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Duking Germs by proc

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made by proc for LD27 (COMPO)
HTML5 game, tested in chrome, firefox and safari.

Your goal is to have one germ left standing. Click together germs for seemingly unpredictable results. Every 10 seconds the germs mutate. This can be completed in under 10 seconds but often patience is the key.

Oh and since I haven't added a licence I'll put this under MIT (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). I would recommend using better code however! Tons of engines and libraries out there.

Think I've done dropbox right for the source but if not here's a mirror
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j392bjdwj0724ls/LD27-final.zip

http://proceduralgames.com/LD27-final/LD27-final.zip
Web http://proceduralgames.com/LD27-final/
Hints http://www.proceduralgames.com/LD27-final/hints.txt
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/j392bjdwj0724ls/LD27-final.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=26457

Ratings

Coolness 87% 2
Overall 3.19 418
Audio 3.46 101
Fun 2.88 592
Graphics 3.30 318
Humor 2.61 367
Innovation 3.62 152
Mood 3.27 207
Theme 2.60 987

Feedback

Laddo D
26. Aug 2013 路 02:16 UTC
Pretty relaxing.
rasmusrn
26. Aug 2013 路 08:52 UTC
It took me some time figuring the mechanics out. But that being said, it was really really nice.

I also liked the music very much :)

Oh, and I did win! :D
nicotuason
26. Aug 2013 路 10:48 UTC
Haha the germs look cute and i love their combinations. They multiplied so fast and I couldn't stop them :p
Mjiig
26. Aug 2013 路 13:21 UTC
Very relaxing, but I don't know if it's unclear or I'm just stupid, I couldn't work out what I was doing at all. To start with I was able to catch lots of germs into one bigger one, but then clicking started to make them multiply.
馃帳 proc
26. Aug 2013 路 13:37 UTC
The game in essence is working out what is going on, so it is unclear. Once you have got it, it's not so bad apart from requiring patience. In my case that's particularly hard near the end.

I'll provide a hints link above.
I'm glad people found it relaxing, I've found it anything but.
laserbeam
26. Aug 2013 路 15:30 UTC
I don't get this, I got to the point where I figured out you have to click them when they overlap, but something's wrong with their hit areas, I don't get it right or the areas aren't calculated right or something, but I can't really play this. Great potential though.
馃帳 proc
26. Aug 2013 路 15:40 UTC
Hey laserbeam, see the hints file linked above.
rezoner
26. Aug 2013 路 17:25 UTC
I hope this mutated things won't get out of my screen. Looks like ... really mutated after a while.
dekart
26. Aug 2013 路 17:26 UTC
Not really sure how to play it, but I definitely like the music and mood.
crashbanito
26. Aug 2013 路 18:01 UTC
This is a fun/relaxing little game. I could definitely see it expanded or even compiled in something similar Electroplankton.

I feel kinda bad, but I totally cheated.
KeithE.
27. Aug 2013 路 00:01 UTC
Love the music and sfx. I was a little confused of how to 'win' but I still found it enjoyable and relaxing. good job!
BradleySmith
27. Aug 2013 路 00:01 UTC
Haha, this is awesome.. very enjoyable and unique game/art style. Rated this one very highly. :D
jwolf
27. Aug 2013 路 00:07 UTC
Neat entry! I'll admit that I eventually had to cheat...it's pretty easy to get the impression that the rules are something other than what they really are...
borden
27. Aug 2013 路 00:08 UTC
Very nice to look at
gravyhands
27. Aug 2013 路 00:37 UTC
I really, really liked this one. The music is the best I've heard in the jam so far.
I had a super cute germ. I almost named him, but then I accidentally spliced him with another one and the results were less than adorable, haha
Delca
27. Aug 2013 路 09:56 UTC
I am ashamed to say that I would not have completed it without hint. That being said, filling the screen with those germs was also fun. And I liked the audio !
Larzan
27. Aug 2013 路 10:42 UTC
Hm, looks beautiful, but i didn't get it. Nice music.
When do they disappear? Seemed random to me, clicking didn't give a consistent result. A better tutorial would be great..
Marcellus
27. Aug 2013 路 13:13 UTC
pleasant game, took me a while to understand how not to pop billions of germs
Colapsydo
28. Aug 2013 路 08:45 UTC
Those germs are really squared :D
It took me some time to understand that the clicking zone was not correlated to the actual form of the germ. One has to really be on the center to make it works (at least on chrome).
The music is a good mix of peace and joy, it's perfect for the game.
Capro
28. Aug 2013 路 10:55 UTC
Interesting mechanics and good music.
tripleVisionGames
28. Aug 2013 路 18:09 UTC
Great look and music. Struggled a bit to work out what to do but was nice to play around with.
kevinAlbs
29. Aug 2013 路 21:55 UTC
Nice game! It took me a little while to figure it out but I was able to finish.
manuq
29. Aug 2013 路 23:56 UTC
Awesome generative game! Only critic is that, instead of providing tips, it would be better to provide visual feedback for the hitting areas and a small animation when a new germ i born. Very original!
skullbonejp
30. Aug 2013 路 01:32 UTC
Very good game. IT is hard and you must be patient...well I wasn't ahahaha so I couldn't win. But I liked it!
RoseNinja
30. Aug 2013 路 01:40 UTC
nice game lots of confusing fun good job
xndr
30. Aug 2013 路 06:24 UTC
So unusual. Cool !
馃帳 proc
30. Aug 2013 路 18:23 UTC
Thanks for the feedback everyone. It's all being taken on board. I'm working on putting out a post jam version with bugs squished and improvements made. I keep playing other LD games instead however :)
Jupiter_Hadley
31. Aug 2013 路 03:54 UTC
Found this game very hard, but pretty cool! I featured it in my Ludum Dare 27 compilation video series, if youd like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/7EzKbFuvC2A
Antidote
31. Aug 2013 路 04:27 UTC
I refuse to believe that this smiling bear was randomly generated: http://puu.sh/4fiTT.jpg lol
It started relaxing, then it got unnerving as I tried to merge large shapes and instead of merging I ended up generating more shapes ;[ ended up playing for a long time before rage-quitting... + Bonus points for random smiling bear
ratalaika
01. Sep 2013 路 10:06 UTC
good job
ZeppelinCaptain
01. Sep 2013 路 13:18 UTC
Such a cute little game :D it made me happy.
Although it took a long time for the last two germs to become friends, I made it all the way! Superb relaxing soundtrack, and it was entertaining to look at the confused germs. Good job!
zlowrance
03. Sep 2013 路 17:06 UTC
Very cool art style, great job
Raiyumi
04. Sep 2013 路 00:34 UTC
Took me a bit to figure it out, but it's a nice relaxing game. :)
theholychicken
05. Sep 2013 路 05:27 UTC
Unique and organic!
I'm having a hard time understanding what to do but this is certainly extremely innovative!
ghRibacki
06. Sep 2013 路 02:33 UTC
I was very tense at first, but when I found out the simple rules I relaxed and enjoyed it a little. I couldn't beat it, though, because most times that I click, even with two overlapping germs, they won't mix and another one spawns... A little frustrating!

Very cool piece, nonetheless! =)
GagaPete
07. Sep 2013 路 19:02 UTC
Game doesn't start sadly. Get a log message "soundManager2 did not start" on the console.