Weak Signal by Papercypress

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made by Papercypress for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Small arcade game where you control a delivery drone with balance and reception issues

Created by Papercypress

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Ratings

Overall 1009th 3.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1160th 3.024⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 319th 3.705⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 402th 3.886⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 803th 3.548⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 844th 2.763⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1278th 2.8⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

MrJens
04. Oct 2021 · 15:57 UTC
this is a great idea for this theme.
Zarkonnen
04. Oct 2021 · 17:08 UTC
Really fun idea. I didn't get very far. :sweat_smile:
rzfmzn
04. Oct 2021 · 17:09 UTC
Super aligned with the theme, I was unable to get the hang of it tho :/
GuinyTime
05. Oct 2021 · 10:14 UTC
It's interesting, the colors and tones are fresh, but diagonal flying is hard
Strynion
05. Oct 2021 · 19:38 UTC
Interesting idea, but it's little too slow for me. It could be a lot more fun, if it wouldn't take that long when you get direction wrong and have to wait to crash into something to fail and start again. Packages look like background props and I didn't know i can interact with them until I read the description.
Apart from that, i quite like it. :)
runrajrun
06. Oct 2021 · 22:42 UTC
Great job! It's a really interesting concept.
PashaLoban
13. Oct 2021 · 19:12 UTC
Cool idea
ache games
16. Oct 2021 · 05:03 UTC
fun game. Well done!!
LDJam user 237913
19. Oct 2021 · 15:24 UTC
This was awesome. Aim and release type idea somewhat and hope you hit the next square of reception. I wish you could speed up the drone during it's "uncontrolled" flight since you usually know what's going to happen ... you're going to hit a bird :frowning2: :x:

Awesome job! Thanks for letting me play!
Noirox
19. Oct 2021 · 15:35 UTC
Amazing! One of the few Jam games I replayed a few times to increase my highscore :P One criticism: It is sometimes quite hard to tell how the drone will move after dropping in the parcel, maybe an indicator in form of an arrow?
pcmaster
19. Oct 2021 · 15:42 UTC
Would you care spoiling it for everyone and giving hints on how to actually play/control this? I couldn't figure out why my packets wouldn't drop (they flew just a tiny bit) and how long will my drone remain without signal? I cannot get any grasp :(
🎤 Papercypress
20. Oct 2021 · 07:00 UTC
@pcmaster Sure! Within range of a post office, the drone can be controlled with WASD keys, before leaving the reception area, stack the parcels by dragging and dropping them onto the platform on the bottom.
@doc-kaos The drone's speed can actually be controlled by moving the center of balance forward, ex: putting parcels near the front to make the drone go faster.
GodDoesPlayDice
20. Oct 2021 · 08:52 UTC
Great idea and execution! Nice hit on the topic of the competition! The game is already ready for release on mobile platforms.