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Propaganda Defence by scorched

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made by scorched for LD32 (COMPO)
You're the president of a small country. The citizens are sometimes annoying you with marches near your residence. You must detract their attention by building mind-relaxing services and by using propaganda (unlocked during the game).

Genre is tower defence. Controls are left mouse button for nearly everything (select service at the bottom right corner, then click on the small building of your choice). Sometimes you need right mouse button (where you see green mouse icon). You can also move camera using keyboard arrows.

Built using Unity 3D, GIMP, and "Press Start 2P" font (http://openfontlibrary.org/en/font/press-start-2p).

Update:
- Semi-fixed the pathfinding bug, still occurs sometimes ]:->
- Lowered default resolution for top HUD to fit Ludum Dare webpage
Web + Windows https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2actlkGK6rxfkNOMEpzZllhMXQ3WElPTjhBeGVxXzJONkpXNjhLa0M4Z2VKMVhzT2NsY0U?usp=sharing
Web + Windows (update) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2actlkGK6rxfms4SXNlNFc1UGdoZjI2ZExtY010TF9XSlBJb1FUWUxSLUJyWlRwT2FsSDg?usp=sharing
Source https://github.com/starry-abyss/propaganda-defence
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=48268

Ratings

Coolness 89% 2
Overall 2.43 1076
Fun 2.13 1070
Graphics 2.00 1045
Humor 2.61 615
Innovation 2.28 1010
Mood 1.97 1012
Theme 2.91 862

Feedback

TaoPhoenix
20. Apr 2015 路 14:14 UTC
This looks locked behind Google Drive.
馃帳 scorched
20. Apr 2015 路 15:18 UTC
@TaoPhoenix, thanks, I overlooked it. Seems to be fixed now
haveric
20. Apr 2015 路 16:26 UTC
Seems almost too simplistic. It was pretty easy to alternate items and only rarely switch out one thing for another. The pathfinding seems to bug out a bit on the right top and bottom where a couple guys would get stuck occasionally.
SmilingCat
20. Apr 2015 路 16:31 UTC
Fun little tower defense game, nice job. There does seem to be a bit of a bug where mobs get stuck behind buildings, so early on one needs to be careful to not end up in a situation with no money and one of these stuck mobs or it's game reset. It's not really an issue later in the game once you have more money.
馃帳 scorched
20. Apr 2015 路 16:48 UTC
Thanks, I consider rebalancing and polishing at some point later. Anyone knows how to fix the pathfinding bug? It seems strange that it gets stuck at static obstacles for they are expected to be taken into account from the beginning
Zeriver
20. Apr 2015 路 16:57 UTC
So your weapon is manipulation? Pretty clever.

It's a neat tower defense game, maybe too easy.
Also sometimes citizens get stuck on building.
Arowx
20. Apr 2015 路 17:22 UTC
Like the concept, the game was fun but lock up after i played for about 30 seconds not sure why. The little people stopped moving.
馃帳 scorched
20. Apr 2015 路 17:26 UTC
@Zeriver, your weapon is *anything* just to keep them away from residence:-D
I originally planed an intro with an adviser saying that you can only use weapons not prohibited by International Conventions, hence unconventional:-)
馃帳 scorched
20. Apr 2015 路 17:31 UTC
@Arowx, your game looks way more complex than mine. Can you tell where can I read more about strategy game balancing? (for newbie)
EwChap
20. Apr 2015 路 18:27 UTC
fun, but i got stuck with no money (my own fault) and a never ending game (no indicator of my own health or score, no way to restart, no towers in range of the one enemy hitting me.
馃帳 scorched
20. Apr 2015 路 18:34 UTC
@EwChap, I see. To be able to view health in embedded mode click "Toggle Fullscreen".
texdata
20. Apr 2015 路 19:02 UTC
sometimes they get stuck, but idea is quite good !
EvilTroopa
20. Apr 2015 路 19:07 UTC
Nice idea, respects the theme. I would have liked some sounds and better graphics, but it works :)
ManicMiner
20. Apr 2015 路 19:46 UTC
Cute little tower defence - shame about the pathfinding bug, it seems to happen a lot.
Sytech
20. Apr 2015 路 19:47 UTC
Really good take on the theme! Nice graphics. A bit too easy though and the people occasionally got stuck, breaking gameplay in the first wave.
PaperBlurt
21. Apr 2015 路 06:19 UTC
Very funny game!
And if you'd like it has something to say about dictatorships (of course).
eddynardo
21. Apr 2015 路 19:50 UTC
Clever weapon idea.I really like tower defence games and this is preety innovative :)
ogrepixel
21. Apr 2015 路 19:53 UTC
Nice theme idea, the problem is I knew what to do until the 3rd time I played it, It needs more info of how to play. =)
sbarrio
21. Apr 2015 路 20:21 UTC
Nice graphics and use of the theme. Awesome entry!
fixitteam
21. Apr 2015 路 20:38 UTC
that's a funny idea. well done :)
sydan
21. Apr 2015 路 22:20 UTC
This is a fun little game! However as some have said it is too easily, sadly this can make it dull quickly, if I had half the amount of money to play with I would have had to really think about my choices, so I sort of played it that way to see what it was like and I really enjoyed it! I like your take on the theme!
TheScopelessOne
24. Apr 2015 路 19:21 UTC
It would be nice to be able to sell a building, or build over an exisiting one. When a single person who is not affected by the towers arround your base gets there then you have just lost the game. It would also be nice to be able to restart the game when you know there is no winning.
reiknight
24. Apr 2015 路 19:36 UTC
Need sounds, the bug of the pathfinding is annoying but, the game is great and curious way of interpret the theme.
馃帳 scorched
25. Apr 2015 路 07:32 UTC
@TheScopelessOne, thanks for feedback. You are able to build over an existing tower. Of course, it's available from level 3, when there are 2 tower types for you to choose from. I'll consider selling point though
@reiknight, I plan to add sounds post-compo. My opinion is bfxr sounds do not fit there, so I just went without them this time:-)
edve98
25. Apr 2015 路 17:29 UTC
Very easy- I was only waiting for the wave to pass so I could read what the fuss will be about next time - as citizens were killed almost instantly, and I had tons of cash
nihilaleph
29. Apr 2015 路 00:13 UTC
I didn't want to win 8th wave >.<
Propaganda seemed to not do anything and it was too easy, but still great concept!
馃帳 scorched
29. Apr 2015 路 14:38 UTC
@nihilaleph, why not? :-)
It's activated manually by right-clicking.