DollarBot - Ludum Dare 44 - First Time! by Elmos Minion

made by Elmos Minion for LD 44 (JAM)

Made using the latest version of UPBGE! We tried something hopefully unique, not sure how many other people did this. It's very rushed, but this event was super fun!

Will add to itch.io soon.

EDIT: Happened to accidentally forget to pack a few textures. Try out the new version!

Also, I forgot to add in-game: Press E to aim!, Scroll to Zoom, Mouse to look around, and WASD to move.

UPDATE: I noticed that the first mission was so hard that no one got to try the second (or third) mission. I have made a post-LD version and made some enemies easier. Nothing has been added, just a few enemies removed. Please try it out!

UPDATE AGAIN!: I found another game-breaking bug that was unreproducible on my own computer, but would make the game hard to play on others. Fixed and uploaded the new version.

Windows	https://elmos-minion.itch.io/dollarbot-an-upbge-game-for-ludum-dare
Source code	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MvJhNNIhYq7hkg3RPiSAoyUnbEVPvfgE/view?usp=sharing
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/dollarbot-ludum-dare-44-first-time

Ratings

Given

43🗳️

8🗨️

Feedback

Kivelocity

30. Apr 2019 · 01:48 UTC

I find it hard to understand this game. It lags

🎤 Elmos Minion

30. Apr 2019 · 01:51 UTC

What do you mean by "hard to understand?" You can press E to aim a cash gun, just follow the mission given to you by the NPC.

Also, sorry about the lag.

tubaDude99

30. Apr 2019 · 02:01 UTC

I really love the ost playing in the background. Who composed it?

🎤 Elmos Minion

30. Apr 2019 · 02:09 UTC

@tubadude99 You did.

JofersGames

30. Apr 2019 · 15:04 UTC

weird but cool :)

adrian0901

30. Apr 2019 · 18:53 UTC

Had me laugh for a while because of the "quality". It's so bad that it's good :stuck_out_tongue:

ruddiculous

30. Apr 2019 · 19:52 UTC

What is this game? It feels like a nightmare, lol. The game atmosphere puts me on edge, but it feels intentional? A couple problems, super slow & why is the camera sooooo close to the player? Have to admit that the money shooting is pretty satisfying. You should be able to move and shoot at the same time.

🎤 Elmos Minion

30. Apr 2019 · 20:00 UTC

@ruddiculous You can zoom out by scrolling. E to aim.

🎤 Elmos Minion

30. Apr 2019 · 20:02 UTC

I intended it to be a lot easier, but I accidentally forgot to tweak some enemy values.

blaster391

30. Apr 2019 · 20:10 UTC

Oh wow, running out of money was... unexpected

It's good to see all the kind of core features in place, moving, sound, camera controls. And the shooting money effect + the effect of your backpack/moneybag was nice.

Other than move gameplay/interactable things, I think there's a few little bits of polish that would be really nice. Mainly just little things like starting the the camera zooming out, and making sure the targetting reticle doesn't disappear behind the player when you aim (maybe move the camera slightly onto the players shoulder, so you can see what you're aiming at?)

This is the first game I've rated this jam, if they're all like this I'm ready for a wild ride :D

🎤 Elmos Minion

30. Apr 2019 · 20:13 UTC

Thanks, @blaster391. It got really rushed toward the end but we tried our best to get a functioning game out there. And you can thank @CaptnJacob for the death sound, lol. I accidentally set its volume too high related to everything else, so... :P

RAFFE

30. Apr 2019 · 21:13 UTC

XD This was so hilarious playing! Propably one of the most innovative games I've seen! I mean that was just epic nothing more to say. A solid entry my man! XD This was so funny...!!!!!!!

CaptnJacob

30. Apr 2019 · 23:15 UTC

@ruddiculous I appreciate the feedback and am glad that you like the money shooting sound effect. I worked on that for a bit.

kinuni

01. May 2019 · 03:46 UTC

it was a bit wierd an hard to understand but overall quit cool

Luigi Rizzon

01. May 2019 · 04:08 UTC

I've found it a bit confusing too, just found the mission after looking for the commentarys. Maybe should be an interaction button. The graphics are cool, specially the money, the player and the textures. I've found the music with a nice melody, but a bit too repetitive and missing other musical elements along with the piano. The camera and the caracther moving were really satisfying to me, making me wander around a while. Nice work on the art, movimentation and music.

tubaDude99

01. May 2019 · 13:49 UTC

@luigi-rizzon Thanks for the feedback on the soundtrack. I did revise it and remix it a couple times, but they were too late to make it into the publish.

Riddhee Dutta

01. May 2019 · 17:27 UTC

Nice artstyle man, great job ;)

🎤 Elmos Minion

01. May 2019 · 20:57 UTC

Thanks guys for the feedback!

🎤 Elmos Minion

01. May 2019 · 20:58 UTC

@luigi-rizzon The first mission has a bug on some computers, where the first mission gives you a blank black textbox. Did you get that? I'm sorry but I have no idea why that happens.

mdWade

02. May 2019 · 02:29 UTC

The camera started waaaaay too close to the player! The music is really jarring as well

Luigi Rizzon

02. May 2019 · 04:18 UTC

@elmos-minion no, I tried to interact usingo buttons and money w the npcs and nothing happened. Tried to stay in their way or collide with them, and nothing again. It only worked out when I tried to clash with the first mission npc from the opposite side from where the game starts

JestemStefan

02. May 2019 · 12:03 UTC

Wow. This game need some real playtesting xd

I like cash floating in the backpack!

Other part of game are pretty clunky! Try to find one simple mechanic and build game on that! Playtest from very beggining!

michaelsonbritt

02. May 2019 · 23:16 UTC

Blender game engine? Interesting. Piano music is nice. This game emulates kinda how I feel as a software contractor ... "here robot, here's a chunk of money (not very much), go eliminate all those bugs out there, and don't come back till you're done, chop chop"