Sublunar Vessel by Hempuli
Explore the depths of a ruined moon base. There are robots there, but they need energy.
Collect energy sources to replenish electricity
Collect nuclear sources & ore to replenish fuel
Find stuff
Bring light to the depths
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Controls:
Left & Right arrow keys - move
Up arrow - Enter/leave vessel
Down arrow - Pick up/drop items
S - Jump/use jetpack/fly
D - Dig/use items
A/Number keys - Switch between items while in the vessel (holds 4 at max)
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NOTE: Some items can only be used while in the vessel. I wish I had had time to clarify that.

ALSO NOTE: I used a special lua-MMF2 function implemented by Looki that isn't available in the basic Xlua plug-in. The only thing this does is that it makes the game not crash upon restart. I'll update the source with the updated plug-in later. Sorry!
| Windows | http://www.hempuli.com/Sublunar_LD39.zip |
| Source code | http://www.hempuli.com/Sublunar_LD39_source.zip |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/sublunar-vessel |
Ratings
| Given | 0🗳️ | 0🗨️ |
Other than that, it was a lot of fun exploring the various items and enemies. I was wondering what might lie in the depths below (then I got there and I couldn't really do anything with the huge towers, maybe there is something I can do if I use an item?). The game reminded me of Spelunky (as well as Spelunker) in some ways, not the least of which was the difficulty.
The low-rez art with the extremely minimalistic palette went well with the feeling of the darkness enveloping the vessel steadily. The sounds were fine, but I really wish you would invest some time into a soundtrack. A little ambience in this one would add a lot to the experience, I think.
I enjoyed this :)
And this indeed was a quality entry, as was expected. The game felt like a mystery - one you'd want to figure out. Some things were easy to find out, like that some items would increase the bars with corresponding colours. I didn't yet get the gist of everything, for example the four-by-four grid in the UI, or the purpose of the white rockets or satellite antennas, or is it possible to kill the bats,
THE friggin' BATS!
But, I'm still keen to find it out.
Minor nags:
- I'd reeeeeally like to be able to fit in a one-tile sized hole. It would make the extra-vehicular activity a bit more tolerable.
- The controls can be somewhat confusing - sometimes I just end up pressing all A,S and D to get something done.