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Shipanic! by WilloXs

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made by WilloXs for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

Lighthouse keepers in the rainbow archipelago are always very busy. The tired ship captains only set course once every 10 seconds. Disaster is imminent if you don't help out. Send the ships to their correct ports and don't panic!

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Controls: Left click on ships to select them. Right click to set the course, be aware that the course can't be changed for 10 seconds. You receive points if ships reach the port of their colour. The game ends if ships collide with each other or islands.

Contributors:

  • Main Programmer: @AEwing

  • UI and Serverside: @pengilton

  • Music and Sounds: @Urjarm

  • Graphics: @WilloXs

Changelog:

Fixed a gamebreaking bug that would spawn ships inside of each other offscreen (instant game over) and the submit window now gets hidden after one click (seemed unresponsive).

Known Issues:

Leaderboards dont work in the embedded version. If you want to brag with you highscore you need to use the desktop or itch version.

Link https://willoxs.itch.io/shipanic
Link https://willoxs.itch.io/shipanic
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/shipanic

Ratings

Given 45🗳️ 55🗨️

Feedback

Madeline
03. Oct 2022 · 22:59 UTC
Not getting it to load, would adblockers be preventing it?
🎤 WilloXs
03. Oct 2022 · 23:14 UTC
We used the whole upload hour to fix the builds but now they should work (even if forced in fullscreen).
LDJam user 301295
04. Oct 2022 · 00:53 UTC
Lovely idea and graphics. Was fun to play, nice one!
I would have liked the area around the piers to not be so exact, sometimes i would click a ship in the direction and then have it miss by what fealt like 1 pixel.
Core Foliant
04. Oct 2022 · 13:38 UTC
It's look professional)
Flamus
04. Oct 2022 · 13:41 UTC
Game looks really nice, good music and gameplay combination:)
TheOrioli
04. Oct 2022 · 13:41 UTC
Love the nice ramp up off stress as more and more ships enter the screen. Very satisfying to sort them all out 👍
Enad96
04. Oct 2022 · 13:42 UTC
Such relaxing music for such chaos.
GreenRadiation
04. Oct 2022 · 13:44 UTC
Awesome game. Very relaxing atmosphere and meditative gameplay. I really like the idea
krakadushka
04. Oct 2022 · 13:45 UTC
I like the graphics style and gameplay core! It is really interesting concept to manage ships' cources.
But I think the course that you set is quite strange and you can't be sure about where a ship will move after course indicators (points).
But still cool! I've had a lot of fun playing with it)
Glowt
04. Oct 2022 · 13:47 UTC
You guys really managed to create a great flow of difficulty spikes. Slow parts of planing where your ships are going and then reacting when those plans goes wrong is a really fun mix of game-play. The different speeds of ships made a good variation in chooses. I would have been awesome to see some more global events like storms that pushes your ships around to mix it up even more, but over all a relaxing but nerve-racking experience. Oooh and I loved the visuals simple and readable but really pretty!
Feliji
04. Oct 2022 · 13:47 UTC
Very fun to play, and I love the 3d ! The map is also very nice, I especially like the little island with all the sheeps and the big sheep on his rock.
The only thing that I would have seen better is a drag of the mouse so you can easely select a ship, and maybe even direct more than one in a direction at the same time would have been cool !
Very impressed by the result :)
Nalquas
04. Oct 2022 · 13:47 UTC
I like it, the difficulty curve is nice and the game plays well. The game reminds me of Airport Madness a bit. Good job!
cremmy
04. Oct 2022 · 13:48 UTC
Reminds me of a mobile game with airports, however was it called. Looks nice, sounds and music are ok. Is leaderboard working? Clicking "submit" doesn't seem to work.
JHax
04. Oct 2022 · 13:48 UTC
Good use of the theme in this one! Gradual increase in difficulty is well paced. Really enjoyed this - the leaderboard is a nice touch as well!
Riphitter
04. Oct 2022 · 13:48 UTC
Fun little management game. I like the little course correction UI on the boats. I lost abruptly a few times . I wonder if a boat came in from the top left and hit the island off screen. Though Possibly I just didn't see a boat in time. I could see this have a bunch of potential with different levels and boats. Maybe even a chaotic couch coop
borgi
04. Oct 2022 · 13:49 UTC
Charming graphics and very chill gameplay :D I really liked, afer all these fast paces 10 seconds game to chill and navigate the ships :D Is there any penalty for sending the ships away into nothing? Currently it looks like its a proper strat to get rid of ships you dont really want, just point them at the edge of the screen :D Anyways, very cool game, nice work!
Bredera
04. Oct 2022 · 13:52 UTC
Great graphics and a simple yet addictive gameplay loop. Good job!
smilewood
04. Oct 2022 · 13:54 UTC
I liked this one, I think it fit the theme well and in an interesting way, and it was fun to play. The graphics are great, they are fun to look at while just waiting for ships to move but do not distract from the core gameplay. The audio design is also great, the music stood out from most of what I have seen in this jam. I thought that the use of different sizes/speeds of boats with different turning circles was great, it added a lot to the challenge of trying to path them around each other. The only annoyance that I had was when boats could spawn in the upper right corner and run right into the island there more quickly then they could turn, but that only happened once before I was constantly looking up there. Overall I thought this was a well put together game, one that I would love to see more maps or some other variations in. Well done!
Jeremia
04. Oct 2022 · 13:57 UTC
I really like the game, but I wish you would not instantly loose when boats collide (with each other or with an island)
Amolker
04. Oct 2022 · 14:09 UTC
Good game! At first it seemed too simple for me, but in the end it really challenges.
Maybe ship hitboxes should be bigger when the ship is far away, because small boats can be hard to hit.
In any case, great work!
MeHigh
04. Oct 2022 · 14:19 UTC
I had such a great time playing this. I think it might be one of my favorites from this game jam.
Kati
04. Oct 2022 · 14:32 UTC
Great job - great game, liked it alot!!!
OldDog
04. Oct 2022 · 15:57 UTC
I can do this all day,,,I feel so relax and spent much time in this game ,,nice art and music,,,but I can change my game view angle and size ..that is not good for this kind of game ,,,nice job man
fermingimpel
04. Oct 2022 · 16:19 UTC
simple but very good game, got 52 points in my first try
Urjarm
04. Oct 2022 · 18:16 UTC
@borgi Thank you for your kind words. If you send a ship offscreen, it will eventually get deleted and trigger a new ship being spawned. So it might give you a small breathing space, but does not just enable easy mode. ^^
Pfannkuchen
04. Oct 2022 · 20:16 UTC
I like it! Very nice and calming, music and graphics work well together and create a nice atmosphere. Everything looks so cute that I shouted noooo each time ships hit one another, or beached in a wrong place hahaha
merdeboi
05. Oct 2022 · 18:16 UTC
Leaderboard was empty :( Great implementation of the theme, fits the 10s well. Great art and sound.
🎤 WilloXs
05. Oct 2022 · 18:29 UTC
@merdeboi thx for the comment - sadly the embedding doesnt work with our way of keeping score. the desktop version and even the webgl-build hosted on itch dont have that problem.
Hawkin
06. Oct 2022 · 03:00 UTC
Such a soothing game, despite being stressful! Now I know how air traffic controllers must feel :D Great work everyone on a solid entry! My personal favorite was the art and music style. The design was a good idea, making ships of different sizes affecting the gameplay. it was a challenge! I don't know how some people scored so high. Looots of planning and practice. I got 68!
LDJam user 298987
09. Oct 2022 · 21:19 UTC
So peaceful yet stressful, art and music worked together to fit in; great atmosphere and mood! Great job with this entry - it is so fun to play. Something about managing ever increasing loads of ships feels amazing! The start of the game was a bit slow (but I guess that was the point).
schadocalex
09. Oct 2022 · 21:53 UTC
Simple but very addictive game. I spent many tries for a high score, I'll come back to be on top 10 for sure.
The only thing I would have is a feedback when I loose cause some games I didn't see what was wrong.
Nikolaj
09. Oct 2022 · 22:32 UTC
What a great game. The blue harbor was definitely challenging, especially with boats with large turning radiuses. Great job in such a short time!
innocuousuk
09. Oct 2022 · 22:41 UTC
Cool little game, love the idea, this could get pretty addictive.
MrBamboo
09. Oct 2022 · 23:12 UTC
The game is so adictive. There's always something we can't see and it's always finishing on the shore. Very fun game
RosyMaple
10. Oct 2022 · 04:29 UTC
alt name ship happens
PurpledArtFrog
10. Oct 2022 · 08:38 UTC
Absolutely a favorite... SO simple and so satifisfying... I really don't have any critism as such... One single thing maybe... and that's just because I'm dumb... I was about to let the ships sail through the passage and thought that this was the goal. So sugestion - maybe when you highlight the ship also show indication of "intended" harbor. VERY minor detail. So big congrats on this one.
amarokczukay
10. Oct 2022 · 10:09 UTC
you know what is really good? your idea and your game!
you know what is not? me playing it… it was total mayhem hahaha

the overall game feels pretty and relaxing at first but is really challenging after some boats have appeared. It was really fun playing it, great entry!
DGSpitzer
11. Oct 2022 · 11:51 UTC
Wow it's quite hard! The idea is pretty good. Overall it's a game with a great potential!
LDJam user 263763
13. Oct 2022 · 23:20 UTC
Funny and relaxing game! I like it, nice graphics, sounds and mechanics, maybe a little adjust in the increment of difficulty but great work!