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Solar Destroyer by EarthenSky

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made by EarthenSky for LD 42 (JAM)

In this game you are a space ship that needs to defeat as many waves of aliens as possible. The map fills up over time as more aliens appear and place walls for the player to run into.

Controls: [WASD] -> moves your ship. [arrow keys] -> shoot lasers in that direction.

Warning: the html5 version of the game starts right away.

I created this game with a limited colour palette to emulate the style of older arcade games. Technically I made this entire game by myself, but I didn't have any time to work on it for the first 24 hours and couldn't finish it in time for the compo.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Oh well.

Windows download is in the Download section of the itch.io page.

Source Code https://github.com/EarthenSky/Lundum-Dare-42-Game
HTML5 (web) https://earthensky.itch.io/solar-destroyer
Windows https://earthensky.itch.io/solar-destroyer
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/solar-destroyer

Ratings

Given 9🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

Cedric Fey
14. Aug 2018 · 11:39 UTC
Simple but finished game and that's already something. I found the control a bit counter intuitive.
frozenfire92
15. Aug 2018 · 18:33 UTC
Good work! Definitely has the old school arcade feel :) The mechanics were interesting, and would be cool to see with more guns/enemies/things to do
panda
16. Aug 2018 · 03:48 UTC
Game doesn't work for me (Firefox, MacOS). It's just a blue box with "running" in the middle, and "powered by foo" on the top and bottom. WASD or arrows did nothing.

For what it's worth, the web console shows:
```
DOMException: "The operation is insecure." love.js:24:16509
```
AnastasiaTS
20. Aug 2018 · 19:11 UTC
The game doesn't work for me either, there's no control that is working, and when I refresh it, nithing appears on screen :(
Maksime
20. Aug 2018 · 19:22 UTC
Is it me or is this game kinda hard ?

I had troubling getting past wave 2... xD

The graphics are simple enough to understand what's going on :stuck_out_tongue:

The game could use powerups to spice up the ghame a little bit

The controls feel a bit jarring, you should have kept the momentum when turning instead of stopping and restarting, makes dodging even harder than it already is.

Too bad there is no music/sound, it could have brought a nice touch to the game :slight_smile:
🎤 EarthenSky
20. Aug 2018 · 20:54 UTC
@panda I looked into the error that you got and it seems like it might be browser reliant. (@anastasiats as well) Try using another browser if the game doesn't work. Sorry that I don't have a mac build for the game, I'll try to get one running for the next jam!
🎤 EarthenSky
20. Aug 2018 · 20:59 UTC
@maksime thanks for your comments! I felt the turning mechanic was sort of off but it was kind of a last minute adjustment. Now that it's after the fact I realize I have a few more better ideas than what I went with. :P
Swen
20. Aug 2018 · 23:18 UTC
Simple and fun game. Working with a limited colour palette definitely paid off graphic wise. It felt a bit unfair that the enemy aliens could move freely while I was restricted to a grid. The game is a good base to continue builing on, I can see different types of enemies, power-ups and a way to get some space back.

Keep up the good work!
loveapplegames
24. Aug 2018 · 20:30 UTC
This game could be a good shooter with some work. I think the view area is too small, making you run into enemies too easily, and limiting strategic gameplay. The game also needs some nice explosions.
paulhocker
25. Aug 2018 · 06:23 UTC
the controls really take away from your game - i was too frustrated to continue - keep trying
Andrei9
03. Sep 2018 · 11:05 UTC
I liked the Graphics, and the Gameplay was fun, Nice Game. :thumbsup: