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In Orange Light by mwcz

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made by mwcz for LD 39 (COMPO)

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In Orange Light is a scenic survival game. In a lonely, rickety cabin at the top of a mountain, you must survive Winter. A space heater, powered by a diesel generator, is your only source of heat. Stay warm, stay fed and you will live see the Spring.

:arrow_right: Play In Orange Light (Web/HTML5)

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If you're having trouble surviving until Spring, take a few tries to learn how the resources affect each other. When you hover over the fuel tank, the cupboard, etc, it will highlight the resources affected. For example, hovering over the fuel tank will highlight FUEL and GENERATOR, because it affects both.

HTML5 (web) http://scripta.co/in-orange-light/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/in-orange-light

Ratings

Overall 298th 3.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 378th 3.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 145th 3.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 19th 4.333⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 187th 3.632⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 262th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 249th 2.571⭐ 16🧑‍⚖️
Mood 58th 3.778⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 3🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

smbe19
31. Jul 2017 · 16:18 UTC
I found it quite hard to survive as you had to check so many things. As soon as I didn't freeze within the first few seconds I starved to death... But I guess it would be boring if if it were easier. Nice game.
Aterlamia
31. Jul 2017 · 17:23 UTC
Frozen to death, starved to death :) complex game in one screen but interesting to play a bit of atmospheric music would have given a kick to the game.
PixelFormedStudios
31. Jul 2017 · 17:24 UTC
Really cool how it feels like a strategic text based game but with graphics to accompany it. Some of the bars confused me a little at first, but I still managed to get fully into the game. Good job!
N4tticus
31. Jul 2017 · 17:25 UTC
Couldn't beat the game, super difficult! The art was pretty good and I really liked the setting and thought put into the game. So much micromanagement in such a small game :)
MajamiLTU
31. Jul 2017 · 17:27 UTC
Nice game! Didin't see one like this in the sumbissions before. I really liked the variety of things you needed to keep track of. Although it's hard, I liked it.
gagapete
31. Jul 2017 · 19:45 UTC
I didn't make it through winter but from what I've seen it's a nice, difficult game. The thing that confused my brain the most is that for every bar higher is better except for hunger. May satturation could've been an easier to understand option.
TolMera
31. Jul 2017 · 20:27 UTC
Pretty cool, I really like the idea!
marekkpie
31. Jul 2017 · 20:28 UTC
Super difficult! Loved playing it on stream!
KabalaTrance
31. Jul 2017 · 21:38 UTC
Good: I love the vibe in this one! Textual description is great way to immerse myself into the game. Also art style is very good
Bad: Game is kinda confusing to play, random even. Progress bars drops suddenly without warning. There is no clear connection between doing actions and progress bars. Also some animations would be great for beter understanding of the game. for example: what happens when I click on fuel tank? How I know that generator is running? When I pick food, nothing happens...
If you polish all those things, and with great mood and narrative, I think you could make great game.

Anyway great job!
willvasco
01. Aug 2017 · 02:31 UTC
Cool concept, this is a harsh world we live in XD
jin47
01. Aug 2017 · 17:31 UTC
It is a very hard game but The mood is definitely here and the strategy behind it is really well made. Nice sound effect too. Good job!
🎤 mwcz
02. Aug 2017 · 19:27 UTC
Thanks everyone for all the comments so far! So much good feedback, and I agree with all of it. This was a totally new style of game for me and I learned a lot in the process. Can't wait to play more games!
bombjack
06. Aug 2017 · 08:31 UTC
Really nice idea! It could be improved by adding a timer to know how long we stay alive. The art is great too :smile: