Trireme Hero by jcsirron

made by jcsirron for LD36 (JAM)

Welcome to the Athenian fleet! You have been selected to serve as the drummer aboard one of Athens' fine triremes, beating time to keep the rowers on course. Some say the heart of the ship is the captain, some say it is the helmsman, but I say it is you. Do you have what it takes to be a Trireme Hero?

This game was created for Ludum Dare 36 as our first venture into the world of HTML5. As such, it may not have the same functionality as the Windows version. Enjoy!

Windows	https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0Byeo87pccl9bdmFSZ1pHc0pqRTQ
Web	https://jcsirron.itch.io/trireme-hero
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-36/?action=preview&uid=29257

Feedback

Lacaranian

31. Aug 2016 · 00:57 UTC

Haha! Solid entry - I played the HTML5 version, and it seemed to work pretty well.

I began by only skimming the tutorial (though a fun read when I actually decided to tackle the wall of text), so of course a pressed A and D as fast as I could and got nowhere. With a little pacing and steering though, I managed to ram the boat adroitly. Felt rather heroic. Well done!

A simple game, but a good entry all told!

terryg

02. Sep 2016 · 16:34 UTC

Nicely done! I was finally able to be a Trireme "hero" after being called a "zero" a few times. The rowers look very nice. Good entry.

I didn't understand the "posiden" and such text on the right side. Was that going to be a ranking?

btrotter101

02. Sep 2016 · 22:46 UTC

Thanks! Yes, the speeds are ranked from Hephaestus (the lame) to Hermes (the winged messenger). It felt better than throwing a number up on the screen; more ancient-y. :)