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Caterpiloop by Marcus Otterstrom

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made by Marcus Otterstrom for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

Race against yourself in this short little game.

All assets except for the music are made by us.

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Team

@marcus-otterstrom: Programming + countdown & celebration noises

@grommit: Programming + button & celebration noises

@humnyn: Menu, insects, obstacles, cursor, and background art

@mirriu: Log, fire, and tutorial art + animations & rigging + particle effects

Changelog

  • (2020-10-08) Rewrote async code to Coroutines to support a web build. This doesn't change any of the behaviour but makes the game runnable as WebGL. Another minor change with this build is that audio rewind doesn't work in WebGL, so that behaviour was commented out (Windows/Mac builds remain the same).

Attribution

Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Youtube https://lemorrows.itch.io/caterpiloop
Youtube https://github.com/MarcusOtter/Ludum-Dare-47
Youtube https://lemorrows.itch.io/caterpiloop
Youtube https://lemorrows.itch.io/caterpiloop
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/caterpiloop

Ratings

Overall 219th 3.963⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Fun 176th 3.95⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 251th 3.85⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Theme 280th 4.063⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 63th 4.5⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Audio 46th 4.28⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Humor 92th 4.038⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Mood 213th 3.961⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Given 45🗳️ 53🗨️

Feedback

Thorn
06. Oct 2020 · 06:22 UTC
The graphics and feel of the game is really cute and charming.
Denzil Gomes
07. Oct 2020 · 11:55 UTC
I cant seem to launch the game. The Windows build doesn't have the .exe file. Looks like its the files for the web build. Let me know if I'm missing something
OddSocks
07. Oct 2020 · 11:56 UTC
Loved it! :raised_hands: Congrats on a great entry. Shame the web version didn't work... I feel your pain!!
Caberu
07. Oct 2020 · 12:01 UTC
The games look very fun and cute but I can't launch the windows version
JRevel
07. Oct 2020 · 12:04 UTC
I can't find your windows build, there is only the web build in your itch.io page. Too bad, the game looks really cute :(
Chocolat-Endive
07. Oct 2020 · 12:06 UTC
The sound FX made me laugh! Like @denzil-gomes I was unable to launch the game. The web version seems to have really nice graphics.
KreGames
07. Oct 2020 · 12:14 UTC
Lovely game! Easy mechanism, neat graphics! Great entry, good work! But I could only play it, by download the source, and play it in the editor. The web not working, and you uploaded the web folder as Windows playable.
humnyn
07. Oct 2020 · 12:14 UTC
Hey everyone, sorry about the mess! We're working on fixing the builds, it'll hopefully be up soon. :-)
🎤 Marcus Otterstrom
07. Oct 2020 · 12:20 UTC
Wow! Sorry about that. There should now be a windows build on the itch.io page.
@denzil-gomes
@caberu
@jrevel
@chocolat-endive
Chocolat-Endive
07. Oct 2020 · 12:25 UTC
Thanks @marcus-otterstrom and @humnyn it'll try it this evening!
JRevel
07. Oct 2020 · 12:34 UTC
Cool, I could try it, pretty cool little game, with quality sounds ^^
For your build problems, maybe it is a problem of order of initialization, sometimes it not exactly the same between editor and builds, and can cause some strange problems.
I hope it will help you :)
🎤 Marcus Otterstrom
07. Oct 2020 · 12:36 UTC
Yeah could be something with script execution order, we've changed around a few things there but haven't gotten it to work yet. Thanks for the advice @jrevel!
CookieNoir
07. Oct 2020 · 20:46 UTC
Cool idea and gorgeous graphics. Enjoyed your game so much. I think it would be a nice idea to show the travelling path not only at the run time, but also while rewinding.
🎤 Marcus Otterstrom
07. Oct 2020 · 22:47 UTC
Thanks @cookienoir, that was originally the plan but we ran short on time and didn't have time to implement it. Perhaps in the post-jam version? ;)
Aless
07. Oct 2020 · 23:13 UTC
Enjoyed this game a lot, had me in the mood 100%. Very fitting music and graphics, also SFXs were up to the task
SophieMae0
07. Oct 2020 · 23:14 UTC
5s across the board, this is so clever and fun. My favorite part is definitely the sound effects
Ericbolseiro
07. Oct 2020 · 23:14 UTC
Beautiful game, congrats!
Thiago Nascimento
07. Oct 2020 · 23:19 UTC
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OMG the vocal sound fx, the beautiful art, the fun mechanics of beating yourself. 5/5 no doubt
🎤 Marcus Otterstrom
08. Oct 2020 · 09:43 UTC
Thank you for your kind comments everyone :smile: We've now figured out the problem with the web build! Apparently Unity WebGL doesn't support async code even though it works fine in the editor. Oh, and we also noticed that rewinding audio doesn't work in WebGL either. But the game does! So we've added a web build. Note that the windows/mac builds will probably work better, but the web build should give a decent experience.
chesschaser
08. Oct 2020 · 13:04 UTC
I love it! Very cute graphics and its fun!
eldogg
08. Oct 2020 · 13:19 UTC
Haha awesome caterpillar game (we have a caterpillar in ours too, bug solidarity!). Really like the audio, as soon as I heard the menu noises I knew I was in for a good time. The painterly art style is very warm and feels like a childrens story book come to life. The rewind transitions could be faster after the first, but that's a small thing. Great job team.
Remzo
08. Oct 2020 · 13:29 UTC
Graphics and audio work well together to make for a charming game! I only wish the restarting was a little bit quicker since the player is just sitting there and waiting for a few seconds and it's not interesting in that moment. Solid jam game!
James Clark
08. Oct 2020 · 13:39 UTC
Haha! What a fun and well polished entry! Well done. The music, sound effects and art is so wholesome <3
Harrm
08. Oct 2020 · 13:44 UTC
Totally awesome, in every aspect.
ArmenBalian
08. Oct 2020 · 13:59 UTC
the art is amazing and the sound effect are so funny
thunderkerrigan
08. Oct 2020 · 14:38 UTC
Good job on this one :smile:
MeowMeowLitClub
08. Oct 2020 · 15:09 UTC
Very cute and funny!!! I love it sooo much! The sound effect is excellent! Good job!!
CG_Fred
08. Oct 2020 · 17:15 UTC
Such a cute little game. Simple concept but works very well! Great job! Love the sound effects and the confetti :D
DmitryGalias
08. Oct 2020 · 19:19 UTC
Very nice! I really love visual style and sound FX. And the game mechanics are also very interesting. How many bugs will be at the end of the race? I was only able to achieve 5.
humnyn
08. Oct 2020 · 19:27 UTC
@dmitrygalias We put in like 21 spawn slots... any more than that and the game would probably break. Luckily it seems like nobody will ever reach that limit, I don't think we managed to top 5 either :-) Hopefully that answered your question, thanks for the nice comment!
TheBookSnail
10. Oct 2020 · 18:05 UTC
Love graphics, sfx, and mechanics! Ending the race from touching the obstacles or other bugs is abrupt. I would love if they bumped you instead of ending the race, thus making the next race even harder if you don't get knocked off the branch.
🎤 Marcus Otterstrom
10. Oct 2020 · 18:26 UTC
@thebooksnail I like that idea a lot, might have to play around a bit with that post-jam. Thanks for the feedback!
GOD COLO
11. Oct 2020 · 11:00 UTC
Nice graphics! I really liked the concept! Greato Jobu! :smile:
Cerebral Bore
11. Oct 2020 · 13:33 UTC
I like the graphics and the sound effects. If I move my insect close to the void on the next path it throws itself into the void :).
Difficult to remember the previous path.
keep it up.
Trexxak
11. Oct 2020 · 18:59 UTC
I love the visual style you went for, the ad-libbed organic sound effects enhance the style furthermore, and the background score meshes them together into one lovely atmosphere :3 The game idea itself is genius in terms of „why wasn’t this idea exploited sooner and more frequent?“ and plays incredibly intuitively. I would have wished the actual end of the platform to be a bit more generous, as I fell over the edge quite a few times without realizing I couldn’t go that far out. Other than that, just a very cute game!
elysiagriffin
11. Oct 2020 · 21:34 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/767511277?t=3h10m27s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
Sunblast
14. Oct 2020 · 13:54 UTC
Great game! Graphics was nice and gameplay felt smooth. Loved the sound effects.
Narom42
15. Oct 2020 · 11:52 UTC
Great graphics and sound, really funny :)
Kamuniaft
15. Oct 2020 · 15:51 UTC
Cool game mechanic, caterpillars move smoothly, art and sound effects are synergetic! Made it to 6 bugs at max :) Great job making this game!
Matootsy
16. Oct 2020 · 13:28 UTC
Very cute world. The art is sweet and the sound with mouth funny (perhaps a bit annoying on a long time period, and in this case, a bit of variation could arrange it). And the concept with many different paths to manage is enjoyable. It would be just perhaps nice to skip the starting time, and have a speed up when the insect come back. Anyway. The atmosphere and whole game well polished for a jam deserve a Congrat!
Kyyrozu
23. Oct 2020 · 11:02 UTC
Haha i loved it! The sound effects are perfect xD The music is really good too and you are in a happy mood.
The gameplay is interesting and you always find new tactics to improve your best score!
Very good job guys keep it up!
Tamail
23. Oct 2020 · 14:38 UTC
Awww, this is such a cute game with a really original concept in my opinion! Loved the art but enjoyed the sound effects even more. Nice!
Megepok
24. Oct 2020 · 15:30 UTC
This game is fun and has a great atmosphere. The sound design really adds a lot to the mood, and visually it's beautiful. I would just suggest to make the insect come back faster between each round.