Drifting Starlight by WERT
Hacking a whole ship takes time!
Fly to white marked sections and let your computer run the code.
Find every spot to keep what is important for you alive!
Trailer: https://youtu.be/FKs4UGUecRU
Controls: Tutorial is included
Mouse for steering
Mouse Wheel = speed
Middle Mouse button, X or backspace = stop engines
A & D for right and left rolling
W & S for up and down movement
| Youtube | https://kai20.itch.io/drifting-starlight |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/drifting-starlight |
Ratings
| Given | 3🗳️ | 3🗨️ |

I was ramming myself into the white zones until I discovered that the bar has depleted and I had to go to the next one, and when I went there, the bar depleted a bit, but then rejuvinated? I was confused.
The bar gets up when you only touch it briefly. you must be hovering directly over it. In the Screenshot you are too far away and have the wrong orientation. So the bar renews when you failed and didn’t retain your position
The controls are smart and simples, and the mood is cool ! What a pitty that there is collision bugs, and the areas could be more simple to activate. The green arrow also didn't help me very well.
The music gave me the feeling of a Pixar movie in space. Well done :)
The theme doesn't exactly shine through, is what I'm saying. The ship cannot even be destroyed by anything? Yet, I'm glad I played this and got to imagine the previous scenario.
I like the low-fi visuals and the controls are fine too. I would have prefered a first person mode with a cockpit full of blinking lights and buttons and screens, but this worked fine too.
My main issue here is just a little technicality. The Unreal Engine is notoriously heavy for simple projects such as this one. On my, admitedly, dated machine the fps was very choppy, but after tweaking the shadow, post process and shading quality in the GameUserSettings file it became silky smooth. There is virtually no difference in the visuals due to the chosen style, so this is something you could have done before releasing it. Something for the future.
A well made and interesting project. Doesn't fit the theme, but I wouldn't worry about that.