Description:

The game is simple! Dive as deep as you can, without hitting to many jellyfish, and without running out of oxygen.

Controls

You use the arrow keys to control the diver. Try to avoid the jellyfish and collect oxygen bubbles to stay alive.

Programs used:

All programs used are free to use!

• Stencyl
• Pixlr.com
• Pixilart.com
• Audacity

The jam story

Because it's the first time I'm using Stencyl I wanted to plan a game I could do in 24 hours. So I would have 24 hours just to export, troubleshoot and upload the game. My time management skills were up to par, and I finished my game within 24H including music and sfx.

Good thing I did finish early, because my lack of experience with flash, HTML and Itch.io gave me some trouble. First I exported a flash version, and realised it wouldn't play on Itch.io because Flash is not supported. (I thought it was still possible, if the user forced Flash to run)

Then I had to export all sfx again as .ogg files, needed for the HTML export. Then I uploaded it to Itch.io, but couldn't get the resolution and controls to work right. If I embedded the game, the up and down arrow would scroll the page on the web site, even with focus on the game. If I forced fullscreen, the game (as it looks now) would be anchored in the top left corner. Well, at least it's working.

I learned a lot from this jam. I like how easy and intuitive Stencyl is, even though it is a little unstable and buggy. It's so quick and easy to get something going in a short amount of time. And for me, it's only a plus that it is visual building blocks, and you don't necessarily need to code.

I wish you all a happy Ludum Dare 48, and I look forward to get your feedback, and to try out your submissions aswell!

Gimbalock