified make_triad.
• Modified make_reverse_spiral.
• Modified make_firecracker.
• Modified boss attack for round 2 of the episode 2 boss battle.
• Modified various dialogs.
• Added episode 5.

What is new in version 1 Pre8:

• Fixed save state detection bug.
• Removed mid-battle dialog scene from episode 1 boss battle.
• Added episode 4.

What is new in version 1 Pre7:

• Removed some unneeded backslashes.
• Added save/load functionality.
• Changed DIFFICULTY_MAP from dictionary to tuple.
• Modified various *_phase functions.

What is new in version 1 Pre6:

• Added episode 3.
• Modified icing sprite's svg file.
• Regenerated icing sprite's png file.
• Renamed level_start graphic to episode_start graphic.
• Modified handling of Sprite.path_rotate and Sprite.path_rotation.
• Removed normalize_angle and normalize_scroll functions.
• Modified Frost's attack for episode 1 boss battle round 2.
• Modified control_move_to.
• Modified make_burst.
• Removed control_curve.

What is new in version 1 Pre5:

• Lowered cupcake enemy count for episode two.
• Modified control_dancing.
• Modified dialog for episode two.
• Added `Exit Game' entry to title menu.
• Added fullscreen option in option menu.
• Subdivided `Show Hit Rects' option.
• Game now makes use of Ogg Vorbis files.
• Changed `Start Game' title menu entry to `Start From Beginning'.
• Added `Start From Episode' entry to title menu.
• Modified timeout_phase.
• Added pause functionality.
• Fixed bug with Icing boss fight.

What is new in version 1 Pre4:

• Fixed bug in Selection class.
• Fixed typo in dialog text.
• Switched shebang to `#!/usr/bin/env python'.
• Modified frost sprite.
• Added second episode.
• Tweaked level_start graphic.
• Modified make_dancing_bullets.
• Corrected bug in icecube positioning for episode 1.
• Modified miyu_reset.
• Fixed bug in make_triad.
• Removed control_simple.
• Added make_burst and make_firecracker.
• Added various sprites.
• Fixed bug in control_random.
• Renamed gate sprite to gate_blue.

What is new in version 1 Pre3:

• Corrected dialog text
• Changed expired and control Sprite attributes into properties
• Reworked control_enemy
• Modified control_random
• Added level start screen
• Tweaked level 1 boss

Requirements:

• Python
• pygame