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Under Warranty by kidder

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made by kidder for LD29 (JAM)
Under Warranty

A game about an old man and his robots.

The game is controlled exclusively via mouse input. Controls are mostly explained through in-game prompts.

Bunker View
-Right click on robots to edit their chassis.
-Left click on robots to harvest mission rewards.

Chassis View
-Left click to grab parts and move them around; click again to release.
-Right click to rotate parts.
-The wrench tool currently isn't useful for anything.

Progress ends somewhat abruptly after you discover the armory - there's a lot of of content in various states of completion that never got integrated. Such is the way of game jams.
Web http://thekidder.com/ld29/
Web (for smaller screens) http://thekidder.com/ld29_small/
Linux http://thekidder.com/ld29/ld29_linux.tar.gz
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=21304

Ratings

Coolness 73% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.38 258
Audio(Jam) 2.33 583
Fun(Jam) 2.94 411
Graphics(Jam) 4.03 139
Humor(Jam) 2.83 265
Innovation(Jam) 3.76 74
Mood(Jam) 3.69 118
Theme(Jam) 3.31 293

Feedback

KumoKairo
29. Apr 2014 · 02:01 UTC
You've established nice mood in the game.
There is a lot of text, I wish the font was chosed better, because it is really hard to read :(
sugarbyte
29. Apr 2014 · 02:14 UTC
Very cool - a bit tedious and as KumoKairo mentioned, the user interface, while it does have a distinct "feel", could have been better optimized for human players' eyes :)
etherframegames
29. Apr 2014 · 02:25 UTC
Kinda hard to read. There seems like there is a big learning curve and a lot of experimentation. Very creative!
Lost King
29. Apr 2014 · 02:38 UTC
Interesting use of the theme, like the others said it was tough to read at times but the idea was cool and would probably play something like this if it were expanded upon.
Cambrian_Man
29. Apr 2014 · 02:53 UTC
Quite pretty and I really like the idea, but I got stuck without realizing that that it wasn't quite finished. I would love to see it expanded into a full game.
NicoM
29. Apr 2014 · 02:54 UTC
Nice game:), I really like the art(: Gameplay is interesting, quite complex for a jam game:)
Marjie62
29. Apr 2014 · 02:55 UTC
Awesome visual style and theme - and I love the idea of building the robots, although that doesn't seem to have been fleshed out much yet. The controls were a bit buggy and unclear, and there wasn't much content, but it has a lot of promise
GresponApps
29. Apr 2014 · 02:57 UTC
I love this one! I'll play this later when I have more time!
XrXr
29. Apr 2014 · 03:07 UTC
Nice art, the font was hard to read though. I got stuck because I ran out of electricity, without realizing that its not finished. I wish there was more. Still good though :D
okeedokeben
29. Apr 2014 · 03:07 UTC
Great start! Would love to see more in the future.
🎤 kidder
29. Apr 2014 · 03:12 UTC
Exported a new version that's a bit bigger - should help a bit with the font/reading issues!
sharpcoder
29. Apr 2014 · 03:15 UTC
Neat game! It did take me forever to see that green button (still not sure what it says!) because of the Unity "Development Build" watermark. But once I figured that out, it all made sense.

My only real suggestion would be to add some blurb about who is doing the talking :) it was a little confusing to follow the dialog at times. Great interpretation of the theme though!
Cake&Code
29. Apr 2014 · 03:15 UTC
I really love this gameplay style, I just wish there were more things to do! And yes, the font is really hard to read xD
eteeski
29. Apr 2014 · 03:19 UTC
Amazing :D I can't believe that was created in 48 hours! Great mood, super interesting setting. It feels like a full game. My only complaints are that it's hard to know who's talking in the dialog boxes, and some things aren't well explained. I found myself clicking around randomly a lot until I got stuff working. With a little bit of polish and playtesting to work out the parts that are a little bit confusing, this could be a great game :)
Reinkout
30. Apr 2014 · 04:04 UTC
A lot of fun! Best design today.
PaperBlurt
30. Apr 2014 · 06:52 UTC
Just fantastic!
Nice style and real good mood!
7heSAMA
01. May 2014 · 18:54 UTC
Well you weren't kidding about it ending suddenly...
It definitely has potential, but would need more interesting+challenging abilities/robots than just "charge battery, get stuff, repeat".
Jod
01. May 2014 · 19:21 UTC
Please continue working on this! I love the whole concept of playing an old man who sends his robots off to do things. And the writing is top-notch, too! Combined with the gorgeous graphics this really made my day. Would pay for a finished version of this.
Shivur
01. May 2014 · 21:17 UTC
Promising game. Wish the progress didn't end at armory.
gwa
02. May 2014 · 19:56 UTC
Nice moode and I like Linuxe ;)
xdegtyarev
02. May 2014 · 20:21 UTC
like the mood, ptetty nice enrty! congrats!
ArcturusDeluxe
02. May 2014 · 22:57 UTC
I like your take on the theme with this one - I don't think I've seen any other robot-fixing games yet. I love the atmosphere as well. Slick presentation all round. Nice job!
robcozzens
04. May 2014 · 17:25 UTC
Pretty sweet.
And very cool idea.
matthias_zarzecki
08. May 2014 · 20:38 UTC
Well this is marvellous :D