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God of the Elements by Keppu

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made by Keppu for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

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God of the Elements is a mouse-only light puzzle game with relaxing atmosphere. You start as a god of a Barren Realm, match Elements and fully develop all your Sectors.

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https://youtu.be/eDRfQ7bI3B8

💻HOW TO PLAY

  • 🖱️ Drag & Drop Elements to Elements to combine (not all will combine)
  • 🖱️ Drag & Drop Elements to Sectors to advance
  • ⌨️ (Optional) Press F12 to get all the Elements, if you feel stuck or want to mess around

There are 15 Elements and 15 Sectors. Can you find them all? Sometimes you might have to raze things down to advance..

Post-Mortem: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/god-of-the-elements/post-mortem-god-of-the-elements-combo

Theme: "Start with nothing"

Engine: Unity (2019.1.9f1) C#

Graphics: Autodesk Maya 2019, Photoshop

Audio: Mouth & Zoom H1n, Audacity, FMOD, bfxr.net, audiotool.com

:bird: https://twitter.com/antti_koponen

KNOWN PROBLEMS

  • WebGL Version: Mouse Drag & Drop refuses to work in some versions of Microsoft Edge. Use another browser or download the Windows version.

FEEDBACK QUESTIONNAIRE (Optional, but much appreciated!) - What made you play the game in the first place? - How would you describe the game to a friend with one sentence? - What was the most memorable thing you encountered? - What did you find lacking or would add in the game?

Youtube https://github.com/Keppuli/LudumDare45
Youtube https://keppu.itch.io/ld45
Youtube https://keppu.itch.io/god-of-the-elements/purchase
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/god-of-the-elements

Ratings

Overall 31th 4.016⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Fun 84th 3.718⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 124th 3.653⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Theme 37th 4.169⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 120th 3.742⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Audio 101th 3.541⭐ 63🧑‍⚖️
Mood 50th 3.847⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

TheVideoGamester
07. Oct 2019 · 02:36 UTC
Love these kind of games. Just relaxing. I like the novel visuals you chose. And the dangerous technology lol
kromeboy
07. Oct 2019 · 11:33 UTC
Good concep. Got to a "tech" ending. Is it the intended end game, or there are multiple ones?
🎤 Keppu
07. Oct 2019 · 12:43 UTC
@kromeboy Due to running out of time I had to rush the end game and assembled this current tech ending just to have something the game could end with. It was in my wishlist to make more diverse end game but sadly no. :smile:

Thanks for playing!
Tygrak
07. Oct 2019 · 13:17 UTC
Nice relaxing music, good sound effects, great visuals. The mood in the introduction is great, loved the whole intro sequence.
Kazatan
07. Oct 2019 · 13:35 UTC
Oh, humanity!

![humanity.jpg](///raw/f55/72/z/27066.jpg)

Great puzzle game. Love everything about it, well done :smiley:
arielle stroman
07. Oct 2019 · 15:10 UTC
Very relaxing, the music and slow rotation really added to the calm mood of the game and that was quite nice. I think an on screen menu storing what combinations of items you can do could be cool, but not mandatory. I like how well executed this was, great work!
🎤 Keppu
07. Oct 2019 · 15:53 UTC
@arielle-stroman Good idea on the combination storing system. Thanks for playing! :)
bobotast
07. Oct 2019 · 16:48 UTC
Nice looking game, pleasant. I blew up everybody.
DrunkardWolf
07. Oct 2019 · 18:31 UTC
Very cool. Tactical nuked my entire flat planet. 10/10
Majadroid
07. Oct 2019 · 20:24 UTC
Nice relaxing game. The game would be worth to invest a little more time and create more endings / elements and so on.
zenpj
07. Oct 2019 · 23:38 UTC
Great game! Reminds me a lot of Doodle God and others like that!
SharkWithLasers
08. Oct 2019 · 09:57 UTC
Wonderful game! Really like where you took this theme! Seems like theres a tad bit of social commentary in there too!

Nice work!
veer
08. Oct 2019 · 16:26 UTC
Simple yet fun. Tiny building and volcanoes are aesthetically appealing to me. Good game!
adliberum
08. Oct 2019 · 20:10 UTC
Wow, what a super clever concept. Really enjoyed playing it! Great work :smile:
FlyWolfe
09. Oct 2019 · 00:14 UTC
Wonderful gameplay! Absolutely loved it :D Especially the voiceover for nuking plots XD Great job!
🎤 Keppu
09. Oct 2019 · 05:24 UTC
**UPDATE:** I added feedback questionnaire. Using it is entirely optional, but would help me with my game development journey!
SirRed
09. Oct 2019 · 06:54 UTC
Very interesting concept. It was quite relaxing to play and I enjoyed managing the sectors. Solid game.
Mungo_
09. Oct 2019 · 07:36 UTC
I enjoyed this game, has a feel much like Little Alchemy, but you need the sectors to produce elements to be able to use them. Something that might help the game is having a counter that shows discovered elements, as I didn't know how much there was left to discover.
Nikolay Zapolnov
10. Oct 2019 · 06:57 UTC
This is a really cool idea! I like how you combine the elements and progress life on this flat planet.
Shunaky
10. Oct 2019 · 06:59 UTC
Saw the game in a Live and tried it out...
It's a really cool variant of the "Alchemy" games by combining it with a puzzle like game.
I read your post mortem and I think this game worth a try to keep working on it, I really enjoyed
🎤 Keppu
10. Oct 2019 · 07:14 UTC
@shunaky Thanks for stepping by. :slight_smile:
Roka Josh
10. Oct 2019 · 08:39 UTC
Great game, a good concept and very relaxing! I enjoyed trying to discover all of the possibilities and watch humanity rise and fall. Great job!
evlko
10. Oct 2019 · 09:04 UTC
Relaxing game with interesting adaptation of the "Alchemy" mechanic! Great!

![Снимок экрана (85).png](///raw/f84/82/z/2948e.png)
J0ye
10. Oct 2019 · 15:42 UTC
I love these alchemy like games. It is a fun concept of strategy and experimentation. Good graphics great SFX and it is working really well. This is a great contest entry.
Marcin J
10. Oct 2019 · 15:44 UTC
Fun game I played after a long day at work. Much appreciated chill

What made you play the game in the first place?
- I'm just going around playing and rating games for LD. It's my first one so I want to see what people are up to and beat around the bushes for hidden gems. I like strategy/logic/crafting games so that also helped with the choice.

How would you describe the game to a friend with one sentence?
(I'm bad at this sort of a thing) - Clicker flat world builder game?

What was the most memorable thing you encountered?
Monolith, because it's a bit mysterious and in a full release could carry further implications.

What did you find lacking or would add in the game?
- Better UI with more information. When you hover one Icon on the other maybe show what they make if you tried the combination before.
- More combinations
- Space colonization and planets with different biomes. Next could be for example be Mars.
- Aliens
kuviman
10. Oct 2019 · 18:06 UTC
- **What made you play the game in the first place?** you asked me to play it on stream :D
- **How would you describe the game to a friend with one sentence?** mix elements to evolve from nothing to a prospering civilization
- **What was the most memorable thing you encountered?** monolith was the coolest thing to appear
- **What did you find lacking or would add in the game?** interaction with the sectors

Nice game, I enjoyed playing it :)
🎤 Keppu
10. Oct 2019 · 18:52 UTC
@marcin-j, @kuviman Thanks for such a great feedback! That space colonization idea makes me want to expand on this game. :slight_smile:
Starblast
11. Oct 2019 · 14:43 UTC
What made you play the game in the first place?
I saw it on youtube, and I generally love this type of game (made one myself, way more chaotic and random, and upon reading your post-mortem I see we both had similar problems due to time constraints (civilization war, trade and the like) so I immediately tried yours.
How would you describe the game to a friend with one sentence?
Like doodle god except you actually see your results
What was the most memorable thing you encountered?
The nuke :) (mebbe the monolith)
What did you find lacking or would add in the game?
I suppose the things you already mentioned in your post mortem? Perhaps a more self aware world, I love and farmy simulations. Like, life spreading and the society things you mentioned.
shabbyrtist
11. Oct 2019 · 18:02 UTC
Cool but short. Quality: very good in all aspects!
Bauke Regnerus
12. Oct 2019 · 16:41 UTC
I'm a sucker for these kind of games. Love the graphics and the gameplay centered around experimentation. Good job!
Suchista
15. Oct 2019 · 19:28 UTC
- What made you play the game in the first place?
- I saw the game in Randomise User's video and I liked it, haha
- How would you describe the game to a friend with one sentence?
- Evolution of the world in alchemy style
- What was the most memorable thing you encountered?
- The monolith!
- What did you find lacking or would add in the game?
- Multiple sectors involved in one task
Jin9310
15. Oct 2019 · 19:34 UTC
This was soo relaxing, I could be clicking all day long :) Really nice playground You were able to create. Great Job!
Re-Markable
16. Oct 2019 · 00:02 UTC
I really like exploring through experimentation, very nice entry!
mortus
16. Oct 2019 · 21:02 UTC
Great game! Always loved the alchemy type games and this one has a nice twist to it. And it looks like I've managed to discover all elements before even reading about the F12 hint. :D I was afraid I've missed something after I've nuked the whole map and nothing happened.
saucygames
17. Oct 2019 · 04:15 UTC
cooooool
reBTF
17. Oct 2019 · 06:43 UTC
Very clean way of interacting with the game. It was very satisfying to drag an element in and have the result pop up.
NoobDev
19. Oct 2019 · 19:36 UTC
"This is why the earth is ...... Its a nice game. Love the music and the mechanics. Reminds me of Doodle God. Good Job And Congrats on your submission. Good Luck with your game!! :smile:
wdebowicz
19. Oct 2019 · 19:43 UTC
One of the most fun game to play this ldjam for me. I like solving puzzles, what to combine with what.
After all my earth looks like a big salami pizza.
Btw, we created game with similar idea, but complete different gameplay.
Asue
22. Oct 2019 · 09:48 UTC
**• What made you play the game in the first place?**

I saw the game in Randomise User’s video and I liked the visuals :)

**• How would you describe the game to a friend with one sentence?**

Changing the world

**• What was the most memorable thing you encountered?**

Destroy an area with dangerous technology

**• What did you find lacking or would add in the game?**

More planets with different designs
rams3160
24. Oct 2019 · 16:11 UTC
One of my faves for this Dare! really enjoyed this!
Autumn Schutt
24. Oct 2019 · 16:28 UTC
This was nice and relaxing! It reminded me of those old iphone games where you would combine elements to create things.Thanks!
elysiagriffin
30. Oct 2019 · 01:52 UTC
Congrats on #31 overall!

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/494941552?t=1h23m50s

Hope you got some valuable feedback on your game and looking forward to seeing you next LD jam if I dont catch you before then! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin