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HYPERPLASM by ciaodavinci

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made by ciaodavinci for LD31 (JAM)
*** REQUIRES 2 TO 4 CONTROLLERS ***

by Peter Rockwell, Cody Walker, Nicolas Munoz
consultant wizard: Henk Boom

Top-down particle shooter for friends.

Fire super-heated globules of plasma at your enemies while avoiding their spray. The longer you hold the trigger the slower you and your projectiles travel, leaving clouds of toxic particles in your wake but making you vulnerable to bursts of fire from speedy players. Hyperplasm is deadly and will vaporize you on contact unless it is of your own colour. Rack up 10 kills to win the level and bring glory to your own!

/// HYPERPLASM IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PLASM ///

Game created with Love2D, audio with Bosca Ceoil.

-- Controls --

Gamepad:
LS - Move
RS - Aim
RT - Fire

Keyboard:
F1 - Help
M - Pause/Play Music
P - Screenshot
O - Open Screenshot Folder
TAB - Next Level
F11 - Fullscreen
Space - Magic
Esc - Quit

-- Install instructions --

Downloads available for Windows (64, 32 bit), Mac and Linux
* Linux version requires LOVE2D. See distro availability: https://love2d.org
* Mac users should use tattiebogle for gamepad support:
http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/ProjectRoot/Xbox360Controller/OsxDriver

Your platform may not support pressing ["P" for screenshot] or ["O" for opening the screenshot directory] on the keyboard, which may cause a crash.
Windows http://prockwell.itch.io/hyperplasm
OS/X http://prockwell.itch.io/hyperplasm
Linux http://prockwell.itch.io/hyperplasm
Source http://prockwell.itch.io/hyperplasm
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=47511

Ratings

Coolness 85% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.48 274
Audio(Jam) 3.14 336
Fun(Jam) 3.30 313
Graphics(Jam) 3.52 383
Innovation(Jam) 2.91 589
Mood(Jam) 2.89 619
Theme(Jam) 3.14 822

Feedback

trenchgames
09. Dec 2014 路 01:43 UTC
Good job! I like the particle effects and audio.
mikozouzou
09. Dec 2014 路 04:57 UTC
A very good game, very entertaining ! Sadly, we're only two players :/
Chris Delta
09. Dec 2014 路 05:04 UTC
Hooray for love2D! I'm only one person with only one gamepad, but from what I can tell the controls, the audio, the physics, and the visuals especially are top notch. Great job!
LexGear
09. Dec 2014 路 05:24 UTC
This looks really fun. but i can't get the game to start. Am i doing something wrong? Mac user.
馃帳 ciaodavinci
09. Dec 2014 路 05:38 UTC
hey LexGear, did you download hyperplasm_osx_64? Us mac users need to use tattiebogle to get gamepads working (http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/ProjectRoot/Xbox360Controller/OsxDriver). Are you able to launch the game at all?
Divitos
09. Dec 2014 路 05:45 UTC
Just.
Wow.
That was stunning.
oscarabraham
09. Dec 2014 路 07:56 UTC
This is really fun and new. I sure will be playing this with my friends tomorrow, and a lot of other days probably. I love this kind of different, fast, competitive, multiplayer games.
I wish you would somehow support keyboards, it would be much easier to play with my friends. (we do not have four controls)
hundredhundred
10. Dec 2014 路 04:30 UTC
Error. mainlua:174 could not set write directory
Also i couldnt get the game started. is there no support for keyboard?
馃帳 ciaodavinci
10. Dec 2014 路 05:53 UTC
Nope, no keyboard support. mainlua:174 triggers if you hit "o". It takes a screenshot if your platform supports it.
trykondev
10. Dec 2014 路 17:43 UTC
Great work, I love the visual effects. Nicely polished!
Techblogogy
10. Dec 2014 路 17:56 UTC
Very nice game! Great gob!
elvaq
10. Dec 2014 路 20:10 UTC
Pretty cool! Not a lot of depth to combat but what you do have is developed really well. Lots of good player feedback, very intuitive game. Pretty too!
TriSquare
10. Dec 2014 路 20:12 UTC
Every thing id great about this game, except the game crashes when i take a screen shot. . .though its a minor issue :)
馃帳 ciaodavinci
10. Dec 2014 路 21:11 UTC
Thanks for the feedback TriSquare :) I'll investigate this issue, what platform are you on?
BoxedMeatRevolution
11. Dec 2014 路 03:00 UTC
Slick controls, music, and graphics!
AMS
11. Dec 2014 路 03:10 UTC
Awesome particle effects! Love the music, good job!
Croze
11. Dec 2014 路 03:18 UTC
Dang I wish I had controllers (and friends) to play this! Lol, looks really interesting, sucks that I can't rate it though :(
freaknarf
11. Dec 2014 路 03:23 UTC
Great ! Good insputs and visuals !
sharp911
11. Dec 2014 路 04:37 UTC
Interesting concept. I like it.
flatgub
11. Dec 2014 路 07:57 UTC
This looks like it would be great fun if I had any one to play with ;~;
dieblume86
11. Dec 2014 路 07:59 UTC
Nice start, i like the graphic style.
kebabskal
11. Dec 2014 路 08:00 UTC
Have neither a friend nor a controller. Looks like it could be fun, but didn't really get to test it. Would have been good if the info screen in game told me (or atleast hinted) that this was multiplayer only. Music was annoying. I really like the colors and the glow in the screenshot!
Kuality Games
12. Dec 2014 路 02:04 UTC
Fun to play, satisfying to watch! Fast and explosive like our game. Solid, well done.
snickersnacks
12. Dec 2014 路 03:04 UTC
Wow those particle effects :) great job!
StMatn
12. Dec 2014 路 12:50 UTC
I didn't give give you a rating, since I didn't get the game to start. The program starts, responds to keypresses from keyboard, but I dont get a player to control, even with connected gamepad (logitech rumblepad 2). Maybe I didn't get something right or my pad is not supported, so I absolutely do not blame you ;) I'll check back here, if i remember.

From the screenshots the game looks really awesome and the other coments sound really promising!
馃帳 ciaodavinci
12. Dec 2014 路 19:07 UTC
Hey StMatn, we've only tested with xbox 360 controllers so far but I'd like to try with other gamepads. If the game detects a connected gamepad you will see a little coloured rectangle in the top left with a flashing 'A'. Thanks for passing along the info.
HotBoxGames
14. Dec 2014 路 02:17 UTC
Particle effects and music on this game makes it great fun to play!
Bloodyaugust
14. Dec 2014 路 02:23 UTC
Excellent entry! Maybe add some powerups, and make bullets collide with bullets. Favorite so far!
TehSkull
14. Dec 2014 路 07:09 UTC
I want to play this but I only have one controller. :(
gebirgsbaerbel
14. Dec 2014 路 21:14 UTC
I only have one controller for pc, but in general the controls worked well and I think the game could be huge fun with multiple players.
01rafael
19. Dec 2014 路 08:27 UTC
Error. main.lua 174. Could not set write directory
Thats what I saw
Riocide
19. Dec 2014 路 08:30 UTC
Make a keyboard version!
SuperDisk
21. Dec 2014 路 03:02 UTC
Only the Xbox controller worked, not the generic one. :(
Rodaja
28. Dec 2014 路 16:54 UTC
We shouldn't really say this to anyone, but it feels strange that anyone shot kills you immediately, so you may be navigating throught a dense cloud of shots and then get killed by a rogue slow little pixel.

Also, level design is a little tricky on the upper side of the screen, for two players it becomes a trap quite easily. Moreso knowing where the other player will respawn throught the squares. Though those things probably get less problematic with more players.

Graphics are simple but nice to look at, and the sounds are finely implemented so as to tell you how bullets and yourself are getting slower the more you shoot.

Good job!
馃帳 ciaodavinci
19. Nov 2016 路 03:50 UTC
We've created a new version with keyboard controls, new levels and music: mindfungus.itch.io/hyperplasm

try it out :)