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Firestarter by pndaa

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made by pndaa for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

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Game done in 48h

Description

A disease contaminated trees in the forest. As the driver of a customized fire engine, your mission is to burn the sick trees to slow the propagation of the illness down. Spray water on healthy trees if they happen to catch on fire.

Controls

  • Left/right click: drive toward mouse pointer

When the engine is close to the mouse: - left click: activate flamethrower - right click: spray water

Credits

  • Dev & Arts: Matthieu Saül

  • Sounds taken on:

    • https://freesound.org/
    • www.soundsnap.com

  • Music procedurally generated here: https://pernyblom.github.io/abundant-music/index.html

  • Thanks Cyrille for your feedbacks

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

Ratings

Overall 564th 3.655⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 376th 3.741⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 151th 3.931⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 545th 3.75⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 495th 3.879⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 868th 2.729⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1039th 3.135⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

very high ping
04. Oct 2021 · 05:15 UTC
damn this game is hard, but really fun, my final score was 4200
it's a very cool idea, especially the flamethrower fire engine, although some of the graphics weren't extremely clear, especially the fire and water
Quoc
08. Oct 2021 · 12:22 UTC
Very cool idea!!! This is really fun to play. I like the fact that you can a lot in this small game. The graphics and music fits very well!
Christian L.
08. Oct 2021 · 12:28 UTC
Very polished. Nice graphics and a very nice tutorial!
DanielClarc
08. Oct 2021 · 12:29 UTC
Cool concept! Now I understand how starting a fire can be used to suppress wildfires xD Loved the range and spread of the flamethrower and water spray, made me have to use tacticaly my positioning. Congratz!
XeduR
08. Oct 2021 · 12:32 UTC
I think the controls could have been improved a bit, like "holding down shift" and mouse click would shoot fire/water. I found myself a few times just driving around a small tree. :smile:

I enjoyed the audio and the game idea was cool. I got until level 4, and when I failed, I would have liked to play that level again, but I was booted all the way back to level 1.
Not an apple a stone
08. Oct 2021 · 12:33 UTC
Its a bit unclear how far the water reaches and if a tree is getting extinguished but it was really fun nonetheless
0x89A
10. Oct 2021 · 15:33 UTC
Quite a fun and polished game once I got used to the controls.
eldogg
10. Oct 2021 · 17:13 UTC
Interesting mechanic and quite funny that the fire engine burns trees. The controls felt good, looked like the whole game took place on top of grass block in minecraft ;) - It was fun and quick!
MakimoPL
11. Oct 2021 · 09:13 UTC
I love graphics used in this game, and I am really impressed how much fun you can have on this small area. Good job!
leggy
11. Oct 2021 · 10:10 UTC
Nice concept realized with appealing graphic.
If I had to say something, well, you could work on truck movement better: I feel uneasyness moving among trees
Garywiss
11. Oct 2021 · 10:50 UTC
Nice and original concept, love the low poly graphics. The tutorial is a nice addition too. Good job !
thyagodarth
11. Oct 2021 · 23:50 UTC
It has clear objectives, an excellent tutorial and manages to excite!
Daniikk1012
14. Oct 2021 · 09:27 UTC
Cool game with a nice concept. It is really fun to play, but as someone already mentioned, movement is not really easy.
LTyrosine
14. Oct 2021 · 11:47 UTC
*Good*:

-> Game is nice, I liked the idea and theme usage. Nice simple graphics, helpful tutorial. Gameplay is fun.

*Minor issues*:

-> Controls, however, could get some more love as vehicle driving is somewhat hard among the trees and the curves it tries to do. Also is not exactly clear what is the fire and water jet range/area.

Overall is a fun game, congratulations on your entry!
LeYaoTang
14. Oct 2021 · 22:26 UTC
Not too much innovative and unstable, however it was very fun.
frederikja163
16. Oct 2021 · 09:28 UTC
Nice game, with a really thought out tutorial.
AdrianKrawczyk
16. Oct 2021 · 10:24 UTC
Satysfying game. And a pretty challenging one. Love the particles and the way you made the movement. Also the concept is cool!
rucksack
16. Oct 2021 · 11:20 UTC
No the prodigy soundtrack, 0/10.

For real though, it's a nice game! Unique concept, nice low-poly aesthetics, well polished tutorial and gameplay. My only critique is that there could be more visual feedback do distinguish trees that are incubated or in the process of being incubated, as well as which trees are hit by the water/fire.