ld31_Arena_Battler by Lasty

made by Lasty for LD31 (COMPO)

My first attempt at a HTML5 game.

It's a wave-based arena style battler.

Slightly unfinished and buggy, but if we had unlimited time...

Was planning more stuff like weapon upgrades, monster projectiles.. but run out of time.

Added a couple of post-compo patches which should still be within the rules/guidelines. You can look at github if you'd like to see the original release.

KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES:
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1: Sound effects don't work in Internet Explorer... #WontFix (use Chrome instead)

Patch 1 Notes:
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Fixed Bugs:
* Health kits, etc disappearing on new level.
* Mysterious repeated 7th round replaced with a bonus level. (Don't edit code on no sleep!)
* Going to round 14 now no longer crashes (Wraps back to 1)
* Fix physics bodies deleting twice (rare crash, sometimes exposed by going through all waves)

Fixed Issues:
* Reduced background tile contrast (Thanks to your feedback)
* Added yellow circles around pickups to make them obvious
* Arrow Keys can now be used as alternative to WASD keys
* Updating the instructions and notes

Patch 2 Notes:
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Fixed Bugs:
* Fixed the input stealing bug on the HUD Wave intro box.

Minor UI Improvements:
* Uppercasing of weapons and monsters names
* Using unicode multiply sign × instead of the letter x in monster list breakdown
* Making HTML pass validation

Web HTML5	http://lasty.github.io/ld31_onescreen/
Source (GitHub)	https://github.com/lasty/ld31_onescreen
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=14800

Ratings

Coolness	52%	3
Overall	2.84	917

Audio	2.58	630
Fun	2.91	723
Graphics	2.47	954
Innovation	2.34	1034
Mood	2.52	902
Theme	3.59	571

Feedback

Mincemeat

08. Dec 2014 · 04:52 UTC

Pretty cool game, wish the enemies did different things though. The gun was pretty satisfying.

dekart

08. Dec 2014 · 10:41 UTC

The game plays smoothly and I love the audio and art. Contrast of the ground is too high for my eyes so it was hard to find bonuses and recognize some enemies.

misto423

09. Dec 2014 · 01:34 UTC

Not bad. The player moving so quickly made it really difficult to do much though.

madameberry

09. Dec 2014 · 01:36 UTC

Suuuuuper slippery controls, and I never got a gun, even though I apparently picked up bullets at one point.

bushmango

09. Dec 2014 · 01:43 UTC

very satisfying. please increase the contrast between the backround and foreground though -- i suggest a darker and more plain background for the arena

Zwergesel

09. Dec 2014 · 01:44 UTC

The background makes it hard to tell where enemies are. Other than that, solid game, if not a bit easy.

mrexcessive

09. Dec 2014 · 08:41 UTC

Hi there. Liked the graphics and retro sounds. The range of gun is bit too short I think, makes for lots of stepping backwards while firing at rats.

sanojian

09. Dec 2014 · 14:58 UTC

There are certainly some faults in the graphics and controls but I did have fun playing it, which is more than I can say about a lot of more polished games.

jpcote

10. Dec 2014 · 03:53 UTC

Not bad! Nice shotgun effect

bukt

12. Dec 2014 · 05:05 UTC

It's dangerous to go w/o vote. Take this! :)

ZNCatlaw

12. Dec 2014 · 05:33 UTC

Ha ha ha, that was neat! I like the snowmen in the late game. It is pretty easy to just kite the enemy, I think you should try experimenting with some AI or enemies with projectiles.

🎤 Lasty

12. Dec 2014 · 07:21 UTC

Thanks for the feedback and comments! I have made Patch 1 which addresses most of these issues (Background tiles contrast, And some other bug fixes)

It should now be super obvious to see the weapons/pickups, and the monsters.

SneManden

12. Dec 2014 · 15:53 UTC

Really many great things about this game :) Varying enemies (sprites mostly), increasing difficulty and 4 different weapons; the shotgun was really satisfying!

The enemies feel too similar and too easy (the rats are actually the "hardest"). I think putting a (more realistic) limit to the character's movement speed would be great.

Smart to use regular HTML-elements to implement the HUD.

🎤 Lasty

13. Dec 2014 · 03:09 UTC

Thanks! The pros and cons of using HTML elements for GUI .. 1: no programming, 2: it stole the focus. Fixed that now (Patch2)

As for monster speeds, they were actually calculated by Box2D.. they all get applied the same force. The larger ones had more mass, and therefore went slower. Probably could have used a tweak, but oh well.

For more easter eggs, the graphics art folder is called "ProgrammerArt" :D

sorlok

13. Dec 2014 · 04:10 UTC

Lots of fun, but wow that damage can add up fast! Some mercy invincibility would be on my list of requested mechanics. :D Really cool, enjoyable game, and love that it's all HTML5 --great job!

6DownStudios

13. Dec 2014 · 04:17 UTC

Quite fun! I love the knockback effects and the movement inertia, makes for some really intense combat.

pvtroswold

13. Dec 2014 · 05:43 UTC

I like it. Pretty straight forward game. AI is pretty simple

stray

13. Dec 2014 · 07:35 UTC

So much fun.... really nice arcade

liquidmedia

14. Dec 2014 · 23:40 UTC

I think it is a good start, but the player speed was way to high, once I could control them it was very easy to never get hit. I found that even running at them they would not hit the player just bounce off.

TheMeorch

15. Dec 2014 · 17:49 UTC

The character control is enjoyably slippery, and the pushback you get on enemies when using guns is really satisfying. The base level attack is a bit short-ranged for a game with such slippery controls though, since you need to get really close to enemies without accidentally sliding into them. The guns are so satisfying, I would just let the player always have at least the pistol -- it's fun! Nice work!