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Y-COM: FIELD Defense by Metzkermeister

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made by Metzkermeister for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

These annoying aliens have landed on your damn field. Kill them.

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In Y-Com: FIELD Defense you hunt down the aliens with your harvester to gain score and score multiplier, when the multiplier expires it's GAME OVER.
Be sure not to hit their UFOs since it will slow you down and start depleting your multiplier immediately.

This is our second Game Jam, despite technical issues in the beginning it was a lot of fun and we learned a bunch.

Because of the starting troubles we cut it a bit close this time so the scoreboard was broken, see the changelog.

Made for resolutions of 1920x1080 and higher. Window size non-fullscreen is 1440x810.

Credits:

Giant Rooster Games:

KingGurke: Programming & Game Design

Metzkermeister: Art & Game Design

mtrx: Audio

SunRed: UI & Scoreboard System

Changelog:

12/01/23
fixed crash not slowing the player down properly sometimes
fixed scoreboard
enhanced multiplier bar visibility
fixed multiplier, now properly decreases faster over time
adjusted balancing to work with above fix
12/01/23 - 2
added loading icon to scoreboard
scrolls leaderboard to submitted score now

Link https://y-com.mtrx.tech
Link https://mtrx.tech/files/Y-COM_Windows_x64.zip
Link https://mtrx.tech/files/Y-COM_Linux_x64.tar.gz
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/y-com-field-defense

Ratings

Overall 405th 3.5⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 320th 3.518⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 595th 2.962⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 537th 3.482⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 340th 3.786⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 83th 3.926⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 157th 3.542⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 181th 3.82⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 59🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

Sisyphean Games
10. Jan 2023 · 03:27 UTC
Very atmospheric! I love that there's a light on the harvester and the glow from the UFOs. The music is also the perfect vibe for squashing aliens.

Well done.
GoogleFrog
10. Jan 2023 · 06:32 UTC
Looks good. Running over the aliens is satisfying and I like the use of lighting.
Ale
11. Jan 2023 · 14:54 UTC
Those aliens make a nice, satisfying crunch when you run them over. They also sound like turkeys. Nice job!

This was really fun, and the music/sfx/graphics were great.
Exezur
11. Jan 2023 · 18:00 UTC
Fantastic It feels really polished and well done!! Audio And Graphics Are SOO good
pazzi
12. Jan 2023 · 05:42 UTC
Darrrn you @metzkermeister !!! I freaking can't beat your score! This is the game I played the most out of some 30ish games I've tested so far. The global leaderboard is a stroke of genius. Replay value is infinite despite the game itself being so simple. Visuals are good, sound/music is good. glowing obstacles are nightmare fuel.
Amazing game!
🎤 Metzkermeister
12. Jan 2023 · 12:59 UTC
Glad you enjoyed it everyone!
@pazzi the leaderboard was inspired by our friends Tiny Moon, who made the great BOMB OVER in LD50. Sadly they didnt participate this time around and the hosting for their leaderboards is currently not running.
As for my highscore... ive already been dethroned by people who get up a lot earlier than me. ^^'
Hiku
12. Jan 2023 · 18:26 UTC
I liked the mood of the game! It's pretty fun just to move around and kill stuff.
It gets a bit repetitive after a few minutes, but it's still a good entry :) Well done!
LDJam user 251967
12. Jan 2023 · 19:08 UTC
Great game!
asfdfdfd
12. Jan 2023 · 19:22 UTC
I left alive single pigeon from each pack so he could tell others about horrors they will ace.
someone
12. Jan 2023 · 19:58 UTC
Nice atmosphere, The lighting effects and audio are great.
Global leaderboards are awesome, but I don't feel compelled to obsessively get to the top of this one. It ended up feeling a bit repetitive after a while.
Yubs
12. Jan 2023 · 21:36 UTC
The lighting is really cool and adds a lot to the game! Sometimes it was hard to track down where the aliens were at (even with the audio cues it was a bit tricky sometimes). The squash sounds were amazing thing! Fun game! :)
chompdev
13. Jan 2023 · 01:50 UTC
Simple, fun game! Definitely makes me want to try "just one more round" :) Nice work on the scoreboard too. The sound and music works really well, and the graphics/lighting are good. I like having to decide whether to hit a UFO for points and slow my momentum a bit, or swerve around the UFO to keep my speed up and continue the combo chain. Nice work on a very enjoyable jam game!

![score33.PNG](///raw/044/42/z/56536.png)
🎤 Metzkermeister
13. Jan 2023 · 13:32 UTC
@chompdev you actually do not gain any score from hitting UFOs, they are only obstacles.
MightyBanana
13. Jan 2023 · 23:00 UTC
Its simple, but oddly satysfying. Haha, die puny aliens! Puny, crunchy, juicy aliens! Great game, geniunely fun
TheSmellofOxygen
13. Jan 2023 · 23:01 UTC
Decidedly beautiful visuals. Good SFX. Loved the neon pink blood splatters and the crunch. Wished for an indicator for where new UFOs were coming down or something, and possibly another alien type.

Loved it. Only desires? More!
CG_Fred
16. Jan 2023 · 18:54 UTC
Nice to see another harvester racing sort of game :)

Loved the gore level in this game and the sound the aliens make when you squash em.
Samuli
17. Jan 2023 · 18:00 UTC
Really solid music and fun sound effects! Satisfying gameplay.
Nikolaj
20. Jan 2023 · 01:43 UTC
fun effects and music... if only i could drift my combine... :grin:
NekuSoul
21. Jan 2023 · 22:41 UTC
Could've been a bit harder, but still very satisfying to play. Graphics, music and sound effects really fit and enhance the gameplay.
quadtree
23. Jan 2023 · 09:18 UTC
Pretty neat game. The name and field aesthetic actually reminding me of night missions on farmland in the original X-COM: UFO Defense, which was pretty amusing. Finding the aliens was a little tricky, a mini-map might have helped but might have made the game too easy. The fact that you can find the aliens by sound was pretty cool, too. Nice job!