Warehouse Mayhem by RahmKota3

made by RahmKota3 for LD 42 (JAM)

A (theoretically endless) survival against blocks falling from the sky in a warehouse that keep on restricting your movement, forcing you to find ways to get rid of them. The goal of the game is to survive for as long as possible and dodge/destroy incoming blocks.

Controls:

Use WASD or ARROW KEYS to move

C, J, Space - Jump

X, K - Push a block

Z, L - Use Item

ESC - Pause

Gameplay

You can break blocks by forming a full line at the bottom of the play area or by jumping into them while they fall.

If you destroy a block with a question mark using these methods, it will reward you with a power-up.

You'll lose a life point if the block falls onto you while on the ground.

Game Over

The game is over as soon as blocks tower up above the white line or you lose all 3 lifes. Try to survive as long as you can!

Features: - Retro-styled gameplay - Fully randomised gameplay - Increasing difficulty - Power-ups and modifiers (both positive and negative) - A whopping 11 second long, looped soundtrack (result of a maiden voyage into 8bit music software)

Authors:

TouchMe - Game Design, Art, Music

RahmKota3 - Game Design, Programming, Music

Software used: Unity, Adobe Photoshop CC 2018, Aseprite, LMMS

Source Code	https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NzALgM54yWjAMqLNSnPlIs7cZv3J6z60
Windows	https://gamejolt.com/games/warehouse_mayhem_Ludum_Dare_42/361135
Windows	https://gamejolt.com/games/warehouse_mayhem_Ludum_Dare_42/361135
Linux	https://gamejolt.com/games/warehouse_mayhem_Ludum_Dare_42/361135
macOS	https://gamejolt.com/games/warehouse_mayhem_Ludum_Dare_42/361135
HTML5 (web)	https://gamejolt.com/games/warehouse_mayhem_Ludum_Dare_42/361135
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/warehouse-mayhem

Ratings

Overall	271^th	3.69⭐	31🧑‍⚖️
Fun	117^th	3.79⭐	33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	463^th	3.306⭐	33🧑‍⚖️
Theme	190^th	3.983⭐	32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	335^th	3.823⭐	33🧑‍⚖️
Audio	315^th	3.375⭐	30🧑‍⚖️
Humor	505^th	2.771⭐	26🧑‍⚖️
Mood	664^th	3.05⭐	32🧑‍⚖️
Given		36🗳️	2🗨️

Feedback

meatpudding

14. Aug 2018 · 00:47 UTC

This is actually a really cool game, but it took me a while to figure it out and I didn't get very far.

The controls are really slick and I liked the graphics and sound.

A couple of things...

After you die you should go back the the intro screen where you can look at the instructions, to get to the instructions page you have to reload the page.

It took a while to figure out that I was dying and why. The hearts aren't obvious at first and I couldn't figure out what was hurting me. It turns out to be the blocks hurt you when your *not* jumping but they break anyway and there is no feedback that you take damage. A bit confusing especially because there are different blocks.

A push button makes no sense, should just be auto-push with the arrows. There seems to be limited use to pushing that I could think of.

Getting stuck in a column can happen. Maybe a wall jump or a way to flip through a box falling from overhead would help.

deathray

14. Aug 2018 · 03:06 UTC

Am I punching the blocks Mario-style? What's my goal? Confused... It seems like only a few blocks were pushable.

TouchMe

14. Aug 2018 · 07:28 UTC

@meatpudding thanks for the feedback! The damage is indicated by a screenshake, but I guess it was too subtle. We should've probably made it more over the top with a loud "oof" and a white/red flash on the character.

There were some issues with autopushing that we couldn't fix with the base content we wanted to provide, so we stayed with the button activated one.

We made powerups (from the question mark boxes) so that you'd be able to trim down columns before you can get stuck like this, but maybe we still need more balance. The gameplay might not benefit from a movement ability like a wall jump, but we'll try it out if we keep on updating the game after the jam!

@deathray Hi, there's a "How to play" section in the main menu, give the game a try again after giving it a read and let us know what you think :)

You can only push blocks that don't have any blocks behind them or on top of them, it's a bit more skill reliant, but you can push blocks that are on the top of the towers while jumping.

crazi456

14. Aug 2018 · 14:46 UTC

Love this spin on tetris! Really nice use of the theme. Great job!

CandleBird

14. Aug 2018 · 14:47 UTC

This game was super fun to play! My only few concern was the feel of pushing the blocks, and the ramp up in difficulty. I felt like you had to be too close to push the blocks, or that there was some hidden interval between pushes that just didn't feel perfect. I also found that there wasn't enough time in the early game to get a feel for the controls because after about 45 seconds, the blocks started falling like mad.

Other than those two things, this was a solid game!

Kromzem

14. Aug 2018 · 14:49 UTC

After the speed goes up you literally can't do anything, cause the player (or am I?) is just too slow so I stood there and was hoping for the best.

The music is pretty catchy tho :D

Andreas Roschal

14. Aug 2018 · 14:53 UTC

Really cool game! Love the art, sounds and general feel of it. I was also a bit confused first, as I only took a quick look at the "How to play" section and completely missed the part that you can destroy falling blocks by jumping into them, which actually turns out to be crucial for surviving longer.

mosaic

14. Aug 2018 · 14:53 UTC

Cool game. Just the Controls are a little irritating.

Biebras

14. Aug 2018 · 14:53 UTC

I can't remember from which LD it was, but it was the same Idea as this one. Really hard to understand what to do :)

TheCommonThug

14. Aug 2018 · 14:54 UTC

Really nice graphics and animations. I agree that pushing the blocks is a bit chunky but the gameplay was fun. I would have liked the guy dropping blocks to be a little more predictable, so I could feel like I was starting to understand a pattern and get better at the game. Fun game though.

S_Knight

14. Aug 2018 · 14:58 UTC

I quite like this but there were times when I was a bit confused - does the floor turn to lava? I also found it difficult to know if I had an item equipped, it wasn't immediately obvious. I think my biggest suggestion would be for boxes to have a lower probability to drop on the edges as once they've stacked on the side there's not really anything you can do. Overall I enjoyed this. Good job.

TouchMe

14. Aug 2018 · 15:03 UTC

Thanks for the feedback! We'll keep it in mind for possible post-jam fixes :)

TouchMe

14. Aug 2018 · 15:09 UTC

@biebras sorry to hear that, we didn't have the time to implement a tutorial so all we have is the How to play option in the menu

The Cyber Admin Team

14. Aug 2018 · 16:20 UTC

great idea , well done.

the robot is a little to fast though

Rob Parker

14. Aug 2018 · 16:31 UTC

Really liked this game! Looks great and runs really well.

TouchMe

14. Aug 2018 · 16:36 UTC

Glad to hear that :)

sebbernery

14. Aug 2018 · 16:56 UTC

It can be hard sometimes, depending where the boxes are dropped, but it's fun. I really like how you made a very innovative (and fun) gameplay based on tetris concepts.

outstar

14. Aug 2018 · 18:19 UTC

Make sure to play the downloadable version and not the html5 one. The second has some issues, apparently. Played the "wrong" one, so I'm not giving you a rating, but I just wanted to say it has a pretty nice idea and retro feel to it (felt like Donkey Kong at times), but it would be cool to have the mechanics explained a bit better - either through instructions, or gameplay itself.

TouchMe

14. Aug 2018 · 19:33 UTC

The web version's UI scaling has been fixed, if anyone had some issues with it.
We are testing out automatic block movement, but it has some issues, might make it an optional feature in a post-jam update.

tigerj

14. Aug 2018 · 20:52 UTC

Respect! I too made a cargo/warehouse style/crane game but yours is fun! I really appreciate what you did with your rng and positioning. It's a very cool game and a blast to play! I will probably refactor my code and make a method that will calculate x/y positions for my crane based on your input near the end. Here is a link to your segment on my stream:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/297300090?t=03h26m26s
PS the color changing walls were so cool

TouchMe

14. Aug 2018 · 21:46 UTC

@tigerj glad you enjoyed and good luck with your code! :)

🎤 RahmKota3

14. Aug 2018 · 21:50 UTC

@tigerj Thank you so much for your input and for playing our game on your stream :) I'm glad I could help :)

Elfcirynn

15. Aug 2018 · 01:05 UTC

Controls took a second to get used to, and I didn't realize power-ups were a thing for an embarrassing amount of time. It's fun, the music is chill, the sound effects made the gameplay satisfying. The pacing was good, I'm proud of my 1 minute and 20 second best score though I think I could stretch it to 2 minutes if I played it some more! Job well done!

lucbarr

15. Aug 2018 · 04:47 UTC

Really fun, but I feel like I've seen that concept before in some old phone game. Lacks work on music, I feel like it didn't loop very well, and can get annoying because the track is really short. Got to recognize the attempt to be fidel to the classic 4-5 sound channels. Had a better experience when muted, to be honest. Like the style, very simple, minimalistic, I can picture this in an arcade machine. Well done, overall!!

AwiX

15. Aug 2018 · 05:43 UTC

Great graphics and the audio really helps you get into the game.

Himadri Sekhar Mahanta

15. Aug 2018 · 09:16 UTC

While I love the graphics and the soundtrack, the controls were difficult to get used to, especially on the keyboard. Took me a few tries to eventually get the hang of it. Overall, it's a good idea and certainly one of the more interesting games I've played so far.

TouchMe

15. Aug 2018 · 10:38 UTC

Thanks for another batch of helpful feedback and getting us to 20+ ratings in each category!

We know that some people don't like the manual pushing and are working on an automatic alternative!

Also, the UI will be getting an upgrade in a post-jam update to make it easier to understand. :)

stevenjmiller

15. Aug 2018 · 14:52 UTC

Fun game, the difficulty curve is really well done and my best time was 1:35. I actually don't mind having to press a button to push, but I think the issue is that pushing in the air seems to also require having the button for the direction you want to push held down. I think that if pressing the push button automatically pushed in the direction you were facing (at least in the air), pushing would feel more smooth.

TouchMe

15. Aug 2018 · 15:58 UTC

@stevenjmiller that's how it works, as far as I know :p
It's just a bit hard on the jam version.

Thanks for the feedback!

Lucas Carvalhaes

17. Aug 2018 · 00:37 UTC

Great game! A little hard to grasp the mechanics at start but still, great gameplay. I got a little mad dying so much, still, managed to survive for a while. Your box drops should be more predictable, while still being random.

WetBox

17. Aug 2018 · 14:24 UTC

Very attractive game. Well done balance made make me play again and again. I want to beat my own time record. I would like to note that not always clear when you can use a bomb.

TouchMe

18. Aug 2018 · 08:03 UTC

Thanks for the feedback!

@lucas-carvalhaes we're working on making the drops a little more balanced, due to the frequent losses from sides stacking.

@wetbox we've noticed that the powerups were not indicated well enough on the UI for new players and are working on changing that :)

hexkritor

24. Aug 2018 · 15:32 UTC

Nice game

### Pluses

+ Old-gaming style
+ Good grafics
+ Intuitive gameplay

### Minuses

- Can't move boxes in column where drops new box
- Sometimes box hits even I jumped
- Sudden deaths and I can't understand why it happened (lava or crossed line or out of HP)