Honourable East India Company by MattThePie
My 2nd Ludum Dare game, and first Compo submission! Thanks for having a go. Explore and colonise the Spice Islands of the Far East and amass a fleet of warships big enough to contest the rule of the mighty Dutch Armada.
It's an RTS with admittedly very clunky quickly made controls, but hopefully I've found some sort of balance between trivally easy and obnoxious! It'll take a fair bit of time to build up enough forces to defeat the enemy Flagship.
If it isn't clear, select either a ship or building then right click nearby land to bring up the options of what can be built there. Ships need to make a town hall on each island you want to build on, then town halls can make shipyards and plantations (next to trees or plantations!). Click on a shipyard to build ships.
The buildings look awful and should be redrawn but I've finished all the Red Bull in the fridge and I need to lie down forever now.
It's an RTS with admittedly very clunky quickly made controls, but hopefully I've found some sort of balance between trivally easy and obnoxious! It'll take a fair bit of time to build up enough forces to defeat the enemy Flagship.
If it isn't clear, select either a ship or building then right click nearby land to bring up the options of what can be built there. Ships need to make a town hall on each island you want to build on, then town halls can make shipyards and plantations (next to trees or plantations!). Click on a shipyard to build ships.
The buildings look awful and should be redrawn but I've finished all the Red Bull in the fridge and I need to lie down forever now.
But overall, its a nice game. The progression was fun. But the controls were weird, and seems not responsive. Anyways, good job, had fun :)
Looks like an interesting start to a strategy game, but it lacks a good 'hook' to get the player invested.
Otherwise, a nice entry overall!