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Evolution Sim by Lupins

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made by Lupins for LD31 (JAM)
This is a Evolution Simulator.

*Your only input is button "1", and it will spawn
Ten Blue Creatures.
*Two Blue Creatures may reproduce into 1 Blue Creature or into a Red Creature.
*Blues and Reds die from old age.
*Reds are carnivorous!
*Reds may fight each other and kill themselves!

Thank You for your time! :p

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Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22422955/Blog/LD31/LD31_Web/LD31_Web.html
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22422955/Blog/LD31/LD31_Win.zip
OS/X https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22422955/Blog/LD31/LD31_Mac.zip
Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22422955/Blog/LD31/LD31_Linux.zip
Source https://bitbucket.org/Lupins/ld31
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=8278

Ratings

Coolness 26% 2075
Overall(Jam) 2.22 1014
Fun(Jam) 1.83 1011
Graphics(Jam) 1.76 953
Innovation(Jam) 3.18 409
Theme(Jam) 3.71 340

Feedback

flwns
09. Dec 2014 · 16:54 UTC
It was fun for a minute watching the dots fight it out. I wish i had some more influence on what was happening.
gana0
09. Dec 2014 · 16:57 UTC
Interesting idea! Some of the creatures got stuck in the corners and sides after letting it sit for a while.
Larzan
10. Dec 2014 · 22:40 UTC
I love those kind of sims, but unfortunately nothing happened, pressed 1 and every other key i have, but now spawn :( (safari)
RobotLovesKitty
11. Dec 2014 · 01:26 UTC
I pressed 1 a lot! I kept trying to take everything over with red dots, but since they themselves don't replicate, I failed miserable :P
BoxedMeatRevolution
11. Dec 2014 · 02:38 UTC
I really like this type of game, and I'm happy you tried it out, but I don't think it was quite pulled off. It would have been nice to have some more information on what "evolution" was happening. Also, maybe some way of passively interacting with the world (maybe having some control over the environment).
TiagoJDFerreira
11. Dec 2014 · 09:32 UTC
This is an interesting project, but not an interesting game. One important element in game design is to give agency to the player, this means making their choices meaningful. In this game I start the population, but that has little effect on how things turn out. This could be the basis for a game, but not a game in itself.
pjimmy
11. Dec 2014 · 10:30 UTC
very interesting, it's a concept that could be developed further, maybe making the dots converging into clusters.
Tasteslikefuture
11. Dec 2014 · 22:51 UTC
Absolutely mesmerizing. I love these "ant farm" type games, watching the incredibly complex behaviors that arise from a simple set of behavioral rules. Great job!
janovbyrnisson
12. Dec 2014 · 07:20 UTC
This could be developed into an interesting simulation of society where dots form communities, then nations, nations fight each others for territory, just like in real life. :)
Nikteddy92
14. Dec 2014 · 17:53 UTC
Evoluted "Game of life" Ludum dare Edition!
It's a strange and I think well developed sim.
Well done!
🎤 Lupins
04. Jan 2015 · 16:08 UTC
Thank you everyone!
I hope to improve and deliver something awesome next time :)