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Battling Viruses by Noirox

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made by Noirox for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

​In this submission to Ludum Dare, the player can control hordes of minions that fight their way through enemies towards the enemy base. But be wary - the minions might unexpectedly mutate some of their stats!

Requiring you to adapt on the fly and change your strategy in the heat of the moment, this concept of a RTS replaces the PvP with the need to play around your own troops.

Link https://noirox.itch.io/battling-viruses
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/battling-viruses

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Ghost_Wave
06. Oct 2021 · 10:49 UTC
I really like the concept of this game,
It's just a bit complicated to play, I didn't manage to finish the tutorial,
When I played a standard game it was fun tho.
Maybe you could let the player choose the random mutations, there could be different strategies depending on the mutations you choose.
🎤 Noirox
06. Oct 2021 · 17:01 UTC
@ghost-wave Yep, we definitely overscoped this time, especially after a rather long break from programming. Turns out AI is hard and making watching blobs fight fun is even harder lol. Glad you enjoyed it a bit nonetheless! And regarding the mutations: We debated that option but that ultimately felt too plannable and not unstable enough.
robbietaco
10. Oct 2021 · 15:05 UTC
Cool game! You got the basic ideas down really well here, I would love to see it expanded upon further! I think a clearer indication of mutations for each virus would be cool to see, and I think that a lot could be gained with the creation of a few more map types! Thanks for submitting!
Alexthehuman2
10. Oct 2021 · 15:13 UTC
I can see how the concept works, however, the player troop's spawn rate was kinda too high to the point where the beginning stage it's almost a guarentee to win. But yea! A decent submission with an aspect of the theme incorporated into the game! well done!
huntthewumpus
10. Oct 2021 · 15:14 UTC
Definitely an interesting idea, having your viruses mutate and fight other mutated viruses.
It wasn't always clear what lead to what mutation and why. Also a lot of the time i could just win the level by not doing anything.