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Dynamica by CivvyThePandaTM

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made by CivvyThePandaTM for LD34 (COMPO)
Dynamica is a puzzle game where the levels **grow** in complexity! That deserves at least two stars for theme, right? Also, only two buttons are used. That totally deserves another star! Right? Please?
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Normal puzzle games have you moving a character around to try and get him from point A to point B. However, in Dynamica, you don't control the character directly. Instead, you move objects that affect the ship through different forces in an attempt to get him to a zone. This is all explained in the in-game tutorial.
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Controls :
LMB : Select and deselect objects
Mouse : Move the object around
Web http://ludumdare.voblestudios.com/ld34/LD34-Builds/Dynamica-Final/Dynamica-Web/Dynamica/
Windows http://ludumdare.voblestudios.com/ld34/LD34-Builds/Dynamica-Final/Dynamica-Windows/Dynamica-Windows-x86.zip
OS/X http://ludumdare.voblestudios.com/ld34/LD34-Builds/Dynamica-Final/Dynamica-Mac/Dynamica.app.zip
Linux http://ludumdare.voblestudios.com/ld34/LD34-Builds/Dynamica-Final/Dynamica-Linux.zip
Source https://github.com/CivvyThePanda/LudumDare34
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=25153

Ratings

Coolness 37% 1817
Overall 3.11 591
Fun 3.16 477
Graphics 2.37 821
Innovation 3.11 521
Theme 2.21 949

Feedback

bazz_boyy
14. Dec 2015 · 10:38 UTC
huh.. this is actually a very unique and awesome idea. I could imagine this on mobile for sure. Perhaps it could be a little easier in some way (Or atleast the start levels). I really enjoyed this. Theme is not so strong though haha! But yes... your game definitely did grow in difficulty... so Ill give u two stars..
bazz_boyy
14. Dec 2015 · 10:40 UTC
huh.. this is actually a very unique and awesome idea. I could imagine this on mobile for sure. Perhaps it could be a little easier in some way (Or atleast the start levels). I really enjoyed this. Theme is not so strong though haha! But yes... your game definitely did grow in difficulty... so Ill give u... one star.. Everything else is great though :-) 5/5 audio because space is silent?
walaber
14. Dec 2015 · 21:16 UTC
nice idea. since it requires moving objects very small amounts to tweak your solution, it would be nice if the object's didn't "snap" to the center of the mouse, but instead stayed fixed relative to where you click.
DesignerNap
14. Dec 2015 · 21:18 UTC
Really liked this. Simple but fun to play.
Charzendat
14. Dec 2015 · 21:21 UTC
I give you full points for innovation and using different space objects to have varying gravitational effects. Sadly though it feels exhausting at times as you try for the dozenth time to get the planet into the pixel perfect spot it needs to be.
Drtizzle
14. Dec 2015 · 21:21 UTC
Wow this is awesome! With some more work you could make a "real" game out of this!

Because it is so good i'm gonna be nitpicky ;)

- It would be nice if the planets stayed in place when you click them, so you can move them with more precision.
- Graphics are not very great.

Overall very well done!!
x92rwzb
14. Dec 2015 · 21:36 UTC
Very good idea for a game. I liked the physics and also the way the ship is attracted to the planet thingy.
David Cookie
15. Dec 2015 · 18:14 UTC
Pretty nice physics system! Reminds me of Auditorium. Lacks some music and feedback but overall good potential :)
Alloyed
19. Dec 2015 · 18:22 UTC
I didn't finish, mostly because felt the UI made the game too tedious: I don't think the puzzles were too hard, necessarily, but without more feedback I'm stuck in an endless loop of slighlty moving a planet, and then waiting 10-15 seconds for the simulation to finish. Placing a line along the predicted arc would have made feedback from my changes immediate, and while it would have made the early levels much simpler it gives you more room for later mechanics IMO.