Mission Control by sumguy67

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made by sumguy67 for LD31 (JAM)
Oversee manned missions to the Moon, Mars, or Pluto in Mission Control. Manage your crew, ensure the completion of the mission, and try to get at least some crew members back alive!

Entire game is played with the mouse.
All art, sound, and programming by me.
Game will soon be available on Android.

Ratings

Coolness 70% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.37 358
Audio(Jam) 3.40 210
Fun(Jam) 3.23 371
Graphics(Jam) 2.97 647
Humor(Jam) 3.20 218
Innovation(Jam) 3.51 233
Mood(Jam) 3.40 252
Theme(Jam) 3.13 827

Feedback

ceosol
09. Dec 2014 · 04:12 UTC
I love idle games. It might be better if you had messages on a delay timer. That way you could walk away without having to click through all of the transmission messages... but still sit a read them if you wanted to.

I think you did a nice job on mission generation. Some of the transmissions are pretty comical too!
merrak
09. Dec 2014 · 04:59 UTC
This was fun, although mission planning probably isn't my calling. I made it to the moon in one piece, but forgot I had to get back. Ooops :D
Aree Vanier
09. Dec 2014 · 20:29 UTC
Really well planned with a great simulations!
Louisload
09. Dec 2014 · 20:31 UTC
ahh I couldn't get back to earth ): i liked this idea! its not as much as controlling the spaceship but everything else that revolves space travelling, i think its pretty innovative.
Alendro
09. Dec 2014 · 21:03 UTC
Nice and very thought out. Good job.
jimmymcmillan
09. Dec 2014 · 21:09 UTC
Both my crew members were called Antone, which ruined the RP a bit. And my food didn't seem to decrease while on the moon.
ketura
09. Dec 2014 · 21:21 UTC
This is a great concept. Something fleshed out to have more events and longer missions (with the ability to ignore transmissions as suggested) would really be a fun game.

I have a bit of beef with the fact that bad morale results in losing. It would be better as a modifier of the other stats, not outright catastrophic failure.

The food should be differentiated from the fuel by lower rate of consumption, methinks. Otherwise you have two resources that are basically the same and never interact with one another.

Overall though, quite good!
someone
09. Dec 2014 · 21:33 UTC
Nice simulation. Took a few tries to get home.
Blobby101
09. Dec 2014 · 22:06 UTC
Cool little variation on the Oregon Trail theme. I liked the more humorous transmissions!
UlydevSecondGame
09. Dec 2014 · 22:07 UTC
Great concept ! :)
floorman
09. Dec 2014 · 22:21 UTC
Really nice game.
pegigante
10. Dec 2014 · 10:24 UTC
Fantastic, I got involved with the story. Great idea and script. I think the game could proceed after being destroyed, without having to go back from the beginning. The background music is good.
fierysquirrel
10. Dec 2014 · 13:07 UTC
Very good game!, clever, well thought and hilarious too! you should make it bigger and sell it :D
Basim
10. Dec 2014 · 20:04 UTC
Greate game idea and I like the user interface, simple yet effective!
goodbadokay
10. Dec 2014 · 20:05 UTC
This game is breathtaking
I was so curious about what happens next
Great job!
HER∆CEK
10. Dec 2014 · 20:08 UTC
Fun and great atmosphere! ;)
EquipeJAM
10. Dec 2014 · 20:11 UTC
Good Work ^^
harley77
11. Dec 2014 · 21:21 UTC
Very nice. Advanced Oregon trail IN SPACE.
Verz
11. Dec 2014 · 21:25 UTC
Great game and nice simulation ¡HOUSTON we have a problem with this game...is addictive!
doitle
11. Dec 2014 · 21:36 UTC
This was great fun. Reminds me a lot of Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space. Space travel at the mercy of the random number generator. Also, is there anything sadder than a one man food fight?
wooltech
13. Dec 2014 · 02:41 UTC
Interesting idea. Thought I was doing okay on my first play through, then realised I'd forgotten about getting home again from Mars. Oops. Second time around Lily had a suspicious amount of birthdays but the crew made it back in one piece.

Fun.
gre
14. Dec 2014 · 19:03 UTC
Nice simulation and great take on the "behind the scene" of a spacial mission.
Valeour
28. Dec 2014 · 17:20 UTC
Cool game. I suck at these kind of management games though. Love all the little details though. Good job. Mood was pretty great too, audio fit well. :)
01rafael
29. Dec 2014 · 04:34 UTC
Mars is mine guys! I'm seriously! xD