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EtiChopper by efux

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made by efux for LD31 (COMPO)
This is my first entry for Ludum Dare. I used Dart (for the first time aswell), Gimp, Sfxr for the "No fuel" sound, Windows Audio Recorder for the flying sounds (it's voice acted), Vim, Debian. Because this is the first time of me using Dart (or HTML5 game dev in general) the game isn't very performance optimized. I have experienced crashes in Firefox. Sorry for that. The game was tested and developed in Chromium.

Controls
W, A, S, D: Move chopper (You can slow down the chopper by pressing the opposite direction)
Enter: Open water tank
E: Start / Land chopper

Goal
Extinguish all fires. Watch out: The chopper only has a limited amount of fuel. Land on the start building to refuel.

Get water by the lake. Make sure the water tank is filled to 100% (use the display on the right bottom corner) before you try to extinguish fire with it.

Remember: The entire game is on one screen, if the chooper flies out of the screen, you have to navigate blind.

Don't worry, the fires stop to respawn after a while.

Have fun and good luck!
Web http://efux.itch.io/etichopper
Source https://github.com/efux/ld31
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=36287

Ratings

Coolness 78% 2
Overall 2.42 1140
Audio 2.53 661
Fun 2.42 1050
Graphics 2.19 1079
Humor 2.13 795
Innovation 2.65 875
Mood 2.41 967
Theme 3.38 830

Feedback

Zolkren
07. Dec 2014 路 22:33 UTC
Looks really cool, gameplay is cool too.
Meral
07. Dec 2014 路 22:51 UTC
Cool thing! I'm glad you decided to participate. Love the programmer art and especially the sound. ;)

If you give the game a shot and think the fire is never going to end - give it a bit more time.
Zwergesel
08. Dec 2014 路 03:12 UTC
Looks fun, but runs really choppy (ha!). And the fires don't seem to extinguish after opening the tank and flying forward even though there's still water in the tank.
馃帳 efux
08. Dec 2014 路 08:09 UTC
Thanks for all the comments so far. I really appreciate it.

Make sure the water tank is filled to 100% (use the display on the right bottom corner) before you try to extinguish fire with it.
Krisjet
08. Dec 2014 路 08:30 UTC
Great that you decided to participate, this is a great way to improve your game creation skills!

I would suggest not letting the player move off screen at all, right now if you disappear offscreen you have no point of reference, and don't know if you're moving back towards the screen or away from it.
I would also have added in some friction, causing the chopper to stop after some time if you stop holding the forward arrow.
I like the programmer art and good use of sound too!
Jadernak
08. Dec 2014 路 08:32 UTC
I liked the concept and nice sounds :) The controls are bad though which makes this game less fun than it could've been I had the same issue the last LD myself. Keep it up.
sanojian
08. Dec 2014 路 09:11 UTC
Cool idea but very klunky controls. Water tank seems to empty all of its contents without effecting anything beyond first splash. Overall fun and good use of theme.
dekart
08. Dec 2014 路 10:00 UTC
The idea is good as well as sounds. Controls are not very intuitive and the copter fly away from the screen so it's hard to get back.
Lolwned
08. Dec 2014 路 10:05 UTC
Controls are weird but the game is cool. Lost myself a few times when the I went offscreen.
Blue Thumbs Gaming
08. Dec 2014 路 11:38 UTC
Congrats on your game. I lost precious seconds trying to resize the game view and then go lost out of screen for a while >_<
Domicuc
08. Dec 2014 路 16:25 UTC
Not bad.
Not best.
But cute and cool x)
if you have time also check my "weird tower defense" :-D
MaesK
08. Dec 2014 路 16:25 UTC
I'm pretty bad at piloting helicopters, thats sure. Nice game, but it looks hard from my experience.
Yaroslav Kravtsov
08. Dec 2014 路 16:43 UTC
Not bad idea, but controls not suitable for one screen gameplay. Also, "one screen" is the theme, not the rule.
KedumeBits
08. Dec 2014 路 17:21 UTC
I little hard to control the copter.
Aomeas
08. Dec 2014 路 19:55 UTC
The controls feel strange at the start but I got used to it. Btw, 480s to extinguish a fire makes me the worst chopper pilot in the history of firemen.
What a programmer art :D
arzi
08. Dec 2014 路 23:04 UTC
I was entertained by how I always managed to somehow fly out of screen :P
Divitos
11. Dec 2014 路 15:55 UTC
Interesting game, but it'd be better if the chopper was a little more responsive.
stipple
11. Dec 2014 路 16:01 UTC
Nice game. Would be worth exploring post jam with a bigger scale. Choplifter was one of my favorite Super NES games and this would be a great take on that, fighting wildfires instead of missles and guns. Congrats :)
Shivur
11. Dec 2014 路 16:12 UTC
Overall a good game. With some adjustment on the timing the fire spread, the tank refill and the fuel burn, it can be a fun challenge instead of just waiting the fire stop to spread.
6DownStudios
11. Dec 2014 路 23:48 UTC
Neat little game! Controls are tough but fun once you get the hang of it! Well done!
mrexcessive
18. Dec 2014 路 14:41 UTC
Hi there. Interesting idea. Managed to put out a few fires, but pretty impossible to stop fire filling the woods. More generosity, at the start at least, would be nice.
freaknarf
21. Dec 2014 路 02:55 UTC
Haaa i keep crashing out of the screen :)
Omiya Games
27. Dec 2014 路 03:06 UTC
Well done It DID make me want to play it once i got the hang of it. I would like to see the UI placed ON the chopper itself ALSO my biggest criticism The water should dump on the fire the ENTIRE time the gauge is draining.
maxmetallica
29. Dec 2014 路 20:25 UTC
nice work
Kuality Games
29. Dec 2014 路 20:45 UTC
The art could use a bit more work and a way to restart without reloading the browser would be preferable. Audio was good, and the whole concept is innovative.
LonelyTimeLord
29. Dec 2014 路 20:46 UTC
Nice idea, little hard to control the copter at first
belstras
29. Dec 2014 路 22:26 UTC
Interesting game, a bit hard to control but easier by just turning slightly the helicopter when getting water and just repeating. Nice concept.