Protecting Yggdrasil by TheCrittersCove

made by TheCrittersCove for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Edit: A second less buggy version of the game has been uploaded. Feel free to play either one. If you play v2, just take into account that it was fixed post-jam and adjust the scoring accordingly. Thanks!

Help a group of fairies protect the Yggdrasil tree from lumberjacks. Tower defense that includes resource management.

Hit 'Esc' for more info in-game. A different number of resources is required to build each thing. Note that the fairy cap needs to be raised to build anything outside of huts(1).

Warning: Some things are incomplete in this version of the game. Expect bugs. Please ignore the fairy that likes to run into the abyss. Will hopefully be able to fix some of the bugs soon so it's at least more playable.

Youtube	https://thecritterscove.itch.io/protecting-yggdrasil
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/protecting-yggdrasil

Ratings

Overall	969^th	3.593⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Fun	481^th	3.704⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	1877^th	2.944⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Theme	343^th	4.096⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	1150^th	3.685⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Audio	798^th	3.426⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Mood	757^th	3.648⭐	29🧑‍⚖️
Given		24🗳️	29🗨️

Feedback

Gargantus

21. Apr 2020 · 12:17 UTC

It's a pretty basic tower defense game and it's pretty nice. I like the graphics and music. Later in the game you get pretty op and run out of place though. Also WTF

![Screenshot_29.png](///raw/4af/32/z/31771.png)

the_martijn

21. Apr 2020 · 12:22 UTC

Fun game, but it took me some time to figure everything out.

🎤 TheCrittersCove

22. Apr 2020 · 18:46 UTC

Thanks for playing our game!

@Gargantus Apparently I forgot to turn off a variable and it was continuously spawning the boss. I've fixed it on my end and will probably upload a less buggy version later on.

Amazura

23. Apr 2020 · 02:20 UTC

:heart_eyes: adorable tower defense.. love the art and music. but i found that when you in game over screen then you press the 'tittle' button and then 'start', it force me back to game over screen again.. hope you fix this little issue. overall good job on making this :thumbsup:

Anaferus

23. Apr 2020 · 10:05 UTC

I like the variety of things drawn. Music is nice and suitable.
I understood what's going on only after 3 times trying.This is a common problem for many participants.
After the defeat, I couldn't start the game again. It ended on its own.
But You've done a great job. Thanks for the fun! :3

SAVVU

24. Apr 2020 · 09:50 UTC

I am such a fan of tower defense games and this one got my interest a lot! The graphics are awesome and the concept is really nice too! Woild be great to introduce even more enemies.

Edalbung

24. Apr 2020 · 10:40 UTC

It is a nice tower defense game ! And it respects well the theme !

However, the WTF moment when the TNT arrived, it is a forced Game Over ?

Apart from that, it was fun to play it, and to grow the defense, so in overall, good job !

Blair

24. Apr 2020 · 10:45 UTC

Good, but it's hard to get some materials which drop on the edge of game window:(

🎤 TheCrittersCove

25. Apr 2020 · 00:18 UTC

Thanks to everyone who has commented so far! Will take note on the issues and hopefully fix them when I get a chance. I really appreciate the feedback, both the good and bad. :)

Also I will be playing the game of everyone who comments. Just may take me a couple days.

Max Louis

25. Apr 2020 · 00:37 UTC

Always love a good tower defence game haha! Thanks for sharing this with the community, was good fun :)

EpiphanyG

25. Apr 2020 · 14:10 UTC

I didn't understand how to make more beehives. I felt like I got completely overrun before I had a chance to do anything about it. The game looks lovely though.

🎤 TheCrittersCove

26. Apr 2020 · 00:31 UTC

@epiphanyg Sorry for the confusion. I usually allow some time for a tutorial or instruction page, but it didn't pan out this jam. There is basic tower info in the pause menu(esc). Requirements are also under the correlating buttons.

Beehives should requite 4 sticks, 2 berries, and 1 unoccupied fairy. The materials at the start should allow you to build 2 fairy huts and a bush. The bush will produce sticks and berries.

EpiphanyG

26. Apr 2020 · 10:08 UTC

Thanks for the info @thecritterscove! We managed to get further this time. How do we deal with the bomb dude though? It felt like no bees were attacking it.

🎤 TheCrittersCove

28. Apr 2020 · 02:46 UTC

@epiphanyg Thanks again for playing! That was an unfortunate targeting bug I missed. The boss can be defeated with the briar bushes. If anyone is playing v2, the bees targeting the boss has been fixed.

ModalModule

30. Apr 2020 · 01:47 UTC

that was fun! It took me a minute to get what I needed to make to be able to make other things, but the flashbacks from starcraft started kicking in and I got it going! :)

mhykah

30. Apr 2020 · 02:00 UTC

Interesting game! I played a few times but couldn't beat that boss. At first the game was hard to understand and didn't feel very intuitive, but once I got the gist of it, the game was quite fun! Good job

belowzerogames

04. May 2020 · 23:28 UTC

This is my favorite LD46 game I've tried so far. I have spent the last hour and a half trying to beat it and I've been close a couple times. I love the mood , graphics and just the feel of the game. Excellent work !

🎤 TheCrittersCove

09. May 2020 · 00:49 UTC

Super late, but thanks @belowzerogames ! I'm really flattered you like the game that much. Will check out your game soon.

belowzerogames

09. May 2020 · 02:57 UTC

I finally beat your game tonight :D took me quite a few tries

shevek

09. May 2020 · 09:24 UTC

simpatic, but I think increasing the speed of the game would have been nice.

kantal

09. May 2020 · 09:30 UTC

Looks very good and it's fun.