Square Off - 1v1 Multiplayer by TeamScripta
Hi! We鈥檙e Michael ( @mwcz ) and Jared ( @caramelcode ), aka Scripta Games. For LD35 we built a web-based multiplayer disc bouncing game called Square Off.
To play Visit: http://sqoff.com
When you click play, you鈥檒l be paired with another random player. If no one else is playing, try sharing the game with a friend! Or, in a pinch, open a second browser tab.
In the game, a smoky disc bounces around on a board. You can deflect the disc by placing three blocks. If the disc hits your goal (colored line at the bottom of the screen), your opponent gets a point! First to 7 points wins.
We built it on entirely open source software: Fedora as our OS of choice, Phaser game framework, p2 for physics, Node.js for multiplayer, lodash utility belt. Sounds were generated with sfxr.
Since the game is HTML5 it's playable on all platforms: Windows, OSX, Linux. Android, iOS are playable but has been tested more on desktop.
Hope you enjoy!
** NOTE FOR TESTERS **
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Two ways to get passed the "Searching..." screen:
1. Invite a buddy to join you on http://sqoff.com, you will instantly start playing them.
2. Open a new browser window and join http://sqoff.com to play yourself for testing.
To play Visit: http://sqoff.com
When you click play, you鈥檒l be paired with another random player. If no one else is playing, try sharing the game with a friend! Or, in a pinch, open a second browser tab.
In the game, a smoky disc bounces around on a board. You can deflect the disc by placing three blocks. If the disc hits your goal (colored line at the bottom of the screen), your opponent gets a point! First to 7 points wins.
We built it on entirely open source software: Fedora as our OS of choice, Phaser game framework, p2 for physics, Node.js for multiplayer, lodash utility belt. Sounds were generated with sfxr.
Since the game is HTML5 it's playable on all platforms: Windows, OSX, Linux. Android, iOS are playable but has been tested more on desktop.
Hope you enjoy!
** NOTE FOR TESTERS **
=============================================
Two ways to get passed the "Searching..." screen:
1. Invite a buddy to join you on http://sqoff.com, you will instantly start playing them.
2. Open a new browser window and join http://sqoff.com to play yourself for testing.
| Web | http://sqoff.com |
| Source | https://github.com/ScriptaGames/SquareOff/ |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=91554 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 87% | 2 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.64 | 199 |
| Audio(Jam) | 2.65 | 597 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.87 | 64 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.00 | 740 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.75 | 111 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.02 | 610 |
Good job!
I'm hoping people keep joining over the next few days to play with :D
The game is semi-playable on phones. Lots of rough edges but it might work for anyone wanting to play on their phone.
Add a leaderboard and an AI (for the beginning when there are not enough players) and you got yourself an awesome game!!!
On another note, damn you mwcz! gg.
And it's awesome that you make an online multiplayer game in 72h :O
Great job!
Occasionally I would click a square that didn't seem blocked, but the game thought the ball was blocking me -- obviously lag will be an issue with an online multiplayer game, but if you can find a way to make that happen less it would be great (maybe allow players to place squares that overlap slightly with the ball?)
Also, it would be nice (though not really necessary) to make it easier to remember which square will be replaced when you place a new one, perhaps by having slightly different shades of squares.
All in all, this is amazing and one of my favorite games so far. I hope you'll work further on it and release a post-jam version. Also the game logo is lovely.
Thanks for the game, and well done.