THE TITHE OF SOULS

O Grand Priest, our hero and saviour—darkness descends.
The Blessed Holy Machine is our last hope, a relic of impossible grace. Yet it lies unfinished, its sanctified heart silent. Take up the crusade, scour the corrupted lands, and raise this divine engine piece by sacred piece. The Golden Throne waits for its due.

⚙️ BUILD THE BASILICA PEREGRINUS

Craft your Holy Machine (The Mobile Cathedral) from Altars, Soul Cages, and other sanctified parts. Link its inner systems into a living, gothic labyrinth that drinks the souls you reap. Shape the arcane conduits, transform raw psychic energy, and awaken sacred chambers until the whole contraption thrums with holy purpose and righteous fury.

🔥 FIGHT THE DARKNESS

• Weaponize Faith: Weave complex energy modifiers to conjure unique projectiles that break the wicked.
• Harvest the Fallen: Cast down your foes, cage their Souls, and harvest their power for the Engine.
• Empower the Priesthood: Channel that current through hallowed Altars to empower your Priests whose hymns thunder across the battlefield.

📜 DECREE OF THE ECCLESIARCHY (Core Features)

• Forge an intricate mechanism fueled by harvested souls.
• Combine energy modifiers to sculpt devastating, stacked attacks.
• Consecrate Altars to amplify your Priests and their sacred songs.
• Slay the Darkness and spare the world from calamity.

🎮 HOW TO PLAY

The Basilica runs on sacred energy conduits. Your duty is to connect the circuit:

1. Connect Elements: Click on an Output (like a Soul Cage) and then on an Input (like an Altar or Priest) in another object. The energy flow is automatic and continuous! Each Output can connect to only one Input.
2. Fuel the Cages: Click on the Tank to pick up a Soul, then place it in a Soul Cage to fill it up. Pack in more to sustain the flow for longer.
3. Fire Control: Connect Cages with Priests so they can shoot. Pipe the Souls through Altars beforehand to create powerful, modified projectiles. You can chain Altars for exponential power!
4. Logistics: Manage your connections carefully. Save up Souls at the shop to get new elements. Use the Restorator to heal and keep your Engine tanked.

⚡ TL;DR

The Tithe of Souls is a weird mix of Oxygen Not Included-style piping mechanics, combined with the movement and world interaction of Kingdom, and a small roguelite autobattler element.

This is a playable project where the ambition was great, but so was the challenge. It works, but requires tuning and more levels to reach full potential.

(Lots of free assets were used to create the world and enemies. The central Mobile Cathedral asset was created by us!)

Changelog:

• v1.02:
  • Tutorial UI improved
  • HUD UI improved
  • Balancing Fix: Updated prices and item names in the store
  • Balancing Fix: Updated altar damage values (major buff to all)

• v1.01:
  • Pause fixed. 
  • Balance pass (altar power, shop prices).
  • Small UI fix.