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Maintenance by bereg

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made by bereg for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

Did you ever try to maintain something useless? Something no one cares about? Something valuable only to you?

This game or rather short interactive experience is about the beauty of meaninglessness. Your decisions can't change anything, but they are yours.

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You are playing as AI trying to maintain old monorail in a dead city. You can control the point of view with buttons on the left side of the screen.

The game has an ending, total playtime is about 5 minutes.

Textures are from http://www.cc0textures.com SFXs are from https://freesound.org/

Other than that everything was made from scratch in 48 hours.

Idea, modeling, coding, and music by Stanislav Demchenko (Bereg Studio).

Instruments: Unity3D, Houdini, Photoshop, Cubase.

It's my first ever Ludum Dare.

Keep it alive.

Youtube https://bereg.itch.io/maintenance
Youtube https://www.bereg.video/files/LD46_Maintenance_SRC.zip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/maintenance

Ratings

Overall 860th 3.022⭐ 70🧑‍⚖️
Fun 978th 2.575⭐ 69🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 669th 3.112⭐ 69🧑‍⚖️
Theme 795th 3.326⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 829th 2.917⭐ 56🧑‍⚖️
Audio 689th 2.67⭐ 58🧑‍⚖️
Humor 683th 2.396⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Mood 277th 3.53⭐ 68🧑‍⚖️
Given 86🗳️ 90🗨️

Feedback

PatrickJR
20. Apr 2020 · 00:44 UTC
THIS SHOULD NOT BE IN THE COMPO if you didn't make the textures or sounds!

Nevertheless, this is a very beautiful game. I love how the camera moves from one train to another.
Adam Konig
20. Apr 2020 · 00:45 UTC
Mac build wasn't working for me :(
pulkit garg
20. Apr 2020 · 01:07 UTC
You have to make the textures yourself...
Ryvencore
20. Apr 2020 · 02:36 UTC
Still, kinda nice atmospheric feel
kromeboy
20. Apr 2020 · 03:03 UTC
Nice interactive experience.
Collin Thompson
20. Apr 2020 · 03:12 UTC
I was confused at first at what impact my actions were making but then I went back and read the description and realized that was the point! I enjoyed it then after realizing that. I would say make it clear to see which train is which (the colors of each of the trains) while you are in the drone view/birds eye view, and have more options beside "fix this", and "ignore this," it will make the game a lot more fun considering they have no effect on the gameplay, besides those minor things I really enjoyed your game once I realized what it was about, really good job for your first entry! Good job!
MoebiusMeow
20. Apr 2020 · 04:57 UTC
I was greatly shocked and deeply touched by the overwhelming loneliness.

The concept is amazing and thought-provoking. The scene and the music make it quite immersive. Amazing work!
🎤 bereg
20. Apr 2020 · 08:55 UTC
@collin-thompson
Thank you! I was trying to balance between "too much of the gameplay" and "no gameplay at all". I think I need to take some rest and play it again with a fresh eye.
🎤 bereg
20. Apr 2020 · 08:58 UTC
@patrickjr My bad, sorry. It was my first time and I have to read the rules more carefully. Next time I'll try to make everything by myself.
🎤 bereg
20. Apr 2020 · 09:00 UTC
@moebiusmeow
Thank you! Those are the kind of emotions I tried to convey. Glad you liked it.
🎤 bereg
20. Apr 2020 · 09:01 UTC
@adam-konig That's bad. I have no Mac, so I can't test it properly. It should be working though, Unity mostly does a great job of converting projects.
JonathanJoseph
20. Apr 2020 · 13:20 UTC
cool game i wish that i can do more in the game than choosing but still this game is really good well done
Game_Coder28
20. Apr 2020 · 14:01 UTC
cool game! i like the idea and the actual execution of it, great game!
Itskdog
20. Apr 2020 · 15:43 UTC
Good mood. Wasn't sure what to do at first. Did like the look of your game.
Gaz_Ireland
20. Apr 2020 · 16:50 UTC
Unfortunately I couldn't get the mac build to run.
🎤 bereg
20. Apr 2020 · 16:54 UTC
@gaz-ireland, sorry to hear that. I'll remove the Mac version, as I have no possibility to test it.
Hakro
20. Apr 2020 · 17:04 UTC
Very interesting concept.
I really liked the graphics and the ambient sounds.
Cheers
43sam
20. Apr 2020 · 17:33 UTC
The game is very atmospheric overall and the graphics are stunning :)
cogcomp
20. Apr 2020 · 17:53 UTC
Nice mood. Well done!
TeamNova
20. Apr 2020 · 23:41 UTC
Nice! Really nice, concept is really interesting!!
Jeremy Ryan
21. Apr 2020 · 00:04 UTC
Really solid entry. The concept is neat, and you use the visuals and music to establish a lonely feeling very well.

This should definitely have been a Jam entry given that you used outside textures and sound effects, but I've tried to give a fair rating on all categories other than Graphics and Audio. The work you did do in these areas was very good, especially the design of the city.

Well done for 48 hours.
BurnerAccount
21. Apr 2020 · 00:58 UTC
Edited: Thanks for opting out of graphics and audio Bereg.
santriptasharma
21. Apr 2020 · 03:12 UTC
What a powerful experience. The world design is amazing and seeing the monotonous ruins around you really invokes a feeling of loneliness. The music takes this further.

Solid job.
Joaquim_2009
21. Apr 2020 · 05:24 UTC
I think that's a game that your already made and that you just add the problems. But else it's beautifull.And it's dont correspond totally at the theme.
Evergreen Games
21. Apr 2020 · 05:31 UTC
Really moody. I like the city layout.
bulle
21. Apr 2020 · 07:08 UTC
Thanks for the experience. I have to say that it really got me in to the mood (just before starting work today) that "what is the point of anything"? - I like the fact that you can do nothing - it would have been cool if you were making the illusion bigger - more choices, more tweeking, and yet, same result.
koemeterion
21. Apr 2020 · 08:32 UTC
This was something different. Hm its a hard one to give feedback.
The mood is brilliant. Sound and graphics working nice together here.

'Meaninglessness' was a nice topic. After playing and thinking about it (while watching the screen) I felt a bit like a kid again. Playing with my toys and imagine stupid stuff to enjoy my time.
🎤 bereg
21. Apr 2020 · 08:46 UTC
@bulle Thank you! I agree, there should be more activity, I planned something like this, but abandoned the idea for the sake of time.
🎤 bereg
21. Apr 2020 · 08:48 UTC
@evergreen-games Thank you! Though it has flaws like any other procedurally generated cities.
🎤 bereg
21. Apr 2020 · 09:21 UTC
@koemeterion, @santriptasharma Thank you! It's great to hear that the game provokes thoughts and emotions.
🎤 bereg
21. Apr 2020 · 09:24 UTC
@joaquim-2009 Do you mean that I made it beforehand? No, it was made during Compo. The city is generated procedurally in Houdini, train cars are modeled by hand, music is written in an hour or so. The only things I didn't make are listed in the description - those are textures and some SFXs, and I've already got my portion of hatred for it.
jk5000
21. Apr 2020 · 13:31 UTC
I do not really understand this gameplay. But I like the game looks and sounds.
Murrzipan
21. Apr 2020 · 13:45 UTC
@bereg It's not all hate, it's just against the rules to post this in the compo.
As a game though it was quite nice, I'm not a huge fan of games where your decisions don't do anything. The mood was really good and it did make me feel.
Joaquim_2009
21. Apr 2020 · 18:48 UTC
Oke sorry.@bereg
thedashdude
21. Apr 2020 · 19:30 UTC
Great mood. Fun to look around the city. The best part was seeing the collapsed trains as you rode by on a different one. If you expand on the idea I would say focus on that feeling of slow collapse. Maybe make the buildings crumble too. I'm also always a fan of skyscrapers, so I'd also make some much bigger buildings that tower over the rails.

As stated above, your entry didn't follow the rules, which is a bit of a shame because it was pretty nice. I tried to rate it fairly anyways, but maybe see if you can switch it to the jam. Nice work all the same.
BurnerAccount
21. Apr 2020 · 21:06 UTC
Edited: Thanks for opting out of graphics and audio bereg.

Glad to hear you also like Chamolile tea!
🎤 bereg
21. Apr 2020 · 21:19 UTC
@burneraccount Hey, mister troll! Did you ever try chamomile tea?
No Grapes Games
22. Apr 2020 · 08:22 UTC
I really liked the hopeless atmosphere. Would have liked a bit more interaction along the way, but it was cool enough as it is.

Great entry!
SaltFactory Studio
23. Apr 2020 · 03:33 UTC
Great atmosphere combined with the music really helped with immersion. Not really sure what to do at first. Nevertheless, I really love the camera work and transition between the trains, it's quite cinematic. Nicely done!
kaeveris
25. Apr 2020 · 09:00 UTC
Cool atmosphere with great models and music! Nice camera movement. I felt quite lonely while playing it. And I do agree that you should opt out of graphics and audio, since they were not made by you.
SplitPainter
26. Apr 2020 · 09:03 UTC
I really liked the atmosphere and the contemplation of this, at least I got a message of the tragedies of life and the natural path of the Earth and the little to nothing that we can do.

My LD game is very similar in the context of being just an atmospheric narrative of you not being able to change anything in the way of the universe - that's it, it's either tragedy or flow. That's why I really liked your entry.

I don't think people is being fair with you in regards of the audio. You said in the description that you made the music, and I would vote 5 stars for it, because it is very atmospheric and relaxing.
LaZZyDev72
05. May 2020 · 18:14 UTC
realy nice concept. :v:
zgragselus
07. May 2020 · 01:10 UTC
The entry is nice moody concept. Kind of bleak and depressive, but still a moody one.