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Wreckmate by posho

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made by posho for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Keep yer loot afloat by using crates!

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Objectives:

  1. Don't fall!
  2. Use crates to your advantage!
  3. Take loot to the next island to buy upgrades!

Controls:

| Key | Action | | ---------- | ------------------- | | Left/Right | Move left/right. | | Z or 1 | Place Anchor Crate. | | X or 2 | Place Cannon Crate. | | C or 3 | Place Boost Crate. | | ESC | Pause game. |

Shop:

| Key | Action | | ------------ | ------------------------- | | A/D | Select item (left/right). | | E | Purchase item. | | Enter/Return | Continue to next round. |

Crates:

| Crate | Name | Effects | | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | SoFrBFD - Imgur.png | Anchor Crate | Having trouble keeping your ship afloat? Use one of these to add weight to one of the sides of your ship! | | lA7Xh6V - Imgur.png | Cannon Crate | Use this crate to automatically shoot at enemies and other nuisances that might jump to your ship! | | U7jJSq1 - Imgur.png | Boost Crate | Having this crate on deck will boost your ship's speed, making it faster towards the next checkpoint! |

Credits:

| Name | Contribution | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | | Daniel Martínez | Code | | Rodrigo Gómez Maitret (Posho) | Art | | Jorge Figueroa | Music |

Listen to the Soundtrack!

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Stable Version (Web) https://gamejolt.com/games/wreckmate/653021
Stable Version (HQ) https://gamejolt.com/games/wreckmate/653021
Unstable Version (No Pun Intended) https://drive.google.com/file/d/17o8USwc0q_oFDMcMBDxboA3N83noDwW8/view?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/wreckmate

Ratings

Overall 1023th 3.31⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 924th 3.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 984th 3.095⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 577th 3.714⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 582th 3.786⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 127th 4.025⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 455th 3.405⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1118th 3.048⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 59🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

Tron
05. Oct 2021 · 14:14 UTC
The music is great.
LDJam user 202408
05. Oct 2021 · 14:18 UTC
awesome work, the game is short but still fun the scene switch after you finish almost gave me a heart attack. you also deserve some credit for the page setup, well done
Fernando Sydenstricker C.
05. Oct 2021 · 14:29 UTC
Those 3 descriptions in this page is a plus. Loved the music and the sprites, but it didnt understand what i had to do to play. The rock sprite has a bug on its feet. ![imagem_2021-10-05_112936.png](///raw/ef9/d3/z/47045.png)
Ghatazorg
06. Oct 2021 · 10:31 UTC
It's a cool game, but a little bit difficult to understand how to play,
good job anyway
Prostone
06. Oct 2021 · 10:34 UTC
Takes a while to figure what to actually do, as the from movement is a little too unstable for balance purposes. On second try I got to next level, but when I almost toppled and everything slid back off, I managed to balance it back only to find the ship is no longer moving at all (was at stable 24m to island at that point).
Graphics are nice, music is non-disruptive and adds a great atmosphere.
AndresBochi
07. Oct 2021 · 02:13 UTC
i agree that its difficult to figure out what you are supposed to do...
Zhenda Hu
07. Oct 2021 · 07:30 UTC
Graphic and music design make for a really cute, consistent, and readable game. Gameplay wise, it is a bit confusing to pick up at first, but it's definitely an interesting take on the theme.
HaaYaargh
07. Oct 2021 · 07:47 UTC
I feel like you have very few options to play the game. You can do nothing wrong and still get locked between an enemy and the edge of a ship and just wait to die, because a treasure chest or another package dropped from the sky. Inability to jump makes game even more difficult.

I assume the anchors were suppose to put weight to either side of the ship to prevent toppling. Cannons were suppose to shoot enemies, although if an enemy is between you and the cannon, then it will shot you out of the ship. Couldn't figure out what Lightning does.

Overall I like the idea of running around the ship, pushing and placing counterweight, but the execution this time wasn't there. At least art is good and funny and music accompany everything pretty well.
Yanamoe
07. Oct 2021 · 19:09 UTC
It`s hard to understand what i should do, but graphics and music is really cool
Ivan Nosov
08. Oct 2021 · 15:05 UTC
Funny style. Controls information and final task must be shown in the game.
Verdict: Funny, but absolutely unclear .
xpoho
08. Oct 2021 · 17:35 UTC
Странный фрегат, якоря сверху, пушки на ящиках - вот она, жизнь моряка! Несладкая, но прибыльная!
GuessImLuna
09. Oct 2021 · 00:05 UTC
slightly complicated but I like the idea. Music and sfxs are sweet
Edmar Filho
09. Oct 2021 · 04:22 UTC
I think the movement is pretty limited and that makes the game a bit frustrating, but I like the art and overall mood of the game.
EdevJogos
10. Oct 2021 · 05:29 UTC
The character is way too slippery and the meters countdown seems a off it reaches 0 before i actually reach the island but The art cool, and gameplay is nice too it was fun to play, good job!
dingdingding
10. Oct 2021 · 12:49 UTC
This was a really fun game!! I enjoyed figuring out what to do and how it worked, even if it was a little confusing. The detailed description was a great thing! I wanted to play more but my "distance to island"-meter froze at 7 and even if I waited for some time we never arrived. Love the music btw, epic!
Shea Kelly
13. Oct 2021 · 15:26 UTC
it was hard too understand at first but then i got it and it was a fun little game.
quadtree
17. Oct 2021 · 08:52 UTC
Pretty nice use of the theme, and the graphics and music were good as well. It might have been nice if you could get rid of anchor blocks somehow, since the chests you're counterbalancing them with sort disappear but the anchor blocks don't. On the other hand, it does cause your boat to get overloaded over time which is probably good.

I did also see a weird glitch once: After my Boost Crate fell overboard, the boat stopped entirely and I never got to the next island.