Crustacean Chaos by Komradus

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made by Komradus for LD25 (COMPO)
Here it is, Crustacean Chaos!

Important - I recommend you don't play on the web build, it really detracts from the experience.

You are some sort of crustacean creature, living among a colony of your people. As far as you all know, this is the largest of the few colonies that remain.
In order to survive, you rely on the so called "home blocks" to feed you energy and life.
But these blocks don't just sustain, they empower. You don't like that the power of the blocks is carefully rationed and limited, you want it all, and nobody can stop you from doing so. Right after you absorb all the energy remaining in your block...

Use your powers of gravitational manipulation to create chaos on your path to conquer the colony, and consume any who stand in your way.


I greatly regret being unable to add sound (time limitations), so I recommend you put on your favorite playlist and go nuts.

Files are all hosted via Google Drive, once you've selected which build you desire, go File -> Download (Google's "file" option, not your browsers "file" option)

*Update* Web build now links to actual playable site. However, your browser might tell you to "install unity web player" even when it's installed, in the top right of the URL bar there might be a little shield icon, click it and choose "run anyway".

Developed in Unity Free. Available on Windows 32/64, Mac OS, and web based. If demand is sufficient I'll release a Linux build as well.

Enjoy!

Ratings

Coolness 58% 3
Overall 3.00 353
Audio 1.40 575
Fun 2.84 367
Graphics 3.26 239
Humor 2.00 545
Innovation 3.39 142
Mood 2.69 415
Theme 2.63 595

Feedback

Benproductions1
16. Dec 2012 · 17:09 UTC
Could you make the Web version playable? plz :)
Benproductions1
16. Dec 2012 · 17:12 UTC
And the Other files in a zip, so they are downloadable
Xheis
17. Dec 2012 · 06:01 UTC
Loved the mechanics, but premise lacked substantial substance. That said, it is a fantastic entry to the Ludum Dare and have rated accordingly, good luck :)
loren
17. Dec 2012 · 18:30 UTC
This was fun, it felt 'crisp', very responsive
zerebruin
18. Dec 2012 · 03:19 UTC
Great concept. Could definitely do with some music, but still a fun game to play!
Felix20
18. Dec 2012 · 07:07 UTC
Only problem I had with it, was there are no visible boundaries to where things are, and no compass to help find thing or find you're way back
Husky
18. Dec 2012 · 10:12 UTC
It's fun to play a physic game like this!
But I suggest adding the boundary :)
RARoadkill
19. Dec 2012 · 03:07 UTC
Cool game. lots of fun to throw stuff around
Dylan McCall
19. Dec 2012 · 04:43 UTC
Your physics stuff here is really impressive! Nicely tuned :)

I love the unique visual style, too. Neat mix of 3D and 2D, and it feels a little like ink on paper. I found it a little hard to figure out, and I think one of the big problems I was that it was easy to just wander outside the interesting part of the world, and into an empty grey wilderness. Once I got used to staying close to the starting point, it made a bunch more sense.
Logun
21. Dec 2012 · 08:34 UTC
Lack of things to do sadly, because it has cool graph and the feelings withe the 3 skills are awesome !
Bloodyaugust
21. Dec 2012 · 08:47 UTC
Just link using normal http protocol, not https. You'll do fine that way. :)
WiseGAMER
22. Dec 2012 · 13:43 UTC
wow it was a good one I liked the powers, but was there any music?,and as some had said some kind of map or compass would be good so you don't get lost in the vast white area of the colony :)
Bullseye8841
22. Dec 2012 · 21:18 UTC
Overall, I found it to be an interesting and engaging game.
SonnyBone
23. Dec 2012 · 17:24 UTC
Very interesting concept. The web version ran fine for me. I was expecting more crustaceans, though. :p
Sergey Mohov
26. Dec 2012 · 15:05 UTC
This one feels really solid. To those wondering about the Web version, just remove the "s" from "https." That's a Dropbox-induced bug.
lucasncv
31. Dec 2012 · 17:29 UTC
Very nice entry, really fun!