You are Queen by BrettSchiff

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made by BrettSchiff for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

You're the queen of an ant colony. You set the priorities of your workers, and explore how your colony reacts to progress as quickly as possible

Ratings

Overall 460th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 491th 3.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 203th 3.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 437th 3.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 702th 2.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 359th 3.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

rhoff95
26. Apr 2021 · 16:43 UTC
Please publish this to itch.io. Downloading files from google drive is sketchy. Check my feed for a guide on how to do this automatically and easily.
deepinthewoods
27. Apr 2021 · 00:25 UTC
Nice idea My best times in 'You are Queen':
Total - 1:49
Dig Nest - 1:32
Food Supply - 1:49
Population - 1:24
Stanislav Angelov
10. May 2021 · 06:53 UTC
I love the idea ! Its amazing you did this in such a low time (![ldss.png](///raw/169/a3/z/42544.png)
joe40001
10. May 2021 · 07:33 UTC
I got 2:48 so I played again and got: 2:05 then I played a few more times and got:
![temp.png](///raw/ae1/z/42548.png)

I don't think one can do too much better. Sub 1:40 is probably possible, but not sure.

Fun little bite sized game. I enjoyed it!
Robotex
11. May 2021 · 06:31 UTC
It's a great idea of ant colony simulator but you should to polish it. It's too easy to win.

1:42
joselor
11. May 2021 · 06:54 UTC
Super fun idea ! I love the priority system you implemented, and the more you progress with more ants, the more satisfying it becomes ! Well done
TheCommonThug
11. May 2021 · 22:37 UTC
Interesting idea, kinda dig the idea of hands-off gameplay.
Necdilzor
11. May 2021 · 23:07 UTC
![saas.png](///raw/e2a/d/z/425f4.png)

Nice chill game! It was fun to watch the ants do things on their own.
Soothing music too.
dmitriy3342
11. May 2021 · 23:14 UTC
I got interesting experience, thanks!
Honey Pony
12. May 2021 · 04:16 UTC
I enjoyed playing through this. I really dig the straightforward graphics--combined with the hands-off gameplay, this gives this game a really chill vibe. Then, adding the goal of building the population, etc--kind of gives this game a feeling akin to a building game, all about exponential growth--and I think that combination is really quite fun and relaxing.

I think I would have liked a bit more understanding of the interplay between the various factors. Do I need to dig the nest before the eggs can grow? That's what is seemed like. Do I need food before my eggs can become ants? That is what I guessed, so I set the slider to forage, but I couldn't actually tell for sure.

I think that the food resource in particular could be expanded on just a little bit--essentially, make the ants unable to do the other tasks if the food isn't kept stocked. (Maybe this is how it works--I don't know :sweat_smile: )

On the graphics: I enjoyed the particle effects. I think that the holes being dug would be better if they were, maybe, expanding circles/ovals? The chopped-off ovals seem a bit unpolished.

Anyways, here's my scores (the clipboard button doesn't seem to work):
Total - 2:05
Dig Nest - 2:05
Food Supply - 1:57
Population - 1:52
jk5000
13. May 2021 · 13:26 UTC
It looks fun, but I don't feel like I am playing the game. Give me a bit more to do and I would be happy.
Jonathan Lorenz
13. May 2021 · 17:21 UTC
Pretty relaxing! I was actually a bit disapointed that it ended so quickly. Good work!
Brandon Hare
14. May 2021 · 08:45 UTC
Nice and chill!
Turkey
14. May 2021 · 13:05 UTC
Very nice little automation/ management style game! Would have been nice if there were some "negative" consequences preventing me from just 100%ing my population and then just blowing through the rest.