Robots Of Outer Space by Merotar

made by Merotar for LD 42 (JAM)

Panic! The 2 robots RadiOS and BugDOS are being attacked by an alien race from the ancient planet "Creyxarpoth“. Desperately they are trying to avoid being destroyed by their wicked army of battleships using superior weapon technology.

It seems to be just a matter of time until the aliens achieve their goal to crush the last hideout of the two robot friends: A small platform in space is the scene of this final battle. And while RadiOS and BugDOS are not prepared to fight back they will do their best to keep the platform intact as long as possible. Provided with the skill to repair and rebuild destroyed parts of their base they are desperately fighting a battle against time...

Play alone or with a friend on the same PC
Controller support!
Use your jetpack wisely
Collect red energy to be able to build new platform
Rebuild you base
Survive
Have fun!

Tools used: - Unity - Gimp - Samplitude Pro X Suite

Windows	https://www.dropbox.com/s/1r6ib47tkdsq5ra/RooS_win.rar?dl=0
Linux	https://www.dropbox.com/s/ht3kzwx24ezv00j/RooS_linux.rar?dl=0
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/robots-of-outer-space

Ratings

Overall	728^th	3.262⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Fun	619^th	3.2⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	543^th	3.225⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Theme	167^th	4⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	775^th	3.15⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Audio	549^th	2.974⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Mood	728^th	2.974⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Given		26🗳️	5🗨️

Feedback

Aszu

14. Aug 2018 · 17:09 UTC

Good game!
The idea is quite innovative, but there's too much going on in the screen. Maybe add some stages to slowly teach the player?

Joseph Manley

14. Aug 2018 · 17:14 UTC

Game was very fun, but it has a little bit of a learning curve with so much happening all at once. Fun game, good job!

max6333

14. Aug 2018 · 17:21 UTC

Entertaning game, but I did run into some issues. When I died I was restored to 2 hearts but couldn't move. Didn't really understand what was going on. Also, you should make the character stand out more.

shujal

14. Aug 2018 · 17:28 UTC

Nice idea and cool graphics effects too. Unfortunately there was no audio (might be a linux issue), and building is a bit cumbersome (it's probably better with a controller).

Team Gaivot

14. Aug 2018 · 17:44 UTC

Pretty fun guys! Building is a bit weird on the keyboard, but besides that, solid entry!

Rebelloeric

14. Aug 2018 · 17:47 UTC

Hey! This is a nice game, a little challenging in the begining, but once you get it, then it is not so hard to play o/
The way you used the theme in this game was also very good and i liked a lot when i discorvered about the rebuild button, haha good game, good job!

PSiv

14. Aug 2018 · 17:50 UTC

Decent game, I like the graphics, music and it fits the theme really well. A few suggestions for added polish; in-game instructions (i.e. what to pick up, what pickups do), game over screen, and the UI doesn't scale properly, on smaller resolutions the jetpack-ometer was half off the screen and the quit button was completely off. Maybe could change the colour of the build circle to red/grey if you don't have enough energy to build. I imagine it would be really fun to play with a friend, it's sort of like reverse bomberman, you start with space and run out. Good job!

Alysson Moraes

16. Aug 2018 · 17:43 UTC

good idea of the game, super fun and challenging. Continue making games =)

Call_me_Nutty

16. Aug 2018 · 17:57 UTC

I liked the concept! I appreciate the fact that you put so much time into basically giving everything sound effects, really adds to the game. My main issue is that the control scheme is slightly iffy for my liking, being able to build while holding shift would have made the game a lot more comfortable for me. But it's still a fun game with a great difficulty curve.

GilgusMaximus

16. Aug 2018 · 19:04 UTC

The game itsself is very fun, and is definitely worth palying multiple rounds. especially after getting used to the controls.
But i like that so much is happing at the same time and the soundtrack fits perfectly

Pavel Smejkal

20. Aug 2018 · 15:16 UTC

For me, the biggest issue is the controls. It is very difficult to build with a keyboard. Sometimes the arrow keys do not react, sometimes they react twice (?). Otherwise, I liked the graphics and effects. The sound was nice too. Good job.