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Boomsheep by leggy

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made by leggy for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

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​This game is about Ribilla, a shepherd dog which has to look after the farm while the owner is away for some days.

Ribilla is a very smart and experienced shepherd but sheeps in this farm are quite particular: Ribi will take really care of them and look after their every need, or... boom!

Guide Ribilla in this insane adventure!

Commands:

Left click to move Ribilla in the yard.

Select the bark (click in the icon in the bottom right corner or press 1, 2 or 3) appropriate for your situations. Use selected bark by holding the right mouse button to position it and then release the button to fire it.

When moving you will push away sheeps close to you.

Shear them when their hair grow. Wash them when they get dirty. Leave them alone when you bark too much at them.

Endure 7 days and try to keep as many sheeps as possible alive.

Be a good girl.

Link https://leggy7.itch.io/boomsheep
Link https://leggy7.itch.io/boomsheep
Link https://leggy7.itch.io/boomsheep
Link https://leggy7.itch.io/boomsheep
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/boomsheep

Ratings

Overall 470th 3.722⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 590th 3.556⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 288th 3.741⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 703th 3.593⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 503th 3.87⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 450th 3.556⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 374th 3.537⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 436th 3.692⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 37🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

The Lame Brain
06. Oct 2021 · 17:22 UTC
Tip for anyone having trouble with the Windows link: The Linux link works, and there is a link there to download the windows version too.

I haven't had a chance to play it yet, but I will soon.
Viperux
06. Oct 2021 · 18:11 UTC
Thank you, I edited the link :-) Hope you like the game! We'll try your in the next days :-D
The Lame Brain
06. Oct 2021 · 18:27 UTC
Ran into an error where it started rapidly switching between pause and play I think? This meant that none of my barks could refill, and movement got really bad. This made it impossible to keep the sheep alive.

Still day 7 passed and Day 8 dawned and the game just kept going.




Cheers! [-LB](https://ldjam.com/users/the-lame-brain/)
BinarySpark
06. Oct 2021 · 19:02 UTC
Good entry! Took a moment to get used to the controls, but it's a cute game! :D
Abdonatioera
08. Oct 2021 · 23:52 UTC
Fun idea. It's quite addictive! Relaxing in a way, too.
DGSpitzer
09. Oct 2021 · 02:06 UTC
Very creative gameplay! Exploding sheepies~
bassguitarbill
09. Oct 2021 · 10:07 UTC
Browser version works well. I like this game mechanic a lot, it gets _really_ frantic when you have more than a dozen sheep still alive! The art style was sweet, and it was never hard to tell what was going on. Very nice!
JUSTCAMH
09. Oct 2021 · 13:52 UTC
Hey team, thanks for submitting your game to stream, it was a lot of fun! Here's a link to the vod if you'd like to rewatch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1171753717
Trusty
09. Oct 2021 · 19:05 UTC
Fun idea, good to space out to.
LDJam user 228990
09. Oct 2021 · 22:46 UTC
I really like the idea. The gameplay is fun and the humor is on point.

Good job!
Chairshot Games
10. Oct 2021 · 01:42 UTC
Your game is very well designed, and the gameplay feels balanced and very polished. There was a good amount of strategy needed, and I thought it was a great difficulty. The only suggestion I have is that the rams and the dirty sheep are too similar colored, so I kept sending the rams to the washing station by accident. Overall it is a very fun and creative game! The music in your game is also very good. Great job!
bloodycoin
10. Oct 2021 · 12:04 UTC
Great entry: well balanced, good game design, graphics and well placed sounds. The difficulty increases over time to try to manage all the sheep. Reminds me of really old demo game, where the wolf had to gather all the sheep over time to the truck to get them cut :joy:
Though I have to say this game is quite challenging (in a good way).
jan5366x
10. Oct 2021 · 21:53 UTC
R.I.P all my sheeps :sunflower:
CZ46
11. Oct 2021 · 00:37 UTC
A balanced and immersive experience, cute graphics and good audio as well. I felt the difficulty curve was in a good spot based on the style of the game. Overall good stuff, great entry. :D
Lerg
11. Oct 2021 · 01:45 UTC
Everybody loves dogs!
Apples_mmmmmmmm
11. Oct 2021 · 02:43 UTC
Would've been nice if the days were shorter. Felt like the game was more about stamina after a while, rather than dealing with properly managing the herd. Seemed like I could mostly just use the shear command to make them continually run to get their wool cut, and since the cooldown was low enough I barely ever had to use the wash command or the don't explode commands without any real incentive to do otherwise.
Fer Gueler
11. Oct 2021 · 03:09 UTC
Great game! I enjoyed it a lot. Every aspect of it seems so polished to me, graphics are nice and clear, gameplay is balanced and fun, music is nice and very fitting, sound effects are just perfect. To top it all off it's so unique and innovative! Congratz, well done!
fishbrain
11. Oct 2021 · 04:50 UTC
Ha! Smooth graphics, cute little game and concept - I like that you added "exploding".
Kirby
11. Oct 2021 · 07:43 UTC
Nice graphics! Love the game
jeinzi
11. Oct 2021 · 16:47 UTC
Great game! It's easy at the beginning, but on day seven there are just so many sheep and they all explode :D
🎤 leggy
11. Oct 2021 · 17:51 UTC
@jeinzi that sounds like a sad story :cry:
Labete
11. Oct 2021 · 18:05 UTC
I liked this game a lot. The sheep that stand too close to the shearing station are very hard to see/notice on time. Other than that the music is great, sound effects are on point. Overall fun to play :)
I feel a little sad for the sheep I could not save :(
zimny11
12. Oct 2021 · 22:39 UTC
What a cool concept for a game. It was fun to play it. The graphic looks cute, music is nice and fit the theme and in-game mechanic are fun. Great job!
vivyhasadream
21. Oct 2021 · 00:46 UTC
I like the graphics! and the concept is very interesting, you need to do a lot of things at the same time. I only gotta save 14 sheep. suddenly they just started to explode one after another. I have no idea what have I done lol.
Heiach
21. Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC
Cute game.. but exploding sheeps?! Oh no :(
🎤 leggy
21. Oct 2021 · 19:34 UTC
@heiach your radioactive horse should understand the feeling quite good xD