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Alchemicraft by chaosed0

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made by chaosed0 for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Alchemicraft is a mini survival game. Hunt, craft, and explore an island with strange materials and quirky creatures!

CONTROLS: - Tab: Open Inventory - Z: Attack - X: Pick up items - C: Cancel/Exit Inventory

The game is completeable but it's not exactly balanced correctly. Here's a few tips if you get stuck:

  • Recipes are discovered when you find new materials. Try hitting everything!
  • Hay is used for a bunch of recipes but only comes from bushes.
  • Rabbits are tricky to catch but you can trap them on corners and objects.

Sorry about all the wonky stuff! We hope you have fun with it!

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P.S. Here's a list of bugs fixed after the jam:

  • Fixed some recipes being impossible to craft due to lack of item drops
  • Corectly place Snail enemies
  • Fix sounds not playing on mega hitbox
  • Correctly name some incorrectly-named recipes
  • Correctly animate the player sprite when it gets hit
  • Fix UI incorrectly sizing on different resolutions
  • Fix equipment displays updating the wrong image/text
  • Fix hitboxes only hitting one object
  • Fix final sword sometimes destroying the game performance
  • Close gap in the island border
Youtube https://chaosed0.itch.io/alchemicraft
Youtube https://chaosed0.itch.io/alchemicraft
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/alchemicraft

Ratings

Overall 154th 3.912⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 368th 3.515⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 745th 2.941⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 194th 3.838⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 218th 4.088⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 530th 3.015⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 539th 2.759⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 169th 3.875⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 38🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

rosebucket
08. Oct 2019 · 20:27 UTC
a little confused about what to do but absolutely loved the vibe - the lo fi sound effects were really cool too
Leon Oost
08. Oct 2019 · 20:30 UTC
I liked the art style and the survival elemand. Maybe the water sound is a lite bit to much.
CatilianGames
08. Oct 2019 · 20:45 UTC
Beautiful art style. Those bulls sure are tough :sweat_smile:. Great game, good job!
CatJat
08. Oct 2019 · 21:05 UTC
I really liked the setting of the game.
It was nice seeing my player progress to the point of "escaping" the island!
Overall movement felt nice, the sounds fitted the game and it had fun gameplay! :D
simon.parzer
08. Oct 2019 · 21:34 UTC
I thought it was over with the "Really Long Sword", as it felt really powerful, but then I discovered the other part of the island and finally finished the game!
It is a charming survival/crafting game similar to Don't Starve. I really dig the 1-bit graphics and retro sound effects :) The controls were a bit confusing at first, I also didn't know the names of the items right away as they are only shown in the recipes, but not in the inventory. Exploring the island and finding new crafting materials was a nice experience!
bigwhiteshogun
09. Oct 2019 · 01:22 UTC
Very impressive entry. The only two things that I missed where descriptions of the items I picked and lack of musing (that sea sound gets annoying pretty fast). Over all amazing work guys!
erebus
09. Oct 2019 · 03:21 UTC
Really impressive work. Very large feeling game for how little time you had. Great art, great gameplay, great job! Thanks for bringing it by the stream!
NinjaCatz
09. Oct 2019 · 06:23 UTC
Cool! Rarely see a game of this type on LD)) Of the shortcomings is not very convenient control (for me), and it is advisable to add a description of objects (their name).I would like to play the full version of this game if you are going to develop this project in the future!
mrerdalural
09. Oct 2019 · 06:40 UTC
Sea sound is too noisy for me. Attack and movement feels nice. I am also impressed with the amount of content and progression the game has!

Thank you for making this game. I enjoyed it!
Fragment Games
09. Oct 2019 · 07:30 UTC
Love the simplicity in the art style! Good art direction :-) As mentioned above, a lot of content created in such a short amount of time :-) Keep it up
Aden
10. Oct 2019 · 04:25 UTC
Simple but nice graphics
Baturinsky
10. Oct 2019 · 06:29 UTC
First mincraftlike on this jam that I really enjoyed and played to the end. Ultimate sword is ultimate.
JUSTCAMH
10. Oct 2019 · 06:34 UTC
Noooo, I was really enjoying playing and then the inventory opened and wouldn't close! Now I've lost my awesome progress =(

I really loved the game, but it was a bit hard to pick up at first, since you only hold two items and must have two specific items to craft a bigger bag, making it hard to figure out from the get go. The world was also instantly open, so I had no clue what I was meant to be doing. Once I got bag upgrades though, things started getting really cool! :heart:

*please implement saving*
ZakAmana
10. Oct 2019 · 09:19 UTC
I absolutely loved the aesthetic, the 8-bit sound effects and the simple yet *super* effective pixel art were very charming. My only regret is that I tried to pet a little bunny but killed it instead :(
Prometheus
15. Oct 2019 · 07:40 UTC
I'm shocked at how much you were able to get done, damn. Especially in terms of art, this game is awesome. Polish it up and finish it, please!
Balance686
19. Oct 2019 · 22:49 UTC
This is amazing! I'm a sucker for the black/white pixel art aesthetic and this game makes great use of it. You fit an amazing amount of content in. Lots to collect and craft and the island is fun to explore. The sound effects are simple but suit the art. I think the water sound should be turned down though. It would also be nice if the names of items were displayed in your inventory when they're selected. This is the best game I played so far this jam - excellent job! Also - any chance you could provide a standalone build to download?
🎤 chaosed0
20. Oct 2019 · 17:59 UTC
@balance686 - there's a download at the bottom of the itch page :D
jhandsy
20. Oct 2019 · 18:58 UTC
Graphics were really nice, and the atmosphere was great! I think starting the player off with a tiny bag was kind of unnecessarily harsh. I get that it kind of forced a progression, but it caused me to navigate the inventory system a lot, which isn't really where I wanted to spend my time in the game.
Balance686
21. Oct 2019 · 04:26 UTC
@chaosed0 I'm blind :P Thanks for letting me know
MashUpGames
23. Oct 2019 · 21:04 UTC
was playing this for over half an hour, and I kept unlocking stuff and finding new areas throughout! Loved that final upgrade for the ending too!
elysiagriffin
30. Oct 2019 · 01:35 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/494941349?t=9h10m50s

Hope you got some valuable feedback on your game and looking forward to seeing you next LD jam if I dont catch you before then! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin