Wind Rover by OminusGalaxy44

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made by OminusGalaxy44 for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

image<em>2021-10-03</em>230016.png You're controlling a robot which was sent to a distant planet. However, the wind on the planet is blowing debris everywhere. Your goal is to try to stand on an unstable pile of said debris to get better connection to send info back. image<em>2021-10-03</em>230143.png

Your connection is very unstable though, so information is sent back pretty slowly. Try and send back 50 pieces of information!

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hey guys, just throwing it out there, there's a secret ending at 150. just saying :shrug:

(if the online version loads slow, just download it)

Ratings

Overall 1308th 3.036⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1096th 3.086⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 547th 3.5⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 433th 3.862⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 822th 2.982⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 583th 3.196⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 35🗨️

Feedback

hiisileiri
04. Oct 2021 · 13:35 UTC
Interesting concept, but game area is too small. Also i have no idea what everything is for. Moving controls are bad, and not to least i have no idea when the next orange-asteroid from the air will ruin the whole mission for to success.
FlorianBalD
04. Oct 2021 · 14:02 UTC
Would have been way better with a little, fast indication of where the objects are coming from imo, it can be frustrating to die on a random Mars blowing you from nowhere, even if it still is a funny situation lmao
MalusKhan
04. Oct 2021 · 14:25 UTC
A little difficult to survive ^^" Some objects come too fast and it's impossible to do anything ... The best strategy I find is to stay hidden between the objects and pray that something doesn't come crashing down on me x)
🎤 OminusGalaxy44
05. Oct 2021 · 00:22 UTC
@hiisileiri what controls specifically did you not like? it would be helpful to know this so i can make better games in the future :smiley:
Don Fouts
05. Oct 2021 · 01:53 UTC
This might sound strange, but I love the title screen. The music is a little loud but the gameplay is cool and fun. Nice entry!
🎤 OminusGalaxy44
05. Oct 2021 · 02:00 UTC
@don-fouts thanks! sorry about the music, i honestly didn't know how to set up an in game volume control and didn't have enough time to :shrug:
Nillard
05. Oct 2021 · 03:09 UTC
Gave me a good laugh how everything seemed aimed at my red button. Eventually hit 50 after learning to dodge.
Flaterectomy
05. Oct 2021 · 11:29 UTC
I started a bunch of times, and often I'd just die from an unlucky rotation right at the start. The furthest I got was sending between 60 and 70 pieces of information by standing stationary inside a little picket created by large pieces of debris and just waiting. I clearly passed the 50 mark, but the game continued regardless, so I suppose there is no win condition?

The music sounds a little random, and magenta/grey/brown isn't my favorite palette for the art, but everything seemed pretty clear visually at least. I enjoyed the *unexpected* types of debris.
Guilloteam
05. Oct 2021 · 11:43 UTC
I got really confused at the start, as I kept falling head first when I spawned and dying on impact. But once I got the hang of it, it was pretty fun! Congrat on your take on the theme!
🎤 OminusGalaxy44
05. Oct 2021 · 12:43 UTC
@flaterectomy it tells you how you did after you die because there's different results for different amounts and i didn't want players to just stop playing after hitting 50; i probably should've added more clarification tbh
Daniel Eduardo Martinez
06. Oct 2021 · 09:15 UTC
love the sound design, it might be the hour, but I laughed every time I died, took me one round to understand the concept, but love the concept, and having a robot with a self destruct button on the top is a great concept.
agushmar
06. Oct 2021 · 18:31 UTC
Muy bueno y me gusta el nivel de dificultad que tiene.
Thieme55
06. Oct 2021 · 18:33 UTC
Sound and Graphics are nice. I found it very unintuitive to rotate with the arrow keys... don't know why
der Mondhase
06. Oct 2021 · 19:02 UTC
Difficult to get the controls at first, but after getting the hang of it, it was a positively refreshing experience. My poor robot was destroyed one too many times to send those 61 pieces of information back to Earth :D
Westmave
06. Oct 2021 · 20:53 UTC
Nice Game. In some runs it felt annoyingly hard, but maybe I am just a bad gamer :D. My Highscore was 21. I think the audio wasn´t fitting the game that much. Overall a fun experience and totaly fitting the theme. Good Job!
🎤 OminusGalaxy44
06. Oct 2021 · 23:09 UTC
@westmave yeah i couldn't come up with music eerie enough for a new planet but not so eerie that it sounds like a haunted house lmao
osh.studio
07. Oct 2021 · 10:51 UTC
Actually thought this was really fun, theres a great concept here and the controller felt realistic but responsive enough to be fun. I would say the music needs some work, and if you could work out a system to keep the unstable pile a bit higher for longer, it would be even better.
Johnsensei
07. Oct 2021 · 20:31 UTC
It was a good thing restarting is painless.
🎤 OminusGalaxy44
07. Oct 2021 · 20:38 UTC
@flaterectomy orang
gdesecrate
12. Oct 2021 · 21:57 UTC
I loved the music!
![Screenshot_20211013_005402.png](///raw/fd9/14/z/48196.png)
rubenwardy
13. Oct 2021 · 19:40 UTC
Nice idea and good sounds/music! I found it very hard to play though
PonchoGuy
13. Oct 2021 · 19:41 UTC
Hey, this was a really addictive game and the music was honestly amazing.

![Untitled.png](///raw/6e6/2/z/481ef.png)

I love the RNG element of this, debris can come flying at you even when you think you have an amazing unbreakable spot! :sweat_smile:

One thing that could make the game more replayable would be reward unlocks on information levels which could be exchanged for skins for the bot?

Thanks so much for making this, it was really fun! :smile:
TTU_HASAN
16. Oct 2021 · 13:49 UTC
certainly unstable!! ,overall a nice game
Roka Josh
16. Oct 2021 · 14:21 UTC
Funny little game with suprisingly tight controls. Great job!
Rewzu
21. Oct 2021 · 00:16 UTC
Interesting idea. It might be a bit hard/unfair because some objects are flying too fast and there is no time to react. Graphics and audio are decent. Nice take on the theme. Good job!