The Virus by Turkey
This game requires Java 8 to run!
Your friend has asked you to take a look at his computer and OH BOY it is a mess. A Virus seems to have run a muck on it and the whole system is completely unstable and does not run well at all. You now have been tasked to clean up the after math....
This game utilizes both traditional UI's and the physical file system. The Initial UI that appears is the helper UI that you use to specify where you want the files from "your friends computer" to go as well as to to show what Tasks you have left to complete. If you hover over the tasks, some helpful tool tip text will appear to give you a slight hint as to what the task needs to be completed.
To run the game, simply download the zip file and extract the contents. Go into the bin folder and run the executable that corresponds with your OS.
No, there is no real virus in this game. It's all for show! I like taking different approaches to making games instead of using traditional game engines and this is what I came up with this time.
The game will only change and effect files that it creates. If it does any more than this please let me know! It's not intended! I recommend choosing an empty folder just to be safe!
| For All Operating Systems | https://turkeydev.itch.io/the-virus |
| Link | https://github.com/TheTurkeyDev/LudumDare49 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/the-virus |
Ratings
| Overall | 101th | 3.861⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 258th | 3.417⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 18th | 4.222⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 235th | 3.667⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 377th | 3.194⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 11🗳️ | 15🗨️ |
#### About the game:
Great concept, "Defrag" challenge was fun and well done, with all its frustrating glory of label / color mismatch.
@laurenceogden I liked it a lot too! Sadly it was basically the last thing I added, so not much to expand upon it.
@bootak Yes I figured this game might sound an feel sketchy xD. I've just accepted it at this point. Glad you liked it though!
@pbg Thanks for enjoying the creativity! I too also like the goose xD Yeah, trying to figure out a good balance for the game where it's beatable, but still challenging is itself, a challenge. Sadly I probably based it on my abilities which I'm sure got a bit tuned in after a few too many cracks at the game. Glad you still enjoyed things overall though!
Unfortunately I had a bit of trouble with the defrag minigame. I had to change the primary display in display settings as otherwise it appeared on my second monitor and dragging the rectangles didn't work at all (they'd disappear instead), and the time remaining is displayed in an area that is not cleared so it becomes unreadable.
@qookie Happy you enjoyed the game! As for the second monitor thing, that's very interesting. I run dual monitors and didn't have any issues, but I know that this type of stuff can be finnicky. Sorry this happened!
One thing is for sure, the defrag minigame takes too long and that just contributes to a lot of frustration, especially to people who cannot react fast. (aka it's an excuse that I have taken this 10 times....)
The virus folder would definitely work better with your actual mouse though.
Either way, superb work!
@sleepystudios Glad you liked the game! Yeah I do wish I could have tailored the games a bit more