Get out of the Traffic Circle! by APBakeWare
Overview

Can you navigate traffic circles and get out alive? Recent evidence suggest you can't! With MDOT adding 4 traffic circles on my way to work I'm losing faith that humanity knows, or can learn, to navigate traffic circles! Oh yeah, they have been under construction for over a year too, adding to the excitement! Yay for Baldwin Road!
So, prove virtually you can avoid other drivers! Dodge the potholes (oil slicks?)! Evade the traffic cones! Or don't, be like countless others and hit whatever you want!
But really, can I learn Unity in 48 hours? You decide!
How to Play
- Drive with left/right arrows
- Change your radio station with 'r'
- Turn your radio on/off with 'm'
Tools
- Unity
- Gimp
- Coffee
- Git
- More Coffee
- YouTube
- Yet more Coffee
| Youtube | https://apbakeware-ld47.netlify.app/LudumDare47.zip |
| Youtube | https://apbakeware-ld47.netlify.app/ |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/get-out-of-the-traffic-circle |
Ratings
| Overall | 553th | 2.875⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 527th | 2.714⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 514th | 2.759⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 118th | 4⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 516th | 2.786⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 398th | 2.75⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 216th | 2.865⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 441th | 2.885⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 25🗳️ | 29🗨️ |
I feel like I'm in my own personal rendition of that classic scene from National Lampoon's European Vacation :laughing: It felt satisfying that I could push traffic cones/barrels(?) out of the way and that oil slicks (I refuse to consider them pot holes!) caused me to lose control. I also quite liked the radio. Great job, especially for learning Unity in 48 hours!
the rotation speed should change per lane, maybe you could give it a try and change your code (should not be too hard :)) also nice idea with the radio, although i would have done less songs with more quality.
But yeah, the game was a very fun arcade-y take on the theme. I enjoyed challenging myself again and again to try and get further in the loop. My favorite strat was using cones as intermediaries to push other cars away from the side (if only it was that simple in real life). The radio stations were a lot of fun too, that reminded me of titles like Outrun where you can also choose your music, that's always a great addition for car games. So yeah, great job on your game and great job learning Unity that quickly!
@captaindreamcast Play more (more testing?) I have noticed the screen moving some. Odd. Not sure what to do about it. I'll have to dig into it. I am glad you enjoyed yourself. The arcade feel seem like the easiest way to get into the Jam and try to learn Unity. I'd like to say pushing cars with cones was an intentional aspect of the design, but when I discovered it playing, I like it and kept it in.
@yeomsley @simplepotential Thanks for playing. The radio stations were a fun late addition. Glad I squeezed them in.
@blotosaur The obstacle generation is really just purely random between one of five locations and the obstacle type. I was worried that it may produce hard to play situations, especially as the loop went on.
@cryptomnesic Personal every time I drive them too! and a bit of an adventure and hoping someone doesn't drive right into it!
@kovalok Thanks. The theme was tough to get into but once I got the concept I felt like it was fun. Plan was for more in depth radio stations, but didn't get around to it. Thanks for playing.