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NetHacking by DryDiamond

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made by DryDiamond for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

Try to hack a pentagon ! Shoot a packet with left click to corrupt all routers on map. But don't miss or it's game over !

This game was made by: - Hrbdnicolas : Programming, Game Design - KamikazeeSSJ13 : Programming, Game Design - Sid_ahmed : Programming, Game Design - DryDiamond: Assets + Sound Design, Game Design!

This is our first game made for a Ludum Dare. All assets and audio were home-made despite our lack of skills in design, we hope you enjoyed playing our game!

We intended to have several levels with increasing difficulty, but we ran out of time. Instead, we added three “difficulty levels” to reach a router: the farther the router is from the starting point, the more binary skulls there are—and the faster they are.

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Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/nethacking

Ratings

Overall 503th 3.482⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 397th 3.411⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 469th 3.321⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 267th 4⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 612th 3.304⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 435th 3.241⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 375th 3.707⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 36🗨️

Feedback

Aster24
Apr 22nd · 02:46 UTC
Neat idea and execution! I like the distinctive aesthetic and the sound design was quite nice. I wish the music didn't start over every time though - I wanted to listen to more of the track but kept losing within like 10 seconds haha. Parts of it were extra tough due to your target being offscreen, but I eventually made it through. Nice work!
zpdlf003
Apr 22nd · 09:08 UTC
The atmosphere was so good. It is a truly original and excellent game.
Nidoprince
Apr 22nd · 10:21 UTC
I liked this one a lot. Good vibe with the graphics and a reasonably unique gameplay mechanic of taking over the thing that you shoot. Only two criticisms I have is that I wish your mouse cursor was visible because I kept accidentally clicking on other parts of the browser, and I wish that the final node in each part was a boss sorta thing with a lot of skulls surrounding it, even after you took over the rest of the system, just so the last shot was actually challenging. It was fun though, and you nailed the theme and the aesthetics.
BigDippers
Apr 22nd · 11:29 UTC
Cool game, took a second to get the hang of it, i think a small tutorial / how to play at the start would go a long way. Super nice vibe though, good stuff.
AstroAceOne
Apr 22nd · 11:34 UTC
I really liked the audio and atmosphere of the game, but I found it difficult because I couldn't see the next capture points, maybe this is a problem in the web version
LDJam user 346943
Apr 22nd · 11:38 UTC
A cool concept, I found it a bit harsh with the limit to only one shot and either you hit or you fail entirely!
But once I got the hang of it I could go quite fast, but sometimes I knew where some nodes were but when I changed to a new router I wasnt able to see any anymore and had to guess so a badge or something that sticks to the players screen in the direction of signals just out of sight might be helpful or a way to move the camera to look there and be able to estimate when to shoot due to the firewall thingies.
Solid game!
Phanes
Apr 22nd · 11:41 UTC
It gave me this funny feeling of being a thief online. The giant skeleton on patrol reminded me of those intimidating teachers who used to walk the school hallways during class. I really liked your feedback sound effects — every time I watched the aurora fly toward the server, it felt genuinely exciting.

That said, the screen felt a little cluttered at times. I wasn’t always sure how many servers I still needed to hack, and because the camera doesn’t move, it was hard for me to tell which servers had already been completed and where they were located.
Overlix
Apr 22nd · 11:44 UTC
Good idea, great job. I was expecting different level, with the difficulty increasing
Hazel C
Apr 22nd · 11:50 UTC
I really liked the background music, it was very immersive. The game itself was also a lot of fun. My only wish is that there were more than one chance, I’d love to have a few extra lives.
LDJam user 427605
Apr 22nd · 12:02 UTC
Cool. I've played about 15 runs.
Simple but interesting mechanics. I'd love to see the project evolve and add new challenges.

Thanks for game!
LDJam user 423872
Apr 22nd · 14:41 UTC
In just a few steps, I was able to hack a penagon. It's fun! I hope I don't have any problems 😀
Mantaraygun
Apr 23rd · 16:01 UTC
Fun game, I like the gameplay a lot, pretty creative. Good mood and aesthetic. I actually really like the graphics, they are simple and to the point, while also being easy to differentiate between hazard and goal.

Might be a web version issue, but sometimes when I click, it doesn't fire the laser properly (basically, the laser appears really short and makes the sound but doesn't go anywhere).

Also, I know it has been mentioned, but a way to move the screen to see the other targets would be the only thing I see missing.
The Big Lost
Apr 24th · 12:35 UTC
Short but sweet, fun simple gameplay, connects strongly to the theme. A solid submission! 👏

Like someone else mentioned, it would’ve helped to lock the mouse inside the game window.
Grummelchen
Apr 24th · 15:11 UTC
Cool innovative mechanic!
johnnyalfonso
Apr 24th · 16:15 UTC
Good jam entry. Graphics, Audio, and Mood all awesome. I would have preferred the camera were zoomed out all the way, as there were many times were i could not see where i was supposed to be aiming. Nonetheless, I tried multiple times until i was able to hack all the routers.

I especially liked the way the enemies would encircle the the routers. It felt similar to donkey kong country levels with all the barrels that you use to shoot yourself out of.
JuanRod707
Apr 24th · 16:29 UTC
Neat little game, ended up playing like 10 levels! If you are planning on add some more to it, I'd love to have something like a scouting shot, something that allowed me to see a little bit further. I think there's potential here.
Eric Nguyen
Apr 24th · 17:42 UTC
Really cool atmosphere, I wish the camera was a little more zoomed out but there was some strategy in trying to find the safest route. Good work!
summerfield
Apr 24th · 19:11 UTC
clever and polished take on the theme!
LDJam user 246128
Apr 25th · 02:14 UTC
Congrats on your first ldjam entry! Wish I could move camera and there were more levels to it. Also only one attempt to fire ever feels a bit harsh, along with inability to move camera.

Nice work!
CrimsonTrouper
Apr 25th · 05:19 UTC
Now I know what my grandma does, when she clicks all buttons on her phone. Neat game!
Disvent
Apr 29th · 22:00 UTC
It was funny to watch a huge face made of numbers flying around XD
Simple, but strongly fit theme
R4ndomThunder
May 04th · 21:11 UTC
Nice take on the theme. I like the graphics and the overall mood.

Good job!
automatonvx
May 04th · 23:47 UTC
![LD_hack.png](///raw/d10/1/z/7319d.png) Took me a little while to figure out what I was meant to be shooting at and how the game worked. First of all I thought I was meant to shoot the blobs when they came by. Once I got it, it was surprisingly fun. I feel like its got a bit of potential, if you couldn't go through the same node more than once, it would add some strategy element.. could make it harder from some sides etc. Anyway I liked the setting, visuals kind of worked for it and the music and sounds also kept the vibe. Nice work