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Dr. Lepus - The Last Rabbit On Earth by gurkenlabs

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made by gurkenlabs for LD35 (JAM)
INTRODUCTION:
This game was our first LD Entry. We decided to implement it with our self written plain JAVA engine.

THE GAME:
You play as DR. LEPUS, struggling for survival in a world full of brain-hungry zombies.
DR. LEPUS constructed a sophisticated machine -THE LEPOTRANSFORMATOR-
to turn himself into a rabbit and live happily ever after. Unfortunately, the machine broke and wasn't able to turn him into a rabbit permanently. Now he can only shapeshift when consuming carrots.

By eating painkillers and drinking beer, DR. LEPUS is able to endure the strains of zombie apocalypse just a little longer.

Help DR. LEPUS salvage electric devices in order to repair the LEPOTRANSFORMATOR.
And remember....
AIM FOR THEIR HEADS! (That's no joke. you actually do more damage!)


CONTROLS:
MOUSE: aim
W,A,S,D: move
LEFT MOUSE BUTTON: shoot
1, 2, 3: use items
ESC: ingame menu
PRINT: save screenshot

ITEMS:
[1] Carrot -> Collect 5 to shapeshift
[2] Painkiller -> heal
[3] Beer -> Increase damage and range

You need to have JRE 8 installed in order to run the game.

POST JAM FIXES:
- rewrote part of the help text ingame to provide clearer instructions
- fixed an issue with the mouse position on MacOS
- fixed an issue that caused the sound to switch from left ear to right ear and vice versa
- fixed an issue where the cursor wouldn't be drawn when the game screen was paused
- improved the rendering performance

TODO:
fix sound lags
Windows / Linux / MacOS (Java 8 required!) http://gurkenlabs.de/files/lepus_1.0.jar
Java Runtime Environment - JRE 8 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html
our Website http://gurkenlabs.de
Game Website http://gurkenlabs.de/games/dr-lepus/
Twitter https://twitter.com/gurkenlabs
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=67508

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.58 239
Audio(Jam) 3.24 348
Fun(Jam) 3.60 160
Graphics(Jam) 3.72 329
Humor(Jam) 3.46 132
Innovation(Jam) 2.61 882
Mood(Jam) 3.17 485
Theme(Jam) 2.69 933

Feedback

Khaoz_Fang
19. Apr 2016 · 01:32 UTC
I clicked in when I see the screenshot :)
error031
19. Apr 2016 · 01:34 UTC
Nice game, I really liked pixelart! :)
namrog84
19. Apr 2016 · 01:35 UTC
pow pow! i liked it! solid feel!
forgiv3nplays
19. Apr 2016 · 01:37 UTC
Very fun!
aegypticus
19. Apr 2016 · 01:39 UTC
Unfortunately, the mouse is really buggy in the Mac version. Not sure if this is my computer, or the OS X build. I'll be willing to play it if you can fix it (if it isn't my computer that is).
matiasbontempo
19. Apr 2016 · 01:40 UTC
LOTS of enemies! I really liked graphics and sfx!
Wisedawn
19. Apr 2016 · 02:03 UTC
Really cool! Solid gameplay mechanics.
Dooskington
19. Apr 2016 · 02:29 UTC
Cool game. I liked the art. Super challenging.
lanestp
19. Apr 2016 · 02:30 UTC
Really fun! I had a little trouble with the controls on Mac but nothing I couldn't deal with. I love shooters like this, so, maximum props!
zaywolfe
19. Apr 2016 · 02:38 UTC
I get "Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: de/gurkenlabs/lepus/Program : Unsupported major.minor version 52.0"

on linux
🎤 gurkenlabs
19. Apr 2016 · 02:41 UTC
The game needs java 8 to run. What JRE do you have installed?
PeachTreeOath
19. Apr 2016 · 02:43 UTC
Amazingly clean engine, style reminded me of something like an 8bit Shadowrun.
Peter1992t
19. Apr 2016 · 02:43 UTC
Really nice minimal pixel art.
Hankenstien
19. Apr 2016 · 02:43 UTC
Nice graphics felt a bit over whelmed right at the very beginning, but it was still fun
Trickman
19. Apr 2016 · 02:44 UTC
Sound bugs after a minute or so. Also, it had almost nothing to do with the jam theme. Shooting was solid, though.

I think you need to insert some kind of invincibility for the player after taking a hit.
RafaSKB
19. Apr 2016 · 03:04 UTC
I survived for 4 minutes =D
Really fun, awesome art
zaywolfe
19. Apr 2016 · 03:08 UTC
@gurkenlabs Okay I got it to start by installing java 8. But now only audio plays and no window shows. Clicking on app running in taskbar does nothing.
🎤 gurkenlabs
19. Apr 2016 · 09:47 UTC
@zaywolfe Thank you for keeping on trying. If there is any error there should be a game.log next to the .jar file.
The content of that would be very helpful. What OS exactly do you use?
🎤 gurkenlabs
19. Apr 2016 · 23:04 UTC
@Trickman why does shapeshifting into a rabbit have nothing to do with the theme "shapeshifting" ?
EstrelSteel
19. Apr 2016 · 23:55 UTC
Mac version was quite framey. I got stuck in a wall at one point.
F4KETHIS
20. Apr 2016 · 02:14 UTC
Pretty fun! And I really like the one liners that the zombies spout. The sound kept cutting out on me though, like there would just be no zombie sounds or gun shots.
2Bit
20. Apr 2016 · 02:33 UTC
Great game! Loved pretty much everything about it.
FatKarate
20. Apr 2016 · 02:42 UTC
Awesome voice over!
OrangePop
20. Apr 2016 · 06:16 UTC
Fun little game. I like the idea of the line shot, and the way it shakes the screen. That made it feel like my weapon was doing something. The music fit in well, I think! The only issue I had was that the voice-over would switch from left to right ear, and it would be nice to see more weapons. But I completed the game and had a lot of fun! Good work!
🎤 gurkenlabs
20. Apr 2016 · 09:54 UTC
@OrangePop thank's for the feedback. We just fixed the "sound ear switching issue"
TheCain
20. Apr 2016 · 19:10 UTC
Very hard, but fun. I couldn't tell if the zombies kept spawning, or if there was just that many.
Were you supposed to transform when you ate the carrots, or did you need them for the machine? I haven't beaten it yet.
🎤 gurkenlabs
20. Apr 2016 · 19:21 UTC
If you eat (5) carrots, you can shapeshift temporarily. In the plot, DR. LEPUS needs the device parts to allow a permanent transformation with the LEPOTRANSFORMATOR (not part of the jam version though).
josefnpat
21. Apr 2016 · 10:22 UTC
Sorry, I only had java 7 installed :(
Itay2805
21. Apr 2016 · 11:08 UTC
Really nice game! Very fun!
ShadowTemplar
21. Apr 2016 · 12:26 UTC
UI is very polished and the game is very fun and humorous with the use of fun voice acting
Arvydas
21. Apr 2016 · 13:31 UTC
The work on polishing and ui is top notch, also really fun gameplay, outstanding audio but volumes needs some tweaking, great entry and nice job!
Hempuli
21. Apr 2016 · 20:23 UTC
I liked the little quips from the doctor. It was sometimes hard to see how many enemies there were because of all the rubble on the floor, but the gameplay was solid and the various items very helpful. I want to beat this at some point!
Karai17
23. Apr 2016 · 02:52 UTC
Great game! A lot of fun. Fog of war was a bit too restricting, though.
pixel_maniacs
25. Apr 2016 · 11:04 UTC
Nice pixelart. A good entry.
Please have a look on my entry, too.
DinnerInTheDark
25. Apr 2016 · 12:08 UTC
A grandpa eating carrots and turning into a rabbit. Very good entry all round! Loved the musical themes :)
drazil100
25. Apr 2016 · 20:51 UTC
I enjoyed the artwork and the humor.
merzlot
26. Apr 2016 · 10:47 UTC
Great job! Love the sounds and blood splats after each kill.
Fabraz
28. Apr 2016 · 03:24 UTC
Smooth, crazy, fun. Little chaotic with all the visible healthbars though.
Rock Eaters
29. Apr 2016 · 18:27 UTC
Very Funny game !! Really cool art ! Nice work !! :)
Imperial Unit
01. May 2016 · 05:14 UTC
Fun game. The screen shake each time you fired your weapon made it feel very impactful and rewarding. The pixel art graphics looked great as well.
QuexD
06. May 2016 · 13:15 UTC
Great game! Very complete package with this one had a lot of fun with it and ended up playing 20+ min! 5/5
Pickens Inc.
09. May 2016 · 23:13 UTC
This would still be a solid game if I were told you spent months making it! It was, I think, a little too easy to become surrounded, but it's a solid game with an interesting take on the theme. Nice!