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Rhythm Apocalypse by RHY3756547

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made by RHY3756547 for LD25 (COMPO)
You are the harbinger of the rhythm apocalypse! Shoot lasers at earth in time with the music to cause it some damage, but watch out, the earth isn't defenseless!

Collaborate to destroy the earth! You can invite someone else to join you to help make sweet harmonies!


--- INSTRUCTIONS ---

Mouse to rotate around the planet, move the mouse further away from the middle to rotate faster. Use the mouse buttons or any key to hit notes!

Game not finished, see post mortem.

-- NOTES --

Hosted on nodejitsu. If something goes wrong with the game, please tell me with a comment on the post-mortem!

Runs sub-optimally in Firefox, which might mess with timings. Use Google Chrome for the best experience!

Server Software requires node.js and the module faye-websocket.

Web (and source) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12239448/LD25release/index.html
Server Software http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12239448/LD25release/ld%20server.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=7339

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall 3.60 78
Audio 4.11 3
Fun 3.34 136
Graphics 3.89 78
Humor 1.82 617
Innovation 3.91 38
Mood 3.11 200
Theme 2.53 621

Feedback

loren
17. Dec 2012 · 18:44 UTC
Awesom, vibrant graphics. I liked the rhythm element too
enfyrneaux
18. Dec 2012 · 00:37 UTC
Somehow I keep winding up in spectator mode?
ecool377
18. Dec 2012 · 00:38 UTC
i love it.
amassingham
18. Dec 2012 · 00:40 UTC
This is fantastic, and I'm sorry you haven't had more comments yet!
Great to see some node.js work in here - I'll send this on to some nodey friends of mine - they'll enjoy it.
Azlen
18. Dec 2012 · 00:42 UTC
Very fun. Hard to get the hang of.
🎤 RHY3756547
18. Dec 2012 · 00:51 UTC
@enfyrneaux When you die you watch the rest of the game in spectator mode, if you ended up there without dying then that's a problem.
pythong
18. Dec 2012 · 11:42 UTC
had a problem on one of my computers 'Connection lost', and before that, always a javascript alert [event Object] or sth. Might have been because that computer is behind a proxy. Tested on my mac, and it worked
Rob
18. Dec 2012 · 12:19 UTC
Cool game, I also got connection lost in the middle of the game
Pierrec
18. Dec 2012 · 12:32 UTC
Waiting for connection for 15 minutes...:/
Sounds good though. I'll tried later
rxi
18. Dec 2012 · 12:55 UTC
One of the nicest looking entries I've seen so far!
BenW
18. Dec 2012 · 13:44 UTC
I would have liked to use the keyboard to control my rotation, otherwise nice work.
🎤 RHY3756547
18. Dec 2012 · 13:50 UTC
Hmm... I'll need to look into the connection errors when I get back home. For now I've fixed the error reporting, so if you got [event Object] then you should try again and report back what it says. Thanks for all the feedback, those of you that could play!

Also, I think the server is trying to delete the data of those who are erroring and therefore breaking the game for everyone else, so I'm gonna add a few sanity checks to the server.
🎤 RHY3756547
18. Dec 2012 · 18:40 UTC
Fixed server bugs and bugs where the music desyncs and really messes with the gameplay.
Cake&Code
19. Dec 2012 · 00:47 UTC
It was definitely a cool and interesting game. A bit hard to get the hang out of at first, but nice to play anyways. :) The 30-second waiting screen was a bit obnoxious and I had to click away to avoid looking at it. Otherwise the game looked awesome! Great job!
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
19. Dec 2012 · 04:07 UTC
lovely and very cool! Presentation is amazing as well!
tcql
21. Dec 2012 · 01:41 UTC
Love the graphics/atmosphere, and the gameplay is a fun twist on rhythm gaming. A bit tough at first, and the 30 second wait is kind of annoying, but the possibility of cooperative play is pretty neat
🎤 RHY3756547
21. Dec 2012 · 15:26 UTC
The 30 second wait was so you could pull together a bunch of people to playthrough a whole sitting, but I never managed to make the game long enough to justify it.
BNeutral
22. Dec 2012 · 00:04 UTC
All I got was a filled (past bounds) loading bar with some music playing.
Browser is Firefox 17.0.1.
🎤 RHY3756547
22. Dec 2012 · 01:31 UTC
Works fine on my Firefox 17.0.1. Not sure what the problem is.
amidos2006
22. Dec 2012 · 08:16 UTC
Wooow its difficult but nice :)
DDRKirby(ISQ)
29. Dec 2012 · 09:02 UTC
Good idea, nice execution!
Retrac
29. Dec 2012 · 15:42 UTC
Overall this game was great. It was a little difficult to get used to but was still fun to play nonetheless. I think having an offline mode would be really good here, so players can avoid the 30 second wait if they want a solo match. Congratulations on a great game and good luck in the future.
DDRKirby(ISQ)
30. Dec 2012 · 07:33 UTC
Just got a chance to try the multiplayer, pretty neat! *thumbs up*
azurenimbus
06. Jan 2013 · 00:05 UTC
Looks and sounds so nice! Great job there!