Sadly I can't launch it because I have an old version of java. The screenshots look good though!

I tried to install java but when I run sprout.jar nothing happens. I really wanted to try it out! :sob:

The start is suuper slow, it took me almostt 4 minutes to reach 1cm height, but makes for a cute, if programmer art style, screensaver after losing.

Writing a gamejam thing in java (libgdx based?) is a bold move O_o

@jummit @pierre-fuille-studio I just fixed it so that the game can run on a minimum of java 8, older versions should now work! Please try again!

@vovin Thank you for the feedback! I did not use libgdx, I used LWJGL 3 and Slick util!

It crashes for me:

```
org.newdawn.slick.SlickException: Failed to load sound: res/audio/ambience.wav
at org.newdawn.slick.Music.<init>(Music.java:176)
at org.newdawn.slick.Music.<init>(Music.java:75)
at game.Game.resetGame(Game.java:248)
at game.Game.<init>(Game.java:116)
at manager.GameManager.<init>(GameManager.java:12)
at engine.GameEngine.<init>(GameEngine.java:24)
at engine.GameEngine.main(GameEngine.java:40)
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at game.Game.resetGame(Game.java:275)
at game.Game.<init>(Game.java:116)
at manager.GameManager.<init>(GameManager.java:12)
at engine.GameEngine.<init>(GameEngine.java:24)
at engine.GameEngine.main(GameEngine.java:40)
AL lib: (EE) alc_cleanup: 1 device not closed
```

@sigod is this on windows? I have found that it cannot be started from a command line. clicking and executing does however work.

Clicking also doesn't work. Tried running it from console to just see the logs.

@sigod yeah I'm not sure what is wrong with it loading in the console. I have tried this myself and can't get it to run. But if you run it natively on the desktop it works.

Tried to run it from the desktop. Unfortunately, it still doesn't work.

@sigod I am sorry. I am unable to recreate the issue on my end. Everything seems to be working. It is working on my end, my recommendation right now would be to make sure that java is up to date on your computer and re-download the game file. I apologize for it giving you this much trouble.

It's okay, I'm not complaining. Maybe you have game resources somewhere where the game expects to find them? Try removing the resources.

Cant run the game :(

@sigod I just did that to no avail. Everything still runs as it should. I also downloaded it from my online source to verify that the uploaded copy wasn't somehow corrupt. I have uploaded the source code in case you would want to run it from that.

@jakemchugh1 Same problem as everyone here. Won't start... I hope you find a solution. Pls Tag me if you do this looks really promising

@ausstein I don't know if you might have a different operating system. But I just uploaded the files it needs to run on linux and mac. Previously it would only run on windows.

Very unique gameplay, was unable to use any upgrades even after meeting their requirements

@joseph-yannessa was your tree at the proper height? Playing it I have found myself trying to upgrade before I am at the proper height.

@jakemchugh1 I think I clicked it before I was at the proper height, but then saw the upgrade requirements and got it to the proper specs before playing again. Even without pressing 3 and 4 :laughing:

@joseph-yannessa I am glad that you tried at again! and am impressed that you found the secret :)

Who knew that growing a tree would require such resource management? I manage to grow it to 123 meters and matured it into level 12. But at some point the water just goes away. And boy! Those bears can take some HUGE crap. I enjoyed the game much more than expected, thank you for this experience. Good job!

@hcursino It makes me so happy to hear you enjoyed my game. Thank you so much for the feedback!

Same issue as @sigod and others have (I'm using Windows). Please tag me in you find a solution

@jakemchugh1 still does not work... I'm on windows and it just opens some sort of window and instantly closes again

Nice game

@ausstein @sigod @pierre-feuille-studio @jummit @mad-brokli Hey all, I believe I have fixed the issue. I can now run the game in the command line without any warnings. I had to reduce the sampling rate of the audio, so the audio quality is slightly less now. On another note the file is only 18mb now!

@jakemchugh1 it works now, thanks for fixing it. Really cool game you made there. I think the start is a bit slow, nut otherwise good job:)

@ausstein fantastic! Thank you for the feedback, I'm so glad it works now

@bootak I missed your tag i'm sorry. It should work for you now!

Unfortunately can't play on windows atm, but wanted to say the art here is really endearing and reminds me of some classic games I grew up with. Cheers!

@smitto what wasn't working? others have reported it working on windows. Were there any errors you found?

@jakemchugh1 Sorry for the confusion, just meant that 'm out of town and only have a mac to play things atm. If it's working for others I'm sure it's all good!

@jakemchugh1 thanks for tagging, had a great time playing this game! Couple of ludums ago (the one themed "growth" I was planning to do something similar, but focused on sumlight consumption. Never finished though. Nice gameplay!

108m maturity 7 o/
Feel great, but I admit the first time I "went dormant" at only 20m :o . The first cm and the first meter are a bit slow to attain, but I was happy to add the bears to my tree(s) :p

@yohsk13 thank you for playing! I am glad that you were able to enjoy it!

Lol'd pretty hard. It is indeed a tree growing sim. Nice job with the scientific notation at the beginning too. Idk how I feel about the tree height pausing when you go back to tree view, but I can see how thatd be easier to program. Nice submission :)

Overall I had fun playing the game. I liked the concept, it was innovative and interesting. I don't remember a game about this matter, so it is always cool to play new things. The artwork was not amazing but it feets the purpose. My 1st suggestion would be to improve your UI next time, this will make the game look more polished. As it is right now it is merely functional and it doesn't anything to the table. Congratulations on your 1st jam game :).

Worked well on the first try for me ^^. Relaxing game were I ended looking at the numbers with the sound of the water. A few notes on a guitar would have been welcome !

This is really fun, at the end seeing how a bunch of small decisions lead to a beautiful complex network. None of the upgrades would work for me. This is a cool idea.

@hijomo did you have your tree at the proper height to get the upgrades? Others had complained saying that they couldn't upgrade and it turned out that their tree did not meet the requirements.

I loved this game! Everything is perfect, it's the best game I played so far, congratulations!
My pb is 132m, I hope it's the world record!

I've never played a tree simulator before, and it was an interesting experience. The slow start keeps you somewhat from replaying, but if I had more time I would probably give it another try. I liked the fertilizer sound - thumbs up for humor!

It's an interesting game, satisfying noise, your tree requires more stuff the bigger it gets, I just for whatever reason could not get my mouse up to the upgrades. My mouse collides with the upper 1/4 of the game as if it's the edge of the screen. Is this a design choice or a bug?

@fupi no that is not an intentional feature. What operating system are you on?

This is a pretty addicting game. I'd like to say, you probably want to explain how to play a little bit in the description, because trying it out for myself took too much time. Even that you have to click existing node before you can place a new one - I discovered this just by accident.
Anyway, it's a nice little game, you did a good job, especially for your first time!

@jakemchugh1 Windows 10

@quadape thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback

@fupi I am sorry but I am unsure on why it is doing that for you. I am unable to recreate this gripe. What resolution is your screen?

1336x768

@fupi shoot. Well I designed the dimensions of everything in the game to run at 1280x960. So there may be an issue with the screen ratio that is causing that. I am so sorry that the full functioning game doesn't work for you.

A TREE SIMULATOR!!

i havent even played it yet and im already excited!

Was more fun and easy to get into than I thought a tree simulator would be. Although upgrades also didn't work on me, I could see this game becoming a strategy game :D
And yeah, great idea!

Cool tree simulator)
My record is 123m)

Please upload a web or mac build so more people can play, give feedbacks and rate! :D

nice job was a relaxing game

@danilo-freire it should work with mac

Nice!

well -- i grew a tree -- took some time to figure out what to do -- nice game

Got the same issue as someone else where the mouse "collides" bellow the top of the screen. I'm also on a 1366*768 display

@atomfox0213 thank you for the feedback. It has to do with the screen dimensions. I am unable to fix that without starting over. I now know how to prevent it in future releases. I am sorry that you are unable to fully enjoy my game.