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Crystal City - Build your Meth-Empire by wlad

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made by wlad for LD25 (JAM)
Feel yourself like an evil badass and build your meth-empire in Crystal City. You can sell meth in nine different districts but to do so you have to bribe the police in each borough first. Beware of the running expenses of your company and the temptation to gain a lot of money in very short time. As the villain you can enjoy watching the whole city become addicted to your deadly product.

Web (HTML5) http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/wgusew/25/
Source http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/wgusew/25/src.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=15017

Ratings

Coolness 85% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.81 211
Audio(Jam) 2.95 142
Fun(Jam) 2.63 203
Graphics(Jam) 3.30 147
Humor(Jam) 2.26 209
Innovation(Jam) 2.68 201
Mood(Jam) 2.95 135
Theme(Jam) 3.45 135

Feedback

TDRGames
19. Dec 2012 · 00:03 UTC
Sorry, this is too much like work :)
Smooth out the interface, get rid of dialogs, pick up the pack, add a soundtrack, and you'll have a pretty fun game. Then you've gotta spice it up somehow...
strong99
19. Dec 2012 · 21:01 UTC
It looks very nice but I didn't get far... The idea, graphics and feel are perfect but the rules are not clear when you start. (I missed the next turn) Managed to sell 5 gram of drugs I think ^^ then I got shot by my employees? Turn 8 or something :/ :D
kevincorrigan
19. Dec 2012 · 21:52 UTC
I couldn't get passed 31% but anyway's, good game i had fun playing it.
Wuhao
20. Dec 2012 · 11:56 UTC
mmm, i couldnt see the left most city. anyway, the game has nice graphic and sound which translates to good mood
juaxix
20. Dec 2012 · 12:07 UTC
And the gamification?
myachin
20. Dec 2012 · 12:18 UTC
2POLEZHAEV!
lorancou
21. Dec 2012 · 10:22 UTC
Nice game! I got addicted :)
There's a little bug with map scrolling, I couldn't scroll to the left-most cities until I resized my window. A blocker as the first city where you can bribe the police is on the left -> you should really fix that!
Will Edwards
21. Dec 2012 · 11:03 UTC
I really liked the artwork style! And the dying sound is to die for!

It looks a big project but it feels mostly complete. Very nice entry!
🎤 wlad
21. Dec 2012 · 14:17 UTC
Thank you for the feedback so far!
@juaxix: We planned to add some missions and random events to make it more challenging and goal-oriented. But the lack of time, you know...
@lorancou: Thank you for finding this scrolling-bug, it really needs to be fixed.
juaxix
21. Dec 2012 · 18:23 UTC
Thanks for your words @wlad :)
arhpositive
22. Dec 2012 · 19:55 UTC
Nice graphics and atmosphere. :) I thought I figured out how to keep the money in balance after the first two cities, but I was proved wrong before I could try out the third one. :)
cwilloughby
22. Dec 2012 · 21:04 UTC
Interesting concept. The interface was rough. Didn't like that I couldn't go over to the toolbar to the right without moving the map. Wasn't sure where to start. Continually ran out of money. Cool concept - could use more work.
someone
23. Dec 2012 · 00:02 UTC
Nice concept. I couldnt figure out how to make any profit though.
Encircle
23. Dec 2012 · 23:42 UTC
Fun game, but I can't seems to find a way to make money. Oh well.
raincole
24. Dec 2012 · 10:36 UTC
then I move mouse to click interface the viewport moves along. It's annoying. But the windy background music is great.
NiceAlexanderAS
24. Dec 2012 · 15:36 UTC
Nice graphics!!!! i like the ambient that it gives, i also like the sound on the background! :D GREAT JOB!!
Frozen Fractal
25. Dec 2012 · 15:27 UTC
Great job! Looks great and sounds even better. There are some UI quirks but nothing unbearable. It seems a decent strategy, at least in the beginning, is to hire a cook briefly, turn all your money into meth, then fire him while you take a few turns to push your stockpile to the streets.
recursive frog
25. Dec 2012 · 15:45 UTC
I see the simulation favors chasing high margin clientele over servicing the lower margin, more numerous areas.

Nice bit of work went into this. The sound effects really bring it to life.
Frozen Fractal
25. Dec 2012 · 15:50 UTC
After the point where making money is no longer a problem, I can't get the addiction bar beyond 33% or so. With technology and cooks maxed out at 10, I simply can't produce enough meth to keep all towns supplied.

It would also be nice if you could see a breakdown of how much was sold in each town, and what price it fetched.
lotusgame
25. Dec 2012 · 17:04 UTC
The game seems to have potential but is really too difficult. I can't go very far. Anyway, i like the way you use the theme, your game is unique, based on the 70 games i tested. A very good point :)
Dew
28. Dec 2012 · 16:23 UTC
Heisen Berg xDDD