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The Heist by snake5

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made by snake5 for LD 40 (JAM)

The mission is to steal a device and get away with it.

Controls:

  • A/D - move left/right
  • W - jump/move up ladders/climb
  • S - move down ladders/drop from platforms
  • Ctrl - crouch
  • F - interact
  • Q - melee attack
  • Left Mouse - shoot

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Answers to likely questions:

  • For the jam I created the level (all design and scripting) and soundtrack, and fixed some bugs. Everything else (engine, core mechanics, characters, most textures, sound effects etc.) was done before that.
  • I probably know about whatever bug you just spotted, haven't fixed many of them. It's just already late and I have work tomorrow. :) If it's something extremely unusual (doesn't appear in a regular playthrough), feel free to report it though. I might (no promises) address all issues and release an updated version later this month.
  • If you see something about missing "VCRUNTIME**.dll" or similar, you need the VS2017 redistributable.
Windows http://archo.work/lib/dl/the_heist_v1.zip
Windows http://archo.work/lib/dl/the_heist_v1_d3d9.zip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/the-heist

Ratings

Overall 640th 3.386⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 433th 3.457⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 885th 2.809⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1126th 2.157⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Mood 361th 3.543⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Given 55🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

WiseClock
04. Dec 2017 · 07:44 UTC
I like how you shoot enemies with your back towards them.
Pecolyte
04. Dec 2017 · 08:12 UTC
A very interesting sneaking game. I haven't figured out how to clear the room on the top left with no damage, I suppose that it isn't an option? By the way, I think you missed the F key in the instruciton, which is used to interact.
🎤 snake5
04. Dec 2017 · 08:24 UTC
@pecolyte Thanks, indeed I forgot about F, added it to the list of controls now. You can clear the top left room by leaning away from the ladder (A or D, depending on the direction of ladder), which allows you to aim and shoot.
NoeTheLazyDev
04. Dec 2017 · 08:50 UTC
Make a Linux Build Please!!! :3
teekeks
04. Dec 2017 · 10:35 UTC
nice! The music is also very fitting and the graphics are awesome! Well done!
randomphantom
04. Dec 2017 · 12:09 UTC
This would have been super impressive if you managed to do all of this in the jam, but its still a pretty great game. The physics is a little janky at times, e.g. when climbing stairs, otherwise the game engine looks really solid and this could have potential in a greater game. Love the music and the mood was awesome.
Brouilles
04. Dec 2017 · 12:59 UTC
Cool !
ZAX
04. Dec 2017 · 13:18 UTC
nice game , i love the art style
don't forget to check out my game !
Siarhei Rakuts
04. Dec 2017 · 13:37 UTC
good game) player anim so fun xD
Falk Bruskeland
04. Dec 2017 · 14:15 UTC
How did you guys manage to make all this in less then 72 hours. Great game, and the art style is really good
Quaternius
04. Dec 2017 · 14:34 UTC
Loved the mood, the music and graphics are great! It would be great if you could shoot while going up the ladders, great game!
🎤 snake5
04. Dec 2017 · 14:34 UTC
@falk-bruskeland: Thanks! Only the level (design & scripting), soundtrack, some textures and bugfixes were made in the last two days, the rest was in development (1-2h/day on average) for 10 months or so.

I want to be clear about this since, while the rules allow posting such games (much like asset flips, except I have done most of the work here), they will inevitably be compared to others and I _don't_ want to make it seem like I did a lot more than everyone else during this jam, because I didn't.
jeff jade dory mendez
04. Dec 2017 · 15:00 UTC
what game engine did you use
🎤 snake5
04. Dec 2017 · 15:16 UTC
@jeff-jade-dory-mendez: I used a custom engine, the name is "SGRX engine", as you can also see in the screenshot.

More info here: http://archo.work/sw-sgrx.htm
kezhaar
04. Dec 2017 · 16:30 UTC
Nice overall feeling, good work!
Nyri0
04. Dec 2017 · 18:26 UTC
Nice and polished game, I like the way the character is done.
Pleasing for the eyes and ears, and the mechanics work well.

But most of these things have been done before the jam lol.
Priom
04. Dec 2017 · 19:08 UTC
Don't know how it fits the theme. But I do know that I'll never be as cool as the secret agent in the game cause my arms certainly can't do that
notpresident35
04. Dec 2017 · 19:12 UTC
Very fun, but rather short and doesn't really fit the theme. I like the music a lot too
bradur
04. Dec 2017 · 19:23 UTC
I knew this was too good to be a game created during the Jam. I see you said you created just the level during the Jam. So I'll talk about that. It was a nice one, although perhaps a little too easy. I felt like there was no chance of failure. Perhaps some more guards that would have forced alternative routes.

The game itself feels, looks and sounds great! Also the main character really has some trouble climbing stairs sometimes. The guy just starts crawling :D.

Nice work!
Versatile Box
04. Dec 2017 · 21:19 UTC
Nice game! I enjoyed it. Got bugged and trapped after a couple of minutes but I understand you were short on time.
Strelly
04. Dec 2017 · 21:51 UTC
Fantastic game, you should really expand it beyond ludum dare and create a full game out of this!
FSKR
05. Dec 2017 · 00:54 UTC
music and mood was cool. short cinematics with opening doors were nice as well.
vlandemart
05. Dec 2017 · 16:02 UTC
It's fun, but lacking in-game controls list/tutorial, and I noticed that enemy pathfinding cant handle moving from one floor to another
pragmascript
06. Dec 2017 · 14:24 UTC
Very solid work...especially with a custom engine
jeff jade dory mendez
11. Dec 2017 · 22:36 UTC
how can you download SGRX engine.
UnidayStudio
22. Dec 2017 · 20:49 UTC
Have you created an entirely game engine for the jam? Wow, amazing!! I liked the graphics a lot! You've made a great job here! Congratulations! :D

Have you created an entirely game engine for the jam? Wow, amazing!! I liked the graphics a lot! You've made a great job here! Congratulations! :D
Bastienre4
23. Dec 2017 · 12:44 UTC
Nice little game !