Hoist the Flag! by oller125
You are a navy signalman and your task is to communicate messages using flags.
Controls: - Mouse to select flags - Escape to pause
Built using: - Unity - Libresprite - Krita - Ableton 11

| Link | https://github.com/onorton/hoist-the-flag |
| Link | https://oller125.itch.io/hoist-the-flag |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/hoist-the-flag |
Ratings
| Overall | 202th | 3.24⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 240th | 2.82⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 66th | 3.72⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 37th | 4.24⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 153th | 3.46⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 79th | 3.62⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 98th | 2.9⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 164th | 3.391⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 33🗳️ | 25🗨️ |
The music is awesome, it reminds me of Sea Shanty 2 from old-school runescape.
The scroll bar on the code window moves VERY slowly with the mouse-wheel, which made it a little tricky to move around the list. I liked the slow introduction of mechanics, you paced them out well so that the signals got more complex over time without becoming overwhelming. I think the spelling mechanic was quite a lot harder than the numbers and substitutions though, especially when you're trying to go fast. It might make more sense to introduce the numbers, then the letters, as I think they're strictly easier.
But man that timer...
That's really brutal tbh.
I feel like I am waay too slow :(
Maybe instead of a punishing timer, you could turn things around?
Give score based on speed and if you finish the flag quicker, you get bonus points or something?
And then give a rating A through D at the end of the round based on how many points were scored?
As it stands, I'm afraid I will never see the end of this game (but I am missing a lot as it seems, based on other people's screenshots). Sad.
First level went pretty well but started struggling a bit when the letters were introduced. The scrolling of the list definitely slowed me down a bit and I was trying to figure out what words I needed to spell out and which ones were already established as an existing code.
Some good bones here though! Had a good time! Nice job!
The music also fits perfectly.