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Creaky Castle by randomphantom

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made by randomphantom for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Explore a castle with creaky floors that fall away!

Collect as many coins as you can.

Play with up to 4 players simultaneously in online multiplayer

A platformer roguelite

NOTE: Requires CORE Client.

Controls: WASD (or any other key binding), Spacebar to jump, Mouse to view, middle mouse button to zoom.

NOTE: Made some post game jam fixes - game was not starting properly if player joins an existing server. Fixed this - game was not respawning objects in areas that were previously cleared upon restarting game. Fixed this - removed motion blur - minor optimisation to improve frame rates - if you move too quickly previously, effects of equipment that are picked up are not reflected immediately due to network delays. Made this more responsive through checking on clientside.

Desktop Screenshot 2021.10.05 - 04.37.36.35.png

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Desktop Screenshot 2021.10.05 - 04.21.18.11.png

Link https://www.coregames.com/games/cd7914/creaky-castle
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/creaky-castle

Ratings

Overall 547th 3.667⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Fun 430th 3.693⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 543th 3.511⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Theme 732th 3.556⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Humor 566th 3.221⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Mood 519th 3.614⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Given 37🗳️ 67🗨️

Feedback

Fiote
05. Oct 2021 · 13:14 UTC
Installing epic/core just to test your game. Let's see what we got here!
Fiote
05. Oct 2021 · 13:29 UTC
Ok, the game is NEAT. Love the concept, the graphics and the execution. It's a mix of puzzle, rpg and action! Really fun to play around! I just don't like the gap between tiles, they make me die so much LOL.
Fiote
05. Oct 2021 · 13:36 UTC
I'm kinda addicted right now. Gotta get to first place! Just one bug I found: if you alt-tab, the game think you jumped, or something, so when you alt-tab back, the tile you're currently on falls! Bummer! Or is that just some timing thing?
Fiote
05. Oct 2021 · 13:49 UTC
Does the coins sum up each round? Doesnt look like they do, so the rank is actually a "highest score in a single run"? If that's the case, then I think it's weird that the first floor is basically empty the next times you play. Looks like what you gather is "persistent", but since you're always starting from scratch, it gets harder every run to actually get coins!
Fiote
05. Oct 2021 · 13:56 UTC
I AM GOLD. Got the 1st place. I've been playing/rating a lot of games and this is genuinely the first game I actually WANTED to keep playing lol. Loved it!
🎤 randomphantom
05. Oct 2021 · 14:06 UTC
@fiote thanks for playing. yeah the score should be restarted each round.
The first floor shouldn't be empty upon a restart, it should be regenerated, think that might be a bug unfortunately :stuck_out_tongue: maybe it happens after a few rounds.
Fiote
05. Oct 2021 · 14:09 UTC
@randomphantom after someone joined (or after I left/rejoined, not sure), the room was filled again. So I think the "recreate the floors" is not happening as expected. I'll try to come back later to see if someone beat my score! haha!
megamasterx
05. Oct 2021 · 15:31 UTC
Pretty good entry! Installing Core was worth it to give this a shot; didn't get a terribly high score but enjoyed the game all the same. Good work.
Solah
05. Oct 2021 · 17:16 UTC
Heym the game was fun to play, well done!
DevParty
06. Oct 2021 · 01:46 UTC
Nice game! I haven't seen many games made in Core, and I think that there should be more because, in my opinion, it is a way better engine that roblox. 9/10 great game!
Tom Kun
06. Oct 2021 · 02:14 UTC
Love the game flow. Its simple and fun.
It will be even better If there is a shop that player can spent the coins on! Good job!
Underdog
06. Oct 2021 · 03:53 UTC
That was actually fun to play, great work man, had to install core for this, but it was worth it :)
Zvyaga
06. Oct 2021 · 06:47 UTC
Cool graphics, interesting mechanics, liked the UI
LDJam user 261208
06. Oct 2021 · 11:55 UTC
Making an online multiplayer game in a jam deserves all my respect. I really liked playing it
jan5366x
06. Oct 2021 · 17:57 UTC
nice work :thumbsup:
BinarySpark
06. Oct 2021 · 18:43 UTC
I can't play this unfortunately, don't have Core installed (no idea what it was before today either, tbh). :(
Alex Chertilin
06. Oct 2021 · 19:27 UTC
Wow it was made just in 72 hours? Unbelievable
🎤 randomphantom
07. Oct 2021 · 02:29 UTC
@megamasterx thanks for installing and giving it a shot :)

@alex-chertilin well it was made in Core and I used quite a few of the default assets in that engine.

@cabjhegas yes Core makes it pretty easy to do online multiplayer but was still a challenge doing it in a game jam, thanks!

@tom-kun great idea for the shop, may think about doing that after the jam

@binaryspark no worries, I think the Core download can be quite hefty and specs can be demanding :V:

@jan5366x thanks for checking out!

@underdog thank you so much for giving it a shot :laughing:

@solah thanks for playing

@devparty its a new engine but now I'm wondering if there's any roblox games in the jam lol. Thanks for playing!
Bzik
07. Oct 2021 · 09:15 UTC
Nice, I like it
Tardif Adrian
07. Oct 2021 · 17:24 UTC
I really appreciate the art and the mechanics.
Congrats for the online multiplayer by the way.
Ravenmages
07. Oct 2021 · 21:17 UTC
Nice work with the game! It has a nice mixture of puzzles and rpg elements. Good luck!
Quoc
07. Oct 2021 · 21:47 UTC
Nice game guys. I really enjoyed it!
MarkVeligod
08. Oct 2021 · 07:34 UTC
Ahh for the first time I see a game on core it's just awesome!
Moonblast
08. Oct 2021 · 13:14 UTC
beautiful game and amazing graphic.Good luck!
Ma-iN
09. Oct 2021 · 19:42 UTC
Very funny!!!
Alexej
10. Oct 2021 · 14:49 UTC
I likes the concept, but the game was frustrating where it shouldn't be, I like the tactical positioning, and it would've been nice to combine that with real time action and skill, but the jump mechanics feel smushy, I fell through the cracks a lot and I dont see the benefit of using skill, it just feels like the game could've been point&click and be more enjoyable.
PoV
25. Oct 2021 · 19:01 UTC
That's clever. I dig it.