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Space Force by Zinhet

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made by Zinhet for LD32 (JAM)
Space Force is a sci-fi space exploration game where your goal is to mine chunks without being killed by space bandits, ooooooh~~~

Using your gravity orbs, some handy meteors nearby and their own allies decimate your opponents and seize your hard earned chunks!

Controls - There is an in game system to change these on the main menu.
Move Forward - W
Turn Left - A
Turn Right - S
Change map/Leave zone - Shift
Enter zone/Deploy gravity orb - Space
Mute - M

Graphics were provided by the wonderful Kenney over at http://www.kenney.nl/

Audio from the talented MartyMcSuperFly can be found here https://soundcloud.com/martymcsuperfly
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/atfsmk5xfjd8iri/Space%20Force.jar?dl=0
OS/X https://www.dropbox.com/s/atfsmk5xfjd8iri/Space%20Force.jar?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=47594

Ratings

Coolness 45% 1497
Overall(Jam) 3.64 176
Audio(Jam) 3.39 227
Fun(Jam) 3.46 227
Humor(Jam) 2.47 707
Innovation(Jam) 3.58 212
Mood(Jam) 3.22 403
Theme(Jam) 3.83 170

Feedback

filthyincubation666
23. Apr 2015 · 05:21 UTC
nice
Hambone
23. Apr 2015 · 05:42 UTC
Good ole space game!
tompudding
24. Apr 2015 · 23:54 UTC
I had fun in the first sector, but for some reason shift didn't work for me to leave, and neither did the key rebinding (it just stopped when I clicked on the key)
Os_Reboot
25. Apr 2015 · 00:18 UTC
Very well done! Love the random generating map layouts, clearly a ton of thought and effort was put into this game!
Dorgam
26. Apr 2015 · 00:10 UTC
Really well done. I really enjoyed messing with the gravity.

Minor note. Text was hard to read. Perhaps change the font as it doesn't work well for long and small text. The font is great for the title and and big short headings (like Health).
🎤 Zinhet
26. Apr 2015 · 05:06 UTC
@tompudding No idea why the keybinding stuff happened but I implemented it last minute so there were bound to be bugs, sorry! (On the shift key you might not have held it down long enough?)
@dorgam Thanks, I will keep in mind that the font was hard to read!
@Everyone else Thanks for playing and I am glad you enjoyed it!
Davikin92
26. Apr 2015 · 06:32 UTC
"Shift" key doesn't work. Interesting idea! I liked that the ships can't only crash with the asteroids but with each other too.
emmelineprufrock
26. Apr 2015 · 07:02 UTC
Interesting mechanic and I was fond of the audio.
OnlySlightly
26. Apr 2015 · 07:02 UTC
I loved this! Using gravity to your advantage to destroy the enemy was a really cool mechanic. It was really satisfying sending a fleet of ships crashing into each other and other asteroids. I was impressed by the speed an intensity of the battles. It made things really exciting. Very solid game!
reheated
26. Apr 2015 · 07:20 UTC
Fun! I like the combat mechanic. I scoured a few systems but never ended up profitable.
OccamsRazor
26. Apr 2015 · 17:15 UTC
Well done! I found the gravity effects really cool. But ya, couldn't seem to leave the zone after I finished with it.
Smiley
30. Apr 2015 · 16:29 UTC
really nice game.. felt like a mix of Eve online (traveling between zones) and Asteroids from the late 70s.

nice take on the theme :) +1 for java also ;)
kunzbe
03. May 2015 · 13:59 UTC
Innovative game mechanics! Sometimes i could not leave a zone.