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Root Crop by Moomka

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made by Moomka for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

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WASD for navigating.

LMB from the edge of root (Or from seed on start) for grow your new root segment.

Mouse wheel for zoom.

Harvest water & make deepest root. Particles on end of the root show your the nearest water direction.

Unfortunately, I spent a lot of time implementing the generation of roots, so the randomness here is too random, and sometimes the water can be either too much or too little.

Upd1: Make bugfix for invisible roots in browser

Upd2: Put files in google drive to zip folder for one file downloading

Link https://github.com/Moomka/LudumDare48.git
Link https://moomka.itch.io/ld48
Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cwtVi-S-Knq-dA9v00yPzCqUas7OwLFA/view?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/root-crop

Ratings

Overall 687th 3.115⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 738th 2.808⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 243th 3.596⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 118th 4.096⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 697th 2.942⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 418th 3.192⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 569th 2.071⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 537th 3.1⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

Ghost_Wave
26. Apr 2021 · 11:52 UTC
The idea is really original, but I think it would be nice if you gave the player a bit more guidance because I was a bit lost at first :) Otherwise this is a really cute game, and I love the music.
WongKongPhooey
26. Apr 2021 · 12:05 UTC
A nice take on the theme, and I liked how the screen got darker as you went down. Good job on the music too!
Kieron Woodhouse
26. Apr 2021 · 12:06 UTC
Decent idea and nice art, but I didn't really understand what I was trying to achieve. It ended up feeling like a game of connect the dots but that doesn't make a nice picture at the end :stuck_out_tongue: I'd have liked a bit more help to understand what my aim is and how to play. Nice work, though
lalada
26. Apr 2021 · 12:07 UTC
The music is great. One root may be more challenging and smooth(no need to repeat clicking ). Really relaxing game.
mdotedot
26. Apr 2021 · 12:07 UTC
Lost as well. I got a nice ray of brown spots but nothing seems to happen. Restarting I could scroll the view and see water spots. But the roots didn't seem to 'grow'
welby
26. Apr 2021 · 12:08 UTC
I like the roots that light up the dark section when you get lower down, so you have to explore for the water.
GlowGlew
26. Apr 2021 · 12:09 UTC
Very interesting take on the theme. The music and sound effects are good!
LDJam user 237588
26. Apr 2021 · 12:10 UTC
I like the design and music. It's sometimes hard to see underground though, maybe you could add a bit more light.
Loig
26. Apr 2021 · 12:10 UTC
It took me some time to realize that it was possible to end a root somewhere else than in water. So I was stuck for a moment when the game becomes darker (I was not able to see any water).

I think the idea could give a really nice relaxing game with a bit more water available.
Voxel Forest
26. Apr 2021 · 12:12 UTC
Very nice and relaxing game, well done tough the concept isn't very clear at first! But sometimes the sprites don't show correctly, it sad because the graphics are good :(
henriquecanella
26. Apr 2021 · 12:15 UTC
Really like the concept of the game. As you said one thing I think you can improve is the generation of the water spots. But overall well done =D
AnthonyHarmitage
26. Apr 2021 · 12:29 UTC
Nice idea, but water is sometimes not visible on the starting screen. Who knew that you would need to scroll)
LDJam user 235915
26. Apr 2021 · 12:30 UTC
![Screenshot_2021-04-26 LD48 Root Crop by Moomka(1).png](///raw/b89/93/z/3d69c.png)
azakharov
26. Apr 2021 · 12:32 UTC
I'm really mesmerized by the game. Nice work!
mrnyarlathotep
26. Apr 2021 · 12:55 UTC
Very interesting premise that is a solid fit for the theme - it does get very tricky seeing your 'nodes' as you get further and further down, but I was playing the WebGL build and you'd already warned me about that in the description, so can't complain too much
🎤 Moomka
26. Apr 2021 · 14:09 UTC
@mdotedot probably you play a version game with bug on itch.io. Im fix it now and you play try again, or download PC version from google drive
🎤 Moomka
26. Apr 2021 · 14:43 UTC
@mrnyarlathotep this bug is ready fixed, you can try again and see my PERFECT root generation)
SmelJey
26. Apr 2021 · 15:33 UTC
Very relaxing game with nice concept. Had this root rendering bug on WebGL build. Was fun to play, though
BridgeOnAStick
26. Apr 2021 · 17:58 UTC
Interesting game, nice concept. Finding water was a bit hard sometimes. Nice work!
marksht
27. Apr 2021 · 10:15 UTC
Cool game! It fits the theme and becomes difficult once there is a darkness.
foxy
28. Apr 2021 · 20:37 UTC
One of not many games tbh that really did go along the theme :laughing: Loved the meditative gameplay :heart:
BoClow
03. May 2021 · 07:36 UTC
I was first worried when I could not see more water, but when I realized that your roots light the area around them it became nice water hunting game. Cool idea.