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Monocraft by MaTX

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made by MaTX for LD28 (JAM)
MonoCraft is just like Minecraft, but you can only place one block per player. No more!


*IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR BLOCK, TRY REFRESHING THE PAGE* (It is a known server bug)

Check back every day to see the blocks placed by the other players, and see how the world has evolved, one block at a time!

*If the game is stuck on "Loading from server", please try again a few minutes later*

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I will track the world's evolution in the description:

LAST SCREENSHOT (around 900 blocks):
http://i.imgur.com/OlUFGkp.png

- 00:35 Day 4 = So many cubes! The tower has never been this high, and we are counting around 500 cubes on the server. Amazing!

http://goo.gl/5zflWR

- 17:30 Day 3 = The server was hacked again, resulting in three buildings! (We're cool with that :D) The tower is getting higher and higher! (396 cubes)

http://goo.gl/b66wIW

- 14:00 Day 2 (Screenshot 1) = Users found a way to hack the system and placed a floating block. This has generated a second, small structure that is starting to compete with the main tower.

- 21:00 (Screenshot 2) = As expected, people are building a tower. 40 users online at the same time!

- 18:00 = a Notch block appeared on top of the tower:

http://goo.gl/i0xnyE

-15:00 (Screenshot 3) = People started to explore vertically. Some blocks with the faces of the creators of the game started appearing.

-14:00 (Screenshot 4 = Finally some rarer blocks have appeared. Among which, the great kitten block.

-12:00 (Screenshot 5) = Monocraft has just landed. A few users have tried it, placing some basic blocks.

Monocraft was made in only 10 hours because we had to discard our first (sadly not fun) prototype.
Web (Unity) http://monocraft.org/
Soundtrack https://soundcloud.com/yugenstudio/monoblock-polyjoy-monocraft-1
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=8087

Ratings

Coolness 87% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.07 281
Audio(Jam) 3.50 87
Fun(Jam) 2.30 462
Graphics(Jam) 3.06 309
Humor(Jam) 2.98 136
Innovation(Jam) 3.80 22
Mood(Jam) 2.82 300
Theme(Jam) 4.33 5

Feedback

Zemmi
17. Dec 2013 · 10:01 UTC
Cool idea, excited to see what comes out of this. Any chance we could get a download link for the song? It was so damn happy.
Yugenstudio
17. Dec 2013 · 10:46 UTC
Thank you very much!
Here is the download link:
https://soundcloud.com/yugenstudio/monoblock-polyjoy-monocraft-1
enjoy
eskivor
17. Dec 2013 · 12:30 UTC
Short but interesting, I hope there will have many players on this game to see how the construction will be.
Alismuffin
17. Dec 2013 · 12:30 UTC
This is a really cool idea! Can't wait until this is massive
David Colson
17. Dec 2013 · 12:30 UTC
Its a cool idea, but not much of a game unfortunately
YellowLime
17. Dec 2013 · 12:32 UTC
The contrast between the exciting music (fitting lyrics) and the gameplay is very funny :^y
Tanser
17. Dec 2013 · 12:32 UTC
All nice but the camera was a bit frustrating. Good job anyways. :)
Doctor Broccoli
17. Dec 2013 · 12:35 UTC
Fun idea. It's not really a game though, it's more like a toy. Not that that makes it bad or anything.
Really curious to see what comes out of this!
raisedmedia
17. Dec 2013 · 12:37 UTC
Cool concept, I would like to see the ability to interact more, beyond placing the single brick.
Ditto
17. Dec 2013 · 12:43 UTC
this felt weird, but I like these "do your small part" things, will be cool to see how many blocks there are in a week or so!
archaeometrician
17. Dec 2013 · 13:00 UTC
Nice idea, its funny. A lot of people tried it from what I can see ingame. Good job :)
Avocado
17. Dec 2013 · 13:04 UTC
I was hoping someone would make this game, can't wait to see it in 3 weeks.
lucasncv
17. Dec 2013 · 13:06 UTC
Haha, fun idea.
BitDemon
17. Dec 2013 · 13:13 UTC
Nice idea.
SunShiranui
17. Dec 2013 · 13:37 UTC
Nice idea, it's a bit like Curiosity in reverse :P
Congratulazioni!
Hamcha
17. Dec 2013 · 13:45 UTC
Not really a game, but a very cool experiment indeed! Keep posting screenshot on "how it evolves", I'm quite interested!
Zhrack
17. Dec 2013 · 17:02 UTC
I'm curious about how it'll evolve during votations! Only note, it's a bit short, but hey...nice experiment!

Oh, awesome music!
Cbeed
17. Dec 2013 · 17:07 UTC
Maybe add a "choose wisely" message. The normal user, like me, just tries what you can do and clicks randomly. :-D
Hard to rate, because it's more a tool than a game.
Giovanni Cappellotto
17. Dec 2013 · 17:32 UTC
I like the concept.
Infin8
17. Dec 2013 · 18:38 UTC
Interesting use of the concept! The tech was solid too, tried refreshing the game heh. Couldn't actually see the block i had getting placed.
Fervir
18. Dec 2013 · 01:23 UTC
That was pretty sweet.
A very cool way for everyone to leave their mark.
BrothersT
18. Dec 2013 · 02:43 UTC
Really great idea! I searched "minecraft" to see how unimaginative people were being this time, but this is the opposite of what I expected!
dsoft20
18. Dec 2013 · 08:45 UTC
Nice entry :D I'm looking forward to see what the tower will be :D
Team-KwaKwa
18. Dec 2013 · 16:26 UTC
Feels like the religion game from Jason Rohrer game, but more minimalist...
ThatGuy
18. Dec 2013 · 18:16 UTC
Really cool idea, it'll be interesting to see how it evolves!
AmmoreChicks
18. Dec 2013 · 19:23 UTC
Very original, it's a kind of social experiment. Good music!
dudsen
18. Dec 2013 · 20:20 UTC
Ok first thing I did was reloading the game, for being sure the music doesn't com from one of my other open tabs :D

I like these kind of things. Exciting to see how the world will evolve.

But here is a question for people saying the game is too short: Is it really that short, or even extra-ever-lasting long? ;)
Lipedal
18. Dec 2013 · 22:05 UTC
Fantastic! I wish more games like this came out :D I'm the first pink kitten in the third tower ^^
Sestren
19. Dec 2013 · 01:07 UTC
A very simple, but very cool idea. Loved the song!
Zemmi
19. Dec 2013 · 02:41 UTC
Thanks for the soundcloud link. I'm sure to listen to all the Yugenstudio stuff, pretty sweet so far.
ashen
19. Dec 2013 · 11:28 UTC
Very interesting idea, a bit like that "10 second" turn rpg in the last LD. I was assigned a dark water block but I could not place it anywhere. Tried placing on existing blocks, separated by itself but no luck. Has the game been locked or something?
hjeldin
19. Dec 2013 · 13:28 UTC
Hey guys, i'm the bad programmer who made the network communications, sorry to hear that you're having problems!
If you place the block and hear the sound but can't actually see it, try refreshing the page.
We still have some bugs on the server side, unfortunately!
michail
19. Dec 2013 · 18:23 UTC
Wow, this is really creative :) The music also fits very well. I'll come back from time to time to see how it goes.
Donutttt
19. Dec 2013 · 18:23 UTC
Great effort. A really cool play on the idea, and I like the collaborative feel.
JoeProgram
19. Dec 2013 · 19:26 UTC
Very fun! I like the purity of the idea, but I'd definitely play it a few times if it was one block per day!
🎤 MaTX
19. Dec 2013 · 20:58 UTC
Little Secret: It actually IS one block a day. But I was not sure what was more powerful, one block a day or only one block ever? So we never revealed it :)
stvr
20. Dec 2013 · 02:38 UTC
This is a great take on the theme, but it would be REALLY nice if you could see your block after you place it!
🎤 MaTX
20. Dec 2013 · 08:33 UTC
@stvr You can. If you can't, that is a server bug I fear. Try refreshing!
GarethIW
20. Dec 2013 · 13:42 UTC
Interesting experiment. Only thing I'd say is to allow the vertical mouselook to go a full 180 degrees.
TeamFlare
20. Dec 2013 · 15:27 UTC
Very good concept :) Congratulations. Also dig the music ;)
psychomonster
20. Dec 2013 · 22:51 UTC
Nice experimental gameplay. Not really a game but it fits perfect to the theme... It must be seens as art not as a game. Cool like it!
auto_suggestion
21. Dec 2013 · 02:37 UTC
Solid controls, awesome music, fun concept!
MrBlade
21. Dec 2013 · 02:40 UTC
Awesome! Great game, awesome music. I was a bit annoyed that you couldn't look straight up to go to the top, but as I far as I understand, that is a limitation of Unity. I got the Notch block and put it on the top! Nice game!
Lacutis
21. Dec 2013 · 08:18 UTC
Interesting concept, kind of wish there was more gameplay involved some how. I think its interesting seeing what everyone built.
CosmicAdventureSquad
21. Dec 2013 · 09:39 UTC
Strega:
This really reminds me of the game We the Giants, but with less of a message and more about just creating emergent art.

(This is a team account)
kristoffer zetterberg
21. Dec 2013 · 11:18 UTC
amazing! i love this. every jam there's a couple of these kind of games, but this one stands out, as it makes me so happy, much thanks to the graphics, the sky and that fantastic song!
Xavier
21. Dec 2013 · 19:15 UTC
I like the idea but seems that todat I can't put my one block with the rest :?
Alex Higgins
21. Dec 2013 · 19:44 UTC
Really cool idea. That music is boss.
porglezomp
21. Dec 2013 · 23:49 UTC
Really nice idea! It's too bad that there's not enough input for people to coordinate on much more than the simplest structures, but it's an interesting concept.
Cognizant Game Studios
22. Dec 2013 · 00:46 UTC
Good job, but please use a better first person controller next time... :)
rubna
22. Dec 2013 · 10:46 UTC
Very interesting social experiment! Interested to see how big this is going to get :D
zzzev
22. Dec 2013 · 21:11 UTC
Fun experiment; curious how people made the disconnected pieces?
zkenshin
23. Dec 2013 · 03:35 UTC
Very innovative idea that fit the theme well. Great music as well. :)
samooJAM
23. Dec 2013 · 07:39 UTC
5/5 MUSIC! Very cool concept but sadly people select quite randomly block placements.
postmodestie
23. Dec 2013 · 22:26 UTC
Placed a block, naturally .. :)
mmickyman
24. Dec 2013 · 00:50 UTC
I like the concept, hopes it'll got crazy and more and more people add their cube. Nice crazy music !
f7f5
25. Dec 2013 · 20:35 UTC
Is it possible to export a Linux version? There's no Web player for Linux...
commanderstitch
30. Dec 2013 · 07:15 UTC
awesome SONG, NAILED the theme. not much else. Colors look bright brilliant and beautful!! nice!
diegocbarboza
01. Jan 2014 · 22:17 UTC
Interesting collaborative idea! It would be nice with navigation was easier. Maybe you could use Q/E for direct vertical movement.
Conflei
03. Jan 2014 · 00:53 UTC
Mono mono mono (8)
BradleySmith
06. Jan 2014 · 17:50 UTC
Cool idea, I lost where I placed my block though. D: Music is awesome too! Rated highly. :)