Harvesters From Outer Space by fmdkdd

Instructions
- Move the ship with WASD or arrow keys
- Left click to toggle the beam
- Harvest all the things, aim for the highscore!
Changelog (post deadline)
- Fix score screen being zero
- Fix some bullets not despawning
| Link | https://merwaaan.github.io/ld52/ |
| Link | https://github.com/merwaaan/ld52 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/harvesters-from-outer-space |
Ratings
| Overall | 465th | 3.421⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 341th | 3.474⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 569th | 3.026⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 354th | 3.789⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 278th | 3.895⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 187th | 3.658⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 345th | 3.053⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 184th | 3.816⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 40🗳️ | 7🗨️ |
I especially loved how the ship graphic slightly tilted in the direction I was moving.
The aesthetic where the character continuously rotates around the planet was also a nice touch.
Didn't quite understand why I couldn't harvest the tanks - I thought worst case, I'd get a negative amount of points (like when harvesting rocks) but they seemed to just get stuck on my ship, killing me instantly.
- Would be interesting to be able to hit the towers (by beaming something and then dropping it to the ground)
- Liked the diegetic health bar, great stuff
- Could be interesting to have a cooldown on how much you can use the beam
- Some objects got stuck in the air without me being able to beam them unto my ship
- Maybe some upgrades
- Music is also great and fits well with the theme of the game
Good job on making this fun lil game!