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Exhaust by FiendFodder

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made by FiendFodder for LD32 (JAM)
Rescue the Humans. Avoid the Aliens. You have no weapons. Except maybe...

Rotate Left: Z
Rotate Right: X
Thrust: Space

(There is also minimal support for touch browsers. Tested on iPhone/iPad. I will add on-screen touch buttons later)

A lot went right here (physics, particle engine, human behavior, world viewport scrolling radar), but a couple of key items which didn't get completed in time (enemy return fire, destructibility of ground objects, zone scoring / refresh) are holding the difficulty & level progression back from where it needs to be. I will polish it up post-contest.
Web http://www.lemoncrab.com/ld32/
Source https://github.com/epmoyer/exhaust
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=49069

Ratings

Coolness 10% 2387
Overall(Jam) 3.70 146
Fun(Jam) 3.95 34
Graphics(Jam) 3.84 233
Innovation(Jam) 3.15 474
Theme(Jam) 3.68 296

Feedback

mentatzoe
22. Apr 2015 · 11:15 UTC
Definitely unconventional, haha.
Horsed
22. Apr 2015 · 11:17 UTC
Keep working on it. I can see potential in it. Might become a nice retro-styled thing. The game is already looking good. For now, not much happens but flying around and destroying weak enemies. Oh and due to my german keyboard the movement is inverted.
Lerc
27. Apr 2015 · 01:18 UTC
Scanner could really do with a bit of transparency. It's hard to avoid things when you are behind the scanner.
jcsirron
29. Apr 2015 · 02:26 UTC
I... I should have guessed that the exhaust was the unconventional weapon. I enjoyed the classic feel of the game.
RockhopperGames
03. May 2015 · 13:02 UTC
Excellent little game! I really enjoyed the old vector graphics style, and the gameplay matches it perfectly (down to he irritatingly difficult landings <_< ). A really impressive game you've made, I hope you get more votes in time!
awestsecurity
10. May 2015 · 15:05 UTC
This made my day
OadT
10. May 2015 · 15:50 UTC
Cool game, but please use arrow keys!
madflame991
10. May 2015 · 16:19 UTC
I found the art style consistent, functional and clean. The gameplay was also pretty complete. I don't think I'm the target audience for this sort of game, but it was a solid entry.
goerp
10. May 2015 · 16:39 UTC
Very very retro, so I very very like. Also very very old school hard.
I must admit I did not have the patience to try to win the game.
I found it a bit hard that the steering was on the left hand.

But overall very nice.
drludos
10. May 2015 · 22:20 UTC
Nice entry, I reminds me of Lander, but it's way more fun to play! :)
jackrugile
11. May 2015 · 00:49 UTC
Damn, this was so much fun to play. You nailed the classic arcade style and the controls were calibrated perfectly. Keep it up!