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Space Compact by garris

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made by garris for LD 42 (COMPO)

SPACE COMPACT - A Game for Ludum Dare 42 (48 hour Compo)

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CONTROLS: (if nothing is happening, click in the game window to refocus)

up arrow: accelerate

down arrow: repulser shield (this also acts as a brake)

left and right arrows: rotate ship (or move left and right inside space station)

spacebar: shoot and dock at stations

You're an outer space entrepreneur! (spacetrepreneur?) Use your pitifully small cargo hold to deliver crates from station to station. Try not to get crushed by totally-original-and-non-copyright-infringing asteroids, and avoid getting shot down by space pirates. Use your lasers and repulser shield to defend yourself. Survive for as long as you can and make bank! After every 5 full deliveries, you'll get a free hull point repair to help keep your ship in the fewest number of pieces possible.

HTML5 (web) https://dustout-games.itch.io/space-compact
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/space-compact

Ratings

Overall 489th 3.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 349th 3.275⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 616th 2.619⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 687th 2.45⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 453th 3.025⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 419th 2.725⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 450th 2.75⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

Allan Kong
13. Aug 2018 · 05:25 UTC
This game is all about discovery and following commands. The space effect is nice and the sprites are crisp. It is really similar to my game.
Harry Jacobs
13. Aug 2018 · 18:05 UTC
Very enjoyable :) Spacecraft sound can get a little repetitive but other than that thought it was great!
derpylz
13. Aug 2018 · 18:08 UTC
Perfect execution of a simple idea. Don't quite see, where the theme comes in, except for the wordplay with space. Plays very nicely.
OadT
14. Aug 2018 · 07:41 UTC
Nice simple idea and good execution. Its a bit weird that you can only brake by using a hull.
radow
14. Aug 2018 · 10:44 UTC
At first having the shield rather than slowing down felt kind of clunky, but activating the shield and then stopping by crashing into a meteoroid actually feels really good.
I noticed that you can actually take more than 8 boxes on board?
tetra
14. Aug 2018 · 12:43 UTC
I liked this. It reminded me a lot of a game I used to love, Subspace : Continuum. Really simple idea, you're a space trader, but there are enemies and asteroids. I think this has a lot of scope for future growth.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/space-compact gameplay at 46:31
AwiX
15. Aug 2018 · 06:00 UTC
Great graphics and the audio really helps you get into the game.
Jesús González
16. Aug 2018 · 01:37 UTC
I still don't know why do I like space trade games so much. Nice game, great execution.
starhacker
16. Aug 2018 · 15:28 UTC
The idea is well implemented. The controls could use a bit more tweaking to help make combat a bit more fluid. For example maybe changing the shield to a different key so it is easier to move around, shoot, and shield simultaneously. Having to let go of the thruster key in order to shield makes it a bit clunky. Other than that, it was fun exploring and the hyperspace was a neat feature.
Suchista
16. Aug 2018 · 15:34 UTC
Very fun game! :) Nice art, controls, it feels great. Maybe some higher goal would be good, but it's fun as it is
andreymust19
17. Aug 2018 · 16:53 UTC
Need chip-tune music and primary goal.
Stations direction better keep on borders of window.
SuperQGS
18. Aug 2018 · 00:37 UTC
Nice little asteroids-like game, really like the controls
Antonin
18. Aug 2018 · 08:36 UTC
Very nice game, love the controls and the art.
mrjoshuamclean
18. Aug 2018 · 17:07 UTC
I think the graphics could have been a bit larger (especially when you go inside the space stations). Controls are solid, and I love that you show the lines to the space stations, but it would be nice to have some idea of how far they are - either by resizing the lines or showing the distance with the number. The ship really goes once it gets going so I overshot the stations almost every time.

Also, it doesn't seem to handle it well if you pick up from multiple stations without dropping off.

I like the concept, and as I said, the Asteroids-style controls work really well.

Here's a video of my play: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/298011771
WrenPirate
22. Aug 2018 · 21:31 UTC
I really like the signposting to the stations and that they seem to recalculate when I travel. The enemy ships were very, very fast. I seem to be the only one who couldn't find cargo. I stumbled on one by accident. The interlude on docking at the cargo pickup seemed unnecessary. I also don't need the word "pew!" coming out of the ship along with the sound effect; one or the other would be fine. Or the sound effect could be a person actually saying "pew!" I did enjoy the retro feel of this game.