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Game Formerly Known as BlockBuilder by RexSpaceman

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made by RexSpaceman for LD26 (COMPO)
Game Formerly Known as BlockBuilder

LUDUM DARE COMPO #26 - MINIMIALISM

The goal of the game is to snap blocks together to fit the missing pattern in the magenta blocks.

Use Left Mouse Button (LMB) to click and drag the cube to any sides of another anchored cube.
Right Mouse Button (RMB) allows swiveling of camera, necessary for some more complex shapes.

There is no scoring, just win or lose.

======== Installation ========

Extract rar

If WINDOWS
- Launch blockbuilder.exe
If MAC
- Launch blockbuilder.app
If LINUX
- Launch blockbuilder

Disclaimer: Both the Linux and Mac versions are untested.

======== Difficulty Levels ========

Easy (+) - Five successful matches
Medium (++) - Twelve successful matches
Hard (+++) - Twenty successful matches

Cubes:
Teal - Locked anchor block to build from
Red - Unanchored block, can be anchored against teal or green blocks
Green - Anchored block
Magenta - Obstacles

======== Development Info ========

Made in Unity3D
Beveled cube in Maya
Textures in Photoshop
Audio in Audacity
Estimated 20 hours

RexSpaceman
http://www.twitter.com/RexSpaceman
rexspaceman@gmail.com

Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/aqox5c8bx6ldu5l/BlockBuilder-LD26-win.rar
OS/X https://www.dropbox.com/s/lmnrvjrxdthct1j/BlockBuilder-LD26-mac.rar
Linux https://www.dropbox.com/s/2cib4g6b8lqa1zs/BlockBuilder-LD26-linux.rar
Web http://downloads.happypolygon.com/LudumDare/LD26/blockbuilder.html
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/05ghecsyyrxsadk/BlockBuilder-LD26-src.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=19340

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1316
Overall 3.04 698
Audio 2.89 439
Fun 2.79 731
Graphics 2.82 722
Humor 2.87 216
Innovation 2.79 811
Mood 2.68 758
Theme 3.43 664

Feedback

zaratustra
28. Apr 2013 · 22:45 UTC
wah wah
DustyStylus
29. Apr 2013 · 09:55 UTC
Nice idea, well implemented! Reminds me of BBC's "Hole in the wall", just without the silly contestants in shiny gimp suits.
Kiwiboi
29. Apr 2013 · 16:08 UTC
Haha fun game, reminds me of that game show!
I found it kinda difficult to maneuver fast enough, you had to be fast. But that's good, I like it! :)
badlydrawnrod
30. Apr 2013 · 18:45 UTC
Wah, wah. Bring back the idiots in the funny suits!
SmilingCat
30. Apr 2013 · 18:46 UTC
I really liked it, I would have loved for it to have been longer, building more complex shapes under a tighter time constraint. Hopefully this is just the beginning for this.

Great job!
patrickward
30. Apr 2013 · 18:47 UTC
Found myself laughing at the wah wah. Love that. Fun little game. The harder levels really are quite difficult though.
Gravity Games
30. Apr 2013 · 18:48 UTC
Pretty nice entry, though sometimes the cubes refuse to lock into place, making some of the shapes quite annoying to do. (I was playing the web version in case that has anything to do with it.)
simvig
30. Apr 2013 · 18:49 UTC
Very nice idea and clean execution. Maybe the blocks should be locked to two dimensions so they're easier to position.
avidgamerNino
30. Apr 2013 · 18:50 UTC
I dont like this ortho view, i think it makes putting blocks on the left side almost impossible.
UntitledQ
30. Apr 2013 · 18:51 UTC
Sometimes it's hard to tell which face of which block you are currently pointing at due to all the glow without any shading on the surfaces.
Otherwise a fun little game. Perhaps randomly generating shapes would extend the gameplay by a few minutes.
paulmcgg
30. Apr 2013 · 18:56 UTC
Once I got to look the top left corner to see the shape rather than the 3d thing, I got a lot quicker. I acapella sound effects btw. :P
scriptorum
30. Apr 2013 · 19:15 UTC
Good game. A bit too hard at medium. I can think of two improvements I'd like. When holding a block, add an indication to the face of the block I'm pointing to, so I know I'm in alignment and can release it there. Early on, I thought I was suppose to match the side of the carried box (rather than the pointer) to the side of fixed box. Also, I'd replace RMB free camera movement with fixed - just flip me to the other angle when I tap RMB. It's frustrating to lose because you can't get to the other side quick enough.
koblaja321
30. Apr 2013 · 19:50 UTC
Excellent sound effects
mrexcessive
30. Apr 2013 · 19:51 UTC
Could be better with some minor changes... just tiny tweaks to the positioning, so you can more clearly see where you are about to put a block. Also bit frustrating to return to start after a fail, but this is hardcore I guess... Very nice mechanic. If either of those things fixed I could play it for hours.
LizEngland
30. Apr 2013 · 20:00 UTC
Nice idea! It's a bit finicky with stacking cubes unless the camera angle is just right, but cool mechanic.
🎤 RexSpaceman
30. Apr 2013 · 22:34 UTC
All good comments. The biggest thing that bothers me when playing it and as the comments support is the snapping/positioning. I'm using raytraces from the mouse pointer, so the actual block position when being moved is absolutely meaningless. If I had to do it again or improve on it I'd like to use a combination of raytraces and block position checking. Oh well.

Also, ideally given more time, produce a better learning curve, and more complex shapes.

The fixed camera is an interesting idea. I originally wanted to do a free form stacking game, where you had to match a 3d pattern, but couldn't quite get it together mentally, but the camera was a remnant of that.

Thanks for the feedback guys and gals!
Stuffie
01. May 2013 · 18:58 UTC
I like the game, though as pointed out the mouse positioning and snapping can get really frustrating at higher speed levels and theres no chance using a trackpad. Love the sound effects though and minimal if eye melting colour scheme.
stromchin
04. May 2013 · 15:34 UTC
I'm an idiot, it took me a while to remember that you could turn the camera...
Martin_Monosys
08. May 2013 · 23:36 UTC
Nice audio, the game is not bad, too... but also not the most innovative thing I've seen here...
Prelucid
16. May 2013 · 20:59 UTC
Funny sounds