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Wind Runner by Abdonatioera

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made by Abdonatioera for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

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In a world, far in the future, where petrol cars are a distant memory and there's no more lithium left for batteries or whatever, a new form of transportation has emerged. The Wind Runner. You're task in this game is to pilot the Wind Runner around the map, delivering packages to various mailboxes.

Controls

  • A and D control the vehicle orientation
  • Q and E control the sail orientation
  • Once you're near a mailbox, you'll be prompted to press R to deliver the package
  • Follow the arrows to the mailboxes, the arrow pointing to the closest mailbox is highlighted

Additional Information

You need to position the sail correctly in the wind to move in the direction you want. To go up wind, try zig-zagging. The wind will change direction over time too.

Edit: Here's an image describing how to operate the Wind Runner in various scenarios. WindRunnerMoveInstructions.png

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where the R prompt wouldn't go away.
  • Fixed a bug where the wind speed wasn't set on the particles correctly.
Link https://aragatodag.itch.io/wind-runner
Link https://aragatodag.itch.io/wind-runner
Link https://aragatodag.itch.io/wind-runner
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/wind-runner

Ratings

Overall 1222th 3.132⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1334th 2.789⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 426th 3.605⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1197th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1098th 3.184⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 789th 3.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1143th 2.206⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1106th 3.056⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 10🗨️

Feedback

Andrea Ancona
05. Oct 2021 · 13:50 UTC
Nice game, it takes a while to understand how to use the wind :)
figueroass27
05. Oct 2021 · 13:54 UTC
This is a cool idea for a game. I think the main problem is that i dont really know how wind works with a sail :\ though i did kinda figure it out. I think the graphics are pretty nice too and the wind sound is nice, its always a little hard to find a good one that doesnt get annoying
FeatheredLynx
05. Oct 2021 · 14:02 UTC
Figuring out how to use the wind currents is a bit hard, but once you do, it's quite an innovative game!
sanojian
05. Oct 2021 · 14:03 UTC
Did you program it so the wind is always against your destination? It seems so, haha! Cool concept. A little bit frustrating. I imagine it would feel great after a lot of practice to be able to cruise all over.
GuinyTime
05. Oct 2021 · 14:44 UTC
Fun little game! I thought it would be very handy for those who had been out on the sea, as I found handling the sails to be a skill
benk
08. Oct 2021 · 07:30 UTC
I loved the mood of the game, especially the wind noises and effects like the moving leaves and trees. For a game based around the wind it works well. I found it pretty unforgiving and frustrating when the place you need to go is directly into the wind... some tuning there would be nice to make it so that it's always possible to progress?
Viperux
09. Oct 2021 · 09:09 UTC
Nice mood, super relaxing. Understanding how to move is kinda hard. Probably an arrow that points in the direction you are accelerating would help, mostly when you are going against the wind. Well done :-)
ShadowyXP Games
09. Oct 2021 · 23:19 UTC
I enjoyed the movement! I feel like an indicator of how the forces add up at the beginning would be great just to help me get myh bearings. It was also frustrating trying to get to the mailboxes on the left because of the river, it seemed to never end!

Cheers!
goldey2
10. Oct 2021 · 04:43 UTC
Fascinating concept! I'd always wanted to learn about how sails work- this is a great demo to learn a little bit about that! Took a little while to get used to, but I'm glad for the effort!
LeYamez
13. Oct 2021 · 02:10 UTC
Frustrating to play but a cool game!
FireSlash
16. Oct 2021 · 22:10 UTC
Felt like the sail and player movement should be separated; but I can see arguments to be made both ways.

As others have said, the sail mechanics are a bit foreign to people who've never sailed before. The explanations you gave are a good attempt but I think it'd be better to try and teach this in-game with some metrics and bars to help the player understand the relation between sail rotation and wind direction.