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Foxcrate by agentparsec

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made by agentparsec for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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You are the newest employee of Foxcrate, a delivery service. Make sure everyone receives their packages on time!

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Gameplay

  • Arrange boxes in the truck; consider your route and how easily accessible the boxes are when loading the truck. Hovering over a package will show the destination on the map (the house gets larger).
  • Some boxes will require signatures, have priority shipping, or contain fragile items; pay close attention to any stickers!
  • You can save time by leaving a package on the porch (as long as it doesn’t require a signature or is about to break); it will be “delivered” once you return to your truck.
  • You are allowed to fail deliveries only 3 times before losing.

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Notes

  • IMPORTANT: Investigating a rare game-breaking bug that will randomly cause input to stop working. Once I find it, I'll have to re-upload, but it won't be until after the submission deadline (it's just a bug fix, so it should be okay as I understand). (Update: Could not solve it, I can’t even reproduce it reliably. Sorry to anyone affected by it…)
  • Pathfinding on the map is a little bit messed up, but you will always reach your destination (it just won't stay on the road sometimes)
  • Only had time for one track of music and one set of customer art; may update and expand later?
  • HTML5 doesn't seem to work on itch.io for some reason, but it seems to work above (although it doesn’t fit right in the window).
Link https://agentparsec.itch.io/foxcrate
Link https://agentparsec.itch.io/foxcrate
Linux (untested) https://agentparsec.itch.io/foxcrate
macOS (untested) https://agentparsec.itch.io/foxcrate
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/foxcrate

Ratings

Overall 454th 3.7⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 606th 3.42⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 211th 3.808⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 104th 4.385⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 355th 4.038⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 141th 4⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 617th 3.023⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 380th 3.771⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 299757
01. May 2023 · 15:39 UTC
I love the art style so much! The gameplay of driving around town and delivering the right packages to each house and seeing the NPC get a little heart when you do it right is so relaxing and heartwarming! I also love how it’s a simple point and click adventure, don’t know why, but it works! Love this game!
TofuCat
01. May 2023 · 16:07 UTC
Really enjoyed the art style that you used, it's so simple but I love the cute, cosy feel of it.
The music was very sweet, too.
It took me a while to notice that certain parcels were for certain houses, and that I didn't have to try and remember it because it tells you when you unload the van. I had a few angry bunnies at the start!
It was very rewarding when they finally smiled at me :)
Sevla
02. May 2023 · 00:26 UTC
I loved everything about this game. The mood, the music, the sfx volumes, the art style, the personality. Congratulations. 10/10. Couldn't found any bug or something to improve.
LDJam user 259103
03. May 2023 · 04:46 UTC
I like this a lot---just going through the routine of a delivery driver. Very relaxing.
NuiN
04. May 2023 · 05:07 UTC
Nice idea, I like the sketchy animation/art
Cinterre
04. May 2023 · 05:59 UTC
So cute! I love the vibe. The art and music were excellent. The package management was a really nice idea. Great job!
atmospherium
04. May 2023 · 16:49 UTC
Love the art and vibe. It feels like it could be turned into an educational game of sorts. It took a couple packages before I connected the dots on how I was supposed to know which ones went where, but it quickly made sense. Great work.
potkirland
06. May 2023 · 19:50 UTC
lovely art. good mechanics, maybe add a fast forward mechanic as well and you can surely make the timer a bit more unforgiving! so it should get me up on my toes! and also the fast forward mechanic!
simmo
09. May 2023 · 19:31 UTC
absolutely adorable! I loved the art and animations; it was a nice relaxing vibe :smile:
soundgnome
09. May 2023 · 20:39 UTC
Fantastic artwork! Fun concept although the countdown timer seemed a bit at odds with the otherwise chill vibe. I wonder if it could have worked to have the time limit be more abstract based on distance driven and ringing the doorbell vs drop off rather than a real time measurement constantly pressuring you to click on the next thing as quickly as possible. Still, great game!
MPK90
09. May 2023 · 20:53 UTC
I love this hand painted drawing style and animations. Also the sound fits perfectly with the activities. Very nice!
Beeb GameCodeCompany
10. May 2023 · 20:44 UTC
Like everyone has said, I enjoyed the art work and I'm sad you haven't gotten more people to play this yet. The artwork and just vibe of this game reminds me of Nick Jr. shows like Maisy Mouse. I feel like the gameplay even represents this, like you're showing what a delivery driver does in a way kids could understand. I enjoyed the variety this game has, I think it got a little tedious is my only problem but seeing that variety is also what makes this game standout. You already this, I'm sad I didn't get to finish the game 100% because it crashed after 10-15 mins of play. But it's a pleasant game, good work guys.
weeping-rupee
13. May 2023 · 00:06 UTC
Very cute and relaxing game! Justa few tweaks and I think you really have something here. Thanks for stopping by the stream, here is the VOD if you're interested: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1818416980
Chailotl
13. May 2023 · 04:27 UTC
This is a really polished game, good job!! I liked the strategic package stacking mechanic, it was fun planning out my route and organizing the boxes for efficiency ^^
drazil100
13. May 2023 · 06:54 UTC
Unfortunately I got that rare game breaking bug :(

Great game though. I would love to see a hard mode where the timer is running during the planning phase. Idk how many levels are in the game or how high the difficulty scales but the 2 I was able to complete felt a little on the easy side.
skitefall
13. May 2023 · 20:02 UTC
The game is nice to play. I wish the pace is slightly faster but other than that it's fine. The art style is cute.
LDJam user 233347
14. May 2023 · 18:42 UTC
Great entry with a neat packing system. Fairly slow, but audio does keep it enjoyable.
JHax
14. May 2023 · 20:03 UTC
The hand drawn graphics style is lovely, especially with the sort of animation wobble to it. Some cool mechanics going on here and they all build nicely on each other!
MasterProject
14. May 2023 · 20:05 UTC
This is a great game, and fits the theme really well. Planning the boxes' positioning inside of the truck based on the location of their delivery target is just a great logistics puzzle. And the artstyle, music and sound effects all lend themselves to this wholesome, slice-of-life mood that accentuates the mundane yet charming nature of this task. I seriously love it.
kesha11S
19. May 2023 · 09:00 UTC
I love the art (it's cute and sketchy), music and sfx. This game is relaxing like Papa's Freezeria, but I also wish with @skitefall that the game was a little faster. During level 4 I caught the bug.

Anyway, great game!
kesha11S
09. Jun 2023 · 17:27 UTC
![whyt.png](///raw/ff4/45/z/5bf26.png)

felt like doodling again
🎤 agentparsec
11. Jun 2023 · 04:45 UTC
@kesha11S I don't get it, but thanks anyway :)