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MagDef by jhell

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made by jhell for LD32 (COMPO)
Created for Ludum Dare 32 #LDJAM.

MagDef is a planet defense game. Use the arrow keys to rotate the magnetic field and repel the asteroids! Blue repels Red, Red repels Blue. The Boss asteroids can't be repelled by the fields, so you will have to be creative.

Start research and grow your population so they can help in the defense with:
o Missiles
o Pulse
o Force Fields

Have fun, don't hesitate to comment with your feedback, scores and progression :)

Controls:
o Rotate fields: arrows, Q/D or A/D
o Trigger Pulse: P (you need to have it researched first)
o Back to menu: Escape

Fix #1: unlocked all planets from the start and tweaked some tooltips (web version only)
Fix #2: tweaked slow difficulty values (web version only)

Sounds: Bfxr
Music: abundant-music
Web (itch.io) http://jhell.itch.io/magdef
Web (GameJolt) http://gamejolt.com/games/arcade/magdef/61566/
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80703571/MagDef.rar
Unity Project (source) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80703571/MagDef_LD32.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=50845

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.08 636
Audio 3.08 348
Fun 2.92 676
Graphics 3.13 503
Humor 1.91 904
Innovation 2.87 714
Mood 2.89 587
Theme 3.07 776

Feedback

Chadivision
20. Apr 2015 路 02:20 UTC
I like it. It's got a cool mood, and the music really fits. I played Pluto and researched it, but the "P" key didn't seem to do anything. Maybe I did something wrong. Good job.
馃帳 jhell
20. Apr 2015 路 07:38 UTC
Hey Chad, thanks for dropping by! Pulse isn't unlocked on Pluto, you need to progress to at least Earth to get it ;)
Malakat
20. Apr 2015 路 08:23 UTC
Good idea and presentation. Sadly, the game is just too slow to be engaging. Or it just takes way too long to pick up speed. Same thing, really.
ajopart
20. Apr 2015 路 09:03 UTC
Nice entry. I first thought it too easy but it gets harder by the time. Graphics are good, music fits. I enjoyed playing it.
Aik
20. Apr 2015 路 09:27 UTC
Progression is way too slow, but it was well done.
dvdking
20. Apr 2015 路 10:36 UTC
Way too slow at the start, but very dynamic in the end.
Could not beat last planet.. it seems almost imposible. So much stuff comming at you.
Nice game overall.
MrDave
20. Apr 2015 路 10:47 UTC
A well implemented game. Loved the asteroid that looked like Pacman
Figglewatts
20. Apr 2015 路 11:31 UTC
I quite like it. Difficulty curve was good.
Flygamer101
20. Apr 2015 路 13:54 UTC
Music was nice, and did a great job. I liked the selection part.
bitdecaygames
20. Apr 2015 路 16:48 UTC
A very cool idea! This game fits the theme really well. Game is fun -- though I did hit a 'critical mass' of population where you can no longer lose due to rampant population growth (seems to happen somewhere before 1000k, and continued for a bit till my screen now says "Infinityk". Gave me a good chuckle though).

Well done though, it plays smooth and looks great doing it.
oskardevelopment
20. Apr 2015 路 17:49 UTC
Hi! Cool graphics! Is the only way to upgrade by clicking on the research button continously?
Havacore
20. Apr 2015 路 18:02 UTC
Really cool, simple concept. You got the difficulty nailed down really well.
ker0chan
20. Apr 2015 路 18:28 UTC
Simple and efficient :) Nice work !
fleegle2000
20. Apr 2015 路 19:37 UTC
I like the concept, the simple mechanic but increasingly complex gameplay. Graphics are nice and crisp. I wasn't a huge fan of the music and I thought the difficulty curve for the boss a bit steep. Otherwise, great entry!
Sogomn
20. Apr 2015 路 19:39 UTC
Solid game. Well done.
Headmade
20. Apr 2015 路 19:59 UTC
Overall a nice entry. I wish the progression would be a little quicker.
And did you use http://www.abundant-music.com/? The music sounds oddly familiar :)
recursor
20. Apr 2015 路 21:28 UTC
I like the mechanics but I think the progression is a bit slow. Overall though, I like it.
peterkirk
20. Apr 2015 路 23:06 UTC
I like the concept. The audio and graphics work with the theme well. I felt that the later levels dragged on too long.
LTPATS
21. Apr 2015 路 04:28 UTC
This was fun! Earth+ was too challenging for me, but the rest of the game wasn't too hard. Overall I liked it, good job!
omaha
21. Apr 2015 路 17:19 UTC
The audio was awesome. The game was cool, but I thought it felt a little slow at first.
novadream
21. Apr 2015 路 22:48 UTC
Sweet Game! I couldn't beat Earth+, but I'm sure if I worked at it I could get past it. :)
ploogle
22. Apr 2015 路 06:45 UTC
Music immediately stood out! I underestimated the difficulty, that ramped up quickly but fairly.
callumW
22. Apr 2015 路 09:30 UTC
I quite enjoyed the game , good fit with the theme. I think the impact should do more damage it was a bit easy I think.
asobi tech
22. Apr 2015 路 10:20 UTC
Takes a while for the game to ramp up to a fun pace.
Bonus points for cute Pac-man asteroid.
MrShoestore
22. Apr 2015 路 13:59 UTC
well put together game. pacing is a little slow at the beginning, but then again i did start with easy mode.
kaa
22. Apr 2015 路 21:26 UTC
it was good ) good mood ) nice work
dyfer
22. Apr 2015 路 22:11 UTC
salut, j'ai vue ton post sur la video D'at0mium du coup j'ai test茅 c'est pas mal du tout y'a une bonne rejouabilit茅 et ta eu une tres bonne id茅e pour le theme ^^
je t'invite a tester le notre
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=50857
salut
resty
23. Apr 2015 路 15:09 UTC
I like it very much. It's fun and addictive, very challenging, with Cool graphics and audio.
The flashing stars and meteors in the backgrounds make it more great!

A little suggestion:
The color of the red rock could be changed to some easier to see. I almost can't identify them in the black back ground.
Lyje
23. Apr 2015 路 18:21 UTC
Have to disagree with a lot of people - thought the music really didn't fit at all. That said, the mechanic is simple but fun and the research idea is nice. The levels tend to start off too easy and take too long to ramp up.
smokecastles
23. Apr 2015 路 21:07 UTC
Very nice game, I found it easy but nice and relaxing at first, and then the difficulty increases gradually and adequately. It also looks very polished and visually pleasing!
Dietrich Epp
24. Apr 2015 路 11:35 UTC
I was surprised that green shields didn't repel green rocks (like repels like) and the progression was a bit slow. I had a hard time getting past Mars. But it's very polished, except for the balance/difficulty issues.
dusho
24. Apr 2015 路 11:38 UTC
should be called destroyer of the planets.. :)
nice game.. little boring after time
Kardamom
24. Apr 2015 路 12:17 UTC
Very well done - it has almost all the bells and whistles needed and the mechanic is engaging and well though out. Few minor things: it is intentional that the red asteroids have very low contrast with the background? Also the missile research seemed to be much less powerfule than the other two.
pixzleone
24. Apr 2015 路 12:28 UTC
Nice game, played all levels. I would have liked one mega hard level, but other than that, brilliant!
abuzreq
24. Apr 2015 路 21:22 UTC
It's a nice game , I found that when you research speed you get fast enough that if you kept rotating you can repel 90% of the asteroids.
The meteors that came occasionally was a really nice touch
oparisy
25. Apr 2015 路 12:53 UTC
Pluto is boring, then things get interesting. Can we die in this game? I liked the idea of upgrades and the general graphic design.
jackyjjc
26. Apr 2015 路 05:09 UTC
I love the music, the music was great. However, the game gets a bit repetitive after a while because there weren't big challenges.
Meta-link
27. Apr 2015 路 11:57 UTC
Cool game !
The concept is fresh and the music is really cool :)
Omiya Games
29. Apr 2015 路 01:14 UTC
The core mechanic should be fun, but I feel the game was poorly balanced (using Windows build). I especially felt the magnetic fields rotated too slowly at the beginning for my satisfaction. Personally, I wouldn't even make it an upgrade: make it fast right from the get-go, and use a different power-up to allow better crowd-control.
Crowbeak
04. May 2015 路 04:42 UTC
This is a neat concept with a lot of potential.
Xanjos
06. May 2015 路 18:07 UTC
Initial rotation speed is a bit too slow but the primary mechanic itself is pretty cool. I would probably suggest adding keyboard shortcuts to the upgrade options because it's a bit awkward having to move my other hand from my mouse to the keyboard just use the pulse.
Zeriver
11. May 2015 路 08:53 UTC
Solid game with engaging gameplay. Earth+ is really hard and so far was unsuccessful in completing it but maybe later :)
Shame you can't control your missles, maybe you could make this a bit more multitasking game by adding new options and launching missles with your mouse... but that's just my suggestion.
Anyway, pretty fun game to play, nice graphics and audio.
RyanNielson
11. May 2015 路 15:59 UTC
Neat concept, although the research speed and initial movement speed are a bit to slow which causes it to get boring quick. This could be neat with a few additions like planetary defences though.
Forlorn79
12. May 2015 路 00:53 UTC
I love this concept, and hope it's a big success!