Slime Platformer

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An arcade-y endless platformer about a teal slime that corrodes everything it touches. Slide, hop, and ooze across procedurally generated platforms, melt foes with your acid trail, and buy mutations between stretches to push the high-score marker even farther.

How to Play

1. Launch – Open index.html in a modern desktop browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox). You’ll land on the animated title screen; click Start Run to begin, or browse Options/Credits to read tips and see the slime-king shrine.
2. Move – Run with A/D or the Arrow keys, jump with Space/W, and duck with S/ArrowDown. Holding duck after unlocking Bulwark Bloom turns you into a solid wall that can reflect enemy shots.
3. Leave slime – Simply moving paints a corrosive trail that damages enemies and, once Corrosive Secrets is unlocked, melts platforms. Use it to soften targets before they reach you.
4. Fight & survive – Avoid slime pits and the new spike beds (5 HP on hit), stomp lighter foes, reflect or dodge projectiles, and collect slime chunks (heals) plus coins (shop currency). Holding Duck + F consumes 10 HP to raise a one-hit swallow shield.
5. Shop stops – Every 5,000 distance units you reach triggers the shop overlay. Pick one of three random upgrades, spend 100 coins to reroll them, or hit Skip and Continue to keep moving. Each upgrade applies immediately and persists until you die.
6. Repeat – Distance travelled, HP, and coins are always shown in the HUD. When you fall, press Y at the prompt to continue another run and chase a new high score.

Controls

Action	Input
Move left/right	A / D or ← / →
Jump	Space, W, or ↑
Duck / drop through platforms	S or ↓ (tap again while grounded to drop)
Swallow shield	Hold Duck + F to spend 10 HP for a one-hit barrier
Pause / resume	Esc (disabled while shopping)
Force shop (debug)	J
Add coins (debug)	H
Toggle god mode (debug)	G

Upgrades & Resources

• Bulwark Bloom (Slime Wall) – Hold duck to become a vertical slime wall that blocks terrain, reflects projectiles, and enables precise platform hugging.
• Fling Burst – Builds momentum while running; release movement to fling bouncing slime globs that drip extra pools of damage.
• Renewal Bloom (Regen) – Spend 20 HP once, automatically regenerate back to 10 HP whenever you fall below it.
• Corrosive Secrets – Lets every trail and glob eat through the platforms they touch, forcing enemies to fall.
• Graviton Maw (Magnet) – Surrounds the slime with a magnetic pull that yanks coins and chunks from two platforms away.
• Spiked Shoes – Jump onto enemy heads to deal 2 damage and bounce without taking a hit.
• Royal Slime – Raises the max HP cap to 40, making you larger and increasing slime damage output.

Enemies drop coins (shop currency) and slime chunks (heals 1 HP) with convincing physics. The mute button above the HUD silences all audio if needed.

Tips

• Keep at least 11 HP handy to trigger swallow shields before big gauntlets.
• Let enemies chase you through your trail instead of trading hits head-on.
• Corroded platforms can collapse under you after unlocking Corrosive Secrets—stay moving and mind spike traps on the ground.
• Shop rerolls cost 100 coins; save some income if you are hunting for a specific build.
• The HUD shows global best distance; markers appear directly in the level so you can see where previous runs ended.

Home & Pause Menus

• The title screen features a looping “The Lonely Slime” theme plus Start Run, Options, and Credits buttons. Options/Credits swap the info panel, while Start hides the overlay and drops you into the run.
• Pausing (Esc) now displays an ability list even before you buy upgrades. The default cards highlight Acid Trail and Swallow Shield so the menu never looks empty.
• When you die, a giant slime fills the stage with teary eyes. Use the Yes/No buttons (or Y/N keys) to either continue immediately or return to the home screen for a fresh start.

Running & Development Notes

• Static files only; serve with any HTTP server (e.g., npx serve . or VS Code Live Server) if your browser disallows file:// audio.
• Assets live under resources/ (audio, JS modules, upgrades JSON) and are imported via ES modules.
• The project is entirely client-side, so deploying to GitHub Pages or any static host just requires copying the repository contents.