Life of an Ant by Connor McGrory
You play as an ant in a small little ant hill. (This is not the theme reference though:p)
This was the first time I staked awake for the full 48 hours. Naturally, I feel dead.
I have posted the code below, but I will compile it into an executable first thing
in the morning. Thank you for the support! :)
UPDATE: The executable jar file is up! I look forward to the start of the judging period!
UPDATE2: I just realized why my file was upwards of 160MB. I was able to reduce it down to 40MB
Controls: When in a cut-scene, press ENTER to progress through the dialogue. (But please read it :p) When the cut-scene fades away and the game runs, press 'C' to see a full list of controls. Press 'Q' for stats and instructions of what you're supposed to do.
I realize the game play is a bit weak, but follow the dialogue to the end for a funny ride!
Executable Jar File (the game) https://www.mediafire.com/?dj0eg7f7jtnuuzt
Screenshot https://www.mediafire.com/?scm20o9husb9sdp
Code https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bz67F2t9r4ksR0dpNFkzSFNXWnM
Oh, so this year I took a quick video of myself at the top of every hour during the competition. Check out the madness! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypYYMzMJEaM
Ratings
| Overall | 38th | 4⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 205th | 3.316⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 154th | 3.474⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 29th | 4.211⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 319th | 3.053⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 24th | 4⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 20th | 4.105⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 29th | 4.053⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 30🗳️ | 23🗨️ |
I would say this is the best game in LD38, but once I turn into a cave-in repair ant the plot seems to get stuck and I am doomed to fix walls forever. So I just let the colony collapse on purpose because I was done working for the man (er, the queen).
The music is perfect. The sound is good and not just made with bfxr. The graphics are appropriate. The writing is ant-alyzingly good and ant-i-not-funny.
So if there's more plot, I would be so happy if you could make a build that starts the game right after you do the cave-in repair job so I can finish this masterwork!
I also didn't know what to do after I became a red ant. And I couldn't find a way to carry the food and the dirt. Hope you can fix it so that I can know what happen at the end :p
I must warn you after you win as the red ant the game gets kinda weird haha. This is mostly due to my sleep deprivation. Thanks again for playing and I enjoy all feedback!
Ok, that's a terrible joke, but this game is great. The life of an ant seems awesome if you get to listen to that music all day (except for the bully's of course).
The movement feels a bit slow at the beginning when I'm still exploring and don't know where anything is, but perhaps that's part of the point--feeling like a rookie who's still learning the ropes.
Although I don´t know if doing nothing gets punished by the game, I always had the feeling that I didn´t repair enough or carry too less dirt to the outside :-)
Enjoyed it a lot, very well done, a small piece of art :)
Thanks for playing and for the feedback!
In most games I make I always have a cascading if-else sequence for checking keyboard buttons. This is what causes the weird controls you were talking about. I think you're right that the last pressed key should always override. Thanks again for the input!
Loved it, nice job!
Other than that: Simple but nice entry. A few AI problems (ants stuck in loops or walls).
Please rate my game to get 20!!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/monster-island