WE MUST EXPLORE by goosetickler

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made by goosetickler for LD30 (JAM)
Overview:
Travel around the solar system while you collect resources to create your own galaxy. This is currently an endless experience that cannot be failed or completed. Headphones and a controller are also recommended.

Controls [Keyboard & Controller]
Movement = WASD or Left Thumbstick
Create Planet = Spacebar or A Button

Objectives:
Collect fragments of comets to increase your power level, as your level increases so does your ability to collect larger comets.

Collisions between attached comets and those in the environment will reduce your tether strength and destroy your comet.

Create new planets once you have collected enough resources, each new planet will generate a randomized comet field.

Credits:
Boom Sci-Fi Sound FX Package - http://www.boomlibrary.com/
Nasa Audio Recordings & Images - http://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/
Hayate 2.0 Particle FX - http://u3d.as/content/max-proud/hayate-2-0-particle-turbulence/4d4
Planet Textures -http://planetpixelemporium.com/planets.html

Contact:
@mattkrystek

Post Compo Changelist 8/27/14
-Massive performance improvements, 3 additional audio clips, FX tweaks, gradually increased the resource cost to generate a planet with each new one you create and added an intro logo.

Ratings

Coolness 56% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.45 210
Audio(Jam) 3.76 85
Fun(Jam) 3.00 391
Graphics(Jam) 3.97 156
Humor(Jam) 2.24 457
Innovation(Jam) 3.22 270
Mood(Jam) 4.06 27
Theme(Jam) 3.03 452

Feedback

cstudios
25. Aug 2014 路 21:11 UTC
Amazing! I am missing the story a bit, the graphics are unbelievable! The audio great. The gameplay reminded me Osmos (not the same, but similar). Great job!
yodamaster
25. Aug 2014 路 21:14 UTC
Very good atmo. Game crashes after 4 planets though. I didn't rate gfx and sound because these where pre-made assets.
馃帳 goosetickler
26. Aug 2014 路 05:43 UTC
@yodamaster thanks for the feedback, I found the issue with the game crash and updated the build.
avh4
26. Aug 2014 路 05:46 UTC
Web version says: "unity: Failed to download data file"
馃帳 goosetickler
26. Aug 2014 路 06:08 UTC
@avh4 should be fixed now
PixlWalkr
26. Aug 2014 路 17:02 UTC
simple yet challenging. cool graphics also :)
dickpoelen
26. Aug 2014 路 19:47 UTC
That was quit relaxing :) nice atmospshere
Fernando
27. Aug 2014 路 01:02 UTC
Very beautiful and relaxing. Congrats!
handkor
27. Aug 2014 路 01:10 UTC
I don't know why but creating planets was very satisfying.
Lord bobyness
27. Aug 2014 路 01:10 UTC
A nice way to pass some time. Just fly through space and see whats there.

I didn't really care for gameplay of building planets , just got too repetitive. So I went back to flying around :)
alvivar
27. Aug 2014 路 06:07 UTC
Really good audio and fx. The sun, the mood. Great!
HotBoxGames
27. Aug 2014 路 20:41 UTC
Very atmospheric! The audio was perfect and really fit what was going on.
Lovely space background also, looked nice in addition with the nice trails and other effects.
insane66
27. Aug 2014 路 23:17 UTC
very fun well not bad.(doctor who)
Naytron
28. Aug 2014 路 19:36 UTC
There is an incredible sense of atmosphere and loneliness in this game, very impressive visuals too. I loved exploring around looking for extra rocks - really therapeutic gameplay, would be really cool to explore procedurally generated environments!
DarkUser
29. Aug 2014 路 02:28 UTC
Great art
Tanser
31. Aug 2014 路 11:17 UTC
Cool game :)
Hippolyta
06. Sep 2014 路 10:17 UTC
Very nice space game with very good graphics and sfx. Had fun with it!
Jupiter_Hadley
07. Sep 2014 路 22:56 UTC
Really amazing graphics. I included it in part 21 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you鈥檇 like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/5xO0Ucfr9co
hoyt hoy
09. Sep 2014 路 15:13 UTC
intriguing game.
I made 4 planets, one was giant!
I didn't understand the purpose of this game, but it was well made.
kirbytails7
11. Sep 2014 路 07:45 UTC
A nice little sandbox. Enjoyable to play.
villhest
11. Sep 2014 路 13:31 UTC
Awesome! I didn't quite get why I was making planets, but I did anyway!
t4u
11. Sep 2014 路 17:56 UTC
Interesting game idea.
mcapraro
14. Sep 2014 路 17:07 UTC
love the mood of this game and love the overall mechanic. wish there were more fragments to collect at the beginning to get a feel for it