Homedefender by Hopps

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made by Hopps for LD23 (JAM)
You are the only one who can control an ancient weapon.
Our planet is being attacked. Please help us!

Controls: Mouse only

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I didn't had much time, so this is a really tiny game... Have fun!
The applet is not working somehow...

[Update #1]
You need Java 7 to run the game, going to fix that soon!
[Update #2]
Java 6 issue fixed!

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.68 181
Audio(Jam) 2.42 155
Fun(Jam) 2.57 170
Graphics(Jam) 2.39 214
Humor(Jam) 1.94 176
Innovation(Jam) 1.86 248
Mood(Jam) 2.18 205
Theme(Jam) 2.93 137

Feedback

Kvisle
23. Apr 2012 · 21:09 UTC
How do I run it?


$ java -jar homedefender-linux.jar
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: me/hopps/Starter : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:634)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:277)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(URLClassLoader.java:73)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:212)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:205)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:321)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:294)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:266)
Could not find the main class: me.hopps.Starter. Program will exit.
CherryNukaCola
24. Apr 2012 · 08:42 UTC
Didn't even get any error messages - just won't load.
Flyboy
24. Apr 2012 · 09:02 UTC
Doesn't load. Windows 7 64 bit.
Beerman
24. Apr 2012 · 09:13 UTC
Same error as Kvisle above : "Could not find the main class: me.hopps.Starter."
jeroenimooo
24. Apr 2012 · 09:26 UTC
Loads for me, im on a xp 32bit. java 6 and 7
🎤 Hopps
24. Apr 2012 · 13:20 UTC
Sorry, you need java 7 to run it. I'll recompile it for you with Java 6. Thanks for feedback!
🎤 Hopps
24. Apr 2012 · 14:06 UTC
So, it should be fixed - I hope you try again! :)
Daz
24. Apr 2012 · 18:13 UTC
I wished the bullets from my turret would move a bit faster! XD but the speed currently forces a bit of strategy.
oldtopman
24. Apr 2012 · 19:05 UTC
I like the game, and the core gameplay is very innovative. The difficulty is a bit high though, and a more gradual difficulty would be appreciated.

LEADERBOARD GET: 368 people saved :D (pics or it didn't happen)
http://db.tt/Urdtk6at
mnem
24. Apr 2012 · 19:09 UTC
Nice!
zkenshin
24. Apr 2012 · 19:23 UTC
A bit hard with the bullet speed and stuff, and very simple, but an okay game.
Gabriel
24. Apr 2012 · 19:32 UTC
Quite cool! It starts slow but then gets frantic with all the missiles! I would just make that holding the mouse button would permanently shoot at a certain rate, otherwise it gets a bit too much on the button mashing side. :)
TheGamingProject
24. Apr 2012 · 21:39 UTC
Fun little defense game, the bullet speed seems to be much to slow.
HeuGamer
26. Apr 2012 · 23:21 UTC
short and simple. I liked it.
Hazematman
27. Apr 2012 · 03:42 UTC
Pretty cool, but the bullet seemed like it moved way to slow. Also the graphics could use a little bit of a revamp, other than that I liked it :D
Square Particle
27. Apr 2012 · 15:18 UTC
Pretty fun stuff, I was able to rescue 429 people. Maybe holding the mouse down should stream the firing as its already a hard game.
skyboy49707
28. Apr 2012 · 21:32 UTC
Pretty cool game. What would be really cool is if you could add turrets to the planet and do a sort of tower-defense-except-with-a-planet type game.
johanp
01. May 2012 · 14:39 UTC
Nice and simple shooter. Would like to see some visualization of the planet's health.
Cosmologicon
04. May 2012 · 04:22 UTC
Not bad, I just feel like I've seen this exact game several times before. Something, anything, to mix it up would be nice.
ratking
07. May 2012 · 20:47 UTC
I concur, the bullet speed is too damn slow. Will the game end when I rescued all 7 billion people? :-P
derosa
07. May 2012 · 20:52 UTC
It'd be great to visualize the planet's health. Thanks!