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Start Wreck: The Finite Frontier by LandoSystems

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made by LandoSystems for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Start Wreck: The Finite Frontier ️

The endless void of space sure feels a lot smaller when it's cluttered with space garbage.

Boldly go where no one has gone before in the explore-and-escape space simulator Start Wreck: The Finite Frontier!

Navigate your ship through a veritable sea of space-junk as you try to find your way to a new, unpolluted home.

Visit the waypoint in each sector of the map to reveal more of the surrounding area so you can pilot your way to freedom.

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# Controls:

Click and Drag: Launch your ship. The further back you pull the faster you go - but be careful! More speed also means more damage.

Scroll/Mousewheel: zoom in and out of the map. Use the minimap to see which sectors you still need to clear.

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# About the Team:

LandoSystems is a group of jammers from Madison, Wisconsin that varies in size from 2 to 12 people. This is the team's 29th Ludum Dare game!! :grinning:

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# Team Members:

Code: - Doug Graham dsgraham :elephant: dsgraham on mastodon - Brian Ploeckelman PalpatinesSmile :elephant: brian on mastodon - Jeffrey Hwang :elephant: jeffreyhwang on mastodon - Brian Rossman

Art: - Matt Neumann

Music, Writing, Other Stuff: - Pete V

Link https://github.com/bploeckelman/LudumDare5
Link https://lando.systems/games/ld54-startwreck
Desktop (jar) https://lando.systems/games/ld54-startwreck/ld54-startwreck-desktop.jar
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/start-wreck-the-finite-frontier

Ratings

Overall 274th 3.865⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 202th 3.885⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 250th 3.75⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 463th 3.788⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 366th 3.942⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 98th 4.038⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 89th 4⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 221th 3.942⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 30🗨️

Feedback

WeirdBitGames
02. Oct 2023 · 23:32 UTC
Amazing chill space music! The screen transitions are mega too! A lovely take on the theme, great job!
Flaterectomy
03. Oct 2023 · 00:11 UTC
This one is soothing, tickles my preference for exploring things, and funny to boot! A ton of pop culture references, then gravity effects were great, and I enjoyed the pull-back launch mechanic.

A few times I mis-launched because I was already lining up the launch when the game then refocused on the earth after a ship crashed in the distance. And the game froze (web version) when I tried the second to last waypoint on my second playthrough.

I enjoyed this a lot!
cheesepencil
03. Oct 2023 · 01:44 UTC
Super cute, very polished entry and I appreciate all the goofy humor.
nandelind
03. Oct 2023 · 02:26 UTC
Very funny! I enjoyed the references, and that the encounters seemed generally not too hard or deadly...though it's convenient that we don't mind crashing ships willy-nilly to begin with. I was disappointed at the very "colorful metaphors", glad I tried this one when the kids weren't around. A nice low-stress game for laughs!
Raptorspank
03. Oct 2023 · 06:50 UTC
I really enjoyed this! The core gameplay is fun enough to get you all the way to the end. The little stories on each waypoint also makes discovering them a treat. The physics were fun to mess around with as well, I like how you applied limited space to not only the story but also the cramped play space.
Phillip Scott
03. Oct 2023 · 09:30 UTC
I liked making jam from the astronauts, fun little game and the physics was entertaining to mess around with. Language was not to my taste as I play these with kids about, A little warning would have been nice, overall great job :heart:
LDJam user 278146
03. Oct 2023 · 13:01 UTC
Despite the corny jokes I felt compelled to keep exploring. I like how the game got harder because unexplored objects were further away.
LDJam user 314224
03. Oct 2023 · 15:22 UTC
Very cool, The jokes are funny
I like the connection between the fuel and the theme!
Well done to the team ! :D
John Saba
03. Oct 2023 · 15:25 UTC
What a cool game and mash up of mechanics, I love it. Vibes through the roof on the whole game. The music is catchy too!
Anchry
03. Oct 2023 · 15:37 UTC
I got 107 astronauts killed, but i did learn the difference between meteors and meteorites so that's something. This was a fantastic game, i had great fun carving paths towards waypoints by just yeeting ships at full speed into anything in the way. Well done!
NonDev
03. Oct 2023 · 15:59 UTC
I really enjoyed it with all the corny jokes and just chucking ship after ship into space. Sorry 61 astronauts, your sacrifice - and accidentally getting run over by follow up rockets - wasn't in vain!
Ifman1
03. Oct 2023 · 16:39 UTC
This was fun. I'm not sure what was going on the entire time, but I did enjoy it. Even the jokes.
CobaltJT
03. Oct 2023 · 16:43 UTC
It's a mixed bag for me. Visuals and music are nice, writing is fun, it also feels polished. But the fact that you cannot interact with the game, besides the initial launch of the ship, makes it a bit boring. Also, visiting waypoints did not feel that rewarding (text is fun, but what about the bonus?).
Georgy16
03. Oct 2023 · 16:44 UTC
Cool music, good references) For me it turned out to be more interesting than "Starfield")
Savolae
03. Oct 2023 · 19:16 UTC
Great one, loved the jokes and references. Also I really like the way you used the theme.
andruid
04. Oct 2023 · 18:34 UTC
I had a great time playing the game! So well polished, a ton of jokes, music was fantastic, graphics beautiful, story rich and the mechanics were very very interesting!
tucan
05. Oct 2023 · 04:50 UTC
This would make a great mobile game. I love exploring and with this game I got the whole galaxy! The music was calm and soothing. I really liked the jokes! Great job!
StrangerYann
13. Oct 2023 · 09:20 UTC
I really enjoyed that!

the [no spoilers] was the 22nd I found during my playthrough

I really like the snooker dynamics as well

there's lot of nice quality-of-life stuff in there like the arrow pointing you to the next point of interest or the tiny fog-of-war triangles that disappear once they're small enough - very satisfying!

also the little descriptions when u find a piece of interest kept me going and playing for an odd 1/2h or whatever --- I really wanna reach that point with the story in the games we make with my team for our next Jam!

and yeah the graphics are nice, the humour made me giggle, the music is fantastic

little gem right there! looking forward to playing your next game m8s :grinning: :sparkles:
BlueDandelion
20. Oct 2023 · 10:18 UTC
Really cool game!

I really enjoyed launching multiple rockets and sacrificing its crew to discover new stuff!

All jokes aside I liked this game a lot, Great job team!