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Drift by hyouko

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made by hyouko for LD30 (COMPO)
Adrift on the ocean, find your friends or you will surely perish.

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Post-compo version available here, including a win32 port:
https://github.com/hyouko/ld30/releases/tag/1.0.2

(I fixed up the font a bit, but my handwriting is still pretty lousy. Sorry about that! And for judging purposes you should use the linked versions on this page.)

To play this game, I recommend a wired mouse with two button (and a scroll wheel is a plus). If you're stuck with a trackpad, you can click and hit spacebar to disconnect ropes.

For Linux folks: grab LOVE ( http://www.love2d.org/ ), and you'll be able to play the .love file linked below... sadly I can't build Linux binaries.
Windows https://github.com/hyouko/ld30/releases/download/1.0.1/Drift.v1.0.1.Win.zip
.love file (requires LOVE) https://github.com/hyouko/ld30/releases/download/1.0.1/Drift.v1.0.1.love
Mac OS X https://github.com/hyouko/ld30/releases/download/1.0.1/Drift.v1.0.1.Mac.zip
Source https://github.com/hyouko/ld30
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=31859

Ratings

Coolness 49% 1204
Overall 3.25 514
Audio 2.62 610
Fun 2.88 699
Graphics 3.13 534
Humor 2.65 367
Innovation 3.38 387
Mood 2.60 882
Theme 2.36 1045

Feedback

NickFrushour
25. Aug 2014 路 04:12 UTC
Windows version also requires Love
cobrajs
25. Aug 2014 路 04:15 UTC
Pretty interesting concept, but the font was really hard to read at first... the "o" in particular looks like a "c", so I got a bit confused. Graphics are alright, but the overall graphical theme could use some work. Nice work though!
Skills641
25. Aug 2014 路 04:16 UTC
doesn't work
馃帳 hyouko
25. Aug 2014 路 04:20 UTC
@nick, Skills - thanks for the heads up, fixed the Windows link.

I'm going to try to fix the font to be a bit more readable and release that as a post-compo version... I figure I'm stuck with what I have now for the compo release. Curse my terrible handwriting!
Seraphic Media
25. Aug 2014 路 04:30 UTC
Loved everything, great game!
ViliX
25. Aug 2014 路 05:24 UTC
The physics need some more polishing.
AndyBrown
25. Aug 2014 路 05:52 UTC
Fun game, physics based games always seem to give the players some creativity in their choices, and your maps seemed to accommodate that well. I really like the water graphics.
Anshzinc
25. Aug 2014 路 09:04 UTC
Good game, the graphics were good. Font could have been a little more readable, also the physics need little improvement. Overall I enjoyed playing it.
JackDegree
25. Aug 2014 路 17:58 UTC
I like the idea and the mechanics, mostly had fun playing it. The sound effects are a little annoying though, for some reason. Good job!
Lord bobyness
26. Aug 2014 路 02:07 UTC
That was actually really enjoyable. Starting with a tutorial that explained the controls but left you to experiment with the physics. The graphics looked nice (especially the water) although they didn't feel very original. As stated, the text really was quite hard to read. But the mechanics felt quite elegant with the physics. It was oddly satisfying to chain up a bunch of rafts and try to charge through the level while bouncing all over the place.

Good job!
Windmill Games
26. Aug 2014 路 10:26 UTC
Wow, what an interesting and different game, fun to play and overall well done!
Mali
26. Aug 2014 路 13:24 UTC
Apparently I can't run it because I'm running 32 bit Windows? :(
馃帳 hyouko
26. Aug 2014 路 16:44 UTC
@Mali - Ah, sorry about that! I'll see about making a 32-bit Windows version. In the meantime, you can grab the 32-bit LOVE distribution here:

https://bitbucket.org/rude/love/downloads/love-0.9.1-win32.exe

Installing that should let you play the .love file version that's linked above. Fair warning: if you are running on an older/slower machine, this game is likely going to chug a bit. Lots of totally unoptimized physics equations running in the background.
Jupiter_Hadley
26. Aug 2014 路 19:38 UTC
Cool game! I included it in part 8 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series :) http://youtu.be/_ZcQE6pTBcc
allenfreese
26. Aug 2014 路 21:20 UTC
Like others said, the font is pretty hard to see at points, so the instructions aren't clear. Nice work tho!
nintendoeats
27. Aug 2014 路 15:58 UTC
This is really really nice, and mechanically interesting. But also driving me insane with difficulty. Being able to zoom out helps quit ea bit, but Maybe I just don't have an aptitude for this kind of thing. I COULD not complete the gunboat tutorial.

I really like the sound.
nintendoeats
27. Aug 2014 路 16:08 UTC
I apologize for the lack of editing in my previous comment. My babel fish is malfunctioning.
馃帳 hyouko
27. Aug 2014 路 16:22 UTC
@nintendoeats - no worries! A hint for the gunboat tutorial: it's a big, open ocean. The gunboats won't go after you unless you unless you get fairly close...
yodamaster
02. Sep 2014 路 11:00 UTC
Tricky!
Natrium729
11. Sep 2014 路 01:01 UTC
The idea is good, but, having an apple magic mouse, I cannot press the two buttons at the same time, so I can't complete the second level of the tutorial. Too bad!
馃帳 hyouko
11. Sep 2014 路 01:31 UTC
You can also click and use the spacebar to disconnect ropes. That said, you don't need to disconnect to complete the second level! (Probably not technically needed in the third, either, but it'd get very hard with all the mines floating about.)