Last updated: 2 Oct 2024

Introduction

Rich Within Reach is a third-person role-playing game set in the context of an investment office, where you play the role of Macs, a wealthy investor presented with numerous “investment” opportunities. Are this legitimate investment opportunities that will bring Macs a step closer to retirement, or scams that will drain Macs of his hard-earned fortune? Your call.

Game features ready:- interface navigation, game timer, player money statistics, door and desk interaction, PC desktop interface, PC desktop interface, PC email interface, gameplay logic (decision-making and consequences). *More details in the last section of this page.

Download & Installation

  1. Download the package from Canvas:
    1. Windows: AlphaBuild-Team3Windows.zip : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-q1STgH8uorf13HTiUy-xz-oUG6Vhbs/view?usp=sharing
    2. MacOS (Intel/Silicon): AlphaBuild-Team3MacOS.zip : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZSoW0GIgte8nf0p_k0wVcRS1CMlbtbng/view?usp=sharing
  2. Unzip the package.
  3. Run the executable:
    1. Windows: C:/path/to/extracted/folder/rich-within-reach-win64/rich-within-reach.exe
    2. MacOS (Intel/Silicon): AlphaBuild-Team3.app
  4. Navigate the game interface using the controls below (game timer starts automatically once the game is launched for 3 minutes).
  5. To exit game:
    1. Windows: alt + F4
    2. MacOS (Intel/Silicon): cmd + q

Game Controls

🔊 Audio on!

Key/Mouse Control
W Move character up
A Move character left
S Move character down
D Move character right
E Interact with game objects in main interface (Door, Desk and Desk objects)
Keyboard input Game text input (only PC Login Interface for password)
Enter/Return Confirm input (PC Login Interface)
Esc Pause game
Left Mouse Button Interact with embedded game interfaces, and game prompts (Pause screen, PC Desktop, Email interface navigation)

NOTE: Password for the PC-interface login is CS4350.

Features ready for play-testing:

Main game interface

  1. player statistics - Timer bar overlay (functional)
  2. player statistics - Wealth overlay (functional)
  3. pause screen (esc)movement within game environment (animation + audio)
  4. interaction/collision with game objects (orange outline)