Galactic Wars by torvik88

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made by torvik88 for LD30 (JAM)
This is our second LD and i think we are suffering from a curse or something because in every jam we had one designer or one programmer quit on us and ended up doing their tasks thus limiting our time to do the things we planned.

Oh well, the game is about a kind of Tower Defense in space. We wanted to a lot of things and add a lot of gameplay stuff but in the end, due to the time restrains we didn't.

We didn't even have time to put some instructions in the game, so it goes like this:

You can add Defense Drones to your planet with your mouse by dragging and dropping the drones to your orbit.

Have fun! :)

Ratings

Coolness 75% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.98 540
Audio(Jam) 2.55 541
Fun(Jam) 2.88 468
Graphics(Jam) 2.98 532
Humor(Jam) 2.17 475
Innovation(Jam) 2.90 460
Mood(Jam) 2.78 553
Theme(Jam) 2.48 619

Feedback

mrexcessive
27. Aug 2014 · 11:39 UTC
Hi there. Nice looking and playing game you've made! I found it fairly easy to reach a state where all orbits were full and I could deploy no more towers... I then lost with a score of 912 once the attack size became crazy-big! Good job, would like to see more, multiple planets, tower/orbitals upgrades etc.
INC$D021
28. Aug 2014 · 08:05 UTC
Agrees with @mrexcessive.
I would like to have been able to replace/upgrade defender orbs, and maybe buy more orbits or something like that.
But very nice game :)
LTyrosine
29. Aug 2014 · 21:51 UTC
Overall, I liked this game!

Good:
* Nice details on graphics, loved the background star effects.
* Ok music, ok sound.
* Nice game idea and it's fun to play.

Bad:
* It's a little short and after a while I'm unable to buy more "planet" defenders and game ends with overwhelming amount of enemies;
* It needs some more balance on prices/damage and this alike.
* Weak theme usage
runvs
31. Aug 2014 · 07:58 UTC
Nice Game! I likt Tower Defence Games and the idea with "rings" and moving towers is nice. I would have liked to see some upgrades or a remaining Lives counter.
The Music line got me really annoyed after some runs.
TD5
31. Aug 2014 · 09:39 UTC
Really fun, but it's all over too quickly because I can't remove or upgrade the defences. Please add more levels or something to increase the life of the game.
dancingmad
08. Sep 2014 · 19:28 UTC
Pretty fun! But i agree with @mrexcessive and others, when the orbits are full, there's nothing more to do. Nice concept though.
TimtheBo
08. Sep 2014 · 19:56 UTC
I love the concept of a TD with orbits, maybe you can create a post-compo version with a slightly better balance and duration.
MaesK
08. Sep 2014 · 20:23 UTC
Nice tower defense, I liked the idea of using orbits as places to set barriers. Music repeats itself a little, but it matches with space theme. Good work.
🎤 torvik88
09. Sep 2014 · 18:40 UTC
Thank you all for your comments :)

Yes, unfortunately we had a snag and lost one of our programmers and his task had to be done be the others so we ended up cutting much from the gameplay we wanted to do.
CogComp
09. Sep 2014 · 19:54 UTC
Very addivtive game. Great work!
t4u
09. Sep 2014 · 22:28 UTC
I liked the idea of having tower defence withn otwer that moves on orbits. Audio was generally positive(4/5). Graphics were ok(3/5). I didnt really have fun from playing tbh.
udo
10. Sep 2014 · 14:53 UTC
I like the idea a lot, it had potential. Since you mentioned team problems and running out of time, from my own experience with programming projects: maybe you are just too many people. You'd be amazed what can be done with just two people (or even one, for that matter).
Kojan
10. Sep 2014 · 19:04 UTC
I really enjoid the game, just sad that we place all our "turrets" so fast.
lotusgame
10. Sep 2014 · 19:21 UTC
909 points ! Interesting concept ! A very nice and polished entry :)
sanojian
10. Sep 2014 · 19:23 UTC
Nice tower defense game. Pretty graphics. Music was a little bit repetative.
igoramendola
11. Sep 2014 · 17:03 UTC
Cool game and it's very nice considering that you hadn't enough time to do more things. It would be interesting a post-compo version with more stuffs! :D
My best is 997.
Pavel M. Dlouhý
11. Sep 2014 · 19:29 UTC
Never made more than 999. :) Nice and pretty addictive game. Good job.
okmmjyygv
11. Sep 2014 · 21:43 UTC
Nice idea and graphics,
okmmjyygv
11. Sep 2014 · 21:48 UTC
Nice entry!
Rage Paint
12. Sep 2014 · 03:25 UTC
Score: 999

Wish I could put more planets in orbit, or delete ones to make room for different ones.
apiotrw
13. Sep 2014 · 14:09 UTC
Good entry
mactinite
15. Sep 2014 · 22:52 UTC
Really cool take on the tower defense. The orbits add a nice depth to the mechanics. Makes a cool idea to expand on. Nice work!