Package Panic: Always On Time by soldierbear

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made by soldierbear for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

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Intro

Keep your town and neighbours ALIVE by being the best delivery man the world has ever seen. The town you live has been struck by a streak of bad luck and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. Every day another accident occurs on the streets of this once quiet town. Your neighbours no longer want to leave their homes and are now depending on YOU to deliver them everything they need.

Controls

Keyboard

On-Foot:

  • WASD = Movement
  • SPACE = Interact

In Car:

  • A,D = Steering
  • W,S = Acceleration, Brake/Reverse
  • E = Exit vehicle

Controller

On-Foot:

  • Left stick = Movement
  • Cross (PS4) A (XBOX) = Interact

In Car:

  • Left/Right on the left stick = Steering
  • Cross (PS4) A (XBOX) = Accelerate
  • Square (PS4) X (XBOX) = Brake/Reverse
  • Triangle (PS4) Y (XBOX) = Exit Vehicle

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Ratings

Overall 1772th 3.25⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1499th 3.189⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1945th 2.898⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Theme 2477th 2.488⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1045th 3.75⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Humor 918th 3.119⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1708th 3.095⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Given 42🗳️ 62🗨️

Feedback

David Mason
21. Apr 2020 · 01:23 UTC
First
shark6100
21. Apr 2020 · 18:20 UTC
Love the player model animation. I like the slapstick feel.
TwilightTrinity
21. Apr 2020 · 18:25 UTC
Love the graphics on this - really clean looking :) Not sure if my pc just wasn't running the game right or what but the van had crazy high acceleration! Kinda added to the fun though :P Good work!
Gronther
21. Apr 2020 · 18:31 UTC
I think I know what's causing all the accidents in this town. It's the delivery man's truck, skating along like it's on ice! I love the style and animation. It's very wobbly, like it's made of playdough or something. The truck physics were a bit wonky in that it could tip over during turns and then would slowly enter the ground, but nothing super gamebreaking. Nice job.
Sushiy
21. Apr 2020 · 18:35 UTC
Cool Player model, sadly the animations were super wonky for me. Controls could be better, but the graphics and idea was great!
Topolino
21. Apr 2020 · 18:35 UTC
Great job! I ended up spending most of my time driving backwards as I found it was much easier to control the truck that way. I has some trouble on Day three when my packages entered Limbo and were sitting mid air. Also, adding some music or simple sound effects could go a long way! Overall super cool idea - keep up the good work!
Black Flag
21. Apr 2020 · 18:35 UTC
Really good graphics and animation! Maybe there should be a fence around the edge, just so it isn't floating... apart from that. Overall, this is a really good jam entry!
kokiriboots
21. Apr 2020 · 18:35 UTC
![Untitled.png](///raw/fe1/f2/z/31d5d.png)

I don't think i'm doing this right haha. But I love this game. The wonky driving and animations are great.
codekiw
21. Apr 2020 · 18:41 UTC
It somehow runs kind of slow on my pc? or am I supposed to walk rather slow? But overall nice game and somehow the graphics just fit well together
The Enigma
21. Apr 2020 · 18:50 UTC
first
🎤 soldierbear
21. Apr 2020 · 21:38 UTC
@kokiriboots That is actually impressive. How did you manage that?
Ismael Rodriguez
22. Apr 2020 · 20:19 UTC
Nice visuals. I like the run animation. Physics are wonky, but whatever, it's a jam game.

I'm not crazy about busy-work nature of the game play, just not my cup of tea. I would have liked to see a more action based or strategic approach.

Action: Maybe you're a crew member for "Bubba's Delivery Service", and instead of unloading boxes like a human, you have a guy just throw them out the back of the truck into the windows of houses like a twisted version of paper boy.

Strategic: Maybe the boxes are color coded, the player gets 3 different color boxes to 3 different locations, and they need to figure out the most efficient route.

Thats just me though :)

I think the easiest thing you could do to improve what you have; is making sure the player knows EXACTLY what to do, specifically when it comes to button presses. What is the interact key? How do I get out of the truck? Maybe I missed those instructions, but when it comes time to do whatever the game is asking, the button should appear on screen.

Good work putting this together!
🎤 soldierbear
22. Apr 2020 · 20:33 UTC
@ismael-rodriguez Thanks for playing the game and putting in the time to write that comment, I appreciate it.
Ulisses
24. Apr 2020 · 21:48 UTC
The game is funny, but i can t drive in reverse, the atitude of truck is the same! This make my mind blow :D. But I like the atmosphere, and the art is consistent.
Attala
24. Apr 2020 · 22:44 UTC
Nice gameplay idea. I was expecting the camera to rotate but maybe that is what makes this game unique :) The execution of the gameplay mechanics is good. There should be some more explanations about how to do things. Nice submission!
rodel77
24. Apr 2020 · 22:49 UTC
Its very cool, amazing grafix, really like these kind of games, however I think the car movement is my biggest issue, probably too much friction, felt like the car takes too much time to look into the direction I am aiming but instead going towards, same when stoping.
Mickson
24. Apr 2020 · 22:50 UTC
Fun feel and visuals! Honestly just loved cruising around on the truck haha
herniewise
25. Apr 2020 · 18:27 UTC
Pretty nice graphics, had some performance problems and animations lagging, but I managed to deliver some packages and everything worked as expected. Loved some audio on it tho
Lyje
25. Apr 2020 · 19:22 UTC
Good fun! Weird but entertaining physics (and the car turns the wrong way when reversing which is confusing) and looks great. Love the animations on the driver. Camera does make things a little difficult sometimes.
Thrilmur Sound
25. Apr 2020 · 20:02 UTC
Fun game! Really enjoy the truck's physics too (like other users I see), especially when I hit something just right and soar into the air haha. I love zany driving games! This one feels right especially w/ all the Amazon-livin' these days. Some glitchy issues, and no sound (unless I did something), but fun otherwise!
DeadBoyGames
26. Apr 2020 · 15:34 UTC
It was very laggy for me - could be that my pc is too slow. The trees look super smooth though i wonder how many poly's are there per tree.
BoxedMeatRevolution
26. Apr 2020 · 15:57 UTC
Very fun! Driving the delivery truck was awesome! The controls felt delightfully frantic, as the truck would fishtail and slide across town. The game looked great too: perfect for the goofy feel of the game. I thought it was a touch difficult (I tried a few times and couldn't ever beat day 4), but that didn't stop me from having a lot of fun!
derstander
29. Apr 2020 · 21:54 UTC
Loved the graphics. And I thought the physics were fun. Would've loved a little music and SFX. But awesome even without them.
ryzy27
01. May 2020 · 10:50 UTC
Looks great. Movement feels good, even though the car is sliding a bit too much :)

I wish there were some funny sounds and music added, it would add a lot to the game's feel.

Player on-foot movement is fantastic. I can see you have put a lot of effort into the visuals. Totally worth it.

Pozdrawiam!
🎤 soldierbear
01. May 2020 · 11:34 UTC
@ryzy27 dzięki ;)
appix
01. May 2020 · 16:46 UTC
Nice 3D art.
Notan Lemon
02. May 2020 · 05:24 UTC
Unfortunately the game ran slowly on my pc and I couldn't unload any packages. I wish I had a better pc. But I love the graphics very much. The town is colorful and cute!
Mika la Grand
02. May 2020 · 15:19 UTC
Nice graphics, but the game runs really poorly on my pc. Yeah I have Integrated Graphics, but it does run most 3D games just fine. I didn't see anything that required a lot of processing; perhaps there are just a lot of objects in the scene?
NoamRaz
03. May 2020 · 00:13 UTC
cool game! like it very much!