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Leaving the Tiny Earth by TSJ666

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made by TSJ666 for LD23 (COMPO)
Hi! This is my first LD Compo entry.

You find yourself in a tiny world, too tiny for you, and you want to escape from it.

Win the game by constructing a rocket like this:

00S00 0 = empty block
00S00 S = silver block
0SSS0 I = iron block
PSISP P = platinum block
PSISP M = rocket engine
PSISP R = propulsors
PSISP
PSMSP
PSSSP
0R0R0

Arrow keys to move, left mouse button to dig, right mouse button to place blocks and select crafting objects, shift to craft workbench, scroll mousewheel to change materials.

I want you to find the recipes. ;-P

If there are any promlems, tell me and I'll update.

PC http://www.pulitura2m.it/p2m2008/TSJ666LD/LTTE.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=10565

Ratings

Coolness 37% 797
Overall 2.90 471
Fun 2.52 596
Graphics 2.86 445
Humor 1.73 678
Innovation 2.19 749
Mood 2.13 747
Theme 3.10 402

Feedback

Orni
23. Apr 2012 路 06:18 UTC
the material selection was broken for me - I wasn't able to switch from the very last material to anything else, and couldn't place blocks anymore

nice idea - now I want rockets in minecraft
icefox
23. Apr 2012 路 06:35 UTC
Ah, a fan of Minecraft and Terraria. :-)

A little tedious. And I'm somewhat disappointed that you can't fall out of the bottom of the world. But competently made and a cool goal.
馃帳 TSJ666
23. Apr 2012 路 12:24 UTC
You can actually fall off, there is a block under the roon that is in for only 1 pixel. you can destroy that... find out what it happens!!!
馃帳 TSJ666
23. Apr 2012 路 12:27 UTC
Ok, now it's fixed. There were two bugs:
- Items could pass through iron blocks, silver blocks, platinum blocks, rocket engines and propulsors.
- You were not allowed to craft engines or propulsors.
They are now fixed.
馃帳 TSJ666
23. Apr 2012 路 12:38 UTC
Another bug! Propulsors don't disappear when the rocket is crafted!
I'll fix it tomorrow...
馃帳 TSJ666
24. Apr 2012 路 14:27 UTC
This evening I'm gonna post the debugged and final version!
馃帳 TSJ666
24. Apr 2012 路 15:58 UTC
@Orni
You have to change materials with the mousewheel. Maybe you were clicking on them?
馃帳 TSJ666
24. Apr 2012 路 19:33 UTC
Updated--Final version!!
devwil
24. Apr 2012 路 22:09 UTC
***I'm posting this on all non-browser games I bring up in an attempt to encourage folks to make browser games next time around. Do not take it personally.***

When hundreds of people make non-browser games, that means that, to play all of the entries, I would need to download hundreds of games to my computer. I typically use OS X, so Windows-only entries are particularly inconvenient.

Please consider making a browser game next time.
馃帳 TSJ666
25. Apr 2012 路 12:52 UTC
I know... but I'm afraid I can't with Game Maker... I'll see.
馃帳 TSJ666
25. Apr 2012 路 12:53 UTC
However... it's not windows only. I think it can work on all platforms.
caranha
25. Apr 2012 路 13:28 UTC
The game is generally well done, I like the particles, the physics with the falling objects and the trees. But it is kinda boring, maybe because of the lack of sound, or maybe because mining stuff takes too much time.

Also, I think it is very important that the entire game is contained within the game -- even if you want to keep the exact recipes a secret, the keys for using the game (shift for crafting bench, the recipe for the rocket), should be available in the game, not in a separate webpage.

Thanks for the game!
馃帳 TSJ666
26. Apr 2012 路 15:19 UTC
Ok... I'll do a better version in my summer holidays, don't worry. And it hasn't any music because I can't compose...
hungyg
26. Apr 2012 路 15:30 UTC
crafting was rather bad, and the block should not have been rounded
davidwparker
26. Apr 2012 路 15:30 UTC
Sorry, I'm not able to play as I don't have Windows.
Nanofus
26. Apr 2012 路 15:31 UTC
This is very Terraria-ish, but I liked it whatsoever. The character seemed to walk backwards and had some jumping problems, but otherwise excellent work.
xBlinkedx
27. Apr 2012 路 07:55 UTC
Not bad, the controls were a little sticky, but I did like the graphic style.
Topaz
27. Apr 2012 路 09:06 UTC
Ooooh, very nice! Really good work for 48 hours!
Good job! :D
Kendja
28. Apr 2012 路 07:36 UTC
Nice work. The ledges are works very weird. Sometimes in "0"-section is really hard to jump in.

X
0
X P
XXX

Where X - block, 0 - free space, P - player
馃帳 TSJ666
29. Apr 2012 路 17:56 UTC
I know... it's just the fact that I'm not a real pro yet. I can't get rid of that problems for now.
MadGnomeGamer
03. May 2012 路 00:21 UTC
Got kinda boring, and I couldn't make head or tail of the crafting. Pretty neat idea, though!
robcozzens
05. May 2012 路 20:51 UTC
I would play it, but I'm on an iMac.
gregdevice
09. May 2012 路 03:51 UTC
It's fun to play, audio wasn't working for me and I couldn't figure out how to get iron. Still, nice work.
galman
13. May 2012 路 12:36 UTC
Really nice terraria clone (not bad at all) :-)
Very fun indeed!
JellyFame
13. May 2012 路 14:07 UTC
Unfortunately cannot play, don't have access to windows box.
HTML5 :)
Robert Swan
13. May 2012 路 14:21 UTC
Very good to get the game in there that you did in the time. Sure it's rough around the edges. As its pretty much a clone of Terraria/MC it's not original, but of course working to a restriction can enable productivity which is a great lesson to learn as well.
Khayet
13. May 2012 路 14:50 UTC
It feels like you put a lot of work into the game and this results in great gameplay. I love that you added a final goal to the minecraft formula (I should really play Terraria). Collision detection in Game Maker is a pain in the ass, my game is suffering from this too.