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Digmania by LeviDSmith

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made by LeviDSmith for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

Help Mr. Digger dig as far as possible into the earth. Pick up the shovel to start digging. Pick up additional shovels to speed up digging speed. Avoid the enemies as you dig. Get hit three times and the game is over. Enter your name for the online leaderboard.

Press left and right to move. Press space while standing still to dig downward. Hold left or right and press space to dig horizontally.
Press Up to jump.

Enemy types: - Green - moves back and forth horizontally - Light Blue - moves in random directions - Orange - moves in a circle pattern - Red - shoots projectiles at you.

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Tools used - Unity - game engine - Blender - models - Gimp - texturing - BFXR - sound effects - GarageBand - music - OBS - video recording - VLC - screenshot extraction from video

I used my Leaderboard code for submitting and loading online scores

Time lapse development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNbBJWke0q0

Day One development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffpbNaV78aM

Day Two development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIclRASBdI0

Supporters: Seth Robinson, Mike Garcia, Games Finder, Lukasz Zelezny, Light Gun Gamer

Link https://levidsmith.com/games/digmania/
Link https://ldsmith.itch.io/digmania
Link https://ldsmith.itch.io/digmania
Link https://ldsmith.itch.io/digmania
Link https://levidsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ld48-digmania.zip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/digmania

Ratings

Overall 604th 3.229⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 289th 3.583⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 751th 2.646⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 354th 3.729⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 777th 2.688⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 525th 2.978⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 388th 2.614⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 653th 2.909⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

Jibberwocky
26. Apr 2021 · 05:33 UTC
Quite addictive, not sure if the dig power upgrades actually make things easier (after about 5 you feel quite out of control) but I sure want them a lot.
Phobos001
26. Apr 2021 · 05:36 UTC
The leaderboard is a fun addition to this game! I wish you could smoothly scroll down while digging instead of by screens, because some of those circular enemies get so fast that you don't have time to react to it before you're hit. Otherwise this is a fun little arcade game!
Chumzy
27. Apr 2021 · 01:55 UTC
It's really addicting to try and get a new highscore. I agree with @phobos001 that the screen needs to scroll with the player instead of when you hit the end of the screen.

Also I got the highscore :)
![highscore.PNG](///raw/f8e/e1/z/3ff2b.png)
sacredbacon
02. May 2021 · 01:25 UTC
Finally managed to crack the leader board, that's such a cool feature to have given the timeframe. The shovel upgrade a great addition. Keep up the great work!
aTinyBean
02. May 2021 · 01:28 UTC
The game was pretty fun! I liked how you had a scoreboard and also the frog sprites made me laugh.

P.S. Nice website!
Tryston
02. May 2021 · 01:30 UTC
Nice little game, love the music!
Jerm
02. May 2021 · 01:59 UTC
This is quite fun, and I liked the music too!

Perhaps the balance could be improved as the difficulty ramps up quite quickly as the enemies speed up and it's quite overwhelming when there's a bunch of them at once, but the game still works well despite that.

Now I'm going back to try beat my high score...
LDJam user 239493
02. May 2021 · 03:18 UTC
I LOVE the global leaderboard. It really gives you something to play for
Nick Rafalski
02. May 2021 · 15:26 UTC
This was fun! A great interpretation of the theme, and I really dig the variety of enemies. The leaderboard is a great touch too!
Lex
03. May 2021 · 10:47 UTC
Having a leaderboard really makes me want to replay and try to beat someone, haha. Congrats!
ProdigalSon
04. May 2021 · 13:14 UTC
Cute. It gets chaotic really quickly lol. I think that's mainly because the enemies that are still outside of the screen are active making so that projectiles and fast moving enemies suddenly hit you unfairly since you cannot see them. Meaning, it feels like the game encourages playing fast but also doesn't have like a "warning system" to let you know you are near danger so you have to slow down enough for the camera to catch up.

I wonder if this issue would be easily resolved by not having a static camera but rather letting it follow you. Otherwise I feel like I can go fast for a few rows then I have to stop for the camera to shift, quickly scan the area, and then move, rinse and repeat, which for me makes the game feel a little sluggish.

Still, fun, simple, and solid. Like others have said, the leaderboard is always a nice touch. :D
PxlDev
05. May 2021 · 09:45 UTC
Nice! I like the leaderboard.
Treeboater
05. May 2021 · 09:48 UTC
Leaderboard was a nice touch!
Johnsensei
05. May 2021 · 12:40 UTC
I got a 49 on my first play through. Not going to bother submitting that to the leaderboard. But I enjoyed the game. Great to see someone from the Knoxville group submit a Compo game, being a part of the Nashville Game Developers myself. I think for a compo game this is pretty solid and it fits the theme well. Nothing really to add. Good job.
Jason Wilson
05. May 2021 · 13:59 UTC
Character and enemy art was very cute. Music was also fun and fit the tone of the game.

I didn't understand the benefit of additional shovels. I agree with some of the other comments about smoother scrolling of the level would help a lot to be able to see what's coming up.

Great work.
Mighty Mufflon Games
05. May 2021 · 15:18 UTC
Nice short game. :)
Roka Josh
12. May 2021 · 21:55 UTC
Fun little entry which could be expanded on with a variety of different upgrades or level types as well as more enemies and other obstacles. I agree with others about smoother scrolling, however apart from that a really nice game, great job!
gamescodedogs
12. May 2021 · 22:05 UTC
The leaderboard nice. It makes me interested to be better and better in this game.
schwede
17. May 2021 · 20:59 UTC
Congratulation to your Entry! The high score pushed the game with a challenge, but in its core I missed some fun while playing. I checked your other games and maybe you should consider developing games with pixel art. It could polish your games to a new level. Combination of 2d and 3d art is always an enormous challenge and takes a lot of time consumption. Time you could use to invest into the gameplay instead. I wish you good luck with your future game jams!