Cave Survival by CryoGenesis

made by CryoGenesis for LD29 (COMPO)

Cave Survival - My Ludum Dare 29 Submission

A 2D shooter based underground (Beneath the surface), where you use various weapons to survive as many waves (rounds of bats as possible!

Features
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= Five unique, animated, weapons with unique behaviours.
= A Physics and particle engine
= Fully animated graphics.
= Loads of sound effects
= Complimentary game of pong on the Web-version load screen.

Development
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This game was written from scratch using Java, using only Paulscode's SoundSystem and required libraries to implement sound. I used GraphicsGale and GIMP for the graphics and I used FL Studio and Audacity to create/edit audio.

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-In Case Of Crash: Update Java
-Web version does not have any audio
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Standalone	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/51981820/COMPETITIONS/LD29/final_standalone_build.zip
Web (NO audio)	http://cryogenesis.github.io/ld29/
Source Code	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/51981820/COMPETITIONS/LD29/source.zip
Gameplay Video	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-k78TxMv60&feature=youtu.be
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=14720

Ratings

Coolness	79%	2
Overall	3.76	116

Audio	3.25	258
Fun	4.05	20
Graphics	3.67	251
Humor	2.86	305
Innovation	2.55	941
Mood	3.22	352
Theme	3.20	618

Feedback

Idkfawin32

28. Apr 2014 · 05:57 UTC

That was freakin excellent :D

I loved the camera effects

gikdew

28. Apr 2014 · 06:46 UTC

The best one I have rated so far. Nice graphics and lighting!

manabreak

28. Apr 2014 · 06:49 UTC

Awesome! I really enjoyed blasting the living crap out of those bats. :D

NTR

28. Apr 2014 · 06:51 UTC

Great use of sound effects.

Garris

28. Apr 2014 · 06:55 UTC

This was extremely well done. The sound design especially. I wish there was more to it than those freakin' bats.

Spierek

28. Apr 2014 · 06:56 UTC

First of all, the game's very juicy and pleasant to play, so good job :)

However, there are some issues. There's no ammo depletion, so after you get a new weapon there's no reason to go back to the old one. Because the player isn't affected by blast damage, the dominant strategy is to go into a corner and fire your grenade launcher / rocket launcher below you. I've easily reached Wave 8 doing only that.

TomCooper3D

28. Apr 2014 · 06:57 UTC

just dumpin the lead into the air feels really good

Custard Games

28. Apr 2014 · 07:31 UTC

Haha! Awesome game! Really great. Only complaint is that enemies and bullets are too small. It was a bit hard to aim. I guess the character art didn't match the surrounding too. Other than that, the camera effects like the zoom and screen shake were great.

TheDreik

28. Apr 2014 · 07:50 UTC

This game very fun with this weapons variation. If you want to develop it further, then i advice you to add more enemy types.

angelk

28. Apr 2014 · 08:23 UTC

Great job with the camera movement, the weapons, and the animation. I had a good laugh the first time I fired the grenade launcher :) Blowing up the bats was really gratifying.

CiderPunk

28. Apr 2014 · 17:57 UTC

superb! using anything other than the UZI is a death sentence though, would have been nice to have something worth shooting the bazooka at!

Maek

28. Apr 2014 · 17:57 UTC

Great game! It's so funny with these guns and the phisic is perfect. :D

Lacaranian

28. Apr 2014 · 18:01 UTC

Camera usage was great. The weapons kind of get mixed up at the end, but not too badly. A good 'un!

Punga

28. Apr 2014 · 19:10 UTC

The best game I've played yet! :3

Akz-

28. Apr 2014 · 19:14 UTC

Wow, this is really well executed. The feedback on all of the guns is great and it's really satisfying to play. Managed to make it through to round 14 by going crazy with the bazooka, but after that it was just too much :D

Figglewatts

28. Apr 2014 · 19:36 UTC

I really liked this one. Played it for a good long while. I was always looking forward to the next weapon!

DesignerNap

28. Apr 2014 · 20:56 UTC

excellent and addictive. I also appreciate the leader-board. great stuff.

DesignerNap

28. Apr 2014 · 20:57 UTC

ah... wrong window! ignore my last!

Jellycakes

28. Apr 2014 · 21:09 UTC

Really fun, I like fast paced shooters like this. Nicely polished too, would have liked more gun types though :P

DesignerNap

28. Apr 2014 · 21:17 UTC

Can't get it working even with java update. Video looks great though, thanks for sharing :)

tiffi_gaming

29. Apr 2014 · 07:56 UTC

The weapons feel great!

PapyGaragos

29. Apr 2014 · 11:32 UTC

Well I can already tell what your ratings for innovation and score will be. Perfect illustration of the importance of the little details and effects you can add to make something more fun.

Did you make all those sound effects yourself?

voidstar69

30. Apr 2014 · 06:48 UTC

That feels really fun! Excellent graphics, lighting and camera zoom.

MunkeeBacon

30. Apr 2014 · 21:34 UTC

Can't run it, I'm on a Mac.

Sparrow

01. May 2014 · 16:56 UTC

Cool game, nice graphics. Could use a little more variation in the enemies.

Nkracer

01. May 2014 · 16:57 UTC

Nice game, good graphics, audio, and very fun. Nice Job!