Mindwash by Karmalis

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made by Karmalis for LD29 (COMPO)
"Mindwash. You are beneath the surface, but you cannot tell if it's your own mind, beneath the earth, below the sea, under the fires or out of the midst of air. Your are the Mindwashed and they are the Mindwashed. Find a way to the endgame. It will be your salvation and become one of the Mindwashed."

This is a rather simple game. You will be getting multiple waves of "The Mindwashed" to survive.

Controls:
- W : Forward
- S : Back
- A : Strafe Left
- D : Strafe Right
- R : Reload
- 1, 2, 3 : Change weapons
- Left Mouse click : Fire
- Mouse movement : Change view direction
- F1 : Basic instructions

This is my first Ludum Dare entry and to be honest my first actual game (apart from a game engine I'm working on for learning purposes) made during a rather intensive weekend (family and personal errands), so expect bugs, unfinished bits and lack of quality texturing and polish and please be gentle.
I hope you get at least a few minutes of enjoyment from this, but again, it's a fairly simple concept with simple result and I believe that there will be more projects almost identical to mine.

Bugs and downfalls to expect:
- Sometime parts of the mindwashed fly off with hilarity
- Player can go through walls / obstacles (doesn't affect brainwashed as they do actually avoid those)

Done with: Unity (Pro trial)
3D Modelling: 3D Studio MAX
Textures: Photoshop
Sound: from http://www.freesound.org/

Credits:
- Unity: pathfinding AstarPathfindingProject http://arongranberg.com/astar/

I wish you all a clean, clear mind and good luck ;)

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall 2.57 1094
Audio 2.72 586
Fun 2.48 991
Graphics 2.69 852
Humor 1.87 951
Innovation 2.00 1201
Mood 3.04 505
Theme 2.81 904

Feedback

Reinkout
28. Apr 2014 路 07:46 UTC
Those shadows really gives it a nice mood. Though i had some troubles with the controls.
Liens
28. Apr 2014 路 07:55 UTC
I like the lighting, and shooting stuff is always a ...blast. I should sleep soon.
馃帳 Karmalis
28. Apr 2014 路 07:56 UTC
Thanks. One of the points was to make the controls slightly difficult to increase the overall difficulty. What the game lacks in complexity I've tried to bring through other means. Theme, mindset and mood included. :)
TowelKing
28. Apr 2014 路 07:57 UTC
A solid run around and shoot stuff game. Starting in the only lite area of the level and eventually getting forced out by monsters was a fun experience. Congrats on finishing your first game and I dont think there will be too many games like this in the ludum dare, the most popular game type will probably be drilling for treasure.
John Drury
28. Apr 2014 路 08:49 UTC
Controls are not very intuitive and frustrated me at times but enjoyed the lighting and mood that has been set. The gun shot felt good to fire, would be cool when you fired the gun, it would create a flash of light.

Enjoyed it.
IAmSpencer
29. Apr 2014 路 01:52 UTC
Shadows were a nice touch. Surprisingly fun, this one. Good job! :)
frankbsad
29. Apr 2014 路 08:40 UTC
the controls are a bit weird. Not bad though.
馃帳 Karmalis
29. Apr 2014 路 08:51 UTC
Yeah, come to think of it, maybe I should have kept the movement directions relative to the world, not the character orientation, but again, one of the main ideas was to make it harder. Well, live and learn. Thanks guys.
jaxonf92
29. Apr 2014 路 09:25 UTC
Great game. Just wish i didn't suck at it lol
teambrookvale
29. Apr 2014 路 10:12 UTC
I really loved the mood! Nice game!
DustyStylus
29. Apr 2014 路 11:45 UTC
Have to agree about controls, but the mood and atmosphere is great. Also, congratulations on your first LD!
philip_sinclair
30. Apr 2014 路 08:31 UTC
Very atmospheric with the lighting and audio. and a satisfying shooting sound. it was a bit too dark to see whatr i was doing though. and i would have preferred to be able to kill the enemies with one shot to start with. good foundation for a nice game though!
bob_fish
30. Apr 2014 路 10:33 UTC
Controls are a little bit annoying but as you said, it does add to the difficulty. Sounds are kinda cool. Nice game!
longshorts
30. Apr 2014 路 11:51 UTC
Nice and creepy environment, something I wanted to do in my game but failed due to not having lighting effects. Good audio too, well done!
馃帳 Karmalis
30. Apr 2014 路 15:21 UTC
Thanks again guys, appreciate the support and voting :)
ThingoStudios
05. May 2014 路 22:18 UTC
There doesn't seem to be a way to exit from the game once you die short of refreshing. Also, you can still fire even when dead.
馃帳 Karmalis
08. May 2014 路 13:02 UTC
Yeah, completely agree. Pretty much an oversight and lack of time from myself.
Turkey
11. May 2014 路 15:09 UTC
you should fix the game to where we cant keep gaining points after we die
馃帳 Karmalis
12. May 2014 路 09:19 UTC
Good point, I'll do that