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darwin_award by heuermh

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made by heuermh for LD24 (COMPO)
darwin_award


Save humanity from Darwin Award winners.

Move: Arrow keys WASD IJKL
Swap: Space X
Donate: Ctrl Z

If the graphics rendering slows down too much, toggle display of edges with the 'e' key.


This game requires a nice balance of all the various parameters and I am not sure I have achieved that yet. If you find yourself failing too often or succeeding too easily, feel free to tweak the source in Processing.


Some knowledge of the human HLA sytem may be useful

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_leukocyte_antigen

but the allele nomenclature used here is simulated.


Tools used:

Processing
Pickle Editor
GIMP
Audacity
Figure
Piccolo2D
Piccolo2D library for Processing
Nest library for Processing
Gamepad library for Processing
Various http://dishevelled.org libraries
Guava, Apache Commons Math


Note Processing requires Java JRE or JDK version 1.6 or later (open-jdk is fine).


Gameplay/walkthrough video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDkGt-TpJ34&feature=youtu.be


New! Post-compo version:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/87680069/darwin_award-postcompo-osx.zip

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/87680069/darwin_award-postcompo-linux64.zip

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/87680069/darwin_award-postcompo-linux32.zip

This adds an intro screen where you can input the various simulation parameters, a halo to identify the player character, and a visual indicator for the process of donating alleles from the player character to the recipient.

Windows https://dl.dropbox.com/u/87680069/darwin_award-win.zip
OS/X https://dl.dropbox.com/u/87680069/darwin_award-osx.zip
Linux 64-bit https://dl.dropbox.com/u/87680069/darwin_award-linux64.zip
Linux 32-bit https://dl.dropbox.com/u/87680069/darwin_award-linux32.zip
Source https://dl.dropbox.com/u/87680069/darwin_award-src.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=1864

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall 2.56 590
Audio 2.67 279
Fun 1.81 713
Graphics 3.07 321
Humor 2.21 321
Innovation 3.25 193
Mood 2.43 474
Theme 2.89 377

Feedback

csanyk
27. Aug 2012 路 03:03 UTC
I'll have to come back when I book into linux and try this out.
馃帳 heuermh
27. Aug 2012 路 05:25 UTC
Thanks, I will have a Windows build tomorrow morning.
EinBernd
27. Aug 2012 路 21:18 UTC
You really need your instructions to be more specific, I can't figure out what I'm supposed to do.
Prealpha
27. Aug 2012 路 22:16 UTC
My guess is:
-Anti-Vaccini...cists are weak against illness an thus a source of mutated nasty stuff.
-Someone in the the crowd might be naturally immune to this mutated virus and can spread his defenses by donating it around (or the immunity appears by crossing donations).

What I'm not sure is if the virus and the immune system can keep mutating and if you can cure those who are already sick (or if anything I've written is actually right).
馃帳 heuermh
28. Aug 2012 路 01:21 UTC
SPOILER ALERT


@Prealpha has it about right. My idea was to have multiple levels with increasingly difficult parameter sets for different diseases but of course ran out of time to implement that. Mutating the virus would add an additional level of complexity, nice suggestion.
RawBits
29. Aug 2012 路 02:20 UTC
It was hard to get the picture together but now I'm starting to understad things. The only thing I don't understads is why cure anyone if you win just by surviving?
sP0CkEr2
30. Aug 2012 路 04:05 UTC
was not really sure what to do -- it was interesting -- nice effort
jovoc
30. Aug 2012 路 04:25 UTC
I liked the art style. Has potential but I didn't really understand it or what I was supposed to do. Also was difficult to tell who i was controlling.
Beanalby
30. Aug 2012 路 04:40 UTC
Should probably mention somewhere that it requires Java.
AdamHarte
30. Aug 2012 路 06:29 UTC
Nice looking game, a little confusing, but I think I work it out mostly. Nice job.
Lucas Tiridath
30. Aug 2012 路 07:02 UTC
Nice idea if a little confusing. Well done.
馃帳 heuermh
30. Aug 2012 路 17:06 UTC
@RawBits Just surviving is a lonely existence, is it not?

@jovoc I agree that it is difficult to see whom the player is controlling, I should have added a visual indicator.

@Beanalby Thanks for the suggestion, added a note to the description.
kratorspore
04. Sep 2012 路 04:53 UTC
This was all a bit obtuse for me. Some more specific instructions would be good.
mdkess
04. Sep 2012 路 05:20 UTC
Took me a while to get the hang of. I'm still not sure that I get it. You might want to post detailed instructions on this page or in a readme. In any case, the core concept is really cool, and the game has slick graphics, plus it really plays to the theme in a fundamental way. Good work!
sev_inf
04. Sep 2012 路 05:49 UTC
As many others here I didn't understood the game, but I liked the audio and colors pallete.
MunkeeBacon
04. Sep 2012 路 06:28 UTC
THis game is sweet, and defidently has A LOT of potential! Love the art, and if it had a background, it would set the mood completely!:D
zx81
04. Sep 2012 路 09:04 UTC
A very good game, I liked the graphics and the sounds of the game!
goerp
05. Sep 2012 路 16:56 UTC
Ha, I like that you have to do research for a game. I liked the graphics (if I looked beyond the graphical corruption, java and compatibility). It wasn't really clear for me what my influence on the others were and how the protesters were dangerous, but maybe I'm one of Award winners ;)
goerp
05. Sep 2012 路 18:23 UTC
oh and I like that you used the Darwin Awards as inspiration.
marudziik
13. Sep 2012 路 23:42 UTC
It took me quite a while to understand the mechanics, and I'm still not sure I got it right. From what I gather the idea here is really interesting and judging from the gameplay and other comments, this entry's only big flaw is the lack of explanations anywhere. Looking at the gampleay/walkthrough video doesn't clear a thing, too. Maybe I'm just too dense, but I'd welcome some explicit info on what I see on the screen and what I'm supposed to do, especially since the game looks and sounds very good. All in all, it's a job well done, but some more gameplay info would be great. :)
creative630
14. Sep 2012 路 08:18 UTC
Cool idea, a little more explanation would have helped.
Puzzlem00n
17. Sep 2012 路 23:41 UTC
When I click the .bat, all I get is the CMD popping up before disappearing in a blink. I assume I lack some dependency.
tomhunt
18. Sep 2012 路 00:16 UTC
I lol'd at the concept. The graphics and sound seem appropriate. I wasn't quite sure what to do or how it all is supposed to work, though, and that was a little frustrating.
馃帳 heuermh
18. Sep 2012 路 21:18 UTC
@Puzzlem00n I assume you are on Windows, 32 bit or 64 bit? Do you have a JDK or JRE version 1.6 or later installed?

See
http://java.com/