Combine and Conquer by Quackqack

made by Quackqack for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

Solve the Gexahonal Crisis

The Gexahonals are STRANDED on a mysterious plane and need to power their DISTRESS BEACON by combining raw materials.

The powerful energies of this cosmic destination render all CHOICES permanent, yet the Gexahonals are not afraid.

They have entrusted their lives to YOU.

How To Play * Buy resource miners to place on resource deposits * Click placed buildings and select surrounding blue hexagons to build pipes * Deposit materials into the beacon to increase your score * Use your materials to buy blenders to create new materials * Create all six materials to reach FULL POWER

Controls * L Click - Buy from shop, place buildings on grid and build pipes. * WASD - Move the Camera

Link	https://github.com/Frame-Trigger-Studios/ld53
Link	https://quackqack.itch.io/combine-and-conquer
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/combine-and-conquer

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Flaterectomy

02. May 2023 · 00:18 UTC

A pretty interesting mechanic, simple but effective! I immediately started placing connections incorrectly and ruined it for myself, then accidentally screwed up a single click on my second play-through too, but the third time went much better. I took it slow and was AFK for a bit, and ended up I mixing the colours in 479 seconds.

However, I wish there was some kind of challenge other than having to get the connections right and trying to do it as quickly as possible.

The art is simple but effective, and I appreciate the clear How To Play you made.

Osterzone

16. May 2023 · 12:22 UTC

![Screenshot from 2023-05-16 13-17-50.png](///raw/3f3/2/z/5bcbf.png)
I got all 6 colours but nothing happened, is there supposed to be an end screen? Also you can build stuff over your beacon, which is quite a funny bug. I only did that after I had all 6 though.

I would have loved to see a fast forward, just waiting for my materials to fill up was pretty boring. The gameplay of planning ahead and trying not to screw yourself over is pretty compelling though. You should give players a warning of how easy it is to block yourself though, I didn't realise at first.

Le Don

16. May 2023 · 12:49 UTC

Very interesting game! I like this one a lot. I struggled a lot to figure out the controls and how this actually works. I also had to reload a lot, as I did kinda place some bad connections. So I think there is certainly room for improvements, like being able to remove connections, so the player doesn't have to start all over again and also adding some kind of transparent "preview" block when selecting something from the shop, so the player knows what they selected and if they can place something. I also had the problem of a certain color not spawning on the playing field, making it impossible to place blocks of that color I guess? But again, overall very interesting game!