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Sandbox Battle by jpverkamp

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made by jpverkamp for LD30 (COMPO)
Note: If you're having problems playing (especially if the boxes stick to the bottom of the screen), it's probably because the entire frame the game is in cannot fit on your screen at once. Try the alternate link.

Instructions
- You have 60 seconds to collect as much sand as you can
- Each player's sand falls to the bottom of their tile
- Colliding with other players will steal their sand
- Choose options for keyboard controls and to enable multiplayer

Comments
- Libraries used: jQuery, Boostrap
- Graphics generated in Photoshop CS6
Web http://blog.jverkamp.com/2014/08/24/sandbox-battle/
Web (alternate) http://blog.jverkamp.com/2014/08/24/sandbox-battle/sandbox-battle.embed.htm
Source https://github.com/jpverkamp/sandbox-battle
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=19702

Ratings

Coolness 55% 3
Overall 2.90 862
Fun 2.97 623
Graphics 2.65 844
Innovation 3.63 211
Mood 2.74 776
Theme 2.30 1066

Feedback

vinhuman
25. Aug 2014 路 05:01 UTC
Having some trouble getting it to work right now.
vinhuman
25. Aug 2014 路 05:02 UTC
Oh crap I might have scored it on accident. It first makes me go to a second link called Sand Battle! and then the boxes all stick to the bottom right corner.
tmpxyz
25. Aug 2014 路 05:09 UTC
It would be advantageous to stay at bottom, at least, when vs AI.
馃帳 jpverkamp
25. Aug 2014 路 16:56 UTC
If you're having problems playing (especially if the boxes stick to the bottom of the screen), it's probably because the entire frame the game is in cannot fit on your screen at once. Try the alternate link.
Piscythe
25. Aug 2014 路 17:15 UTC
All the boxes stick to the bottom right corner. I tried both links and there wasn't a difference.
wobbleboxx
25. Aug 2014 路 17:16 UTC
Awesome funny little game. I really enjoyed this :)
Rialgar
25. Aug 2014 路 17:16 UTC
Interesting idea, though leaving the bottom is something you quickly notice is a bad idea, because at the bottom loosing sand is virtually impossible. Maybe force the player to leave the bottom by opening his rect when touching it could be a neat trick, makes you try to hover as close to the bottom without touching it.
Perjoka
25. Aug 2014 路 17:17 UTC
interesting concept, had fun playing it.
馃帳 jpverkamp
25. Aug 2014 路 17:18 UTC
@Rialgar: I thought about that, having sand just drain out if you hit the bottom. Ran out of time to actually get it working though.
Charlie
26. Aug 2014 路 14:56 UTC
Interesting game. I tried the alternative link but I think I still have framerate issues.
miwuc
28. Aug 2014 路 18:41 UTC
Very innovative and intriguing concept. The particle effects where you can see every grain of sand are really nice.
The gameplay is a bit confusing though. You say "colliding with other players will steal their sand". But if you're colliding with them, they're colliding with you... So it's not clear to me who will steal from whom, even after playing a couple of times. I played with a friend, she hid in in the bottom right corner, and I couldn't manage to steal her sand.
Shivur
31. Aug 2014 路 03:10 UTC
Very cool!
LandoSystems
31. Aug 2014 路 19:54 UTC
That was a really neat game... cool idea! I wish there were some sounds and music though. Great work!
ShadowStryker
31. Aug 2014 路 19:57 UTC
I like the concept. This would be one of those games you just play in your free time. Similar to the original Pinball game on the old Windows operating systems.
pjimmy
31. Aug 2014 路 21:16 UTC
very interesting concept
KingBolonzo
01. Sep 2014 路 09:53 UTC
I was so lost nice concept though. damn sand theives
mrexcessive
02. Sep 2014 路 15:18 UTC
Hi there. Novel idea. Won first game, I picked one of each of the AIs to play against. Interesting particulate graphics. Like the feel of the movement and the stealing of sand. Shame no sound. Good job!