Pond Tycoon by Robinerd

made by Robinerd for LD29 (COMPO)

Pond Tycoon - Powered by Waves!
- Finished 1st place in Sony Hackathon in Sweden -

In Pond Tycoon you generate electricity by wave power.
The supplied power will in turn generate "power charges"
for which you can buy both more generators and Oscillomatic
devices to help you generate even more power.

Crank it up over 9000W!
How fast can you be?

CONTROLS:
- Click the water really fast, close to the generators
- Some locations may be more strategic due to the nature of wave physics
- As soon as you can afford, buy generators and Oscillomatics
- Keep clicking and dragging on the water
- Fill the power meter over 9000!!

IMPROVED VERSION:
- Has highscore list

UPCOMING FEATURES:
- SmartWatch 2 widget to show your power

Web (Unity)	http://robinerd.com/application_files/PondTycoon
Windows/Mac/Linux	http://robinerd.com/application_files/PondTycoon/Download
Improved version	http://robinerd.com/application_files/PondTycoonImproved/
Video (Youtube)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grAmXpcd2yg
Source	https://bitbucket.org/robinerd/pond-tycoon
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=4187

Ratings

Coolness	51%	3
Overall	4.11	22

Audio	3.89	42
Fun	3.75	86
Graphics	3.93	130
Humor	3.30	146
Innovation	4.29	21
Mood	3.73	103
Theme	2.96	803

Feedback

Kerdelos

28. Apr 2014 · 22:35 UTC

Great game, fun and straight to the point !

atlantian

29. Apr 2014 · 05:58 UTC

Fun Game

riv_roy

29. Apr 2014 · 05:58 UTC

I spent more time than I'd care to admit playing this awesome game, the visuals and audio were well matched, gameplay straightforward, and best of all really fun!

Reinkout

29. Apr 2014 · 06:00 UTC

How the hell can you get to 9000w? :D Really fun game.

Teesquared

29. Apr 2014 · 06:02 UTC

Really unique and fun. Great water effects and the controls and interface make sense. Music goes great with the team.

Mstrp2ez

29. Apr 2014 · 06:03 UTC

Great game, great music and great graphics. But what about the theme? I guess there is the surface of the water, not that it really matters. Oh and greetings from Visby/Gotland.

🎤 Robinerd

29. Apr 2014 · 06:35 UTC

Reinkout: Not sure if you missed that you can buy both generators and Oscillomatics which in a good combination youd get you well to 9001 if placed out. And click or drag the surface at the same time. If that doesn't do the trick it might perhaps be an unknown bug.

Mstrp2ez: Thanks! Yeah, I know the theme connection is kind of weak, I hope I can still earn a few good votes in the other categories. And greetings from Karlskrona! Take care ;)

Everyone else: Thanks for all your comments! It's great to hear, and if you want to hear more happy chiptunes, search for Robinerd on spotify or youtube :) Thanks all!

samooJAM

29. Apr 2014 · 13:51 UTC

I got 3:57.4
I love your music!! Innovative idea and fun to play. Kind of game I like to see more.

rylgh

30. Apr 2014 · 06:29 UTC

god i love this game, with the cool ripple effect and chunky pixels. just looking at it makes me happy (maybe the music is partly responsible too)

CryoGenesis

30. Apr 2014 · 15:51 UTC

Very fun and interesting game. Nice wave effects and music!

cobhc6

30. Apr 2014 · 17:52 UTC

3:18! Nice game!

theholychicken

01. May 2014 · 02:07 UTC

All this time I'm playing this I'm thinking "what are the fish in the pond going to feel like"?
Awesome ripple effects! I saw your blog post during the 48 hours and definitely was looking forward to seeing it in action :D

dector

03. May 2014 · 11:57 UTC

Fun game. But too short now.

ElStevo

03. May 2014 · 16:20 UTC

Very good game ! I love it ! I would play more ! Wow this is really good !

Ryan up in here

07. May 2014 · 19:05 UTC

Dude this is awesome

Jupiter_Hadley

11. May 2014 · 17:30 UTC

I wasnt sure what to do, but I love the water mechanics! I included it in part 23 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/yJ4mg8nxxfM

sorceress

11. May 2014 · 18:07 UTC

1m21.9 \o/

joe40001

13. May 2014 · 11:07 UTC

I like the look and feel, but even as a guy who is into this kinda thing I couldn't tell if I was trying to generate just osiclation of waves or a rotating oscilation of waves or a generator at points of constructive/destructive interference.

Love the look/feel of the game, also it is innovative and my lack of full grasping could be that I'm super tired right now.