Bad Trains by Radical Dog

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made by Radical Dog for LD 42 (COMPO)

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These trains are so rubbish, they can only hold 2 things at once. After that, they just drop the earliest package off the back.

Click and drag to draw tracks, then click the arrow to run the trains. Bring the correct packages to the stations.

Ratings

Overall 294th 3.476⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 220th 3.5⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 222th 3.45⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 356th 3.575⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 320th 3.35⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 458th 2.611⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

kromeboy
13. Aug 2018 · 18:09 UTC
The idea is good, but the drag and drop interface to draw the track is kind of bad.
ThatRumme
14. Aug 2018 · 12:10 UTC
Great game! Had fun playing it. I could really feel the difficulty at level 11 & 12 :P
mgsx
14. Aug 2018 · 12:42 UTC
Very good puzzle game ! i'm stuck at level 11, difficulty curve is nice.

graphics and SFX are pleasent, music is missing but that's ok for a puzzle game.

i discoverd you can erase cell by simple click, you should write it somewhere in the game page. A "clear all" would be useful as well.

great job.
BoltKey
14. Aug 2018 · 13:15 UTC
Already said my comments in the Elysia stream.

Level design is extremely clever - solving the puzzles was very satisfying. And I am still stuck at 13.
Goutye
17. Aug 2018 · 01:55 UTC
Had a lot of fun! Really interesting concept, well thought puzzles! Contrary to others, I found the drag and drop interface to draw the track perfectly adapted! :smile:
randomphantom
18. Aug 2018 · 15:40 UTC
Neat puzzles with challenge ramping up smoothly, reminds me of the game Trainyard. Drawing of the tracks feels cumbersome though.
CristiHKJ
23. Aug 2018 · 14:08 UTC
Nice game! Really cool and interesting! :D
Joror
23. Aug 2018 · 14:26 UTC
Cool puzzler! Really had me thinking. GJ keeping the basics simple, but still have lots of possibilities.
🎤 Radical Dog
23. Aug 2018 · 14:28 UTC
Thanks all! Looking forward to expanding this post-jam.

@joror Looks like we were playing each others' games at the same time! Thanks!
Doey
23. Aug 2018 · 15:39 UTC
A fun little game, and it really makes you have to think! The tracks are a little difficult to place, but it's something you do get used to. Nice work!
wolar
23. Aug 2018 · 15:51 UTC
Very solid game, so far I have played this one probably for longest amount of time and this is even compo game. Only those drag & drop controls were very annoying and strangly behaving.
Zirrrus
23. Aug 2018 · 19:45 UTC
The controls are a bit janky, but overall a neat little game! I also noticed some pretty good tutorializing, well done!
Erkberg
23. Aug 2018 · 20:22 UTC
A simple puzzle mechanic made great through clever level design. It's fascinating how much you made out of this. The game is a real brainteaser in the best sense. The drag controls felt awkward at first but once I got used to them they made sense. A button to clear all rails built (aka clean up the mess I made...) would've been helpful. Enjoyed this a lot and played for quite some time. Good job!
PS: The game would work great on mobile I think.