How It Bites by Fire_phantom7

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made by Fire_phantom7 for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

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The Story: You crash landed your plane in the woods during winter and now you have to survive in the elements! Pick up sticks and put them in the fire to add fuel to it. If the fire runs out of fuel, it's gone. The flames restore warmth faster when they are bigger, but also consume fuel faster. You have to be near the fire to receive it's warmth, but you have to leave it to retrieve sticks. Survive until rescue makes its way to your location (thank goodness you had that radio). What happens when the cold (the bar on the left) gets to the top you ask? It Bites...

Controls: wasd to move e to interact q to drop

About Me: This is my first jam, and my first game. I'm super excited to participate, even if the project isn't something to marvel at. I don't know what I would have done if YouTube didn't exist, but now I don't need it (as much... maybe).

Known bugs: - When you hold a stick and interact with the fire, it doesn't always work, so you have to walk around it a bit, continuously pressing 'e'. - After talking to the radio, it can stop your movement

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Ratings

Overall 2233th 2.966⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 2239th 2.714⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 2191th 2.722⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1194th 3.679⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1948th 2.982⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1803th 2.271⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1825th 3.018⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 34🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

🎤 Fire_phantom7
21. Apr 2020 · 01:58 UTC
thanks @kitjenson, much better now :)
kitjenson
21. Apr 2020 · 15:54 UTC
You can edit the actual description above as well. There is an edit button in the bottom right corner of that container.

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Sami
21. Apr 2020 · 16:01 UTC
Getting a 404 error.
Kent Reese
21. Apr 2020 · 16:28 UTC
It says on your itch page that you haven't posted anything yet, perhaps you got the wrong link / your game might be in draft form?
Make sure that your Visibility & Access part of your itch page settings looks like this:
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sndsgood
21. Apr 2020 · 17:32 UTC
Just to reiterate what others have said - cannot find your page!
🎤 Fire_phantom7
21. Apr 2020 · 17:52 UTC
@sami @kent-reese @sndsgood
I fixed the page, its public now. Whoops...
bramreth
21. Apr 2020 · 18:41 UTC
very nice! straightforward and understandable, the pixel art is well done to boot. Would like to see a version with sfx and one minor gripe was the sticks could be difficult to put in the fire. All in all well done!
BillehBawb
21. Apr 2020 · 19:23 UTC
Does it really need a setup installer?
melomel
21. Apr 2020 · 19:34 UTC
Pretty cool...get it? Cool? Anyways, I couldn't move after talking to the radio, but I won anyways. I guess I had thrown enough sticks on the fire by then.
Giordas
21. Apr 2020 · 19:45 UTC
The controls were a bit wierd as the sticks stay a bit in the front but I enjoyed it.
🎤 Fire_phantom7
21. Apr 2020 · 20:16 UTC
@giordas yeah, I didn't really know how to animate holding the stick without making entirely new animations for it...
🎤 Fire_phantom7
21. Apr 2020 · 20:17 UTC
@billehbawb idk, I just looked up how to export a unity game and followed the Brackeys tutorial.
TheDestoryer
21. Apr 2020 · 23:23 UTC
The graphics and animation are nice, but holding the sticks isn't good at all, if you want to keep the stick away from the player, you should probably keep it away in the same direction even when you aren't moving so it is more consistent.
🎤 Fire_phantom7
22. Apr 2020 · 00:13 UTC
@TheDestoryer Glad you liked the art! I'll keep what you said in mind for future games. Now that I think about it, I wish I had just made a hot bar system, then you could also carry multiple items at once.
beats
22. Apr 2020 · 01:05 UTC
this is a cool game, i would to like have the fire die quicker because i hoarded all my sticks and the fire was stick going strong, but nicely fits with the theme.
curtamyth
22. Apr 2020 · 07:06 UTC
Welcome to jamming, this is a great first game, good job!
MisterJBro
22. Apr 2020 · 07:14 UTC
Nice little game! But got stuck at the end while talking to the radio. Also, at the beginning i noticed that i could not continue the radio dialog with my keyboard and had to use the mouse. But on the second radio dialog it was possible. But that's only i little comfort bug.
SlimBun
22. Apr 2020 · 07:22 UTC
This is a cool game. There are a few major annoying bugs.
🎤 Fire_phantom7
22. Apr 2020 · 14:36 UTC
@misterjbro I just wanted dialogue in the game, and using a button seemed easier than programming a text box, but now that I think about it, I could have very easily made 'e' a dialogue button as well. Thanks for the feedback!
🎤 Fire_phantom7
22. Apr 2020 · 14:48 UTC
@curtamyth I just checked out your game (and rated it), really good job yourself!
Baconinvader
22. Apr 2020 · 16:46 UTC
Nice simple little game, very intuitive. I think having more obstacles or the ability to carry multiple sticks at once would have made in more interesting though.
🎤 Fire_phantom7
22. Apr 2020 · 19:31 UTC
@baconinvader Thanks for the feedback! In hindsight, making a simple inventory system wood have been nicer (haha, get it).
Edvard Sandquist
23. Apr 2020 · 01:05 UTC
Cool game dude! I think you need to look into the stick when the player is holding it. It kinda bounces of the player and it's pretty hard to interact with. But really nice work anyway!
ectucker1
23. Apr 2020 · 01:14 UTC
Love the idea for this game! Controls felt a bit wonky, and it was kind of hard to tell when I have successfully put a stick in the fire (audio feedback is always good for this). Good job for a first entry!
Kent Reese
23. Apr 2020 · 01:20 UTC
The sire hitbox is a bit odd, but I managed to survive, a neat little game!
ProForce
23. Apr 2020 · 01:24 UTC
Besides the movement of the logs, it was a great game! Love the simplistic pixel art style!
nicksmaddog
23. Apr 2020 · 01:26 UTC
I might be super dumb, but I couldn't figure out how to get the sticks on the fire correctly. They would always seem to be placed next to the fire, but didn't seem to make the flames bigger. I really enjoyed the art style though! I would be nice to have music and sound effects too.
🎤 Fire_phantom7
23. Apr 2020 · 02:28 UTC
@nicksmaddog I guess I didn't make it clear, but you have to press e, while holding a stick and next to the fire, in order to have it used. I really wanted to add sound but I was running a little late so I scrapped it :(
🎤 Fire_phantom7
23. Apr 2020 · 02:30 UTC
@edvard-sandquist when the stick is sort of levitating around you, that's when you're "holding" the stick. Sorry if that was confusing, but thanks for the feedback!
mirck782
23. Apr 2020 · 06:09 UTC
The graphics remind me particularly of SkiFree haha, fun game despite some wonky hitboxes
Izokia
23. Apr 2020 · 08:08 UTC
Very simplistic and fun game. I personally don't like the way you have to put the sticks in the fire. It makes it kinda hard. I do like the pixel art and gameplay allowed for some quick fun.
Dextreon
23. Apr 2020 · 08:46 UTC
Was fun! Despite of the already found bugs it was cool, the sticks on the fire was a bit hard though, but overall a good work! Congrats!
🎤 Fire_phantom7
23. Apr 2020 · 15:09 UTC
@mirck782 @izokia @dextreon glad you all liked it, and thanks for the wonderful feedback!
Ivan Garcia Filho
24. Apr 2020 · 02:22 UTC
Cool entry! I got stuck many times, once i touched the radio and after trying to throw a stick over the fire pit!