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Lootbox Simulator 2018 by aaranos

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made by aaranos for LD 41 (COMPO)

Lootbox Simulator 2018

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Summary

In modern games there is absolutely one thing that people hate and love beyond all else. That thing is a lootbox. We hate that they often times provide those that pay cash an unfair advantage, but we also want that loot just the same. Sometimes you can buy subscriptions with in-game currency and that lets us feel like we cheated the system, but did we? So, I present to you a way to simulate that feeling with no cost. Also, it involves lots of tedious clicking. Enjoy!

To those confused, this is a Clicker + Simulation.

Instructions

Click the lootbox in the center to generate clicks which are your currency. Use that currency to open the lootbox or buy a subscription.

Credits

All art and code were done by me, Aaranos. I removed the Audio vote category as I am using royalty free music. Song: Village Tarantella by Kevin Macleod

Windows https://aaranos.itch.io/lootbox-simulator-2018
HTML5 (web) https://aaranos.itch.io/lootbox-simulator-2018
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/lootbox-simulator-2018

Ratings

Overall 682th 2.481⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 705th 1.808⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 696th 2.154⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 658th 2.635⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 446th 3⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 103th 3.481⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 504th 2.72⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

InventorOfStuff
23. Apr 2018 · 02:29 UTC
Really fun little game with nice up-beat music!

One point I would mention is that once you have bought a subscription (after much tedious clicking :D) and you then get another 1000credits you can't buy another one?

Still a really cool little clicker, nice one!
Matthew Roelle
23. Apr 2018 · 02:45 UTC
I think it's off to a good start! Maybe add the ability to buy some auto-clickers and you've got a solid time waster :)
FussenKuh
23. Apr 2018 · 04:26 UTC
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! 200 clicks and my fingers couldn't manage to click any more. I guess there will be no subscription for me :( Nice job on the graphics and, even though the music wasn't yours, I really enjoyed its jaunty feel... it's one of the reasons I kept clicking for as long as I did.
Fanttum
23. Apr 2018 · 05:07 UTC
Not much more than a clicker game. Art was good but the rest was annoying.
dirtymoonz
23. Apr 2018 · 10:33 UTC
Art is great!
sndr
23. Apr 2018 · 12:56 UTC
What a little clicker game! Could use some of auto-clickers or upgrades to get faster to then... get faster? Haha
thesedatedprince
23. Apr 2018 · 12:57 UTC
Love the music
CaldwellYSR
23. Apr 2018 · 13:05 UTC
That was hilarious. Gotta love lut boxes.
pohead12345
23. Apr 2018 · 22:44 UTC
Wow, I also used libGDX! How did you get it to work on html5?

As for the game itself, I can't see how it fits the theme. Is it lootboxes+clicker games? Anyway this game has a lot of potential if you added a something more than a clicker aspect, like make the loot have cool effects.
🎤 aaranos
23. Apr 2018 · 23:05 UTC
@pohead12345 I had to do a few things.
First was opening a command prompt and going to my project folder.
Second was running: ./gradlew.bat html:clean
Third was running: ./gradlew.bat html:dist

I also tweaked my HTMLLauncher to make it the width and height of the game I intended it to be. I still need to figure out how to make it look better in html but I was happy just to get it there.

Also, its clicker + simulator
Laylow
24. Apr 2018 · 01:30 UTC
I like that you gave the option to turn off the sound and music! Most LD games don't have that so good attention to detail
DeltaNutmeg
24. Apr 2018 · 05:21 UTC
I love the atmosphere and the mood of the game, though it's a little content-less. Booting up my autoclicker and using it made the chest disappear from my ascreen completely. When I bought the subscription, nothing happened though.
🎤 aaranos
24. Apr 2018 · 12:19 UTC
@DeltaNutmeg If you have 1000 clicks and click on the subscription button it auto generates clicks. If you dont have 1000 clicks to buy it then it doesnt work.

I cant guarantee functionality when using third party tools to cheat.
FabianLC
25. Apr 2018 · 07:36 UTC
very humorous at the beginning but that doesn't last long, pretty boring game that doesn't use the theme.
Matt Pattabhi
25. Apr 2018 · 17:44 UTC
Lol nice game and concept
MufinMcFlufin
13. May 2018 · 04:10 UTC
I get it. It ain't making me laugh, but I get it.

A clicker game without the automation that leads to addictive play, and lootboxes that don't appear to actually give you anything.

I liked the music, sound effects, and what graphics were there were nice, but the humor ran out after about a minute of play.