Infidel by Winterblood

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made by Winterblood for LD25 (COMPO)
Loot all the gold in the temple, but don't let the guards catch you! Use the shadows. Put out torches to create paths.

TURN INVERT Y OFF in the Pause menu if you don't like it!

No goats, sorry :(

As usual, it's not quite finished. The guards are somewhat reminiscent of Daleks and the temple is a lot smaller than I imagined it. Unity's dynamic shadows are a bit hard on the GPU too, apologies if your machine struggles with it...

Ratings

Coolness 66% 3
Overall 2.76 490
Fun 2.66 455
Graphics 2.97 356
Innovation 2.53 520
Mood 3.24 143
Theme 2.94 476

Feedback

matthias_zarzecki
17. Dec 2012 路 17:46 UTC
This is a really good basis! The game is alrady fun, avoiding guards feels good, and teh shadow-mechanics are great :)

Nice work!

But why is the mouse inverted ahhhhh
馃帳 Winterblood
17. Dec 2012 路 21:08 UTC
You can toggle mouse invert in the pause menu. Learned my lesson on that in LD20 ;)
Mythalore
17. Dec 2012 路 21:33 UTC
Nice idea with mostly good graphics (except the guards) but the inverted mouse really makes it almost unplayable, you should probably make it optional.
andytouch
17. Dec 2012 路 21:34 UTC
Neat idea! Some great lighting effects.

Could have some sound/better 3D models as opposed to the default capsules.
Also, the controls are a little bit too responsive.
Mava
17. Dec 2012 路 21:53 UTC
Its nice and moody, and I think you should have just made the bad guys Daleks ;)

I think pickups should stand out a bit as I kept missing them, but then it made me check every corner which kinda added the experience!
chrismwaite
17. Dec 2012 路 22:39 UTC
Really lovely lighting and a great overall mood. Would be nice to have a little something to set the scene.
Grungi Ankhfire
17. Dec 2012 路 22:40 UTC
Unfortunately I cannot rate Unity3D web games (I'm on Linux :( ) I could run either a Linux standalone (if you're on Unity 4) or a Windows one. Would you consider exporting one of these ?
filtoid
17. Dec 2012 路 22:45 UTC
Really enjoyed - good game - nice lighting. The inverted mouse thing was annoying me until I stumbled across the option on the menu. Very good - sound would've made it perfect :)
Edocentrique
17. Dec 2012 路 22:47 UTC
Reminds me of Thief :) it's good except that i can't find all the gold !
thedeadlybutter
17. Dec 2012 路 23:49 UTC
I figured out how to change the mouse inversion but this shouldn't be default!
Sam Driver
17. Dec 2012 路 23:53 UTC
Nice stuff. Some sound indicating that a guard has spotted you would go a long way though.
馃帳 Winterblood
17. Dec 2012 路 23:58 UTC
Grungi - I've exported a Linux version, but can't test it here. Hopefully you can open the zip and I haven't missed anything :)

Thanks all for the comments - yeah I planned to have sound, and better AI, and proper enemy models, etc. Just ran out of time...
rylgh
18. Dec 2012 路 05:23 UTC
Nice lighting... but oh man, the mouse inversion...
markengley
18. Dec 2012 路 13:38 UTC
Environment looks lovely. I'm not sure that unwrapping it was best use of time as the texture doesn't add loads in this case - its all about the geometry and lighting you've added.

Core mechanic works really well. Gold is maybe a little hard to see, but this plays into the exploration of the environment.
zenmumbler
18. Dec 2012 路 14:23 UTC
The lighting provides a good mood for the whole game and it seemed to work well AFTER I switched the Y-look axis (it also resets when you restart the game, but annoying).

However, I can't seem to find any gold? I think I walked back and forth and looked in most places so I should have found something? Am I missing something obvious?
lorancou
18. Dec 2012 路 15:26 UTC
I can't seem to find all the gold. It's nice seeing a 3D game that looks good, but it's a shame there's no audio. Nice entry overall!
loren
18. Dec 2012 路 16:38 UTC
Pretty cool! I am enjoying these dark space-safety zone games. No idea if that's a real genre, but it sounds cool :P Great job!
Beerman
18. Dec 2012 路 20:15 UTC
Thief with Daleks - excellent concept that needs expanding on. Seriously, some Dalek voice effects would make this awesome "INTRUDER! IN-TRU-DER!!!"
Definitely needs some indication of when you're in danger of being spotted.
馃帳 Winterblood
18. Dec 2012 路 22:15 UTC
I may make a Dalek version, it'd be awesome - at least until I get the cease-and-desist letter from the Beeb's lawyers :)

HINT: Most of the gold plaques are mounted on the walls...
ReveLorenfield
18. Dec 2012 路 23:45 UTC
The mood with the shadow is really good, too bad you didn't add some noise like the wind, fire crackles or footsteps (lack of time I guess, and I can understand as I faced the same problem)
Oreganik
19. Dec 2012 路 06:35 UTC
Tight! Enjoyed it for a bit. Thank you for including Y-axis reversal, too. =) My only suggestion would be to add a larger hit box for touch collision detection, as trying to hit the gold and torches exactly was a bit of a chore (especially when under pressure!). How did you measure brightness, by the way? Did you raycast from lights to the player and check the distance versus the radius of the light?
Codexus
20. Dec 2012 路 00:16 UTC
Nice game, my first idea was actually very similar but then I changed my mind. It's bit too dark it was hard to find the gold.
馃帳 Winterblood
20. Dec 2012 路 23:42 UTC
Oreganik - yes, each light within range raycasts to the player and adds the appropriate amount of light (actually using a linear falloff because I was in a hurry, TBH).

For the post-compo version I'm contemplating making the guards' line of sight check also cast beyond the player, so that you're most hidden when close to a surface - and standing in a small patch of shadow in the middle of a lit room doesn't hide you much :)
recursor
24. Dec 2012 路 17:58 UTC
I really like the shadow gameplay mechanic. You've created a nice ambiance with the level design and lighting. Add a few more fun ingredients and you'll have a solid and fun stealth game. Nice job.
ceronman
27. Dec 2012 路 02:23 UTC
Very nice!
Cake&Code
29. Dec 2012 路 07:40 UTC
The lighting is great, and being able to turn off the torches adds a good level of stealth options. If you turn them all off, you'll have trouble seeing.. but so will the guards. Very cool.

As for the gold, it was really hard for me to find more than about 4 bars. Maybe make them shimmer once in a while to make them easier to spot? Or some kind of limited "thief mode" view with a cooldown where you can easily see them?

All in all, it is a pretty good game idea! I hope you keep developing it :)

Also! The mouse inversion option is great, although I'd have set the default to off instead of on, thanks for including it!
refreshcreations
30. Dec 2012 路 01:27 UTC
Really nice looking level with some excellent lighting going on here but I couldn't see any more than 2 bits of gold which made progress really tough, some particle glints would have really helped me out there. No audio which is a shame as it could have boosted the mood of the game further. Footsteps and some clanking of the guards would have been great but then again, there's only 48 hours! A decent entry which, with some more consideration for the player would be great!