Volcano Maintenance by jefvel

A big volcano is about to erupt! The only way to calm it down is to feed it fruits. How long can you survive?


How to play:
- Walk with WASD
- Collect fruit by walking on them
- Fill the catapult to feed the volcano
- Try to survive as long as possible
| Compo Version | https://jefvel.itch.io/volcano-maintenance |
| Link | https://github.com/jefvel/ld50 |
| Post Jam Version | https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/839388 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/volcano-maintenance |
Ratings
| Overall | 24th | 4.097⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 35th | 4.048⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 106th | 3.79⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 11th | 4.339⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 73th | 4.129⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 52th | 3.914⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 34th | 4.067⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 82th | 3.8⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 57🗳️ | 24🗨️ |
Edit: Nevermind, I just had to keep the LMB pressed to actually hit them :X
@badoomtch Glad you enjoyed it!
@kemp Thank you! Yeah, it takes a bit to get used to it, but hopefully it's worth it :)
@leviathon Thanks a lot! I tried to make it fun and funny. Still didn't have the time to add some features, but that could be in a post jam version!
@m11 Thank you :) They really be emoting
@puree-adventure congrats, and thanks! It was actually the first time I drew that cool S, had to look it up on the internet. Didn't want to make it a bad cool S, it would be disrespectful.
@esayitch Thank you! Oh yeah, I totally forgot to adjust that! It's currently checking collisions around a circle centered around their feet, which is also used for keeping the characters from colliding into each other. So the collision is off by about 30 pixels or so :). Good catch, I'll fix it in a post jam version.
And yeah, if you're not throwing hard enough it wont hit them at all. I should fix that by just bouncing the fruits off the guy, while not hurting them.
Also, highly distracted by the live feed of the volcano :)
Top marks across the board for you!
Loved the artstyle and the arcade gameplay. The game feels pretty balanced and fits the theme perfectly.
Thanks for playing!
Art is music is great! And the powerup are really great because they indeed make you feel much are more powerful
the fact that you could put baddies on the catapult was the cherry on top of it all hehe
there was just one odd thing (bug? f e a t u r e?) i noticed: the game would kinda speed up a little for a moment after i chose an upgrade
Art is great, music fits really well, mechanically feels very polished. Great stuff!
I played on stream here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1458309860?t=4h45m9s
I stopped playing sooner than I wanted to because I accidentally skipped someone in my queue, but I had to come back to play some more >:D

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