Abrupt Salvation by NostraDamon

made by NostraDamon for LD25 (JAM)

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NEW WALKTHROUGH VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7irz_R2vLu0

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I you can, please download a Standalone version (Windows, Mac or Linux), for the best experience (improved graphics and performance).

Left click: Bomb
Right click: Dynamite

R: Restart
Escape: Quit

"Bring misery, desolation and death to this peaceful Kingdom.
The Princess does not deserve to live anymore. Does she?"

Have fun and don't hesitate to feedback! Thanks :)
- You can contact me by email: nostradamon@hotmail.fr
- To follow my game releases on Twitter: @NostraDam0n

--------------------------------------- Dev Info ---------------------------------------

I'm still working on the performance problem. The game contains a LOT of colliders and rigidbodies (as you may noticed), and physics hugely affect performance.
I already improved the framerate in many ways, but I'm not fully satisfied yet.

ADDED: The Goat!

Windows	http://www.filedropper.com/abruptsalvationwin
Windows - Mirror(slower)	http://cubyworld.free.fr/AbruptSalvation/AbruptSalvation_WIN.zip
Web	http://cubyworld.free.fr/AbruptSalvation/Web/AbruptSalvation.html
Mac OSX	http://cubyworld.free.fr/AbruptSalvation/AbruptSalvation_MAC.zip
Linux	http://cubyworld.free.fr/AbruptSalvation/AbruptSalvation_LINUX.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=13211

Ratings

Coolness	100%	1
Overall(Jam)	3.89	14

Audio(Jam)	3.35	77
Fun(Jam)	3.89	10
Graphics(Jam)	4.12	42
Humor(Jam)	3.34	52
Innovation(Jam)	3.39	67
Mood(Jam)	3.61	31
Theme(Jam)	3.63	91

Feedback

Saisaith

17. Dec 2012 · 08:12 UTC

Dude i absolutely enjoyed your game!

Razion

17. Dec 2012 · 08:13 UTC

Very fun! The TNT may be the most gratifying weapon I've ever used in a game. xD

namuol

17. Dec 2012 · 08:21 UTC

You may want to look for better hosting -- it's taking 10+ minutes to download a file under 20 megs. That's not a terribly long time, but when there are literally hundreds of games you want to play, people are going to try the ones that are fast-to-load first.

I'll report back when the download finishes, and I get to play. That screenshot is enticing!

cjgammon

17. Dec 2012 · 08:22 UTC

this is really good, nice use of sigur ros as well! good job!

AaronYip

17. Dec 2012 · 08:28 UTC

Wow. There's a lot to commend on this game, but I feel the level design (especially the bridge!) and amazing aural buildup behoove special mentions.

rftr

17. Dec 2012 · 08:44 UTC

This is the most hilarious thing I've played all night. Well done!

lur

17. Dec 2012 · 09:01 UTC

The music is fantastic.

namuol

17. Dec 2012 · 09:06 UTC

Very satisfying to blow stuff up. The platforming bit at the end stumped me after trying 6 or 7 times and failing, though. Any tips?

Also, I've been a Sigur Ros fan for years. ;)

🎤 NostraDamon

17. Dec 2012 · 09:15 UTC

Thanks for the feedbacks :)

namuol: Thank you for the warning about the download speed. I added a new link (faster).
About the platforming at the end, just blow up the sticks, it should be easier to jump on the blocs.

xgeovanni

17. Dec 2012 · 09:41 UTC

Fun game. Though sometimes the dynamite can blow a large hole in the ground, making that area unpassable.

Suds

17. Dec 2012 · 09:44 UTC

Wow. This was amazing. I've never used Unity at all, but is your SSAO effect shader based? or does Unity have its own spec for that stuff?

Norgg

17. Dec 2012 · 10:16 UTC

The graphics in this are lovely, I found the platforming physics to be a bit overly frustrating though.

In the web version the right-click to place dynamite brings up the context menu, which then takes you away from the page if you click wrong.

littleball

17. Dec 2012 · 13:09 UTC

The standalone "all platforms" was just an .exe file, but the web version worked okay for me,

🎤 NostraDamon

17. Dec 2012 · 18:13 UTC

xgeovanni: Yes, explosives have to be used with caution :)

Suds: The SSAO effect is Camera post-effect. The shader I used is the basic Unity "Lighted Toon" shader.

Norgg: Yes, the right-click on the web version can be frustating. You can get rid of that if you go fullscreen though.

littleball: Sorry for the wrong files, I was a little tired last night... It's now fixed :)

BlockBrains

17. Dec 2012 · 18:57 UTC

That was fun, explote all the things! :) I spent like a minute trying to figure out where was the Sigur Ros music coming from :D

Interbellum

17. Dec 2012 · 20:00 UTC

Cool graphics

blackmagic

17. Dec 2012 · 20:33 UTC

Beautiful, interesting, could be great if not cursed by the physics "drawbacks". A little love for the ld progress curve would have made it perfect. thx ! :)

Fonserbc

17. Dec 2012 · 22:29 UTC

That was fun! Dynamite sometimes can be game breaking :P but it looks great!

Kharza

17. Dec 2012 · 22:50 UTC

Like the sort of lego world artstyle

lucas-b.eyer.be

18. Dec 2012 · 00:08 UTC

Really good. Too bad there are spots where you can't get through if you're missing coins.

PIXEL^3

18. Dec 2012 · 06:29 UTC

This may have been the first five stars I've ever given an LD game. With a doubt the funnest I've played thus far, the music was great, and the explosions where extremely gratifying. My only problem was that lag that can get in the way when platforming is necessary, for example the bridge, and the pole jumps (Which I swear was made to kill you) at the end of the hallway thing. Fix the lag and this game isn't gold, it's platinum.

~AlucardX60

Lapinou

18. Dec 2012 · 12:39 UTC

So cool, the music and graph are perfect, I just wanted more checkpoints :/. But very very nice game !

🎤 NostraDamon

18. Dec 2012 · 16:53 UTC

Thanks for the nice comments :)

PIXEL^3: I tried to play the game on many computers (fast and less fast), and I can't reproduce the lag thing, or the problem with the platforms (at the end, do you destroy the poles with your bombs?). Can you be more specific about the platforming problem you encounter (you are not jumping far enough?), and what version you played (Web or Standalone)?

emveyh

18. Dec 2012 · 19:48 UTC

Cool game, interesting bomb meachanic. couldn't get past the princess (where the zelda song plays), but i honestly enjoyed it :)

DST

18. Dec 2012 · 19:55 UTC

TOP SCORE!

Fireblend

18. Dec 2012 · 20:00 UTC

Hahaha, this game is amazing. Lots of fun! The visuals and effects are absolutely top notch and the music even though it wasn't made by you it fits the whole thing perfectly. Great job, thoroughly enjoyed this.

CireNeikual

18. Dec 2012 · 20:34 UTC

My favorite LD game so far! Nice graphics, and of course awesome physics! However, it would be nice if the bottom-most layer would always be indestructible, since the TNT makes me fall through the floor otherwise.

TheSheep

18. Dec 2012 · 20:51 UTC

Awesome :D I want more! -- Makdaam

DavidErosa

18. Dec 2012 · 21:14 UTC

@NostraDamon: Take a look at this: http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/Manual/WebPlayerBehaviorTags.html I has the same problem with the popup menu and got to disable it adding the correct option.

DavidErosa

18. Dec 2012 · 21:35 UTC

I LOVE the game! Had tons of fun throwing bombs everywhere! But then I found myself in this situation :D

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/1769/capturadepantallade2012q.png

Great game, thanks for making it!

Floko

18. Dec 2012 · 21:53 UTC

The game looks really pretty =] but It`s kinda frustrating that sometimes the floor gets blown up and you just jave to start all over =/ the character's movespeed is also a bit slow, but nothing that actually bothers me. Overall the game is pretty nice =]

jayhC

18. Dec 2012 · 22:38 UTC

just perfect...

luke161

18. Dec 2012 · 23:00 UTC

Great stuff, probably my favourite of what I've played so far! The soundtrack adds so much :P It's really slow though, I'd suggest losing all the post processing effects or at least add an option to turn them off, I'm sure it would look great just with a little anti-aliasing and the clean colours :)

Cássio Eduardo

18. Dec 2012 · 23:55 UTC

Good job. The light rays give a nice touch.

🎤 NostraDamon

19. Dec 2012 · 00:06 UTC

luke161: I ran some tests on my computer, with and without the post effects and I only earn 2-3 FPS (but my computer is pretty fast, so it could be biased). The true problem here is the HUGE number of rigidbodies, and collisions calculations at one time.

I decreased the FixedUpdate framerate for better performances, that's why the physic bodies seem a little jerky sometimes.

However, I will include some options to activate/deactivate the different camera effects to add some fluidity.

Note: if you try the Standalone version, the framerate should be better, and the AA quality increased.

amassingham

19. Dec 2012 · 01:15 UTC

Ah yeah, this is wonderful.
That Dynamite is so rad.

Meep

19. Dec 2012 · 02:20 UTC

Very aesthetically pleasing game. Set the mood very well with the music too. Great work! :)

Komradus

19. Dec 2012 · 02:45 UTC

Amazing, so much much and so simple. The graphics are great and the audio really gives the game some flavor. But for future reference, if your unity game has a right click ability and you build for a web player, choose "no context menu" in the build settings.

Ariake81

19. Dec 2012 · 03:10 UTC

great game but a bit cheeky putting Sigur Ros on it....

GreenPixelDev

19. Dec 2012 · 05:17 UTC

Great job! I enjoyed the simplistic art style and you really know how to set the mood! The music, explosions, and the screams tied together well :D

PIXEL^3

19. Dec 2012 · 05:26 UTC

Sorry for the late reply. I was playing the standalone on the fastest setting, and I think 640x480. But to be fair I had other things open which are probably to blame. I didn't try blowing up the poles so that was the problem there.
With the lag I wasn't able to tell how far I was jumping so I ended up going too short but eventually the lag did clear up long enough for me to pass the bridge.

~AlucardX60

Jiggawatt

19. Dec 2012 · 07:26 UTC

Oh my lord. Ahhahah. The dissonance of blowing screaming people up while a triumphant Sigur Rós song is playing is some of the best humor I've seen this LD. And blowing things up is, as we all know, amusing in itself. The low framerate on my puny laptop made some of the platforming parts more frustrating than they should be, even on low resolution and quality, but that's not the game's problem.

Good game, good use of Unity, everyone gets a present.

bigbadwofl

19. Dec 2012 · 07:39 UTC

Nicely done. I especially enjoyed the physics engine.

Faust

19. Dec 2012 · 07:53 UTC

The game is really really good, except the performance issue. You should earn a high narrative rating!

caasi

19. Dec 2012 · 08:49 UTC

I like your light, your character, and your bomb.
Need moar bombs!

ananasblau

19. Dec 2012 · 09:07 UTC

Set aside the performance it is a fantastic game, please keep working on it.

Maybe your landscape blocks are too tight together causing collisions all the time thus the performance drop?

Mythalore

19. Dec 2012 · 09:40 UTC

Very nice graphic style and cool destruction physics.

allinlabs

19. Dec 2012 · 10:03 UTC

You did an amazing job, the game is very fun !

Edocentrique

19. Dec 2012 · 12:22 UTC

Very good !

har_g

19. Dec 2012 · 12:45 UTC

Damn, loading is slow.. (free is not good)
But, WTH it worth it ! first, i give a top rank. second i will spam my friend to show them.

Husky

19. Dec 2012 · 15:19 UTC

I like the material. light and shadow!
Very Beautiful.

DustyStylus

19. Dec 2012 · 15:40 UTC

Good fun (as physics based games often are)! Got stuck at a few points and had to restart. Can you reach the princess at the end? (are you meant to?)

singpolyma

19. Dec 2012 · 16:30 UTC

I will try to remember to try this one when I'm at a more powerful computer. It does not run fast enough on my laptop.

arch.jslin

19. Dec 2012 · 17:48 UTC

It's always great to explode cubes! But I admit I didn't get the point very precisely. :p Excellent graphic & audio presentation by the way.

🎤 NostraDamon

19. Dec 2012 · 18:06 UTC

Thanks for all the comments :)
I hear you about the performance problem, and it will be better in the next versions.

About the princess at the end: you CAN kill her, in several ways!
-The regular way is to launch a dynamite on the second floor, through the window. The tower will then collapse.
- You can use bombs to reach her. Just throw a lot of bombs in the sky, they eventually push each other and reach the princess.
- My favorite method: the Dynamite Jump. Put a dynamite on the floor, and just sit on it. You character will make a super jump, usually higher than the tower, allowing you to go on the roof.

I'll certainly submit a walkthrough video in the next days.

Andrey Pradun

19. Dec 2012 · 18:12 UTC

Awesome game!

shaneshanekavanagh

19. Dec 2012 · 19:42 UTC

Nice! God, I love unity.

michax

19. Dec 2012 · 20:46 UTC

Wow, had fun playing it! Sadly got checkpoint over hole in the ground :P But i deserved it for being evil! In addition great motivational soundtrack :P

Cyboot

19. Dec 2012 · 20:53 UTC

pretty cool game and fun to play if I would not have huge lags which makes it almost unplayable for me :(
I am on my Laptop right now (but it can also run Crysis 3, so...) but i will definitly try to play it on my PC soon.

The graphics and physics are amazing!
Great job!

Per

19. Dec 2012 · 22:06 UTC

I really like that you used the physics engine for everything :).
The graphics was really nice. Good use of shaders.
The music was high quality work.

Dark Acre Jack

19. Dec 2012 · 22:20 UTC

The right-click needs to be enabled for the web build. Fun with physics!

olkeencole

19. Dec 2012 · 22:49 UTC

Really good game, level is for the most part designed well, sometimes I feel like my bombs can't reach and for the princess I used dynamite but it didn't do enough?
Overall I'd want to feel more mobile and more powerful, sometimes I feel like I'm only slightly shifting blocks. Well done however, you did a lot of good stuff for this game.

Darkfrost

20. Dec 2012 · 00:47 UTC

Really good, nice everything overall and funny ^^

dremelofdeath

20. Dec 2012 · 07:36 UTC

Props for the use of Sigur Ros as the background music. I really enjoyed the TNT, although I several times made a hole I couldn't cross :P Good work, hope to see more!

cwilloughby

20. Dec 2012 · 08:14 UTC

This was very awesome. I loved the lighting, the graphics. My favorite was how the ground bumped when it was blown up - nice touch.

SamoojaMies

20. Dec 2012 · 09:11 UTC

I would rather listen some original music and audio effects :(. Maybe you could disable some rigidbodies for better performance, don't know. I was a bit annoyed because I made a huge hole to the platform with the dynamite like three times and had to restart. But I finished the game because it was quite fun :). The idea was good.

🎤 NostraDamon

20. Dec 2012 · 17:46 UTC

I pusblished a walkthrough video, please take a look! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7irz_R2vLu0

Dew

21. Dec 2012 · 00:24 UTC

Very nice game, emotional ending. I want to kill the princess :S

radmars

21. Dec 2012 · 20:52 UTC

Very awesome visual style! Controls were a bit clunky though. Rightclick was kinda wonky in the web version as well, It brings up the right-click prompt most of the time *_*. Overall pretty awesome though :D

StoneMonkeyStudios

22. Dec 2012 · 04:28 UTC

Great little experience! The silly physics and explosions (who doesn't love 'em?) make for some funny gameplay, all wrapped in an overdramatic narrative wherein a man discovers himself through acceptance, love, heartbreak, betrayal, and forgiveness.

... Or maybe not.

I tried to dynamite the goat. I payed the ultimate price.

illugion

22. Dec 2012 · 06:49 UTC

Great graphics and smooth gameplay, i loved that, and the song is really cool too!

pereubu

23. Dec 2012 · 13:05 UTC

omfg, this is absolutely THE best game i've played so far. The music makes an insane and immersive ambiance, the graphics are absolutely great with all the light effects you've added and the humor contributes to make an great game, great job, naow i want more of this game D:

ENDESGA

23. Dec 2012 · 23:28 UTC

nice!

Gungnir

24. Dec 2012 · 08:18 UTC

Clever! At first appears linear, but soon provides enough player choice to really engage. And blowing stuff up never gets old. The little bit of platforming was well handled.

Yakka

24. Dec 2012 · 10:14 UTC

Very fun game. Hard to use the dynamite in a web app because of right click.

lotusgame

24. Dec 2012 · 16:20 UTC

Excellent ! I had a lot of fun. It makes me realize that i'm a villain cause i like to destroy everything :) Your game really fits the theme. Excellent !

SimianLogic

25. Dec 2012 · 14:44 UTC

Great art, liked the physics and the soundscape (not sure about using unlicensed music, though...) -- but I thought the game itself was pretty dumb. No substance to "run in a straight line and kill people."

Then again, more time was clearly put into the visuals and was probably worth it.

matthias_zarzecki

25. Dec 2012 · 21:12 UTC

This is beautiful. The graphics, the screams, the fitting music... nice work!

I like the effects on the ground-floor, when the tiles rise. Also laughed when I got hit straight in the fac with a giant bomb from te right.

Right-clicking produces a popup. You can disable that in the player-setting, wo this doesn't happen. Alo, the windows-download links to your file-hosting-service, not the download. You can actually change that, it's within the rules.

juaxix

25. Dec 2012 · 21:13 UTC

I love to destroy things with dynamite, didnt expect to go down the floor XD

madmaw

25. Dec 2012 · 21:34 UTC

Performance was pretty bad on my machine so I can't give a rating, but I think you're supposed to create your own music for LD. Looks like a really cool game though

Xavier

25. Dec 2012 · 21:47 UTC

Very fun! but Sigur Ros as a background music here is kind of weird ;-)

fishbrain

26. Dec 2012 · 18:01 UTC

Foamy physics is fun!

Jiddo

27. Dec 2012 · 17:37 UTC

Annoyingly slow download speed from the "cubyworld.free.fr" host. It's great of you to provide a Linux version as well btw. Kudos! Unfortunately the game seems to crash for me as soon as an explosion goes off. It just says "Aborted (core dumped)". The Windows version runs fine in Wine tho.

Really cool physics based game. The graphics look amazing and the sound is truly great. Controls and movement is a tad bit awkward when trying to traverse uneven terrain, but it's not too bad.

There is actually a whole lot of content in this game. More than I would have guessed. I'm amazed by how you managed to make it feel like a complete game. It certainly feels much more complete than most other entries I've seen so far.

Awesome work!

zenmumbler

28. Dec 2012 · 17:10 UTC

Finally got that Princess! Rather satisfying too. First dyna-jumped to the 2nd floor and then planted another one which collapsed the whole structure. WUHAHA. Definitely high marks in the fun factor. Excellent styling and music choices too.

Chinchilla

29. Dec 2012 · 11:42 UTC

The game looks great, and the explosions effects are awesome. I don't think its really fair to use a ripped sigur ros track as your music, but it does give the game a nice feel, so I ranked you high on mood instead of audio.

If you optimized the physics code, and had your own music and sound effects this game would probably be all 5*'s from me!

Hatscat

29. Dec 2012 · 13:03 UTC

Very fun ! Beautifull, interesting and good sounds, in particulary : "You shouldn't pass!"

Beanalby

29. Dec 2012 · 23:29 UTC

I didn't see a Source link, where is it available?

Aslai

31. Dec 2012 · 16:33 UTC

Once you get past the framerate issue, it's pretty fun to destroy everything.

nilstastic

01. Jan 2013 · 19:24 UTC

Good: Nice graphics! Fun gameplay aswell =)
Improve: perhaps some original music next time? =)