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I'mma quilter, not a quitter by d00kl1

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made by d00kl1 for Ludum Dare 51 (COMPO)

This is a multiplayer online game for 4 players.

Currently, there are 10 rooms, each of which can host 4 players.

When 4 players join a room, the game starts. Till then, the hourglass timer will stare at you as time tick-tocks by.

A game consists of 4 rounds: each round lasts for 10 seconds during which you draw. After 10 seconds, your drawing will be passed to the next player in the room who can then draw to their heart's content. Meanwhile, you will receive another player's drawing.

And so on...

After 4 rounds, each lasting 10 seconds, the 4 drawings will be tiled and displayed. Sorta like a quilt.

Controls: Using your mouse * click and drag to draw * click the colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) on the bottom to change the brush color * click the trash can to erase the entire drawing.

NOTE: The game is running on Heroku (https://quiet-oasis-04331.herokuapp.com/)

If and when you encounter problems running the game, let me know. Thank you.

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Link https://quiet-oasis-04331.herokuapp.com/
Link https://github.com/d00kl1/ldjam51
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/imma-quilter-not-a-quitter

Ratings

Given 7🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 179040
03. Oct 2022 · 01:32 UTC
I got stuck on the hourglass screen. Does that just mean there aren't enough people online? Is there a particular time you'll have people on to play so we can try it out? The idea sounds cool and the title is super creative.
Untitled Studios
03. Oct 2022 · 01:36 UTC
would love to try it!! Might be easiest to get this played by submitting it to streams which are doing ld games, tho you probably know that already
🎤 d00kl1
03. Oct 2022 · 01:37 UTC
Yeah, it will sit there with the hourglass until 4 people join. I'm not sure how this can be avoided, it is meant to be a multiplayer online game with real people (not AI or game logic) making the drawings for the quilt.
🎤 d00kl1
03. Oct 2022 · 01:45 UTC
@untitled-studios that's a good idea!
Frib
03. Oct 2022 · 01:49 UTC
Making a multiplayer game is always risky, lol. I couldn't find enough other players but I'll try and revisit it soon with some friends.

Suggestion: Add some of the log output to the loading screen. I could see people connecting and leaving, so maybe if there's like an indicator of how many people there are in a room, it makes people wait and stay
🎤 d00kl1
03. Oct 2022 · 01:54 UTC
@frib Thanks for the suggestion, I will add that soon.
pinkemma
03. Oct 2022 · 02:01 UTC
I waited a good 5 minutes but no game. Shame. Bravo for taking the risk of making a multiplayer game though!
🎤 d00kl1
03. Oct 2022 · 02:07 UTC
@pinkemma thanks for giving it a try, I can see sporadic attempts at joining the game in the server logs. Maybe I should limit it to 2 player per room. Hmmm...
LDJam user 278827
03. Oct 2022 · 02:17 UTC
Cool concept, I found a few "matches" thankfully relatively quickly
Very ambitious doing a multiplayer for a compo game, big kudos for that! The big brushes took a bit of detail away from people but i think made better quilting patterns, so that tradeoff seems good. Fun and cool!
🎤 d00kl1
03. Oct 2022 · 02:23 UTC
@bosco Thanks for playing. Yes, the broad brushes allow the player to stay loose and free, avoid fretting over the details. Plus, you can quickly fill an area and draw an expressive line using thick brushes. Making a quilt is a team effort :-)
Nicholas Maddalena
03. Oct 2022 · 02:31 UTC
haha, not quite sure how to rate the graphics on this one since it will really depend on who's in your party. But I certainly liked the quilt my group made! Also, super impressive to make an online multiplayer game in such a tight timeframe. Bravo!
🎤 d00kl1
03. Oct 2022 · 02:36 UTC
@nicholas-maddalena Thanks for playing, and happy quilting.
LDJam user 237413
03. Oct 2022 · 05:01 UTC
Impressive to make a multiplayer game in a game jam.
I like the concept, but waiting around for other to play makes it hard.
Maybe merging the players picture with the last 3 people to play might have been easier / less waiting for the player?
Rein
03. Oct 2022 · 05:46 UTC
Waited for several minutes but couldn't get into a game :'( Looks nice based on the hourglass though!
🎤 d00kl1
03. Oct 2022 · 13:41 UTC
@haydads That's a good idea. So, if the waiting time exceeds 10 seconds (sigh), take player into single-player mode which uses drawings from previous users. I like it :-)
LauraHur
03. Oct 2022 · 13:43 UTC
The idea is great, total credits for that. Unfortunately, like many others, I didn't manage to get a game going. Maybe a recorded playthrough or something like that on the home page would be nice, to get at least a better idea
AdamCYounis
05. Oct 2022 · 05:40 UTC
This was a really cool idea! I loved that you made a collaborative multiplayer game for the jam that actually works! I would definitely have appreciated a bit more visibility over what was happening between the quilt squares. Maybe a visual slide transition as I moved from one to the next could have preserved some of that context and allowed for the designs to be more cohesive.

Still, I like the frenetic 10s rule and enjoyed seeing the results of what we made nonetheless.
Thanks for sharing!
spacefudge
05. Oct 2022 · 05:41 UTC
INNOVATIVE Tech demo, would love to see what this game could look like with more time put into it
🎤 d00kl1
05. Oct 2022 · 12:30 UTC
@adamcyounis Thanks for playing. Yes, the transition should have been punchier, with more oomph!
🎤 d00kl1
05. Oct 2022 · 12:35 UTC
@spacefudge Thanks for playing. The biggest change to be made is to not force a player to wait interminably until 3 others show up. A single player mode with drawings from previous participants should work to address this issue.