Ant In Training by Syntaxide

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made by Syntaxide for LD23 (COMPO)
This is an adventure / puzzle game. As such, I don't want to say too much in risk of spoiling it.

If you need help, check out the data folder. My maps are png images that get parsed to generate the maps. They should be rather revealing...

Ratings

Coolness 59% 3
Overall 2.58 679
Audio 1.40 718
Fun 2.58 564
Graphics 2.15 779
Humor 2.15 467
Innovation 2.70 533
Mood 2.13 747
Theme 2.70 584

Feedback

馃帳 Syntaxide
23. Apr 2012 路 01:48 UTC
Also, there's a makefile included so Mac/Linux users with a bit of know-how should also be able to play.
lanoiadimuu
23. Apr 2012 路 16:54 UTC
I played back and forth levels a couple times, taking stuff and the likes. But I never seen an end screen, did i miss something?
馃帳 Syntaxide
23. Apr 2012 路 18:18 UTC
There's a cat in each level. Something special happens with that.

What did you think of the game though?
lasseastrup
23. Apr 2012 路 19:29 UTC
Who doesnt like teleporting ants? The game could use some sound effects and perhaps some music.
I'm pretty sure i got all the cats, but nothing happened?
But the game was solid and straight forward - good job
Dakota
23. Apr 2012 路 19:40 UTC
Fun Little game. +1 for making it using SDL

Collected all the cats (I think) and nothing happened came up with you felt(or heard cant remember) a disturbance.
馃帳 Syntaxide
23. Apr 2012 路 19:59 UTC
After getting all the cats, you'll want to look around more on the level where you first get teleportation...
mikolalysenko
23. Apr 2012 路 20:05 UTC
Can't play on linux :(
馃帳 Syntaxide
23. Apr 2012 路 22:43 UTC
Sure you can. I actually developed it on linux. Just grab it from github and make.
JaJ
23. Apr 2012 路 23:03 UTC
I liked the teleporting puzzles. I didn't realise there was actually a reason to go back other than a backup for when you get stuck until I read the comments.
ericdpitts
24. Apr 2012 路 00:20 UTC
Fun, interesting mechanics here! Nice work!
Nilmrots
24. Apr 2012 路 00:29 UTC
Very cool, fun, creative game.
It was confusing at times, and it could use some sound.
I found all the cats and got to the final area, but I couldn't figure out what to do with it.
馃帳 Syntaxide
24. Apr 2012 路 02:20 UTC
There should be a "You Win" message at the very end. Collecting all the starts removes a rock in the cat shrine, allowing you to tele to the star.
Pacifist Games
26. Apr 2012 路 21:14 UTC
I enjoyed what you did with the teleporting, but I'm pretty sure I got all of the cats and couldn't find anything special (I explored the entire level where you get the teleporting) Could've used more sounds, and I wish the ant just always ran... Also, since when can ants teleport XD Joking aside, I really enjoyed the game. :)
Lucas Tiridath
26. Apr 2012 路 21:26 UTC
Very clever puzzles here. Good fun to play. Sometimes a little frustrating. I'm not quite sure whether I won or not. I reached the gold star south of the cat shaped thing but nothing happened. I wasn't able to collect the green cats above the gold star though so maybe I was missing something. Still, very entertaining.
seagaia
27. Apr 2012 路 04:07 UTC
I thought your concepts of the game were done well. You should work a bit on your sound and art though!
emongev
29. Apr 2012 路 19:53 UTC
I think this had great promise, but what annoyed me personally was the stiffness of movement of the ant, even being a puzzler you couldve made the ant move a bit faster (and even faster with shift) since i frustrated me to be in a labyrinth and seeing the path ahead of me and not being able to play it quickly. Besides that great job with the graphics, and theme. Also, some elevator background music wouldve been great. =)
davisan
29. Apr 2012 路 19:53 UTC
Nice game. I finished it! "You win" :D
Andrew
30. Apr 2012 路 20:46 UTC
he puzzles were interesting though the teleportation was a bit sudden and confusing.