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Space Death by loligxp

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made by loligxp for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

[Story]

A huge army of UFOs suddenly warps in around you, as time goes on more and more appear. Delay your inevitable death by upgrading your ship's arsenal. Upgrades.png [Weapons]

Main Cannon - Your main source of damage, fast-firing strong weapon.

Fanning Blaster - Very slow shooting secondary weapons. Get additional shots in further Upgrades

Homing Missiles - Slow-moving missiles that scan ahead and lock onto enemies. Scanner improvements upon further upgrades.

Explosive Rocket - Unguided Rockets with large explosives strapped onto them. Big AOE damage that gets bigger with further Upgrades.

Broadside Cannons - Heavy broadside cannons tear through UFOs with their piercing shots. Further Upgrades add more Cannons to your broadside.

Mines - Leave behind killer mines and secure your territory.

Link https://tronik.itch.io/spacedeath
Link https://github.com/Loligxp/SpaceDeath
Link https://tronik.itch.io/spacedeath
Link https://tronik.itch.io/spacedeath
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/space-death

Ratings

Overall 150th 3.725⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 62th 3.95⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 518th 2.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 396th 3.45⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 263th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 181th 3.5⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

Uzpykes
04. Apr 2022 · 08:57 UTC
Nice game! Simple, but very engaging. Survived until number was 425, but died not because of the difficulty but because the game started to run poorly due to the number of enemies on screen. I think some difficulty adjustments might make it run and play better, because if not for the lag, it still would have been very easy. Maybe fewer enemy instances, but those who get spawned have more health or speed etc. Good job overall.
waffleworksgames
04. Apr 2022 · 15:35 UTC
Nice job! I made it to 442. I loved the depth of the upgrade system. My one suggestion would be to make it possible to aim with the mouse, because having to turn around to shoot at the enemies felt a bit tedious at times
spthiel
04. Apr 2022 · 16:22 UTC
Can agree to Uzpykes, died at 389 mostly to just lag
BarelyEvenGames
04. Apr 2022 · 20:15 UTC
Epic game! I like the way it looks, upgrade system is great. Just saw your interview, nice job!
jcg
04. Apr 2022 · 21:27 UTC
Loved it! Is the late game lag _inevitable_?
BluishGreenPro
04. Apr 2022 · 23:48 UTC
Well done, a simple idea, but very well executed :)
ThePelranthean
05. Apr 2022 · 03:41 UTC
The variety of weapons made this game rather fun. It was nice having simple enemies so that you could focus on managing your weapons and flying around them in endless circles.

As mentioned above, lag got real as the game went on, but for me it felt like things really just sped up and I had to be more precise.

In the end, my death was inevitable, but I enjoyed delaying it. Good job making an fun game!
Draconic Rabbit
05. Apr 2022 · 07:55 UTC
The spaceship controls are really enjoyable. Dodging between enemies was fun.
Quite sad, the lag precipitate the inevitable death.
roryh
06. Apr 2022 · 20:39 UTC
Very fun! My machine couldn't take it later on, framerate started to plummet
NicMagnier
06. Apr 2022 · 20:39 UTC
I like how responsive the game is and generous with the upgrades. You feel you always do progress.

The chromatic aberration on the side of the screen is also a nice touch.

Nicely done Overall :)
N.O. Games
07. Apr 2022 · 20:56 UTC
Really cool game. I loved the number of weapons to offer. I found the game quite easy but honestly it was just fun all the way through. Good Job!
TERNOX
10. Apr 2022 · 21:23 UTC
Nice, it was fun.
Milan8890
11. Apr 2022 · 13:59 UTC
I'm amazed that we also came up with such a sillial idea.

I love the art and sounds, but i would liked more enemy types.
My highscore is 415 died from lag :(

Great game!
Corrupt Spaghetti
11. Apr 2022 · 20:25 UTC
Really like how chaotic it gets toward the end. I ended up scoring 421. My only feedback for improvement would be adding a windowed mode. Fun game!
LDJam user 250426
20. Apr 2022 · 18:45 UTC
yooo I LOVED this game! The main thing I ask for is more enemies with different types of behaviors and attacks because you can just circle around enemies most the time

I left a bunch of other feedback + ideas on stream here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1458309860?t=6h11m42s
🎤 loligxp
22. Apr 2022 · 13:52 UTC
Thanks for the amount of feedback, I'm glad you liked the game ^^