Omega Virus by Cryptomnesic

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made by Cryptomnesic for Ludum Dare 47 (COMPO)

A cooperative virus removal adventure. Play as one of 4 unique classes: Scout, Droid, Engineer, or Decker and retrieve the spheres before the virus destroys the station. Turn based with real time elements!

-The virus will periodically attack sections of the station.

-If a section is hit twice without being repaired, only the Droid class can enter the vacuum.

-Bring each sphere to the memory core and try to keep your friends alive.

Hover over the actions to see more about them. Click on things on the map for info.

Ratings

Overall 589th 2.679⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 581th 2.411⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 457th 2.946⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 622th 2.037⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 530th 2.732⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 497th 1.478⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 443th 1.909⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 526th 2.542⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

UkuleleFury
05. Oct 2020 · 01:47 UTC
I like it! It feels like a good board game to me. A lot of systems going on. It must have been fun to code. It's definitely hard to rate though, since I don't have any friends to try it with! But it seems like it would be good with friends.
🎤 Cryptomnesic
05. Oct 2020 · 01:52 UTC
It does work single player, but definitely is better with 2 or more players
Ale
05. Oct 2020 · 02:33 UTC
Don't like having to add an email address, but I got through with a fake one so that's good.

As for the game, I played solo but I got the gist of it. I like the old dungeon crawler-style movement. It was pretty simple/easy by myself, but I can see how it could get interesting with more players. A matchmaking system would definitely help.

Overall, great work! This is a very impressive game for 48 hours.
daitli
05. Oct 2020 · 12:45 UTC
I did not like the fact I had to enter with an e-mail address but other than that I think it came out great, gave me dwarf fortress vibes!
🎤 Cryptomnesic
05. Oct 2020 · 13:19 UTC
Should have mentioned, for the LD version you can enter a fake email. It doesn't do anything other than log you in.
SimplePotential
05. Oct 2020 · 13:37 UTC
I couldn't exactly figure out what I was doing. Once I finally figured out the email/password situation I managed to get into the game but once I was in I couldn't seem to do anything but move between the top and bottom room? I like the look though.
Layne Stokes
07. Oct 2020 · 03:10 UTC
Technically impressive game! Playing the game alone means you have a lot to think about and you have to manage a lot of different systems. I had a small UI glitch where when I gathered the 4 spheres the kill virus action was still greyed out but when I pressed the button I got the win screen.
Eduardo Yukio
07. Oct 2020 · 04:33 UTC
Yaay, I managed to beat the virus! I played as a single player, but I bet this would be very fun with other people. It has a nice pace and a fun gameplay loop. But I think if the instructions were taught to the player step by step on a tutorial level, without much danger, it would be a more smooth experience, because I was very lost for a couple of minutes trying to understand what was happening. Besides that, the technical features are impressive, like the network and random map creation. Nice entry!
Endurion
07. Oct 2020 · 09:24 UTC
Can't vote fairly, I just get a "something happened" message when trying "new+"
🎤 Cryptomnesic
07. Oct 2020 · 11:52 UTC
@endurion That's usually because the password is too short, I forgot to put in a clear error for that particular case
Foursay
07. Oct 2020 · 12:14 UTC
I got issue with creating the account, is it because my broken internet connection?
M8rix
07. Oct 2020 · 12:14 UTC
Cool little game. I didnt figure out how to choose different classes though :((
Endurion
07. Oct 2020 · 14:25 UTC
Ok, got it working now. First off, the account thing was a really bad idea.

Beat two stages so far, and got killed by a broken capsule once. It's actually a nice idea!
Sound would be the next thing required ;)
🎤 Cryptomnesic
07. Oct 2020 · 19:04 UTC
@endurion I think you're right about the account for right now...I've just pushed a patch so that the account is auto-generated for the LD version.
🎤 Cryptomnesic
07. Oct 2020 · 19:34 UTC
@foursay I've automated account generation so you shouldn't need one now, if you want to try again.
kevinworkman
08. Oct 2020 · 02:32 UTC
Like others have mentioned, I wasn't quite sure what to do. I realized after reading the comments that it was a multiplayer game, but when I joined a station it seemed to already be destroyed and the only button was the quit button. Attempting a multiplayer game for a Ludum Dare entry is super ambitious though, so kudos!
Hadryel
08. Oct 2020 · 22:43 UTC
Mission succeeded! Was a bit confuse at first, and I guess I got a little visual bug when I repair with R a fine floor, but I really like the style/approach taken. With a little bit more juice, I would definitely play again (specially with friends). For a compo game this is pretty great. Well done!
Toulou
09. Oct 2020 · 09:50 UTC
Making an online multiplayer game for a game jam is super ambitious. On top of that the concept is very unique. I was kind of lost at first, the movement mechanic feel a little weird, wouldn't it be better of directly choosing where to move instead of clicking first on "Moving"? Overall the game is a bit slow but I see what you're trying to achieve, and you managed to put together a game quite unique. Also, the graphics are nice. A bit simple but it doesn't need to be more complex than that.
Tomate_Salat
09. Oct 2020 · 11:06 UTC
I like the idea. Took me a few seconds to figure out how to move - but than I discovered the buttons and the shortcuts on it. The game is really missing audio. With proper sounds and music you could create a really nice atmosphere :-).
🎤 Cryptomnesic
09. Oct 2020 · 12:04 UTC
@toulou Also they are simple because I have no artistic ability at all
madelfino
19. Oct 2020 · 10:14 UTC
The constant virus attacks added tension. I was able to win the second time I played, just had to go fast to be able to win in time. Even though they're simple, I liked the graphics: all the sprites and the background, font etc... all worked together to create a cohesive look and feel. Audio would definitely improve the quality
HisHighness
23. Oct 2020 · 23:16 UTC
Good game, but it could be easier
Fractal
25. Oct 2020 · 21:22 UTC
I didn’t quite understand what was going on, but I managed to succeed in my mission even though I was alone :)