Dino Defense by 3BT
Defend the planet from asteroids to prevent the extinction of Dino-kind! Collect resources to build up turrets, useful for shooting down those vile rocks!


| Link | https://3bt.itch.io/dino-defender |
| Source Code | https://github.com/ThirdByteTaken/ludum-dare-50 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/dino-defense |
Ratings
| Overall | 481th | 3.682⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 235th | 3.803⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 802th | 3.197⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 356th | 3.939⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 837th | 3.47⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 746th | 3.045⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 708th | 2.911⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 946th | 3.241⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 21🗳️ | 33🗨️ |
that siren was perfect
Thanks for a fun entry!

Great game! Loved the building/collecting. Lots of space for more/new stuff! Would have liked to know where some of the other resources came from, but I figured it out eventually =). Also, some indicator of what/how many of each resource you're missing to build new turrets could be nice. But fun game overall, really enjoyed it!
The twist on the tower defense genre is nice and the balance of the game with its ressources is quite good.
The pixel art is OK but I would advise you to stick with a set color pallet for all of your sprites next time.
The soud effects are getting ... painful after some time :grimacing:
Overall, a nice submission, gratz !
Congrats on a great jam game!
Needs some polish in places, but overall a really well-made entry. Enjoyed playing it!
@olivier-millochau Thanks for the feedback! For the sound effects I completely agree with you. We didn't have a lot of time to playtest the late-game, but looking back I'd definitely make it at least quieter
fun tower defense, enjoyed the auto-mining aspect of the game too
I agree with the others that the controls are somewhat unintuitive and difficult to get used to. I'm surprised nobody mentioned this specifically, but my primary gripe is the inability to move diagonally. If I could make one change to this game, it would be to add diagonal movement. I also found myself getting annoyed by the small camera size. I think the game would be better if you could see the whole play area simultaneously, with a fixed camera.
The visual art, music and sound are all lovely. Great interpretation of the theme as well. I've really enjoyed my time with *Dino Defense*; thank you for making this game!
Thanks for the feedback, there was definitely a bit of a trade-off for the movement. We didn't have time to add in all eight direction animations so we had to choose between awkward controls or an awkward diagonal animation, but given more time we'd've definitely added that!