Heat of the Star by mikethewayne

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made by mikethewayne for LD 44 (COMPO)

15th (consecutive) Ludum Dare! I feel as though I need a badge.

In my exciting 15th game, you get to experienced the action-packed life of a desert explorer, in the Victorian era. All you arrive with is a map, a small bottle, and 100 pounds (camouflaged as dollars in-game), and you must locate the treasure, hidden miles away, deep into the desert. Your money is only useful for buying some equipment in the starting town; from then on, you must trade your precious water away; your lifeline. Equipment ranges from water-carrying items, helping you survive longer in the desert (and trade for more things), to navigation equipment, which is crucial for not getting lost in the desert.

I've also implemented what I consider to be a rather interesting mechanic: the ability to toward the horizon. This allows you to navigate by the sun and the stars, as well as letting you know when you're nearby to a village, if you're ever lost (which you will be if you don't buy navigation equipment (and aren't a pro navigator)).

I would like to apologize in advance to any astronomers; I have simplified the cosmos quite a bit, due to time, but what you need is all there.

There is music! THIS ONE HAS MUSIC! AND SOUND!

Thank you very much for playing, I do hope you enjoy!

Controls:

W - Move forwards

A, D - Rotate Player

S - Perform map location reading using sextant and/or watch

H - Look at horizon

M - Look at map

E - Fill water, pick up treasure

F - Buy Item

Q - Enable/Disable Music

Tools used: - Android Studio - Paint.NET - FL Studio Mobile - Samsung Voice Recorder - Toilet Paper (for the sand sound effect, but it was used for other things too)

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Ratings

Given 3🗳️ 1🗨️