Drater by lomstfer

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made by lomstfer for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

This is my first Ludum Dare game :). I used the SDL2 library with C++ and made everything myself. I had some problems with the game crashing due to an unknown bug I did not have time to look into, so if you encounter this please know that it is not on your part the problem comes from.

The the goal of the game is to survive as long as you can. Good luck! (you play the game with your mouse)

Ratings

Overall 486th 3.1⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 405th 3.125⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 210th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 338th 3.6⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 496th 2.95⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 333th 3.1⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 328th 3.2⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

Andy Beers
04. Apr 2022 · 15:39 UTC
Unfortunately I'm having issues running the game, My machine refuses to open the game as it is very confident it's a virus. let me know if this gets fixed, based on the art, I'd love to try it!
baily
04. Apr 2022 · 15:42 UTC
decent art decent controls overall decent game
Nebiros
04. Apr 2022 · 15:46 UTC
A simple little game that works well ! Nice entry for your first LD
Yamzho
04. Apr 2022 · 15:47 UTC
I like how smooth the mouse control is. Good job.
Cruise Elroy
04. Apr 2022 · 15:53 UTC
Not bad for a first Ludum Dare entry! I like this spin on the "collect as much as you can" idea by not being directly in control of anything, but instead influencing where the collectables go. I would've liked to still be able to see where my mouse is though; I found it pretty difficult to be able to tell where exactly I'm moving everything. Overall, though, you've got a solid entry with a good twist!
LDJam user 234567
04. Apr 2022 · 16:01 UTC
It's like snake without snake :blush:

The mousse control is perfect :thumbsup:
benskca
04. Apr 2022 · 16:03 UTC
The controls feel super fluid and the way the dots move in sync is super satisfying. I really like the music that comes in after the first day!

Great job going engineless! I did my first game jam in SDL and had a blast, taking a look at your code reminded me how fun it is doing every little thing yourself :smile:
🎤 lomstfer
04. Apr 2022 · 16:13 UTC
@andy-beers, thank you for checking out my game! I think you might be getting this error ![WindowsError1.png](///raw/56a/54/z/4a880.png)

If so, simply click "More Info" and it will let you press "Run Anyway" to trust the program.
![WindowsErrorFix.png](///raw/56a/54/z/4a887.png)
Andy Beers
04. Apr 2022 · 16:59 UTC
@lomstfer maybe it's just chrome? i'm not sure, now it won't even download for me
![drater.JPG](///raw/591/44/z/4a92d.jpg)
🎤 lomstfer
04. Apr 2022 · 17:04 UTC
@andy-beers Unless you can click on the extended menu and click on "Keep", then I don't know what to do. I have encountered a situation like this before when I could not download my program.
HackerGreg
05. Apr 2022 · 08:13 UTC
It is a hard game but I think it was fun, I can't get past day 1 though.
Ace17
05. Apr 2022 · 20:11 UTC
Hey, @lomstfer , would you be interested in a GNU/Linux binary ?

Your code is 100% portable, so I took the liberty of compiling it and uploading an executable here:

http://code.alaiwan.org/Drater.x86_64

Feel free to add it to your archive if you want !

I used the following command line :

```
g++ *.cpp `pkg-config sdl2 SDL2_mixer SDL2_ttf SDL2_image --cflags --libs` -o Drater.x86_64
```

Simple, but effective :-)
Starlight Glimmer is best poney
05. Apr 2022 · 23:44 UTC
The Windows binary works perfectly on gahnoo plus Linux.

This is very fun. The mouse controls are insanely satisfying. There should be a note in the description that this is a mouse-controlled game.
dob
07. Apr 2022 · 18:30 UTC
Simple, but really interesting controls, and the music is fun. Nice work!
LDJam user 280036
08. Apr 2022 · 05:58 UTC
Wasn't sure what I was doing at first, but understood shortly after the music hit. I never lasted long. Tough game! Cool aesthetic, nice music, thematic, haven't seen anything else quite like it. Solid entry :)

Mine did end up crashing, like you said.
zimny11
08. Apr 2022 · 22:13 UTC
I was able to run it without problems. The graphics are simple, but nice. The music sounds nice, too. I think adding some obstacles to avoid (maybe red dots) would make the game more engaging. Anyway, nice job!
Sam Bigos
09. Apr 2022 · 10:02 UTC
This was fun for the time I was able to play it, but during the daytime you seem to 'dissolve' (for lack of a better term) faster than you could possibly collect, so it seems impossible to get more than 1 day score?

It's a nice idea but needs to be fleshed out and polished more. Good job for your first LDJam though and respect for developing in SDL2.
Lomna
10. Apr 2022 · 12:38 UTC
It ran alright for the first playthrough (though my score was only 1 day) after the the crashes at the title screen. The controls felt smooth. Good job!
gdesecrate
10. Apr 2022 · 14:52 UTC
Thanks for the game!