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Contested Systems by JoshuaBurr

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made by JoshuaBurr for LD30 (JAM)
Downloads can be found below the web player.

I recommend downloading as it seems to not be running very smoothly in the web player (any ideas why?).




A turn-based shooter.

The game is two player VS. I planned to make it four player and create AI but I didn't have time.

There were lots of things that I didn't have time to add (including sound and music).

This is my first time using Unity so any tips/advice would be very appreciated.


Controls:
Arrow keys / WASD to move
Enter to end turn
Tab to cycle through units
Hold Space to fire
E to enter/exit turrets
Z and X to zoom
Number keys to build
Web http://joshua_burr.itch.io/contested-systems
Windows http://joshua_burr.itch.io/contested-systems
OS/X http://joshua_burr.itch.io/contested-systems
Linux http://joshua_burr.itch.io/contested-systems
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=37414

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.25 366
Audio(Jam) 1.71 638
Fun(Jam) 3.05 372
Graphics(Jam) 3.12 484
Humor(Jam) 1.97 541
Innovation(Jam) 3.14 325
Mood(Jam) 2.59 626
Theme(Jam) 3.04 441

Feedback

jayhof
26. Aug 2014 · 12:09 UTC
I'm enjoying the idea of firing yourself on a new planet to take it over it's a cool mechanic. Some space music in the background would have kept me playing a bit longer
ice cold muffin
26. Aug 2014 · 17:15 UTC
Scrolling should be a bit more sensitive (and by a bit I mean a lot ;) + it's a bit awkward to play You vs You. Good game though.
mactinite
26. Aug 2014 · 17:17 UTC
This would be really awesome with some friends. Kind of like worms. Really cool mechanic.
Budaniel
26. Aug 2014 · 17:23 UTC
Nice concept, but I had some issues using the turrets - they ate my little guys instead of letting them enter.
pcmccull
26. Aug 2014 · 18:25 UTC
Very cool concept. It ran great for me in the web player.
SpaceEngineers.Normalize()
26. Aug 2014 · 18:26 UTC
Awesome game, really like the concept! Would love to see this continue development
From Smiling
26. Aug 2014 · 18:30 UTC
Looks and feels really smooth and nice! There are definitely some cool mechanics going on too! There's a bit of a hard time with some things though, like switching units and spawning units that can be a bit confusing?
GuillaumeGwi
26. Aug 2014 · 21:22 UTC
Nice Game ! I liked it ! It's a little complicated when you don't have an English keyboard :)
tbamberg
26. Aug 2014 · 21:33 UTC
Great game, reminiscent of worms but with a cool aesthetic
Lvyn
26. Aug 2014 · 22:50 UTC
Nice idea and cool aesthetic :)
I wish there were sound :)
43iscoding
26. Aug 2014 · 22:58 UTC
Interesting and innovative strategy! Very enjoyed it
xandy
27. Aug 2014 · 00:01 UTC
great idea. a shame there is only local multiplayer and no ai. but i will bookmark this and play it with some friends soon!
Razoric
27. Aug 2014 · 12:39 UTC
Cool concept. Would like to see this fleshed out more.
Fumiko
27. Aug 2014 · 12:57 UTC
Pretty cool concept - reminds me of the worms series. While it took some time to get to the basic strategy involved i can see this getting pretty deep - as even when playing only against myself I got to an stalemate which i then broke again. pretty interesting game - although i'm not convinced either side can ever win. hiding your units on the backside of planets is just to effective. I like the minimalistic appearance too. Solid entry + nice physics. :)
guimonpa
27. Aug 2014 · 16:28 UTC
It looks interesting from what I've seen playing by myself, I'll try to play it with a friend!
ViliX
28. Aug 2014 · 10:47 UTC
The simple graphics perfectly fits :)
Vinyl Pixels
28. Aug 2014 · 11:43 UTC
Nice, it's a pitty there's no AI.
juaxix
28. Aug 2014 · 16:22 UTC
I replied in my entry ,thanks for commenting.
I was playing your game,add online to it to increase fun factor!
MechanicMoon
28. Aug 2014 · 17:58 UTC
Really nice concept! Nice graphics! Seriously! Simply but clean..really interesting mechanics! Nice job dude!
Otrora Games
29. Aug 2014 · 17:13 UTC
Nice concept and love the minimalist aesthetic.
kikito
29. Aug 2014 · 17:38 UTC
It's a good first try in unity. The graphics were minimal but enjoyable. The mixture of turn-based gameplay with certain manual hability was interesting, and the theme was well translated into a game.
arhpositive
08. Sep 2014 · 17:48 UTC
Good entry, I really loved the core idea and the implementation is simple but it can be improved in the future. I liked the game, but the lack of audio is an important minus.
sephyka
10. Sep 2014 · 08:28 UTC
The concept of your game is just great, I really like the gameplay mechanic. I had difficulties to control my shoots at the beginning. It might be better with sounds, more polish and best playability (sometimes, I cancelled my shoot but I could'nt shoot again). Good entry!
klianc09
10. Sep 2014 · 18:38 UTC
Really great game, I would love to play this against my friends or an AI. Really like the strategies that evolve through the gravitational fields. Only gripe I have is that one shouldn't be able to move units once they used up their actions, so that you can't hide the units as easily behind the planets.
Joe Williamson
12. Sep 2014 · 23:25 UTC
Nice one! I'll try this out with a friend tomorrow. :)
Jupiter_Hadley
15. Sep 2014 · 23:21 UTC
Really nice, well done game! I included it in part 28 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/Hmt93jxkWGQ